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Post by § Ö L Ø ƒ L ¡ g h † ™ on Jul 2, 2006 13:36:43 GMT 8
_ Hushovd snatches Tour prologue British hopes of a possible victory in the 7.1km Tour de France prologue were dashed as Norwegian Thor Hushovd powered to victory in Strasbourg. Hushovd overtook long-standing leader Sebastian Lang, who finished fourth, to finish in eight minutes 17.00 seconds. American George Hincapie, the last man out, had to settle for second, 0.73secs adrift, with David Zabriskie third. Bradley Wiggins finished 16th on his Tour debut, a second and a place ahead of fellow Briton David Millar. Millar, a prologue winner in 2000 and runner-up in 2003, had entertained hopes of grabbing the yellow jersey on his return to competition after a two-year doping ban. But he insisted he was "ecstatic" with his 17th-place finish, 14 seconds adrift of Hushovd. "I am just so happy to be here, it's great," said Millar. "I am not even disappointed. "I had a great ride, but perhaps I under-estimated the difficulty of it. But I have got to be happy just being here and feeling that good all the way round." Hushovd, a powerful sprinter who won last year's Green Jersey, is not a contender for the overall title as he tends to struggle in the mountains. He held the yellow jersey for a day in the 2004 Tour but surprised many, if not himself, by taking the opening time-trial, posting the winning time with 11 riders, including several specialists, still to follow him. "I managed to find a good rhythm at the start and I knew I had a chance to do something good after I came fifth (in the prologue) in 2004," he said. "This year I've worked a bit on my time-trial bike and I am used to it. I am happy with my time and it is a great start." Hincapie, taking over the leadership of the Discovery Channel team in the wake of Lance Armstrong's retirement, is now a contender for the overall title after the withdrawals of Ivan Basso and Jan Ullrich, caught up in a doping investigation. Starting last, he was unhappy not to pip Hushovd, throwing his bike and helmet to the ground in anger after crossing the finish line. Spaniard Alejandro Valverde, the new Tour favourite, made a strong start, finishing only four seconds adrift of Hushovd, along with Australian Stuart O'Grady. World time-trial champion Michael Rogers could only manage seventh. Sunday's first stage will lead the peloton on a 184.5km ride around Strasbourg, and is widely expected to finish with a mass sprint. Prologue results: 1 Thor Hushovd (Nor) 8:17.00 2 George Hincapie (USA) 8:17.73 3 David Zabriskie (USA) at four seconds 4 Sebastian Lang (Ger) four seconds 5 Alejandro Valverde (Spa) four seconds 6 Stuart O'Grady (Aus) four seconds 7 Michael Rogers (Aus) six seconds 8 Paolo Savoldelli (Ita) eight seconds 9 Floyd Landis (USA) nine seconds 10 Vladimir Karpets (Rus) 10 seconds Selected others: 16 Bradley Wiggins (GB) 13 seconds 17 David Millar (GB) 14 seconds
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Post by Julio on Jul 2, 2006 14:59:53 GMT 8
Floyd Landis, who finished 9th in the stage also had a very good chance to beat Hushovd. He finished 9 seconds behind first place but he wasn't in the starting gates when his time started so he had like an additional 8 seconds on top of his "real" time...
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Post by § Ö L Ø ƒ L ¡ g h † ™ on Jul 5, 2006 1:56:00 GMT 8
McEwen takes Stage 2 It looked like the sprinters would be denied today, as T-Mobile's Matthias Kessler put 14 seconds into the field over the day's final uncategorized climb. But the field wound it up, and caught Kessler within coasting distance of the line. Like a cobra, Robbie McEwen struck to take his first Tour victory of the year. Tom Boonen was 2nd on the day, off camera (bad OLN), ahead of Thor Hushovd and Rabobank's Oscar Freire. McEwen, who avoided the intermediate sprint warfare by Boonen and Hushovd, takes over the green jersey. Eurosport reports McEwen says he wants to keep it: "The most important is to win a stage, then it's about winning a second. Then it's the fight for the green jersey. I have lost the green jersey twice in my career. This year I want to take it. Another stage is the priority, but I'm determined to take the green home." Thor Hushovd takes back the yellow jersey, as the sprinters move up the GC as a result of sprint bonus seconds. David de la Fuente, away for 200-odd kilometers, takes over the King of the Mountains jersey and was named the stage's most combative rider, which means he'll ride with red race numbers tomorrow. There was a late crash that involved a large fraction of the field, right at 2 kilometers to go, reportedly including Floyd Landis, but no one seems to know if he went down, or was just caught behind it (Yahoo! Sport has a picture of Lampre's Patxi Vila being treated afterward). All those riders will get the same time at the finish as the leaders. Top 10: 1) McEwen, Davitamon-Lotto 2) Tom Boonen, QuickStep 3) Hushovd 4) Oscar Freire, Rabobank 5) Daniele Bennati, Lampre 6) Luca Paolini, Liquigas 7) Stuart O'Grady, CSC 8) Bernard Eisel, Française des Jeux 9) Erik Zabel, Milram 10) Peter Wrolich, Gerolsteiner General classification: 1) Hushovd 2) Boonen, at :05 3) McEwen, at :08 4) George Hincapie, Discovery Channel, at :10 5) Alejandro Valverde, Caisse d'Epargne, at :16 6) Stuart O'Grady, CSC, at :16 7) Michael Rogers, T-Mobile, at :18 8) Paolo Savoldelli, Discovery Channel, at :20 9) Floyd Landis, Phonak, at :21 10) Manuel Quinziato, Liquigas, at :24
