Tour De France stage 3
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Ok I hope Lance has to retire this evening. This guy is a complete and utter conard and anyone who likes him is deluded and not a pure bike racer and supporter.
The Astana team was fined 65 Euros after failing to sign on within the specified time at the start in Marseille this morning.
The team was reportedly delayed by heavy traffic in the city center, but the organizers had little sympathy when Astana broke the rule that teams must register for the stage at least 20 minutes before the start of the race.
"How typical that this team were late. It is disrespectful to the public who came here just to see Armstrong," said race director Jean-Francois Pescheux. "The money makes no difference to them. We will ask the UCI to make the fines harder."
NOW GET THIS
More on the Astana fine ... and maybe why Pescheux was a little miffed this morning. Apparently the delay wasn't traffic related. The delay is reported to have been caused by Armstrong sharing a cup of coffee with actor Ben Stiller, who was visiting the Tour's VIP area here on Monday morning.
Armstrong had a cameo role in the 2004 movie "Dodgeball," a film I'm sure will rank right up there with "Casablanca" and "Citizen Kane" when future generations look back at the cinematic accomplishments of the first 100 years of film.
Info courtesy Velonews.Contador is the Greatest0 -
South Africa has an official stream but UK doesn't. This country is just backwards:
http://www.letour.fr/2009/TDF/LIVE/de/s ... ideos.htmlContador is the Greatest0 -
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Poor Marzio. Ms Tree will be gutted!0
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Lance having a good old natter with his best bud Pozzato. "Remember that time I gobbed all over Simeoni? Good times man, good times..."0
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afx237vi wrote:Lance having a good old natter with his best bud Pozzato. "Remember that time I gobbed all over Simeoni? Good times man, good times..."
"In many ways, my story was that of a raging, Christ-like figure who hauled himself off the cross, looked up at the Romans with blood in his eyes and said 'My turn, sock cookers'"
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Looks like they are going to be caught. 3:30 with 40km left0
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frenchfighter wrote:Ok I hope Lance has to retire this evening. This guy is a complete and utter conard and anyone who likes him is deluded and not a pure bike racer and supporter.
is this hogwash common here too?frenchfighter wrote:The Astana team was fined 65 Euros after failing to sign on within the specified time at the start in Marseille this morning.
The team was reportedly delayed by heavy traffic in the city center, but the organizers had little sympathy when Astana broke the rule that teams must register for the stage at least 20 minutes before the start of the race.
"How typical that this team were late. It is disrespectful to the public who came here just to see Armstrong," said race director Jean-Francois Pescheux. "The money makes no difference to them. We will ask the UCI to make the fines harder."
NOW GET THIS
More on the Astana fine ... and maybe why Pescheux was a little miffed this morning. Apparently the delay wasn't traffic related. The delay is reported to have been caused by Armstrong sharing a cup of coffee with actor Ben Stiller, who was visiting the Tour's VIP area here on Monday morning.
Armstrong had a cameo role in the 2004 movie "Dodgeball," a film I'm sure will rank right up there with "Casablanca" and "Citizen Kane" when future generations look back at the cinematic accomplishments of the first 100 years of film.
Info courtesy Velonews.
Oh my God!~~ :shock:0 -
any alternative to cyclingnews?
it no longer works properly.
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Three days in and the heat is already frazzling Harmon's brain. We just had our first animal impression of the Tour.0
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TheStone wrote:any alternative to cyclingnews?
it no longer works properly.
I thought that too, they've just moved it arse about tit.
Page 1 is now always the most recent entry and new updates appear at the bottom rather than the top. Had me puzzled for about the first hour."In many ways, my story was that of a raging, Christ-like figure who hauled himself off the cross, looked up at the Romans with blood in his eyes and said 'My turn, sock cookers'"
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TheStone wrote:any alternative to cyclingnews?
it no longer works properly.
http://tour-de-france.velonews.com/live
http://uk.eurosport.yahoo.com/cycling/l ... 81261.html
http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/other_s ... 135324.stm0 -
disgruntledgoat wrote:TheStone wrote:any alternative to cyclingnews?
it no longer works properly.
I thought that too, they've just moved it ars* about tit.
Page 1 is now always the most recent entry and new updates appear at the bottom rather than the top. Had me puzzled for about the first hour.
It's not just that. Click on page 2 and it acts like the second from the start. Click on others and it's all random.
Plus, have they changed the people blogging?0 -
From the horses mouth:
Bob Stapleton, president of Columbia-HTC, said "Astana is the top favorite for the TTT. Anyone who believes otherwise is fooling themselves. I would put even money on Astana. I think Saxo Bank would be at 2-1, us and Garmin at 5-1 and maybe Liquigas at 7-1. I am taking money if you want to place bets!"Contador is the Greatest0 -
Columbia are doing a TTT on their own right now! Big splits!0
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Echelon time!0
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Crosswinds breaking the peloton!0
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Echelons!!!0
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No Contador, but Lance, Popo and Klodi all made it :shock:0
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Half the Skil team is in the first group.... Dutch windy conditions
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Still 30km to go though. Gonna be a hard task for Columbia to keep it going til the finish.0
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Hmph Armstrong is in the group with columbia! But no real GC guys that I can seeYou live and learn. At any rate, you live0
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Interesting to see Columbia ride so hard, if the move doesn't work then they'll be knackered before the finish.0
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Now... will we see Astana working on the front? at the back??
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Exciting but can't see it working. Columbia are going to do a TTT against Silence, Liquigas, Saxo and Garmin.0
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FJS wrote:Now... will we see Astana working on the front? at the back??
interesting times.....
the astana guys in the columbia group won't do any work.
lance is in that group.0 -
Wait... where is Kloden? I thought he was in the Columbia group, but it might be Zubeldia.0
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I take it Wiggins has missed the split?0
