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  1. Like I said before the Tour is over. Commentators are only speculating on
    new contenders to try to keep interest. This Tour is boring and next year
    will probably be boring to as Lance will dominate again. 2006 and 2007 will
    be an exciting year as Lance barely edges out 20 somethings and then decides
    to retire so that he can have some of that great bread and butter he misses
    and he deserves it so give it up, [censored].

  2. "fstrnu" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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    Like I said before the Tour is over. Commentators are only speculating on
    new contenders to try to keep interest. This Tour is boring and next year
    will probably be boring to as Lance will dominate again. 2006 and 2007


    will

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    be an exciting year as Lance barely edges out 20 somethings and then


    decides

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    to retire so that he can have some of that great bread and butter he


    misses

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    and he deserves it so give it up, [censored].

    Lousy troll, but the thing about the tour is the mountain stages are never
    boring. It doesn't matter who's winning because the entire stages are cool
    from start to finish. Why? Because it strings out the pack and allows the
    cameraman to get up close and personal with each rider and especially all
    the top climbers. Of course all the big mountain top finishes are always
    exciting but it's the chemistry of these stages that make bike racing so
    cool. It puts everything in slow motion and gives a better account of all
    the riders. Also of course decents are cool. Oh, heck, why am I typeing this
    stuff for you. Tell you what, if it's boring to you, go to AMC. I think they
    are having a run on fright night movies on fridays. Creature from beneath
    the Sea was on last week. Maybe that would be more thrilling! Try that!

  3. This is proof that the real story here is the preparation leading up to the
    Tour. Armstrong, in effect, had won the Tour before it began. It seems no
    one else on the planet has his workload capacity. Hell, it seems the tour
    is almost a "rest macrocycle" for him, in comparison to his regular
    training.

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    "fstrnu" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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    Like I said before the Tour is over. Commentators are only speculating on
    new contenders to try to keep interest. This Tour is boring and next year
    will probably be boring to as Lance will dominate again. 2006 and 2007


    will

    Quoted message said:

    be an exciting year as Lance barely edges out 20 somethings and then


    decides

    Quoted message said:

    to retire so that he can have some of that great bread and butter he


    misses

    Quoted message said:

    and he deserves it so give it up, [censored].

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    Like I said before the Tour is over. Commentators are only speculating


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    new contenders to try to keep interest. This Tour is boring >


    Lousy troll

    It's no troll, the Tour this year is boring. At least after stage 14 it's
    boring, 'cause it's over. All we have to watch for is whether Lance can
    stay on his bike. He's got no competition anymore, and that's what makes a
    tour exciting (duh).

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    Like I said before the Tour is over. Commentators are only


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    new contenders to try to keep interest. This Tour is boring >


    Lousy troll

    It's no troll, the Tour this year is boring. At least after stage 14 it's
    boring, 'cause it's over. All we have to watch for is whether Lance can
    stay on his bike. He's got no competition anymore, and that's what makes


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    tour exciting (duh).

    duh? Be serious, the majority here feels the tour is not boring, and it's
    far from over according to Jeff. I said it was over, but I never said it was
    boring. I can't believe your narrow view of the tour being exciting is
    (just) based on Lance's nearest competition. If I felt that way, I wouldn't
    even watch the thing. Maybe sprint car racing would be more exciting for
    you. There is so much more to the tour then this narrow view you presented.
    There are lot of good stories out there about the tour and they are not the
    ones Gum is doing.

  6. TimH said:

    Tour this year is boring. At least after stage 14 it's
    boring, 'cause it's over. All we have to watch for is whether Lance can
    stay on his bike. He's got no competition anymore, and that's what makes a
    tour exciting (duh).

    The Tour is never boring. There are only people who find it boring.

    AND IT'S NOT OVER.

    There's a rider who has matched Lance on all the big climbs so far
    who's only 1'17" behind and there are three big climbing days left.
    One bad day for Lance (it has happened) could see him lose enough time
    to make the ITT the difference one way of the other.

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