2007 Tour de France

€uroMeinke · 07-06-2007, 11:02 AM

The Tour starts tomorrow in London, and while there are some riders I still recognize it seems many of the big names of the past won't be there. Seems like this might make for an exciting wide-open tour, if it can skirt pass the doping scandals.

Anyway - anyone more in touch with the cycling world, want to venture some opinions on who to watch?

Alex · 07-06-2007, 11:12 AM

My money is on:

First failed urine test comes out of the 5th stage.

I'm not up on this thing (I've tried but just can't work up any interest in anything other than the gruesome accidents) but if they are starting in London, how are they getting to France? Do some legs not start where the previous leg ended?

Stan4dSteph · 07-06-2007, 12:15 PM

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Originally Posted by Alex

I'm not up on this thing (I've tried but just can't work up any interest in anything other than the gruesome accidents) but if they are starting in London, how are they getting to France? Do some legs not start where the previous leg ended?

Yes, they usually start in the same town where they finish, but not all the time. Sometimes they fly or take a train between towns.

Capt Jack · 07-06-2007, 11:30 AM

bike racing in the chunnel?

Alex · 07-06-2007, 11:38 AM

I like the idea of them having to ride in circles around the deck of a ferry while it crosses.

Stan4dSteph · 07-06-2007, 12:14 PM

I'll be routing for the Discovery boys and Levi Leipheimer.

Here's a good article in the NYT summing up the favorites.

alphabassettgrrl · 07-06-2007, 01:26 PM

We saw Levi in the Tour of California, and I got a *great* shot of him in the peloton, so I definitely have a soft spot for him.

We'll be watching.

Not Afraid · 07-06-2007, 03:07 PM

Is George riding?

Stan4dSteph · 07-06-2007, 04:34 PM

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Is George riding?

Yes. Here's the Discovery roster: Levi Leipheimer, Alberto Contador, Vladimir Gusev, George Hincapie, Egoi Martinez, Benjamin Noval, Sergio Paulinho, Yaroslav Popovych and Tomas Vaitkus.

Ghoulish Delight · 07-06-2007, 04:35 PM

Will this guy be riding? It's often said that one needs an intimate connection with your bike to be successful.

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Alex . Join Date: Feb 2005 Posts: 13,354	My money is on: First failed urine test comes out of the 5th stage. I'm not up on this thing (I've tried but just can't work up any interest in anything other than the gruesome accidents) but if they are starting in London, how are they getting to France? Do some legs not start where the previous leg ended?
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Capt Jack check your head Join Date: Oct 2005 Posts: 4,174	bike racing in the chunnel? __________________ a clear conscience is a sure sign of a fuzzy memory
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Alex . Join Date: Feb 2005 Posts: 13,354	I like the idea of them having to ride in circles around the deck of a ferry while it crosses.
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Stan4dSteph Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: East Bay Area, CA Posts: 3,156	I'll be routing for the Discovery boys and Levi Leipheimer. Here's a good article in the NYT summing up the favorites.
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alphabassettgrrl Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 4,978	We saw Levi in the Tour of California, and I got a great shot of him in the peloton, so I definitely have a soft spot for him. We'll be watching. __________________ Why cycling? Anything [sport] that had to do with a ball, I wasn't very good at. -Lance Armstrong
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Not Afraid HI! Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 17,108	Is George riding?
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Ghoulish Delight I Floop the Pig Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Alternative Swankstyle Posts: 19,348	Will this guy be riding? It's often said that one needs an intimate connection with your bike to be successful. __________________ 'He who receives an idea from me, receives instruction himself without lessening mine; as he who lights his taper at mine, receives light without darkening me.' -TJ
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