He put 15 ' on Ullrich and 16 ' on Hamilton in the short , seven - minute prologue and finished a close second .
It was a good day for Armstrong , even if he did n't emerge victorious .
Armstrong put 15 ' on Ullrich and 16 ' on Hamilton in the short , seven - minute prologue and finished a close second .
It was a good day for Armstrong , even if he did n't emerge victorious .