Tour de France 2005 (Lance returning in 2006?)
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Tour de France 2005 (Lance returning in 2006?)
The Tour de France thread.
Racing starts this Saturday.
Can Lance go 7? Or is it Ullrich/Basso/Mayo/Vino's turn?
I know I'm the only one that cares about this. But it's my forum and I'll cry if I want to. Hehe.
Racing starts this Saturday.
Can Lance go 7? Or is it Ullrich/Basso/Mayo/Vino's turn?
I know I'm the only one that cares about this. But it's my forum and I'll cry if I want to. Hehe.
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Cool! Is your uncle one of these guys?Spherix wrote:my uncle rode in it in the 80s
Alan Pieper
Shane Sutton
Michael Wilson
Stephen Hodge
Neil Stephens
I can't remember any other Aussies that rode in the 80's. A bit before my time.
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SBS showing every stage live has put a serious dent into my nightlife plans.
Vino could be a goer, but US Postal/Discovery Channel is filled with great riders who'll bust their gut for the team leader, whether it's Armstrong or someone else. Can't see Telekom/Bianchi/ONCE beating them, which is what it comes down to.
Vino could be a goer, but US Postal/Discovery Channel is filled with great riders who'll bust their gut for the team leader, whether it's Armstrong or someone else. Can't see Telekom/Bianchi/ONCE beating them, which is what it comes down to.
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Discovery/Postal has never really had any strong sprinters on their team, they've always focused on GC rather than stage wins (and obviously done very well).
It's interesting to note that T-Mobile did not include Zabel on their list this year. Admittedly Zabel is a little older these days, but I wonder if T-Mobile decided to just bring a team full of mountain goats to drag Ullrich up the climbs ala Discovery/Postal.
It's interesting to note that T-Mobile did not include Zabel on their list this year. Admittedly Zabel is a little older these days, but I wonder if T-Mobile decided to just bring a team full of mountain goats to drag Ullrich up the climbs ala Discovery/Postal.
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Actually, I tell a lie. Just checked out the competition and Telekom aka T-Mobile look pretty good. They've got Ullrich leading, and working for him will be Andreas Kloden, Vinokurov and several other possible team leaders. Apparently they've spent more money than anyone else and amassed an Armstrong beating team. Could be pretty close, what with Lance being 34 and all...
As long as Virenque wins a mountain stage, I'll be happy. Vive le France!
As long as Virenque wins a mountain stage, I'll be happy. Vive le France!
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I remember seeing Stephen Pates head locked in Gary Neiwands arm at full speed home strait at northcote velodrome in the eighties .... that was kinda cool
damn! looks like i went to bed too early and i missed seeing that crash. he was just warming up when i crashed out ZZzzZZZZz
I'm excited about the tour this year and will be watching as much as I can. I finally get it after seeing the excellent Hell On Wheels doco on Sat night and learning all about the history, riders, and how it all works. Did anyone else see this doco?
I'm excited about the tour this year and will be watching as much as I can. I finally get it after seeing the excellent Hell On Wheels doco on Sat night and learning all about the history, riders, and how it all works. Did anyone else see this doco?
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O'Grady is 2nd from the right (in the red, white and blue). Definitely a much nicer guy that Robbie, I think he'll get himself a stage win for sure. I'm tipping Baden Cooke for a stage win too (raced against him a few times back in the juniors, also a very nice guy).
Boonen has quite a strong lead in the green at the moment. Lots of Aussies in the top 10 though.
Interesting point about yesterday's stage. Armstrong started the race without the yellow jersey on (out of respect for Zabriskie). The officials stopped the race and told him to wear it or he would be disqualified.
Where's the respect?
Boonen has quite a strong lead in the green at the moment. Lots of Aussies in the top 10 though.
