Thursday, July 13 Ullrich team chief under Armstrong's spell
	Reuters BAGNERES-DE-BIGORRE -- Jan Ullrich's team chief Walter Godefroot was so impressed by Lance Armstrong in the first mountain stage of the Tour de France that he believes the American has almost won then race already. "Some say that only Armstrong and Jan can now win the Tour," Goodefroot said. "But judging by what he did yesterday, only one man can win it -- Armstrong."     Jan Ullrich knows he has his work cut out if he wants to catch Lance Armstrong. The defending champion humbled all his rivals on Monday's climb to Hautacam to take a commanding lead. Second-placed Ullrich is four minutes and 14 seconds adrift. "We now have to wait and see. There are still two weeks in the race. But if there are no incidents or mishaps he (Armstrong) should win the Tour," added Godefroot, who guided Ullrich to Tour victory in 1997. The Telekom team director said the outcome of Monday's grueling stage in the Pyrénées was logical. One above the rest "It's the same in every Tour. One rider is above the rest. In 1997 it was Jan, in 1998 it was (Italian Marco) Pantani. Last year it was Armstrong. "I'm afraid this year, it's Armstrong again," the Belgian director added. Winner in 1997 and second in 1996 and 1998, Ullrich looks doomed to be the Tour's runner-up once more. He does not rule in the mountains, while in time-trials, his main strength in the past, Armstrong now looks even better. "If you look at yesterday's stage, the favorites all finished together, shortly behind the climbers. And everybody was behind Armstrong," Godefroot said. His only glimpse of hope comes from the fact that Ullrich usually improves as the Tour goes on, while Armstrong admitted he felt very tired last year in the third week. Experience "But if you look at his race last year, it was flawless. He never showed any sign of weakness. And he now has the experience of winning the Tour," said Godefroot, a former teammate of the great Eddy Merckx. As usual in recent years, Ullrich came to the Tour a little overweight, a little off-form. "I have every reason to believe that Jan's condition will improve as the Tour goes on. But if Armstrong's form remains the same, it will not be enough," Godefroot said. Ullrich could take some consolation at the end of the Tour if he won the long individual time-trial held between his home of Freiburg and Mulhouse. "But it won't make a lot of difference with Armstrong. It will be a matter of seconds, not minutes," Godefroot said.		ALSO SEE Armstrong keeps overall lead in Tour de France Quiet day on France's roads Stage Eleven results Armstrong proves '99 was no fluke Stage Ten results AUDIO/VIDEO  Stage 11 course map RealVideo: 28.8