Lance Armstrong
Jul 22nd 2004, 1:17 am
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Re: Lance Armstrong
Originally posted by Yosser
> Lance won the time trial,
and he overtook Basso, who started 2 minutes ahead of him.....unreal!
> Tis gone like the wind from satans bottom, he did.
Allez
le maillot jeaune.
Actually, I don't think he's human. I mean, look at
him. And a time trial up a mountain for god's sake.
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> Lance won the time trial,
and he overtook Basso, who started 2 minutes ahead of him.....unreal!
> Tis gone like the wind from satans bottom, he did.
Allez
le maillot jeaune.
Actually, I don't think he's human. I mean, look at
him. And a time trial up a mountain for god's sake.
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Jul 22nd 2004, 6:00 pm
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Re: Lance Armstrong
I was watching his time trial last night, he went pass Basso like he was
standing still....
Ullrich is looking abit dodgy, what with a pink
shirt, pink gloves, pink bike, and a gold loop earing......next year I
hear he is riding for team rainbow warrior;)
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standing still....
Ullrich is looking abit dodgy, what with a pink
shirt, pink gloves, pink bike, and a gold loop earing......next year I
hear he is riding for team rainbow warrior;)
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Jul 22nd 2004, 6:07 pm
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Re: Lance Armstrong
Originally posted by Yosser
> I was watching his time
trial last night, he went pass Basso like he was standing still....
>
Ullrich is looking abit dodgy, what with a pink shirt, pink gloves, pink
bike, and a gold loop earing......next year I hear he is riding for team
rainbow warrior;)
4 minutes 9 seconds lead...3 days to go.
Barring a crash, injury or other disaster it's over.
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> I was watching his time
trial last night, he went pass Basso like he was standing still....
>
Ullrich is looking abit dodgy, what with a pink shirt, pink gloves, pink
bike, and a gold loop earing......next year I hear he is riding for team
rainbow warrior;)
4 minutes 9 seconds lead...3 days to go.
Barring a crash, injury or other disaster it's over.
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Jul 23rd 2004, 5:24 pm
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Re: Lance Armstrong
Originally posted by Lion in Winter
> Allez le maillot
jeaune.
>
> Actually, I don't think he's human. I mean, look at him.
And a time trial up a mountain for god's sake.
they routinely
test for drugs ... but have they tested whether his legs are really
bionic?!!
:D
the man is superhuman ...
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> Allez le maillot
jeaune.
>
> Actually, I don't think he's human. I mean, look at him.
And a time trial up a mountain for god's sake.
they routinely
test for drugs ... but have they tested whether his legs are really
bionic?!!
:D
the man is superhuman ...
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Jul 23rd 2004, 6:32 pm
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Originally posted by Brit'n'TX
> they routinely test for
drugs ... but have they tested whether his legs are really bionic?!!
> :D
>
> the man is superhuman ...
He's a machine isn't he?
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> they routinely test for
drugs ... but have they tested whether his legs are really bionic?!!
> :D
>
> the man is superhuman ...
He's a machine isn't he?
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Aug 3rd 2004, 8:42 pm
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Originally posted by manc1976
> He's a machine isn't he?
Sorry if this is old news, but I just got back into the US
today and haven't had my Britishexpats.com fix for a month.
I was at
the Tour during the middle week. Abso-flippin-lutely amazing
experience. You just don't get a feel for what it's like to be there
from the TV (although you get to see a lot more of the action on TV than
live, at least if you get OLN).
We followed every stage for 7 days and
it was the same every day. Up at 6 a.m., quick breakfast, hit the road
to get to a good spot for the next stage before the traffic gets
horrendous (or the roads get closed). Many days we hiked (actually, one
day it was more like climbing) for several hours to get to where we
wanted to be. Lugging backpacks with bottles of water and wine, and
French bread sticking out the top. Then sit on your camp chairs for 4
hours, chatting with other spectators while you wait for the "Caravan"
(i.e., moving circus), and drinking your vin rouge. I was REALLY
impresed with how friendly the locals were, and how willing to help us
overcome our language inadequacies, I think the French have a reputation
for being intolerant of foreginers but I certainly didn't see it.
