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I wonder if Landis is happy that he got the jersey. I bet he wishes that he didn't get that bonus.
Its good to see Levi make it back. Too bad he lost so badly on the time trial, though he did get time back today from everyone except Floyd. It will be interesting to see how this plays out.
I think T-Mobile screwed up badly by going so hard too early. They must still be suffering from Vino disease.
Too bad for George.
mogulskr
07-13-2006, 11:27 AM
Damn your fast.
Ian F
07-13-2006, 11:29 AM
yep... this is shaping up to be a fun Tour to watch... sitting here glued to my computer screen... not knowing what's going to happen... impatiently waiting for the next "auto-refresh" update on Velonews... :help:
I bet Velonews.com makes their entire operating advertising budget during July... I'm hardly ever on there during the other 11 months... :rolleyes:
yep... this is shaping up to be a fun Tour to watch... sitting here glued to my computer screen... not knowing what's going to happen... impatiently waiting for the next "auto-refresh" update on Velonews... :help:
I bet Velonews.com makes their entire operating advertising budget during July... I'm hardly ever on there during the other 11 months... :rolleyes:
I think that cyclingnews and eurosport are better.
But how 'bout 2 mountain bikers in the top 4. Excellent stuff.
Ian F
07-13-2006, 11:32 AM
I think that cyclingnews and eurosport are better.
Ok... might try those tomorrow. :)
Ian F
07-13-2006, 11:33 AM
But how 'bout 2 mountain bikers in the top 4. Excellent stuff.
Yep! I've seen Floyd race at Mt Snow. :thumb:
Heidi
07-13-2006, 11:34 AM
Yah, there were three! Floyd, Cadel, and Rasmussen!
Heidi
07-13-2006, 11:34 AM
hahahah - Jose's interview...he refers to Rasmussen as, "The bald guy"! hahahah
Cadel hung in there nicely today. I'm still picking him for the overall, but damn Floyd is starting to look pretty tough.
Westy
07-13-2006, 11:35 AM
So what the hell happened to Discovery? Seems that those guys always placed much better when working for Lance. I wonder if not having a strong leader before and during the race has left them weaker.
hahahah - Jose's interview...he refers to Rasmussen as, "The bald guy"! hahahah
I laughed about that.
jacksonpt
07-13-2006, 11:36 AM
Yea - it was a great stage. I listened on eurosport... from teh sounds of things, Landis was right where he wanted to be... clearly in control. I was really happy to see Levi riding strong again. I heard that he had a couple of bad days (didn't eat/sleep enough, so he basically bonked).
I liked seeing voekler do well early in the stage - and Rasmussen had a good day. Too bad about Mayo though.
All in all - today was much more what I was expecting. Only real "letdown" is discovery. what's going on with them??? Azavedo was teh only one who seemed to have a strong day.
sanjuro
07-13-2006, 11:38 AM
What about Discovery's "Race to Replace Lance"? Once again the hype machine fails to deliver...
Oh man, we're at 17 minutes and George still hasn't crossed the line...
Now they are questioning the T-Mobile guy about his tactics. Some excuse about not realizing Rabobank was so strong.
Still he had to figure that far out was going to be problematic.
peter6061
07-13-2006, 11:40 AM
That was awesome.
Anyone have or know of a small app that I can keep on the side of my screen that automatically refreshes the data from velonews or another source so I don't new to keep the whole window open? I was thinking about programming one, but wondered if someone alreayd had one.
Nice to see all these mtbers finishing so strong. And to see the US in yellow on Bastille day. :devil:
Westy
07-13-2006, 11:42 AM
What about Discovery's "Race to Replace Lance"? Once again the hype machine fails to deliver...
I hear they are putting tobacco juice in Popovich's chamois cream hoping he'll get nut cancer.
jacksonpt
07-13-2006, 11:42 AM
Anyone have or know of a small app that I can keep on the side of my screen that automatically refreshes the data from velonews or another source so I don't new to keep the whole window open? I was thinking about programming one, but wondered if someone alreayd had one.
espn.com has an OK one. The full window is kinda bulky, but they have a side panel that refreshes with the updates. Just hide the rest of the crap behind other windows.
Hincapie finished 4 minutes down.
I hear they are putting tobacco juice in Popovich's chamois cream hoping he'll get nut cancer.
:rofl: approved
Heidi
07-13-2006, 11:43 AM
Mayo....WHAT THE HELL?????? Abandoned. That guy continuously disappoints.
Hincapie finished 4 minutes down.
