Tour De France...

***RippleChip*** · 07-07-2004 07:15 AM

Anyone watching the tour this year?

Lance is going for number 6, been a great tour through 4 days. Todays team time trial has just started.

Just interested to see if others are interested in cycling, love the fact OLN replays it at night.

**tYcOoN** · 07-07-2004 07:16 AM

I'll watch it live. They drive thru my city

**marked001** · 07-07-2004 07:29 AM

I try to catch it at night... I wish I could stream it at work though

***RippleChip*** · 07-07-2004 08:48 AM

Lucky bastid Tycoon! I wish I coudl see it live.

I watch the updates live while at work, then watch at night.

He's in yellow after today, what a dominant effort from the boys in blue.

**jpsimon** · 07-07-2004 09:18 AM

ill be watching some of it

**cdub** · 07-07-2004 09:38 AM

Lance is da man! USP is fierce and they're doing an awesome job of protecting his position. Ulhrich is dropping minutes and I think it's a good sign that his most serious threat has already dropped back 6min and laid it down in the cobbles yesterday. Props to him for getting back on the bike though and riding with his shoit all tore up. I still think it's freakin' TRAGIC that foolz here in the U.S. can't appreciate the degree of superhuman athletic ability that it takes to win this epic race. If Lance Armstrong lived in any European country, he'd have been elected president or made king.

Go Lance!!!! (Sheryl's waiting for you in the Subie at the finish line)

**jpsimon** · 07-07-2004 09:55 AM

agreed

**jpsimon** · 07-07-2004 10:03 AM

usa had top 3 spaces in the team time trial.

***RippleChip*** · 07-07-2004 10:11 AM

They have the top 5 times overall right now, but that really doesn't mean much. Ullrich and Hamilton are both within a minute of Lance which is not much, they are both extremely talented bike riders.

They'll just make sure no contenders try anything over the next few stages, and keep Lance protected. Everything will start to go down next Friday when they hit the huge Pyrenesse mountains.

**marked001** · 07-07-2004 10:25 AM

yeah..he'll give up the jersey tomorrow I'm sure... but he knows he'll get it back in the mountains

***RippleChip*** · 07-08-2004 08:19 AM

Yes they are sure letting them ride away with it today.

**marked001** · 07-08-2004 08:25 AM

yeah... 15:30 lead is pretty big... still early though

***RippleChip*** · 07-08-2004 08:32 AM

yeah, don't know how close the guy was starting the day, but he'll make the 15 minutes up in one mountain stage.

**marked001** · 07-11-2004 06:22 PM

I just realized I'm gonna be away the 25th, the last day of the tour! and I'm gonna be out in the woods.... damn...def. gonna suck.. I'm gonna have to try to sign up somewhere to get updates on my phone or something

**Quattrophile** · 07-11-2004 08:45 PM

Yep...been watchint he tour everyday. Just finished watching stage 8. Lance is still 9+ minutes from the yellow jersey...but Im sure he'll get it back in the hill climbs. But dont count out Jan....he's a minute behind.
But still......Im all for Lances' 6th win. GO LANCE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

**D Piddy** · 07-11-2004 09:25 PM

lance is in perfect position right now. 9 minutes is nothign for him once he gets to the mountains. USPS is owning, spots 6-11 are all USPS guys wihtin 30 sec of each other. come the pyrenees, the world will expeience the wrath of lance as he tears $hit up

**madrussian** · 07-11-2004 10:46 PM

What channel is it on and what times?

**Quattrophile** · 07-11-2004 11:17 PM

Originally posted by enjoiweb
What channel is it on and what times?

It's on the OLN channel. I have digital cable...channel 81 for me. I usually watch it at 12 noon. THey usually replay it twice during the day.

***RippleChip*** · 07-12-2004 05:43 AM

OLN. On at 9am EST, and 7:30pm EST everyday.

They have a nice rest day today. Friday is going to be the big day, can't wait for it.

***RippleChip*** · 07-15-2004 12:13 PM

Tomorrow is going to be huge! Better not miss that stage, first mountain top finish.

He put 7 seconds on Mayo and Hamilton the other day in a sprint to the line finish. Ullrich hung with him, I'm so stoked for tomorrow though.

**D Piddy** · 07-15-2004 02:10 PM

Once again proving why the french public sux more cock than a gay pornstar

**marked001** · 07-16-2004 05:54 AM

..today's the big day

too bad I'm back at work.i was home sick the last two days and was able to watch it live..now I'm back to reading about it on the espn tour tracker

***RippleChip*** · 07-16-2004 06:29 AM

I catch it on letour.fr, great site to watch. Even has live updates so you can listen to it.

I'm taping it so I can watch it right after work. Going to be a great stage....they are getting close to the mountain. Think the first will thin the pack out, second will be the break. Lance says tomorrow is the day, but I see attacks happening today.