Harrumph!Quote:
Originally Posted by SadieKate
No soup for you! :p
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Harrumph!Quote:
Originally Posted by SadieKate
No soup for you! :p
Well, you're only down 2 of 6 and the tour is over half finished. Strange things have happened. Do you believe in miracles? :)Quote:
Originally Posted by jobob
SK
PS - I would love to see any of these guys win a stage - most especially Bobby.
SadieKate "Can you give us a re-cap on your list? Who is left? :D"
she said she really likes that iratic SUV drivers with cell phones, that Karl Rove guy and that reality TV is here to stay!
RoadRaven says
"We have taken sperm from our bulls...."
uh, I don't wanna know
"and used to use sperm from bulls overseas... it lasts seemingly indefinately in frozen in nitrogen tanks... years and years and years..."
thank you for sharing ;-)
eh, Bobby J's doomed. He'll probably get run over by the team car again this year.
Bjarne: " oops Bobby, terribly sorry, didn't mean to do that. Here, let me extend your contract. Care for a Cliff Bar? "
jo "grumpier and grumpier" bob
http://www.cyclingnews.com/road/2005...ourov_tour1105
Gotta love that Lance-centric media.Quote:
When the winner of the eleventh stage of the Tour de France was asked if his victory today was a 'gift' from Lance Armstrong, the softly spoken Kazakh was a little taken aback.
Five spoons!
jobob! No rooting for my boy Ivan! :p
I was so bummed when he fell off of lance's wheel the other day.
Ivan who? Never heard of the lad.
:D
Stage 12 ate T. Boonen (dns), M. Beltran of Discovery (head injury in a crash), R. Hunter, A. Furlan, and N. Fritsch.
We're down to 162 riders allowed to start tomorrow. I wonder if anyone will be a non-starter?
Hey jobob! Any of the above guys on you KOD list :D
Guess I should get that plain brown envelope out of the mail then. You won't want the pin-up porn from VeloNews. :pQuote:
Originally Posted by jobob
He was such a cutie. Also too bad about Beltran. Johan said he hit his head so hard he didn't know where he was...a few Kms down the road he'd fogotten he'd had a crash.
I have moments like that sometimes..
nope, I cannot take credit for anyone's demise today :D
Happy Bastille Day, everyone!
jo "why yes I'd love another glass of Beaujolais" bob
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Originally Posted by wingsonwheels
yeah - I do to...and I didn't hit my head! :D
Moments like what?Quote:
Originally Posted by wingsonwheels
moments like... where you don't remember what you did 5 minutes ago??
DogMama, are you pullin' our collective legs :D
the other dog in da house - spazz
Found this on another site - funny stuff. :D Look for Tour Day Schmalz...
http://www.nyvelocity.com/content.php?id=321
OMG it's hysterical!
Some snippets:
Tour day Schmalz Stage 12
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Lance: 'I gifted new dad Schmalz the win.'
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Today is Bastille Day, so the French threw in a non-mountain stage to throw their boys a bone.
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Voeckler is now the Lady Di of the peloton, they just keep taking shots of him no matter what he does. If Voeckler were to win today, there might be a new statue in the town square.
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Pellizotti‘s porn perm may unseat Brochard’s Mullet as the new leader of the mauve jersey competition for tastiest hairstyle.
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With a French win, France now lays back in bed and has a smoke.
Tour day Schmalz Stage 13
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Valverde is abandoning, right now he’s doing the Iban Mayo ride of shame. I’m sure he’ll cherish having the footage of him slowly riding up to the team car.
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They just asked why Saunier can wear yellow jerseys in the Tour, and the answer is simple, LeBlanc never expected them to be near the front.
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Today’s dead boring breakaway chase brought to you by Sominex.
Paul Sherwin just read us his shopping list.
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Flecha has taken the lead in the “why the hell do I always get chased?” jersey competition.
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Triki Beltran had to abandon the race yesterday, that’s ok because he was suspiciously reluctant at the nightly Trek sing-alongs.
And here I thought you were kidding !!! :o :DQuote:
Originally Posted by SadieKate
But, who IS that fetching looking lad with the angelic smile and the reeeally nice b-b-b...bike! Never seen him before in my life :rolleyes:
Nevertheless, I'll display the pinup of whatshizname proudly in my office!
Thankyee kindly, SK!
- Jobob
( oh, Lee paid no mind that I was getting biker porn in the mail :D )
I will claim total ignorance should there be a harrassment complaint at your office. Enjoy! :DQuote:
Originally Posted by jobob
Just having fun pulling your tails. I knew you'd "bite" Spazz!Quote:
Originally Posted by spazzdog
Dogmama "Moments like what?"
maybe he's post-menopausal? what thread am I in?
;) :cool:
Ok, here is a change in conversation but what about Vino today? Did it just not completely piss you off that he came from behind, broke out in the front, only to have Kloden and Ullrich chase him down? Vino says the only other team he'd ride for is Discovery and I'm saying, "leave the dark side Vino!" I hope that he joins Discovery this winter. He would be a wonderful asset on the team. T-Mobile has too many chiefs and not enough indians.
Every year T-Mobile comes to the Tour saying the same thing - we will attack Armstrong and support whichever of us it the strongest. And every year they do the same thing. Jan rides monster gears churning along like a diesel while Lance sprints up the mountains. Vino goes spurting off the front and will win a stage but then pays for it for the next several stages. Kloden had the potential last year but nobody on the team really supported him. Do they support each other? Nope. Do they ever change their tactics? Nope. Doing the same thing but expecting different results - isn't that one of the definitions of insanity?
