**Official** Tour de France/Lance thread **Official**

[Fausto]

I'll just make this an official catch-all thread since people seem fairly interested.

Daily coverage of each stage can ge had on Outdoor Life Network. Coverage usually starts around 8-9pm EST.

Outdoor Life Tour headquarters.

Lots of video clips from this year's race for those of you without cable.

Daily live audio coverage of each stage.

Cycling News.com- a great website for news, race coverage, pics, etc.

Official US Postal Service cycling team website.

Lance Armstrong's website.



The Official Site of the 2003 Tour de France.


Enjoy!

 

[Electric Amish]

So, what's up with this protest thing that cost Armstrong, among others, a bunch of time yesterday or the day before??

 

[HomeBrewerDude]

can i come over and watch at your place? you wife told me she would like to see me soon.

 

[ElFenix]

Originally posted by: Electric Amish
So, what's up with this protest thing that cost Armstrong, among others, a bunch of time yesterday or the day before??

they're protesting the jailing of a french farmer who crapped in a mcdonalds or something, and also torched some "genetically engineered" food (all food is genetically engineered

)

the stupid thing is that the fvcktards in charge of the race determined that it was a normal race obstacle and that the riders would have to negotiate it.

 

[Fausto]

Originally posted by: Electric Amish
So, what's up with this protest thing that cost Armstrong, among others, a bunch of time yesterday or the day before??

Nothing. The guys in the breakaway (already 20 minutes up the road at that point) are all so far back in the standings that being detained by protested for two minutes had no bearing on the overall picture. No way in hell was the peloton going to catch the leaders even if they wanted to and they didn't want to. Why bust your ass to bring back no-hopers after three days in the Alps?

Link to coverage of yesterday's stage.

 

[GiLtY]

I haven't been tracking Tour De Franch.. but how's Armstrom doing? is he still leading?

I really hope he wins this one.

--GiLtY

 

[Electric Amish]

Originally posted by: GiLtY
I haven't been tracking Tour De Franch.. but how's Armstrom doing? is he still leading?

I really hope he wins this one.

--GiLtY

I think he is currently leading...

 

[Fausto]

Originally posted by: GiLtY
I haven't been tracking Tour De Franch.. but how's Armstrom doing? is he still leading?

I really hope he wins this one.

--GiLtY

More info on Le Tour than you could shake a stick at.

Watch the recap tonight. You'll get to see all the good stuff without the boring parts where the peloton is doing essentially nothing. The stages in the Alps were awesome.

 

[digitalsm]

Armstrong has a 20 second lead.

 

[GiLtY]

Originally posted by: Fausto1

Originally posted by: GiLtY
I haven't been tracking Tour De Franch.. but how's Armstrom doing? is he still leading?

I really hope he wins this one.

--GiLtY

More info on Le Tour than you could shake a stick at.

Watch the recap tonight. You'll get to see all the good stuff without the boring parts where the peloton is doing essentially nothing. The stages in the Alps were awesome.

Man I really hope I can watch it, but I don't have cable =/

--GiLtY

 

[Fausto]

Originally posted by: GiLtY

Originally posted by: Fausto1

Originally posted by: GiLtY
I haven't been tracking Tour De Franch.. but how's Armstrom doing? is he still leading?

I really hope he wins this one.

--GiLtY

More info on Le Tour than you could shake a stick at.

Watch the recap tonight. You'll get to see all the good stuff without the boring parts where the peloton is doing essentially nothing. The stages in the Alps were awesome.

Man I really hope I can watch it, but I don't have cable =/

--GiLtY

A friend with cable? Or you can go to a sports bar and ask nicely for them to change the channel on one of the TVs. Usually works for me....I watched Sunday's stage from the patio of a local joint with some friends while munching wings and beer.

 

[Kev]

Originally posted by: Fausto1

Originally posted by: GiLtY
I haven't been tracking Tour De Franch.. but how's Armstrom doing? is he still leading?

I really hope he wins this one.

--GiLtY

More info on Le Tour than you could shake a stick at.

Watch the recap tonight. You'll get to see all the good stuff without the boring parts where the peloton is doing essentially nothing. The stages in the Alps were awesome.

they're riding bikes, how "awesome" could it be?

 

[Fausto]

Originally posted by: Kev

Originally posted by: Fausto1

Originally posted by: GiLtY
I haven't been tracking Tour De Franch.. but how's Armstrom doing? is he still leading?

