[BluegrassScholar]

France is really starting to p*ss me off.

[dennisw]

The spitters could be from anywhere in Europe. I saw this today and was amazed how close the crowds were.

[pete anderson]

The French should know better then to spit on a liberal American opposed to the Iraq War.

[UNGN]

It was most likely German's doing the spitting. If your country was run by socialists and has 12% unemployment and your guy was getting his @ss kicked by an American, you'd be pissed, too.

[afnamvet]

France has descended to a 3rd world country. Fan response at the Tour is just a prelude to what we can expect at Athens. I pray for all of our athletes safety and those of our true friends.

[traumer]

Reply by winning !

[drew]

Some of the graffiti on the road was hostile as well, e.g. "Lance Sucks," "EPO Lance." But one bit was great. It said "Cut their balls off Lance." Indeed.

[cyborg]

The French fan are just lovely. They did the same thing to one of the Williams sisters as well. They hate winners, and American winners most of all.

[CROSSHIGHWAYMAN]

France and John Kerry...........

Two class acts!

[sandbar]

And Americans were supposed to carry the label of "ugly".

[Petronski]

Armstrong, who stormed to victory nearly a minute ahead of his closest challenger Jan Ullrich...

OLN said Armstrong beat Ullrich by 61 seconds. Must be those 'metric minutes.'

[CatoRenasci]

When Armstrong wins, he should take the opportunity to tell the world he was spat upon by the Frogs and that he will not be returning, ever.

[Uncle Miltie]

My wife just spent 3 weeks in France with the In-Laws (two strikes, I didn't go), and she found 99.9% of Frenchmen rude. There was one nice lady with a Chai necklace....

[Investment Biker]

There was an article on velonews.com about this and Lance had some critical words for German fans. Of course they could have been French and he refrained from mentioning them because the rest of the race is in France. Either way the race up the mountain will be no more. Race directors watched the mess and concluded that it was a mistake and dangerous. They had three of 15.5km with barricades. They claim that with 21 switchbacks it is impossible to barricade the entire course.

[Porterville]

Every win for America is a win for Bush... the dems have managed to make every loss to America a win for Kerry..

I suspect liberals are rooting against Armstrong even though he appears to be a lib.... the same will be true for the Olympics.... Every Gold will be a Gold for Bush... Every deep-loss will be a win for Kerry.

I love liberal logic....so predictable.

[BrooklynGOP]

[July 4th]

If anyone here watches the replay of the stage tonight, be sure to watch the graffiti on the roads. Some of it was pretty nasty, from "EPO --> Lance" to an outright "FUC* LANCE."

But the Americans weren't afraid to write back. Within the last few km's, there was a clear message on the road: "Rip their balls off, Lance!"

[11th Earl of Mar]

How french!

[Shooter 2.5]

The motorcycle escort should carve a path on each sides of the road. With replacement escorts as they mow down the spectators. No spectator should be allowed on the road or off the curbs.

[N. Theknow]

Tour de France - The winner gets to wear yellow.

[Southern62]

They must have been fans of his "ex-wife" and children firts.....