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Post by § Ö L Ø ƒ L ¡ g h † ™ on Jul 5, 2006 2:02:16 GMT 8
Kessler gets his stage, Boonen gets his yellow jersey Matthias Kessler attacked over the Cauberg and kept his lead to the line, avenging his last second loss yesterday, earning T-Mobile probably its first bright spot of the 2006 Tour. Just 5 seconds behind, world time trial champion Michael Rogers led in a group of strongman sprinters and GC candidates. In 3rd on the day was Lampre's Daniele Bennati, ahead of world champion Tom Boonen, who had made no secret of his intent to take today's stage. He can take solace in the yellow jersey, the first ever for the 25-year-old world road champion, as Thor Hushovd came in 62nd, at 17 seconds back. He'll wear it in Belgium tomorrow, where he's a huge celebrity. Boonen also takes the lead in the green jersey competition as Robbie McEwen came in 34 seconds back in 89th. Lampre's Daniele Bennati, 4th on the day moves into 2nd in the points competition: Boonen 67, Bennati 66, McEwen 65, Hushovd 62, Zabel 59. This was a “declare your intentions” day for the GC; if you're not riding for the overall, why break your legs on the Cauberg? Floyd Landis, George Hincapie, Levi Leipheimer, Bobby Julich, Christian Vande Velde, Carlos Sastre, Paolo Savoldelli, Yarolav Popovych, Jose Azevedeo, Denis Menchov, Andreas Klöden, David Millar, Sergei Honchar, Cadel Evans, and even Gilberto Simoni all made the break to come in 5 seconds behind Kessler. Bookie favorite Alejandro Valverde crashed and broke his collarbone with about 20 kilometers to ride in an overlap of wheels -- a wide-open Tour de France is even more so this evening. Also out are Freddie Rodriguez and Erik Dekker, who went down together and were taken to a local hospital. Chris Horner came in 159th on the day, at 8:05. Stuart O'Grady rode in alone after an accident, 11:35 back, and Magnus Backstedt and Filippo Pozzato, 18:36 back, were the day's final finishers. Top 10: 1) Matthias Kessler, T-Mobile, in 4:57:54 2) Michael Rogers, T-Mobile, at :05 3) Daniele Bennati, Lampre, same time 4) Tom Boonen, QuickStep, s.t. 5) Erik Zabel, Milram, s.t. 6) Luca Paolini, Liquigas, s.t. 7) Oscar Freire, Rabobank, s.t. 8) Eddy Mazzoleni, T-Mobile, s.t. 9) Georg Totschnig, Gerolsteiner, s.t. 10) Fabian Wegmann, Gerolsteiner, s.t. General Classification: 1) Tom Boonen, QuickStep 2) Michael Rogers, T-Mobile, at :01 3) George Hincapie, Discovery Channel, at :05 4) Thor Hushovd, Credit Agricole, at :07 5) Paolo Savoldelli, Discovery Channel, at :15 6) Daniele Bennati, Lampre, at :15 7) Floyd Landis, Phonak, at :16 8) Vladimir Karpets, Caisse d'Epargne, at :15 9) Sergei Honchar, T-Mobile, at :17 10) Matthias Kessler, T-Mobile, at :17
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Post by § Ö L Ø ƒ L ¡ g h † ™ on Jul 6, 2006 13:11:36 GMT 8
Mc Ewen sprints to stage four win. Robbie McEwen showed his incredible dive-and-dash skills again today to take his 2nd stage win of the 2006 Tour. McEwen takes back the green jersey, his overall goal for the Tour. Credit Agricole's Julian Dean of New Zealand fell just short of the line, bumping a QuickStep rider who in turn may have bumped yellow jersey Tom Boonen. Boonen is the first leader of this Tour to hold the jersey for consecutive days. Egoi Martinez of Discovery Channel moves into 5th on the GC, picking up 18 seconds in intermediate sprint bonus points. Top 10: 1) McEwen, Davitamon-Lotto 2) Isaac Galvez, Caisse d'Epargne 3) Oscar Freire, Rabobank, s.t. 4) Thor Hushovd, Credit Agricole, s.t. (relegated to 148th - irregular sprinting) 4) Tom Boonen, QuickStep, s.t. 5) David Kopp, Gerolsteiner, s.t. 6) Daniele Bennati, Lampre, s.t. 7) Franisco Ventoso, Saunier Duval, s.t. 8) Michael Albasini, Liquigas, s.t. 9) Bernard Eisel, Française des Jeux, s.t. 10) Jimmy Casper, Cofidis, s.t. Current GC: 1) Tom Boonen, QuickStep 2) Michael Rogers, T-Mobile, at :01 3) George Hincapie, Discovery Channel, at :05 4) Thor Hushovd, Credit Agricole, at :07 5) Egoi Martinez, Discovery Channel, at :10 6) Robbie McEwen, Davitamon-Lotto, at :12 7) Paolo Savoldelli, Discovery Channel, at :15 8) Daniele Bennati, Lampre, at :15 9) Floyd Landis, Phonak, at :16 10) Vladimir Karpets, Caisse d'Epargne, at :17 Tom Boonen (BEL) Robbie Mc Ewen (AUS) Jérôme Pineau (FRA) Marcus Fothen (GER)
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Post by arcireyes on Jul 6, 2006 14:25:15 GMT 8
My.......my.......look at big george...staying put at the GC and waiting for the climbs.
