Races

The Lanterne Rouge

Date: July 17th, 2007 |

In a race of elites like the Tour de France, even the last guys to cross the line each day would kick the asses of the average (and even above-average) cyclist around the world. So while the riders at the top of the GC get all the limelight, it seems only fair that someone notice [read more]

Tour de France: Thank Goodness for Rest Days

Date: July 15th, 2007 |

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With the excitement of the last few days in the Tour, I’m going to need tomorrow’s rest day almost as much as the riders will. Oh, relax - I said almost.
First, a few days ago we had the inexplicable crash of Alexandre Vinokourov, arguably the race favorite, which looked like it might keep him from [read more]

Hushovd Finally Gets His First 2007 Win

Date: July 11th, 2007 |

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I’ll admit that I’ve got a tendency toward groupie-ism, so when the husband and I were flying back from Salzburg last year after the World Championships I did a triple-take when it looked like Thor Hushovd was waiting to board the same plane we were. Turns out it was Thor, and although we couldn’t chat [read more]

The Fallout After Stage 2 Crash

Date: July 9th, 2007 |

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Watching several guys riding across the finish line today holding one arm or the other against their chests, it looked like there would be lots of riders in the hospital and/or not starting the race tomorrow. There will undoubtedly be some whose injuries are too great to continue, but so far these are the only [read more]

Testosterone and Time Trials

Date: July 7th, 2007 |

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I mention the testosterone only because that is what has disqualified last year’s winner, Floyd Landis, from this year’s tour. I don’t think anyone expected him to ride again this year after the hip replacement he was to get after last year’s Tour, but the T for testosterone fit the rest of the subject [read more]

Stage 9: What is Discovery Doing?

Date: July 17th, 2007 |

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I had a trial today so I did not catch any audio or video of today’s stage. On my way out to court I caught just enough information to determine that Popovych and Gusev of Discovery were part of an early man attack. I presumed Levi Leipheimer was somewhere in a big group [read more]

What An Exciting Stage 5

Date: July 12th, 2007 |

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I was stuck in court Wednesday afternoon and work kept me from paying much attention to Thursday’s Stage 5, but I just finished watching my recording and all I can say is “Wow!” So far our buddy Sarge has been right on target and this has been just about the most exciting Tour I [read more]

Cancellara Proves He Can Outsmart the Sprinters

Date: July 10th, 2007 |

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Well, for today’s stage starting out as one of the most boring stages I’ve ever seen in a bike race, the ending was exciting enough that I don’t think anyone will be complaining. The 4-man break was finally caught by the peloton with less than 1km to go, when race leader Fabian Cancellara leapt from [read more]

McEwen? Hah, Call Me Houdini!

Date: July 8th, 2007 |

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I did predict Robby to win today’s stage. Here he is crossing after crossing the line. I do think we all were surprised by how he did it. He was one of many who got caught behind some sort of rider pileup on a narrow road between 15 and 20 kilometers away [read more]

Ahhwooo, werewolves of London

Date: July 5th, 2007 |

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I know even less about world travel than I do about cycling. My wife is the true traveler in our family. Sigh, somebody has to stay behind to watch the kids and feed the dogs!
She did take me with her once. We visited London (I for the first time) just [read more]

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