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Greatest TdF Rider Ever?
Armstrong 31%
Lemond 6%
Merkx 43%
Anquetil 0%
Indurain 18%
Hinault 0%

Votes: 16

 Cheers for Le Tour de France

 Author:  Topic:  Posted:
Jul 10, 2002
 Comments:

I dig Le Tour - and I'm American!

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There is something about the Tour that mesmerizes me. The athletes are one; they consume upwards of 10 000 calories a day riding their shiny machines through the beautiful French countryside. Today's team time trial had the US Postal Service at one point pushing 45 miles an hour (roughly 75 kph). The scenery is another; 185 or so riders flying through tiny villages, climbing the Pyrenees and the Alps, riding through sunflower fields and green farmland - truly spectacular. Observing cultural differences is also fun. The French with their haughty attitudes (who are always surprised, deflated and maybe even a little angry that they don't win this race much anymore), the Italian prima donna crybabies, the Aussies with their nose to the grindstone work ethic and of course, the Americans, epitomized by Lance Armstrong; 3 time TdF winner and cancer survivor.

It gives me a not-so-secret pleasure to know it drives the Frogs insane to see yet another American win the Tour - their race, the event that defines their country and their "culture." Just as Greg Lemond showed the Euro-Socialists how to ride a bike, make breakthroughs in cycling technology that the rest of the peloton merely copied and used to less effect and basically pull off the greatest Tour win of all time in 1989, Lance is showing them that rolling over for the enemy (whether it's Nazi Germany in the 1930's and 1940's or cancer in the 1990's) is no way to live one's life.

And that is the greatest victory of all.




God bless ... (none / 0) (#1)
by Narcissus on Wed Jul 10th, 2002 at 12:19:42 PM PST
Lance and his mission to rid the world of Euro-Socialists in any way he can.


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Ok, who picked the flower???

 
Missing Poll Option (none / 0) (#2)
by ausduck on Thu Jul 11th, 2002 at 02:50:20 AM PST
Stuart O'Grady. Go Credit Agricole!


He Lost Again Today (none / 0) (#4)
by doofus on Fri Jul 12th, 2002 at 02:17:51 PM PST
Zabel kicked his ass at the last minute.


 
damn Cipo gogog Zabel (none / 0) (#3)
by Anonymous Reader on Thu Jul 11th, 2002 at 03:33:14 AM PST
Old Mario Cipollini is my favorite rider (maybe coz im a sprinter myself) but know hes not in the tour so its all Zabel now :D:D

gogo erik


 

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