Hellooooo? Anyone watching the Tour?

[redrhodie]

I'm loving Johan Bruyneel's contribution to the broadcast. It's so great to really get inside the race.

Funny to hear Danny Pate's interview. You would have thought he came in dead last. Dude, you finished third in a Tour de France mountain stage. How bad can you be? Trust me, you don't suck.

[Possegal]

Funny to hear Danny Pate's interview. You would have thought he came in dead last. Dude, you finished third in a Tour de France mountain stage. How bad can you be? Trust me, you don't suck.

Did you hear Vaughters yesterday saying, in response to a comment taht Pate didn't look so good in the middle of the climb, that he doesn't know that Pate has ever not, not looked good. He said soemething like, I don't think Danny has ever been happy a day in his life. We cracked up, wondering if it meant he was the type who was always hard on himself, or was he a whiner.

[BikeMomma]

Did you hear Vaughters yesterday saying, in response to a comment taht Pate didn't look so good in the middle of the climb, that he doesn't know that Pate has ever not, not looked good. He said soemething like, I don't think Danny has ever been happy a day in his life. We cracked up, wondering if it meant he was the type who was always hard on himself, or was he a whiner.

That was a funny quote -- then to see it played out in Danny's interview later was a crackup! Jonathan hit it right on the nose.

What was interesting is the winner (can't remember his name and too lazy to look it up), said that he felt at one point that Pate and the other guy (I'm bad) were way stronger than him and he was just hanging on at one point. That echos almost exactly what Pate said -- that the other two were way stronger than him and HE was just hanging on. Funny the two different perspectives in the same three-man breakaway!

Lovin' the Tour this year -- can't wait for Wednesday. You think a bomb went off yesterday, wait til Alp d'Huez. We're talkin Hiroshima, baby.

~BikeMomma

[PinkBike]

when i used to see danny pate destroying the field in all those domestic criteriums i thought he was an absolute monster. then i saw his interview and he's, like, built like a jockey!

i wish frank schleck could time trial, CSC is the best team around, poor cadel has no-one, CSC can gang up on him almost at will and attack-attack-attack. notice i said schleck not sastre - i have been disappointed too many times by carlos to get my hopes up (yes, i'm a cubs fan too).

i got a bumper sticker in the mail today that says "what would jens do?"

i am most impressed with ----- drum roll ------- cancellara. he is always up there taking pulls, do you see other TT guys doing that? millar? schumaker? dave z (were he there)? he's a big boy to be doing all this in the mountains! you go fabian!!

i truly thought stijn devoilder would make an impact in this tour. couldnt have been more wrong, eh?

cant wait til tomorrow!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Kalidurga]

dave z (were he there)?

Dave Z's at home with a brand-new baby boy and a broken vertabrae. I haven't seen anything about how he's recuperating from the accident at the Giro. Hopefully he's doing well.

Even though I knew today was a rest day, I almost automatically brought up the live coverage when I got to work this morning. Amazing how quickly the Tour becomes a habit

[Aggie_Ama]

Dave Z has been showing a bit more of ability to climb in recent years, like last year's Giro. Cancellara is a beast though, between him, Jens and Suart O'Grady they can just shred the field. I am ready for tomorrow and then Wednesday!! No sleep for a couple nights (we record the stages).

[Zen]

Even though I knew today was a rest day, I almost automatically brought up the live coverage when I got to work this morning. Amazing how quickly the Tour becomes a habit

I didn't know today was a rest day and watched the last ten miles.
didn't realize it until the finish when I say to myself "Hey ! This is a rerun!"

[Kalidurga]

Stage 16: I wasn't able to follow the live coverage due to some computer issues here at work, but I just checked the reports over at VeloNews...


!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!


Can't wait to get home tonight and watch the re-cap.

[7rider]

I'm loving Johan Bruyneel's contribution to the broadcast. It's so great to really get inside the race.

Is it just me, or does Bruyneel look unbelievably bored every time he's on camera??? I love his insight, but geez, the guy looks like he's a million miles away (probably wishing he were in a team car, instead).

[SouthernBelle]

Bruyneel is probably thinking about what Astana could be doing in this field. I have to wonder that myself.

[arielmoon]

That was my thought too.



The course yesterday was incredible! Both scenic and scarey!

[Geonz]

I am bummed because there doesn't seem to be a way to follow the tour on my 'puter at work. Some years there have been cute little icons of bicycles on a virtual track... or even live video...

[Kalidurga]

Geonz, check out Yahoo! Sport. That link should take you directly to today's coverage. They've got the bicycle icons and there's a link for live audio (if you can wade through Sean Kelly's impenetrable accent to understand it).

[Norse]

Geonz, check out velonews.com.

After boycotting the first few weeks of Le Tour, I broke down yesterday - too much excitement with the Alps and so many guys bunched tightly together. Still, I wonder how different the dynamics would be if the strongest pro team, and defending yellow jersey, had been allowed to race.