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Tour de France -- Stage 8
Tour de France Website ^ | 7/9/2005

Posted on 07/09/2005 1:49:19 AM PDT by Aeronaut

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KEYWORDS: athletes; bicycle; bike; france; lance; lancearmstrong; sports; tour; tourdefrance
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1 posted on 07/09/2005 1:49:20 AM PDT by Aeronaut
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To: Aeronaut; whattajoke; CyberCowboy777; jern; concentric circles; Petronski; Voss; Drango; ...
Tour de France ping!

Please FReepmail nutmeg if you want on or off the Tour de France 2005 list.

2 posted on 07/09/2005 1:51:31 AM PDT by Aeronaut (2 Chronicles 7:14.)
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To: Aeronaut

Bonjour!


3 posted on 07/09/2005 2:24:54 AM PDT by UnbelievingScumOnTheOtherSide (Give Them Liberty Or Give Them Death! - Islam Delenda Est! - Rumble thee forth...)
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To: Aeronaut; whattajoke; CyberCowboy777; jern; concentric circles; Petronski; Voss; Drango; ...
11:14 - Welcome To The Live Coverage Of Stage Eight

The eighth stage of the 2005 Tour de France is scheduled to begin at 11.30am. (5:30 AM CDT) There are 7.7km in a neutral zone before the peloton arrives at the site of the official start. The stage begins in Pforzheim and first 143.5km of the 231.5km stage are in Germany. The conclusion is in the Vosges mountains. The Col de la Schlucht which peaks at the 216km mark is the first category-two ascent of the 92nd edition of the Tour.

4 posted on 07/09/2005 2:32:12 AM PDT by Aeronaut (2 Chronicles 7:14.)
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To: Aeronaut; whattajoke; CyberCowboy777; jern; concentric circles; Petronski; Voss; Drango; ...

Oops, 4:30 AM, not 5:30 as posted above. My bad!


5 posted on 07/09/2005 2:33:18 AM PDT by Aeronaut (2 Chronicles 7:14.)
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To: Aeronaut

Hincapie virtual yellow in the breakaway.


6 posted on 07/09/2005 4:13:02 AM PDT by UnbelievingScumOnTheOtherSide (Give Them Liberty Or Give Them Death! - Islam Delenda Est! - Rumble thee forth...)
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To: Aeronaut

Break over after Hincapie takes 6 in the first sprint.


7 posted on 07/09/2005 4:16:31 AM PDT by UnbelievingScumOnTheOtherSide (Give Them Liberty Or Give Them Death! - Islam Delenda Est! - Rumble thee forth...)
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To: UnbelievingScumOnTheOtherSide

Wow... Hushovd managed to join the breakaway. Awesome!! He has got a real chance now of capturing the green jersey today.

Go Thor!!!


8 posted on 07/09/2005 4:38:45 AM PDT by Eurotwit (WI)
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To: Eurotwit

Darned Lotto... :-P


9 posted on 07/09/2005 4:59:55 AM PDT by Eurotwit (WI)
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Darned Lotto

Yup... 42 sec isn't gonna cut it. This finish could be intereesting - supposedly not enough downhill for the peleton to regroup, but I guess it depends on the weather on the way down...

10 posted on 07/09/2005 5:18:27 AM PDT by green iguana
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11 posted on 07/09/2005 5:19:47 AM PDT by green iguana
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To: green iguana
Ooh - this is even better. Nothing like going over a mountain pass in a thunderstorm. Be careful guys...


12 posted on 07/09/2005 5:22:53 AM PDT by green iguana
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To: green iguana

Well Hushovd made the 6 points. Only 5 points behind Boonen now. Good effort...

I love how in the middle of a stage this points battles add a bit of drama.

I am looking forward to the next mountain though....

Cheers.


13 posted on 07/09/2005 5:27:48 AM PDT by Eurotwit (WI)
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To: Eurotwit

Go Hushovd! I like him too. Unfortunately I won't see today's finish - heading out on a ride of my own in about 15 min...


14 posted on 07/09/2005 5:32:56 AM PDT by green iguana
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To: green iguana

Well, have a good ride.

Should be two interesting stages this weekend, and the first half of the next.

Please, ride safer than the President :-P

Cheers.


15 posted on 07/09/2005 5:39:52 AM PDT by Eurotwit (WI)
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To: green iguana

Perhaps, I will do a bit of an update since you're leaving:

142 km Discovery Channel leads the peloton.
135 km Seven riders in the first group and Ludovic Turpin trying to bridge up.
132 km Several riders try to bridge the gap. Nicki Sørensen waits for them.
130 km Evgeni Petrov tries to bridge up to Nicki Sørensen. But he is also caught by the peloton.
128 km Nicki Sørensen is alone in the lead.
126 km Hushovd wins the intermediate sprint, but the break is almost over. Nicki Sørensen tries to counter.


16 posted on 07/09/2005 5:47:44 AM PDT by Eurotwit (WI)
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To: Eurotwit

Thanks - I'm off. Enjoy the race!


17 posted on 07/09/2005 5:52:20 AM PDT by green iguana
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To: green iguana

I'm late to the thread, too. I'm with you, off on a ride of my own. How many miles did you cover today?


18 posted on 07/09/2005 6:15:10 AM PDT by stylin_geek (Liberalism: comparable to a chicken with its head cut off, but with more spastic motions)
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To: Baynative

Vino making a move.

Tour de France 05 has officially begun.


20 posted on 07/09/2005 7:25:49 AM PDT by Eurotwit (WI)
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