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The Tour de France starts in a couple of days (5th July) and for the first time an Aussies is favorite to win. The Aussies have just about dominated the Green Jersey for the last couple of years but now its the main game an Aussies is favorite for.

For websites to have a look at tour news,

http://www.cyclingnews.com/

http://www.cyclingnews.com/road/2008/tour08/

http://www.letour.fr/us/homepage_horscourseTDF.html

And of course SBS has EVERY stage live on SBS from 10:00 PM (AET)
Highlights: 6:00 PM (AET)

and a good website as well
http://tdf.sbs.com.au/tdf2008/
lets hope the race attracts attention for the racing not the doping.
 

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going to be a tough few weeks, but will be watching it live as much as i can.
 
Yes late nights for sure.
Shame Michael Rogers has been sick all year and not riding. He looked the goods last year until he crashed out. :(
 
I love the tour. Pretty sure there was a thread on last years race as well.

One of the toughest sporting events.
 
Obviously would love to see Cadel Evans win and he does have a good chance, however CSC have named a very strong team and perhaps look the goods.

CSC Team consists of:

Kurt-Asle Arvesen (Nor), Fabian Cancellara (Swi), Volodymyr Gustov (Ukr), Stuart O'Grady (Aus), Carlos Sastre (Spa), Andy Schleck (Lux), Frank Schleck (Lux), Nicki Sorensen (Den), Jens Voigt (Ger)


For those interested, here is a good site for live internet video for when SBS isn't showing.

http://www.steephill.tv/2008/tour-de-france/
 
I've just found a tipping comp on Oztips for the TDF......would you like me to start one up for the ASF? The difference between the Oztip and the velogames is you need to tip daily for the Oztips and the tipping is swayed to what type of stage it is, Mountain, plain or TT. With the velogames, you buy your team at the start and hope for the best.

So shall i start one up?

edit...Oztips is a huge site for those that dont know of it where you can create generally any sporting comp. There is no cost and generally used for work places or forums, which i have comps set up in a few for afl and nrl.
 
I cant wait. I have to agree with 2BAD, CSC look the team to beat with the Schleck bros and Sastre all riding for each other.
Cadel on the other hand also (finally) has a formidable team to back him up, so he is definately a big chance.
In the past Cadel seems to have lacked that bit of mongrel which i feel is necessary to win this race. At some stage he needs to throw down the gauntlet and challenge the others to stay with him rather than just hanging in there.
He knows this very well (he says he is told almost daily by people like me,lol) so i am sure it is something he has been working on.
GO CADEL
 
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Cadel on the other hand also (finally) has a formidable team to back him up, so he is definately a big chance.
In the past Cadel seems to have lacked that bit of mongrel which i feel is necessary to win this race. At some stage he needs to throw down the gauntlet and challenge the others to stay with him rather than just hanging in there.
He knows this very well (he says he is told almost daily by people like me,lol) so i am sure it is something he has been working on.
GO CADEL
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You must have read the same article I did the other day. It was also saying that this year the whole team is behind Cadel and Robbie is going to have to win the sprints on his own. But he still can do it, no Tom Boonen, Zabel getting too old any O'Grady has openly said he is using the TDF as preparation for the olympics, which seems strange but he did say the crash last year and the more recent one have rattled him a bit. Be nice to see two Aussies wearing Green & Gold (yellow) at the end of it all.
 
Gotta love the TDF, especially with the Aussies so prominent.

Are there any Spaniards in with a chance for the various jerseys? Don't know what's going on in Spain but with the Euro soccer and Wimbledon under their belts ... could the TDF be next?
 
Cadel is well positioned now after the first T/T. Looking good so far.

A bit of a sprinters stage tonight so hopefully McEwen can show a bit.

But I'm looking forward to Stage 6 on Thur night with a couple of cat 2 climbs to finish the stage it should start to give an idea which of the GC competitiors are in good form. Stage 7 will provide a good follow up with a couple more cat 2 climbs but I'd imagine the field won't be so easily split on this stage.

Then we have to wait for stage 9 & 10 to really decide who the contenders will be.
 
Yeah!! To put a minute into some of the other favorites in such a short TT is huge!!

Makes me nervous already!!
 
Bring on the mountains. The next few stages should start to sort things out. It's a shame Soler is out, he was a surprise package last year.

On another note, I pitty you guys on the east coast. I've been in Melbourne this week and having to stay up until 2am and then go to work has got knobs on it. At least in Wait Awhile I can be in bed by midnight.
 
Err.... 8 1/2 hours before the markets opens.

Cadel did that one with ease. No challenge at all. So far so good hey.
 
Just watched Cadel finish the first stage with a hill in it and his team was NOWHERE to be seen! Will Aussie Cadel be the first ever to win Le Tour without the assistance of his team? V.Poor effort from Lotto tonight :( If Cadel expects to win, Lotto had better pull their respective fingers out and put in some decent efforts. I don't think Cadel has the power to win on his own... has he ever won a stage? The team management had better be giving the boys a flogging tonight for leaving "the talent" out there on his own...

I have been waiting for sooooo long for an Aussie to win the Tour; I'd hate to have to wait another year....


wabbit :D

P.S. Time for another Scotch to wash away the pain...
 
Riders have won without a strong team many a time, like Lemond. But the trend recently has been to build a team for the Tour. At some stage Cadel will be in yellow and thats when we will see how strong the team is.

Team aside there was no one else that looked that comfortable other than Cadel. Although it was only a small mountain stage it was still looks good.
 

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