101.   But just as baseball breeds a type of fan for whom no statistic is too obscure, ancient cycling results have their own following.

102.   But over time, even that impressive statistic is likely to fade in importance.

103.   But perhaps the most telling statistic was fastbreak points.

104.   But perhaps the most telling statistic was goals allowed.

105.   But like the eastern German highways that switch disconcertingly between renovated western smoothness to Communist corrugation, the statistics are uneven.

106.   But statistics are by nature only cold numbers.

107.   But statistics can be lies, lies and damn lies.

108.   But some experts say that no expertise is needed to see that recent unemployment statistics are not good omens.

109.   But some other statistics are interesting to consider.

110.   But statistics are not the only evidence against Majors.