Lance is "The man"

"Spider1977" wrote

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Did you see Lance have that fall, then nearly take off his one

remaining

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nut, then power past JU like he was standing still.

Did you see JU wait for him?

Theo

Nice one buddy. Next time you want to reveal the result of the stage, try
not to shout it out in the subject line. If you want to discuss the results
of a stage before BOTH daily highlights shows are televised, then do it
inside the post, and put a spoiler in the subject line.

Not all of us can get home at 6pm to watch the highlights... spare a thought
for those who are hanging out for the midnight show, trying their best to
avoid finding out any details of the racing. Don't scream about someone
being "the man" when there are probably many folks reading this newsgroup
who are trying to avoid finding out who that "man" was until they've seen
the stage on SBS.

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From: Spider1977 <[email hidden]>
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Newsgroups: aus.bicycle
Date: 22 Jul 2003 21:50:02 +0950
Subject: Lance is "The man"

Did you see Lance have that fall, then nearly take off his one remaining
nut, then power past JU like he was standing still.

As Bruce Macavaney would say it was "special".

After reading his book and following his last 3 TdeF's I have nothing
but admiration for a true sportsman.🙂 🙂 🙂 🙂 😉

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David Sutton said:

Nice one buddy. Next time you want to reveal the result of the stage, try
not to shout it out in the subject line. If you want to discuss the results
of a stage before BOTH daily highlights shows are televised, then do it
inside the post, and put a spoiler in the subject line.

Not all of us can get home at 6pm to watch the highlights... spare a thought
for those who are hanging out for the midnight show, trying their best to
avoid finding out any details of the racing. Don't scream about someone
being "the man" when there are probably many folks reading this newsgroup
who are trying to avoid finding out who that "man" was until they've seen
the stage on SBS.

Dave, he didn't mention the result in the title. He merely said Lance
was "The Man". I do think you should lighten up a bit - sounds like
you've been working too hard.

- LB

That sportsmanship isn't quite like the sportsmanship from cricket of
old or something. Pro cycling is about making deals within the peleton
because racers frequently need cooperation from opponents, like in a
break for example. But doing the dirty is remembered, and there is
always the opportunity for "payback" later on. Been known as an [censored]
can be a detriment to earnings. IOW it aint really about sportsmanship.

FWIW, Lance waiting for Ullrich 2 years ago was on a descent and a long
way from the finish, so there was almost no cost to Lance for him to
slow down. But yesterday Ullrich waited on the final climb and had much
to lose waiting. He did and some say he shouldn't have - including Phil
Ligget. I'd say he had no bloody choice.

GK

Spider1977 said:

Yes Theo, that was fantastic sportsmanship. I also admire JU, in fact I
admire all these guys.

I can't imagine what it must be like for all the "domestiques" who work
so hard for the stars to take the glory.

The final days after the rest day will be really interesting. I hope it
goes down to the wire, I'll be glued to the TV late on Sunday night.😉

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LOL
One grip required.
Jock

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Nice one buddy. Next time you want to reveal the result of the stage, try
not to shout it out in the subject line. If you want to discuss the

results

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of a stage before BOTH daily highlights shows are televised, then do it
inside the post, and put a spoiler in the subject line.

Not all of us can get home at 6pm to watch the highlights... spare a

thought

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for those who are hanging out for the midnight show, trying their best to
avoid finding out any details of the racing. Don't scream about someone
being "the man" when there are probably many folks reading this newsgroup
who are trying to avoid finding out who that "man" was until they've seen
the stage on SBS.

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From: Spider1977 <[email hidden]>
Organization: [email hidden]
Newsgroups: aus.bicycle
Date: 22 Jul 2003 21:50:02 +0950
Subject: Lance is "The man"

Did you see Lance have that fall, then nearly take off his one remaining
nut, then power past JU like he was standing still.

As Bruce Macavaney would say it was "special".

After reading his book and following his last 3 TdeF's I have nothing
but admiration for a true sportsman.🙂 🙂 🙂 🙂 😉

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"g" wrote

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That sportsmanship isn't quite like the sportsmanship from cricket of
old or something.

No, it's nothing like the sportsmanship of the 1930's bodyline series, or
bowling underarm to the New Zealanders, or betting on a game you're playing
in, or even threatening an 11 year old kid because he saw you smoking.

The sportsmanship of cricket is just a little overrated IMHO.

Theo

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Melbourne "homage" to the 100 anniversairy, try wrapping a spare 700C
tyre around the shoulder blades to get that special retro TDF look.

