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Stage 15 -- Le Tour de France
Tour Website ^ | 7/17/2005

Posted on 07/17/2005 1:34:43 AM PDT by Aeronaut

Four cat 1 climbs ending with an HC climb!


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KEYWORDS: bicycle; bike; france; lance; tour
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To: ScaniaBoy

WAKE UP EVERYBODY! There is a race on! ;-)


21 posted on 07/17/2005 4:04:25 AM PDT by UnbelievingScumOnTheOtherSide (Give Them Liberty Or Give Them Death! - IT'S ISLAM, STUPID! - Islam Delenda Est! - Rumble thee forth)
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To: UnbelievingScumOnTheOtherSide
And a heck of a race it is.. Go George!


22 posted on 07/17/2005 4:08:49 AM PDT by green iguana
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To: green iguana

Dekker takes the Souvenir Cassartelli.


23 posted on 07/17/2005 4:16:35 AM PDT by UnbelievingScumOnTheOtherSide (Give Them Liberty Or Give Them Death! - IT'S ISLAM, STUPID! - Islam Delenda Est! - Rumble thee forth)
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To: Canard

Lance's team isn't designed to respond to attacks so much as it is designed to set blistering paces that widdle down the main group. I don't think you saw a true meltdown on Disco's part.


24 posted on 07/17/2005 4:24:50 AM PDT by Cosmo (Liberalism is for girls)
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To: UnbelievingScumOnTheOtherSide

13:30 - Peloton At 1st Summit

At the top of the Col du Portet d’Aspet, the peloton’s deficit to the 14 leaders was 17’20".

That's nuts! LOTS of racing left tho'.


25 posted on 07/17/2005 4:40:17 AM PDT by green iguana
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To: Cosmo

How is Hincapie doing in the overall standings?


26 posted on 07/17/2005 4:42:11 AM PDT by ScaniaBoy (Part of the Right Wing Research & Attack Machine)
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To: ScaniaBoy

Sorry , saw now in earlier post 25th at 24'59" behind Lance.

The course profile today looks just incredible - up and down and up and down....


27 posted on 07/17/2005 4:44:17 AM PDT by ScaniaBoy (Part of the Right Wing Research & Attack Machine)
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To: ScaniaBoy

Hincapie is now 25th overall.


28 posted on 07/17/2005 4:49:30 AM PDT by Cosmo (Liberalism is for girls)
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To: Cosmo

HINCAPIE IS IN THE FIRST BREAKAWAY!

This is going to be an amazing stage.


29 posted on 07/17/2005 4:55:10 AM PDT by Cosmo (Liberalism is for girls)
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To: Cosmo
HINCAPIE IS IN THE FIRST BREAKAWAY!

You finally have a cup of coffee? ;-)

30 posted on 07/17/2005 5:04:34 AM PDT by green iguana
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To: green iguana

LOL !

yep... Movin'.... slow.


31 posted on 07/17/2005 5:12:33 AM PDT by Cosmo (Liberalism is for girls)
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To: Cosmo
yep... Movin'.... slow.

Kind of like the peloton...

14:21 - Peloton Behind By 18’45"

The peloton was 18’45" behind the 14 escapees at the feedzone (110km).

14:18 - Peloton In Saint-Beat

The peloton has arrived in Saint-Beat (at the 110km mark) the site of today’s feedzone which is at the base of the Col de Mente.

Almost in Spain...

32 posted on 07/17/2005 5:25:56 AM PDT by green iguana
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To: green iguana

And I'm off for a ride.

Go George!


33 posted on 07/17/2005 5:35:29 AM PDT by green iguana
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To: All

Armstrong gave an interview today before the start of the race and he mentioned his team were crowded out from their defensive stance. He mentioned yesterday turned into a race of individuals.... not teams.

Don't know if he was upset by this or just making a statement. Hard to tell - being interviewed before today's chaos was kind of tough for him - but he responded kindly.

Some riders would have put the microphone in the interviewer's ear.

Bon Chance Lance!


34 posted on 07/17/2005 5:47:39 AM PDT by imintrouble
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To: Baynative

Discovery boys having trouble again. Lance looks to be on his own.


37 posted on 07/17/2005 6:17:03 AM PDT by Founding Father ( Republicans control the Oval Office, Senate and House, but still can't govern.)
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To: Founding Father
The Disco boys regroup around Lance who looks very comfortable. A very fast pace, which if kept up, will blow some out of the race. Get ready for some fun. CSC is trying to take out Rasmussen.
38 posted on 07/17/2005 6:28:44 AM PDT by Founding Father ( Republicans control the Oval Office, Senate and House, but still can't govern.)
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To: Baynative

The lead break has 14 minutes, down from 18.
The leaders, as riders are shed from the break:

Pereiro (PHO) 24th @24'40
Hincapie (DSC) 25th @24'59
Boogerd (RAB) 29th @32'54
Sevilla (TMO) 34th @37'27
Brochard (BTL) 37th @50'15
Caucchioli (C.A) 43rd @59'25

@40 seconds

Davis (LSW) 117th @2h07'01

In no-man's land:

Dekker (RAB) 120th @2h15'27
Kroon (RAB) 152nd @2h38'21
Astarloza (A2R) 31st @34'33
Pineau (BTL) 55th @1h10'21
Camano (EUS) 95th @1h44'12
Bertogliati (SDV) 107th @1h59'25
Bertolini (DOM) 132nd @2h24'04


39 posted on 07/17/2005 6:33:16 AM PDT by UnbelievingScumOnTheOtherSide (Give Them Liberty Or Give Them Death! - IT'S ISLAM, STUPID! - Islam Delenda Est! - Rumble thee forth)
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To: Founding Father

15:30 - The Yellow Jersey’s Group

The riders in the yellow jersey’s peloton are:
Armstrong, Azevedo, Popovych, Rubiera, Savoldelli (DSC), Ullrich, Kloden, Vinokourov (TMO), Basso, Sastre (CSC), Mancebo, Arroyo (IBA), Evans (DVL), Rasmussen (RAB), Landis (PHO), Horner, Piepoli (SDV), Contador, Jaksche (LSW), Moreau, Kashechkin (C.A), Mazzoleni (LAM), Leipheimer (GST).

Armstrog + 4 Disco boys.

The lead is coming down: 14'26"


40 posted on 07/17/2005 6:33:35 AM PDT by ScaniaBoy (Part of the Right Wing Research & Attack Machine)
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