7/13, Tour de France (stage 9)
James Raia <[email protected]> Tue, 13 Jul 2004 11:00:10 -0700
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--===============0117922353== 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"mailto:[email protected]">[email protected]</a> = <br /> Web site: <a href=3D"http://tourdefrancetimes.c.topica.com/maacruMaa8m8c= bnbypJcaeQzoH/">WWW.BYJAMESRAIA.COM</a><br /> <br /> To read this edition (Tour de France, Stage 9) <a href=3D"http://tourdefran= cetimes.c.topica.com/maacruMaa8m8d= bnbypJcaeQzoH/"> CLICK HERE</a><br /> <br /> To read additional Tour de France editions, click on the following:<br /> <a href=3D"http://tourdefrancetimes.c.topica.com/maacruMaa8m8e= bnbypJcaeQzoH/"> STAGE 8</a> (Hushovd Claims Stage; Voeckler Retains Yellow= )<br /> <a href=3D"http://tourdefrancetimes.c.topica.com/maacruMaa8m8f= bnbypJcaeQzoH/"> STAGE 7</a> (Pozzato In Sprint, Voeckler In Yellow)<br /> <a href=3D"http://tourdefrancetimes.c.topica.com/maacruMaa8m8g= bnbypJcaeQzoH/"> STAGE 6</a> (Boonen Leads Group, Voeckler In Jersey)<br />= <a href=3D"http://tourdefrancetimes.c.topica.com/maacruMaa8m8h= bnbypJcaeQzoH/"> STAGE 5</a> (O'Grady For Stage; Voeckler In Jersey)<br /> <a href=3D"http://tourdefrancetimes.c.topica.com/maacruMaa8m8i= bnbypJcaeQzoH/"> STAGE 4</a> (Postal Takes TTT; Armstrong In Yellow)<br /> <a href=3D"http://tourdefrancetimes.c.topica.com/maacruMaa8m8j= bnbypJcaeQzoH/"> STAGE 3</a> (McKwen Gives Aussies Fourth Yellow)<br /> <a href=3D"http://tourdefrancetimes.c.topica.com/maacruMaa8m8k= bnbypJcaeQzoH/"> STAGE 2</a> (McKwen Wins; Hushovd Claims Yellow)<br /> <a href=3D"http://tourdefrancetimes.c.topica.com/maacruMaa8m8l= bnbypJcaeQzoH/"> STAGE 1</a> (Kirispuu Claims Sprint; Cancellara Retains Je= rsey)<br /> <br /> --------------------------------------<br /> <b>PUBLISHER'S GREETING</b><br /> -------------------------------------<br /> <br /> After 10 race days, one rest day and plenty of anticipation, the general cl= assification riders will "begin" their Tour de France on Wednesday with the= 237- kilometer 10th stage from Limoges to Saint Flour.<br /> <br /> The stage will feature nine categorized climbs, beginning about 40km into t= he day. The race profile shows virtually no flat sections and the first sev= ere climb of the 91st Tour will occur after about 108 miles. It's a 3 1/2-m= ile ascent with an average 8 percent grade.<br /> <br /> NEW FEATURE<br /> <a href=3D"http://tourdefrancetimes.c.topica.com/maacruMaa8m8m= bnbypJcaeQzoH/"><br /> TOUR DE FRANCE PROFILE: FLOYD LANDIS</a><br /> <br /> --------------------------------------<br /> <b>TOUR NEWS, NOTES AND QUOTES</b><br /> -----------------------------------<br /> <br /> Australian Robbie McKwen, who held the leader's jersey after stage 3, won t= he ninth stage after long breakaway riders Inigo Landaluze and Filippo Sime= oni were caught with 75 meters remaining. It was the first stage of the Tou= r without rain . . . <br /> <br /> Italian Thomas Voeckler, who has held the Yellow Jersey since the end of th= e fifth stage, finished 29th in the same time as the winner and will take a= 2:53 advantage over Stuart O'Grady into Wednesday's first mountain stage .= . . <br /> <br /> The top general classification riders, including Lance Armstrong, Tyler Ham= ilton, Jan Ullrich, Iban Mayo and Oscar Sevilla, all maintained their posit= ions Tuesday . . .<br /> <br /> The ninth stage finished with 172 riders remaining from the starting field = of 188. Among the departures was Jaan Kirispuu, the Estonian rider for the = French team AG2R. Kirispuu has now participated in the Tour de France 11 ti= mes but has never finished . . .