TdF Stage 13 TT (Spoilers)

[Velobambina]

After everything that's happened to him, I'm rooting for Vino. What a courageous, determined rider.

I'm also happy for Cadel---excellent ride today!

[PinkBike]

these guys are killing me. after all the talk, sinkewicz from t-mobile ("The Clean Team") tests positive for testosterone. and now we find that rasmussen dopes??????!!!!!
http://www.velonews.com/tour2007/new...s/12851.0.html
What Were They Thinking???!!!!

[salsabike]

GO VINO! Yeah. Good job, guy.

[emily_in_nc]

VINO all the way -- what determination!!! As one of the announcers opined today, he is truly a beast! GO GO GO!!!!

~Emily

[Running Mommy]

Once again my boy Levi was just ho hum...
He's either saving it for the Pyranees, or he's just not on this year. I can't figure it out, but he doesn't seem to have any spunk??
I'm also wondering if his early season races have anything to do with it?? Maybe he peaked too early? I dunno?? Just speculating, but he doesn't seem himself.
Personally I'm thinking Contador is looking like the one for Disco. That boy can fly- and climb! Imagine what he's going to be like in a few years.

I was also very happy to see Vino smash. Oh- and Cadel... Gotta love the mountain goats that come show the roadies how the game is played!

Oh and Georgie boy.. He isn't doing much either, but he's so dang CUTE!

[Kalidurga]

these guys are killing me. after all the talk, sinkewicz from t-mobile ("The Clean Team") tests positive for testosterone. and now we find that rasmussen dopes??????!!!!!
http://www.velonews.com/tour2007/new...s/12851.0.html
What Were They Thinking???!!!!

At this point, it doesn't seem that anyone knows whether Rasmussen has doped. So far there's only hearsay and no proof. Whitney Richards tells a plausible story, but he also supposedly dumped the evidence. It's also interesting that no other cycling news sources have jumped on this yet, and it's been on Velonews for over 24 hours now. Edit: I just found this article at BikeRadar.com. The reader comments below the article say a lot, especially this one: "Other sports must look at cycling and laugh because as long as we are bent on witch hunting the pressure is off them to make any attempt to clean up there [sic] act."

As with any other rider accused of doping, we shouldn't make any assumptions about Rasmussen until there's either definitive evidence or an admission of guilt. Just wait and see what other information comes out.

[margo49]

Ozzi-yozzie-yozzie! Well done Cadel Evans!
Vino with only one bandage now and lookin' good!
Contador is just coming on - watch him in the mountains!

We are doing well - iirc, both Evans and Contador were early picks by TE'ers (as in the first Tour-related thread way before the TdF actually began).

[Katiek]

The Velonews story was also picked up by l'Equipe, but credited to Velonews (they're not independently reporting the story).

I also had to root for Vino today. I know he'll consider anything less than a win to be a disappointment, but a stage win is a nice prize in any event.

[Zen]

I'm going back to Vino in yellow in Paris like I was before I foolishly doubted him. I think the boy has the fire in his belly.

[Aggie_Ama]

I unfortunately slept through the TT. Does anyone else think that Cadel has the coolest mugshot for VS? He is looking away or somthing, it makes me laugh. Let's see him in yellow so Versus will put it up.