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Sunday, July 24
Lance Armstrong: "Vive Le Tour, forever"
by
Gene Bisbee
on Sun 24 Jul 2005 10:50 PM PDT
So ends the Tour de France 2005 and the professional cycling career of Lance Armstrong, taking the microphone on the podium and giving kudos to his rivals, Ivan Basso and Jan Ullrich. The rest went as most of us expected -- Armstrong entering the Champs-Elysees in his yellow jersey at the head of the peloton. ... more »
Biking Bis poll: The next Lance?
by
Gene Bisbee
on Sun 24 Jul 2005 08:42 AM PDT
Saturday, July 23
Armstrong wins TT; Ullrich gets into 3rd in GC
by
Gene Bisbee
on Sat 23 Jul 2005 09:01 AM PDT
The victory in Saint Etienne means he'll go to Paris in yellow on Sunday without the stigma of being the first Tour de France winner without a stage win since Greg Lemond in 1990. more » Friday, July 22
Family photos from Tour de France
by
Gene Bisbee
on Fri 22 Jul 2005 03:26 PM PDT
Pereiro moves up while peloton dozes on way to Le Puy
by
Gene Bisbee
on Fri 22 Jul 2005 09:37 AM PDT
How else could you explain their inattention, which allowed the Spanish rider from Phonak to gain 4 minutes and 19 seconds, moving from 13th to 10th place and overtaking Moreau. ... more » Thursday, July 21
German cyclist Ullrich gains in Tour podium battle
by
Gene Bisbee
on Thu 21 Jul 2005 10:54 AM PDT
The big German scrambled to stay with the overall leaders -- Armstrong and Ivan Basso -- on Thursday's final 10%-grade climb into Mende. When it looked like he'd been dropped for good, the T-Mobile ... more » Wednesday, July 20
Discovery's Savoldelli wins stage; Armstrong in yellow but winless
by
Gene Bisbee
on Wed 20 Jul 2005 10:52 AM PDT
Tuesday, July 19
Evans jumps 4 places; teams react
by
Gene Bisbee
on Tue 19 Jul 2005 10:08 AM PDT
Australian cyclist Cadel Evans stood in 11th place overall Tuesday morning before the 112-mile stage between Mourenx and Pau, the last in the Pyrenees. But before the day was over, he had teams from Rabobank (Rasmussen), T-Mobile (Ullrich), and Gerolsteiner (Levi Leipheimer in 6th) in an all out effort to chase him down. ... more » Monday, July 18
Ullrich aiming for third place
by
Gene Bisbee
on Mon 18 Jul 2005 11:28 PM PDT
They're a study in contrasts. One, Mickael Rasmussen, looks thin and wiry. The other, Jan Ullrich, looks heavy for a cyclist. In his online diary posted for Monday's rest day, Ullrich says, "We certainly haven't given up ... more »
3-D maps online for several upcoming Tour de France stages
by
Gene Bisbee
on Mon 18 Jul 2005 10:05 PM PDT
What's to become of Only Lance Network when Lance retires?
by
Gene Bisbee
on Mon 18 Jul 2005 10:20 AM PDT
The impact on the leading cyclists in next year's Tour will be huge. But the effect on OLN and ... more » Sunday, July 17
Hincapie wins mountain stage; Armstrong firm grasp on lead
by
Gene Bisbee
on Sun 17 Jul 2005 08:58 AM PDT
The stage win by Discovery Channel Pro Cycling ... more » Saturday, July 16
Sunday's poignant side note to Armstrong's last tour
by
Gene Bisbee
on Sat 16 Jul 2005 01:44 PM PDT
Armstrong survives attacks in Pyrenees
by
Gene Bisbee
on Sat 16 Jul 2005 08:07 AM PDT
They never did break Lance Armstrong. Dropped briefly by the group of overall leaders on the lower part of the Port de Pailhères, Armstrong recovered and survived to cross the top in a chase group that ... more » Friday, July 15
Hot action in Pyrenees begins Saturday
by
Gene Bisbee
on Fri 15 Jul 2005 03:21 PM PDT
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"Vive Le Tour, forever."
(Updated)Eighty-nine readers voted in the poll that asked: "Who among the cyclists in the TDF 2005 could fill Armstrong's cleats in 2006?"
Lance Armstrong earned his Tour de France stage win on Saturday, beating his nearest rival in the individual time trial by 23 seconds.
Some members of my family stationed themselves at the finish lines in Mende and Le Puy the past couple of days while on a trip to visit relatives in France. Here are some pictures they've taken. ... 
I have to feel sorry for Christophe Moreau. His Credit Agricole teammates, and team manager, must have been out to lunch when Oscar Pereiro, right, charged up the road in a 4-man breakaway in Friday's 95-mile stage from Issoire to Le Puy.
This Tour de France seems to be all about Lance Armstrong's final ride and his quest for a seventh championship, but the story lately has been on cyclist Jan Ullrich.
(Updated) The Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team can put another notch in its collective handlebars with Paolo Savoldelli's win on Wednesday.
When you're battling for a third-place podium position in the Tour de France like Jan Ullrich and Mickael Rasmussen, you've got to watch your back too.
Six days to go in the Tour de France and it's winding down to an epic battle between two cyclists-- for third place.
Sunday's stage of the Tour de France will surely stir memories for Lance Armstrong, who will be looking back to a tragedy 10 years earlier as he pedals closer to the end of his career.
Jan Ullrich says in his T-Mobile diary that hot temperatures in the Pyrenees will play into his and teammate Alexandre Vinokourov's hands: