On a flat stage he didn't stand a chance against the Post Office team. Lance's team was much stronger and Jan wouldn't have been able to get away. Going head to head with Lance in the time trial, where the other team members weren't a factor, was his best strategy.
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> I for one, am disappointed that the German didn't take a more aggressive
> tact during the 18th stage, and offer up a attack to put some hurt on
Lance,
> instead of conserving energy for what turned out to be the anticlimactic
> final time trial. In this age of cushy support organization and micro
> strategies, is it too much to ask for a little reckless abandon?
>
> Dennis Young
> Hotaka, Japan, where I went out and attacked a local climb while still
> recovering from a cold. A big 5 kilometers to the top too!