Go...Hincapie....go
Go...Team Disco....go
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Post by fattire on Jul 6, 2006 15:04:00 GMT 8
here's the espn skeds: 06-Jul-06 01:30 Cycling ESPN TOUR DE FRANCE TOUR DE FRANCE 2006 Stage #3(S) 00:30 06-Jul-06 07:30 Cycling ESPN TOUR DE FRANCE TOUR DE FRANCE 2006 Stage #3(R) 00:30 06-Jul-06 15:30 Cycling ESPN TOUR DE FRANCE TOUR DE FRANCE 2006 Stage #4(S) 00:30 07-Jul-06 01:00 Cycling ESPN TOUR DE FRANCE TOUR DE FRANCE 2006 Stage #4(R) 00:30 07-Jul-06 06:00 Cycling ESPN TOUR DE FRANCE TOUR DE FRANCE 2006 Stage #4(R) 00:30 07-Jul-06 17:00 Cycling ESPN TOUR DE FRANCE TOUR DE FRANCE 2006 Stage #5(S) 00:30 07-Jul-06 20:30 Cycling ESPN TOUR DE FRANCE TOUR DE FRANCE 2006 Stage #5(R) 00:30 08-Jul-06 01:00 Cycling ESPN TOUR DE FRANCE TOUR DE FRANCE 2006 Stage #5(R) 00:30 08-Jul-06 06:00 Cycling ESPN TOUR DE FRANCE TOUR DE FRANCE 2006 Stage #5(R) 00:30 09-Jul-06 00:30 Cycling ESPN TOUR DE FRANCE TOUR DE FRANCE 2006 Stage #6(S) 00:30 09-Jul-06 06:00 Cycling ESPN TOUR DE FRANCE TOUR DE FRANCE 2006 Stage #6(R) 00:30 10-Jul-06 00:30 Cycling ESPN TOUR DE FRANCE TOUR DE FRANCE 2006 Stage #7(S) 00:30 10-Jul-06 09:00 Cycling ESPN TOUR DE FRANCE TOUR DE FRANCE 2006 Stage #7(R) 00:30 10-Jul-06 16:00 Cycling ESPN TOUR DE FRANCE TOUR DE FRANCE 2006 Stage #8(S) 00:30 10-Jul-06 20:30 Cycling ESPN TOUR DE FRANCE TOUR DE FRANCE 2006 Stage #8(R) 00:30 11-Jul-06 07:30 Cycling ESPN TOUR DE FRANCE TOUR DE FRANCE 2006 Stage #8(R) 00:30 11-Jul-06 15:30 Cycling ESPN TOUR DE FRANCE TOUR DE FRANCE 2006 Rest Day(S) 00:30 12-Jul-06 00:30 Cycling ESPN TOUR DE FRANCE TOUR DE FRANCE 2006 Rest Day(R) 00:30 12-Jul-06 07:30 Cycling ESPN TOUR DE FRANCE TOUR DE FRANCE 2006 Rest Day(R) 00:30 13-Jul-06 01:30 Cycling ESPN TOUR DE FRANCE TOUR DE FRANCE 2006 Stage #9(S) 00:30 13-Jul-06 07:30 Cycling ESPN TOUR DE FRANCE TOUR DE FRANCE 2006 Stage #9(R) 00:30 13-Jul-06 15:30 Cycling ESPN TOUR DE FRANCE TOUR DE FRANCE 2006 Stage #10(S) 00:30 14-Jul-06 01:30 Cycling ESPN TOUR DE FRANCE TOUR DE FRANCE 2006 Stage #10(R) 00:30 15-Jul-06 01:30 Cycling ESPN TOUR DE FRANCE TOUR DE FRANCE 2006 Stage #11(S) 00:30 15-Jul-06 06:00 Cycling ESPN TOUR DE FRANCE TOUR DE FRANCE 2006 Stage #11(R) 00:30
please post skeds where available, these are summarized coverage, global destiny cable.
would be great to watch stages in whole
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Post by janix on Jul 6, 2006 17:52:53 GMT 8
4) Thor Hushovd, Credit Agricole, s.t. (relegated to 148th - irregular sprinting)what does that mean?
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Post by § Ö L Ø ƒ L ¡ g h † ™ on Jul 7, 2006 11:07:08 GMT 8
Sir janix,
Irregular sprinting is when a sprinter suddenly changes the direction of their sprint, bumping another rider or pushing them out of the way.
Stage 4 of the Tour saw Hushovd DQed for irregular sprinting when he leant on Bernhard Eisel (FDJ) and pushed him towards the barriers. Funnily enough, Eisel thought the sprint was fair, but the judges still relegated Hushovd. Push, push, push!!!
