tour 05

[Rob]

quite a few names not down on the start list!! sprint wars arent gonan be as fun without pettachi!!! ohwell, who do you thinks gonna win?

gotta be lance for the win

boonen gona wipe the floor with those aussies in the sprints(only cos pettachi aint there!!!
ulrichs gona crash in the mountains
Vinokourov banned for drug use
Liberty Seguros are disqualified for having absolutely crap ugly bikes
Fassa Bortolo gona all get food poisioning again
baden cooke disqualified for tring to bash every quickstep rider into barriers
urm ok im bored now...anyone got anymore additions

[Rob]

the tours highest point, and probably the hardest day is to the top of the galibier....i was there only a month ago, not quite as fast up, but without a doubt faster down..how cool is that!!! anyone else experienced the galibier? if not, as cyclists you should, only slightly higher than boxhill, but the view is amazing!!!

[Gavin]

Galibier I try it for the first time next week. Should be interesting been up the Lautaret a long time ago....

[Rob]

how funky is that csc chainset!!!

[Dan B]

Not to toot my own horn, but how about all the Americans? LA, Hincapie, Leipheimer, Landis, Julich and Zabriskie all in the top 15. And the maillot jaune could be in USA hands from start to finish.

Enough to make a traditionalist squirm - and here's one vote for Chris Horner to go for a stage, too.

I'm still hoping to see some vintage Vino in the mountains. Love the Kazakh champion's jersey.

Dan

[Tim H (liquigas)]

anyone know where i can listen to the tour online... i know you could last year on OLN

[Jon H]

I liked McEwan's demonstration of the true purpose of cycling helmets...

... headbutting your opponents out of the way in a sprint.

[kwai]

[quote="Jon Hemming"]I liked McEwan's demonstration of the true purpose of cycling helmets...

... headbutting your opponents out of the way in a sprint.

[Guy]

[quote="Dan B"]Not to toot my own horn, but how about all the Americans? LA, Hincapie, Leipheimer, Landis, Julich and Zabriskie all in the top 15. And the maillot jaune could be in USA hands from start to finish.

Enough to make a traditionalist squirm - and here's one vote for Chris Horner to go for a stage, too.

I'm still hoping to see some vintage Vino in the mountains. Love the Kazakh champion's jersey.

Dan

[quote="Guy"][quote="Dan B"]Not to toot my own horn, but how about all the Americans? LA, Hincapie, Leipheimer, Landis, Julich and Zabriskie all in the top 15. And the maillot jaune could be in USA hands from start to finish.

Enough to make a traditionalist squirm - and here's one vote for Chris Horner to go for a stage, too.

I'm still hoping to see some vintage Vino in the mountains. Love the Kazakh champion's jersey.

Dan

[Rob]

those phonak TT bikes cost $25,000 each

BLOODY HELL

[the muur]

Or $26,000 at Sigma's..............................

[David Lombari]

Zzzzzzzzzzz..............................

From Cyclingnews.com's live coverage.....

14:53 CEST 125km/103km to go
Armstrong has a slightly bored look on his face as he follows Hincapie and the rest of his teammates at the front of the peloton.

He's not the only one! Roll on the Vuelta.

[Paul on the Pearson]

9 stone 2 in old money. Thats lighter than me! Although he's only a short arse.

[Rob]

i cant believe it was won yesterday by one pixel!!!!!