Tour of Luxembourg - Day 3 (stage 2)
They started early today for the longest day of the Tour de Lux—187 km, from Schifflange to Differdange.
Google Earth maps and a profile that looks like a cardiogram at the official site
See 10 minutes of highlights today at 19:50 local/1:50 pm EDT on RTL.
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lone escapee Cyrille HEYMANS has a lead of 3.50 at the 30km mark
"Wizard's first rule. People are stupid. They will believe anything they want to be true or fear to be true." -- Terry Goodkind
Dang it, you're too fast for me.
They started early today for the longest day of the Tour de Lux—187 km, from Schifflange to Differdange. A single rider, Cyrille HEYMANS (CCD) currently has an advantage of 3:50 over the Astana-led peloton.
Google Earth maps and a profile that looks like a cardiogram at the official site
See 10 minutes of highlights today at 19:50 local/1:50 pm EDT on RTL.
Long day--bad grammar. That's the way it works.--Lance Armstrong
intro blog much improved now tnx to your input
"Wizard's first rule. People are stupid. They will believe anything they want to be true or fear to be true." -- Terry Goodkind
The Tour de Lux also has
a Facebook page, with 77 pictures. 7 of the first 10 are of Schlecks.
Long day--bad grammar. That's the way it works.--Lance Armstrong
Brother bias on Facebook
Labeled: “In this photo: Andy Schleck”
Long day--bad grammar. That's the way it works.--Lance Armstrong
7.15 lead
"Wizard's first rule. People are stupid. They will believe anything they want to be true or fear to be true." -- Terry Goodkind
GPM: Heymans, Usov, Ackermann, Raimbekov
"Wizard's first rule. People are stupid. They will believe anything they want to be true or fear to be true." -- Terry Goodkind
In totally unrelated news (except it does involve a bike)
my husband crashed his new bike last night and now has a nice case of road rash. Poor boy—I felt so bad for him I even did the dishes last night.
Long day--bad grammar. That's the way it works.--Lance Armstrong
wow! the dishses?
"Wizard's first rule. People are stupid. They will believe anything they want to be true or fear to be true." -- Terry Goodkind
Yeah, it was a sacrifice on my part, but I do kinda like the guy...
Bike seems to be okay, but does have a few scratches.
Long day--bad grammar. That's the way it works.--Lance Armstrong
well, as long as the bike's okay
"Wizard's first rule. People are stupid. They will believe anything they want to be true or fear to be true." -- Terry Goodkind
My best friend had a nasty smash a couple of weeks ago...
…car pulled out in front of him and he cleared the bonnet by a good metre, somehow surviving with only a few scratches and a swollen hand. But he wrote his bike off totally, frame cracked through in two places. He was FAR more bothered about that!
Adrenalina Italiana!
Well--yeah.
Scratches will heal. Is the driver liable for the bike?
Long day--bad grammar. That's the way it works.--Lance Armstrong
Nice that it turned out well. Not seriously injured and a new bike--the cycling gods were smiling that day!
Long day--bad grammar. That's the way it works.--Lance Armstrong
Indeed. And he hasn't stopped purring on about the new bike ever since!
I’m going out for a ride with him tomorrow and will be seeing the famed machine for the first time…..
Adrenalina Italiana!
A Boardman, like the one Nicole Cooke rode last year. They're actually really good value.
This one, it is:
http://www.boardmanbikes.com/road/road_team_carbon.html
Adrenalina Italiana!
Nice!
I was thinking I’d never seen one before, but I see they’re only available in the UK and Ireland.
Long day--bad grammar. That's the way it works.--Lance Armstrong
But what do you do so he does the dishes?
Crashdan: "Veni Vidi Vici beats Wing Kong Exchange... … and I’ll change my signature to a backwards smile for a month."
A date with the VDS of Team Txirrindulariak? Aah you know what they say about british girls.. No?
I'll also would take the dishes...
Crashdan: "Veni Vidi Vici beats Wing Kong Exchange... … and I’ll change my signature to a backwards smile for a month."
A date with the VDS of Team Txirrindulariak? Aah you know what they say about british girls.. No?
8.25
"Wizard's first rule. People are stupid. They will believe anything they want to be true or fear to be true." -- Terry Goodkind
9:20
Apparently, no sense of urgency in the peloton.
Long day--bad grammar. That's the way it works.--Lance Armstrong
Slow update day...but I suppose there isn't a lot happening.
Long day--bad grammar. That's the way it works.--Lance Armstrong
Gap back to about 8 minutes.
Either he’s getting tired or the peloton is waking up.
Long day--bad grammar. That's the way it works.--Lance Armstrong
yawn....
"Wizard's first rule. People are stupid. They will believe anything they want to be true or fear to be true." -- Terry Goodkind
Yes, but at least it's National Doughnut Day here in the States.
