Comments on: Not-Quite-Liveblog: 2009 TdF, Stage 1

By: Evil Cyclist

Evil Cyclist — Mon, 06 Jul 2009 20:57:18 +0000

Your best entry ever:
“I propose that as bikes get lighter and lighter, cyclists should be allowed to mount small cannons on their handlebars, the weight of which would be included in the UCI bike weight.”

Gives me hope for your otherwise pure soul.

-Evil C.

By: Todd

Todd — Mon, 06 Jul 2009 20:50:41 +0000

The first time I saw the Garmin-Slipstream skinsuits, I thought to myself, “when did David Millar get the Felt logo tattooed on his bicep?”

By: Kt

Kt — Mon, 06 Jul 2009 18:27:13 +0000

I have come to the conclusion that Lance owns the Versus TdF coverage.

It has turned into a love-fest surrounding Lance. Enough, already, Versus. Can we please talk about other things now, like the race, the bikes, the other riders? Pretty please?

I would not have been able to live-blog (if I blogged, that is) anything because I was on the trainer for half the show. I like to think I beat each and every one of those guys to the line. It helps my ego to think that way.

Fatty, I like your live-blogging (or not-so-live-blogging as the case may be). Keep it up when you can, don’t worry about us. We’re easily amused.

By: Bobbi

Bobbi — Mon, 06 Jul 2009 04:16:02 +0000

Bob, are you okay? you’ve lost so much weight. Bobbi

By: Ruth

Ruth — Sun, 05 Jul 2009 22:03:01 +0000

WOW! Way to be thorough. Great commentary

By: Kathleen@ForgingAhead

Kathleen@ForgingAhead — Sun, 05 Jul 2009 21:36:20 +0000

You write it. We read it and laugh. Works for me!
:-)

By: Born 4 Lycra

Born 4 Lycra — Sun, 05 Jul 2009 09:01:47 +0000

I’m with you on the Garmin skinsuits I really thought they were painted on particularly on the arms and i was a bit worried about seeing one of the boys standing around without a bike.
Anyhow got to say our coverage in Oz is not bad – I think whenever you guys went to ads we got aerial shots of Monaco.
As a proud Anglo Ozzie Frenchman I really hope Tom Boonen is a bit of a failure no physical damage or anything I just think it will be justice when Quickstep review the whole thing and say we should have gone with Davis not the DRUG taking playboy. What an injustice.

By: Big Mike In Oz

Big Mike In Oz — Sun, 05 Jul 2009 06:29:38 +0000

I’ve always be fascinated by Lance’s hump. My current theory is that it houses an extra lung. Or heart. Or, based on the size of that monstrosity, one of each.

By: bjchild

bjchild — Sun, 05 Jul 2009 06:10:01 +0000

I love the Versus announcers. One of them (after going on and on about Lance) got his tongued twisted when he shifted over to Levi and called him “Levi Armstrong?”

By: LoPhat

LoPhat — Sun, 05 Jul 2009 04:47:55 +0000

First, I find it important to gloat that I now have Versus in HD. But there are some issues with it, that I have described here:

http://riderx.info/blogs/riderx/archive/2009/07/04/tdf-fashion-show.aspx

I am also forced to note that “such is the power of the avocado” is a wonderful term of phrase. Not quite up there with “farcical aquatic ceremony”, but what is…