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Post by § Ö L Ø ƒ L ¡ g h † ™ on Jul 7, 2006 11:09:44 GMT 8
Sir fattire, thanks for the info. last nite naka chamba napanood ko TDF sa ESPN stage 4. Ok ill post sked, ill chk TV5 Monde France. Channel 74 (Home Cable). i hope may TDF live. again, thanks. Push, push, push. here's the espn skeds: 06-Jul-06 01:30 Cycling ESPN TOUR DE FRANCE TOUR DE FRANCE 2006 Stage #3(S) 00:30 06-Jul-06 07:30 Cycling ESPN TOUR DE FRANCE TOUR DE FRANCE 2006 Stage #3(R) 00:30 06-Jul-06 15:30 Cycling ESPN TOUR DE FRANCE TOUR DE FRANCE 2006 Stage #4(S) 00:30 07-Jul-06 01:00 Cycling ESPN TOUR DE FRANCE TOUR DE FRANCE 2006 Stage #4(R) 00:30 07-Jul-06 06:00 Cycling ESPN TOUR DE FRANCE TOUR DE FRANCE 2006 Stage #4(R) 00:30 07-Jul-06 17:00 Cycling ESPN TOUR DE FRANCE TOUR DE FRANCE 2006 Stage #5(S) 00:30 07-Jul-06 20:30 Cycling ESPN TOUR DE FRANCE TOUR DE FRANCE 2006 Stage #5(R) 00:30 08-Jul-06 01:00 Cycling ESPN TOUR DE FRANCE TOUR DE FRANCE 2006 Stage #5(R) 00:30 08-Jul-06 06:00 Cycling ESPN TOUR DE FRANCE TOUR DE FRANCE 2006 Stage #5(R) 00:30 09-Jul-06 00:30 Cycling ESPN TOUR DE FRANCE TOUR DE FRANCE 2006 Stage #6(S) 00:30 09-Jul-06 06:00 Cycling ESPN TOUR DE FRANCE TOUR DE FRANCE 2006 Stage #6(R) 00:30 10-Jul-06 00:30 Cycling ESPN TOUR DE FRANCE TOUR DE FRANCE 2006 Stage #7(S) 00:30 10-Jul-06 09:00 Cycling ESPN TOUR DE FRANCE TOUR DE FRANCE 2006 Stage #7(R) 00:30 10-Jul-06 16:00 Cycling ESPN TOUR DE FRANCE TOUR DE FRANCE 2006 Stage #8(S) 00:30 10-Jul-06 20:30 Cycling ESPN TOUR DE FRANCE TOUR DE FRANCE 2006 Stage #8(R) 00:30 11-Jul-06 07:30 Cycling ESPN TOUR DE FRANCE TOUR DE FRANCE 2006 Stage #8(R) 00:30 11-Jul-06 15:30 Cycling ESPN TOUR DE FRANCE TOUR DE FRANCE 2006 Rest Day(S) 00:30 12-Jul-06 00:30 Cycling ESPN TOUR DE FRANCE TOUR DE FRANCE 2006 Rest Day(R) 00:30 12-Jul-06 07:30 Cycling ESPN TOUR DE FRANCE TOUR DE FRANCE 2006 Rest Day(R) 00:30 13-Jul-06 01:30 Cycling ESPN TOUR DE FRANCE TOUR DE FRANCE 2006 Stage #9(S) 00:30 13-Jul-06 07:30 Cycling ESPN TOUR DE FRANCE TOUR DE FRANCE 2006 Stage #9(R) 00:30 13-Jul-06 15:30 Cycling ESPN TOUR DE FRANCE TOUR DE FRANCE 2006 Stage #10(S) 00:30 14-Jul-06 01:30 Cycling ESPN TOUR DE FRANCE TOUR DE FRANCE 2006 Stage #10(R) 00:30 15-Jul-06 01:30 Cycling ESPN TOUR DE FRANCE TOUR DE FRANCE 2006 Stage #11(S) 00:30 15-Jul-06 06:00 Cycling ESPN TOUR DE FRANCE TOUR DE FRANCE 2006 Stage #11(R) 00:30 please post skeds where available, these are summarized coverage, global destiny cable. would be great to watch stages in whole
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Post by § Ö L Ø ƒ L ¡ g h † ™ on Jul 7, 2006 11:40:47 GMT 8
Freire pipped the yellow jersey of Tom Boonen to win in Caen Rabobank's former world champion Oscar Freire launched a perfect sprint to win the Tour's Stage 5. Freire uncoiled from about 12th place in the field at about 250 meters to go, put on an incredible burst of speed up the right side of the road, then just kept his head down to the line, as current world champion Tom Boonen couldn't close him down. Euskaltel-Euskadi's Inaki Isasi takes 3rd, for what must be Euskaltel's earliest stage podium in a recent Tour. Usually, you only see them pacing crashes and flats back into the field until the mountains start. Boonen pads his lead, by virtue of the 12 bonus seconds for 2nd. A few other GC changes, as misfortune claims Egoi Martinez, and Freire powered to the podium, sitting 3rd, for now. Dollars to donuts Dumoulin will be the most combative rider, by virtue of being a Frenchman in a suicide break. Top 10: 1) Oscar Freire, Rabobank 2) Tom Boonen, QuickStep, same time 3) Inaki Isasi, Euskaltel-Euskadi, s.t. 4) David Kopp, Gerolsteiner, s.t. 5) Robbie McEwen, Davitamon-Lotto, s.t. 6) Alessandro Ballan, Lampre, s.t. 7) Thor Hushovd, Credit Agricole, s.t. 8) Francisco Ventoso, Saunier Duval, s.t. 9) Bernhard Eisel, Française des Jeux, s.t. GC 1) Tom Boonen, QuickStep, in 25:10:51 2) Michael Rogers, T-Mobile, at :13 3) Oscar Freire, Rabobank, at :17 4) George Hincapie, Discovery Channel, at :17 5) Thor Hushovd, Credit Agricole, at :19 6) Robbie Mcewen, Davitamon-Lotto, at :24 7) Paolo Savoldelli, Discovery Channel, at :27 8) Floyd Landis, Phonak, at :28 9) Vladimir Karpets, Caisse d'Epargne, at :29 10) Sergei Honchar, T-Mobile, at :29 Tom Boonen (BEL) Robbie Mc Ewen (AUS) Jérôme Pineau (FRA) Marcus Fothen (GER)Friday's sixth stage is a 189 km ride between Lisieux and Vitre.
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Post by grnhrnt on Jul 7, 2006 17:00:35 GMT 8
My fearless forcast! Floyd Landis! to win the TdF. Magkaka alaman na after sat's ITT.
