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Cat Forum / Cat Anecdotes / July 2005[OT-TdF]
Anyone else sniffle when Lance and Jan had a big hug on the podium? The top three, Lance, Ivan, and Jan, all just seemed to be in a good, jokey mood. And I swear Lance looked like he was going to cloud up when the national anthem played. Not sure what the bit about non-believers in the Tour was. Was he referring to the belief that drugs are prevalent?  Signaturemonique, who spoils Oscar unmercifully pictures: http://www.bounceswoosh.org/rpca > Anyone else sniffle when Lance and Jan had a big hug on the podium? Defintiely a bit of Tour history made and end of the LA era. > The top three, Lance, Ivan, and Jan, all just seemed to be in a good, > jokey mood. And I swear Lance looked like he was going to cloud up > when the national anthem played. > > Not sure what the bit about non-believers in the Tour was. Was he > referring to the belief that drugs are prevalent? I think so. Probably that and the mistaken belief that cycling at that level is simply pushing the pedals round. Cheers, helen s >> Not sure what the bit about non-believers in the Tour was. Was he >> referring to the belief that drugs are prevalent? [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > > Cheers, helen s Ah, that's probably what it was. DH got me into watching the Tour, and I'll admit I didn't understand it at all the first few years. It takes a while to really appreciate all the tactics. The fact that someone can win the yellow jersey, meaning that the sum total of his times in all of the days was the fastest, without ever having to win a stage really blows my mind, although it does make sense. The existence of helicopters, radios, and the like must make a huge difference in Tour tactics. Without all of that, you wouldn't necessarily know which riders have just made a breakaway and therefore whether it's tactically necessary to chase them down. Signaturemonique, who spoils Oscar unmercifully pictures: http://www.bounceswoosh.org/rpca >>> Not sure what the bit about non-believers in the Tour was. Was he >>> referring to the belief that drugs are prevalent? [quoted text clipped - 10 lines] > times in all of the days was the fastest, without ever having to win a > stage really blows my mind, although it does make sense. The yellow jersey is the fastest overall. It is possible to win it winning a stage as it mean the fastest rider on cumulative times of all the stages. So you can get a sprinter winning a fast, flat stage, but who loses over an hour on a mountain stage... You can get a climber who wins a mountain stage who loses vast amounts of time on a long fast stage - different types of speed & endurance for the different specialisations. Then there's the time trial where it is literally flat out, constant power from start to finish - no tactics, just constant power from the start to the end. > The existence of helicopters, radios, and the like must make a huge > difference in Tour tactics. Without all of that, you wouldn't > necessarily know which riders have just made a breakaway and therefore > whether it's tactically necessary to chase them down. radios have made a huge difference. Not all positive from a spectator point of view I think, as it lets the riders know who is in a breakawa, for example, and whether the bunch will chase him down if he's a threat to the current yellow jersey wearer... Cheers, helen s >> Ah, that's probably what it was. DH got me into watching the Tour, >> and I'll admit I didn't understand it at all the first few years. [quoted text clipped - 13 lines] > literally flat out, constant power from start to finish - no > tactics, just constant power from the start to the end. Yup, I understand all that ... it's just kinda weird to think about. The yellow jersey rewards the person with the best overall time. Something really bugged me about OLN's coverage this morning -- while talking about whether or not the time bonuses would be awarded today, the guy says, "Well, of course, it doesn't really matter, today is all about Lance." Grr! It sure as hell matters to the sprinters, and it sure mattered to Levi and Alexandre. Hey, I'm happy for Lance, but there's a lot more to the Tour than just the yellow jersey. > radios have made a huge difference. Not all positive from a > spectator point of view I think, as it lets the riders know who is > in a breakawa, for example, and whether the bunch will chase him > down if he's a threat to the current yellow jersey wearer... *nod* Lance's tactics wouldn't fly if he didn't know exactly who was where throughout every day ... everyone would have to put in a more consistent performance. Signaturemonique, who spoils Oscar unmercifully pictures: http://www.bounceswoosh.org/rpca > > Anyone else sniffle when Lance and Jan had a big hug on the podium? > [quoted text clipped - 9 lines] > I think so. Probably that and the mistaken belief that cycling at that level > is simply pushing the pedals round. Well, I think the prevalence of performance inhancers, but more to the point, I think it referred to the belief that Lance was using that blood one (apoetine, or something like that, it's the one that makes the body produce more red blood cells) for every single win. > Cheers, helen s > > > -- > > monique, who spoils Oscar unmercifully > > > > pictures: http://www.bounceswoosh.org/rpca |
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