Tour de France: Stage 20 ITT Live Thread (7-23-05)

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[ScaniaBoy]

Here in Sweden I think Eurosport will send it. Can you get that channel over there?

[notfornothing]

Outdoor Life Network (OLN).

Channel 608 if you have DirecTV.

[notfornothing]

I wish.

[notfornothing]

My Dad was telling me today that the year Greg Lemond won he was behind by something like a minute going into the final stage - so if it tightens up a little bit after the time trial you never know.

[rawhide]

"In 1989, American Greg LeMond overcame a 50-second deficit on the final day to defeat two-time defending champion Laurent Fignon of France by eight seconds."

Read more here:
http://www.usatoday.com/sports/cycling/2003-07-17-lemond-tour_x.htm

[Aeronaut]

Racing is now underway.

Follow it here.

[ScaniaBoy]

But then in 1989 they had the ITT the last day.

Greg Lemond raising up the Champs Elysée trying to catch up those 50" he was behind Laurent Fignon that was just a fantastic sight. (Saw it on TV only, alas - wish I'd been in Paris to see that live.)

[green iguana]

It's already over. Go trade some bonds.

[green iguana]

He's taking off at 16:22 local time. I think there's currently a 6 hour difference (maybe 7? ET what time is it there?) so either 9:22 or 10:22 central. Add and hour to that for the finish...

[green iguana]

Your current leader:

1 Luke Roberts, AUS (CSC) 59.23

[green iguana]

Oops, pulled intermediate timing, should have been:

1- 025 ROBERTS (AUS, CSC) 01:15:33:910

[Eurotwit]

Thanks... It's 14.52 at the moment in Oslo, and we are on central European time like Paris.. Just got up. Big party yesterday....

[nutmeg]

LOL... great pic! Hubby and I are watching...

[dd5339]

Thanks for that picture! I'm looking at that bike trying to figure out how they manage to ride it.

Semper Fi

[nutmeg]

You know the more I think about it, maybe 'ol John Effing invited himself to the Lance bash...

Ah well, let's not think about that this morning.. ;-)

[llevrok]

Looks like a difficult TT course. A REAL race of truth today.

[Aeronaut]

All these commercials are driving me nuts. I hope they have long segments when the big guns are out.

[stylin_geek]

You and me both.

[nutmeg]

I just came close to getting banned with my response to that numbn*ts who's obviously never done a day's exercise in his life!

Man, I can't stand self-righteous creeps like that.

I was on that thread last night... unbelievable, nasty comments by people who obviously have no idea what they're talking about. It was a feeding frenzy of Lance-bashing, and so many comments were based on lies and/or rumors (as usual). ("He left his wife and kids for Sheryl", "he gave himself cancer with steroids", etc) Nice to have so many saints here at FR isn't it?

Glad you're still with us... ;-)