Tour De France Start Date?

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When does it start?

Is there a Tour homepage?

Thanks

On Jun 13, 8:07 pm, "Maple Tree" <n...@none.com> wrote:
> When does it start?
>
> Is there a Tour homepage?
>
> Thanks

don't bother, it's finished already

On Fri, 13 Jun 2008 20:07:34 -0400, "Maple Tree" <none@none.com>
wrote:

>When does it start?
>
>Is there a Tour homepage?
>
>Thanks

Dear MT,

Saturday, July 5th, 2008:
http://www.letour.com/2008/TDF/COURSE/us/index.html

Cheers,

Carl Fogel

<carlfogel@comcast.net> wrote in message
news:f43654ddhddht2b23b6vodnedfgro9opuc@4ax.com...
> On Fri, 13 Jun 2008 20:07:34 -0400, "Maple Tree" <none@none.com>
> wrote:
>
>>When does it start?
>>
>>Is there a Tour homepage?
>>
>>Thanks
>
> Dear MT,
>
> Saturday, July 5th, 2008:
> http://www.letour.com/2008/TDF/COURSE/us/index.html
>
> Cheers,
>
> Carl Fogel

Thank you, Carl!

On Jun 14, 2:07 am, "Maple Tree" <n...@none.com> wrote:
> When does it start?
>
> Is there a Tour homepage?
>
> Thanks

What I'd like to know is why sometimes in the Tour de France, the
riders are all bunched up in one big group and it doesn't look like
they're riding fast at all. Isn't it a race, I mean shouldn't they go
as hard as they can like runners running a marathon sprint?

-ilan

On Jun 13, 6:00 pm, ilan...@gmail.com wrote:

> What I'd like to know is why sometimes in the Tour de France, the
> riders are all bunched up in one big group and it doesn't look like
> they're riding fast at all. Isn't it a race, I mean shouldn't they go
> as hard as they can like runners running a marathon sprint?

Excellent question. It's to throw off the doping police. If they rode
like they really could, the average speed would be too high; then
Antoine Vayer would write another article about how it's humanly
impossible to ride the Tour.

In article
<2ad0578f-3bfc-437c-893d-0e1b0acf7e90@e53g2000hsa.googlegroups.com>,
ilanpsi@gmail.com wrote:

> On Jun 14, 2:07 am, "Maple Tree" <n...@none.com> wrote:
> > When does it start?
> >
> > Is there a Tour homepage?
> >
> > Thanks
>
> What I'd like to know is why sometimes in the Tour de France, the
> riders are all bunched up in one big group and it doesn't look like
> they're riding fast at all. Isn't it a race, I mean shouldn't they go
> as hard as they can like runners running a marathon sprint?

Over in Europe they are going on strike all the time.
But if bicycle racers go on strike what are they going
to do? Spend the day in a sweat-shop? So instead of
racing they just go slow and enjoy the scenery. HTH; HAND.

--
Michael Press

ilanpsi@gmail.com wrote:
> On Jun 14, 2:07 am, "Maple Tree" <n...@none.com> wrote:
>> When does it start?
>>
>> Is there a Tour homepage?
>>
>> Thanks
>
> What I'd like to know is why sometimes in the Tour de France, the
> riders are all bunched up in one big group and it doesn't look like
> they're riding fast at all. Isn't it a race, I mean shouldn't they go
> as hard as they can like runners running a marathon sprint?
>
> -ilan

And by the way, where's my ass? It used to be here somewhere. Where's it
gone?

