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Originally posted by dtb
I didn't see it, but if you're saying they crossed at the same time (more or less), how could they get the same time if they started two minutes apart?
How does Lance have only 1:25 on Basso if he finished two minutes ahead of him?
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Yesterday's stage was not a TT. Lance and Basso were relatively even coming into the last 500 m or so and Lance sprinted ahead for the win and the 20 second time bonus. The race gave them the same time. This is often done when two or more cross the line in a group, so as to make such a mass finish as safe as possible. In this case,giving them the same time means that Lance only for 8 seconds for winning (he got a 20" bonus, Basso got 12").
