Tour de France: Stage 14 Live Thread (Sunday, July 16, 2006)

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[Ready4Freddy]

Hincapie was right there, finished 8th, Landis & Levi were 30/31, all at 00'07"

[leilani]

1. Pierrick Fedrigo (BTL)
2. Salvatore Commesso (LAM) s.t.
3. Christian Vande Velde (CSC) +0.03
4. Christophe Moreau (A2R) +0.07
5. Georg Totschnig (GST) s.t.
6. Stefano Garzelli (LIQ) s.t.
7. Cristian Moreni (COF) s.t.
8. George Hincapie (DSC) s.t.
9. Cadel Evans (DVL) s.t.
10. Alexandre Botcharov (C.A) s.t.

no sign of Chou-chou.:<(

[Ready4Freddy]

Awww, sorry, leilani!! ;>)

Kloden, Sinkewitz, and Rogers were right there, too, TMO still looking strong & well-positioned for the mountains. American Vandevelde of CSC in 3rd w/ 4" on the peloton.

[Ready4Freddy]

I'm thankful that there weren't any accidents on that last descent, odd that there was a bad one on the flats (curve, tho). Most of the pundits called this an excellent stage for a solo break, and that's what we essentially had at the end...

[leilani]

General classification: 1. Pereiro 2. Landis +1.29 3. Dessel +1.37 4. Menchov +2.30 5. Evans +2.46 6. Sastre +3.21 7. Klöden +3.58 8. Rogers +4.51 9. Mercado +5.02 10. Moreau +5.13

Chou-Chou #3 GC!

[Vision]

Pereiro had a great day. After the almost record breaking effort yesterday, he finishes 26th 7" behind today.

[Ready4Freddy]

Yeah, sometimes I get tired of using line breaks, too, leilani..... ;>)

[leilani]

What can I say. Very busy, minor emergency this AM. Eurotwit wanted his egg reboiled. Evidently it has to be 3'57". Not 3'56". Not 3'58". Sheesh. Don't know how luv2ski put up with it all these years.

[Ready4Freddy]

He did, didn't he? It's great to see a good performance the next day by someone who went all out the day before, and he certainly did!

So... he gets to wear the maillot jaune for 3 days (they count the rest day :), then it's adios to Oscar!

[Ready4Freddy]

LOL!! And the poor guy ain't even here to defend himself (which makes it all the more fun! :).

[Ready4Freddy]

'scuse, make that 4 days, he wears it Tuesday up L'Alpe d'Huez as well, of course. Longest stint in yellow for any of the 7 wearers thus far?

So... he gets to wear the maillot jaune for 3 days (they count the rest day :), then it's adios to Oscar!

[luv2ski]

What can I say. Very busy, minor emergency this AM. Eurotwit wanted his egg reboiled. Evidently it has to be 3'57". Not 3'56". Not 3'58". Sheesh. Don't know how luv2ski put up with it all these years.Geez! He was never happy unless he had Belgium waffles! "Hey, Luvvy! Where are those waffles?!" If I hear that one more time, I'll scream!

[leilani]

You're kidding! Belgian Waffles? You got off easy, girl. (You must have something I don't.). I had to go all over town this morning trying to find torsk and geitost for his highness. Nordic fare isn't exactly standard around these parts, ya know, so it took some doing & I almost missed the stage finish.

[leilani]

re Phil L: It takes me a few weeks every year after the Tour is over to stop talking like him.(Both Phil & Paul, really). It seems every July, I always seem to be in a "spot of a bother" because, "my goodness me", of some "completely, utterly remarkable turn of events" having to do with "a cheeky beast of a man" or somesuch.I absolutely adore the very sound of Phil Liggitt's voice and I go through "a very bumpy bit of riding" withdrawing from it after podium day every year. Honestly, the sound of Phil & Paul, along with the glorious scenery, is a huge part of my enjoyment of this tour. Who cares who wins the darn thing?

[Vision]

Leggett's good, no doubt. The coverage and broadcasting are very solid.

[luv2ski]

Have you ever caught the coverage on OLN at night when Al and Bob commentate on the stage? Although they can be very funny at times, it is a bit like watching a movie with the wrong soundtrack: no punctures or "hotting up"! My kids walk around quoting Phil, "...and Lance Armstrong is coming down the road like a Grand Prix Motor car!!"

[luv2ski]

I had to go all over town this morning trying to find torsk and geitost for his highness.

LOL! I threw out some Geitost last week. Seriously! We went to the Olympics in Lillehammer in '94 and I like the stuff. That's actually where I met Eurotwit. We were standing near each other in the security line for a hockey game and the chemistry was undeniable.

[luv2ski]

Did you see this from Bob Roll's daily report today? :

Meanwhile, from the reminisce of the breakaway of six, Verbrugghe and Canada, who are out of the Tour, Salvatore Commesso and Pierrick Fedrigo emerging and holding of the field, they had 30 seconds with 10K to go, long sweeping descent, very dangerous, sleek conditions. The peleton presumably, able to go much more quickly, if the roads have been much more safe, but they weren’t. That’s like saying “if my aunt had wheels, she would be a car.”

[NittanyLion]

“if my aunt had wheels, she would be a car.”

Can't say that I've ever heard that version...