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2005-07-12 Europe
Armstrong regains yellow jersey in first Alps day
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Posted by Steve 2005-07-12 14:41|| || Front Page|| [11129 views since 2007-05-07]  Top

#1 Take nothing but first place; leave nothing but tire tracks.
Posted by Mike 2005-07-12 15:08||   2005-07-12 15:08|| Front Page Top

#2 Armstrong rocks!
Posted by mmurray821 2005-07-12 15:37||   2005-07-12 15:37|| Front Page Top

#3 I love Lance and hope he wins but I have to say I will be happy if any team beside T-mobile wins. T-Mobiles fans are pigs who spit on Lance last year. So screw the Germans.

Their are many young and very good riders in this race seeing one of them win would also be wonderful.
Posted by Sock Puppet 0’ Doom 2005-07-12 15:53||   2005-07-12 15:53|| Front Page Top

#4 The Dane Rasmussen is looking like the real deal. Climbs like a Spaniards
Posted by Shipman 2005-07-12 18:46||   2005-07-12 18:46|| Front Page Top

#5  and the American was sporting enough to shake the young Spaniard's hand immediately afterwards.

And the writer is surprised because everyone knows Americans can't help being rude.

According to the Discovery Channel special on him, Armstrong is the best in the world at biking up mountains, in part because his muscles just don't seem to build up lactic acid, and in part because his body tolerates the lower oxygen at altitude better. I'm looking forward to more sportsmanly comments from him over the next few days.
Posted by trailing wife 2005-07-12 21:39||   2005-07-12 21:39|| Front Page Top

#6 Armstrong is an assasin. I saw him spend his last teammate pushing the pace just as Vinokourov began to labor to hold the back end of the lead pack.
Posted by Super Hose 2005-07-12 22:59||   2005-07-12 22:59|| Front Page Top

#7 Is that good or bad, Super Hose? The Tour is one of the many sports I don't follow. ;-)
Posted by trailing wife 2005-07-12 23:26||   2005-07-12 23:26|| Front Page Top

#8 I enjoyed what he did thoroughly. I watched the Tour last year and am a novice fan. I am on vacation at my dad's house and he is watchig as well, despite his protest that Hemmingway said the sport was corrupt (Dad teaches literature.)

Like anything else, I like to see things done well. Lance is an excellent athlete and a superb tactician, but I like to watch McEwen win in a sprint.
Posted by Super Hose 2005-07-12 23:45||   2005-07-12 23:45|| Front Page Top

#9 Being from Austin (we get lots of Lance stuff) -- well, Lance is all class. He respects his sport, and the "traditions" of his sport. He's showing it every day.

And.. he's really interested in those who will come after him. Knowing that this is his last year, he has voiced often, about who are the next in his sport.
Posted by Sherry 2005-07-12 23:55||   2005-07-12 23:55|| Front Page Top

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