Stage 16: Le Bourg-d'Oisans - La Toussuire
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I think everyone has been spoiled by Lance's all too consistent performances (and a team strong and solid enough to back him up).
Will this and future TDFs give us a better appreciation of past champions?
Will this and future TDFs give us a better appreciation of past champions?
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Originally Posted by jslopez
I think everyone has been spoiled by Lance's all too consistent performances (and a team strong and solid enough to back him up).
Will this and future TDFs give us a better appreciation of past champions?
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I hated to see Floyd crack like that. I had the same thing happen to me on a ride. I am a wimp however and had to stop every 300' on the final climb. What was weird is I recall not breathing hard, but the legs would not turn over the pedals. I was hoping to get a diagnosis on Floyd so I could find out what happened to me.
I wish Floyd only lost 2 to 3 minutes to make this an even better race. Man anyone disappointed in this race just doesn't appreciate good racing.
Do you think Pereiro believes in fate? Wow!!!
Richard
I wish Floyd only lost 2 to 3 minutes to make this an even better race. Man anyone disappointed in this race just doesn't appreciate good racing.
Do you think Pereiro believes in fate? Wow!!!
Richard
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Originally Posted by reef58
I hated to see Floyd crack like that. I had the same thing happen to me on a ride. I am a wimp however and had to stop every 300' on the final climb. What was weird is I recall not breathing hard, but the legs would not turn over the pedals. I was hoping to get a diagnosis on Floyd so I could find out what happened to me.
That's the thing I loved about today's stage, I could totally relate. this year has been my first year of real training (second year on the road bike) and while I've seen some improvement it's the cracking/bonking/overtraining and overall suffering that makes it all... FUN.
A friend of mine has a cool cycling signature "Cyclists are united by their suffering".
If Floyd manages to bounce back then it's even more like our everyday ups and downs eh?
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****! I'm at my friends house right now. He doesn't have cable.
I was watching the local news, and the sportcaster said "Up next! Lance, we need your help. Landis cracks down."
I yelled "F U * *"!!!! At the top of my lungs. My friends looked at me as if I was crazy. Then I went here and saw what happened.
I was watching the local news, and the sportcaster said "Up next! Lance, we need your help. Landis cracks down."
I yelled "F U * *"!!!! At the top of my lungs. My friends looked at me as if I was crazy. Then I went here and saw what happened.
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I'm interested to hear the take from Floyd's coach on the OLN prime time airing. This should be interesting. They're just sitting around talking about how good Floyd looks. Boy, they just didn't.
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Wow, I’m into men. Do you have a webcam? Maybe we could masturbate together?
I have new respect for your candor.
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Does anyone else fall asleep when Landis opens his mouth? Is there a specific school where American cyclists go to to have any vestage of personality surgically removed?
"I don't regret anything I regret how it went but I don't regret the way it went because I couldn't change anything sometimes you have a bad day today was a bad day but that's the way things go sometimes sometimes you have a bad bay on the wrong day and today was the wrong day..."
ZZZZZZZzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz
ps: GO CADEL! CADEL FOR PM!
"I don't regret anything I regret how it went but I don't regret the way it went because I couldn't change anything sometimes you have a bad day today was a bad day but that's the way things go sometimes sometimes you have a bad bay on the wrong day and today was the wrong day..."
ZZZZZZZzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz
ps: GO CADEL! CADEL FOR PM!
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Unless Pereiro loses a minute to the other GC contenders tomorrow, it could be all over. Pereiro is not a bad time trialist, so Sastre, Kloden, or Evans will not be able to overcome a big deficit.
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[QUOTE=Thylacine]Does anyone else fall asleep when Landis opens his mouth? Is there a specific school where American cyclists go to to have any vestage of personality surgically removed?
Are you kidding me? Landis, no personality?? SERIOUSLY???
Today I'm sure he was just drained and disgusted and really not in the mood to have to rehash his total disintigration, losing the yellow jersey when he could have had the race in the bag. If you want to read something that shows Floyd's real personality, check out Dave Z's "Interview" of Floyd in Bicycling Magazine. Hilarious---the guy is somewhat insane. And Zabriskie apparently missed the surgical procedure too. He's even more bizarre than Floyd. Love those guys.
Oh, and
KLODI KLODI KLODI! That's my BOY!
Are you kidding me? Landis, no personality?? SERIOUSLY???
Today I'm sure he was just drained and disgusted and really not in the mood to have to rehash his total disintigration, losing the yellow jersey when he could have had the race in the bag. If you want to read something that shows Floyd's real personality, check out Dave Z's "Interview" of Floyd in Bicycling Magazine. Hilarious---the guy is somewhat insane. And Zabriskie apparently missed the surgical procedure too. He's even more bizarre than Floyd. Love those guys.
Oh, and
KLODI KLODI KLODI! That's my BOY!
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Its a bummer to watch anyone impload like that. Reminds me of Chickenman's cave in at the last ITT in 2005. It was just hard to watch and more so knowing how hard these guys prepare, and how much focus they put on this event above all others.
