Tour of California

**sallen21t** · 02-17-2009, 07:57 PM

Has anyone been watching the Tour of California or following it? It has been pretty interesting. Lance Armstrong has been struggling unfortunately. Anyway, curious to hear what people think.

**sallen21t** · 02-17-2009, 07:59 PM

In case you aren't following and want to check it out here is a good site I've been using to follow the action. Bruce Hildenbrand has a great blog featured on the site also.

Tour of California

**ItchyBits** · 02-18-2009, 05:22 AM

Struggling? - finishing in the pack - the ToC is not his A race - his A race is the TdeFrance.

**Kalidurga** · 02-18-2009, 05:46 AM

Yo, Betty! Very cool to see you here.

I keep wondering if people think that Lance is struggling because they don't understand that he's working in a domestique capacity for this race. He's publicly said that he's working for Levi to win. It's interesting to watch him in this new role. Just a few stages in, he seems to be handling it well.

**Becky** · 02-18-2009, 05:50 AM

Originally Posted by Kalidurga

I keep wondering if people think that Lance is struggling because they don't understand that he's working in a domestique capacity for this race. He's publicly said that he's working for Levi to win. It's interesting to watch him in this new role. Just a few stages in, he seems to be handling it well.

Very good point. The whole "crashing into a motorbike" thing is also a factor, I think: http://cyclingnews.com/road/2009/feb...b09/feb17news3

**Aggie_Ama** · 02-18-2009, 05:56 AM

He has said he is not quite in form which would not be expected. He is trying to peak for the Giro and ultimately the Tour de France. I was surprised to see he did something bone headed like hit his own motorbike, he had some mad bike handling skills which I witnessed when personally when he was mountain biking.

The race is Levi's to lose, he is a great form and is hungry. Unless he keeps falling over like yesterday he will be tough to beat. I am still hoping for the DZ upset, I just love the Argyle!

Overall the biggest loser in the ATOC is VS. The coverage sucks! And they keep cutting off for hockey, bull riding, basket weaving.

**kacie tri-ing** · 02-18-2009, 09:59 AM

I agree about the coverage! I was really looking forward to the end last night, and then they did not even show it! AH!!!!

**Kalidurga** · 02-18-2009, 10:23 AM

If you're following the race at the Amgen site, they keep explaining that their coverage issues are due to the weather. I assume that Vs. has the same situation, since it seems that Vs's TdF coverage is always borked when it rains.

**kacie tri-ing** · 02-18-2009, 10:25 AM

I know about the rain, but yesterday was tough because they started late, so they didn't get to show the end :-(

**Jo-n-NY** · 02-18-2009, 10:36 AM

I didn't think to go on the Amgen site. I see it is on now with sunny skies.

~ JoAnn

**Aggie_Ama** · 02-18-2009, 11:22 AM

No I understand the weather, it is the cutting out to start a hockey game that stinks.

**limewave** · 02-18-2009, 11:29 AM

Is it bad if I leave the kiddo at daycare an extra 15-20 minutes tonight so I can watch ToC? I did bring her in 20 minutes later than normal this morning . . .

**ItchyBits** · 02-18-2009, 11:31 AM

Hey there! I am lurking everywhere! He he he he

**Kalidurga** · 02-18-2009, 11:39 AM

I may unfortunately have to give up on the Amgen coverage. The site just froze my computer for the second day in a row. Shame, I really like having the video feed right next to live coverage. Edit: Problem solved. I remote-connected to another computer in the office that's not being used and pulled the site up there. Where there's a will, there's a way

limewave, it's only bad if your child grows up to hate cycling because of being left at daycare

**limewave** · 02-18-2009, 11:52 AM

Originally Posted by Kalidurga

limewave, it's only bad if your child grows up to hate cycling because of being left at daycare

. . . she never needs to know.

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