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Posted on 07/13/2004 10:59:55 AM PDT by nutmeg
Rest Day #1 - July 12
Rest day wrap-up
Slip-sliding away
The boom-crash opera of the first week of the 2004 Tour de France saw an almost unprecedented number of crashes as the race visited the roads of Belgium and northern France. In a region that usually hosts the Spring Classics, the weather turned the calendar back to March and the wind and rain played as much of a role as the riders in the race's first 8 stages. The Tour's next generation battled through the weather to emerge on to the podium as several stage wins and the yellow jersey went to young riders in their first Tour. Chris Henry looks back on a tumultuous week of the Tour...
(Excerpt) Read more at cyclingnews.com ...
Sorry I had to excerpt this article, but it is far too long to post here.
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Get wrap up. This year's tour has been very exciting to watch.
I'm looking forward to Lance in the mountains though...
GO LANCE!!!
Related thread here (discussion of Stage 9 results): Tour de France -- Stage 9 July 13
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