Tour de France

[CGM]

Anyone watching this? How about that Lance Armstrong? After yesterday's leg, he was less than one second out of the lead. The guy is amazing. You know, a lot of these guys train very hard, and have access to advanced training knowledge. Armstrong has something else. He must be genetically predisposed to being a kickass cyclist. It's the only way that one guy can be so good.

[LEGION]

I don't even like cycling but I have been watching on and off; watched some replays of him in years past winning the TDF; guy is amazing in his tenacity. He didn't have anything to prove to anyone but I guess he is on a mission to prove to himself he's still top dog or one of them. The guy must be part robot

[El Kabong]

When I was over in France, the French (at least the ones I hung out with) didn't seem to appreciate cycling as they said all of the cyclists dope.....I told them they were just bitter because an American (at that time Floyd Landis) had won for the 8th time in a row.

[CGM]

When I was over in France, the French (at least the ones I hung out with) didn't seem to appreciate cycling as they said all of the cyclists dope.....I told them they were just bitter because an American (at that time Floyd Landis) had won for the 8th time in a row.

I agree with you. It's sour grapes. Of course Bernard Hinault, or Laurent Fignon, were super clean, , but that was sooooo long ago.

[El Kabong]

Greg LeMond was pretty successful in France as well

[CGM]

Yeah leMond was good, I think he won twice in a row.

I was watching the tour this morning on tv, and they were kicking up a fuss about an Astana team member, who had taken the bull by the horns and taken a run at a stage victory when it wasn't part of the team plan, and apparently his mates were pissed off.

Frankly I think this highlights a weakness of the team aspect of cycling. I really don't think the team aspect adds much to the sport, I'd rather just see an each man for himself event. Then we really see what these top riders are made of.

[Nameless]

I am living in Luxembourg at the moment... I let you find out how peoples over here are totally mad after the last trial, I promise you, Andy and Frank can score whoever they want here, I've rarely seen so many luxembourgese flags everywhere.