Jun 30, 2005 0
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 in a row, and that is to leave on top. Many say that is the last taboo, but Lance is different.
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Jun 30, 2005 0
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 point to poitn, into a contstant headwind with lots of roundabouts and bridges.
One interesting point is that Lance says he is a big Basso fan.
Jun 30, 2005 0
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.
Jun 30, 2005 0
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.
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Jun 30, 2005 0
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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Jun 29, 2005 1
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 year, did not decide on aprogram until the end of January. The late prep showed in some early season appearances. Lance struggled badly in Paris-Nice, epecially in the cold and snow. He did not have a great showing in the Tour de Georgia, where he helped Tom Danielson to overall victory.
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Jun 29, 2005 0
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.
Jun 29, 2005 0
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 a small hospital in Nigeria. The excuses was better than Franck Vandebroucke’s excuse, but not as convincing. They said the drugs were for the sick mother-in-law.
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