6/21, Tour de France Times (Issue 69) SPECIAL EDITION
James Raia <[email protected]> Mon, 21 Jun 2004 17:48:56 -0700
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--===============0440087233== Content-Type: text/html Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable <table width=3D"100%" border=3D"0" cellpadding=3D"10"> <tr> <td valign=3D"top"> <b>TOUR DE FRANCE TIMES</b><br /> By James Raia<br /> E-Mail: <a href=3D"mail to"[email protected]">[email protected]</a>= <br /> Web site: <a href=3D"http://tourdefrancetimes.c.topica.com/maacnewaa7Puw= bnbypJc/">ByJamesRaia.com</a><br /> <br /> In addition to individual subscriptions, Tour de France Times can be read o= n my web site. To read the current issue <a href=3D"http://tourdefrancetime= s.c.topica.com/maacnewaa7Pux= bnbypJc/"> CLICK HERE</a><br /> <br /> To read issue #68 (Latest Trend: Back To Basics) <a href=3D"http://tourdefr= ancetimes.c.topica.com/maacnewaa7Puy= bnbypJc/"> CLICK HERE</a><br /> <br /> --------------------------------------<br /> <b>PUBLISHER'S NOTES</b><br /> --------------------------------------<br /> <br /> So much is happening as the Tour de France approaches, Tour de France Times= is publishing a special issue. We'll be back next week with another specia= l issue and then daily issues beginning July 3 in Liege, Belgium.<br /> <br /> As a TFT subscriber, could you please do me a favor? Tell friends and colle= agues about the free electronic newsletter or forward them this issue for t= heir consideration. To subscribe, visit: <br /> <a href=3D"http://tourdefrancetimes.c.topica.com/maacnewaa7Puw= bnbypJc/">BYJAMESRAIA.COM</a> <br /> <br /> --------------------------------------<br /> <b>TOUR NEWS, NOTES AND QUOTES</b><br /> --------------------------------------<br /> <br /> <b>Jan Ullrich</b>, the cyclist <b>Lance Armstrong</b> continues to predict= as his toughest opponent, won the 68th Tour de Suisse by one-second Sunday= after a final-day time trial win in Lugano, Switzerland. Ullrich (T-Mobile= ), the 1997 Tour de France winner and second to Armstrong las year, won the= 26.5km final stage by eight seconds to claim his single-second triumph ove= r <b>Fabian Jeker</b> . . . After losing time in the mountain stages, <b>Bo= bby Julich</b>, the CSC rider from Reno, Nev., finished fifth in the final = time trial and placed 13th overall, trailing Ullrich by 6:30 . . . Two-time= world road titlist <b>Oscar Freire</b> (Rabobank) will not compete in the = Tour de France after undergoing surgery to remove a cyst . . . Several team= s have released their Tour de France lineups, including the most recent ann= ouncement of the Quick-Step Davitamon contingent. It will include a strong = lineup group of Tour veterans and full complement capable of claiming stage= s: The team's nine riders include: <b>Paolo Bettini</b>, <b>Tom Boonen</b>,= <b>Davide Bramati</b>, <b>Laurent Dufaux</b>, <b>Servais Knaven</b>, <b>Ju= an Miguel Mercado</b>, <b>Michael Rogers</b>, <b>Richard Virenque</b>, and = <b>Stefano Zanini</b> . . . One of the most clever marketing campaigns TFT = has seen will debut July 3, the prologue day of the Tour de France, when <b= >Tyler Hamilton</b>, via Watch City Brewery in Waltham, Mass., unveils his = nedw beer label, Tyler Clavicale. The 4.8 percent alcohol hefeweizen will b= e available only during the Tour de France . . . And finally, after watchin= g the final day of the U.S. Open, we're convinced the marketing team for <b= >Tiger Woods</b> should take a look at <b>Tyler Hamilton's</b> web site to = check out the rider's logo. Woods' logo looks like a high school art class = assignment compared to Hamilton's classy design. <br /> <br /> --------------------------------------<br /> <b>POSTCARD FROM LE TOUR</b><br /> --------------------------------------<br /> <br /> FALL INTO THE GAP (FRANCE), 2000<br /> There are several strategies on how to book hotels for the Tour de France. = The official race agency is VSO, but its personnel can get you a great room= one night and the next night they can make you a reservation 50 miles from= the race site. Some journalists never book rooms. For them, it's the "spir= it of adventure" that's half the fun. They end their day's work, drive to a= city en route to the next day's