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Live coverage of the Tour de France Teams Presentation

Live coverage of the Tour de France Teams Presentation is on NOW via Cyclingfans.com.  They have both video and English audio streams available. 

http://cyclingfans.com/

Garmin-Chipotle (Slipstream) is up first....  I think I like the new unis... cool! 

Anyone else out there excited about all this?  I thought I might not be with Astana not in it anymore, but it seems like I'm excited anyway!  

That should be enough... on to the presentation... Enjoy!

 

 

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so much more fun than actually doing work

by Katiek on Jul 3, 2008 12:46 PM EDT reply actions  

LOL!

My thoughts exactly!

by dwilson on Jul 3, 2008 12:51 PM EDT reply actions  

The audioless Eurosport feed keeps freezing on me

But I’m still watching, rather than doing any work! :-)

by Veloki on Jul 3, 2008 12:53 PM EDT reply actions  

Did Columbia go yet?

Go Team Zoe!
Cavendish, Di Gregorio, Fothen, Kirchen
, Kreuziger, Lowe, Siutsou
, Ten Dam
, Y.Trofimov and Vandevelde

by ZoeRochelle on Jul 3, 2008 12:55 PM EDT reply actions  

not yet

Liqui next, then CA and then Columbia

by Bruce Suomi on Jul 3, 2008 12:58 PM EDT up reply actions  

Thanks. Wish they'd stop cutting away to the commentators.

Go Team Zoe!
Cavendish, Di Gregorio, Fothen, Kirchen
, Kreuziger, Lowe, Siutsou
, Ten Dam
, Y.Trofimov and Vandevelde

by ZoeRochelle on Jul 3, 2008 1:00 PM EDT reply actions  

Love the blue Columbia chose!

Go Team Zoe!
Cavendish, Di Gregorio, Fothen, Kirchen
, Kreuziger, Lowe, Siutsou
, Ten Dam
, Y.Trofimov and Vandevelde

by ZoeRochelle on Jul 3, 2008 1:08 PM EDT reply actions  

Team Columbia rolls in...

Not bad the kit, easy to spot I think.

by Bruce Suomi on Jul 3, 2008 1:09 PM EDT reply actions  

Black bibs too. Thank goodness.

Go Team Zoe!
Cavendish, Di Gregorio, Fothen, Kirchen
, Kreuziger, Lowe, Siutsou
, Ten Dam
, Y.Trofimov and Vandevelde

by ZoeRochelle on Jul 3, 2008 1:10 PM EDT up reply actions  

So totally agree. They all so need to stick with dark bottoms.

It should be written rule somewhere.

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

by nikki on Jul 3, 2008 1:12 PM EDT up reply actions  

Someone affiliated with Columbia must read the Podium Cafe

Go Team Zoe!
Cavendish, Di Gregorio, Fothen, Kirchen
, Kreuziger, Lowe, Siutsou
, Ten Dam
, Y.Trofimov and Vandevelde

by ZoeRochelle on Jul 3, 2008 1:16 PM EDT up reply actions  

Last person in the heirarchy

“deputy director in charge of pants”

by Jens on Jul 3, 2008 1:18 PM EDT up reply actions  

yep, Gavia and I have been giving them advice

yeah right.

so what does the kit look like? can’t find a photo, missed the team presentation (must not cry at work)

by lyne on Jul 3, 2008 3:00 PM EDT up reply actions  

Here's the link

someone posted earlier this week (at least to the top)

by Katiek on Jul 3, 2008 3:11 PM EDT up reply actions  

doh I remember now

okay I am an idiot. Did it look okay on a human?

by lyne on Jul 3, 2008 3:14 PM EDT up reply actions  

I thought George looked good in it :-)

I think they’re okay.

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

by nikki on Jul 3, 2008 3:23 PM EDT up reply actions  

Yes

a slightly darker and nicer shade of blue than Gerolsteiner.

by Katiek on Jul 3, 2008 3:23 PM EDT up reply actions  

They have all black bottoms! Yeah!

