Now, let's talk some TOUR de FRANCE

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  1. ronjor

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    Tour de France's podium girls bring beauty to sport

    Beauty has its place, and in the Tour de France it's atop the podium like icing on a cake.
    Much like the Winston girls of auto racing and the ring-card girls of boxing, the Tour de France's podium girls bring beauty to the sport.

    Podium
     
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    What! No pictures! Pictures man, I wanna see pictures!
     
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    yes,i bet they're good cooks :D
     
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    I just see a bunch of sweaty men! We want women! :'(
     
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    gallery 1 slide no.10 ;)
     
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    Jeez...getting one pic is tougher than climbing L'Alpe D'Huez! :doubt:
     
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    Be grateful for the pics you do get!! :cool:
     
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    I'd like to know what's with the polo shirts! Where are the bikinis! Come on!!!
     
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    At my age I'm grateful for sunrises & a pulse.... :rolleyes:

    Back to Le Tour: I see that the Discovery Channel will replace the U.S. Postal Service as sponsors in '05. Gee, I wonder what cable channel the U.S. TV coverage will be on o_O

    Of course, it won't much matter if Super Lance decides to spend more time @ home with the 3 kiddies in Texas.
     
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  16. iceni60

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    here you go. have fun
    bikini :eek: :eek: :eek:
     
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    Hmm... the speed this is taking, I wonder when Paul starts to drop by (and interfere?) heheheh ;) :D
    Meanwhile: Enjoy, you guys! :D :D :cool:
     
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    That is not much more than a smiley :ninja:
     
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    It's a slow day. People aren't breaking their computers fast enough.
     
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  20. Dazed_and_Confused

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    Lance is awesome, almost super-human!

    The mountain stages are real exciting to watch. :eek: All of the riders are in excellent physical condition - it's amazing they can do what they do for so many miles.

    I was glad to see HINCAPIE get a win today. :) But I feel sorry for VINOKOUROV - his T-MOBILE team really gave him the shaft yesterday. :mad: Hopefully he will ride for team Discovery next year.

    And as much as I dislike complementing the French, I have to say what a beautiful country they have, and what a fine job they have done with this race. :D Keep up the good work!
     

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  21. BlueZannetti

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    Ah, the TdF, the one sports event I actually look forward to each year...

    Lance is an amazing athlete, and I'm a fan of his, but I really wouldn't be upset if one of the other GC contenders was able to mount a successful attack - all of them are absolutely amazing. I guess I have a soft spot for Ullrich. In any other time he would be the dominant cyclist. As it is, he's still staying with the leaders and with a strong timetrial a podium position is within reach.

    While the fearlessness of Vinokourov is really something to marvel at, what about Rasmussen? The first time I heard his name it was like where did he come from?

    I was nice to see Hincapie finally get a stage win. His classics performance shows he has stage wins in him, aside from the fact that he is the absolute consummate domestique.

    I guess I don't see Vinokuorov joining Discovery next year. He's certainly showcasing his talent for a leader role, but it really looks like that slot on Discovery could be for Popovych. He would be a great addition if he could handle a support role. I guess that's what puzzles me on T-Mobile. Ullrich is the leader, and is clearly the strongest rider on that team, but the team doesn't focus on him like Discovery does on Lance. It's like some of the other teams that came in with multiple "leaders", they end up being a house divided.

    In any event, this years Tour has been fabulous thus far, and only a week to go..

    Blue
     
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    Yes, Blue. I like Rasmussen, too. Sorry to see him fall back to third today. That stage he won was exciting. I think it surprised Lance, too.

    He sure is. They all are! :eek:

    I know I tried keeping up, but had to sit up and take my helmet off after only two K. :D :D
     

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  23. BlueZannetti

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    We're all in that boat. The only way I'd keep up is if they were climbing and I was going downhill :), although the physics of this is a little dicey.

    Or maybe a tether to one of the support cars would work...

    Blue
     
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  24. Dazed_and_Confused

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    Even Lance's competitors are now admitting it's all over except for the drinking! :D And another of his teammates gets win.
     

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  25. FanJ

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    Darn my TV crashed :oops: :'(

    First year in many that I could not follow the Tour on TV :mad:
     
    FanJ, Jul 20, 2005
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