tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1965374840845851026.post8298599502964942426..comments2023-03-21T10:09:42.689+01:00Comments on Tour de France: Stage Three 6 JulyTom Cahillhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12392576940876818888noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1965374840845851026.post-61259763133223069002009-07-08T01:56:11.841+02:002009-07-08T01:56:11.841+02:00Ah...it works!
OK....no blog on the TTT from Tom...Ah...it works!<br /><br /><br />OK....no blog on the TTT from Tom this A.M. (Australian time). You probably indicated there wouldn't be one as to your outing to Montpelier.<br /><br />The stages are broadcast live to Australia through our wonderful "international" broadcaster, SBS. It comes on at 10pm. <br /><br />My bedtime time almost exactly.<br /><br />But that's what the hard-drive recorder is all about!<br /><br />This morning - a bit earlier than usual - it was pitch dark when i snuck out of bed, trying not to wake Asango, and went up to the lounge room, switched on the espresso machine, got the fire going (it's the dead of winter here!), slipped on my earphones, and turned on the TV.<br /><br />Playing back a recording has it's advantages, as i can FF through some bits . Trouble is, that with Mike Tomalaris and Phil Legget, one is always liable to miss some of that detail that the Tour is all about.<br /><br />So Cancellara keeps the yellow....JUST!!! And he knew it! Likable guy! When they showed him laughing as he entered the caravan, i felt it was an acknowledgement of how he lucked out by some fraction of a second.<br /><br />Will Lance have something to say to his 5th place rider?? I'm laughing, now. Of course he won't.<br /><br />Did anyone else catch that bit after the race, when the cameras were on Lance just before he went into the caravan?<br /><br />He was waiting to give a 'well-done' pat on the back to each Astana team member as they entered the caravan. There were 3 or 4, then he turned and craned his neck a bit, looking for someone(?), before climbing the steps. <br /><br /> My take was that he was looking for Contador, and when he realized Contador was not following the other team members into the caravan, he decided not to wait for him. [don't know who the other Astana team members were, but Contador would have been noticeable because he was wearing different colours than the others].<br /><br />There were several comments about how well Astana worked together on the TTT, and certainly that's true. But the assertions that everything is fine between Lance and Alberto...well, i, for one, wonder......<br /><br />And re Tom's observations about the number of kisses per region of France, did you notice that the opposite happened this time, with Cancellara giving only 2, whilst the girl offered her cheek ever so briefly, for the third!<br /><br />And what was with the ONE girl only? At Cancellara's left was some guy in a t-shirt!? And he didn't kiss him at all!<br /><br />About teams: After the stage, i was trying to explain to a very disinterested Asango about what a TTT is. And she said, so the teams from each country?<br /><br />Which brings up something i have wondered about: With most team sports played internationally, there are "world cup" competitions where the teams are made up of players from the same country.<br /><br />Why does not cycling have such a competition?<br /><br />[note: just from observation today, as each team went off, am i correct in noticing that only ONE team is made up of riders all from the same country? That would be Euscatel-Euscadi. All Spaniards.]<br /><br />Anyway, as a sport that must rival football (soccer) as a truly world sport, why is there not a world cup tour competition? I know it's all about commercialism these days, but methinks that even in that respect, such a 'tour" would have immense drawing power.<br /><br />Anyone else?<br /><br />All for today<br /><br />Salut!<br /><br />Kimkimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15558945539001746313noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1965374840845851026.post-89200626666292975702009-07-08T01:25:32.738+02:002009-07-08T01:25:32.738+02:00well, my first attempt was unsuccessful.Let's ...well, my first attempt was unsuccessful.Let's test againkimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15558945539001746313noreply@blogger.com