Go Team Zoe!
Cavendish, Di Gregorio, Fothen, Kirchen
, Kreuziger, Lowe, Siutsou
, Ten Dam
, Y.Trofimov and Vandevelde

by ZoeRochelle on Jul 3, 2008 3:55 PM EDT up reply actions  

close to milram blue from cav's photo

"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 3, 2008 6:33 PM EDT up reply actions  

I have not seen anyone with that dress

but the pictures that i see, seems ugly…
i liked much more the white high road…

by semprenaroda on Jul 3, 2008 4:54 PM EDT up reply actions  

seem a lot better

the blue is more light than i tought
Anyaway, i liked very much the white ….

by semprenaroda on Jul 3, 2008 5:02 PM EDT up reply actions  

no just out of bed look?

lol, i thought he looked kinda cutey…

kit’s not bad

by Jen See on Jul 3, 2008 7:21 PM EDT up reply actions  

Did anyone notice the haircuts on the garMEN?

So laughing after some fun teasing the past couple weeks. Ryder, Pate, Dean, and Millar all appear to have buzz cuts and C’s is considerably shorter than usual. :-)

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

by nikki on Jul 3, 2008 11:13 PM EDT up reply actions  

Noticed that some of the Columbia riders

have their countries flag symbols on their arms and collar. Is that for ex-National champs?

by Katiek on Jul 3, 2008 1:10 PM EDT reply actions  

I was thinking I would really be able to crank out the work

today (seeing as it’s the last for 3 weeks) and silly me.
What on earth was I thinking… that work stuff is so over rated.

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

by nikki on Jul 3, 2008 1:14 PM EDT reply actions  

Hmm...Dickie V

looks like he’s been taking styling cues from that Simon guy (from American Idol).

by swells on Jul 3, 2008 1:14 PM EDT reply actions  

anyone able to get coordinated audio and video on the left side of the pond?

by Hons on Jul 3, 2008 1:15 PM EDT reply actions  

Yeah

I got the tiny video thing and English commentary via the separate links from CF Live.

by swells on Jul 3, 2008 1:16 PM EDT up reply actions  

I cant get the english audio to work

anyone have a direct link?

Go Team Zoe!
Cavendish, Di Gregorio, Fothen, Kirchen
, Kreuziger, Lowe, Siutsou
, Ten Dam
, Y.Trofimov and Vandevelde

by ZoeRochelle on Jul 3, 2008 1:17 PM EDT up reply actions  

So do I

But they are about 30 sec off.

by Hons on Jul 3, 2008 1:17 PM EDT up reply actions  

I've got them both on

but they’re not exactly coordinated, I don’t think (only checking video sporadically since I’m at least pretending to work)

by Katiek on Jul 3, 2008 1:18 PM EDT up reply actions  

Tomorrow is my birthday and they knew I'd be busy all day.

Go Team Zoe!
Cavendish, Di Gregorio, Fothen, Kirchen
, Kreuziger, Lowe, Siutsou
, Ten Dam
, Y.Trofimov and Vandevelde

by ZoeRochelle on Jul 3, 2008 1:19 PM EDT up reply actions  

Thanks! 43 if anyone is wondering

43 is the new 33

Go Team Zoe!
Cavendish, Di Gregorio, Fothen, Kirchen
, Kreuziger, Lowe, Siutsou
, Ten Dam
, Y.Trofimov and Vandevelde

by ZoeRochelle on Jul 3, 2008 1:22 PM EDT up reply actions  

Sweet. So in 10 years I'll be 33 again! That rocks! ha ha!

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

by nikki on Jul 3, 2008 1:28 PM EDT up reply actions  

Totally!

Happy Birthday Zoe!!!

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

by nikki on Jul 3, 2008 1:21 PM EDT up reply actions  

Happy birthday

contemporary!

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

by Chris Fontecchio on Jul 3, 2008 1:30 PM EDT up reply actions  

Remember all

it’s not the age, it’s the mileage ;-)

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

by Drew Davis on Jul 3, 2008 1:40 PM EDT up reply actions  

OMG Drew... just what are you implying?

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

by nikki on Jul 3, 2008 1:40 PM EDT up reply actions  

Aren't presentations usually 2 days before?

Are all the medical photo ops check ups done?

