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Tour de France: Stage 17 Live Thread (Thursday, July 20, 2006) Col de Joux-Plane
VeloNews.com ^ | July 20, 2006 | VeloNews.com

Posted on 07/19/2006 9:15:41 PM PDT by nutmeg

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To: Vision
OK, let's hope the clock counts fast. Giant magnets. It's all part of the Karl Rove Plan for Floyd!
481 posted on 07/20/2006 8:12:39 AM PDT by leilani (Tu avais raison, Scarlett. Demain fut un autre jour!)
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To: gopwinsin04

LOL.


482 posted on 07/20/2006 8:12:41 AM PDT by bwteim (bwteim = Begin With The End In Mind)
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To: af_vet_rr

'course, Lemond's legendary ride (1989) was an actual ITT into Paris as the last Stage. Still my most memorable stage ever!


483 posted on 07/20/2006 8:12:50 AM PDT by Ready4Freddy (Ever had Vuja de? That feeling that you've never ever been here before? :)
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To: Vision
17:11 CEST Landis has a look of fire on his face as he rehydrates after the finish.

What can Sastre possibly do on Saturday to top this?

484 posted on 07/20/2006 8:13:22 AM PDT by gopwinsin04
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To: leilani

Dessel crashes.


485 posted on 07/20/2006 8:13:56 AM PDT by Vision ("...cause those liberal freaks go to farrrrrr")
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To: gopwinsin04

Dessel crashes, but gets back on his bike.


486 posted on 07/20/2006 8:14:13 AM PDT by Eurotwit (WI)
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To: gopwinsin04

What a head over head just now in slo mo on OLN


487 posted on 07/20/2006 8:14:13 AM PDT by bwteim (bwteim = Begin With The End In Mind)
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To: Ready4Freddy

Forgot about that - I know in the past when it wasn't an ITT, people would get upset if the yellow was attacked on the last stage.


488 posted on 07/20/2006 8:14:52 AM PDT by af_vet_rr
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To: leilani

No! Cereal hit the tarmac!


489 posted on 07/20/2006 8:14:53 AM PDT by leilani (Tu avais raison, Scarlett. Demain fut un autre jour!)
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To: bwteim

17:12 CEST
Pereiro leads his group on the descent, now at 5 km to go. He's at 7'20. Landis might not take yellow today, but he's got a great chance on Saturday.

Current race situation

Floyd Landis (Phonak - 11th on GC at 8'08)
Carlos Sastre (CSC) at 5'24
Christophe Moreau (AG2R) at 5'59
Damiano Cuengo (Lampre) at 6'19
Frank Schleck (CSC), Michael Boogerd (Rabobank), Oscar Pereiro (Caisse d'Epargne) maillot jaune, Haimar Zubeldia (Euskaltel), Andreas Kloden, Patrik Sinkewitz (T-Mobile), Michael Boogerd (Rabobank) at 6'52
Denis Menchov, Michael Rasmusssen (Rabobank), Cadel Evans (Davitamon)
Cyril Dessel (AG2R) at 8'18
Levi Leipheimer (Gerolsteiner), George Hincapie (Discovery), various others

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490 posted on 07/20/2006 8:14:56 AM PDT by gopwinsin04
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To: Vision

Says now Sastre needs inside of 6'


491 posted on 07/20/2006 8:15:15 AM PDT by bwteim (bwteim = Begin With The End In Mind)
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To: bwteim

5KM to go for Perreiro. Gonna be close as to who is in Yellow. The whole complexion of the race has changed yet again.


492 posted on 07/20/2006 8:15:31 AM PDT by commish (Freedom tastes sweetest to those who have fought to protect it.)
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To: Baynative; NittanyLion; nutmeg; Eurotwit; leilani; luv2ski; Vision; BaBaStooey; green iguana
Landis averaged 37.15km/h today. Stunning, absolutely fricking stunny, considering the course...
493 posted on 07/20/2006 8:15:53 AM PDT by Ready4Freddy (Ever had Vuja de? That feeling that you've never ever been here before? :)
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To: bwteim

5 minutes 41 seconds it is.

Landis 30 seconds behind in the GC.


494 posted on 07/20/2006 8:15:54 AM PDT by Eurotwit (WI)
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To: commish

Sastre in yellow?


495 posted on 07/20/2006 8:16:16 AM PDT by luv2ski
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To: af_vet_rr

What's the unofficial protocol on the last stage, no attacks on Yellow unless the lead is less than :60 seconds?


496 posted on 07/20/2006 8:16:26 AM PDT by gopwinsin04
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To: commish

Sastre in final KM..gonna be close.


497 posted on 07/20/2006 8:16:50 AM PDT by commish (Freedom tastes sweetest to those who have fought to protect it.)
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To: luv2ski

Nope.

:-)


498 posted on 07/20/2006 8:17:09 AM PDT by Eurotwit (WI)
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To: af_vet_rr

Yeah, it was usually a parade into Paris, but the leader usually also had 4-6 min on 2nd place. Naaahhhh gonna happen this year, I suspect.


499 posted on 07/20/2006 8:17:19 AM PDT by Ready4Freddy (Ever had Vuja de? That feeling that you've never ever been here before? :)
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To: Eurotwit

17:15 CEST
Sastre is home now, after descending well and keeping it upright. The CSC sprints full out. The gap at the finish is 5'40. That puts him 20 seconds ahead of Floyd on GC. Moreau is third at 5'57.

Results
Provisional
1 Floyd Landis (USA) Phonak 5.23.36
2 Carlos Sastre (Spa) Team CSC 5.40
3 Christophe Moreau (Fra) AG2R-Prevoyance 5.57


500 posted on 07/20/2006 8:17:32 AM PDT by gopwinsin04
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