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Tour de France: Stage 18 Live Thread (Friday, July 21, 2006) Morzine-Avoriaz to Mâcon
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Posted on 07/21/2006 1:49:41 AM PDT by Aeronaut
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To: ironman
You are right- it was a cut tire. I remember hearing that and thinking WTF? How do you have a cut tire minutes before your start time in the TDF Prologue? In the ITT, I recall Bob Roll recounting Landis' experience that day and I am pretty sure he said that he ended up finishing the ITT on a 3rd bike that was meant to be simply a spare. My reaction at the time was that it was a miracle that he had as good a time as he did.
I will go back through the archives and see if I see anything about it. There has been so much written about this Tour, I have no idea whether I can find it!
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posted on
07/21/2006 3:05:38 PM PDT
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luv2ski
To: luv2ski
Huh? I didn't take his side..... ???
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posted on
07/21/2006 3:10:17 PM PDT
by
Ready4Freddy
(Ever had Vuja de? That feeling that you've never ever been here before? :)
To: Ready4Freddy
I went back and reread your post and you are so right! My apologies! Everyone else took his side - you were much more diplomatic! ;-D
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posted on
07/21/2006 5:55:10 PM PDT
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luv2ski
To: luv2ski
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posted on
07/21/2006 6:15:30 PM PDT
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Ready4Freddy
(Ever had Vuja de? That feeling that you've never ever been here before? :)
To: Ready4Freddy
Terrific! Thanks for that link! It's hard for Bobby to favor Landis over Sastre but he just can't help himself. He's a fellow American! His words about Sastre in the TT are scary. Tomorrow is going to be wilder than shiite!
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07/21/2006 9:47:19 PM PDT
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luv2ski
To: Ready4Freddy
Plus, that's just not Floyd's style. There's a difference between Lance looking back at Jan when they are the only two around, and Landis looking back into the lion's mouth at the start of his adventure! Minor quibble.
When the infamous "Look" occurred on L'Alpe d'Huez in 2001, Lance and Jan, IIRC, were at the head of a pack of riders, they weren't alone.
But Floyd's ride was indeed epic. It will go down in the history of The Tour as one of the truly great rides.
As an aside, while I haven't been able to keep up with the threads around here, from what I've read, I've yet to see any of the usual suspects put Landis through any kind of political anal exam. It's nice to see people are keeping politics out of it.
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posted on
07/22/2006 5:27:13 PM PDT
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TomB
("The terrorist wraps himself in the world's grievances to cloak his true motives." - S. Rushdie)
To: TomB
They were the only ones that mattered, and both knew it.
When the infamous "Look" occurred on L'Alpe d'Huez in 2001, Lance and Jan, IIRC, were at the head of a pack of riders, they weren't alone.
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07/22/2006 7:25:37 PM PDT
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Ready4Freddy
(Ever had Vuja de? That feeling that you've never ever been here before? :)
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