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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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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“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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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 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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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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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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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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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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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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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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…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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Who counted the crowd on the slopes of L’Alpe D’Huez? Did they have somebody standing there with a clicker like when you walk into
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There is an expression, “You had to be there.” Today’s stage was beyond description. It was the one predicted as the most difficult in
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Don’t mess with Texas. Lance Armstrong took this motto to heart when he chased down Filippo Simeoni early in today’s stage. Simeoni was trying
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The front yard is an embarassment, the house a disaster. My co-workers have run out of patience with me coming in late and blogging
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“I think that the man that works the hardest is the man who deserves to win.” Lance Armstrong My husband and I celebrated with
Read More2004 Tour de France follow-up
Well, the Tour is over for this year and we all know US Postal and Armstrong took home the big award. There are categories
Read MoreMy Letter to the Editor
Following in Tim’s footsteps, I decided to Make My Opinion Known to the local populace in Southern Utah. I have no idea if the
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