Tour de France: Stage 18 Live Thread (Friday, July 21, 2006) Morzine-Avoriaz to Mâcon

Tour de France website ^ | 7/21/06

[Eurotwit]

Here is an interesting link related to caffeine and cycling:

Supplements ~ Caffeine

http://www.flammerouge.je/content/3_factsheets/supplements/suppcaff.htm

Cheers.

[Ready4Freddy]

I switched from Dr Pepper decades ago, but Dublin Dr Pepper is the nectar of the gods! Gotta keep a churchkey around, tho, the glass bottles, when you can find them, ain't of the twist-off variety!

Hecho en Mexico Coca Cola is also made w/ real sugar, dunno if it's officially 'original recipe', but it suuuurrrre is good!

[green iguana]

I almost vomited.

I love good black coffee. I love Coke (well, Diet Coke.) I want to hurl just trying to imagine mixing the two...

[commish]

I very seldom drink coffee, but I am addicted to Diet Coke. MY friends all ask me if something is wrong if they see with a water bottle or something instead of a bottle of DC.

[luv2ski]

Interesting! That would explain their desire for it. I don't drink regular Coke so I would not know if it tastes different in Europe. I can tell you, though, that a diet Coke in Europe often costs more than an entire liter of sparkling water (like San Pellegrino). I have seen a can for $4 US.

[commish]

I have seen a can for $4 US

Good god. I would be broke constantly. $2.29 for a 6 pack of .5 liter bottles here. :-)

[Vision]

Just what I was thinking. The Peloton is going to got crazy when it gets close to the finish line. That will be today's highlight.

[Ready4Freddy]

And thank you both, for reminding us that there is a Stage in progress! LOL

[luv2ski]

Seriously! And that's out of a cooler in a 7-11 type store!

[commish]

15 KM to go ..7:00 on Peleton now.. and SHolz, Moreni, and Tosato have attacked off the front.

[green iguana]

Just don't try this:

16:42 CEST
Maybe there's something to this throwing water over your head trick. We've been trying it in the live commentary blimp, but our keyboards are smoking for some reason. Hmm, maybe an exercise for after the stage. Maybe it will work better with beer.

[af_vet_rr]

I switched from Dr Pepper decades ago, but Dublin Dr Pepper is the nectar of the gods! Gotta keep a churchkey around, tho, the glass bottles, when you can find them, ain't of the twist-off variety!

Hecho en Mexico Coca Cola is also made w/ real sugar, dunno if it's officially 'original recipe', but it suuuurrrre is good!

In a way Dublin Dr Pepper broke me of my addiction to the Cokes, Pepsis, etc., because now I can barely drink those after having had the good stuff.

A while back, I think it was here, I read an article about how there is a whole underground network of "distributors" of Dublin Dr Pepper. It's not too hard to find in the major cities in Texas, even though in theory they are limited to the are around Dublin, TX.

[luv2ski]

Hey! We're watching! We're just discussing what the athletes drink! ;-D

[commish]

OOps Calzati not Moreni in the 3 man Break. They have 15 seconds on Levi, Isasi, Flecha. then 15 more sec back to the rest of the lead group. Peleton now 7:15 back.

[Eurotwit]

The normal small cans in Norway are 33 centiliters if that helps. 1/3 of a liter :-)

I think that would be close to 12 oz.

I thought that was the size of the cans they used in the tour?

Anyhow, the only place I get to see those mini cans are on flights. Darned stingy airlines :-)

[Ready4Freddy]

LOL!! Is that cyclingnews, or velonews?

[commish]

10 KM to go.. 3 man break now :23 ahead of Levi group. Peleton now 8:00 Min back. And Saunier Duval is STILL at the front of the peleton. ROFL.

[commish]

7KM to go ---- Moreni, Tosatto and Scholz now at :36 seconds.

[luv2ski]

I think we have mostly gotten the tiny cans on flights, too.

OK OK! Ready4Freddy, back to the stage!