The Eggstractor

OK, like CS said, Tuesday night really doesn’t have much teevee from which to select. So, me and Ian passed up Game Show Network

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2004 Tour de France, Day 2

The relatively flat of today’s stage made me anticipate a replaying of “The Fasso Bortolo Train” from the Giro d’Italia earlier this year. Alessandro

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The Tour, Day 3

High puffy clouds, blue skies, dry road conditions and another relatively flat stage this last day in Belgium had all the makings of a

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The Tour Day 4

Cobbles and Crashes were the order of the day in today’s race, and the playing field was leveled between the two Italian sprinters Petacchi

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The Tour Day 5

“It’s like Woodstock on wheels.” Bob Roll Spectators lined the streets in the rain for today’s Time Trial event, umbrellas unfurled, cheering the riders

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The Tour Day 6

Grey skies, wind and rain brought good luck to Team Cofidis today. I have considered them the unluckiest team so far in this year’s

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The Tour Day 7

“The Tour de France is won in bed.” Paul Sherwen By Paul Sherwen’s calculation, every day Lance is not wearing yellow can mean an

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The Tour Day 8

Watching and writing about the Tour de France is becoming almost as arduous as riding the Tour de France. Not really, of course, but

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The Tour Day 9

“What am I on? I’m on the bike.” Lance Armstrong The most recent doping allegation against Lance Armstrong came just before the start of

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The Tour – Rest Day 1

Today is a rest day for the riders, but as mentioned in yesterday’s blog they still get on their bikes and ride. No rest

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The Tour Day 11

The riders take most of our attention during the Tour de France but like any other event, the behind-the-scene people deserve some mention for

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The Tour Day 12

I was up at 6 friggin’ am this morning to watch the longest stage of the Tour and that, my friends, is cycle watching

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The Tour Day 13

Yesterday’s early start turned into a late finish for me as it was my Wednesday to keep the grandbrats while their folks went league

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The Tour Day 14

Well, finally. What a difference a day in the mountains makes. Today’s GC: 1) Voeckler (BLB) 2) Armstrong (US Postal) at 5’24” 3) Sandy

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The Tour Day 15

Headlines Today Armstrong wins stage! Voeckler stays in yellow! Hamilton abandons race after 83 kilometers! Naked fan spotted in the last ten kilometers of

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The Tour Day 16

Today was a good day not to get up at six friggin’ thirty to watch the race and wait for the rerun later in

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The Tour Day 17

Today is a Tour rest day but like I said last week, the riders still go out to ride so the bloggers still blog.

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The Tour Day 18

…and Lance Armstrong is still the man to beat. Phil Liggett A buddy of mine who shall remain anonymous made the comment that “bike

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