Did they have 700C tyres back then?

curious hippy

David Sutton said:

Nice one buddy. Next time you want to reveal the result of the stage, try
not to shout it out in the subject line. <snip>

Me too, I hate finding out ANYTHING about a stage before I've seen it on
TV. This is why I self-impose a blackout on newsgroups, TV, radio, and
well-meaning colleagues who want to discuss the TdF - IOW, if you care
about not knowing the results so much (as I do), don't go places or do
things where you might find something out by accident. People are ALWAYS
going to give things away on a cycling newsgroup, intentionally or
otherwise.

HTH,

&roo

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Did they have 700C tyres back then?

curious hippy

They had singles, which are the same rim size as 700c. In my original copy
of "Richards Bike Book" (a UK book) he mentions in the touring section that
people who want to tour in Europe have to either carry enough 27" tyres and
tubes for the trip, or else use 700c (European) tyres, so I suspect that in
the Metric world bike tyres have always been 700c, and it's just us
colonialists that got stick with the crappy inch sizes.

Regards,

Suzy

Spider1977 said:

Did you see Lance have that fall, then nearly take off his one remaining
nut, then power past JU like he was standing still.
As Bruce Macavaney would say it was "special".
After reading his book and following his last 3 TdeF's I have nothing
but admiration for a true sportsman.🙂 🙂 🙂 🙂 😉

Armstrong is truly gifted and totally committed. The ability of all the
riders is amazing - but as someone else said "don't forget the
domestiques." I have just finished reading that new book by Rupert
Guiness - "Aussie Aussie Aussie, Oui Oui Oui" - it is a great read with
some good yarns about the Aussies in the TdF from the 1900s to present
day. Tezza

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Originally posted by David Sutton Nice one buddy. Next time you want to
reveal the result of the stage, try not to shout it out in the subject
line. If you want to discuss the results of a stage before BOTH daily
highlights shows are televised, then do it inside the post, and put a
spoiler in the subject line.

Not all of us can get home at 6pm to watch the highlights... spare a
thought for those who are hanging out for the midnight show, trying
their best to avoid finding out any details of the racing. Don't scream
about someone being "the man" when there are probably many folks reading
this newsgroup who are trying to avoid finding out who that "man" was
until they've seen the stage on SBS.

Wow Dave you really do need to lighten up. When I wrote this peiece it
was nearly 24 hours since it happened. This is the 21st century buddy -
the age of the information super highway. Sounds to me you are either a
resident medical officer whose just come off a 48 hour shift or one of
those bike couriers who've been discussing how hard they work on another
thread here. Either way, I was talking about a super effort, and I think
others share my admiration for such a great sportsman - he may be
ruthless, but he is good.

And by the way Phil Liggett did not say JU should not have stopped, he
simply posed the question for his readers to consider.

If it stops raining I'm going for a ride. See ya Dave.

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Gee... I'm amazed at the people who have queued up to give their $0.02 worth
on this thread. But if you feel like flaming, then good on you... that's the
freedom of the internet. FWIW, I do realise we are in the 21st century, but
there are still those of us who like to watch a sporting event on the telly
without knowing who won it. Makes it that bit more exciting, no? All I'm
asking for is the same netiquette that applies to things like posts re:
movies & tv shows, where giving away the plot twists in the subject line is
considered very bad form. I certainly share your admiration for Lance, but I
was pretty miffed at getting a "heads-up" that he had done something studly
before I had watched the stage.

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Wow Dave you really do need to lighten up. When I wrote this peiece it
was nearly 24 hours since it happened. This is the 21st century buddy -
the age of the information super highway. Sounds to me you are either a
resident medical officer whose just come off a 48 hour shift or one of
those bike couriers who've been discussing how hard they work on another
thread here. Either way, I was talking about a super effort, and I think
others share my admiration for such a great sportsman - he may be
ruthless, but he is good.

And by the way Phil Liggett did not say JU should not have stopped, he
simply posed the question for his readers to consider.

If it stops raining I'm going for a ride. See ya Dave.

Have a great ride 🙂 After all, that's what it's all about.

"John Stevenson" wrote

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So, thanks to the inability of SBS to broadcast one stage until the
other is *about to start*, you're only able to talk about cycling
between the hours of 18:30 and about 01:00 every day during the

Tour.

I watched tonight's 6:00pm SBS broadcast on Fox at 6 this morning.

:-)

Theo
Working from home today. Gotta love that metaframe stuff.

"g" wrote

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Theo Bekkers wrote:

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The sportsmanship of cricket is just a little overrated IMHO.

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ok then, the roller derby which used to be on the tele in the 60's.

Ouch!

Theo