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It's like this: in the past I could watch the Tour on TV and enjoy it,
because I didn't care who won. Now I do. I really want Lance to pick up that fifth Tour - I have no idea why, logically I should be supporting Vino who is on fantastic form or David "British" Millar, or just not caring because there are some truly amazing riders in there this year, Mayo, Hamilton, Vinrenque and Ullrich to name but a few. But for some reason I want Lance to win - and in my experience whenever I want someone to win, they don't :-( So now I can't bear to watch the Tour live, even thoughI'm at Mums and they have cable and ITV2 and ****, I'll just have to go back to reading the results and then watching Liggett's Hour on tape. A hopeless case. Guy |
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Just zis Guy, you know? deftly scribbled:
It's like this: in the past I could watch the Tour on TV and enjoy it, because I didn't care who won. Now I do. I really want Lance to pick up that fifth Tour - I have no idea why, logically I should be supporting Vino who is on fantastic form or David "British" Millar, or just not caring because there are some truly amazing riders in there this year, Mayo, Hamilton, Vinrenque and Ullrich to name but a few. But for some reason I want Lance to win - and in my experience whenever I want someone to win, they don't :-( So now I can't bear to watch the Tour live, even thoughI'm at Mums and they have cable and ITV2 and ****, I'll just have to go back to reading the results and then watching Liggett's Hour on tape. A hopeless case. Guy Heheheh, while Millar's done some good riding, the man for me, though it's doubtful he'll win, is Hamilton .. that takes guts and real physical and mental strength .. -- Digweed |
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Garry Broad wrote:
It seems to me that all the other top riders are more concerned with only *stopping* him than actually 'going for it' The fact is that in order to win the Tour you have to beat the Texan. The fact that he is a strong favourite to win, and an awesome force on a bike, makes it much easier to focus on "beat Lance" than a nebulous "win the Tour" I suppose - the tactics this year have not favoured him, for sure, but he does seem to be keeping his cool. Whether he's keeping something in reserve for the Pyrenees we'll just have to wait and see. He hasn't produced any of his dazzling sprints up slopes like the side of a house this year so far. Guy |
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Just zis Guy, you know? wrote:
logically I should be supporting Vino who is on fantastic form or David "British" Millar "Note to all reporters: after Millar got dropped on the first hill today he is now officially 'Scottish' until he redeems himself with a win" |
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Just zis Guy, you know? wrote in message news:1fyepyu.1oswk6l14xj4ooN%spamdump@chapmancentr al.com... It's like this: in the past I could watch the Tour on TV and enjoy it, because I didn't care who won. Now I do. I really want Lance to pick up that fifth Tour - I have no idea why, logically I should be supporting Vino who is on fantastic form or David "British" Millar, or just not caring because there are some truly amazing riders in there this year, Mayo, Hamilton, Vinrenque and Ullrich to name but a few. But for some reason I want Lance to win - and in my experience whenever I want someone to win, they don't :-( His post race interview a few stages ago surprised me. He was berating the riders who had been attacking him on the stage. Perhaps I'm missing something somewhere, but I thought the idea of a race was to win. I would like to see Ullrich win. He is making a race of it, not sitting safely in the pack letting others do all the work. Bill |
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I used to like Lance Armstrong, I met him on a couple of occasions at stage
starts before he had to have his enforced lay off, my wife got his autograph in Leeds. I am enjoying this tour because he as some competition and he is not several minutes ahead. I have been following the tour since 1987, been at the roadside for 11 of them including 1989, and in that time I have lived through the Indurain and Armstrong years, their style of tour has really made for a dull race IMHO, this year is better as others believe that Lance is beatable. I hope it comes to a showdown with Ullrich on Saturday in the TT. Chapeau to Tyler Hamilton. "Just zis Guy, you know?" wrote in message news:1fyepyu.1oswk6l14xj4ooN%spamdump@chapmancentr al.com... It's like this: in the past I could watch the Tour on TV and enjoy it, because I didn't care who won. Now I do. I really want Lance to pick up that fifth Tour - I have no idea why, logically I should be supporting Vino who is on fantastic form or David "British" Millar, or just not caring because there are some truly amazing riders in there this year, Mayo, Hamilton, Vinrenque and Ullrich to name but a few. But for some reason I want Lance to win - and in my experience whenever I want someone to win, they don't :-( So now I can't bear to watch the Tour live, even thoughI'm at Mums and they have cable and ITV2 and ****, I'll just have to go back to reading the results and then watching Liggett's Hour on tape. A hopeless case. Guy |
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M Series wrote in message ... I have been following the tour since 1987, It only started a fortnight ago..............;-) |
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elyob wrote:
I reckon tomorrow and Wednesday are the big days, after that it's all flat. If there aren't any big gains/losses in the next two days, the time trial on Saturday becomes the big day. It's the first one I have really watched thoroughly absorbed. I want Lance to win, but also Ullrich and Vido would also be worthy winners. Five times is special though. Its the best one for me so far since Lemond beat Fignon by 8 seconds on the last day - a time trial to the finish line in Paris. For me, Armstong's potential achievment of a fifth win somehow needs to be supplemented by maybe winning one of the other competitions as well for me to place him high up within the increasing band of cyclists who have managed 5. Perhaps if he did something like break the hour record, I might also be more impressed, but he does seem to concentrate on the single goal of winning the TdF. Now he's getting some real competition for that, I agree its exciting stuff. My prediction is Vino in yellow coming out of the mountains (by seconds), and Ulrich to win it on the time trial. If Lance wins it, it will be hard fought and very well deserved, though. -- Jim Price http://www.jimprice.dsl.pipex.com Conscientious objection is hard work in an economic war. |
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Jim Price wrote:
: the last day - a time trial to the finish line in Paris. For me, : Armstong's potential achievment of a fifth win somehow needs to be : supplemented by maybe winning one of the other competitions as well for People keep saying this, but I don't understand it at all. Sure, he targets the tour, but look at his results for the last few years and then tell me he doesn't win anything else. From http://www.lancearmstrong.com/lance/...sf/html/career 2002 Milan San Remo - 44th Criterium International - 2nd Paris-Camembert - 75th Tour Flanders - 59th Amstel Gold - 4th Midi Libre - 1st Dauphine - 1st Tour De France - 1st That's two wins of top class stage races and damm close in a world cup classic. 2001 Amstel Gold -2nd Tour of Switerland - 1st Ahrthur |
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Arthur Clune wrote:
[stuff] Not shabby, admittedly, but he - like Indurain - admit to concentrating on the Tour almost to the exclusion of everythiong else. Contrast with Mr. E. Merckx... Dave Larrington - http://www.legslarry.beerdrinkers.co.uk/ ================================================== ========= Editor - British Human Power Club Newsletter http://www.bhpc.org.uk/ ================================================== ========= |
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