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Holding onto the Tour
The Tour has been over for two days now and I'm not sure what to do with myself. Perhaps you are feeling the same way? I have come into the office the past two mornings and have to stop myself from heading to the television to turn on the live coverage. There's no more Phil and Paul, no more Bobke and that other guy (who tries really hard), instead there's a show about bull riding or extreme fishing on Versus. We're back to the occasional Sunday tape-delayed coverage and looking for race information and inspiration from the better online sources. A real shame that we don't have access to Eurosport, though Universal-Sports is giving it a go.
Refusing to accept that it's over, I have been enjoying the drama around AC vs. LA and the speculation about how the new Radio Shack team is going to be atop the podium next year in July. One esteemed journalist friend sent me a note from France saying "It's the first day of the rest of Lance's domination". Knowing what I know of Mr. Armstrong, I wouldn't put it out of reach.
I have also been filling the void with the photo stylings of Brent Humphreys' Project LeTour online exhibition. The framed exhibit was installed at Mellow Johnny's for the start of the Tour and I was lucky to catch it and meet Brent who came out to watch the Breaking Away races and movie night we held in Austin earlier this month.
The Tour of Ireland ought to be interesting next month, and of course I can't wait until September's Tour of Britain to see how the Rapha-Condor team fares. But for now I suppose I'll put my energy into learning more of the proposed Vino and Chicken comebacks and follow which top climbers find their way onto the team that should have the best race radios in the field.
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- Reality check we also lost teammates @AaronBuggle and @carthy94 today. Going to be tough to defend.
- @mike_cuming in yellow with just over a minutes lead going into the final 2 stages of @TourdeKorea2013 couldn't of happened to a nicer guy
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- Great ride by the boys in Korea. 3rd by only 3 seconds in the 25km TTT today. Mike Cuming now up to 5th overall.
- Some nice pics of the boys and report on the great Mr Cancy's ride last night: http://t.co/ctoHu37ixb
Kommentare
Joe Hall
29th July 2009 12:28pm
It's easy to forget how Lance Armstrong just strode back into the room, sat down at the poker table and laid down a pretty impressive hand. Like Clint Eastwood walking into a saloon and everyone falling silent.
Another amazing site this year was the thousands of people lining the Ventoux and Champs Elysees at the weekend. Road racing is enjoying a barmy renaissance. Attack me if I'm wrong.
And, of course, the presence of Bradley Wiggins, on the tail of Armstrong, Contador and the Schlecks was a delight. He'll win it next year.
Last but not least, the sprinting wrecking ball that is Mark Cavendish. His team have undoubtedly perfected the lead out, but his sprinting is something special. Allez the Manx Missile.
Jon Moss
29th July 2009 09:22pm
I know what you mean, I was glued to the Tv for this year's Tour. Next year will be just amazing, and as Joe says, Mr Cavendish will be back, with full NOS at the ready.
What is very poor is Contador's arrogance and total lack of respect for Lance. He needs to learn some manners. Great photo of them both, and sums it up well!