Comments on: 2006 Tour de France Declared “Year of the Asterisk” http://www.fatcyclist.com/2006/06/30/2006-tour-de-france-declared-%e2%80%9cyear-of-the-asterisk%e2%80%9d/ It's like reality TV. Except it's real. And there's no TV. Fri, 04 Mar 2022 03:21:11 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9 hourly 1 By: jim http://www.fatcyclist.com/2006/06/30/2006-tour-de-france-declared-%e2%80%9cyear-of-the-asterisk%e2%80%9d/comment-page-1/#comment-503746 jim Mon, 03 Jul 2006 21:23:35 +0000 http://fatcyclistspacesarchive.wordpress.com/2006/06/30/2006-tour-de-france-declared-%e2%80%9cyear-of-the-asterisk%e2%80%9d#comment-503746 I just don't know what to think.  I feel bad for Ulrich.  His first opportunity to be Lance-free since 1997 and this happens.  I figured he would take 1st in TdF this year and retire or fail to beat Basso and still retire.   On another note, the Americans are looking good for a win now.  I think Floyd is likely but is anyone besides me hopeful for Hincappie? I just don’t know what to think.  I feel bad for Ulrich.  His first opportunity to be Lance-free since 1997 and this happens.  I figured he would take 1st in TdF this year and retire or fail to beat Basso and still retire.
 
On another note, the Americans are looking good for a win now.  I think Floyd is likely but is anyone besides me hopeful for Hincappie?

]]> By: Unknown http://www.fatcyclist.com/2006/06/30/2006-tour-de-france-declared-%e2%80%9cyear-of-the-asterisk%e2%80%9d/comment-page-1/#comment-503747 Unknown Mon, 03 Jul 2006 10:58:38 +0000 http://fatcyclistspacesarchive.wordpress.com/2006/06/30/2006-tour-de-france-declared-%e2%80%9cyear-of-the-asterisk%e2%80%9d#comment-503747 I'm not upset about how the Tour looks to be progressing.  Instead of the strategic chess match between the warring armies of two or three riders, I believe we're going to see a hell of a lot of actual racing, where the daily fights and tactics are more important than the grand strategy.  There's a loss of generals to control the battles, so the sergeants and lieutenants are going to go at it, and I suspect a lot of finishes will be the wide open hammerfests that we saw yesterday.  I guess the answer to the question "what could happen if the big dopers were gone" was answered yesterday.  "Nearly anything" is the answer.  Isn't it exciting?   One other thing about it.  If all the other generals are dead, but two or three good generals live on, bet on those good generals to win.  Floyd, Levi, George... history is calling, gentlemen. I’m not upset about how the Tour looks to be progressing.  Instead of the strategic chess match between the warring armies of two or three riders, I believe we’re going to see a hell of a lot of actual racing, where the daily fights and tactics are more important than the grand strategy.  There’s a loss of generals to control the battles, so the sergeants and lieutenants are going to go at it, and I suspect a lot of finishes will be the wide open hammerfests that we saw yesterday.  I guess the answer to the question "what could happen if the big dopers were gone" was answered yesterday.  "Nearly anything" is the answer.  Isn’t it exciting?
 
One other thing about it.  If all the other generals are dead, but two or three good generals live on, bet on those good generals to win.  Floyd, Levi, George… history is calling, gentlemen.

]]> By: barry1021 http://www.fatcyclist.com/2006/06/30/2006-tour-de-france-declared-%e2%80%9cyear-of-the-asterisk%e2%80%9d/comment-page-1/#comment-503748 barry1021 Sun, 02 Jul 2006 17:53:17 +0000 http://fatcyclistspacesarchive.wordpress.com/2006/06/30/2006-tour-de-france-declared-%e2%80%9cyear-of-the-asterisk%e2%80%9d#comment-503748 The European press is reporting that the spectator holding the green hand tha injured Hushvold is calling himself only "Cycliste Obesite". Purportly at the time of the incident he was yelling "This is for Zabriskie"!! over and over. Very strange, those Europeans.   B21 The European press is reporting that the spectator holding the green hand tha injured Hushvold is calling himself only "Cycliste Obesite". Purportly at the time of the incident he was yelling "This is for Zabriskie"!! over and over. Very strange, those Europeans.
 