<ilanpsi@gmail.com> wrote in message
news:2ad0578f-3bfc-437c-893d-0e1b0acf7e90@e53g2000hsa.googlegroups.com...
> On Jun 14, 2:07 am, "Maple Tree" <n...@none.com> wrote:
>> When does it start?
>>
>> Is there a Tour homepage?
>>
>> Thanks
>
> What I'd like to know is why sometimes in the Tour de France, the
> riders are all bunched up in one big group and it doesn't look like
> they're riding fast at all. Isn't it a race, I mean shouldn't they go
> as hard as they can like runners running a marathon sprint?
>
> -ilan

http://www.google.com/search?q=%22david+millar%22+%22millar+line%22&rls=com.microsoft:en-us&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8&startIndex=&startPage=1

--Mike Jacoubowsky
Chain Reaction Bicycles
www.ChainReaction.com
Redwood City & Los Altos, CA USA

Fred Fredburger wrote:
> And by the way, where's my ass? It used to be here somewhere. Where's it
> gone?

If you search for my ass you get :
<http://www.adequacy.org/stories/2001.8.31.73838.2611.html>

"Fred Fredburger" <FredFredburger@Where.Are.The.Nachos> wrote in message
news:J76dnR5e-L6WysnVnZ2dnUVZ_hjinZ2d@comcast.com...
> ilanpsi@gmail.com wrote:
> > On Jun 14, 2:07 am, "Maple Tree" <n...@none.com> wrote:
> >> When does it start?
> >>
> >> Is there a Tour homepage?
> >>
> >> Thanks
> >
> > What I'd like to know is why sometimes in the Tour de France, the
> > riders are all bunched up in one big group and it doesn't look like
> > they're riding fast at all. Isn't it a race, I mean shouldn't they go
> > as hard as they can like runners running a marathon sprint?
> >
> > -ilan
>
> And by the way, where's my ass? It used to be here somewhere. Where's it
> gone?

How to tell if your ass is too small...

http://www.rickleephoto.com/rlsmall.htm

Chas.

On Jun 15, 11:09 am, "* * Chas" <verktygj...@aol.spamski.com> wrote:
> "Fred Fredburger" <FredFredbur...@Where.Are.The.Nachos> wrote in message
>
> news:J76dnR5e-L6WysnVnZ2dnUVZ_hjinZ2d@comcast.com...
>
>
>
> > ilan...@gmail.com wrote:
> > > On Jun 14, 2:07 am, "Maple Tree" <n...@none.com> wrote:
> > >> When does it start?
>
> > >> Is there a Tour homepage?
>
> > >> Thanks
>
> > > What I'd like to know is why sometimes in the Tour de France, the
> > > riders are all bunched up in one big group and it doesn't look like
> > > they're riding fast at all. Isn't it a race, I mean shouldn't they go
> > > as hard as they can like runners running a marathon sprint?
>
> > > -ilan
>
> > And by the way, where's my ass? It used to be here somewhere. Where's it
> > gone?
>
> How to tell if your ass is too small...
>
> http://www.rickleephoto.com/rlsmall.htm
>
> Chas.

I laughed my ass off at that one!
-Paul

On Jun 14, 4:40 pm, Fred Fredburger
<FredFredbur...@Where.Are.The.Nachos> wrote:
> ilan...@gmail.com wrote:
> > On Jun 14, 2:07 am, "Maple Tree" <n...@none.com> wrote:
> >> When does it start?
>
> >> Is there a Tour homepage?
>
> >> Thanks
>
> > What I'd like to know is why sometimes in the Tour de France, the
> > riders are all bunched up in one big group and it doesn't look like
> > they're riding fast at all. Isn't it a race, I mean shouldn't they go
> > as hard as they can like runners running a marathon sprint?
>
> > -ilan
>
> And by the way, where's my ass? It used to be here somewhere. Where's it
> gone?

You need more twinkies.
http://gizmodo.com/380168/cycle-bag-twinkie-storage-unit-for-big+assed-cyclists

In article
<2b1b2ec3-4304-43ae-a7c0-b6cfe0a420d2@a1g2000hsb.googlegroups.com>,
SLAVE of THE STATE <gwhite@ti.com> wrote:

