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Le Tour Stage 16... Third Live Thread

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All down hill from here.

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Pozzato!

"I have come here to chew bubblegum and kick ass... and I'm all out of bubblegum."

by Drew... on Jul 22, 2008 10:39 AM EDT   0 recs

damn

"If writing too much about the Classics is wrong, I don't want to be right."

by Chris... on Jul 22, 2008 10:42 AM EDT to parent up   0 recs

It's all I can add this morning

"I have come here to chew bubblegum and kick ass... and I'm all out of bubblegum."

by Drew... on Jul 22, 2008 10:44 AM EDT to parent up   0 recs

Samu time!

"If writing too much about the Classics is wrong, I don't want to be right."

by Chris... on Jul 22, 2008 10:42 AM EDT   0 recs

Stop.

Collaborate and listen, Samu on the scene ….

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by Koppenberg on Jul 22, 2008 10:43 AM EDT to parent up   0 recs

Valverde is SHAMELESS...

Ricco stole my marbles.

by crashdan on Jul 22, 2008 10:42 AM EDT   0 recs

Cadel

time to show those MTB descending skills!!

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by Koppenberg on Jul 22, 2008 10:42 AM EDT   0 recs

Name of the game now:

stay ahead of Frank

"If writing too much about the Classics is wrong, I don't want to be right."

by Chris... on Jul 22, 2008 10:42 AM EDT   0 recs

race down to the finish

only one head of state dropped.

by KevinK on Jul 22, 2008 10:42 AM EDT   0 recs

FAAAAST

crash! Barloworld. Bike is gone.

by KevinK on Jul 22, 2008 10:43 AM EDT   0 recs

oh my god

that crash

181 & 165

by callmecayce on Jul 22, 2008 10:43 AM EDT   0 recs

Damn it that looked frickin' painful!

"The most wasted day is that in which we have not laughed."

by nikki on Jul 22, 2008 10:43 AM EDT   0 recs

Jean Lee...!!!

WTF?

"I won! I won! I don't have to go to school anymore." -- Eddy Merckx, after winning his first bike race

by ELVISGOAT on Jul 22, 2008 10:43 AM EDT   0 recs

whoa

"Wizard's first rule. People are stupid. They will believe anything they want to be true or fear to be true." -- Terry Goodkind

by umwolverine on Jul 22, 2008 10:43 AM EDT   0 recs

Augustyn goes down off the pass

He looks like he’s in some pain trying to get up the steep slope

by BDBrian on Jul 22, 2008 10:43 AM EDT   0 recs

CRASH!

Augustyn overshoots a turn and slides down the hillside a bit

"If writing too much about the Classics is wrong, I don't want to be right."

by Chris... on Jul 22, 2008 10:43 AM EDT   0 recs

I can't imagine trying to climb scree

in bike shoes

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by Koppenberg on Jul 22, 2008 10:44 AM EDT   0 recs

sucks enough

in boots

"If writing too much about the Classics is wrong, I don't want to be right."

by Chris... on Jul 22, 2008 10:44 AM EDT to parent up   0 recs

Bike is history

"If writing too much about the Classics is wrong, I don't want to be right."

by Chris... on Jul 22, 2008 10:44 AM EDT   0 recs

Don't count on it

If you were at the top there and saw a bike go flying past who here would be tempted to go and get it?

by Monty. on Jul 22, 2008 10:49 AM EDT to parent up   0 recs

Bike is fucking GONE!

"I won! I won! I don't have to go to school anymore." -- Eddy Merckx, after winning his first bike race

by ELVISGOAT on Jul 22, 2008 10:44 AM EDT   0 recs

his bike is gone

his ride is over for the day.

by KevinK on Jul 22, 2008 10:44 AM EDT   0 recs

Kirchen and Valv getting back on quickly

Valv is good on this kind of descent

by BDBrian on Jul 22, 2008 10:44 AM EDT   0 recs

Piti and the Gherkin

teaming up well

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by Koppenberg on Jul 22, 2008 10:44 AM EDT   0 recs

poor bastard

how frustrating

by slowK on Jul 22, 2008 10:45 AM EDT   0 recs

CVV UPDATE

According to team website, he was one minute down with 1k to the summit

by PopUp Rolen on Jul 22, 2008 10:45 AM EDT   0 recs

Not terrible

If he can descent well

by BDBrian on Jul 22, 2008 10:46 AM EDT to parent up   0 recs

There goes Samu!

