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#1 bardgal

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Posted 02 July 2011 - 11:52 AM

Cuntador :angry: and his tainted beef - how many days until he's booed out of the peleton?

Only one IT?

Utter happiness that the TT is back!!! HELL YES!

Who is this new announcer and where the hell is Craig Hummer??? (Forgive me if he turns up during the broadcast - we just turned it on - thank you TIVO.)

So - Andy Schleck? Christain Vande Velde? Bradley Wiggins? Cadel Evens? Or..... ????
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Posted 02 July 2011 - 02:35 PM

Cuntador :angry: and his tainted beef - how many days until he's booed out of the peleton?

Only one IT?

Utter happiness that the TT is back!!! HELL YES!

Who is this new announcer and where the hell is Craig Hummer??? (Forgive me if he turns up during the broadcast - we just turned it on - thank you TIVO.)

So - Andy Schleck? Christain Vande Velde? Bradley Wiggins? Cadel Evens? Or..... ????

I caught the last 20 minutes or so and it was obvious he was being hawked and got set up with that crash.
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Posted 06 July 2011 - 05:00 PM

I've enjoyed the race so far. Inspired performance yesterday by Thor Husholvd (sp?) to retain the yellow jersey.

Yesterday, someone had written on the road "Just say no Alberto". Made me smile. One thing I just don't get though - why does the media continue to focus their questions on the clenbuterol and not the plasticizers found in Contador's urine sample? He can claim tainted meat for the clenbuterol they found, but there are no excuses for plasticizers. Those are a harmless side effect of receiving IVs or blood transfusions. There's no other reasonable way to get them in your system. I'd love to hear his excuse. :)+

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Posted 11 July 2011 - 01:01 PM

This has been the tour of crashes so far. So many big names out do to injuries sustained in crashes - Tom Boonen, Bradley Wiggins, Chris Horner, Alexi Vinokourov, Dave Zabriskie.

Plus you have French TV cars hitting riders.

Yesterday was a killer stage with all of those climbs. Good way to whet your appetite for the mountain stages. Great ride by Thomas Voeckler and Luis-Leon Sanchez.

Thor Hushovd finally loses the yellow jersey. Does Voekler have the legs to defend it in the mountains?

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Posted 11 July 2011 - 01:40 PM

This has been the tour of crashes so far. So many big names out do to injuries sustained in crashes - Tom Boonen, Bradley Wiggins, Chris Horner, Alexi Vinokourov, Dave Zabriskie.

Plus you have French TV cars hitting riders.

Yesterday was a killer stage with all of those climbs. Good way to whet your appetite for the mountain stages. Great ride by Thomas Voeckler and Luis-Leon Sanchez.

Thor Hushovd finally loses the yellow jersey. Does Voekler have the legs to defend it in the mountains?


the french can't even drive their own cars in their own roads in their own events! fuck them. i felt bad for the dude that was wrapped in barbed wire. I hoping for Levi to make a miraculous comeback!

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Posted 11 July 2011 - 07:33 PM

Whoever uses the most banned substances without getting caught will win this race.

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#7 AnthonyNHB

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Posted 14 July 2011 - 01:08 PM

Entering the mountains today with one Category 1 climb followed by 2 Hors Categorie climbs. Can't wait to get home and watch.

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Posted 20 July 2011 - 09:05 PM

It's turning into the Tour de Carnage.
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Posted 09 August 2011 - 12:08 AM

Who won?
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Posted 09 August 2011 - 12:35 AM

Who won?


Cadel Evans (Australian) - rides for BMC.

Totally deserved it. His time trial was phenomenal, and the job he did in the Alps pulling back Andy Shleck was incredible.

If it wasn't for all of the crashes, I'd say it was one of the best races in the last few years, but there were bad crashes every stage. Painful to watch.

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Posted 06 February 2012 - 11:47 AM

As of today, Contador has been found guilty of doping and has lost his 2010 Tour De France title. 2010's winner goes to Andy Shleck.

Contador has been banned from racing for two years, but it's retroactive... so he'll be eligible to race in August 2012.

He'll lose any other titles (Giro D/Italia) he may have won as well.

He'll likely lose all his sponsors as well (hear that, Hugo Boss?).

Bottom line, to quote Alexi Lalas, "It couldn't have happened to a nicer jerk."

Tommy Mack




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