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

by nikki on Jul 3, 2008 1:20 PM EDT reply actions  

i thought

I recalled reading that they weren’t dong the medical check ups this year.

by Hons on Jul 3, 2008 1:21 PM EDT up reply actions  

I did too,

and I’m very upset that I won’t get to see one of the riders holding a stethoscope and pretending to be a doctor!

by Katiek on Jul 3, 2008 1:22 PM EDT up reply actions  

Correct

they won’t be dong the photo op this year

by Jens on Jul 3, 2008 1:24 PM EDT up reply actions  

Good to see Casper again

Thought the Kemmelberg would end his career

by Jens on Jul 3, 2008 1:26 PM EDT reply actions  

Agritubel

that white bib-short salesman must be pretty good.

by swells on Jul 3, 2008 1:27 PM EDT reply actions  

Those white bibs make no sense whatsoever

Go Team Zoe!
Cavendish, Di Gregorio, Fothen, Kirchen
, Kreuziger, Lowe, Siutsou
, Ten Dam
, Y.Trofimov and Vandevelde

by ZoeRochelle on Jul 3, 2008 1:28 PM EDT up reply actions  

Hey Nikki

Did you see George flash that big beautiful smile to us?

Go Team Zoe!
Cavendish, Di Gregorio, Fothen, Kirchen
, Kreuziger, Lowe, Siutsou
, Ten Dam
, Y.Trofimov and Vandevelde

by ZoeRochelle on Jul 3, 2008 1:27 PM EDT reply actions  

Oh yes. He was all sweet and the close up was great.

Mr. Adam Hansen was looking pretty cute too. :-)

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

by nikki on Jul 3, 2008 1:30 PM EDT up reply actions  

now CdE's kit...

I love it. The black kinda looks stealthy, coupled with those Pinarellos. Suh-weet.

by swells on Jul 3, 2008 1:30 PM EDT reply actions  

and it sets off their (mostly) dark Spanish skin perfectly.

Go Team Zoe!
Cavendish, Di Gregorio, Fothen, Kirchen
, Kreuziger, Lowe, Siutsou
, Ten Dam
, Y.Trofimov and Vandevelde

by ZoeRochelle on Jul 3, 2008 1:31 PM EDT up reply actions  

so heart the caisse kit.

and can i have one of those bikes, pleez, pleez? i’ve been verrrry good this year…

by Jen See on Jul 3, 2008 7:22 PM EDT up reply actions  

The Green Bullet

looks like he’s ready for bid-ness.

by swells on Jul 3, 2008 1:31 PM EDT reply actions  

Can they really get rid of the cuts to the studio people.

I don’t care about them. I’d like to stick to seeing the riders.

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

by nikki on Jul 3, 2008 1:32 PM EDT reply actions  

Well unless they have Benna there. Then they can show themselves.

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

by nikki on Jul 3, 2008 1:33 PM EDT up reply actions  

Most of the coaches have matching suits, ties and shirts

some match down to the belt and shoes. Cute. Matchy matchy.

Go Team Zoe!
Cavendish, Di Gregorio, Fothen, Kirchen
, Kreuziger, Lowe, Siutsou
, Ten Dam
, Y.Trofimov and Vandevelde

by ZoeRochelle on Jul 3, 2008 1:34 PM EDT reply actions  

anybody else...

feel the urge to give Virenque an open-handed slap to the face when they cut to him?

by swells on Jul 3, 2008 1:36 PM EDT reply actions  

yes! You read my mind.

Go Team Zoe!
Cavendish, Di Gregorio, Fothen, Kirchen
, Kreuziger, Lowe, Siutsou
, Ten Dam
, Y.Trofimov and Vandevelde

by ZoeRochelle on Jul 3, 2008 1:37 PM EDT up reply actions  

Okay my work production went from about 94%

up to about 40 minutes ago down to maybe a ill fated 3% and that’s just acknowledging emails coming in.

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

by nikki on Jul 3, 2008 1:36 PM EDT reply actions  

Work - it's no use!

I actually have a rush project I should be working on…..

by Veloki on Jul 3, 2008 1:45 PM EDT up reply actions  

Here too. Wrap up for month end close.

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

by nikki on Jul 3, 2008 1:46 PM EDT up reply actions  

JENS!

So handsome!

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

by nikki on Jul 3, 2008 1:36 PM EDT reply actions  

CSC went with black bibs. Good choice.

Go Team Zoe!
Cavendish, Di Gregorio, Fothen, Kirchen
, Kreuziger, Lowe, Siutsou
, Ten Dam
, Y.Trofimov and Vandevelde

by ZoeRochelle on Jul 3, 2008 1:38 PM EDT reply actions  

Tony looks all focused.

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

by nikki on Jul 3, 2008 1:38 PM EDT reply actions  

and lost

Go Team Zoe!
Cavendish, Di Gregorio, Fothen, Kirchen
, Kreuziger, Lowe, Siutsou
, Ten Dam
, Y.Trofimov and Vandevelde

by ZoeRochelle on Jul 3, 2008 1:40 PM EDT up reply actions  

Oh Fabian. Flash that cute smile.

