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Tour de France: Stage 11 Live Thread (Thursday, July 13, 2006)
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Posted on 07/12/2006 9:40:51 PM PDT by nutmeg
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To: luv2ski
Good morning, luv2ski!! Was thinking you might be in the mountains, given your nom de FReep. Another non-flag in profile flyer...
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posted on
07/13/2006 6:11:29 AM PDT
by
Ready4Freddy
("Hello, my name is Inigo Montoya. You killed my father. Prepare to die.")
To: Ready4Freddy
I am behind on the coverage (Tivo!) (hey- it started at 4:30 here!) so they just went over the Tourmalet. 75 mph descent? That is insane!
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posted on
07/13/2006 6:15:49 AM PDT
by
luv2ski
To: Ready4Freddy
15:13 - Some Riders In Yellow Jersey’s Peloton...
The peloton is led by six riders from the AG2R team. Included in this group are: Dessel, Gerrans, Moreau, Kloden, Rogers, Leipheimer, Boogerd, Rasmussen, Landis, Hincapie, Azevedo...
Recently dropped riders include: Pereiro, Popovych, Rubiera, Simoni, Da Cruz...
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posted on
07/13/2006 6:16:16 AM PDT
by
Eurotwit
(WI)
To: luv2ski
75mph? Or is that 75kph, meaning ~ 47mph?
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posted on
07/13/2006 6:23:27 AM PDT
by
Ready4Freddy
("Hello, my name is Inigo Montoya. You killed my father. Prepare to die.")
To: Ready4Freddy
I am nearly certain Phil said 75 mph but you know Phil! he may have meant kph. It seems hard to believe that they could possibly descend that fast - even the motor bikes couldn't keep pace!
45
posted on
07/13/2006 6:26:12 AM PDT
by
luv2ski
To: Eurotwit
Thanks, Euro.
Sprint coming up, gotta let those KOTM have some sprint points, too! LOL.
Geez, 'only' ~62.5km to go, w/ 2 Cat 1's left!
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posted on
07/13/2006 6:26:56 AM PDT
by
Ready4Freddy
("Hello, my name is Inigo Montoya. You killed my father. Prepare to die.")
To: luv2ski
Reports have mentioned that the road on the descent from Tourmalet are in much better shape than previous years, and that the riders' descent was especially fast this year, but 75 mph? That would be insane!
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posted on
07/13/2006 6:29:41 AM PDT
by
Ready4Freddy
("Hello, my name is Inigo Montoya. You killed my father. Prepare to die.")
To: luv2ski
Actually, it was Paul who said it and he is generally dependable. I TiVo'd it back.
48
posted on
07/13/2006 6:30:08 AM PDT
by
luv2ski
To: Eurotwit; leilani; luv2ski; BaBaStooey
From ~10 min ago, but this is disheartening...:
3:17 PM Azevedo
Has slipped back in the peloton, too. Discovery is having a tough time of this. Hincapie, though, is still up there.
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posted on
07/13/2006 6:32:32 AM PDT
by
Ready4Freddy
("Hello, my name is Inigo Montoya. You killed my father. Prepare to die.")
To: Ready4Freddy
Whaddya know, ditto on the peripatetic oil brat childhood here, so I grew up all over the place, including NY/CT & Europe (hence my infatuation with tall geological formations, I guess) But when I landed up in TX, I knew right away I was home.
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posted on
07/13/2006 6:33:37 AM PDT
by
leilani
(memo to self: gotta go walk the dog, NOW, before things get messy around here)
To: luv2ski
Day-ham!!! A blowout at that speed, or 1 little rock.... Lance crashed in a descent while checking out a stage before the Tour a couple of years ago, after hitting a pebble, and was lucky he wasn't seriously hurt. Helmets are a good thing!
51
posted on
07/13/2006 6:35:29 AM PDT
by
Ready4Freddy
("Hello, my name is Inigo Montoya. You killed my father. Prepare to die.")
To: Ready4Freddy
Did you guys see the guy running up the road next to the 2 leaders yesterday with his pants down? it was just before the Sumo wrestler!
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posted on
07/13/2006 6:35:33 AM PDT
by
luv2ski
To: Ready4Freddy
The fastest I have ever gone on a road bike was 50 mph. It was a newly paved road, fairly straight descending a mountain pass. It was incredibly fast. I was scared to death! You just know that any mechanical failure and you are a grease spot in the road!
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posted on
07/13/2006 6:38:53 AM PDT
by
luv2ski
To: luv2ski; Eurotwit
Are you certain? I'm pretty sure that Eurotwit is watching from Norway this year... ;>)
Did you guys see the guy running up the road next to the 2 leaders yesterday with his pants down?
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posted on
07/13/2006 6:39:17 AM PDT
by
Ready4Freddy
("Hello, my name is Inigo Montoya. You killed my father. Prepare to die.")
To: Ready4Freddy
It must have been my twin brother :-P
55
posted on
07/13/2006 6:40:57 AM PDT
by
Eurotwit
(WI)
To: Eurotwit
Sad. Mayo has left the race,
but TMO finally moving up to the top of the peloton. Finally :-)
56
posted on
07/13/2006 6:42:08 AM PDT
by
Eurotwit
(WI)
To: Ready4Freddy
Ha! Not sure I could identify EuroTwit's butt with certainty. I didn't notice a "F" on one cheek and a "R" on the other...
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posted on
07/13/2006 6:42:57 AM PDT
by
luv2ski
To: Eurotwit
I'm thinking that someone will try and soften the field up on the Portillon, with the strategy of putting some time into the field on the final ascent (assuming the peloton reforms on the descent).
If no one attacks, that would be a huge opportunity missed IMO...
To: Eurotwit; luv2ski; leilani
LOL
BaBastooey's prediction is coming to fruition. Flecha has since been caught by the peloton, only 2 escapees left, and they're riding apart. Carne muerdo, they are...
15:37 - Results Of Luchon Sprint...
As Wegmann attacks at the front of the stage and drops De la Fuente, we can report that the points for the sprint in Luchon were won by:
1. De la Fuente (SDV) 6pts
2. Wegmann (GST) 4pts
3. Flecha (RAB) 2pts - at 3’10"
The peloton was 3’45" behind at the 144.5km mark.
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posted on
07/13/2006 6:44:27 AM PDT
by
Ready4Freddy
("Hello, my name is Inigo Montoya. You killed my father. Prepare to die.")
To: Ready4Freddy
The two escapees have been dropped out of the GC contenders' group. Paying the price for yesterday.
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posted on
07/13/2006 6:46:20 AM PDT
by
BaBaStooey
(I heart Emma Caulfield.)
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