B21

]]> By: BIg Mike In Oz http://www.fatcyclist.com/2006/06/30/2006-tour-de-france-declared-%e2%80%9cyear-of-the-asterisk%e2%80%9d/comment-page-1/#comment-503749 BIg Mike In Oz Sun, 02 Jul 2006 09:35:56 +0000 http://fatcyclistspacesarchive.wordpress.com/2006/06/30/2006-tour-de-france-declared-%e2%80%9cyear-of-the-asterisk%e2%80%9d#comment-503749 Cosh - You shouldn't be surprised.  Hushovd won the U23 World Time Trial Championship 5 years ago before he became a sprinter.  Plus, Zabriskie and Rogers are real time trialists and will eat him next Saturday over a non-sprint distance. Cosh – You shouldn’t be surprised.  Hushovd won the U23 World Time Trial Championship 5 years ago before he became a sprinter.  Plus, Zabriskie and Rogers are real time trialists and will eat him next Saturday over a non-sprint distance.

]]> By: Brie http://www.fatcyclist.com/2006/06/30/2006-tour-de-france-declared-%e2%80%9cyear-of-the-asterisk%e2%80%9d/comment-page-1/#comment-503750 Brie Sun, 02 Jul 2006 08:02:47 +0000 http://fatcyclistspacesarchive.wordpress.com/2006/06/30/2006-tour-de-france-declared-%e2%80%9cyear-of-the-asterisk%e2%80%9d#comment-503750 Ah yes the year of the asterix....sounds silly but it was a bit of a shock and huge dissappointment....guess that is what started Le Tour is newspapers to increase their circulation but it would have been nice if the invesigation and naming in the newspapers happened earlier that way Vino could get a chance to race....are they still ticked off that he won the final stage last year.   I'm flying my Aussie flag for Cadel Evans...he may get a chance on the podium in this asterix year....then again all other riders including the sprinters could be podium material.   This is overdue but.. Great news service - it was your news service that I saw on cycling news that brought me here all those news services ago....keep up the great blog entries.   Guess I don't need to stay up late this July now...good recovery from the world cup then   Ah yes the year of the asterix….sounds silly but it was a bit of a shock and huge dissappointment….guess that is what started Le Tour is newspapers to increase their circulation but it would have been nice if the invesigation and naming in the newspapers happened earlier that way Vino could get a chance to race….are they still ticked off that he won the final stage last year.
 
I’m flying my Aussie flag for Cadel Evans…he may get a chance on the podium in this asterix year….then again all other riders including the sprinters could be podium material.
 
This is overdue but.. Great news service – it was your news service that I saw on cycling news that brought me here all those news services ago….keep up the great blog entries.
 
Guess I don’t need to stay up late this July now…good recovery from the world cup then
 

]]> By: pete http://www.fatcyclist.com/2006/06/30/2006-tour-de-france-declared-%e2%80%9cyear-of-the-asterisk%e2%80%9d/comment-page-1/#comment-503751 pete Sun, 02 Jul 2006 02:56:20 +0000 http://fatcyclistspacesarchive.wordpress.com/2006/06/30/2006-tour-de-france-declared-%e2%80%9cyear-of-the-asterisk%e2%80%9d#comment-503751 F@~#ING THOR F@~#ING HUSHOVD?!  Thor Hushovd wins a time trial?!! Ahead of Zabriskie and Rogers??!!  Oh, they’ve definitely chased the dope fiends out of the sport.Strange. Me and a friend were talking last week about how much we were lookign forward to this year's Tour and now. Now I feel like a fool. The only thing that could make the whole tawdry circus worse would be Tyler Hamilton challenging Dave Millar for the maillot jaune. F@~#ING THOR F@~#ING
HUSHOVD?!

 Thor Hushovd wins a
time trial?!! Ahead of Zabriskie and Rogers??!!

 Oh, they’ve definitely
chased the dope fiends out of the sport.Strange. Me and a friend were talking last week about how much we were lookign forward to this year’s Tour and now. Now I feel like a fool. The only thing that could make the whole tawdry circus worse would be Tyler Hamilton challenging Dave Millar for the maillot jaune.

]]> By: Ariane http://www.fatcyclist.com/2006/06/30/2006-tour-de-france-declared-%e2%80%9cyear-of-the-asterisk%e2%80%9d/comment-page-1/#comment-503752 Ariane Sat, 01 Jul 2006 22:45:10 +0000 http://fatcyclistspacesarchive.wordpress.com/2006/06/30/2006-tour-de-france-declared-%e2%80%9cyear-of-the-asterisk%e2%80%9d#comment-503752 WAHHHHHHHHHHHH!! ...snuffle snuffe....cough...hiccup.... Dudes.... I'm just.... dunno. I guess it's not that surprising... but still... PS: I understand there is going to be a Fat Cyclist TdF team...? You know, I maybe a wimp, but I am very good at making Tofu-Chiladas. WAHHHHHHHHHHHH!!

…snuffle snuffe….cough…hiccup….

