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Tour de France: Stage 8 Live Thread (Sunday, July 9, 2006)
VeloNews.com ^ | July 9, 2006 | VeloNews.com

Posted on 07/08/2006 10:00:05 PM PDT by nutmeg

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To: luv2ski
Actually you're right, luv2ski. It is inconceivable to me that elite athletes like Julich, Ullrich, et al wouldn't bother to take the time to do a test run of the course with their coaches in the time they have in the morning before the stage.

I remember that ITT a few years ago, Lance vs. Ullrich. It was riveting to watch. Lance looked like the pro he is, and there was Jan slippin', slidin' and finally crashing into those hay bales. Sure made him look foolish and unprepared. Luckily he wasn't hurt as badly as Julich was...

41 posted on 07/09/2006 10:58:41 PM 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: Plutarch
Here's the latest TDF live thread (Don't look at this if you don't want to learn any results from Stage 8 yet).

You can find other TDF threads by typing Tour de France in the FR keyword search box...

42 posted on 07/09/2006 11:10:30 PM 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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