Then
the fun starts to build. An hour before the riders came, the caravan
passed through - a 30 minute convoy of wacky vehicles throwing out all
kinds of freebies provided by the sponsors.
After that there's about
30-45 minutes during which the tension builds until, just before the
riders come there's an almost eerie silence. The riders are announced by
helicopters passing overhead, followed by a convoy of beeping
motorcycles and team cars with a forest of bikes on top. Then the
peloton zooms through at unbelievable speeds.
On the flat stages, the
riders come and go in a surprisingly short time, usually all together
except for maybe a small breakaway group and some stragglers. The hills
are much more exciting because the riders are more strung out and going
slower (but still faster than most of us can go on the flat), so you can
really get close to them and watch the expressions on their faces
(Lance: focused; the rest: in pain).
After the riders have passed
(there's actually an official "back of the pack" vehicle), you spend
hours trekking down from wherever you were, sitting in traffic, then
driving to your next hotel, eating dinner sometimes around midnight.
Next day, the same. Absolutely exhausting, completely exciting. I'd do
it again in a heartbeat, though I'd take one or two days off to enjoy
the French countryside (we got to enjoy very little of the wonderful
places we stayed at).
Can Lance do it again? Definitely, in fact I'd
put my money on him for two more years, as long as he keeps a good team
around him (which I think he will). There are some up and coming riders
who I think will give him a run for his money and I don't think it will
be as easy next time, but barring falls, injury, or illness (or a crazy
spectator - a very scary but definite possibility), he could make it 8
in a row.
Good to be back!
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> He's a machine isn't he?
Sorry if this is old news, but I just got back into the US
today and haven't had my Britishexpats.com fix for a month.
I was at
the Tour during the middle week. Abso-flippin-lutely amazing
experience. You just don't get a feel for what it's like to be there
from the TV (although you get to see a lot more of the action on TV than
live, at least if you get OLN).
We followed every stage for 7 days and
it was the same every day. Up at 6 a.m., quick breakfast, hit the road
to get to a good spot for the next stage before the traffic gets
horrendous (or the roads get closed). Many days we hiked (actually, one
day it was more like climbing) for several hours to get to where we
wanted to be. Lugging backpacks with bottles of water and wine, and
French bread sticking out the top. Then sit on your camp chairs for 4
hours, chatting with other spectators while you wait for the "Caravan"
(i.e., moving circus), and drinking your vin rouge. I was REALLY
impresed with how friendly the locals were, and how willing to help us
overcome our language inadequacies, I think the French have a reputation
for being intolerant of foreginers but I certainly didn't see it.
Then
the fun starts to build. An hour before the riders came, the caravan
passed through - a 30 minute convoy of wacky vehicles throwing out all
kinds of freebies provided by the sponsors.
After that there's about
30-45 minutes during which the tension builds until, just before the
riders come there's an almost eerie silence. The riders are announced by
helicopters passing overhead, followed by a convoy of beeping
motorcycles and team cars with a forest of bikes on top. Then the
peloton zooms through at unbelievable speeds.
On the flat stages, the
riders come and go in a surprisingly short time, usually all together
except for maybe a small breakaway group and some stragglers. The hills
are much more exciting because the riders are more strung out and going
slower (but still faster than most of us can go on the flat), so you can
really get close to them and watch the expressions on their faces
(Lance: focused; the rest: in pain).
After the riders have passed
(there's actually an official "back of the pack" vehicle), you spend
hours trekking down from wherever you were, sitting in traffic, then
driving to your next hotel, eating dinner sometimes around midnight.
Next day, the same. Absolutely exhausting, completely exciting. I'd do
it again in a heartbeat, though I'd take one or two days off to enjoy
the French countryside (we got to enjoy very little of the wonderful
places we stayed at).
Can Lance do it again? Definitely, in fact I'd
put my money on him for two more years, as long as he keeps a good team
around him (which I think he will). There are some up and coming riders
who I think will give him a run for his money and I don't think it will
be as easy next time, but barring falls, injury, or illness (or a crazy
spectator - a very scary but definite possibility), he could make it 8
in a row.
Good to be back!
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