And Evans almost blew a corner

"If writing too much about the Classics is wrong, I don't want to be right."

by Chris... on Jul 22, 2008 10:45 AM EDT   0 recs

SamSan coming down fast

He’s trying to cripple VdV and take the stage, I assume?

by BDBrian on Jul 22, 2008 10:45 AM EDT   0 recs

that'll go on his highlight reel

Good that he’s okay, so he can feel like a badass.

by Sui Juris on Jul 22, 2008 10:45 AM EDT   0 recs

Yup

he’s 21, he just wants to impress teh ladies

"If writing too much about the Classics is wrong, I don't want to be right."

by Chris... on Jul 22, 2008 10:46 AM EDT to parent up   0 recs

REmember kid

Bones heal and chicks dig scars

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by Koppenberg on Jul 22, 2008 10:47 AM EDT to parent up   0 recs

"Dad, when I grow up I wanna be a daredevil"

“Heh-heh-heh, kids say such stupid things”

"I have come here to chew bubblegum and kick ass... and I'm all out of bubblegum."

by Drew... on Jul 22, 2008 10:59 AM EDT to parent up   0 recs

Stuntman...

I wanted to be a stuntman… if my mom had known how many times I jumped, dove, fell off the roof of the house…

Ricco stole my marbles.

by crashdan on Jul 22, 2008 11:01 AM EDT to parent up   0 recs

Just remember

the United States has the highest ratio of Doctor to Daredevils in the world.

"I have come here to chew bubblegum and kick ass... and I'm all out of bubblegum."

by Drew... on Jul 22, 2008 11:07 AM EDT to parent up   0 recs

There will be some deaths

If they all try to follow Sanchez…

by Roadent on Jul 22, 2008 10:46 AM EDT   0 recs

Watching the replay of that crash..

If he had not caught that big rock, he too would’ve continued down with his bike.

"The most wasted day is that in which we have not laughed."

by nikki on Jul 22, 2008 10:47 AM EDT   0 recs

Sam San blasting it

"I won! I won! I don't have to go to school anymore." -- Eddy Merckx, after winning his first bike race

by ELVISGOAT on Jul 22, 2008 10:47 AM EDT   0 recs

SAMU

Hands on the tops! No-flippin’-way I’m going down there without my hands in the hooks (and an extra pair of shorts).

by itswells on Jul 22, 2008 10:47 AM EDT   0 recs

great shot

of the helicopter

amazing flying and camerawork

by slowK on Jul 22, 2008 10:48 AM EDT   0 recs

That Bike

will be a souvenir for an enterprising fan.

by Chilltown on Jul 22, 2008 10:48 AM EDT   0 recs

need a rope to get it!

well, if you’re in bike shoes.

by KevinK on Jul 22, 2008 10:48 AM EDT to parent up   0 recs

Without a sponsor

Barloworld can’t afford to be throwing bikes away like that.

by Katiek on Jul 22, 2008 10:53 AM EDT to parent up   0 recs

COMMERCIAL!!!!!

BASTARDS BASTARDS BASTARDS

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by Koppenberg on Jul 22, 2008 10:48 AM EDT   0 recs

not to take away from his achievement in badassery

that was probably one of the best places to go over. just slide through the rocks, no trees to break a bone against, etc.

by Sui Juris on Jul 22, 2008 10:49 AM EDT   0 recs

they were just saying

that at least it wasn’t one of those over and straight down into a ravine sports

181 & 165

by callmecayce on Jul 22, 2008 10:50 AM EDT to parent up   0 recs

samu

off the front of the maillot jaune group
evans leading the descent of the maillot jaune group

by slowK on Jul 22, 2008 10:50 AM EDT   0 recs

Jaropop

is going to take it

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by Koppenberg on Jul 22, 2008 10:50 AM EDT   0 recs

Uh... how much does it cost to fly a Triumph to the Alps?