race and take their chances. To read the c= omplete article, visit:<br /> <a href=3D"http://tourdefrancetimes.c.topica.com/maacnewaa7Puz= bnbypJc/">FALL INTO THE GAP (FRANCE)</a><br /> <br /> -------------------------------------<br /> <b>TOUR DE FRANCE FLASHBACK 2003</b><br /> --------------------------------------<br /> <br /> AN AMERICAN IN PARIS: LANCE WINS AGAIN <br /> Lance Armstrong arrived in Paris on Sunday after a ceremonial 94-mile ride,= his place among cycling's icons secure with slightly more than a minute to= spare. The leader of the race's centenary for the final 13 days, Armstrong= claimed his record-tying fifth consecutive Tour de France inafter enduring= nearly three weeks of crashes, mechanical mishaps, poor-fitting shoes, deh= ydration and diarrhea. To read the complete article, visit:<br /> <a href=3D"http://tourdefrancetimes.c.topica.com/maacnewaa7PuA= bnbypJc/">ARMSTRONG WINS FIFTH TOUR TITLE</a><br /> <br /> --------------------------------------<br /> <b>TFT'S TOUR DE FRANCE ARTICLE SHOWCASE</b><br /> --------------------------------------<br /> <br /> COMING TO A THEATRE NEAR YOU, LE TOUR<br /> The Tyler Hamilton Foundation (THF) has announced it will host a live viewi= ng of stage 13 of the Tour de France on movie screens across the United Sta= tes. Scheduled for Saturday, July 17, 2004, the nationwide fundraiser's two= lead sponsors are Outdoor Life Network (OLN) and Regal CineMedia(SM). The = event will be presented in 19 Regal Entertainment Group (REG) movie theater= s, and the occasion will mark the first time that U.S. cycling fans will be= able to view a live European cycling race on a high-definition screen. To = read the complete article, visit:<br /> <a href=3D"http://tourdefrancetimes.c.topica.com/maacnewaa7PuB= bnbypJc/">COMING TO A THEATER NEAR YOU, LE TOUR</a><br /> <br /> NEW SPONSOR, LONGER CAREER FOR LANCE<br /> Lance Armstrong has negotiated a sweet deal that will continue his cycling = career through at least the 2005 season. Discovery Communications has annou= nced a new global partnership to become the title sponsor of five-time Tour= de France champion Lance Armstrong's U.S. Postal Service Pro Cycling Team,= the only American team to have won the Tour de France. To read the complet= e article,visit:<br /> <a href=3D"http://tourdefrancetimes.c.topica.com/maacnewaa7PuC= bnbypJc/">NEW SPONSOR, LONGER CAREEER FOR ARMSTRONG</a><br /> <br /> THE TOUR DE FRANCE AT A GLANCE<br /> The Tour de France is the world's largest free sporting event. Spectators c= an watch every stage in person along the entire route, this year beginning = in Liege, Belgium on July 3 and continuing to Paris, France on July 25. To = read the complete article, visit:<br /> <a href=3D"http://tourdefrancetimes.c.topica.com/maacnewaa7PuD= bnbypJc/">THE TOUR DE FRANCE AT A GLANCE</a><br /> <br /> HAVE FOLDING BIKE: WILL RIDE THE TOUR ROUTE?<br /> With all the riding I do, you'd think I would understand and appreciate wha= t the pros do in the Tour de France. Not so, until I rode the route of a mo= untain stage this summer. I suspected it was hard, but I didn't know how ha= rd until I tried it. I suspected they were fast, but I didn't know how fast= until I tried it. To read the complete article, visit:<br /> <a href=3D"http://tourdefrancetimes.c.topica.com/maacnewaa7PuE= bnbypJc/">HAVE FOLDING BIKE, WILL RIDE THE TOUR</a><br /> <br /> TOUR DE FRANCE: 2003, THE BEST YEAR EVER?<br /> The Tour de France celebrated its 100th anniversary last July with what man= y believe was the best of the race's 90 editions. Lance Armstrong overcame = several well-documented obstacles on and off the bike to claim his fifth st= raight title. In all, 53 different cyclists have now won the race. But was = the 2003 Tour de France the best in history? To read the complete article, = visit:<br /> <a href=3D"http://tourdefrancetimes.c.topica.com/maacnewaa7PuF= bnbypJc/">WAS THE 2003 TOUR DE FRANCE THE BEST EVER?</a><br /> <br /> --------------------------------------<br /> <b>TFT'S QUICK PEDAL STROKES</b><br /> --------------------------------------<br /> <br /> AMAZON.COM <br /> The top-selling books and everything else offered by the internet's largest= online retailer. 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