Tour de France: Go Bradley Wiggins!!

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Congrats to Bradley Wiggins and to all the Brits on the board!

I'm rooting for three riders this year. 2 have a very realistic chance. 1 not so much.

#1: Levi Leiphimer!! He's from the San Francisco Bay Area so how can I not root for him? (He's a dark horse though, so I'm not holding my breath.)

#2: Bradley Wiggins!! If I'm reading my Wikipedia page correctly, the Brits have NEVER won a Tour. Go Bradley!

#3: Cadel Evans!! He won last year. He has the heart of a lion (even though he's not a Brit). I think he'll probably take it, but you never know in an event like this.

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I hope Cadel gets somewhere in the top 3, its a beautiful race to watch!

I'm not sure how many contenders are still in one piece and have enough team members left to support them, after all those crashes on Friday. But Cadel Evans is one who did make it through OK, so his prospects for a repeat are looking good.

Now Taylor Phinney's decision to sit out le Tour and concentrate on the Olympics is looking like a wise move. Many riders will arrive in London tired and hurt after this tour!

Open mind

ammo: "its a beautiful race to watch!"

You know on years like this, half the reason I watch is because I get a bird's eye view of Europe. I want to go back so bad, but finances say it will be at least another 5 years.

GL Tirebiter: "Many riders will arrive in London tired and hurt after this tour!"

Agreed. It does kind of dilute the intensity of competition when so many events are so close together. At least year over year everyone knows when the major events are, but the Olympics throws an extra spanner in the works. (Pardon my attempt at being British.)

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Open Mind

I hear you, My brother is going back next year, I am sooo tempted to go as well. I love the look of europe, (sadly never been) the history, people, food, archietecture etc, break up that baguette, and pass the wine Whoo Hoo!

and yeah those crashes,........ I love mountain bike riding but Eeeeek !!!

Broken Promises

I admit I watch it mainly for the scenery - those little villages in France and Switzerland are sooo beautiful!

Go Cadel!

DaCheech

Thumbs up to the scenery.

Seen any of those cliffs/towns built on them?

GLTirebiter

Wiggins is looking tough to beat now. He's left Cadel Evans quite a way back. (disclaimer: I haven't yet seen today's redults)

Open mind

Just got home and haven't had a chance to watch any of the last 3 stages.

Was the "most difficult" stage of the Tour a good view, 3 days (?) ago?

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GLTirebiter

I didn't get a chance to watch it, but did read the results in the paper. Short summary: Cadel Evans attacked on the first hill, Wiggins matched every attack. Evans could not hold the pace to end.

After Friday's stage [LA Times], Wiggins leads Millar by just over two minutes, and Evans is in fourth overall more than three minutes behind.

Tour de France: Go Bradley Wiggins!!

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