Great News for T D F Fans

[caligurl]

[QUOTE=Susan126]I watched the Oprah Show on February 11th (I also taped it ), but anyway Oprah asked Lance if he was going to ride in this years TDF and he said, "Yes!" It was a great show too.
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actually... back when the show was aired.. he only said that yes he would ride in the tour again.. he did NOT say this year! (as per his discovery contract.. he is/was obligated to ride one more time.. his contract is 2 years.. that meant this year or next year) we replayed it several times to make sure he didn't specify THIS year..... as no one knew yet.. then the following weekend or so.. he finally made the announcement! woo hoo!

[cruziegirl]

While I'm a big LA fan I have to say that I rather agree with MightyMitre. I completely understand Lance wanting to ride the Tour again and go for a 7th win but I want to see the new guns take over. I want to see Ivan Basso or Cunego or Popovich do their stuff. I'm sorry but I just don't think Jan Ullrich is ever going to win the Tour again (now watch him make a liar out of me this year!) I have the utmost respect for Ullrich but I just don't think he has the tactical sense and the get-bulldog-mean aspect that Lance has. However, if Lance is in the race I'll be cheering for him...the guy truly inspires me.
As for the Paris-Nice race, those guys are going to get frostbite any day now! They had to shorten the second stage by like 100k and today's stage had to be re-routed to avoid a bunch of snow in the Massif Centrale. Tom Boonen is wearing the leader's jersey and Reynes won today's stage.

[Susan126]

actually... back when the show was aired.. he only said that yes he would ride in the tour again.. he did NOT say this year! (as per his discovery contract.. he is/was obligated to ride one more time.. his contract is 2 years.. that meant this year or next year) we replayed it several times to make sure he didn't specify THIS year..... as no one knew yet.. then the following weekend or so.. he finally made the announcement! woo hoo!

I watched the show on the 11th, I haven't rewatched it from the recording I made. I will do that tonight after work. I'll have to be more careful of what I say
what's the saying about a tranquil mind? By a tranquil mind I mean nothing else than a mind well ordered. . . . . no tranquilty here today so my mind is out of order today! sorry about the incorrect info! Wishful thinking on my part at the time?!

[caligurl]

I watched the show on the 11th, I haven't rewatched it from the recording I made. I will do that tonight after work. I'll have to be more careful of what I say
what's the saying about a tranquil mind? By a tranquil mind I mean nothing else than a mind well ordered. . . . . no tranquilty here today so my mind is out of order today! sorry about the incorrect info! Wishful thinking on my part at the time?!

susan.... it's not a big deal... sorry if you took it that way.. actually.. when it was a big deal was on other forums people were saying immediately after the show that lance was riding this year.... which of course we didn't know! lol! AND.. you aren't the only one that "heard" it that way... a lot of people did and were posting about it all over the internet! you are in good company! *grin* but all is good now.. cuz we know this is the year he will fulful his one tour while under contract with discovery! i, for one, and excited that he is riding (and i thought he'd be a fool to take a year off.. get a year older.. and try to ride!)

[Susan126]

susan.... it's not a big deal... sorry if you took it that way.. actually.. when it was a big deal was on other forums people were saying immediately after the show that lance was riding this year.... which of course we didn't know! lol! AND.. you aren't the only one that "heard" it that way... a lot of people did and were posting about it all over the internet! you are in good company! *grin* but all is good now.. cuz we know this is the year he will fulful his one tour while under contract with discovery! i, for one, and excited that he is riding (and i thought he'd be a fool to take a year off.. get a year older.. and try to ride!)

Tell me about getting older caligurl! Ah youth! I envy my two kids (20 and 22) they don't realize the potential and power they have right now! On the other hand, hubby and I (ahem 50ish ) find each spring a little harder! I am excited though that I will be able to watch Lance ride up L’Alpe d’Huez once again this July. Has the course for the 2005 TDF been released?

[nuthatch]

Bien sur! 2005 Tour Route

[jobob]

happily there are other races besides the TdF, even if Lance isn't riding in them

http://www.velonews.com/race/int/articles/7685.0.html

- jo "giddy as a little schoolgirl" bob

[jobob]

http://www.velonews.com/race/int/articles/7688.0.html

SadieKate, care to join me in the Happy Dance conga line?



Well, yes, I was up at 6:30 on a Sunday to read the live Paris-Nice commentary stream on my computer ... what, you think that's strange?