I thought the interview Landis did today was really courageous (maybe that term is to strong, but if you caved like that could you face a wall of reporters?). Plenty of guys would have simply not talked to the press. Landis proves he is a class act and that sport is unpredictable no matter how much we want to think it is going to go "as planned"
I agree with all the other comments about the excitement of this tour. I liked the last 7 years, it was fun to watch a team prepare and dominate consistently. But this is a great departure, and brings an entirley new level of interest to the sport. We really dont knwo what will happen next- and that is a cool.
I thought the interview Landis did today was really courageous (maybe that term is to strong, but if you caved like that could you face a wall of reporters?). Plenty of guys would have simply not talked to the press. Landis proves he is a class act and that sport is unpredictable no matter how much we want to think it is going to go "as planned"
I agree with all the other comments about the excitement of this tour. I liked the last 7 years, it was fun to watch a team prepare and dominate consistently. But this is a great departure, and brings an entirley new level of interest to the sport. We really dont knwo what will happen next- and that is a cool.
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I'm watching the prime time coverage of today's stage again. Boy, watching Floyd crack is almost funny. "Cracked" doesn't even do it justice. He went Humpty Dumpty. Just fell apart as everybody rode away. Can't remember a stage where the yellow jersey just fell apart like that...
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Originally Posted by OrionKhan
I'm watching the prime time coverage of today's stage again. Boy, watching Floyd crack is almost funny. "Cracked" doesn't even do it justice. He went Humpty Dumpty. Just fell apart as everybody rode away. Can't remember a stage where the yellow jersey just fell apart like that...
Poor dude...
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I don't know a single racer who thought that was funny.
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Rasmussen interview from Cyclingnews.com.
See, not everyone has to follow the Charles Atlas program to get the girl. Hopefully, he's married to a runway model so his children will inherit the same sexy build as their dad.
Q: Very often, when riders win a stage like this, you see them doing special moves or showing pictures of their family. We didn't see you doing that. How important was your family today?
MR: After the rest day, I said to my wife that I would win on Alpe d’Huez for her and our baby. I was very disappointed how things unfolded during yesterday’s stage. Today I had to prove a lot for myself and my wife.
MR: After the rest day, I said to my wife that I would win on Alpe d’Huez for her and our baby. I was very disappointed how things unfolded during yesterday’s stage. Today I had to prove a lot for myself and my wife.
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Originally Posted by DrPete
Some serious magic needs to happen tomorrow... That's not a TT-able gap.
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I think tomorrows stage will go down as one of the most active in tour history in terms of attempted breaks because the lead has changed so many times and none of the teams has been able to isolate the winners/teams in any of the mountain stages thus far. Why will it change tomorrow? It won't.
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Originally Posted by OrionKhan
I'm watching the prime time coverage of today's stage again. Boy, watching Floyd crack is almost funny. "Cracked" doesn't even do it justice. He went Humpty Dumpty. Just fell apart as everybody rode away. Can't remember a stage where the yellow jersey just fell apart like that...
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Originally Posted by kunsei83
Unless Pereiro loses a minute to the other GC contenders tomorrow, it could be all over. Pereiro is not a bad time trialist, so Sastre, Kloden, or Evans will not be able to overcome a big deficit.
Those guys are going to need to put some time into him on the last mountain stage. Should make for an exciting day!
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Originally Posted by DrPete
I don't know a single racer who thought that was funny.
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There was quite a bit of sport made of Rasmussen on these forums last year when he fell apart during the TT. But when Floyd explodes, its not funny all. Its sad. Gimme a break. Floyd had a great run. He just had probably the worst day in his cycling career at the worst possible time. Nothing more, nothing less. If you can't find a little humor and irony in the situation, then you might be wound a little to tight...
And it making for one of the most memorable tours...
Oh, and in 1998, I think Jan was more or less dropped. I don't think he had a total collapse of this magnitude. They didn't need to even attack. Floyd just fell apart. If he could have just kept up a decent pace he wouldn't have lost so much time (8 plus minutes). For minute, I thought Robbie McEwen was going to catch up and pass him...
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Congratulations Rasmussen on the stage win.
You rode your heart out today! It was an inspiring win. You are the King of the Mountain.
https://www.cyclingnews.com/photos/20...06/tour0616/83
You rode your heart out today! It was an inspiring win. You are the King of the Mountain.
https://www.cyclingnews.com/photos/20...06/tour0616/83
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[. If you want to read something that shows Floyd's real personality, check out Dave Z's "Interview" of Floyd in Bicycling Magazine. Hilarious---the guy is somewhat insane. And Zabriskie apparently missed the surgical procedure too. He's even more bizarre than Floyd. Love those guys.
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Originally Posted by HoosierBiker
Whatever happened today to Floyd (hip, bonk, ?) was not the result of bad tactics. Having teammates might have helped, but he would have lost major time regardless.
He wrote a pretty good article about how, when the pace goes up and a team cannot keep up, you are cutting the supply lines for that lead rider...
He looked a lot like Cadel Evans a couple of years ago at the Giro, when we was leading and he didn't eat or drink and just shut down.
Floyd needs about six more Axels...
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...c'mon, look on the bright side fella's....Now that Boonen's gone home, there'll be room on the back seat of the sprinters 'auto bus' for Floyd....if he can keep up! ...Go Cadel & the dodger!