> On Jun 14, 4:40 pm, Fred Fredburger
> <FredFredbur...@Where.Are.The.Nachos> wrote:
> > ilan...@gmail.com wrote:
> > > On Jun 14, 2:07 am, "Maple Tree" <n...@none.com> wrote:
> > >> When does it start?
> >
> > >> Is there a Tour homepage?
> >
> > >> Thanks
> >
> > > What I'd like to know is why sometimes in the Tour de France, the
> > > riders are all bunched up in one big group and it doesn't look like
> > > they're riding fast at all. Isn't it a race, I mean shouldn't they go
> > > as hard as they can like runners running a marathon sprint?
> >
> > > -ilan
> >
> > And by the way, where's my ass? It used to be here somewhere. Where's it
> > gone?
>
> You need more twinkies.
> http://gizmodo.com/380168/cycle-bag-twinkie-storage-unit-for-big+assed-cyclist
> s

That was merely dumb, but led me to this thing, which was awesomely
dumb, and included video:

<http://gizmodo.com/5016577/bi+cycle-tandem-bike-is-perfect-for-the-coupl
e-thats-going-nowhere>

It's both a tandem abomination and a brakeless fixie, plus the video
includes them accidentally breaking version 1.

What can I say? I'm a sucker for bad tandems.

BTW, the YouTube caption says "riding this bike demands a trust bond
between the riders."

No, a tandem requires a trust bond. This thing is more like a suicide
pact.

BTW, a friend told me a story of riding a rented tandem with his
not-much-of-a-cyclist wife briefly captaining. They hit a bump, and she,
surprised, jumped off the bike!

Now, full points for the fact that she managed to get off a moving
tandem without falling down. But as you can imagine, my friend was not
so impressed.

They're still married,

--
Ryan Cousineau rcousine@gmail.com http://www.wiredcola.com/
"In other newsgroups, they killfile trolls."
"In rec.bicycles.racing, we coach them."

In article
<rcousine-3A35B2.19340416062008@[74.223.185.199.nw.nuvox.net]>,
Ryan Cousineau <rcousine@gmail.com> wrote:

> In article
> <2b1b2ec3-4304-43ae-a7c0-b6cfe0a420d2@a1g2000hsb.googlegroups.com>,
> SLAVE of THE STATE <gwhite@ti.com> wrote:
>
> > On Jun 14, 4:40 pm, Fred Fredburger
> > <FredFredbur...@Where.Are.The.Nachos> wrote:
> > > ilan...@gmail.com wrote:
> > > > On Jun 14, 2:07 am, "Maple Tree" <n...@none.com> wrote:
> > > >> When does it start?
> > >
> > > >> Is there a Tour homepage?
> > >
> > > >> Thanks
> > >
> > > > What I'd like to know is why sometimes in the Tour de France, the
> > > > riders are all bunched up in one big group and it doesn't look like
> > > > they're riding fast at all. Isn't it a race, I mean shouldn't they go
> > > > as hard as they can like runners running a marathon sprint?
> > >
> > > > -ilan
> > >
> > > And by the way, where's my ass? It used to be here somewhere. Where's it
> > > gone?
> >
> > You need more twinkies.
> > http://gizmodo.com/380168/cycle-bag-twinkie-storage-unit-for-big+assed-cyclist
> > s
>
> That was merely dumb, but led me to this thing, which was awesomely
> dumb, and included video:
>
> <http://gizmodo.com/5016577/bi+cycle-tandem-bike-is-perfect-for-the-coupl
> e-thats-going-nowhere>
>
> It's both a tandem abomination and a brakeless fixie, plus the video
> includes them accidentally breaking version 1.
>
> What can I say? I'm a sucker for bad tandems.
>
> BTW, the YouTube caption says "riding this bike demands a trust bond
> between the riders."
>
> No, a tandem requires a trust bond. This thing is more like a suicide
> pact.
>
> BTW, a friend told me a story of riding a rented tandem with his
> not-much-of-a-cyclist wife briefly captaining. They hit a bump, and she,
> surprised, jumped off the bike!
>
> Now, full points for the fact that she managed to get off a moving
> tandem without falling down. But as you can imagine, my friend was not
> so impressed.
>
> They're still married,

But she is considering removing the feeding tube.

--
Michael Press