Tour de France- '09

[RICHARD]

Is anyone going to watch?

MY favorite parts of the whole race are the mountain stages and the fans that run besides the riders on those stages.


Two years ago I went blind after seeing a few men in thongs running the course...But, I still watch!

Good luck to all!

[blue]

Is this gonna be an 8th win for Lance?

I watch Greg LeMond win, win, win, and win.

My first cats were named after Tour Le France teams.

[RICHARD]

Was Lemond that long ago?

I don't think LA will win again, but that is the fun in watching!

[RICHARD]

Great finish to today's stage.


I think that Armstrong has a good chance to win it all...


This dude is a monster and shouldn't be tested for steroids, I'd be looking for bionic parts, especially the 'bits'

[RICHARD]

La makes it to SECOND PLACE after today's stage.

Here's the deal.

Forget all the other sports stories you have seen so far.

Should LA get to first place, That will be huge.

If he wins a stage, That will be awesome.

If he wins the whole thing?

Make up your own words to describe it.

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Yeah, someone swan in circles and won some medals over two weeks. He's the world's greatest athlete?

Ride a bike for three weeks, log 2,000 plus miles, every year for seven straight years and win the contest every time? Retire for four years, then come back and after a few days work your way into second place?

Wow.

[Grace]

La makes it to SECOND PLACE after today's stage.

Here's the deal.

Forget all the other sports stories you have seen so far.

Should LA get to first place, That will be huge.

If he wins a stage, That will be awesome.

If he wins the whole thing?

Make up your own words to describe it.

__________________________

Yeah, someone swan in circles and won some medals over two weeks. He's the world's greatest athlete?

Ride a bike for three weeks, log 2,000 plus miles, every year for seven straight years and win the contest every time? Retire for four years, then come back and after a few days work your way into second place?

Wow.

Don't forget to add fathering another child to that list!

I hadn't realized it's been 4 years since he last raced. Ride a bike for 3 weeks - heck I can't ride for for 3 minutes. My knees are too old for that.

This is about my speed -

[RICHARD]

This is about my speed -

Please wear a helmet, if you do get the urge?

Please?

[Grace]

Please wear a helmet, if you do get the urge?

Please?

Okay - if you insist

Richard, did you wear a helmet when you were a kid? We didn't. I don't think anyone even thought about it back then. This was back before seat belts and car seats for kids.

I don't remember hearing about many people suffering head injuries without the helmets. So are bike riders more reckless today?

[RICHARD]

Okay - if you insist

Richard, did you wear a helmet when you were a kid? We didn't. I don't think anyone even thought about it back then. This was back before seat belts and car seats for kids.

I don't remember hearing about many people suffering head injuries without the helmets. So are bike riders more reckless today?

Kid?
Nope, but when I got older, Yes.

Before, bikes were a little more sedate?

Now you have kids that think nothing of doing tricks. A wheelie was a trick when I was a kid.

Now, they do flips off the curb!

[kokopup]

quote by grace

I don't remember hearing about many people suffering head injuries without the helmets. So are bike riders more reckless today?

The answer is a big yes. I was pretty reckless as a kid but the things that kids do on bikes today is very dangerous. I road Mountain Bikes on off road trails and if it were not for helmets I would probably be dead today. My helmet has saved me more than once on bad crashes.

Lance will probably win again if he can stay out of trouble and not have any accidents. Lance is without doubt the best athlete so far in the 21st Century. If Michael Phelps won a gold medal every day for 3 weeks It would still pale to the athletic ability of Lance.

[Maya & Inka's mommy]

I watch it every day, France is a neigbour of Belgium;
Several Belgian bikers attend, and one of them I know in person: Greg Van Avermaet. He is the future son-in-law of my friend who lives in same street as me. It's his first Tour though... . He is in the team of Silence-Lotto

[RICHARD]

I watch it every day, France is a neigbour of Belgium;
Several Belgian bikers attend, and one of them I know in person: Greg Van Avermaet. He is the future son-in-law of my friend who lives in same street as me. It's his first Tour though... . He is in the team of Silence-Lotto

Thanks,
I will be looking for him!

Another good race today.

[Grace]

For some reason, I feel this story fits in this topic. Lance bikes; she runs, and runs, and runs again. They both have been through life-altering medical events.

[RICHARD]

For some reason, I feel this story fits in this topic. Lance bikes; she runs, and runs, and runs again. They both have been through life-altering medical events.

In-freaking-credible. This gal has guts.


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In the Tour, I have always loved the paint/chalk messages people paint on the roads along the course..

Check this out!

http://kdka.com/local/Chalkbot.Lance...2.1076262.html

[RICHARD]

WOW, great finish to today's stage.

I think that unconciously I am waking up EARLY to watch.

When I get big I am going to one of those races!