I don't think people should be allowed to spit on them..oh well, what can you do about ignorant jerks like that (I didn't think people hated Lance)
During Wednesday's time trial, Armstrong was booed, spat at and insulted, but shrugged off hostile sections of the crowd packing the road to win the stage ? moving another step closer to cycling history.
Armstrong knows some would prefer that he didn't wear the overall leader's yellow jersey in Paris on July 25.
"That motivates me more than anything," he said. "It certainly doesn't work against me. I'm not concerned about them."
Armstrong extended his overall lead in winning the 9.6-mile clock race, as hundreds of thousands of fans snaked up the mountainside, standing perilously close to the riders.
The tense atmosphere, heightened by about 4.9 miles of unfenced roads, reached its peak when some spectators spit at and verbally abused Armstrong.
"It's ugly. But this is big-time sport," he said. "People are emotional and excited. It doesn't take away from my desire to win. I think it puts a little fuel on the fire.
Armstrong complained about some German fans, saying they were "horrible." It was the first time that Tour organizers ran a time trial on the legendary climb.