Go Team Zoe!
Cavendish, Di Gregorio, Fothen, Kirchen
, Kreuziger, Lowe, Siutsou
, Ten Dam
, Y.Trofimov and Vandevelde

by ZoeRochelle on Jul 3, 2008 1:39 PM EDT reply actions  

3 TT and 3 RR so that's cool. :-)

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

by nikki on Jul 3, 2008 1:40 PM EDT up reply actions  

Neither US Champ is in the Tour :-(

Go Team Zoe!
Cavendish, Di Gregorio, Fothen, Kirchen
, Kreuziger, Lowe, Siutsou
, Ten Dam
, Y.Trofimov and Vandevelde

by ZoeRochelle on Jul 3, 2008 1:40 PM EDT reply actions  

yes

Go Team Zoe!
Cavendish, Di Gregorio, Fothen, Kirchen
, Kreuziger, Lowe, Siutsou
, Ten Dam
, Y.Trofimov and Vandevelde

by ZoeRochelle on Jul 3, 2008 1:42 PM EDT up reply actions  

Silence Lotto cleared the store shelves in Brest

of hair gel

Go Team Zoe!
Cavendish, Di Gregorio, Fothen, Kirchen
, Kreuziger, Lowe, Siutsou
, Ten Dam
, Y.Trofimov and Vandevelde

by ZoeRochelle on Jul 3, 2008 1:42 PM EDT reply actions  

And there's Robbie Mac...

hopping out of Van Summerin’s jersey pocket.

by swells on Jul 3, 2008 1:42 PM EDT reply actions   1 recs

look like the french commentators are laughing a your comment itswells

Go Team Zoe!
Cavendish, Di Gregorio, Fothen, Kirchen
, Kreuziger, Lowe, Siutsou
, Ten Dam
, Y.Trofimov and Vandevelde

by ZoeRochelle on Jul 3, 2008 1:43 PM EDT up reply actions  

Puh-leeeze someone tell me

I’m not the only one who thinks Cadel Evans looks like Mark Hamill in The Empire Strikes Back (after he got whacked by the abominable snow man)?

by swells on Jul 3, 2008 1:44 PM EDT reply actions  

more like the grinch with the evil smile

"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 3, 2008 2:21 PM EDT up reply actions  

3 national champions in CSC

and the kits were really cool. Frank is now really easy to spot

by King of Doping on Jul 3, 2008 1:44 PM EDT reply actions  

and blood

Go Team Zoe!
Cavendish, Di Gregorio, Fothen, Kirchen
, Kreuziger, Lowe, Siutsou
, Ten Dam
, Y.Trofimov and Vandevelde

by ZoeRochelle on Jul 3, 2008 1:46 PM EDT up reply actions  

new PdC lexicon?

Maybe if we use schleck (with a lower case ’s’), it can be a verb to describe stacking it for no apparent reason.

by swells on Jul 3, 2008 1:51 PM EDT up reply actions  

you mean like, "Man that rider did a schleck"?

Go Team Zoe!
Cavendish, Di Gregorio, Fothen, Kirchen
, Kreuziger, Lowe, Siutsou
, Ten Dam
, Y.Trofimov and Vandevelde

by ZoeRochelle on Jul 3, 2008 1:53 PM EDT up reply actions  

Or... ouch... did you see him get schlecked on that turn?

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

by nikki on Jul 3, 2008 1:54 PM EDT up reply actions  

Yeah, exactly.

and “what happened to so-and-so?”
“Dude, he’s was bombing down a descent and totally schlecked himself.”

by swells on Jul 3, 2008 1:56 PM EDT up reply actions  

Are those models with the jerseys?

too small to see

Go Team Zoe!
Cavendish, Di Gregorio, Fothen, Kirchen
, Kreuziger, Lowe, Siutsou
, Ten Dam
, Y.Trofimov and Vandevelde

by ZoeRochelle on Jul 3, 2008 1:47 PM EDT reply actions  

Back to work for me...

That was fun! I’ll “see” you all back here in just two days!!

Diane

by dwilson on Jul 3, 2008 1:51 PM EDT reply actions  

Did anyone else see Thor?

