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Tour de France: Stage 17 Live Thread (Thursday, July 20, 2006) Col de Joux-Plane
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Posted on 07/19/2006 9:15:41 PM PDT by nutmeg
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To: BaBaStooey
If the Gap is still 8 or more when they hit Joux Plane, this is going to be an Epic on the edge of our seats climb.
One eye on Floyd, One eye on the clock, and one eye looking to see who POPS in the leaders group.
I think Perreiro is done, the others let him use his legs up on Col du Columbiere.
Will be interesting to see what Sastre, Kloden, and even good ole Dessel have left at that point.
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posted on
07/20/2006 6:53:33 AM PDT
by
commish
(Freedom tastes sweetest to those who have fought to protect it.)
To: kevkrom
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posted on
07/20/2006 6:53:42 AM PDT
by
kevkrom
(Posting snarky comments so you don't have to)
To: BaBaStooey
Bob Roll after Lance's Fall on Luz in 2003: 'This is the greatest day of racing I have ever seen.'
Will he have to revise that statement today?
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To: gopwinsin04
I cannot believe that the chase is not working.
They are going hard now. Just reporting that gap is below 9 minutes now.
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posted on
07/20/2006 6:55:13 AM PDT
by
Eurotwit
(WI)
To: BaBaStooey
Letour now shows the gap at 8:43, but the chasers are on a downhill and Floyd is starting the climb. Gap change could be because of that. Or maybe they are finally chasing in ernest.
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posted on
07/20/2006 6:55:16 AM PDT
by
commish
(Freedom tastes sweetest to those who have fought to protect it.)
To: kevkrom
15:53 CEST 158km/42.5km to go
Landis sits on the point of the saddle, keeping the CSC chase at 8'43. He still has sweat pouring off, and he still looks very determined as he tackles this climb in the big ring, arms over the tops of the bars. He keeps pouring water on his head too.
To: Baynative
Landis and Sinkewitz are 5km from the top of the next climb. Landis continues to lead - and ride with his chain on the big chainring (while Sinkewitz is in the small chainring).
Sink has been hanging out with Jan Ullrich too much.
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posted on
07/20/2006 6:55:27 AM PDT
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BaBaStooey
(I heart Emma Caulfield.)
To: BaBaStooey
Heheheh, we know him well, don't we? Bob's funny, but kinda predictable at times.
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posted on
07/20/2006 6:55:30 AM PDT
by
Ready4Freddy
(Ever had Vuja de? That feeling that you've never ever been here before? :)
To: nutmeg
Apologies for being late to the thread, if you need a good link to view the race progress, check out
UKk Yahoo's TdF site - there are three main areas - up top, you can use the arrows on the side to navigate back and forth in the field. The middle is live updates, and the bottom has a bar over a diagram of the course displaying where they are currently at, with the shaded portion of the course having already been completed.
To: BaBaStooey
Probably the ring to be on when you're not trying to get the lead - remember, there's no way that Sink will get out front. I don't even think he'll try to make a major break from Landis
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posted on
07/20/2006 6:57:02 AM PDT
by
Ready4Freddy
(Ever had Vuja de? That feeling that you've never ever been here before? :)
To: Eurotwit
3:55 PM The peloton
is still 9:05 back... and just coming up to the Cote de Chatillon sur Cluses.
To: Vision
lol, I wasn't ready to give up on the man.
I never gave up on him either!
To: green iguana
3:57 PM
The peloton is now 8:50 behind Landis. CSC is doing most of the work.
To: gopwinsin04
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posted on
07/20/2006 6:59:54 AM PDT
by
kevkrom
(Posting snarky comments so you don't have to)
To: af_vet_rr
Good page, vet, thanks! But the gap has then riding in the wrong direction!! LOL, just used to rt--->left, I guess
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posted on
07/20/2006 6:59:55 AM PDT
by
Ready4Freddy
(Ever had Vuja de? That feeling that you've never ever been here before? :)
To: kevkrom
15:59 CEST 161km/39.5km to go
Landis opts for a lower gear as he pedals towards the summit of the Châtillon-sur-Cluses, bidon in hand, keeping his cool. Sinkewitz hasn't been drinking as uch as Landis.
Vandevelde leads the bunch to the foot of the climb, 4 km behind Landis.
To: Ready4Freddy
This is UNBELIEVABLE! How could the peloton let him get away like this? I posted last night that that would NEVER happen! Boy, am I glad to be wrong! Someone posted last night that Landis just didn't have the killer instinct. Today, that has all changed. The Tiger within has awakened!
Now Go! Floyd! Go!
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posted on
07/20/2006 7:01:18 AM PDT
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luv2ski
To: gopwinsin04
15:58 - Yellow Jersey For A Six-Pack Of Beer...
After Floyd Landis regained the lead of the Tour de France at the top of L’Alpe d’Huez he decided that he wanted a beer to celebrate the moment. On the road down to his hotel, his team car pulled over and the American traded a yellow jersey for a six-pack of beer with a spectator.
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posted on
07/20/2006 7:02:20 AM PDT
by
BaBaStooey
(I heart Emma Caulfield.)
To: Ready4Freddy
15:58 - Yellow Jersey For A Six-Pack Of Beer...
After Floyd Landis regained the lead of the Tour de France at the top of L’Alpe d’Huez he decided that he wanted a beer to celebrate the moment. On the road down to his hotel, his team car pulled over and the American traded a yellow jersey for a six-pack of beer with a spectator.
If he drank them all, then we now know why he had such a bad next day!
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