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Tour de France *** 2010 *** [LIVE THREAD]
Various incl letour.com / versus.com / steepjill.tv ^ | July 3, 2010 | Numerous - ongoing LIVE thread

Posted on 07/02/2010 11:30:15 AM PDT by Ready4Freddy



TOPICS: Hobbies; Outdoors; Sports
KEYWORDS: letour; oopers; tdf; tdf2010; tourdefrance; tourdefrance2010
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To: Vision

I liked the mountains. The sheer challenge of the “circle of death” . Tres, tres dificile!

Of course Paris is always my favorite. LOVE to just drink in the city. As for the race - those cobblestone streets always make me wary. They are very slippery with the least moisture, always bumpy and rough and those repeated tight turns always leave my heart in my throat.


1,221 posted on 07/25/2010 2:07:00 PM PDT by RighteousMomma
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To: RighteousMomma
Me too. That last mountain stage was riveting. Fog, rain, sheep, HC climb. Insanity.
1,222 posted on 07/25/2010 2:18:16 PM PDT by Vision ("Did I not say to you that if you would believe, you would see the glory of God?" John 11:40)
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To: Vision

Sheep! LOL!
Another good moment:

“Serious Argy-bargy!”


1,223 posted on 07/25/2010 2:42:48 PM PDT by luv2ski
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To: RighteousMomma

I LOVE to drink in Paris, too... and in Rome, London, NYC, Boston...

;-)


1,224 posted on 07/25/2010 3:09:02 PM PDT by luv2ski
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To: luv2ski

” Let’s talk favorite moments of this year’s Tour!”

Tourmelet. Andy S answers Albertos vicious attack.

Mano E Mano with no quarter given from either side.


1,225 posted on 07/25/2010 3:55:22 PM PDT by patriotspride
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To: patriotspride; lainie
He may the champ this year for the record, but to me he did it in a very unsportsmanlike manner.

I agree. I watched the entire tour, but on DVR a little late after which I read this thread. Thanks to all who maintained this thread.

If Andy had not lost the yellow jersey he would have been able to trail in Alberto's slipstream up the final mountains instead of almost doing a time trial. I think that made a big difference in the effort needed there. Contador seems to smirk all the time and I can't stand that little pointing gesture he makes on the podium.

1,226 posted on 07/25/2010 6:52:54 PM PDT by Freee-dame
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To: Freee-dame
Contador seems to smirk all the time and I can't stand that little pointing gesture he makes on the podium.

No kidding! It's like the guy on Happy Gilmore- Shooter McGavin or something: LAME!

1,227 posted on 07/25/2010 10:45:26 PM PDT by luv2ski
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To: Freee-dame

” If Andy had not lost the yellow jersey he would have been able to trail in Alberto’s slipstream up the final mountains instead of almost doing a time trial”

Thats how I see it too. Next year should be interesting with Frank S back to help Andy attack Alberto.

If I were Contador I wouldn’t be thinking # 4 was going to come easy , if at all.


1,228 posted on 07/26/2010 7:23:39 PM PDT by patriotspride
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To: Ready4Freddy; All
Just in case somebody hadn't seen this, it seems Contador is taking his diva act on the road & leaving Team Astana reportedly over a dispute over salary & for his unhappiness with repeated equipment failures which plagued the team during important races, including the cheapo team radio which went out during his final TdF TT, but mostly over the dispute on salary, as Ace might put it.(I'll bet Team Radio Shack got a big kick hearing about all their problems with electronics!)

Also in that article is something I hadn't heard which will dash the hopes of all of us here who'd hoped he might sign with Radio Shack:

It is unclear who Contador will race for in 2011, but Bjarne Riis's team, set to lose Schleck to a new Luxemberg squad, looks like the most likely destination for the Tour winner. Sky have already said they have no interest in signing the Spaniard.

Drat!

1,229 posted on 07/29/2010 5:11:58 PM PDT by leilani
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To: leilani
Thanks, leilani. I had seen offhand reports of Andy looking at a 'new team'.

And Alberto's going to go with Bjarne Riis, huh? 'Mr. 60%', lol. Why doesn't that surprise me?

Really makes us wonder who RSH will nab for a true GC contender to build the team around.

1,230 posted on 07/29/2010 5:49:24 PM PDT by Ready4Freddy (Sure I've heard of grits. I just never actually *seen* a grit before.)
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To: leilani; Ready4Freddy
Of interest

Contador joins Saxo Bank-SunGard a week after Andy and Frank announce they are leaving.
1,231 posted on 08/03/2010 6:39:19 AM PDT by Mr. Blonde (You ever thought about being weird for a living?)
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To: Mr. Blonde

Thanks, MB! Alberto decides to go w/ ‘Mr 60%’, interesting.

I wonder if SAXO will go more Spanish?


1,232 posted on 08/03/2010 6:56:26 AM PDT by Ready4Freddy (Sure I've heard of grits. I just never actually *seen* a grit before.)
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