Tour de France 08

[GizmoDuck]

Who's watching the Tour at the moment?

Looks like it will be an interesting race...and hopefully the fairest....last years was a bit of a joke with someone winning a stage/leading one minute, and being kicked off the tour the next.

I'm hoping Cadel takes it this year.

I saw him win his first ever mountainbike world cup race in 1997 in Wellington, NZ when he was a mountainbiker. Incidentally...the same course (or very similar) that would be used for the MUni at UNICON XV :p (shameless plug).

But anyway....

Go Cadel Go!

[genbirch]

I'm hoping Cadel takes it this year.

Go Cadel Go!

Sure, me too! Yeah, I take my dose of the tour everyday @ http://www.cyclingnews.com/ Reading it live is super exciting - best when it's LIVE COVERAGE ON NOW but sometimes I take it 'as LIVE' in the evening. Started reading it when Lance was at his 5th. Now, I tend to scan the bulk of these flat stages and then read carefully the last 50 k or so. When they're in the mts. I read all.

I've rebounded from the horror of the Floyd affair. It was a struggle though.

Go Cadel Go!!

[genbirch]

Our man pulled down beautifully today - 3rd for the stage. On track.

[john_childs]

I've rebounded from the horror of the Floyd affair. It was a struggle though.
I haven't.
Tour burnout/disinterest for me this year.

[Rachael]

Hi,

Im watching the highlights show every night.

David Miller to win..

Rachael

[UniBrier]

We just go back from Belgium, found out stage 2 of last year's race (http://www.bikely.com/maps/bike-path/Tour-de-France-2007-Stage-2-Dunkirk-to-Gent)went right by my wife's uncle's place just North or Ieper. Should have been there last year! Looking at the map we actualy drove about 1/3 of the route in our travels.

Now back to watching the end of each stage live on TV in the morning.

[GizmoDuck]

Sure, me too! Yeah, I take my dose of the tour everyday @ http://www.cyclingnews.com/ Reading it live is super exciting - best when it's LIVE COVERAGE ON NOW but sometimes I take it 'as LIVE' in the evening. Started reading it when Lance was at his 5th. Now, I tend to scan the bulk of these flat stages and then read carefully the last 50 k or so. When they're in the mts. I read all.

I've rebounded from the horror of the Floyd affair. It was a struggle though.

Go Cadel Go!!

Yeah, I think if anyones clean it would be Cadel.

It's great here in Australia...they show it live on SBS, but have to stay up late.

Check out their website
http://tdf.sbs.com.au/tdf2008/

Also Velonews.com is quite good.

[genbirch]

Great day on the Hautacam! By the narrowest of margins no less!!

[GizmoDuck]

Great day on the Hautacam! By the narrowest of margins no less!!

+1sec no less@!

Can't wait till tonights stage :p

[Emile.m]

I'm watching it. I'm taking for valverde since he started racing on the tour de france but I guess this race isn't his. He always has something wrong each years... :(

Cadel Evens is my third favourite for this year, and it seems he's in good position right now but Frank Shleck (my 2nd favourite) is only 1 second behind!

[Emile.m]

What is with the French breaks? every day I hear about how 3 or 4 frenchmen are in a break away...

1st their in their country.
2nd for their sponsors
3rd for a chance to win a stage
4th if they win they get money
5th for glory
etc.

[Uni_Brian]

I'm somewhat interested in the tour, but when actually watching it (except for the very end of each stage) I tend to doze off.

[GizmoDuck]

Ricco's out

Same thing happens every year :mad:

Tour hero one minute, gone the next.

[steveyo]

Cadel's still got a shot. 1:34 with two tour days and then the TT.

[sigve]

I want CSC to win.. my favourite is Kurt Asle Arvesen.. simply because i cant stand all the attention Tor Hushovd gets, and in reality he doesn't do a shit, he just gets 5 people to help him to the end and then do a sprint.. he has won one track this year, that has Kurt Asle also and he's a helper.. :p

[caudy]

I havn't seen all that much of the tour this year. I heard about ricardo rico though. It's a shame that people still take drugs.

[Emile.m]

I havn't seen all that much of the tour this year. I heard about ricardo rico though. It's a shame that people still take drugs.

Every biker in the tour de france are doped. IMO.