He looked half of his (normal) size, veins almost pumping out of his arms…
Never seen him so skinny before.

by Bruce Suomi on Jul 3, 2008 1:52 PM EDT reply actions  

I was thinking the same

his arms were not ‘filling’ the shirt arms

that sounds strange…

by King of Doping on Jul 3, 2008 2:25 PM EDT up reply actions  

yeah,

for a big guy like him, he looked very skinny.
And the veins were almost nasty..

by Bruce Suomi on Jul 3, 2008 2:30 PM EDT up reply actions  

He has been thin all spring

Plus he has been sick for nearly a week, I don’t know if maybe he lost a few pounds because of that

by Jens on Jul 3, 2008 2:35 PM EDT up reply actions  

Something like that , they haven't said specifically

He lost about a week of training but his trainer says he’s back on track and has had some trainingrides before leaving for France.

by Jens on Jul 4, 2008 2:19 AM EDT up reply actions  

In his interview on CN he says,

“The first morning I woke up at home in Grimstad, I felt tired and I had a cold,”

by Hons on Jul 4, 2008 11:24 AM EDT up reply actions  

I got to get back to work also.

Dang.

Go Team Zoe!
Cavendish, Di Gregorio, Fothen, Kirchen
, Kreuziger, Lowe, Siutsou
, Ten Dam
, Y.Trofimov and Vandevelde

by ZoeRochelle on Jul 3, 2008 1:53 PM EDT reply actions  

Thank you!

Go Team Zoe!
Cavendish, Di Gregorio, Fothen, Kirchen
, Kreuziger, Lowe, Siutsou
, Ten Dam
, Y.Trofimov and Vandevelde

by ZoeRochelle on Jul 3, 2008 3:56 PM EDT up reply actions  

yo lyne

you working from home or in the office right now?

by steph- on Jul 3, 2008 5:23 PM EDT reply actions  

sheesh what's this with the white kits already

Saunier-Duval kept the lovely (meh) black cutout but went with new white outfit (photo)

er why?

by lyne on Jul 3, 2008 7:15 PM EDT reply actions  

yellow jersey thingy?

like once used to do? at least they didn’t go pink…

by Jen See on Jul 3, 2008 7:26 PM EDT up reply actions  

I think that's Rubens Bertogliati

Definitely the hottie of the SD Tour squad. Good eye there, lyne!

by Susie Hartigan on Jul 3, 2008 8:30 PM EDT up reply actions  

oooh, rubens is a hotty

somehow, forgot he was riding this thingy. these team presentations, so informative

by Jen See on Jul 3, 2008 10:23 PM EDT up reply actions  

Older photo...

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

by nikki on Jul 3, 2008 11:01 PM EDT up reply actions  

woah...

I must have missed that memo. Better make sure that the contrast is set a little dark on your telly, otherwise you’re just going to see a big white blur in the pretty country side.

by Hons on Jul 3, 2008 8:01 PM EDT up reply actions  

Why would you go with dirt-grey shoes

and socks when you have (ill-advisedly, I think we all agree) changed the bibs to gleaming white?

And they retained the teeny little gonad-shaped cutout!

SD = fashion disaster. As in, “What Were They Thinking?”

by NE Observer on Jul 3, 2008 9:53 PM EDT up reply actions  

Fabian called it team Sexy Bank!

Did you see this?

Team CSC Saxo Bank also showed off their new jersey, with Fabian Cancellara jokingly calling it Sexy Bank.

 -Cycling Weekly article.


Go Team Zoe!
Cavendish, Di Gregorio, Fothen, Kirchen
, Kreuziger, Lowe, Siutsou
, Ten Dam
, Y.Trofimov and Vandevelde

by ZoeRochelle on Jul 4, 2008 1:45 AM EDT reply actions  

Zoe - did you se George's latest iphone pic?

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

by nikki on Jul 4, 2008 2:10 AM EDT up reply actions  

Heading over......

Man love. Awww. Like the cowboy look ;-)

Go Team Zoe!
Cavendish, Di Gregorio, Fothen, Kirchen
, Kreuziger, Lowe, Siutsou
, Ten Dam
, Y.Trofimov and Vandevelde

by ZoeRochelle on Jul 4, 2008 9:57 AM EDT up reply actions  

The guys in my office call it a bromance. Platonic guy love. Heh.

Go Team Zoe!
Cavendish, Di Gregorio, Fothen, Kirchen
, Kreuziger, Lowe, Siutsou
, Ten Dam
, Y.Trofimov and Vandevelde

by ZoeRochelle on Jul 4, 2008 9:58 AM EDT up reply actions  

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