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Monthly Archives: July 2004
time to ride, part 2
finally! i took my bike out for a ride today and it was gorgeous! i’ve been waiting for this day for months. i needed a few days to decompensate and accommodate to the new situation. i think i am fine … Continue reading
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stuff to read
finally get around reading books i wanted to read for a long time but was too busy reading for and writing my thesis. right now on my bedside table: “currahee! a screaming eagle at normandy”, “the road to arnhem. a … Continue reading
finally done
not only the tour the france is over, so is also my thesis-writing-marathon. lance won the 6th tour title in a row. congrats! the big question is what am i going to do now? i figure not much, relaxe, take … Continue reading
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closing time
just like the tour my thesis is finally (as anticipated) coming to an end: i plan to wrap this thing up on sunday. what’s still missing are the introduction and the summary which i intend to write after the review … Continue reading
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Alpe d’Huez, again
it would not be the tour without a stage up to Alpe d’Huez. last year was a bit disappointing because Lance finished second if i recall correctly. but this year was a blast! Lance rode up that mountain like it … Continue reading
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go lance!
what a stage! “ulle” ullrich broke away on the forth climb and lance just played cool. he was eventually chased down and gained nothing. even better, lance outsprinted him a few meters before the finish line and won the stage … Continue reading
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final week
this is the final week of thesis writing. one more film and then i am done. for now. i am pretty burnt out today from watching Matrix Revolutions. it took me three hours for the first 45 minutes so i … Continue reading
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wear yellow soon
lance is one step closer to the historic 6th win and i really expected him to take the yellow jersey today as he flew up the mountain like he did in 2001 and 2002. he is stronger than in 2003, … Continue reading
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le tour and le thesis
it is so ironic that the end of both the TdF and my thesis are going to coincide. tomorrow, however, the tour is finally getting down to serious business in the mountains and i really hope that lance is going … Continue reading
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reloaded
have i already mentioned that matrix reloaded sucks? i consider revolutions a bit better than reloaded, but still… the sequels suck big time. this is only a cash thing: just take enter the matrix, the animatrix and now the matrix … Continue reading
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