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Post by § Ö L Ø ƒ L ¡ g h † ™ on Jul 7, 2006 23:18:23 GMT 8
McEwen Cruises In For Another Win! Tom Boonen was denied again, as Gert Steegmans launched Robbie McEwen like a booster rocket today straight up to his 3rd stage. Boonen was in perfect position for the sprint, trailing a couple of leading teammates coming up the left side of the road, with the field stretching out behind him. But the field sprint launched before he did, swamping Boonen and holding him against the rail, so that by the time he kicked hard, he had to work through traffic to finish 3rd. Boonen retains the yellow jersey, but honestly might just as soon be rid of it, and he will be tomorrow night. Tomorrow is the first long time trial of the Tour, where we'll finally separate the pretenders and contenders. I think that will make for better organized sprints on Sunday and Tuesday (rest day Monday), as it's likely one team will be defending the yellow jersey, and others trying to set up the sprint, instead of QuickStep doing both, as we've had the last couple of days. Top 10: 1) Robbie McEwen, Davitamon-Lotto 2) Daniele Bennati, Lampre, same time 3) Tom Boonen, QuickStep, s.t. 4) Bernhard Eisel, Française des Jeux, s.t. 5) Thor Hushovd, Credit Agricole, s.t. 6) Oscar Freire, Rabobank, s.t. 7) Erik Zabel, Milram, s.t. 8) Luca Paolini, Liquigas, s.t. 9) Gert Steegmans, Davitamon-Lotto, s.t. 10) Inaki Isasi, Euskaltel-Euskadi, s.t. Overall: 1) Tom Boonen, QuickStep, in 29:21:002) Robbie McEwen, Davitamon-Lotto, at :12 3) Michael Rogers, T-Mobile, at :21 4) Oscar Freire, Rabobank, at :25 5) George Hincapie, Discovery Channel, at :256) Thor Hushovd, Credit Agricole, at :27 7) Paolo Savoldelli, Discovery Channel, at :35 8) Floyd Landis, Phonak, at :369) Vladimir Karpets, Caisse d'Epargne, at :37 10) Sergei Honchar, T-Mobile, at :37 Tom Boonen (BEL) Robbie Mc Ewen (AUS) Jérôme Pineau (FRA) Marcus Fothen (GER) Saturday's seventh stage is a 52 km ride C.L.M. Ind. between Saint-Grégoire and Rennes. [/color]
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Post by § Ö L Ø ƒ L ¡ g h † ™ on Jul 9, 2006 14:42:18 GMT 8
Ukraine's Serhiy Honchar grabbed the Tour de France leader's yellow jersey with a stunning victory in Saturday's stage-seven time trial. T-Mobile's Sergei Honchar totally obliterated the field in the Tour's first long time trial, leading all riders by more than a minute at the finish in Rennes. Honchar led at all the intermediate time checks, and becomes the first Ukrainian to wear the Tour leader's yellow jersey. The expected American juggernaut was represented by only a single heavy cruiser, Floyd Landis, who took second on the day, 1:01 behind Honchar. The other US podium contenders finished well down the stage standings, with George Hincapie 24th, Levi Leipheimer 96th (!) at 6:06, and Bobby Julich out of the Tour after a hard crash early in his race that sent him off in an ambulance. OLN said Floyd Landis was forced to lower his handlebar position at the last minute by the UCI, which may have led to a bike change when the clamp slipped. Levi Leipheimer's troubles are still not explained. Results from stage seven: 1. Serhiy Honchar (Ukr/T-Mobile) 1:01:432. Floyd Landis (USA/Phonak ) +1:01 3. Sebastian Lang (Ger/Gerolsteiner ) +1:04 4. Michael Rogers (Aus/T-Mobile ) +1:245. Gustav Erik Larsson (Swe/Francaise des Jeux) +1:34 6. Patrik Sinkewitz (Ger/T-Mobile) +1:397. Markus Fothen (Ger/Gerolsteiner) +1:42 8. Andreas Kloeden (Ger/T-Mobile) +1:439. Denis Menchov (Rus/Rabobank) +1:44 10. Joost Posthuma (Ned/Rabobank) +1:45 General classification: 1. Serhiy Honchar (Ukr/T-Mobile) 30:23:202. Floyd Landis (USA/Phonak) +1:00[/b] 3. Michael Rogers (Aus/T-Mobile) +1:084. Patrik Sinkewitz (Ger/T-Mobile) +1:455. Markus Fothen (Ger/Gerolsteiner) +1:50 6. Andreas Kloeden (Ger/T-Mobile )7. Vladimir Karpets (Rus/Caisse d'Epargne) +1:52 8. Cadel Evans (Aus/Davitamon-Lotto) 9. Denis Menchov (Rus/Rabobank) +2:00 10. David Zabriskie (USA/Team CSC) +2:03 Serhiy Honchar (UKR) Robbie Mc Ewen (AUS) Jérôme Pineau (FRA) Marcus Fothen (GER) Monday's eight stage is a 181 km ride between Saint-Méen-le-Grand and Lorient.[/color]
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Post by § Ö L Ø ƒ L ¡ g h † ™ on Jul 10, 2006 20:59:09 GMT 8
Calzati got himself in a six-man break after 47km A win in the tour, the World Cup Final later today, most of the country is on vacation, and wow that's a big day for the French! Calzati, winner of the Tour de l'Avenir in 2004, took the stage proving how breaks work and can win (not just for TV coverage). It was also a good day T-Mobile for who kept the maillot jaune and didn't have to work. Boonen again lost the sprint to McEwen and Landis is in perfect place, a minute back. Zabriskie moved up to join Landis in the top ten. Stage 8 results 1. Sylvain Calzati (Fra) AG2R-Prevoyance 2. Kjell Carlström (Fin) Liquigas 3. Patrice Halgand (Fra) Crédit Agricole 4. Robbie McEwen (Aus) Davitamon-Lotto 5. Daniele Bennati (Ita) Lampre-Fondital 6. Erik Zabel (Ger) Milram 7. Bernhard Eisel (Aut) Francaise Des Jeux 8. Luca Paolini (Ita) Liquigas 9. Tom Boonen (Bel) Quick-Step-Innergetic 10. David Kopp (Ger) Gerolsteiner Overall: 1. Serguei Gonchar (Ukr) T-Mobile 34.38.532. Floyd Landis (USA) Phonak 1.00 3. Michael Rogers (Aus) T-Mobile 1.08 4. Patrik Sinkewitz (Ger) T-Mobile 1.45 5. Marcus Fothen (Ger) Gerolsteiner 1.50 6. Andreas Klöden (Ger) T-Mobile 7. Vladimir Karpets (Rus) Caisse d'Epargne-Illes Balears 1.52 8. Cadel Evans (Aus) Davitamon-Lotto 9. David Zabriskie (USA) Team CSC 1:53 10. Denis Menchov (Rus) Rabobank 2.00 Serhiy Honchar (UKR) Robbie Mc Ewen (AUS) Jérôme Pineau (FRA) Marcus Fothen (GER) Tuesday's 169.5km stage from Bordeaux and Dax.[/color]
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Post by jdg76 on Jul 11, 2006 16:14:29 GMT 8
Just wondering.. when will we see Filipinos or Asians competing in TdF?
