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  • reports, what reports?

    I have tried to watch the coverage throughout and I've had to rely on foreign newspapers and TV channels to get the whole picture. How about if next time we get full time experts that follow not just the local boys but the whole tour? It has been a highly controversial tour and yet no one has seen fit to comment at all... ? I know all ...
    Posted to Tour de France 2009 (Forum) by mcsg on July 27, 2009
  • final stage

    Why is the final stage of the tour processional? The time for drinking champagne is after the race not during! Surely if the final stage were competitive, it would make the entry into Paris far more interesting? Has there always been this acceptance of the result before the race is over?   Isn't it time for one of the new clean teams to ...
    Posted to Tour de France 2009 (Forum) by simonk on July 26, 2008
  • And the Winner is??? Will CSC attack on the way to Paris?

    Ok say Evans gets back the time from Sastre tomorrow and regains the yellow jersey by  1 or 2 seconds from Sastre or Schleck Are you seriously saying that CSC will not try to win the race on the final stage because of tradition To quote the 'official programme' notes Stage 21 'the reward for 3 weeks effort is a stage finish in Paris. ...
    Posted to Tour de France 2009 (Forum) by cyrilnicklin on July 25, 2008