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  1. To cycle part of a Tour stage route the same day as the­ riders, what time do you have to be on the route? How­ many hours before the riders come?

    From John Madeley, on Mon 11 Jul 19:51

  2. hello chaps. just a few questions. i got into cycling­ in a big way in 86/87 and remember the 'train'­ being dominated by a team in green whose sprinter was­ van poppel (i think) but i can't remember the name­ of the team. sean must. Also, when did they stop using­ the combined jersey which i remember jean franscois­ bernard wearing? and, what happened to him? i raced for­ shirley roads club for a couple of years (hello to­ anyone who remembers me) and now live in greece. still­ ride my bike along the coast in winter which must be on­ of the best routes in europe - 1 hour and rarely see a­ car, or touch brakes. i'm an english teacher here­ so now loving my 3 month summer holiday - the highlight­ of which is your tdf coverage after my morning swim.
    i­ always wake my 5 yr old son, gregory who's just­ started riding without stabilizers, from his siesta to­ watch the last 20 km so he'd love it if you could­ say hello.
    he's a big contador fan and last night­ drew a picture to send him but i can't find a­ postal address anywhere. any ideas?
    thanks for­ everything - summer wouldn't be the same without­ you.

    From Andrew Jones, on Fri 8 Jul 22:24

  3. @malipas92: If the yellow jersey holder also leads the­ points or mountain classification, then the green or­ polkadot jersey is worn by the second in line in the­ respective catagory. This was the case in the first­ stage when Fabian Cancellara held both the­ leader's and points' jerseys. Tony Martin wore­ the green jersey as second placed in the points­ ranking.

    From Tutschel, on Thu 15 Jul 1:30

  4. As faithfully I follow you every year - I didn't­ notice the answer to my question :
    if any og the­ jerseys awarded matches the winner of the yellow jersey­ - who is carying the pockadot or green for the next­ stage ?

    Rujana, Croatia

    From x x, on Mon 12 Jul 5:17

  5. David,Sean, Carlton thanks a lot for a great­ covrage
    Niv from Israel

    From Niv Wiser, on Mon 27 Jul 7:19

  6. #142, based on the live audio of the race, Contador­ never led that breakaway, so he can't really be­ blamed for the Schleck brothers gaining time. Of­ course he could have taken the lead, then pedaled­ slowly. What hurt Armstrong more, was having to give­ up that first attempt to catch up, half way up that­ last climb, when Wiggins followed. Don't know­ whether that was his decision or his director's,­ but if he had kept going then, instead of waiting till­ near the top, he might have been in second now.

    From David, on Sat 25 Jul 2:28

  7. Contador Astana team has done evil. By making­ unnecessary attacks on the 16.stage, therefore Schleck­ and his brother were taken by Contador against to­ Kloden and Amstrong . This was not done the wrong­ time against the stage at the end of yesterday's­ general Amstron ranked second, third was Kloden. This­ is evil for Astana . Contador was selfish act. This is­ a violation of team solidarity.

    From ERKAN, on Sat 25 Jul 2:07

  8. Hope it is not going to be a boring day !?

    From Carolyn, on Sat 25 Jul 1:41

  9. Dont make me laugh, no Jens'i'm outta the­ race'Voigt and Dennis" I cant stay on my­ bike' Menchov they equal OVERRATED! At least­ Cadel is still in the race. Take a good look at the­ coverage, none of them Euro losers are their. :))

    From eric, on Sat 25 Jul 1:35

  10. my FAVORITE is CONTADOR... VAMOS ALBERTO

    From keta.alvarez, on Fri 24 Jul 11:49

  11. And in NASCAR Mark Martin has 4 wins and sits eleventh­ in standings, while Juan Pablo Montoya has no wins, not­ even a top five but sits ninth overall, which rankles­ some fans of that sport too

    From Jules, on Fri 24 Jul 6:54

  12. to #132: I will second these comments! You gotta love­ it!

    From FM, on Fri 24 Jul 4:08

  13. I was at the Tour in 05 and stayed in Gerardmer while­ the stage stayed their that night. It was a lot of fun.­ I hope one day to go back.

    From jason27nc, on Sat 18 Jul 3:11

  14. #ian.andrews5 -so why are you even here if you find­ cycling so objectionable? What you describe as faults­ are the strengths of Cycling and on the contrary, the­ rules, like the rules of Chess, are easy to understand­ and complicated in a good strategic way. It's­ perfectly understandable that despite your verbosity,­ you find Cycling too difficult to understand and follow­ and there's no shame in that. Indeed, there are­ sports and activities that probably fit you much better­ and I'm sure they have forums and discussion­ boards. Cycling is quite exciting, the Tour has always­ been a drama filled test of strength and endurance­ unlike any other sport. It's a shame you can't­ see that. Or perhaps you were just Trolling? ­ Yesterday Thor drove up the last hill and picked up a­ win and is now a point behind Cavendish in the­ Sprinters Green Jersey competition, the King of the­ Mountain Jersey changed hands and will change hands­ again, the Yellow will likely be out of Fabian's­ grip at the end of today's race but who will come­ out on top? Pretty darn exciting to my mind.

    From gad, on Sat 11 Jul 3:42

  15. Of course it happens in motorsport, it's all about­ consistency. In motorsport, motogp for example, 10 5th­ places will always beat 2 1st places plus 8 10th­ places; it's a team sport that requires tactics to­ win.

    From Matt V, on Fri 10 Jul 4:08
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    How curiously old fashioned and arcane races like the­ Tour de France are! They must be the only type of­ race series where someone can win a high proportion of­ the stages (as Mark Cavendish has to date), yet appear­ way down in the classement general. It wouldn't­ happen in motor sport, for instance. It means that some­ cyclists (even winners) can get round the whole race­ simply by ensuring they are tucked away in some part of­ the peloton that gets a nominal timing at each stage. ­ We have the technology to make the whole race a time­ trial - each cyclist already has a transponder, so his­ exact finishing time can be recorded. Simply start the­ race clock when the last man has crossed the start­ line. Knock off the last five or ten at each stage. ­ Much more transparent, much more competitive, much more­ entertaining and much fairer. Tour cycling has enough­ trouble holding its audience without such a weird and­ unfathomable ranking system. Let's face it, a lot­ of the time, if it weren't for the scenery, the­ racing is pretty tedious. And even the scenery can be­ boring sometimes. No wonder the commentators digress­ so much...........are they bored too at times?

    From ian.andrews57, on Fri 10 Jul 3:15

  17. Got £25 each way on Yaroslav Popovych at 150/1. I know­ he won't win the Tour De France, as he has to be a­ donkey for Armstrong and Contador, but he can excel in­ the mountains if doesn't have to do too much work­ for them. Good rider in his own right, and podium­ prospects in Paris.

    From rob, on Fri 10 Jul 2:52

  18. unbelievable! i didn't see any efforts from the big­ names to catch the break away.

    From Lito, on Thu 9 Jul 6:24

  19. I think Mark Cavendish don't win this stage.

    From , on Thu 9 Jul 5:55

  20. My favourite is Lance Armstrong.

    From , on Thu 9 Jul 5:46
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