On Saturday one of my favorite summer rituals commences. Le Tour de France is laboring under the weight of recent drug scandals -- Floyd Landis' long challenge may finally be over and Michael Rasmussen just won compensation of $1 million, even as he was being banned for two years -- but the Tour remains a great spectacle. And I love rising in the morning to the sound of Phil Liggett and Paul Sherwen calling the race. Here's a classic moment that caused me to jump out of my chair when I saw it live ...
I have been in Europe for the race, but unless you are actually at the stage, it's just not as fun as watching at home. For one thing, the race happens during the afternoon over there, but I have come to prefer the Tour over breakfast.
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1. Posted by Sheldon on July 3, 2008 @ 15:08 | Permalink
You can just cut across like that? It's not discouraged? why dont more people do it - just because the terrain is difficult? Just curios.
2. Posted by Gordon Smith on July 3, 2008 @ 15:35 | Permalink
Sheldon, That's actually disqualifying under normal circumstances, but the race officials determined that Armstrong was justified in this case and that he did not gain an advantage over the other riders by the move. Of course, he went on to win the Tour. Beloki, on the other hand, has never returned to that level.
3. Posted by Steve Lavey on July 4, 2008 @ 22:05 | Permalink
Gordon –
I love your blog and especially your passion for the Tour De France. I am also a HUGE TdF fan and will be watching everyday like you. I invite you to join FanFuego.com, a social network for sports fans where you can link in your blog to our more than 20,000 users, many of whom are cycling fans, who would love to get your views on the tour.. Just go to fanfuego.com to register, then add your blog on your PROFILE page. Let me know what you think.
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