I really hope he wins this one.

--GiLtY

More info on Le Tour than you could shake a stick at.

Watch the recap tonight. You'll get to see all the good stuff without the boring parts where the peloton is doing essentially nothing. The stages in the Alps were awesome.

they're riding bikes, how "awesome" could it be?

Well, it depends how you look at it. The appeal of a bike race is that much of who wins/loses in tough stages (like the Alps) comes down to mental toughness in many ways. Watching the ebb and flow of attacks and responses, taking into consideration that these guys are riding at the limit of their abilities, is pretty cool IMO. The descents on tiny mountain roads at 60+ mph on half-inch wide tires are certainly interesting.

I guess it's like any other sport, you really need someone to explain the fine points before it makes sense and has appeal. Cycling is a very tactical sport, believe it or not, so it just looks like guys riding bikes if you don't have some insight into what's really happening.

 

[Nitemare]

Originally posted by: digitalsm
Armstrong has a 20 second lead.

Iwish he had picked up more of a lead while he was in the Alps

 

[dquan97]

My strategy: pedal REALLY fast

 

[Fausto]

Originally posted by: Nitemare

Originally posted by: digitalsm
Armstrong has a 20 second lead.

Iwish he had picked up more of a lead while he was in the Alps

He should pick up time of a lot of the guys in the top 10 in the individual time trial on Friday. Guys like Mayo can climb well, but they can't time trial for squat.

They Pyrenees should be interesting.

 

[Fausto]

Originally posted by: dquan97
My strategy: pedal REALLY fast

Doesn't work when you take drafting into account. The guy sitting on your wheel will wait until you're good and tired and then blow your doors off.

 

[notfred]

Originally posted by: Kev
they're riding bikes, how "awesome" could it be?

It sounds at least as "awesome" as guys running around a field or throwing balls through a metal ring, doesn't it?

 

[GiLtY]

Those who don't see biking as a interesting sport, that's just how you look at it.

It's basically the same for people who don't see the appeal in football/basketball/etc...


--GiLtY

 

[Kev]

Originally posted by: notfred

Originally posted by: Kev
they're riding bikes, how "awesome" could it be?

It sounds at least as "awesome" as guys running around a field or throwing balls through a metal ring, doesn't it?

comparing basketball and football to pedaling a bicycle? please...

although if by "guys running around a field" you meant baseball or soccer then i agree wholeheartedly

 

[Fausto]

Originally posted by: Kev

Originally posted by: notfred

Originally posted by: Kev
they're riding bikes, how "awesome" could it be?

It sounds at least as "awesome" as guys running around a field or throwing balls through a metal ring, doesn't it?

comparing basketball and football to pedaling a bicycle? please...

although if by "guys running around a field" you meant baseball or soccer then i agree wholeheartedly

What specifically puts basketball and football into the realm of appeal for you over something like cycling? Just curious.

 

[GoingUp]

They should just rename it to Tour de Lance

 

[Viper GTS]

Originally posted by: Fausto1

Originally posted by: Kev

Originally posted by: notfred

Originally posted by: Kev
they're riding bikes, how "awesome" could it be?

It sounds at least as "awesome" as guys running around a field or throwing balls through a metal ring, doesn't it?

comparing basketball and football to pedaling a bicycle? please...

although if by "guys running around a field" you meant baseball or soccer then i agree wholeheartedly

What specifically puts basketball and football into the realm of appeal for you over something like cycling? Just curious.

Duh, cheerleaders!

Viper GTS

 

[Fausto]

Originally posted by: Viper GTS

Originally posted by: Fausto1

Originally posted by: Kev

Originally posted by: notfred

Originally posted by: Kev
they're riding bikes, how "awesome" could it be?

It sounds at least as "awesome" as guys running around a field or throwing balls through a metal ring, doesn't it?

comparing basketball and football to pedaling a bicycle? please...

although if by "guys running around a field" you meant baseball or soccer then i agree wholeheartedly

What specifically puts basketball and football into the realm of appeal for you over something like cycling? Just curious.

Duh, cheerleaders!

Viper GTS

You obviously haven't seen some of the podium girls presenting the day's prizes at the end of each stage.

 

[sygyzy]

Where can I see a video of the crash that sent Armstrong riding off into the field?