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<b>TOUR DE FRANCE TIMES</b><br />
By James Raia<br />
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<b>PUBLISHER'S GREETING</b><br />
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Welcome to another special edition of Tour de France Times. News is emergin=
g from the event as fast as a massive downhill sprit, so here's a TFT updat=
e before I depart Thursday night. I'll report back July 3 after the prologu=
e in Liege, Belgium.<br />
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I also want to inform subscribers that I will be providing Tour de France r=
adio reports. Capital Public Radio (CPR) in Sacramento and its varied North=
ern California and Nevada affiliates as well as National Public Radio (NPR)=
 will broadcast individual segments.<br />
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The first CPR and NPR reports can be heard on Friday, July 2. CPR reports w=
ill also be broadcast July 9, 16 and 23. Additional NPR reports will be hea=
rd periodically throughout the event on Morning Edition.<br />
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One more thing: As a TFT subscriber, please tell friends and colleagues abo=
ut the free electronic newsletter or forward them this issue for their cons=
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<b>TOUR NEWS, NOTES AND QUOTES</b><br />
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According to a report by <b>Andy Hood</b> on VeloNews.com, <b>Christian Van=
de Velde</b> didn't know until Monday that he will be competing in the Tour=
 de France. Vande Velde is a former teammate of <b>Lance Armstrong</b>, but=
 he did not get selected for the U.S.P.S. squad the past two years. He made=
 his Tour debut impressively in 1999, but crashes and injuries curtailed re=
cent years' efforts. Vande Velde, 28, of Lemont, Ill., competes for Liberty=
 Seguros, the Spanish team led by <b>Roberto Heras</b>. Vande Velde apparen=
tly called his team director rather than wait for the team announcement . .=
 . The seven Americans competing in the Tour this year will be one more tha=
n participated in 2003. Nine U.S. riders competed in 2002 . . . <b>Jan Ullr=
ich</b>, the 1997 race winner and five times a runner-up, believes Armstron=
g wasn't racing 100 percent earlier this month when he lost two minutes in =
the time trial up Mt. Ventoux at Le Dauphine Libere. Ullrich believes his a=
rch nemesis is "bluffing," according to reports in German daily newspapers =
. . . <b>Paolo Bettini</b> (Quick-Step) of Italy leads the new Union Cyclis=
te International's rankings released earlier this week. <b>Lance Armstrong<=
/b> and <b>Tyler Hamilton</b> are respectively seventh and 15th, as the onl=
y two U.S. riders among the top-20 . . . The Tour's official web site, <a h=
ref=3D"http://tourdefrancetimes.c.topica.com/maacoVoaa71y4=
bnbypJcaeQzoH/">www.letour.fr</a> has been updated. Stage starting time and=
 various other information is now posted all well as the new 2004 merchandi=
se . . . <br />
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<b>POSTCARD FROM LE TOUR</b><br />
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RAY CHARLES & JEAN CLAUDE, LUXEMBOURG BARKEEP<br />
After 35 years as a chef, Jean-Claude Weyrich wanted more. What he got was =
a small bar and restraurant in downtown Luxembourg City, Luxembourg - a per=
fect platform to regale regulars and one-night passersby. To read the compl=
ete article, visit:<br />
<a href=3D"http://tourdefrancetimes.c.topica.com/maacoVoaa71y5=
bnbypJcaeQzoH/">RAY CHARLES AND THE LUXEMBOURG BARKEEP</a><br />
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<b>TOUR DE FRANCE FLASHBACK 1998</b><br />
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JAN ULLRICH: THE GERMAN STAR DEFENDS IN DUBLIN<br />
Race savvy well past his 23 years, Jan Ullrich became an adopted French son=
 last summer. With his Dutch teammate Bjarne Riis providing guidance, the y=
oung German won the 1997 Tour de France, bicycle racing=92s pinnacle event.=
 To read the complete article, visit: <br />
<a href=3D"http://tourdefrancetimes.c.topica.com/maacoVoaa71y6=
bnbypJcaeQzoH/">ULLRICH DEFENDS IN DUBLIN</a><br />
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<b>TOUR DE FRANCE ARTICLE SHOWCASE</b><br />
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THE AMERICANS IN THE TOUR DE FRANCE, 2004<br />
Several dozen American riders, competing for three different U.S. teams and=
 a handful of internationally sponsored squads, have participated in the To=
ur de France. But only six Americans -- Lance Armstrong, Greg LeMond, Andy =
Hampsten, Davis Phinney, Jeff Pierce and Tyler Hamilton -- have won individ=
ual stages. This year, seven riders on five different teams will comprise t=
he U.S. contingent. To read the complete article, visit:<br />
<a href=3D"http://tourdefrancetimes.c.topica.com/maacoVoaa71y7=
bnbypJcaeQzoH/">AMERICANS IN THE 2004 TOUR DE FRANCE</a><br />
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COMING TO A THEATRE NEAR YOU, LE TOUR<br />
The Tyler Hamilton Foundation (THF) will host a live viewing of stage 13 of=
 the Tour de France on movie screens across the United States on Saturday, =
July 17. To read the complete article, visit:<br />
<a href=3D"http://tourdefrancetimes.c.topica.com/maacoVoaa71y8=
bnbypJcaeQzoH/">COMING TO A THEATER NEAR YOU, LE TOUR</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/maacoVoaa71y9=
bnbypJcaeQzoH/">THE TOUR DE FRANCE AT A GLANCE</a><br />
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<b>2004 TOUR DE FRANCE SCHEDULE</b><br />
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Prologue - July 3: Prologue Liege ITT, 6 km<br />
Stage 1 - July 4: Li=E8ge-Charleroi, 195 km<br />
Stage 2 - July 5: Charleroi-Namur, 195 km<br />
Stage 3 - July 6: Waterloo - Wasquehal, 195 km<br />
Stage 4 - July 7: Cambrai - Arras TTT, 65 km<br />
Stage 5 - July 8: Amiens - Chartres, 195 km<br />
Stage 6 - July 9: Bonneval - Angers, 190 km<br />
Stage 7 - July 10: Chateaubriant - Saint Brieuc, 208 km<br />
Stage 8 - July 11: Lamballe - Quimper, 172 km<br />
July 12: Rest Day: Transfer to Limoges<br />
Stage 9 - July 13: St Leonard de Noblat - Gu=E9ret, 160 km<br />
Stage 10 - July 14: Limoges - St. Flour, 237 km<br />
Stage 11 - July 15: St Flour - Figeac, 164 km<br />
Stage 12 - July 16: Castelsarrasin - La Mongie, 199 km<br />
Stage 13 - July 17: Lannemezan - Plateau de Beille, 217 km<br />
Stage 14 - July 18: Carcassonne - Nimes, 200 km<br />
July 19 - Rest Day: Transfer to Nimes<br />
Stage 15 - July 20: Valreas - Villard-de-Lans, 179 km<br />
Stage 16 - July 21: Bourg d'Oisans - Alpe d'Huez ITT, 15 km<br />
Stage 17 - July 22: Bourg d'Oisans - Le Grand Bornand, 212 km<br />
Stage 18 - July 23: Annemasse - Lons le Saulnier, 166 km<br />
Stage 19 - July 24: Besancon - Besancon ITT, 60 km<br />
Stage 20 - July 25: Montreau - Paris-Champs-Elysees, 165 km<br />
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<b>PUBLISHER'S NOTICES</b><br />
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