Underhill

Could the sign have had anything to do with farmers protesting about the wolves killing their livestock?

Let's post to the current year's thread.

Gretchen, good for you finding this thread.

Rex, I did click on my name to try to find this and it didn't come up.

It's sad that the Discovery Team has lost Tricky Beltran. I hope he's OK. Maybe he had a concussion and just couldn't ride any more that day and so had to drop out.

I get quite anxious when the riders are going through spectators who are almost crowding them off the road. A couple of days ago, I heard part of something Lance was saying referring to spectators spitting at him. Did anyone else hear all of that?

Thank You OLN!!!!! Ive watched the tour since the 80s (remember Greg LeMond?) It is so much better now that Oln has it. GO LANCE!!!

Does anyone have any idea how I an watch any of this? I've never watched any part of the tour. I don't subscribe to any special TV channels, but I have standard cable TV service through ComcastTrenton. Are there re-runs in the evening of parts of the day's race? I can't watch during the daytime on weekdays when I'm at work. I could watch for about 1/2 hour in the morning before work, though.

I remember watching Greg Lemond win the time trial in Paris!!!! MY GOD. And I understood NOthing about the Tour. I have a bikey son and have learned a bit about the strategies, etc. I could never understand how Indurain was winning the Tour when he wasn't crossing the finish line until "tomorrow". Anyway, GO LANCE!! It is really far from over. Rasmussen is much too close.

<Author: kopp
Date: 07/13/2005, 03:05 pm
Did you catch that mechanic grabbing the transponder from the back of one of the rider's wheels as he was speeding down the hill? No, thank you.>

That was absolutely amazing. At 60kph, timing the car to the bike in speed and distance. The slightest tug would have pulled the bike sideways....and?

OLN is not offered in my area.

Does anyone have any idea how I an watch any of this in central NJ? I don't subscribe to any special TV channels, but I have standard cable TV service through ComcastTrenton.

Are there re-runs in the evening of parts of the day's race?

ESPN does cover it some...if you have any cable at all, you can find them.

I've been surprised to read a full page story every day -- and it's even been on the front page of the Rocky Mountain News (the other major newspaper in Denver). But Denver's a rabid sports town, so there are days I could swear the sports section is as big as the news section...lucky me.

Go Avs.



Jules

Oh, in Denver it would be sacrilege not to give the Tour at least front page coverage!!
CBS has a weekly recap of the tour on its Sunday afternoon sports program.
On cyclingnews.com you can find a real time commentary of the race. Then there are numerous other coverages of it--maybe even some videos.

extended his lead today in the Pyrenees (sp)

Go Lance!!!

Just returned from eight days in France and saw stages 9, 10 and 11 with my 19 year old son. (Ballon d'Alsace, Courchevel and Galibier) Had a fantastic time and highly recommend doing it on your own. We brought our bikes and carried them in back of a VW Touran 5 passenger. Then we parked at the bottom and biked up to the cols.We stayed in La Chambre at the foot of the Col de la Madeleine. The Tour is like nothing I've ever experienced. Cheryl Crow compared it to a rock concert in an interview she gave to a French newspaper and I have to agree.
We saw so much of France that I haven't seen before and had dinner in Grenoble and Albertville and spent a day in Annecy (Bastille day as it turns out) before we flew home.
For those who are going later I'm happy to answer questions. My tips would be:
1)Leave early. The earlier you get to the route the easier time you will have with the gendarmes. They close the route 2 or 3 hours before the tour comes by to bikes, walkers can stay on longer. Also you can park closer. At the Ballon people were walking 10 km.
2)If you see a mountain stage bring lots of clothes. We froze on Galibier.
3)Be prepared for crowds and a long drive home. It turns out to be an entire day affair.
4)Bring food and water
5)Just do it. It's so fun, and such a great way to see France.
Oh and that reference to wolves was something about a protest that I gathered was by shepherds protesting the protection of wolves which are eating their sheep.
pluto

And a shepherd had killed a wolf that had been near his flock.

pluto, how thrilling! You must have hated to leave.

Barbara
I have some regrets that we didn't see the pyrenees stages but you have to make choices. Tomorrow is the big day. See it live if you can.

pluto, I only caught the last ten minutes live-VERY exciting. I'm on the West Coast in California, so it began here at 4:30am. I will be watching a replay later today.

I am so thrilled for George Hincape winning today's stage. Awesome performance and what a great and well-deserved reward for the years of loyalty to Lance. So happy!

go Lance!

Absolutely fabulous race today!

The Pyreness stages are always the most exciting. I think Lance OWNS the Pyrenees!

Amen for George. He has given his all for Lance every July and now he has his very own stage win in the last race!! I am SO thrilled. It can't get much better.