BUT, this is one very interesting Tour and that's exactly what I was hoping for. Go Lance! :D
I made the exact comment (chiefs/Indians) to a friend today about the pink team! I would love to see Vino come to Discovery. I've liked him since 2003 when he was wearing the pink and some kind of beaded necklace, and looked downright feminine! I thought that he had to be awfully secure not to care, and I admired that... silly, I know! :pQuote:
Originally Posted by KkAllez
Emily
This is the first year I've been following the TdF. I've looked at the website and they have these topo diagrams of each stage but no key to explain what the little numbers in green or red mean. I figured out the one that looks like a fork and spoon <grin>. But I have no idea what the numbers or HC might mean. I'm guessing it's some kind of categorization of the terrain, but I can't tell what exactly.
Any explanation or link to one would be appreciated.
Perhaps not insanity... but def stupidityQuote:
Originally Posted by cruziegirl
Just finished watching the tape with Stage 14 ... wow, Ulrich really showed he is still a contender... but yay, :D Lance is still showing he has this endurance... when everyone else seems to drop, he finds a little bit more. :)
But so pleased Totschnig one... wow... I almost cried with him, he was so emotional... he really deserved that win
Michael Rasmussen is the only person in the world who can wear red & white polka dot shorts and still look skinny.
The numbers and the term HC are the classification of the climbs. I got this explanation from another web site. The categories are assigned subjectively based on:Quote:
Originally Posted by drplasma64
length of the climb
altitude difference from bottom to top
average (and steepest) grade
summit elevation
climb's position on the stage (early or late)
width and conditions of the road
After considering all these factors, the Tour's director sportif makes his recommendations after driving over the stage routes a couple of months before the race. Also, the Tour is supposed to be TOUGH, so what might be a Cat 2 climb in The Tour might be a Cat 1 in another race. The categories are supposed to be the riders' perceived difficulty on the climb, so the numbers given below are only a guideline.
Typically for the Tour, Category 4 is an easy, short climb.
Category 3 is the easiest "real" climb - ie, 5km at a 5% grade.
Category 2 is about as tough as you could ever see here in the states. (Something like 5km at a grade of 8-8.5%)
Category 1 typically a long climb (15 - 20+ km) at a not too steep grade - 5-6%.
Hors Category (HC) is long and steep. The altitude difference is at least 1000km and an average grade of 7% or more.
Stage 15!!!!
I am a VERY happy Adventure Girl!!
:D :) :p :) :p :D
George!
Quick, someone tie a string aroung AG's ankle before she floats to the moon. :D
Was that a beautiful thing or what! Good for George!
And I REALLY loved it that young Rasmssen nipped Ullrich in the chamois... Ullrich; forever the bridesmaid... actually he's approaching becoming a guest at the wedding (chug-chug-chug). The man needs to learn to spin.
George sucked the wheels of the breakaway the ENTIRE time, he never once contributed.
He absolutely did not deserve that win at all, IMHO.
You know darn well if the situation were reversed and the winner took advantage of George, instead of the other way around, there would be much wailing and gnashing of teeth and rending of garments and cries of "foul" on OLN and Al Trautwig would have had the bombast level turned up to levels heretofor unimagined. Oh, but that's different. :rolleyes: Nevermind.
Just another viewpoint. Obviously won't be a popular one.
- Jo.
Oooh.... I didn't even think of that. The only thing in my mind was that he would be so strong in the end (having sucked the whole way). And with his sprinting strength and freshness, he had a good chance at the stage. I guess he doesn't really deserve the win if looking at today only. But I was considering his overall contribution and self-sacrifice over the years.Quote:
Originally Posted by jobob
I think the original plan was for him to hang with the breakaway, and be there for LA when he caught up. When it was realized LA wasn't going to catch up, well...you know the rest of the story.
Yay George!
If he had contributed even a bit I wouldn't feel this way.
But the only time George was out front making any sort of effort was the last couple of hundred meters. It looked like he didn't even deign take a pull or two when he and Pereiro broke away (or should I say, when Pereiro broke away and George found a new wheel to latch onto), you could see Pereiro kept glancing over as if to say "uh, hello?" but George just sat back so of course George was fresh as a daisy at the finish.
Yeah, it's sport, but I somehow thought George was better than that.
That's exactly the kind of stuff I was looking for!Quote:
Originally Posted by skibum
I must say that that race is really quite addicting...I started watching one morning, and now I have to watch every morning. Even my hubby is watching!
Oops, my bad. Documented evidence that George actually did do a turn after all.
From the cyclingnews live commentary:
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17:05 CEST 201km/4.5km to go
Caucchioli attacks the leaders! It's slightly flatter here, and he gets a gap. But Pereiro comes up to him at great speed, then Hincapie in the big ring. Boogerd and Caucchioli are together, just behind.
Hincapie does his first turn.
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jobob... that's all part of strategy of racing. Hincapie's job was to cover the break. The break just got to huge and it became instead an opportunity for George. At the line it's who is fastest... That's racing.
Periero got Most Combative which he really deserved.
spazz (not pickin' jobob. i know you know... wouldn't do that to a martini drinker :D )
I'm sorry for all my ranting.
This is sport, a win's a win, tactics play a huge part and it couldn't have happened to a more deserving guy.
And we get more George photo ops :D
I think what George did today was just good race tactics. Sort of like on Survivor - outplay, outwit, outlast. He was really not going for the stage win until he was told that Lance would not need him to hang back to help. I think he deserved the win because of his years of service to Lance, never being selfish, never trying to win a stage for himself. After all these years, this day is finally his. I had tears in my eyes when he crossed the finish line.
George, you rock! :D
~Emily "and you're cute too" in NC
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