<br /> <br /> It's no coincidence George Hincapie usually finishes just ahead or behind L= ance Armstrong in flat Tour stages. It's part of the Hincapie's job to prot= ect his team leader as the two riders approach the finish line. The scenari= o occurred again Tuesday. Hincapie, who has seven race finishes in his eigh= t Tour participations, placed 43rd, with Armstrong nearby in 44th. <br /> <br /> Tyler Hamilton and his wife Haven do not have children, but they do have Tu= gboat, their omnipresent golden retriever. The Hamiltons have been upset an= d Tyler said he was "praying each day" for the family pet. Earlier in the r= ace, Tugboat was seriously ill, but the beast is now recovering.<br /> <br /> --------------------------------------<br /> <b>POSTCARD FROM LE TOUR</b><br /> --------------------------------------<br /> <br /> Like many former cyclists, John Trevorrow remained in the sport following h= is competitive retirement. Nearly a quarter century since he rode as a Aust= ralian pro, Trevorrow now serves a guide for other Australians who wish to = experience the Tour de France.<br /> <br /> The former three-time Australian national road champion is attending this y= ear's race with seven other compatriots -- some journalists, some age-group= riders, some racing fans.<br /> <br /> The Aussies watch the races and general carry on the unwritten quest of eve= ry Australian -- celebrate life, tell tales and have a few beers along the = way.<br /> <br /> Trevorrow likes to tell stories of his time as a pro. In 1981, for example,= he received a call from his team director a few weeks before the start of = the Tour of Italy. He wasn't in particularly good condition, and he also ha= d a bad habit -- he smoked.<br /> <br /> But his team needed him, so Trevorrow trained frantically for three weeks a= nd began the Tour of Italy with no aspirations and without the ability to s= top smoking.<br /> <br /> One day early in the race, Trevorrow's assistant director visited the cycli= st in his hotel room and caught him smoking. The assistant team director to= ld the director and Treverrow thought he was in serious trouble.<br /> <br /> Instead, the team director saw an opportunity. A day a so later, he had a m= eeting with Treverrow and told the rider he had good news. He had acquired = a tobacco sponsor.<br /> <br /> >From the beginning of the next day's stage until the end of the race, Trevo= rrow posed at the start of each stage with a buring cigarette in his mouth.= Race photographers couldn't get enough pictures of Trevorrow, and the spon= sorship was an unqualified success.<br /> <br /> "I was smoking a pack a day at the time, so it wasn't a problem," said Trev= orrow.<br /> <br /> Now age 55, Trevorrow no longer smokes cigarettes. But in his year as the "= Marlboro Man" of the Tour of Italy, he finished the race.<br /> <br /> --------------------------------------<br /> <b>AMERICANS IN THE TOUR DE FRANCE</b><br /> --------------------------------------<br /> <br /> Individual Stage Results<br /> Stage 9, St. Leonard de-Noblat to Gueret 160.5 kilometers<br /> 43. George Hincapie, Greenville, S.C., (USPS) same time as winner.<br /> 44. Lance Armstrong, Austin, Texas, (USPS) same time.<br /> 49. Levi Leipheimer, Santa Rosa, Calif., (Rabobank), s.t.<br /> 61. Tyler Hamilton, Marblehead, Mass., (Phonak), s.t.<br /> 73. Bobby Julich, Reno, Nev., (CSC), s.t.