Velochimp: Astrochimp on Cycling

That is the name of the look that describes Lance Armstrong as he is about to crack. Not many people have seen it, but there are many that hope to see it this coming July. Lance is about to do something that all of the other Tour greats have not done, besides win 6 [...]

The smack is hitting its stride for the Tour with Lance Armstrong egging on Jan Ullrich. Lance says “Yeah, sure Jan Ullrich will wear the Yellow Jersey and win the Tour in 2006.”
Lance also says that the first stage, a 19km time trial instead of a prologue is almost a dangerous stage because it is [...]

No home theatre for Jan, but a hyperbaric chamber to simulate high altitude training.
Ullrich is taking a tip from Armstrong and Jack-o but he isn’t sleeping in purified air, he just
puts his roller in there for now.
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T-Mobile has the Three Musketeers or three blind mice, or three angry siblings. Anyway you look at it T-Mobile will be a force for Lance to reckon with in the Tour. But cycling has a way of producing the unexpected.

Check out the full map details of this years Tour Click for map

Christian Vandevelde writes a good entry in his Velonews diary about what this week is like for a pro cyclist about to race in the Tour.
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Who are the top contenders for the 2005 Tour de France?
Lance gives No Gifts
First is of course the six time champion Lance Armstrong. Lance comes into this race with not much success this year. He admittedly started his prep late. There is word that they usually start working for the Tour in December, but this [...]

Performance Bike has a simple Fantasy Tour de France game on their site.
Click here to find out more
Plus, cyclingnews.com has a more extensive game, but you have to pay to play.

A good overview of Lance’s career results in the Tour

Looks like the swift Italian justice system has come down on Raimondas Rumsas. You remember Raimi? The guy who came out of nowhere in the 2002 Tour to take third place. On the final day of the Tour Raimi’s wife was caught on the French Italian border with enough EPO and assorted drugs to stock [...]