Go Tommy Go
Most people would be bored stiff by the Tour de France. I find it fascinating and spend at least an hour a day for 3 weeks or so watching these guys grind it out. I admire their endurance but their mental toughness and focus is hard to believe. I think it was a Belgian guy that crashed, finished the day's stage with multiple lacerations, was sewed up with 35 stitches that night, and on the bike the next day.Thomas Voeckler has led the Tour for several days now. He's a tough little French guy who's got all the favorites worried. I'd like to see him take the prize.
posted by jim at 7/20/2011 04:30:00 PM
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Me too, but Cadel would be okay also.
It's on TV at the gym where I've been working out--on the set between General Hospital and Mob Wives. A great lineup because when you get tired watching the bikers abuse themselves you can watch Luke abuse himself and then watch the wives abuse each other...all this whilst I abuse myself on the elliptical.
I agree: these thin men are some of the toughest SOBs, pound for pound, in professional sports, dope or no dope.
I remember voke from 03 or 04 when he held off lance for several days, just the way he's doing now. He's been good but tomorrow, with the high uphill finish, I think he finally coughs it up to the Aussie who should hang on till the finish. The Spaniard is looking good but he has a shitty team and lots of bad luck in the first week.
Been a lot of pretty mundane stages this year but tomorrow should be a classic.
In Paris I'll go with Cad, Al, Frank... so long as no one else crashes.
Volk retains yellow by sucking cadel's wheel for forty clicks! Awesome! Best stage I've ever watched. Andy schleck's move one of the greatest, if not the greatest, attacks in tour history. And one more high mt. finish to go.
if cad can lose no time today he'll zing past the bros in the TT tomorrow. i'll be watching tonite, as always, after the fam offs to bed.
Watching AS sail away from group and increase time between was pretty sweet. Yeah, TV hanging on to yellow but like you say Cadel pulled him through. Alberto is toast and I am glad, he and his mountain legs did not have the juice yesterday and I think he just said "fuck it" around the time Cadel finally got something going. It was an amazing stage, only wish Andy could have grabbed the yellow jersey as well.
Another great stage! The spaniard finally strutted his stuff but wore down on the relentless switchbacks. AS deserves his first win tho if he lets up even a tad the feisty Aussie might go flashin by. Brothers on the podium in Paris. Has it ever happened before?
The Tour: one of the great spectacles in this Age of Athletics.
Cadel rolled by the schlecks and spit em out.
Picked 2 of the 3 spots. Not too shabby. Better than Bobby roll who wins for most excited guy watching the tour. Bob's pre-race commentary is always a thing of beauty.
Cadel rolled by the schlecks and spit em out.
Picked 2 of the 3 spots. Not too shabby. Better than Bobby roll who wins for most excited guy watching the tour. Bob's pre-race commentary is always a thing of beauty.
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