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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: leilani
(If only the peloton had taken his advice!)Glad they didn't! :-D
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posted on
07/21/2006 6:40:03 AM PDT
by
luv2ski
To: Baynative
WOW:The surgery left his right leg an inch shorter than his left. Didn't know that. He must have had to completely readjust his riding positions.
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posted on
07/21/2006 6:42:44 AM PDT
by
leilani
To: leilani
Well, no attacks on the Col du Berthiand. All the leaders are riding right together -- don't know if they have a "gentleman's agreement" for today or what, but they are all in one little clump riding together. Saunier Duval is still pulling the train, and the gap is still at around 3:15-3:30.
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posted on
07/21/2006 6:45:12 AM PDT
by
commish
(Freedom tastes sweetest to those who have fought to protect it.)
To: luv2ski
Bobke wasn't the only one who thought he might make a break yesterday (not implying I did :). I suspect that those who knew that he might still have some legs left knew that he could go for it, but Landis himself didn't describe it as taking them by
suprise, he said that he caught them while they were still
disorganized.
The peloton just couldn't get their shiite together to defend themselves. His break was so quick, brutal and decisive that they just couldn't do anything about it.
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posted on
07/21/2006 6:45:38 AM PDT
by
Ready4Freddy
(Ever had Vuja de? That feeling that you've never ever been here before? :)
To: leilani
I've seen differeing reports on just how much different his leg lengths are now, usually less than this 1". Most folk's legs are a bit different in length anyway...
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posted on
07/21/2006 6:50:00 AM PDT
by
Ready4Freddy
(Ever had Vuja de? That feeling that you've never ever been here before? :)
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To: leilani; commish; Baynative; luv2ski; green iguana
This really makes it all the more impressive. The peloton knew that he might try something, Landis knew that they knew, he did it anyway, and they still couldn't do anything about it!
The peloton just couldn't get their shiite together to defend themselves. His break was so quick, brutal and decisive that they just couldn't do anything about it.
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posted on
07/21/2006 6:53:21 AM PDT
by
Ready4Freddy
(Ever had Vuja de? That feeling that you've never ever been here before? :)
To: luv2ski
Glad they didn't Me too. I also like that Floyd slyly used "coke" - It'll put the little snots at L'Equipe in a tizzy seeing as how all French journalists are fixated on the evils of American cultural hegemony (i.e., Coca-cola Imperialism).
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posted on
07/21/2006 6:55:09 AM PDT
by
leilani
To: Ready4Freddy
Peloton has cut the lead to +3'08"
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posted on
07/21/2006 6:55:35 AM PDT
by
Vision
("...cause those liberal freaks go to farrrrrr")
To: Baynative
Very true, he switched bikes in the middle of the ITT, didn't he? Memory fails me - was it Landis, or Hincapie, that started ~8" late as well?
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posted on
07/21/2006 6:55:38 AM PDT
by
Ready4Freddy
(Ever had Vuja de? That feeling that you've never ever been here before? :)
To: leilani
I'm glad he said drink some coke....
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posted on
07/21/2006 6:57:08 AM PDT
by
Ready4Freddy
(Ever had Vuja de? That feeling that you've never ever been here before? :)
To: Ready4Freddy
BREAKING NEWS : T-Mobile has released Jan Ullrich from his contract and formally severed all ties to him!!!!
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posted on
07/21/2006 6:58:54 AM PDT
by
commish
(Freedom tastes sweetest to those who have fought to protect it.)
To: Ready4Freddy
55KM to go, leaders just crested the final climb (Cat 4). Saunier Duval is once again leading the chase. Gap is 3:09.
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posted on
07/21/2006 7:00:13 AM PDT
by
commish
(Freedom tastes sweetest to those who have fought to protect it.)
To: leilani
74
posted on
07/21/2006 7:01:05 AM PDT
by
Vision
("...cause those liberal freaks go to farrrrrr")
To: commish
Not the first time this has happened to him.
Remember Jan rode for a different team back in 2003 after T-Mobile whacked him following his "discotheque" incident.
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posted on
07/21/2006 7:01:25 AM PDT
by
BaBaStooey
(I heart Emma Caulfield.)
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To: Baynative
To: commish
LOL, guess I hadn't noticed it before - a whopping 3 points for being the first over a Cat 4 climb....
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posted on
07/21/2006 7:03:49 AM PDT
by
Ready4Freddy
(Ever had Vuja de? That feeling that you've never ever been here before? :)
To: Ready4Freddy
Looks like the breakaway group is getting a little playful.
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posted on
07/21/2006 7:05:23 AM PDT
by
commish
(Freedom tastes sweetest to those who have fought to protect it.)
To: commish
Levi ans Isasi now have about :20 on the lead group. Pineau trying to break with them.
if they break into two distinct groups it may help the Peleton start reeling them in, or the few that break away from this group could stretch out for a little while.
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posted on
07/21/2006 7:07:23 AM PDT
by
commish
(Freedom tastes sweetest to those who have fought to protect it.)
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