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Post by woofers on Jul 11, 2006 18:04:54 GMT 8
Just wondering.. when will we see Filipinos or Asians competing in TdF? Not for a long while. Look at the Tour de Langkawi. Most of the top riders were from European, South-African, South-American and Aussie teams. They had to add an "Asian" category so we wouldn't feel so bad.
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Post by Dragunov on Jul 11, 2006 19:10:55 GMT 8
Just wondering.. when will we see Filipinos or Asians competing in TdF? we will see filipinos when we evolve into tall long legged ones, i think the limiting factor is the height, but i could be wrong, another thing is our government's support! is there any?!
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Post by jr on Jul 11, 2006 21:12:07 GMT 8
Just wondering.. when will we see Filipinos or Asians competing in TdF? we will see filipinos when we evolve into tall long legged ones, i think the limiting factor is the height, but i could be wrong, another thing is our government's support! is there any?! Not really..most top rider are below 6 feet. Lots of Colombian and Japanese are good rider. The most important are dedication, training, discipline and most of all money.
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Post by allegra on Jul 11, 2006 22:11:36 GMT 8
Just wondering.. when will we see Filipinos or Asians competing in TdF? we will see filipinos when we evolve into tall long legged ones, i think the limiting factor is the height, but i could be wrong, another thing is our government's support! is there any?! hehe I'm tall and long legged , and after losing 3 cases of beer sa pustahan last weekend , parang gusto ko paputol legs ko I suck! Opinion ko lang naman, we shouldnt blame the govt for lack of support sa sports. The govt should focus on social services first
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Post by allegra on Jul 11, 2006 22:19:48 GMT 8
Just wondering.. when will we see Filipinos or Asians competing in TdF? Not for a long while. Look at the Tour de Langkawi. Most of the top riders were from European, South-African, South-American and Aussie teams. They had to add an "Asian" category so we wouldn't feel so bad. I think in about 10 years there will be a half pinoy in the TdF Ang daming pinoy sa Italy! hehe For sure he's gonna be gwaping , kasi Eurasian mix
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Post by § Ö L Ø ƒ L ¡ g h † ™ on Jul 12, 2006 1:16:26 GMT 8
Freire pips McEwen to claim 9th stage Spaniard Oscar Freire held off a late charge from green jersey holder Robbie McEwen to win a bunched sprint finish on stage nine of the Tour de France. Rabobank rider Freire, who also won stage five, prevailed after the peloton reeled in a breakaway with 3.5km left. German Christian Knees and Frenchmen Walter Beneteau and Stephane Auge were nearly eight minutes clear after 59km of the 169.5km from Bordeaux to Dax. He still leads by a minute from American Floyd Landis, the bookmakers' favourite as the race hits the first mountain stage in the Pyrenees on Wednesday. German Knees made the initial move after just 7km and was joined by Beneteau and Auge after 17km. They established a lead of 7:50 after 59km before the sprinters' teams got to work at the front of the peloton. The gap came down to five minutes with 50km to go, and dwindled by around a minute with each further 10km. The sprinters will now take a back seat as the Tour hits the Pyreneen mountains, with Wednesday's 190.5km stage from Cambo-les-Bains to Pau featuring a Hors Category climb up the Col de Soudet. Results from stage nine:1. Oscar Freire (Spa/RAB) three hours 35mins 24secs 2. Robbie McEwen (Aus/DAV) same time 3. Erik Zabel (Ger/MIL) same time 4. Tom Boonen (Bel/QST) same time 5. Cristian Moreni (Ita/COF) same time 6. Isaac Galvez (Spa/CEP) same time 7. Francisco Jose Ventoso (Spa/SDU) same time 8. Luca Paolini (Ita/LIQ) same time 9. David Kopp (Ger/GRL) same time 10. Thor Hushovd (Nor/C.A) same time General classification:1. Serhiy Honchar (Ukr/T-Mobile) 38 hours 14 mins 17 secs2. Floyd Landis (USA/Phonak) +1:003. Michael Rogers (Aus/T-Mobile) +1:084. Patrik Sinkewitz (Ger/T-Mobile) +1:455. Andreas Kloeden (Ger/T-Mobile ) +1:506. Vladimir Karpets (Rus/Caisse d'Epargne) +1:52 7. Cadel Evans (Aus/Davitamon-Lotto) +1:52 8. David Zabriskie (USA/Team CSC) +1:53 9. Markus Fothen (Ger/Gerolsteiner) +2:03 10. Paolo Savoldelli (Ita/Discovery) +2:10[/left] Serhiy Honchar (UKR) Robbie Mc Ewen (AUS) Jérôme Pineau (FRA) Marcus Fothen (GER) Wednesday's 10th stage is 190.5km stage from Cambo-les-Bains to Pau.[/color]
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Post by § Ö L Ø ƒ L ¡ g h † ™ on Jul 13, 2006 0:29:23 GMT 8