What standings are you looking at?
douglas
07-13-2006, 11:50 AM
short interview w/George couple days back..and he says something like well no biggie if I'm not in contention for the yellow jersey
what kind of attitude is that? How about were gonna attack and destroy the other mother f**kers and bring home the yellow !!
Heidi
07-13-2006, 11:50 AM
Yah, I show him much further back.
What standings are you looking at?
Eurosport:
AND INTO THE FINISH LINE: Hincapie, Simoni and Pereiro at four minutes back... Dessel charging hard, needed to be within 4'38" to keep his yellow jersey..... DESSEL LOSES IT! 4'46" off pace, and he would have kept the yellow jersey if it were not for the bonus!
douglas
07-13-2006, 11:52 AM
I like
http://www.letour.com/2006/TDF/LIVE/us/1100/index.html
Heidi
07-13-2006, 11:55 AM
Wonder what Iban said to the cameraman? Whoa.
Eurosport:
AND INTO THE FINISH LINE: Hincapie, Simoni and Pereiro at four minutes back... Dessel charging hard, needed to be within 4'38" to keep his yellow jersey..... DESSEL LOSES IT! 4'46" off pace, and he would have kept the yellow jersey if it were not for the bonus!
I think they mistook Azevedo for Hincapie. According to the "official" timing on the TDF site, George still hadn't finished as of 16:30 :eek:
Heidi
07-13-2006, 11:56 AM
Eurosport:
AND INTO THE FINISH LINE: Hincapie, Simoni and Pereiro at four minutes back... Dessel charging hard, needed to be within 4'38" to keep his yellow jersey..... DESSEL LOSES IT! 4'46" off pace, and he would have kept the yellow jersey if it were not for the bonus!
That wasn't Hincapie, it was Azevedo. Hincapie is waaaaay further back.
I think they mistook Azevedo for Hincapie. According to the "official" timing on the TDF site, George still hadn't finished as of 16:30 :eek:
Very well might be.
Heidi
07-13-2006, 12:07 PM
Very well might be.
Umm, it very well is. :)
golgiaparatus
07-13-2006, 12:08 PM
Wow, I guess we really saw who is NOT going to win today. Poor George.
Glad for Landis and Lepp. Landis was clearly very strong and working harder than he wanted to.
Jeremy R
07-13-2006, 12:51 PM
I had to take two truckloads to the landfield this morning, so I got back to my house when they were on the second to last climb and watched the rest of the race before I headed to the office.
Landis was totally in charge.
When Levi or Menchov would attack, Landis would not really react, he would just simply pedal up to them.
He stayed cool the whole stage.
He is gonna be tough to beat.
robdamanii
07-13-2006, 01:08 PM
Can't believe Discovery is self destructing. They've got a fair amount of talent, but they've got ZERO motivation it seems.
Can't believe Discovery is self destructing. They've got a fair amount of talent, but they've got ZERO motivation it seems.
I doubt they have ZERO motivation. Its more likely sickness or something of that nature that blew them up.
Look at Levi during the time trial or him yo-yoing yesterday.... not a matter of motivation but one of some physical limitation.
robdamanii
07-13-2006, 01:45 PM
I doubt they have ZERO motivation. Its more likely sickness or something of that nature that blew them up.
Look at Levi during the time trial or him yo-yoing yesterday.... not a matter of motivation but one of some physical limitation.
True, but nobody is actually trying to play leader for Discovery. They need someone to kick them into gear.
jacksonpt
07-13-2006, 02:08 PM
True, but nobody is actually trying to play leader for Discovery. They need someone to kick them into gear.
I wondered if that was the case - not having a clear cut team leader to turn to/follow might be hurting the overall team effort. No clear cut roles.
Poor Hincapie - I was rooting for him - not sure why, but he seems cool. But he's pretty much done now.
That must suck to have all those stages left to ride and to know you don't have a snowball's chance in hell to win. ugh.
Poor Hincapie - I was rooting for him - not sure why, but he seems cool. But he's pretty much done now.
That must suck to have all those stages left to ride and to know you don't have a snowball's chance in hell to win. ugh.
It does give him the freedom to go for stage wins.
sanjuro
07-13-2006, 03:20 PM
Poor Hincapie - I was rooting for him - not sure why, but he seems cool. But he's pretty much done now.
That must suck to have all those stages left to ride and to know you don't have a snowball's chance in hell to win. ugh.
Hincapie has never shown success in stage racing. He might have become a super domestique for Lance, but he does not have power for time trialing nor at 6'3" was he going to become a champion hill climber.
He has always been a great Classics rider, which is very prestigious except in America, but Discovery turned on the spin machine to try to mold his image into another Lance, which will never happen again.
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