Code: Select all
1 Tom Boonen (Bel) Quick.Step 106 pts
2 Thor Hushovd (Nor) Credit Agricole 77
3 Stuart O'Grady (Aus) Cofidis, Le Credit Par Telephone 76
4 Robbie McEwen (Aus) Davitamon-Lotto 61
5 Peter Wrolich (Aut) Gerolsteiner 60
6 Allan Davis (Aus) Liberty Seguros-Würth 58
7 Angelo Furlan (Ita) Domina Vacanze 49
8 Bernhard Eisel (Aut) Française Des Jeux 43
9 Baden Cooke (Aus) Française Des Jeux 37
10 Robert Förster (Ger) Gerolsteiner 36
Where's the respect?
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Thanks Lucas, I'm with you on Stuie and Baden, hope they both pick up stage wins, particularly the final stage into Paris.
Agreed on the lack of respect, there has been a number of incidents over the past few years that have made me scratch my head.
Lance has a really strong sense of respect, great to see the interplay between him and Ulrich in the mountains last year.
Waiting for the inevitable Richard Virenque cameo in the mountains, he's regular as clockwork when it comes to taking out the big stages.
Gotta love Le Tour, gotta love Phil Liggett too...
Agreed on the lack of respect, there has been a number of incidents over the past few years that have made me scratch my head.
Lance has a really strong sense of respect, great to see the interplay between him and Ulrich in the mountains last year.
Waiting for the inevitable Richard Virenque cameo in the mountains, he's regular as clockwork when it comes to taking out the big stages.
Gotta love Le Tour, gotta love Phil Liggett too...
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This ain't no foolin' around
This ain't no disco
This ain't no foolin' around
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No Virenque this year.great_magnet wrote:Waiting for the inevitable Richard Virenque cameo in the mountains, he's regular as clockwork when it comes to taking out the big stages.
The mountains will still rock though.
Haha, yeah. There's some great Phil Liggett fan sites around.great_magnet wrote:Gotta love Le Tour, gotta love Phil Liggett too...
"He's digging deep into the suitcase of courage!". Hehe, gets me every time.
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Zabriskie's webpage is funny, esp his mid-race on the bike interviews:
http://www.davezabriskie.com
DZ wrote:Oh yeah I almost forgot I did an on the bike one question interview with Tom Danielson:
DZ: Tom if I could hook a stick to your helmet and hang something in front of you to make you chase for it, what would that be?
TD: Well, hmmmmmm how about Dave Zabriskie.
DZ: No I don’t think so, people might get the wrong idea about us.
TD: Ok, how about Ferretti. (DS of Fassa Bartolo)
DZ: Ok, right on thanks for interview
http://www.davezabriskie.com
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DZ: Do you mind doing a one question interview with me?
MR: Go ahead ask me anything.
DZ: Ok, has anyone ever came up to you and called you the chicken, and you said “no I’m the rooster dammit.â€
MR: No.
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He's even pretty funny when he's avoiding the camera... quirky sense of humour.
My mate on exchange at Berkeley got to go for a spin with him a couple months back... lucky bastard... he said he's hilarious
My mate on exchange at Berkeley got to go for a spin with him a couple months back... lucky bastard... he said he's hilarious
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The Alps have arrived. The real racing starts right now. (Like, right now. Tune into SBS if you've got some time to kill - worth watching for the beauty of the landscape alone).
Armstrong, Ullrich, Vino, Kloden, Basso, Mayo... and our Aussie hopes: Cadel Evans, Michael Rogers and Brad McGee.
What a line-up! Should be a great gig.
Armstrong, Ullrich, Vino, Kloden, Basso, Mayo... and our Aussie hopes: Cadel Evans, Michael Rogers and Brad McGee.
What a line-up! Should be a great gig.
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my flattie and his big bro hit the road a couple of months back and via a little s e asian detour have landed themselves in time to catch the mountain stages and the run home into paris.
bastards.
live sbs coverage is good. but not quite the same as being there.
bastards.
live sbs coverage is good. but not quite the same as being there.
How far down the rabbit hole do you want to go?
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Yeah, I hear ya. They fixed it after a while but the first 20-30 minutes gave me a headache!Polecat wrote:cheers for the update. i gave up watching it last night because the coverage on sbs kept cutting out. it was breaking my heart and doing my head in at the same time, so i had to give up and go play on my computer instead.
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