Mercado wins but Dessel in yellow Frenchman Cyril Dessel claimed the overall lead in the Tour de France after finishing second to Spaniard Juan Miguel Mercado on Wednesday's stage 10. Mercado pipped Dessel in a sprint finish in the first Pyrenean mountain stage to take his second Tour stage victory, after a previous win in 2003. He moved up to second overall behind Dessel, who also took the polka dot jersey for the King of the Mountains. Previous yellow jersey holder Serhiy Honchar dropped to third overall. Dessel, of AG2R-Prevoyance, started the day in 28th place overall, 3:50 adrift of the Ukrainian. Mercado and Dessel broke clear in a long escape after a lung-bursting attack up the Col de Marie-Blanque, the second major climb of the stage, on the 190.5km from Cambo-les-Bains to Pau. The main overall contenders are expected to start making a move in Thursday's 11th stage - a tortuous 206.5 kms from Tarbes featuring five climbs, including the last ascent to the finish at the summit of the Plat-de-Beret.Results from stage 10: 1. Juan Miguel Mercado (Spa/Agritubel) 4:49:10" 2. Cyril Dessel (Fra/AG2R) same time 3. Inigo Landaluze (Spa/ Euskaltel) +56" 4. Cristian Moreni (Ita/Cofidis) +2:24" 5. Christophe Rinero (Fra/Saunier Duval) +2:25" 6. Inaki Isasi (Spa/Euskaltel) +5:03" 7. Cedric Vasseur (Fra/Quick-Step) +5:35" 8. Daniele Bennati (Ita/Lampre) +7:23" 9. Erik Zabel (Ger/Milram) same time 10. Stefano Garzelli (Ita/Liquigas) same time General classification: 1. Cyril Dessel (Fra/AG2R) 43 hours 07 mins 05 secs 2. Juan Miguel Mercado (Spa/Agritubel) +2:34" 3. Serhiy Honchar (Ukr/T-Mobile) +3:45" 4. Cristian Moreni (Ita/Cofidis) +3:51" 5. Floyd Landis (US/Phonak) +4:45" 6. Michael Rogers (Aus/T-Mobile) +4:53" 7. Inigo Landaluze (Spa/Euskaltel) +5:22" 8. Patrik Sinkewitz (Ger/T-Mobile) +5:30" 9. Andreas Kloeden (Ger/T-Mobile) +5:35" 10. Vladimir Karpets (Rus/Caisse d'Epargne) +5:37" 11. Cadel Evans (Aus/Davitamon-Lotto) +5:37" Cyril Dessel (FRA) Juan Miguel Mercado (ESP) Robbie Mc Ewen (AUS) Marcus Fothen (GER)
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Post by byteblues on Jul 13, 2006 9:15:01 GMT 8
hey guys u can see the mountain profiles of the Tour in 3D by downloading Google Earth then download-save ung mga way points. www.csc.com/ee/tdf/gearthCoool...
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Post by § Ö L Ø ƒ L ¡ g h † ™ on Jul 13, 2006 12:26:17 GMT 8
Whoa ! ! ! nice one, sir andie. ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D
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Post by kulot_salot on Jul 15, 2006 9:03:08 GMT 8
PLA-DE-BERET, Spain - Floyd Landis says he was too high-strung for his Mennonite upbringing. But being a rebel has its rewards. The Pennsylvania native overcame a deficit of nearly 5 minutes on Thursday to seize the Tour de France lead, posting a strong performance in the harder of two days of punishing climbs in the Pyrenees. By claiming the leader's yellow jersey that was taken home seven straight years by Lance Armstrong — a former teammate, and then a rival — Landis made it clear that he's the man to beat in this year's race. And he's not even in top physical shape. Landis said Monday he is considering whether to have surgery this fall to replace his right hip, which was fractured in a 2003 crash. The resulting pain has been bothering him more and more, he said. Capturing the lead in the three-week race wasn't his aim on Thursday. Landis said his real goal is to be wearing the prized yellow shirt at the finish of the three-week race in Paris on July 23. "It's my dream, and whatever I have deal with to get there, I think, is worth it," said Landis, when asked about how he presses on despite the arthritic hip. The ailment could mean trouble later in the race. But he said the condition tends to degrade slowly, and is rarely a "catastrophic failure" from one day to the next. "So it's unlikely at this point that it will be so much of a problem that it will affect the race," Landis said. After the Tour, he could have it replaced "because I am getting tired of dealing with it." Thursday's 11th stage featured the historic Tourmalet pass and an uphill finish among five grueling climbs along the 128-mile ride from Tarbes, France, to Pla-de-Beret ski station in Spain. The 30-year-old Landis grew up in a pious Mennonite family with six children that didn't always approve of the biking he first took up seriously as a teenager. "For a while, they weren't so happy about it, but they've adjusted — I think," he said. Mennonites "tend to stay away from professional sports and being generally famous," he added. "I happened to be a little bit high-strung for that lifestyle." Phonak team leader Landis grabbed the lead from Cyril Dessel, who became the first Frenchman to wear yellow since 2004 by escaping the pack in Wednesday's stage through two Pyrenean climbs. Landis has eight seconds on now second-placed Dessel, a relatively unheralded rider who is not considered a prime contender for overall Tour victory. The American is likely to be paying closer attention to rivals like 2005 Tour of Spain champion Denis Menchov, who won Thursday's stage and