Tour talk -- Spoiler alert

[Dogmama]

I definitely think AC could have smoked Andy. I think the little spurt he did at the end was meant to prove that exact point. I agree that AC's value would have plummeted if he had smoked Andy. More than a bike race is at stake here. Commercial endorsements pay big $$.

[Deborajen]

Given that Contador sat on Andy's wheel for nearly the entire climb, well, yeah, he probably could've smoked Andy. Between Andy's comeback after the dropped chain, his doing nearly all the work in this last climbing stage, and his winning two stages (even if one was possibly a "gift" from Berto), Andy's proven himself worthy to win the Tour, whether he does or not.

I just hope he doesn't give up.

[channlluv]

With only two days to go, I seriously doubt he'd give up. He'd have to totally crash out to quit at this point.

Roxy

[MM_QFC!]

Yeah, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bjarne_Riis and he won the tour, once upon a time.

yeah, but it was years later that he admitted he wasn't a clean rider:

"...on May 25, 2007 Riis issued a press release that he also had made "mistakes" in the past,and in the following press conference confessed to taking EPO, growth hormone and cortisone for 5 years, from 1993 to 1998, including during his victory in the 1996 Tour de France. Riis said that he bought and injected the EPO himself, and team coach Walter Godefroot turned a blind eye to the drug use on the team. Riis was removed from the official record books of Tour de France,but in July 2008 he was written back into the books, along with additional notes about his use of doping."

[malkin]

Tom Cruise and Cameron Diaz...What's up with that?

[redrhodie]

yeah, but it was years later that he admitted he wasn't a clean rider:

Yeah, I read that, but since it was Jan Ullrich who came in second, I figure the playing field was level.

Good on Cav today! And, he was sick.

I wonder what's up with Andy at the doc's car. That's doesn't look good.

[carinapir]

Tom Cruise and Cameron Diaz...What's up with that?

I know, right? Is the movie really that bad that they have to pimp it at the TdF? Hollywood needs to give it a rest.

[ny biker]

I know, right? Is the movie really that bad that they have to pimp it at the TdF? Hollywood needs to give it a rest.

Eh. I'm not caring one way or the other. Sometimes show biz types visit. No big deal. Maybe Alberto got a thrill from it.

If they're publicizing a movie to people in France, then the TdF would be a logical place to reach a huge audience. Meanwhile the Tour sponsors and team sponsors get that much more publicity, too.

[Catrin]

Jens gives a tour of his hotel room:

http://video.saxobank.com/video/686516

"it's like a hard shell.... around chaos"

LOL

I loved the sleeping shirt - he loves his family Also really liked the chaos comments - but others have already quoted them.

[Dogmama]

Robin Williams used to follow Lance around, but he never climbed on the podium with him. It's a publicity stunt. Bleech...

[ny biker]

The whole tour is a giant publicity stunt. I have a magnet and a drawstring bag that my friend got from the publicity caravans when she went to the tour last year. She and her husband brought home all kinds of stuff. It's a giant 3-week international publicity stunt.

But it pays for the race.

[Zen]

I want a musette bag

[KnottedYet]

Robin Williams used to follow Lance around, but he never climbed on the podium with him. It's a publicity stunt. Bleech...

Robin Williams is a wild bike nut. The dude seriously loves riding. You can see him sometimes riding across the Golden Gate. (the dude is also SERIOUSLY hairy!)

Don't know that I've ever heard Cameron Diaz or Tom Cruise did much riding. Is the new movie about bikes? (I'm looking for the connection here)

[Cait]

I want a musette bag

Agreed. I looked them up on ebay but it just wouldn't be the same. They do have quite a few though if anyone else is interested.

[Blue_Fedora]

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Don't know that I've ever heard Cameron Diaz or Tom Cruise did much riding. Is the new movie about bikes? (I'm looking for the connection here)

They're media-whores and there's nothin BUT cameras at the TdF.
(I'm assuming their new movie is opening in Paris this weekend)