That road looks like paved gold…

Ricco stole my marbles.

by crashdan on Jul 22, 2008 10:50 AM EDT   0 recs

menchov

10s off the back of the maillot jaune group

not a great descender?

by slowK on Jul 22, 2008 10:51 AM EDT   0 recs

Fucking guy in our San Francisco office...

... just downloaded a virus. Great… timing…

Ricco stole my marbles.

by crashdan on Jul 22, 2008 10:51 AM EDT   0 recs

we'll beat him for you

(after the stage, of course)

by Sui Juris on Jul 22, 2008 10:51 AM EDT to parent up   0 recs

I've got a virus

...and the only cure is more SamSan

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by Koppenberg on Jul 22, 2008 10:52 AM EDT to parent up   0 recs

I guess that would be Kohl

the austrian rider, but he’s too slight to go down hill fast.

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by Koppenberg on Jul 22, 2008 10:53 AM EDT to parent up   0 recs

Oh yeah...

... it’s Business Time…

Ricco stole my marbles.

by crashdan on Jul 22, 2008 10:53 AM EDT to parent up   0 recs

Popo

For the stage….

by Roadent on Jul 22, 2008 10:52 AM EDT   0 recs

Mench 8" back

"I won! I won! I don't have to go to school anymore." -- Eddy Merckx, after winning his first bike race

by ELVISGOAT on Jul 22, 2008 10:54 AM EDT   0 recs

Casar, Arroyo, Popo and Dessel in front.

With two chase groups ahead of the “peloton,” at 1:48. Menchov 9” behind F Schleck now.

10k to go!

by Ruthann on Jul 22, 2008 10:54 AM EDT   0 recs

little gap to Menchov

just a few seconds.

by KevinK on Jul 22, 2008 10:54 AM EDT   0 recs

this descent is more like

a ski course than a road.

by KevinK on Jul 22, 2008 10:55 AM EDT   0 recs

I cannot imagine descending that road

Guarantee I’d cook my breaks and go off the side. NUTS!!!

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by Koppenberg on Jul 22, 2008 10:55 AM EDT   0 recs

oh yeah

I’d have no pads left about half way down.

by KevinK on Jul 22, 2008 10:56 AM EDT to parent up   0 recs

The moto in front...

... must be grinding through the kneesliders.

Ricco stole my marbles.

by crashdan on Jul 22, 2008 10:57 AM EDT to parent up   0 recs

Ugh

I have no idea what’s going on. I mean, they’ve talked about who’s where, but whoever’s directing the pictures needs to stop drinking coffee.

"If writing too much about the Classics is wrong, I don't want to be right."

by Chris... on Jul 22, 2008 10:55 AM EDT   0 recs

Columbia blew this one

They had 2 guys in the front, but both missed the split for the front 4

by BDBrian on Jul 22, 2008 10:55 AM EDT   0 recs

Camera

STAY ON SAMSAN

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by Koppenberg on Jul 22, 2008 10:56 AM EDT   0 recs

I'd be dragging the cylinder head trying to do that

(I’ve got a BMW boxer airhead)

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by Koppenberg on Jul 22, 2008 10:57 AM EDT to parent up   0 recs

Headbanger!

Ricco stole my marbles.

by crashdan on Jul 22, 2008 10:58 AM EDT to parent up   0 recs

So what was the big plan

with Popo then? Get in the break, get some TV time?

by Monty. on Jul 22, 2008 10:57 AM EDT   0 recs

He wants

Uncle Ernesto to buy him a new team.

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by Koppenberg on Jul 22, 2008 10:58 AM EDT to parent up   0 recs