<br /> 82. Floyd Landis, San Diego, Calif., (USPS), s.t.<br /> 110. Christian Vande Velde, Lemont, Ill., (Liberty Seguros), s.t.<br /> General Classification<br /> 6. Armstrong @ 9:35<br /> 7. Hincapie @ 9:45<br /> 11. Hamilton @ 10:11<br /> 12. Landis @ 10:12<br /> 22. Julich @ 10:35<br /> 23. Leipheimer @ 10:43<br /> 87. Vande Velde @ 15:03<br /> <br /> For complete results, visit the web sites:<br /> <a href=3D"http://tourdefrancetimes.c.topica.com/maacruMaa8m8n= bnbypJcaeQzoH/">cyclingnews.com</a><br /> <a href=3D"http://tourdefrancetimes.c.topica.com/maacruMaa8m8o= bnbypJcaeQzoH/">letour.fr</a><br /> <a href=3D"http://tourdefrancetimes.c.topica.com/maacruMaa8m8p= bnbypJcaeQzoH/">procycling.com</a><br /> <a href=3D"http://tourdefrancetimes.c.topica.com/maacruMaa8m8q= bnbypJcaeQzoH/">velonews.com</a><br /> <br /> --------------------------------------<br /> <b>2004 TOUR DE FRANCE FEATURES</b><br /> --------------------------------------<br /> <br /> <a href=3D"http://tourdefrancetimes.c.topica.com/maacruMaa8m8r= bnbypJcaeQzoH/"><br /> WHY LANCE WON'T WIN THE TOUR DE FRANCE</a><br /> <br /> <a href=3D"http://tourdefrancetimes.c.topica.com/maacruMaa8m8s= bnbypJcaeQzoH/"><br /> LANCE DECIDES TOUR NO LONGER A PRIORITY</a><br /> <br /> <a href=3D"http://tourdefrancetimes.c.topica.com/maacruMaa8m8t= bnbypJcaeQzoH/"><br /> A CONVERSATION WITH LEVI LEIPHEIMER</a><br /> <br /> --------------------------------------<br /> <b>TFT'S QUICK PEDAL STROKES</b><br /> --------------------------------------<br /> <br /> <A HREF=3D"http://tourdefrancetimes.c.topica.com/maacruMaa8m8u= bnbypJcaeQzoH/">AMAZON.COM</A><br /> Everything offered by the internet's largest online retailer. <br /> <a href=3D"http://tourdefrancetimes.c.topica.com/maacruMaa8m8v= bnbypJcaeQzoH/">ENDURANCE SPORTS NEWS</a><br /> Endurance news from around the globe. 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General Classification: Cancellara<br /> Stage 1 - July 4: Li=E8ge-Charleroi, 195 km<br /> Stage winner: Jaan Kirsipuu (AG2R), Estonia, 4 hours, 40 minutes and 29 sec= onds. General Classicifation: Cancellara.<br /> Stage 2 - July 5: Charleroi-Namur, 197 km<br /> Stage winner: Robbie McEwen (Lotto-Domo), Australia, 4 hours, 18 minutes, 3= 9 seconds. General classification: Thor Hushovd (Credit Agricole), Norway.<= br /> Stage 3 - July 6: Waterloo - Wasquehal, 210 km<br /> Stage winner: Jean-Patrick Nazon (AG2R Provoyance), France, 4:36:45. Genera= l classification: Robbie McEwen (Lotto-Domo), Australia.<br /> Stage 4 - July 7: Cambrai - Arras TTT, 64.5 km<br /> Stage winner: U.S. Postal Service, 1 hour, 12 minutes, 3 seconds. General c= lassification: Lance Armstrong (U.S.P.S.), Austin,Texas.<br /> Stage 5 - July 8: Amiens - Chartres, 200.5 km<br /> Stage winner: Stuart O'Grady (Cofidis), Australia, 5:05:58. General classif= ication: Thomas Voeckler (Broiches La Boulangerie) France.<br /> Stage 6 - July 9: Bonneval - Angers, 196 km<br /> Stage winner: Tom Boonen (Quick Step-Davitamon), Belgium, 4:41:41. General = Classification: Voeckler<br /> Stage 7 - July 10: Chateaubriant - Saint Brieuc, 204.5 km<br /> Stage winner: Filippo Pozzato (Fassa Bortolo), Italy, 4:31:34. General clas= sification: Voeckler<br /> Stage 8 - July 11: Lamballe - Quimper, 168 km<br /> Stage winner: Thor Hushovd (Credit Agricole), Norway, 3:54:22<br /> July 12: Rest Day: Transfer to Limoges<br /> Stage 9 - July 13: St. Leonard de Noblat - Gu=E9ret, 160.5 km<br /> Stage winner: Robbie McKwen (Lotto-Domo), Australia, 3:32:55. 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