trails Landis by 61 seconds. Australia's Cadel Evans, who was eighth in last year's Tour, is 1:17 back and German Andreas Kloeden, runner-up to Armstrong in the 2004 Tour, is 2:29 off the leader's pace. As for the other top American riders, the day was a mixed bag. Levi Leipheimer, who had been admittedly sluggish at the start of the Tour, bounced back from an ailment he declined to specify to place second to Menchov, a Russian with Rabobank. "It means a lot because I had to fight back from a setback last week," said Leipheimer, who jumped to 13th overall, 5:30 behind Landis. "When that happens it's hard mentally to come back." He lost the final sprint to Menchov, with Landis a close third. "I really felt great today," said Leipheimer, leader of the Gerolsteiner team. "I really wanted to win today, it just didn't happen — just came so close." New York native George Hincapie struggled and crossed the line 21:23 back of Landis. The Discovery Channel rider held the race lead for a day after a strong showing in the first stage. "It's just not coming together for me. Very disappointed," said Hincapie, who fell to 40th overall, 23:01 back of Landis, on Thursday. "(The title) is over for me." FYI: Floyd Landis is originally a mountain biker...read it in mountain bike action magazine, november 2005: WHO ARE THE MOUNTAIN BIKERS? The biggest name ex mountain biker is former Junior National XC Champ Floyd Landis of Team Phonak. Foreign mountain bikers include 2-time World Cup XC Champ Cadel Evans (Austria; Davitamon-Lotto), 1999 World Champ Mickael Rasmussen (Denmark; Team Rabobank) and former XC World Championship contender Dario Cioni (Italy; Liquigas-Bianchi). Rasmussen's name is especially cool because it sounds like Rammstein. www.floydlandis.com/blog/2006/07/12/161/
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Post by Julio on Jul 15, 2006 18:50:58 GMT 8
So? What's with Rammstein?
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Post by Onie on Jul 15, 2006 20:16:17 GMT 8
So? What's with Rammstein? Also wondering here to0? OT: Ohh, t'was you all along... Julio! Didn't notice not until I read your post here then saw your avatar... Hope everything's doing good there, brad. Cheers!
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Post by Julio on Jul 15, 2006 20:47:07 GMT 8
Onie! Yeah, all is good with me. I'm going up to the mountains tonight to try a different sport, snowboarding! I see you got yourself a new bike! Sarap naman! What did you do with your NRS? Did you sell it?
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Post by § Ö L Ø ƒ L ¡ g h † ™ on Jul 16, 2006 14:25:37 GMT 8
CSC's Jens Voigt won the 13th stage of the Tour de France from Bezier to Montelimar, the German edging out Oscar Pereiro in a two-man dash for the line. Floyd Landis gave his current Phonak teammates an easy day and former teammate Oscar Pereiro some time in the race leader's yellow jersey. The move by Phonak is at once an expression of confidence in Landis and of concern at the team's strength, as Landis can now look to Pereiro's Caisse d'Epargne team to help pacing the peloton for the next few days. Jens Voigt, who gave away a stage at the Giro in May, took his second career Tour stage win after a very long break on the Tour's longest day, 230 kilometers. Pereiro was 2nd, followed by Sylvain Chavanel and Manuel Quinziato. Voigt also pulled off a minor miracle, being named the day's “Most Agressive Rider” after being in a break with a Frenchman, Chavanel. That's a consolation prize that usually goes to the home team, but Voigt has been agressive all week, and deserves those red bib numbers. Robbie McEwen led in the field sprint ahead of Bernhard Eisel and Tom Boonen. He's got a 30-point lead in the green jersey competition, 252 to Boonen's 222 to Freire's 207. The stage also catapulted CSC into the lead in the team category, 15:53 ahead of Caisse d'Epargne, and 22:05 up on previous leader T-Mobile. Results from stage 13: 1. Jens Voigt (Germany/Team CSC) 5:24:36" 2. Oscar Pereiro (Spain/Caisse d'Epargne) same time 3. Sylvain Chavanel (France/Cofidis) +40" 4. Manuel Quinziato (Italy/Liquigas) same time 5. Andriy Grivko (Ukraine/Milram) +6:24" 6. Robbie McEwen (Australia/Davitamon-Lotto) +29:57" 7. Bernhard Eisel (Austria/Francaise des Jeux) same time 8. Tom Boonen (Belgium/Quick-Step) same time 9. Carlos Da Cruz (France/Francaise des Jeux) same time 10. Arnaud Coyot (France/Cofidis) same time General classification: 1. Oscar Pereiro (Spain/Caisse D'Epargne) 59:50:34" 2. Floyd Landis (US/Phonak) +1:29" 3. Cyril Dessel (France/AG2R) +1:37" 4. Denis Menchov (Russia/Rabobank) +2:30" 5. Cadel Evans (Australia/Davitamon-Lotto) +2:46" 6. Carlos Sastre (Spain/Team CSC) +3:21" 7. Andreas Kloden (Germany/T-Mobile) +3:58" 8. Michael Rogers (Australia/T-Mobile) +4:51" 9. Juan Miguel Mercado (Spain/Agritubel) +5:02" 10. Christophe Moreau (France/AG2R) +5:13"
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