2008 Tour de France thread.........

[cantos]

Originally Posted By: Urchin Mentalist

westy you complete c u n t

Hardly complete,he is not a mod yet.

[Greg_Dyke]

I am no fan of Rod Stewart, but some mods are cool

[American FLEET FAN No1]

To think Status Quo started out as mods.............Now they are just par for the course!

[Greg_Dyke]

Is Cavendish winning yet ?

[Greg_Dyke]

Carlos Sastre wins 17th stage of Tour de France to take yellow jersey from Frank Schleck.

 

I still fancy Cadel Evans to win.....where is the West, honestly, you leave someone to do a job, and he lets you down

[cantos]

I agree Dykey,bloody poor effort from Westy.

[Greg_Dyke]

After Stage 17

 

Stage 17 results, Embrun to L'Alpe-d'Huez (210.5km):

 

1. Carlos Sastre (Spain/Team CSC) 6hrs 7min 58sec

2. Samuel Sanchez (Spain/Euskalte) +2min 3 sec

3. Andy Schleck (Luxembourg/Team CSC) same time

4. Alejandro Valverde (Spain/Caisse d'Epargne) +2min 13sec

5. Frank Schleck (Luxembourg/Team CSC) same time

6. Vladimir Efimkin (Russia/AG2R) +2min 15sec

7. Cadel Evans (Australia/Silence-Lotto) same time

8. Denis Menchov (Russia/Rabobank) same time

9. Christian Vande Velde (US/Garmin - Chipotle) same time

10. Bernhard Kohl (Austria/Gerolsteiner) same time

 

Selected other:

 

118. David Millar (GB/Garmin) +38min

 

Overall standings (after 17 stages):

 

1. Carlos Sastre (Spa/CSC) 74hrs 39min 3sec

2. Frank Schleck (Lux/CSC) +1min 24sec

3. Bernhard Kohl (Aut/GST) +1min 33sec

4. Cadel Evans (Aus/SIL) +1 min 34 sec

5. Denis Menchov (Rus/RAB) +2min 39sec

6. Christian Vandevelde (US/GAR) +4min 41sec

7. Alejandro Valverde (Spa/GCE) + 5min 35sec

8. Samuel Sanchez (Spa/EUS) + 5mins 52sec

9. Tadej Valjavec (Slovenia/AG2R) +8min 10sec

10. Vladimir Efimkin (Russia / AG2R ) +8min 24sec

 

Selected other:

 

71. David Millar (GB/Garmin) +2hr 00min 16sec

 

[Greg_Dyke]

2 stages, a time trial and the last stage to go !!!!!

[cantos]

Looks like another sporting victory for Spain

[Greg_Dyke]

Today it's Bourg-d

[Greg_Dyke]

Frank Schleck was Luxembourgian Sportspeople of the Year in 2006

[I am Spartacus]

Originally Posted By: Greg_Dyke

Frank Schleck was Luxembourgian Sportspeople of the Year in 2006

Is he a Schizorphrenic then?

[Greg_Dyke]

No, a Luxemborgeezer, do keep up

[Greg_Dyke]

bit of a slow news day on the tour today, so here is a crash from last year

 

no dogs were harmed in the making of this clip

 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c0dzMp61G5w&NR=1

[Greg_Dyke]

Good evening !

I am not the real Steve West and welcome to the Tour rundown, for 24th July

 

Burkhart (see above) won today, but Sastre still leads overall

 

1. SASTRE Carlos

2. SCHLECK Frank + 01' 24"

3. KOHL Bernhard + 01' 33"

4. EVANS Cadel + 01' 34"

5. MENCHOV Denis + 02' 39"

6. VANDEVELDE Christian + 04' 41"

7. VALVERDE Alejandro + 05' 35"

8. SANCHEZ Samuel + 05' 52"

 

Millar is 71st !!!

 

 

 

[Greg_Dyke]

Last Proper Stage today...Stage 19

 

Roanne to Montlu

[Eastside Urchin]

who really gives a f*ck about a drug ravished sport

[Greg_Dyke]

me and the real Steve West

 

who's asking ?

[Greg_Dyke]

Final Standings just in from France...

 

1. Carlos Sastre (Spain/ Team CSC) 87hr 52min 52secs

2. Cadel Evans (Australia/ Silence - Lotto) +58secs

3. Bernhard Kohl (Austria/ Gerolsteiner) +1min 13secs

4. Denis Menchov (Russia/ Rabobank ) +2min 10secs

5. Christian Vande Velde (USA/ Garmin - Chipotle) +3min 05secs

6. Frank Schleck (Luxembourg/ Team CSC) +4min 28secs

7. Samuel Sanchez (Spain/ Euskaltel) +6min 25secs

8. Kim Kirchen (Luxembourg/ Columbia) +6min 55secs

9. Alejandro Valverde (Spain/ Caisse d'Epargne) +7min 12secs

10. Tadej Valjavec (Slovenia/ AG2R ) +9mins 5secs

 

Selected other:

 

68. David Millar (Britain/ Garmin - Chipotle) +1hr 59mins 39secs