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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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TOPICS: Sports
KEYWORDS: bicycle; landis; letour; race; tdf; tdfstagethread; tour; tourdefrance
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To: BaBaStooey
15:12 - 85km To Go...
The peloton is still 315" behind Martinez (DSC), Zabriskie (CSC), Sinkewitz (TMO), Calzati (A2R), Leipheimer and Scholz (GST), Flecha (RAB), Aerts (DVL), Tossato (QSI), Hinault (C.A), Isasi (EUS), Moreni (COF), Vaugrenard (FDJ), Quinziato (LIQ) and Pineau (BTL).
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posted on
07/21/2006 6:16:07 AM PDT
by
BaBaStooey
(I heart Emma Caulfield.)
To: af_vet_rr
No doubt about it, af_vet_rr, Landis' run yesterday, after he had started to drop the escappes, was positively merckxian. He rode mercilessly, like the 'Cannibal'.
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posted on
07/21/2006 6:16:36 AM PDT
by
Ready4Freddy
(Ever had Vuja de? That feeling that you've never ever been here before? :)
To: af_vet_rr
Yes- The UK sports one was the one he gave me yesterday; I like it the best (seems to be faster), don't you? Thanks.
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posted on
07/21/2006 6:17:04 AM PDT
by
leilani
To: leilani
'morning, leilani! What'd you & Chou-Chou have for brekkie today!? ;>)
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posted on
07/21/2006 6:18:15 AM PDT
by
Ready4Freddy
(Ever had Vuja de? That feeling that you've never ever been here before? :)
To: Eurotwit
Yup. That's the one, just different url (that's why I couldn't find it I think) Thanks! God morgen!
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posted on
07/21/2006 6:20:20 AM PDT
by
leilani
To: Ready4Freddy
It will be interesting to see what happens to Floyd after the surgery. Lemond and Armstrong both overcame horrible setbacks to return to the top of the sport -- If Floyd can somehow do the same thing it would be a sight to behold.
I wonder how an artificial joint will hold up to the rigours of cycling. All the peddling and pumping will be right on that joint. I guess if Bo jackosn could come back from Hip Replacement to play baseball, FLoyd might be able to come back to racing.
I don;t see any way he comes back next year, even if he is defending champion, but stranger things have happened. However, I would love to see him suddenly show up back at the top in 2-3 years.
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posted on
07/21/2006 6:20:50 AM PDT
by
commish
(Freedom tastes sweetest to those who have fought to protect it.)
To: Ready4Freddy
Hi there! Cocoa puffs, of course!
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posted on
07/21/2006 6:21:19 AM PDT
by
leilani
To: leilani
God morgen til deg!
God ettermiddag til meg :-)
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posted on
07/21/2006 6:23:55 AM PDT
by
Eurotwit
(WI)
To: leilani
LOL!! I usually do grape nuts or regular cheerios, but when I want to 'get back to my roots', it's Cocoa Puffs, or better yet, Cocoa Krispies! Cocoa Krispies makes the best choco cereal milk in the world!
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posted on
07/21/2006 6:24:02 AM PDT
by
Ready4Freddy
(Ever had Vuja de? That feeling that you've never ever been here before? :)
To: leilani
Good Morgan
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posted on
07/21/2006 6:25:08 AM PDT
by
BaBaStooey
(I heart Emma Caulfield.)
To: razzle
For next year- I TiVo the early morning coverage then blast through the ads. Yesterday, I actually watched the end of the stage in real time b/c once I realized that Landis was up by 9 min, I wanted to see him finish. Then I went back later and watched it. I used to tape it before I got TiVo.
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posted on
07/21/2006 6:25:14 AM PDT
by
luv2ski
To: Ready4Freddy
2 Sausage Biscuits w cheese here. I alternate between that bad breakfast and fruit. Can't remember the last time I had a bowl of cereal.
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posted on
07/21/2006 6:25:32 AM PDT
by
commish
(Freedom tastes sweetest to those who have fought to protect it.)
To: commish
Dang, they still have Saunier Duval doing all thed work. If they are being "punished" this is one hell of a beating. ROFL. Gap staying right around 3:20.
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posted on
07/21/2006 6:27:14 AM PDT
by
commish
(Freedom tastes sweetest to those who have fought to protect it.)
To: commish
Chances are it's gonna take ~6 months to get back to 'normal', whatever that is for him. That doesn't leave much time to get ready for a 2007 Tour, does it? It can be stunning, tho, how quickly world-class athletes recover from major surgeries, both because they are in superlative shape before the surgery, and because of the drive and determination that they have to possess to be where they are to begin with.
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posted on
07/21/2006 6:28:21 AM PDT
by
Ready4Freddy
(Ever had Vuja de? That feeling that you've never ever been here before? :)
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To: Eurotwit
Oh! Vi ha noling her! (duh!)
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posted on
07/21/2006 6:32:53 AM PDT
by
leilani
To: Baynative
That's incredible! They knew he was going? I thought he caught them napping!
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posted on
07/21/2006 6:33:30 AM PDT
by
luv2ski
To: Baynative
I hope this stage two climb is about to interject some excitement. Everyone's happy with the status quo today.
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posted on
07/21/2006 6:33:48 AM PDT
by
Vision
("...cause those liberal freaks go to farrrrrr")
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To: Baynative
"I told them go drink some coke if you want to come along because we're going!" Bet that quote is already up in the employee lounge at Coke HQ in Atlanta! (If only the peloton had taken his advice!)
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posted on
07/21/2006 6:38:30 AM PDT
by
leilani
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