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Tour de France: Stage 1 Live Thread (7-2-06)

Posted on 06/30/2006 10:13:41 PM PDT by nutmeg

Stage 1 - Sunday, July 2: Strasbourg - Strasbourg, 183 km

Sunday's Stage 1 flat sprinters' stage starts and finishes in Strasbourg, with a 30km incursion into Germany midway through the stage. It will be a tight, tense day with plenty of crashes and a big battle between Boonen's Quick.Step, McEwen's Davitamon-Lotto and Zabel's Milram teams to win the first en ligne stage at Le Tour 2006.



TOPICS: Sports
KEYWORDS: cycling; tdf; tdfstagethread; tourdefrance
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Comment #21 Removed by Moderator

To: Paleo Conservative

Heck, Miguel Indurain could still beat this field.


22 posted on 07/01/2006 7:05:38 AM PDT by dfwgator (Florida Gators - 2006 NCAA Men's Basketball Champions)
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To: leilani

Wow what's up with that late start??


23 posted on 07/01/2006 7:05:42 AM PDT by Sometimes A River (Miami Heat 2006 World Champions!)
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To: dfwgator

Yeah this is like watching the US Open sans Tiger, Phil, Singh, Els and Goosen.


24 posted on 07/01/2006 7:07:03 AM PDT by Sometimes A River (Miami Heat 2006 World Champions!)
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To: Sometimes A River
LOL

I did follow the thread my dear. And yelling, "It's Saudi Arabia! Its Saudi Arabia!" is quite amusing.

Your response was a disappointment, so off with you. Goodbye. It was nice meeting you. :)
25 posted on 07/01/2006 7:09:02 AM PDT by Chgogal (The US Military fights for Freedom of the Press while the NYT lies about the Military and cowers...)
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To: Sometimes A River; Baynative

Yeah! Maybe the TDF/AL (after lance) will offer up some excitement after all. At least Dave Z got out with not hangups.


26 posted on 07/01/2006 7:11:14 AM PDT by leilani
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To: leilani

I would love to see an all-American podium.

That would really drive the French nuts.

They may just cancel the race alltogether if that happens.


27 posted on 07/01/2006 7:12:25 AM PDT by Sometimes A River (Miami Heat 2006 World Champions!)
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To: nutmeg

Man, I thought Hincapie had it for a minute there. Nonetheless, Team DSC and the Americans looked good today.


28 posted on 07/01/2006 7:20:09 AM PDT by NittanyLion
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To: nutmeg

The TDF is going to seem like the year that the players went on strike in the NFL. A major housecleaning was overdue, but man this is going to hurt.

One side-effect might be that we'll see Levi or Floyd win this thing. THAT will really tick-off the French.


30 posted on 07/01/2006 7:22:01 AM PDT by Tallguy (When it's a bet between reality and delusion, bet on reality -- Mark Steyn)
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To: Sometimes A River
LOL! Bob R. (commentator) said that too (that the best thing about an all-american podium would be that'd drive the french nuts) from the booth last night in france!!
31 posted on 07/01/2006 7:23:07 AM PDT by leilani
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To: Tallguy
One side-effect might be that we'll see Levi or Floyd win this thing. THAT will really tick-off the French.

Or George Hincapie or David Zabriskie ... ;-)

33 posted on 07/01/2006 7:29:35 AM PDT by nutmeg ("We're going to take things away from you on behalf of the common good." - Hillary Clinton 6/28/04)
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To: Eurotwit
Where are you, Eurotwit? ;-)

Don't click on this thread if you don't want to learn the winner...

34 posted on 07/01/2006 7:30:43 AM PDT by nutmeg ("We're going to take things away from you on behalf of the common good." - Hillary Clinton 6/28/04)
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To: Baynative

Why on earth are Bob Roll et all wearing suits and ties? Overkill... LOL


35 posted on 07/01/2006 7:31:28 AM PDT by nutmeg ("We're going to take things away from you on behalf of the common good." - Hillary Clinton 6/28/04)
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To: nutmeg
I meant et al (not et all)
36 posted on 07/01/2006 7:32:13 AM PDT by nutmeg ("We're going to take things away from you on behalf of the common good." - Hillary Clinton 6/28/04)
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To: nutmeg
Still no explanation from anyone for Floyd's late start?
37 posted on 07/01/2006 7:34:11 AM PDT by leilani
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To: Baynative
Don't write it off, yet. I'm expecting some great battles in the mountains.

I like AHL Hockey, too. The competition is great. But don't expect these guys to bring it at the NHL-level.

38 posted on 07/01/2006 7:41:09 AM PDT by Tallguy (When it's a bet between reality and delusion, bet on reality -- Mark Steyn)
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To: leilani
Still no explanation from anyone for Floyd's late start?

Wasn't that Landis' coach talking to Bob Roll and Al Trautwig awhile ago? I missed what he said... did he give any explanation for Floyd's late start?

39 posted on 07/01/2006 7:58:59 AM PDT by nutmeg ("We're going to take things away from you on behalf of the common good." - Hillary Clinton 6/28/04)
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To: whattajoke; CyberCowboy777; Aeronaut; jern; concentric circles; Petronski; Voss; stylin_geek; ...
Sorry, all... I was posting while half asleep early this AM. Today's race was obviously the Prologue... NOT Stage 1. Stage 1 is tomorrow, Sunday, July 2: Strasbourg - Strasbourg, 183 km.

Guess we might as well use this same live thread... I'll try to change the date at the top of the thread via the Admin Mods.

40 posted on 07/01/2006 8:05:23 AM PDT by nutmeg ("We're going to take things away from you on behalf of the common good." - Hillary Clinton 6/28/04)
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