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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: leilani
I'd give anything to be able to crawl through that TV screen & stand over there on the side of the road right now to scream my lungs out for him! If you scream loudly enough from where you are, he'll hear you (just remember the latency of the speed of sound).
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posted on
07/20/2006 7:16:49 AM PDT
by
kevkrom
(Posting snarky comments so you don't have to)
To: af_vet_rr
That must include what he's poured over his head. 6 gallons is too much to drink.
To: gopwinsin04
They took one minute, but the gap has stabilised. They also burned out a few riders doing it.
Ooops. 7.30 now.
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posted on
07/20/2006 7:16:54 AM PDT
by
Eurotwit
(WI)
To: kevkrom
284
posted on
07/20/2006 7:17:20 AM PDT
by
kevkrom
(Posting snarky comments so you don't have to)
To: Eurotwit
16:14 CEST 172.5km/28km to go
Even Pereiro is suffering to hold onto the pace of the chasers ahead of him. Remarkable ride by Landis, who looks so smooth. He comes up to the sprint in Verchaix.
16:16 CEST 173.5km/27km to go The chase is even splitting the peloton on the flat, which is about 35 riders strong. But somehow, Landis holds his eight minute gap
To: af_vet_rr
Landis said in an interview this morning that he had enough food/water. I think it was the beer:D
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posted on
07/20/2006 7:18:01 AM PDT
by
Vision
("...cause those liberal freaks go to farrrrrr")
To: Eurotwit
Current race situation
Floyd Landis (Phonak - 11th on GC at 8'08), Patrik Sinkewitz (T-Mobile)
Patrice Halgand (CA) at 5'10
Group maillot jaune (35 riders) at 7'23
To: green iguana
The only bonus is that with all that liquid going through the system, some of it would end up on Sinkewitz.
He's annoying me there hanging at the back wheel :-)
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posted on
07/20/2006 7:18:15 AM PDT
by
Eurotwit
(WI)
To: commish
Floyd picks up 6 more seconds at the sprint.
The lead is now 8:05
Virtual GC update (including Floyd's 10 bonus seconds):
Pos. N° Name Surname Team Nat. Gaps
1 071 LANDIS Floyd PHO USA
2 097 PEREIRO SIO Oscar CEI ESP 11"
3 014 SASTRE Carlos CSC ESP 02' 01"
4 021 KLÖDEN Andréas TMO GER 02' 40"
5 035 DESSEL Cyril A2R FRA 02' 54"
6 061 EVANS Cadel DVL AUS 03' 07"
Remember that Floyd can also get a 0:20 bonus for winning the stage, 0:12 for second, or 0:08 for third.
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posted on
07/20/2006 7:18:34 AM PDT
by
BaBaStooey
(I heart Emma Caulfield.)
To: Eurotwit
To: BaBaStooey
4:18 PM French press... We have a lot of French friends in the pressroom at the Tour, and we're not usually ones to complain or give them grief, but yesterday, one headline declared that Landis had the jersey after the Alpe, but did so without class: Maillot Jaune sans Panache said the headline. Well, check the road, guys. To paraphrase our friends from Brooklyn: "We got your panache right here, pal!"
Landis got the six seconds at the sprint ahead of Sinkewitz.
To: gopwinsin04
Loss of time to be expected here, he's all alone out there... let's see what he does on the climb to come...
16:16 - Landis Adds Six Seconds...
But Loses Virtual Lead Landis led Sinkewitz over the line in Verchaix to claim a six-second time bonus at the 2nd intermediate sprint. He is riding at around 50km/h but has lost some of his advantage over the chasing peloton which is now 740" behind.
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posted on
07/20/2006 7:19:34 AM PDT
by
Ready4Freddy
(Ever had Vuja de? That feeling that you've never ever been here before? :)
To: green iguana
Are there any restictions on what they can eat or drink on the course? Could he guzzle corn syrup if he wanted to?
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posted on
07/20/2006 7:19:44 AM PDT
by
leilani
(Je vais y réfléchir demain. Après tout, demain est un autre jour !- Autant en emporte le vent)
To: BaBaStooey
Ouch, Periero has the gap down to 7'17"
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posted on
07/20/2006 7:20:00 AM PDT
by
Vision
("...cause those liberal freaks go to farrrrrr")
To: Eurotwit
Floyd looks good still...Gap is closing, but I think we are seeing Floyd saving his legs a little, while the Peleton is going all out.
Floyd may not get Yellow, but if he still has legs on Joux-Plane, we will see a lot of the top of the GC BLOW bigtime. This gap is making them press the entire flat...just as Floyd said that yesterday he never had a chance to recover before the final climb -- today he is not giving them the chance to recover.
295
posted on
07/20/2006 7:20:00 AM PDT
by
commish
(Freedom tastes sweetest to those who have fought to protect it.)
To: Eurotwit
Also meant to say at least he didn't try to steal 2 seconds from Floyd on the sprint. That would have PO'd me no end.
To: Eurotwit
They also burned out a few riders doing it.
The teams/groups that are still intact will soon fall apart on the HC - I heard a comment earlier on another station that the last major climb of this stage could determine who wins the Tour, and I thought "hype hype hype", but now I think they have some kind of crystal ball they were gazing at.
To: Ready4Freddy
16:19 CEST 177.5km/23km to go
Halgand took third in the sprint, and is 6'35 behind Landis. The bunch is at 7'13, and Landis is definitely out of the virtual yellow. But out of the race? No way.
Leipheimer sits last wheel in the bunch, getting a bidon. Kessler works on the front with Gonchar
To: leilani
To: commish
They are about to climb the Joux-Plane. This is it. I wonder what it going on inside all their heads.
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posted on
07/20/2006 7:21:46 AM PDT
by
Vision
("...cause those liberal freaks go to farrrrrr")
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