Tour de France: Stage 15 Live Thread (Tuesday, July 18, 2006) L'Alpe d'Huez!

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Stage Stats: Stage 14 by the numbers (Stage 14 results, stats, injury reports, etc.)

[Echo Talon]

ummmm who is leading and where are the Americans? sorry i haven't watched or read any of the tour stuff....

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[Clint N. Suhks]

Much more interesting.

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[RichardW]

Just remember Yogi's advice. It's not over until its over. And Stage 16 could be a killer.

[Ready4Freddy]

Hello, ET! Standings in the overall GC thus far are below. Short story is - the only 2 Americans w/ a meaningful chance are Landis & Leipheimer, both former DSC/Armstrong domestiques, now riding for 2 different European teams. Best placed Discovery Channel rider is a Ukranian, Popovych. Many had hh hopes for DSC's George Hincapie, but he's now in 38th place, 24'28" back.

No rider, and no team, has established control over the peleton in this first post-Lance Tour. The favourites for the podium on Sunday are Floyd Landis, Denis Menchov, Cadel Evans, and maybe Andreas Kloden of Germany. 3 buttmunch mountain stages in a row, then the last Individual Time Trial, where Landis is considered the strongest of the bunch, are next. You got here just in time! ;>)

Pos. N° Name Surname Team Nat. Gaps

1 097 PEREIRO SIO Oscar CEI ESP
2 071 LANDIS Floyd PHO USA 01' 29"
3 035 DESSEL Cyril A2R FRA 01' 37"
4 051 MENCHOV Denis RAB RUS 02' 30"
5 061 EVANS Cadel DVL AUS 02' 46"
6 014 SASTRE Carlos CSC ESP 03' 21"
7 021 KLÖDEN Andréas TMO GER 03' 58"
8 026 ROGERS Michael TMO AUS 04' 51"
9 191 MERCADO Juan Miguel AGR ESP 05' 02"
10 031 MOREAU Christophe A2R FRA 05' 13"
11 007 POPOVYCH Yaroslav DSC UKR 05' 44"
12 042 FOTHEN Marcus GST GER 05' 46"
13 129 ZUBELDIA Haimar EUS ESP 05' 55"
14 027 SINKEWITZ Patrik TMO GER 07' 07"
15 041 LEIPHEIMER Levi GST USA 07' 08"

[Echo Talon]

Go Floyd right? :)

[Ready4Freddy]

You caught up real quick, Talon! Yeah, he's pretty much our huckleberry... LOL

Go Floyd right?

[Ready4Freddy]

Let's just hope it's not Deja vu all over again!

It's not over until its over.

[Echo Talon]

yea, I'm not much into bike racing and since it has France in the title that makes me even more uninterested... :)

[luv2ski]

Every year, I think, "Can this stage possibly live up to the hype?" and yet, it never fails to disappoint.

[leilani]

HEY! Where is everybody? It's d'Huez or die day. Get outta bed!

[bwteim]

Thanks. Getting ready to tune in.

[Eurotwit]

ok. ok.

:-)

[leilani]

It's about time! Hope you've got enough getost there with you to keep you happy through the climb. Any idea how long this stage is expected to last?

[Republicain]

for information : Lens Armstrong is in L'Alpe d'Huez today

[Eurotwit]

No idea really. Something like 3+ hours.

I have the fridge filled with geitost, so I am all set :-)

[leilani]

Oui, oui, C'est ce que j'ai entendu dire; il a monte d'Huez a bicyclette hier.