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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
American Horner taken at finish line by McEwen
by
Gene Bisbee
on Fri 15 Jul 2005 11:45 AM PDT
Racing in his first season in Europe, Horner and Sylvain Chavanel were checking each other on the run into Montpellier when sprinter Robbie McEwen and the peloton swallowed them up less than 100 yards ... more » Thursday, July 14
Hey Jan, wake up and smell the end of the Tour!
by
Gene Bisbee
on Thu 14 Jul 2005 03:49 PM PDT
Ullrich is the rider in pink T-Mobile jersey that we see in the background of all those Armstrong on-the-road photos. Armstrong's the one in front looking cool ... more »
Frenchman Moncoutie wins battle on Bastille Day
by
Gene Bisbee
on Thu 14 Jul 2005 07:45 AM PDT
Bastille Day in France means the pressure to win a stage is on the French riders. And since most of those French riders are far down the list in the overall classification, the pressure was off Lance Armstrong ... more » Wednesday, July 13
Vino wins, announcing "I'm far from being out of the race"
by
Gene Bisbee
on Wed 13 Jul 2005 01:25 PM PDT
Tuesday, July 12
Lance Armstrong takes overall lead again in TDF
by
Gene Bisbee
on Tue 12 Jul 2005 08:50 AM PDT
And you can stick a fork in Jan Ullrich, Alexandre Vinokourov and Andreas Kloden. The T-Mobile riders look like they're done. So are most of the other pre-ride favorites after Armstrong's Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team fried the peloton on the 14-mile ... more » Monday, July 11
Bob Roll, OLN's Tour "Day" France guy
by
Gene Bisbee
on Mon 11 Jul 2005 04:46 PM PDT
Roll, himself among the first US cyclists to compete in Europe, predicted that Lance Armstrong would win the Tour de France. This was before Armstrong announced that the 2005 Tour would be his ... more » Sunday, July 10
Armstrong out of yellow; Zabriskie drops out
by
Gene Bisbee
on Sun 10 Jul 2005 08:59 AM PDT
Saturday, July 9
Armstrong holds onto yellow; leaves team behind
by
Gene Bisbee
on Sat 09 Jul 2005 06:08 AM PDT
It's looking like Lance Armstrong doesn't want to give up the yellow jersey. Despite being abandoned by the rest of the Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team on the final climb of Saturday's stage, Armstrong battled to stay close to a breakaway group of two riders that gained about 27 seconds on him. ... more »Friday, July 8
Armstrong still in yellow, but for how long?
by
Gene Bisbee
on Fri 08 Jul 2005 09:25 AM PDT
Friday's 141-mile stage from Luneville, France, to Karlsruhe, Germany, played out like those in the past several ... more » Thursday, July 7
Armstrong still in yellow, but loses ground
by
Gene Bisbee
on Thu 07 Jul 2005 08:49 AM PDT
Just when I thought one of those Tour de France breakaways was going to last 'til the finish, the leader hits the deck with less than a kilometer to go. Christophe Mengin, who jumped ahead of the peloton 14 miles into the 123-mile stage between Troyes and Nancy, slipped on the wet pavement and crashed into the barriers within sight of the ... more » Wednesday, July 6
Lance Armstrong keeps yellow after 5th stage
by
Gene Bisbee
on Wed 06 Jul 2005 08:34 AM PDT
Lance Armstrong dodged a crash near the end of today's Stage 5 to retain the yellow jersey in the Tour de France. Australian Robbie McEwen won the stage, passing two-time stage winner Tom Boonen at the line, after the peloton caught a breakaway group about 6 miles from the finish. ... more »Tuesday, July 5
Lance Armstrong back in yellow
by
Gene Bisbee
on Tue 05 Jul 2005 09:06 AM PDT
Monday, July 4
Tour de France: It's still Zabriskie after Stage 3
by
Gene Bisbee
on Mon 04 Jul 2005 09:21 AM PDT
Sunday, July 3
Zabriskie still in yellow after Stage 2
by
Gene Bisbee
on Sun 03 Jul 2005 09:59 AM PDT
The 25-year-old Utah native held onto the leader's jersey for a second day by taking Lance Armstrong's advice: Stay among the top 20 riders in the peloton more » Saturday, July 2
Americans taking over the Tour - at least Stage 1
by
Gene Bisbee
on Sat 02 Jul 2005 11:18 AM PDT
In doing so, this quiet Utah native has become the first American to win a stage in all three of the Big Three Euro races -- the Vuelta d'Espana last year and the Giro d'Italia and Tour de France this year.... more »
Lance Armstrong's 2005 Tour de France bikes
by
Gene Bisbee
on Sat 02 Jul 2005 09:53 AM PDT
This year, Trek Bicycles has rolled out improved bicycles for Lance Armstrong. One, the Trek TTX, is a time trial bike ... more » Friday, July 1
Tour de France: The soap opera begins - Ullrich crashes; surprise tests
by
Gene Bisbee
on Fri 01 Jul 2005 01:20 PM PDT
What could have been a pre-Tour de France tragedy has become almost laughable. Jan Ullrich crashed into the rear window of a T-Mobile team car Friday, the BBC reports. Ullrich is the '97 Tour de France winner and one of Lance Armstrong's most outspoken challengers. The windshield shattered, but fortunately Ullrich received only "superficial cuts" and will be able to race beginning Saturday. ... more »
Tour de France: Bruyneel mind games?
by
Gene Bisbee
on Fri 01 Jul 2005 11:55 AM PDT
So is Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team manager Johan Bruyneel serious with his list of 3 strongest challengers for beating Lance Armstrong at the Tour de France this year? |
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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:
(Updated July 16) Now American cyclist Chris Horner knows it's not smart to play cat and mouse with another rider with the peloton breathing down your neck at the Tour de France.
French cyclist David Moncoutie won Thursday's Tour de France stage on his country's most important day of the year.
Alexandre Vinokourov, the cycling champion of Kazakhstan, had something to prove at the Tour de France on Wednesday. After cracking on the climb to Courchevel Tuesday and losing about 6 minutes to Lance Armstrong, Vino put himself back in the race.
It's one week into the Tour "Day" France, and probably a good time to resurrect the highlights of 
It finally happened. American Lance Armstrong gave up the yellow jersey on Sunday in the 9th stage of the Tour de France.
It's all Lance Armstrong again, as he retains the yellow jersey in the 7th stage as the Tour de France enters Germany. But with a mountainous stage coming up on Saturday, you got to wonder whether he'll be wearing it at the end of the 8th stage.
How long can US rider David Zabriskie keep the yellow jersey? Probably for at least another day in the relatively flat conditions in the early stages of the Tour de France.
US rider David Zabriskie beat the entire Tour de France field today in the Stage 1 individual time trial. 
Nothing beats a bicycle racers' conditioning to win at the Tour de France. But ever since Greg Lemond put away Laurent Fignon in 1989 with time trial aero bars, technology has played a big part too.