And Dunkin’ Donuts has announced the winner of their “Create Your Own Donut” contest. Sadly, the “Tour de France” did not win. Full disclosure—the aforementioned road-rashed husband was one of the judges, and he didn’t like it.
Long day--bad grammar. That's the way it works.--Lance Armstrong
best sour cream donuts ever...
and pls, can we stop calling “krispy kreme” doughnuts… what are those things? puffed air
"Wizard's first rule. People are stupid. They will believe anything they want to be true or fear to be true." -- Terry Goodkind
You know it!
That’s a North/South split, as far as I can tell. We people from the colder regions like some substance to our doughnuts.
Long day--bad grammar. That's the way it works.--Lance Armstrong
it must be the same thing with the pickle relish in egg salad, tuna salad, any salad
"Wizard's first rule. People are stupid. They will believe anything they want to be true or fear to be true." -- Terry Goodkind
Southerners are just weird.
My husband is from Richmond, Virginia…where they line the boulevards with statues of war criminals who did their best to destroy our Union.
Long day--bad grammar. That's the way it works.--Lance Armstrong
i've never been near monument avenue...
off course richmond’s about 35 miles south of me….
"Wizard's first rule. People are stupid. They will believe anything they want to be true or fear to be true." -- Terry Goodkind
then there's the always the "soda" vs "pop" people
"Wizard's first rule. People are stupid. They will believe anything they want to be true or fear to be true." -- Terry Goodkind
In the Carolinas, it's all "Coke."
“Wanna Coke?”
“Sure, what kind?”
“Pepsi or Mountain Dew.”
Long day--bad grammar. That's the way it works.--Lance Armstrong
"sugar" or "way caffeine"
"Wizard's first rule. People are stupid. They will believe anything they want to be true or fear to be true." -- Terry Goodkind
southern boy
Let me defend my hillbilly heritage… no, we don’t have “pop” around here, but I do drink lots of dark roast and beer, depending on the time of day.
I might pick on Southerners, but I did marry one.
And he does make a fine cup of coffee.
Long day--bad grammar. That's the way it works.--Lance Armstrong
southerners as opposed to hillbillies...
"Wizard's first rule. People are stupid. They will believe anything they want to be true or fear to be true." -- Terry Goodkind
Chopped health bar on a donut? Health, donut? Whatever.
Your husband is a donut judge? How does one get such a job?!
Adrenalina Italiana!
Heath Bar, you heathen.
Chocolate covered toffee—actually, we call it English toffee, but not knowing the history that might be as spurious as French fries.
How’d he get to be a judge? Wrote a book about doughnuts.
Long day--bad grammar. That's the way it works.--Lance Armstrong
not a fan of heath bars
"Wizard's first rule. People are stupid. They will believe anything they want to be true or fear to be true." -- Terry Goodkind
no, wait, they preferred heath bar over essentially nutella?
"Wizard's first rule. People are stupid. They will believe anything they want to be true or fear to be true." -- Terry Goodkind
Hey, I told you--at least one of the judges was Southern.
No accounting for those people.
Long day--bad grammar. That's the way it works.--Lance Armstrong
Nutella, not really an American thing
I love it, but I live in Europe. The average American, not digging the haselnuts.
If I just had one more gear, I...
We eat it, and we're Americans.
But I do think I first had it in Britain.
Long day--bad grammar. That's the way it works.--Lance Armstrong
I'm American too but I never had it before I came over here
Haselnuts aren’t exactly an American favorite, not like peanuts. There’s this other stuff that the Dutch members here would know about, it’s call Speculoos (sp?). It’s made from ground up Specula cookies and something else. Looks like peanut butter but ridiculously sweet, good stuff.
If I just had one more gear, I...
I know it!
But just put 2 speculaasjes on your bread if you want the taste.. But neverthless it’s nice
Crashdan: "Veni Vidi Vici beats Wing Kong Exchange... … and I’ll change my signature to a backwards smile for a month."
A date with the VDS of Team Txirrindulariak? Aah you know what they say about british girls.. No?
Or just eat speculaas, forgetting the bread.
“dutch windmill cookies” are the US equivalent, and the spicing is more or less right.
Well, they're hardly unknown.
Frangelico is a popular liqueur and Ferrero Rocher chocolates are everywhere. Also, any place that sells flavored coffee virtually always has hazelnut. And even Nutella is in most supermarkets, and is a favorite among runners and cyclists.
Sure, hazelnuts aren’t as popular as peanuts, but they’ve had a much shorter history here.
Long day--bad grammar. That's the way it works.--Lance Armstrong
You're right about them being hardly unknown
But I’m talking about the average American, most of which aren’t runners or cyclists or eat Ferrero Rocher chocolates or drink Frangelico. Average being the keyword. For most Americans, Nutella doesn’t even register on their radars.
If I just had one more gear, I...