Dudes…. I’m just…. dunno. I guess it’s not that surprising… but still…

PS: I understand there is going to be a Fat Cyclist TdF team…? You know, I maybe a wimp, but I am very good at making Tofu-Chiladas.

]]> By: Unknown http://www.fatcyclist.com/2006/06/30/2006-tour-de-france-declared-%e2%80%9cyear-of-the-asterisk%e2%80%9d/comment-page-1/#comment-503753 Unknown Sat, 01 Jul 2006 13:49:43 +0000 http://fatcyclistspacesarchive.wordpress.com/2006/06/30/2006-tour-de-france-declared-%e2%80%9cyear-of-the-asterisk%e2%80%9d#comment-503753 Mike Sez:   I think I'll just stay home and ponder what could have been.   You see Mike, that's yet another thing you have in common with top Tour riders, along with long periods of ignoring your training, and having sported bad hair.      To wax serious for just a moment, it's not the doping that bothers me.  It's the fact that dopers may be cheating some small percentage of clean pros, then the lying, and the phony, "we're shocked, simply shocked, to find doping here" proclamations that follow these scandals. Mike Sez:   I think I’ll just stay home and ponder what could have been.
 
You see Mike, that’s yet another thing you have in common with top Tour riders, along with long periods of ignoring your training, and having sported bad hair.   
 
To wax serious for just a moment, it’s not the doping that bothers me.  It’s the fact that dopers may be cheating some small percentage of clean pros, then the lying, and the phony, "we’re shocked, simply shocked, to find doping here" proclamations that follow these scandals.

]]> By: BIg Mike In Oz http://www.fatcyclist.com/2006/06/30/2006-tour-de-france-declared-%e2%80%9cyear-of-the-asterisk%e2%80%9d/comment-page-1/#comment-503754 BIg Mike In Oz Sat, 01 Jul 2006 11:46:17 +0000 http://fatcyclistspacesarchive.wordpress.com/2006/06/30/2006-tour-de-france-declared-%e2%80%9cyear-of-the-asterisk%e2%80%9d#comment-503754 I'm juggling requests from CSC, T-Mobile and AG2R.  CSC and the Germans were planning on using me as a rolleur, but AG2R have offered me outright leadership with Christophe Moreau as my lead-out man.   I've got to be realistic though.  I think I would only be vying for the Green jersey.  Even with all the noticable absences I think the GC is out of my grasp at such short notice.   The worst of it is that I'm torn.  I'd love to ride the tour but the local pizza shop has a whole week of 2-for-1 deals starting on the 9th.  They'd be cold by the time they were delivered 8000 miles.  I think I'll just stay home and ponder what could have been. I’m juggling requests from CSC, T-Mobile and AG2R.  CSC and the Germans were planning on using me as a rolleur, but AG2R have offered me outright leadership with Christophe Moreau as my lead-out man.
 
I’ve got to be realistic though.  I think I would only be vying for the Green jersey.  Even with all the noticable absences I think the GC is out of my grasp at such short notice.
 
The worst of it is that I’m torn.  I’d love to ride the tour but the local pizza shop has a whole week of 2-for-1 deals starting on the 9th.  They’d be cold by the time they were delivered 8000 miles.  I think I’ll just stay home and ponder what could have been.

]]> By: Unknown http://www.fatcyclist.com/2006/06/30/2006-tour-de-france-declared-%e2%80%9cyear-of-the-asterisk%e2%80%9d/comment-page-1/#comment-503755 Unknown Sat, 01 Jul 2006 04:30:20 +0000 http://fatcyclistspacesarchive.wordpress.com/2006/06/30/2006-tour-de-france-declared-%e2%80%9cyear-of-the-asterisk%e2%80%9d#comment-503755 you left out George, hes my hope for this year, i don't care how realistic, we all know it would be great if he did. watching the race preview as i type.  pre-recording at its finest.  the mentions of basso and ulrich as the top two contenders are painful. this scandal definetly needs a drinking game.  the massive amounts of alcohol consumed (curtesy of phil) may make it more bearable for those dissapointed.  If you get drunk enough, you can just assume basso, ulrich, vini, and mansabo just dropped off the back. G  (my spelling and puncuation suck, oh well) you left out George, hes my hope for this year, i don’t care how realistic, we all know it would be great if he did.

watching the race preview as i type.  pre-recording at its
finest.  the mentions of basso and ulrich as the top two
contenders are painful.

this scandal definetly needs a drinking game.  the massive amounts
of alcohol consumed (curtesy of phil) may make it more bearable for
those dissapointed.  If you get drunk enough, you can just assume
basso, ulrich, vini, and mansabo just dropped off the back.

G  (my spelling and puncuation suck, oh well)

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