Okay. I guess I don't know a lot of average Americans, then.
Long day--bad grammar. That's the way it works.--Lance Armstrong
they're starting to put really lousy ingredients in Ferrero Rocher
chocolates…. corn syrup and the like… they are becoming more average American I guess….
US nutella also has a lot more crap in it
still tastes good, don’t get me wrong, but the formulation isn’t the same.
oh, geez, have you tried the dark chocolate one's ferrero makes?
"Wizard's first rule. People are stupid. They will believe anything they want to be true or fear to be true." -- Terry Goodkind
Fantastic! How utterly cool.
I understand this better now that I find health bars aren’t really healthy at all.
Adrenalina Italiana!
Well, here's the last GPM results:
GPM Septfontaines: 1. Heymans, 2. Usov, 3. Sijmens, 4. Ackermann
Long day--bad grammar. That's the way it works.--Lance Armstrong
tdf starts 4 weeks from tomorrow...
"Wizard's first rule. People are stupid. They will believe anything they want to be true or fear to be true." -- Terry Goodkind
I expect the live threads will be a little busier then.
Long day--bad grammar. That's the way it works.--Lance Armstrong
hey, we're here.... that's all that matters
"Wizard's first rule. People are stupid. They will believe anything they want to be true or fear to be true." -- Terry Goodkind
off topic... baby max armstrong arrived in the world around 10.45pm mdt us thursday, 4 june 2009
"Wizard's first rule. People are stupid. They will believe anything they want to be true or fear to be true." -- Terry Goodkind
very cute baby
"Wizard's first rule. People are stupid. They will believe anything they want to be true or fear to be true." -- Terry Goodkind
not one of those "wizzen old men" babies
"Wizard's first rule. People are stupid. They will believe anything they want to be true or fear to be true." -- Terry Goodkind
Oooh, gap down to 7:30.
Let’s see, if they continue to gain 30 secs every half hour or so…
Long day--bad grammar. That's the way it works.--Lance Armstrong
they're going to run out of day....
"Wizard's first rule. People are stupid. They will believe anything they want to be true or fear to be true." -- Terry Goodkind
GPM Kräizerbuch: 1. Heymans, 2. Usov, 3. Ackermann, 4.Buffaz
"Wizard's first rule. People are stupid. They will believe anything they want to be true or fear to be true." -- Terry Goodkind
Schifflange to Differdange
Did someone take a whimsical approach to course-making, and decide to make this the rhyming stage?
Long day--bad grammar. That's the way it works.--Lance Armstrong
a bit bored today?
"Wizard's first rule. People are stupid. They will believe anything they want to be true or fear to be true." -- Terry Goodkind
Hey, at least for once I managed to keep to the topic.
Come to the Tour of Luxembourg thread—learn about doughnuts, US cultural differences, Heath bars…
I keep thinking I should go do something, but I do want to see how the race turns out.
Long day--bad grammar. That's the way it works.--Lance Armstrong
Saxo Bank et Astana gèrent l'allure du peloton...
"Wizard's first rule. People are stupid. They will believe anything they want to be true or fear to be true." -- Terry Goodkind
60 km to go, gap down to 5 minutes.
Long day--bad grammar. That's the way it works.--Lance Armstrong
wow.... heymans getting tired
"Wizard's first rule. People are stupid. They will believe anything they want to be true or fear to be true." -- Terry Goodkind
LOL.
4 minutes now. He must be about falling off the bike.
But it just occurred to me why the peloton has been going so slow…with all these king of the mountain points, there must be a lot of descending on the other side. Saxo probably kept the speed of the group down in an effort to keep Frank alive.
Long day--bad grammar. That's the way it works.--Lance Armstrong
badda-bing
"Wizard's first rule. People are stupid. They will believe anything they want to be true or fear to be true." -- Terry Goodkind
Although I see they've got him entered in the Tour de Suisse again, so maybe that's not a priority after all.
Long day--bad grammar. That's the way it works.--Lance Armstrong
50km, under 4 mins by now
"Wizard's first rule. People are stupid. They will believe anything they want to be true or fear to be true." -- Terry Goodkind
2,50
"Wizard's first rule. People are stupid. They will believe anything they want to be true or fear to be true." -- Terry Goodkind
is this making your friday unbearable?
"Wizard's first rule. People are stupid. They will believe anything they want to be true or fear to be true." -- Terry Goodkind
Something like that. Still, I get to leave work early today.
I’ve got to go and sing for Boris Johnson….
Adrenalina Italiana!
Uh oh.16 mins without an update.
Did we lose the live updates again? Now that would be unbearable—following the race all morning and then missing out on the end again.
Long day--bad grammar. That's the way it works.--Lance Armstrong
Whew, they're back. And Heymans has been caught.
Long day--bad grammar. That's the way it works.--Lance Armstrong
And immediately dropped--he was tired, I guess.
Long day--bad grammar. That's the way it works.--Lance Armstrong
pity no tv coverage for all that lonesome time in front
"Wizard's first rule. People are stupid. They will believe anything they want to be true or fear to be true." -- Terry Goodkind
Poor guy. But I suppose Team Differdange had to try something on the stage ending in Differdange.
Long day--bad grammar. That's the way it works.--Lance Armstrong
8 guys have 40 seconds on the peloton
Long day--bad grammar. That's the way it works.--Lance Armstrong
The only Saxo among them, if the numbers are right, is Chris Anker Sorensen
so not a move by the homeboys.
Long day--bad grammar. That's the way it works.--Lance Armstrong
Dmitriy Muravyev, Rony Martias, Markel Irizar Aranburu, Chris Anker Sorensen, Diego Caccia, Gianluca Mirenda, Benjamin Gourgue, Martin Mortensen
"Wizard's first rule. People are stupid. They will believe anything they want to be true or fear to be true." -- Terry Goodkind
astana, bbox, eskatel, saxo, barloworld, isd, landbouwkrediet, vacansoleil
"Wizard's first rule. People are stupid. They will believe anything they want to be true or fear to be true." -- Terry Goodkind
With all those teams up there, I wonder who is chasing.
But the gap is down to 12 seconds.
Long day--bad grammar. That's the way it works.--Lance Armstrong
The guys in the break are
Muravyev, Martias, Irizar, Sorensen, Caccia, Mirenda, Gourgue et Mortensen
Long day--bad grammar. That's the way it works.--Lance Armstrong
oops, too slow again. getting old...
Long day--bad grammar. That's the way it works.--Lance Armstrong
But still 21 km to go--heck, I thought they'd be closer by now.
Long day--bad grammar. That's the way it works.--Lance Armstrong
cassure dans le peloton (huh?)
"Wizard's first rule. People are stupid. They will believe anything they want to be true or fear to be true." -- Terry Goodkind
Cassure=break. Presumably the peloton split?
Long day--bad grammar. That's the way it works.--Lance Armstrong
Regroupement! 10 coureurs en tête dont Andy Schleck! 31 secondes d'avance
"Wizard's first rule. People are stupid. They will believe anything they want to be true or fear to be true." -- Terry Goodkind
and count the exclamation points:
Andy SCHLECK gagne!!!!!
Long day--bad grammar. That's the way it works.--Lance Armstrong
Glorieuse victoire a Diiferdange de Any Schleck!! La foule luxembourgeoise éclate!!!
"Wizard's first rule. People are stupid. They will believe anything they want to be true or fear to be true." -- Terry Goodkind
"Any" Schleck--innocent typo or Freudian slip?
Perhaps for Live Update Person, any Schleck will do.
Long day--bad grammar. That's the way it works.--Lance Armstrong
Bizarro
Crashdan: "Veni Vidi Vici beats Wing Kong Exchange... … and I’ll change my signature to a backwards smile for a month."
A date with the VDS of Team Txirrindulariak? Aah you know what they say about british girls.. No?
What, that Schleck II wins?
I hear he’s actually pretty good…
Long day--bad grammar. That's the way it works.--Lance Armstrong
stage top 10
1 schleck, andy (5.00.46)
2 breschel, matti
3 galdos, aitor
4 marcato, marco
5 lequatre, geoffroy
6 bazayev, assan
7 vona, emanuele
8 doi, yukihiro
9 frapporti, marco….+0.05
10 kloden, andreas
"Wizard's first rule. People are stupid. They will believe anything they want to be true or fear to be true." -- Terry Goodkind
GC top 10
1 BAZAYEV Assan (8.53’06")
2 MARCATO Marco…. +0.03
3 BRESCHEL Matti … +0.05
4 GALDOS Aitor…. +0.06
5 SCHLECK Andy…. +0.08
6 KLÖDEN Andreas
7 LEQUATRE Geoffroy… +0.09
8 SCHLECK Fränk… +0.10
9 CARRARA Matteo… +0.11
10 SCHAR, Michael… +0.17
"Wizard's first rule. People are stupid. They will believe anything they want to be true or fear to be true." -- Terry Goodkind
Oooh, Andy's jumped over Frank in the Schleck competition.
And leads in exclamation points 11-6.
Long day--bad grammar. That's the way it works.--Lance Armstrong
Something very wrong with the RTL live stream today.
It’s all fluorescent green and pink. I believe this is Andy…
Long day--bad grammar. That's the way it works.--Lance Armstrong
Of course Breschel is riding well.. Does they know what the VDS teams are...
Crashdan: "Veni Vidi Vici beats Wing Kong Exchange... … and I’ll change my signature to a backwards smile for a month."
A date with the VDS of Team Txirrindulariak? Aah you know what they say about british girls.. No?
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