Monthly Archives: July 2005

hooooot

apparently austria has just experienced the two hottest days of the entire summer so far. with temperatures up to 37 degrees C (98.6 degrees F) it was too hot for most of the people around here but i had a … Continue reading

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seventh cycling heaven

well, i guess dear Lance is in the seventh cycling heaven right now after having won the TdF for the seventh time in a row. this was his last race as a pro cyclist and it makes me kind of … Continue reading

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almost there…

tomorrow the TdF ends in Paris and Lance is almost in the “7th heaven”, ie. he is going to win the TdF for the 7th in a row. today was an individual time trial and Lance won it of course. … Continue reading

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the tour is getting hot

today was the 14th stage of the TdF and it was very special since the Austrian rider Georg Totschnig won this stage that again finished on a mountain top. this was the stage win of an Austrian rider since 1931! … Continue reading

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mountain top finish

i meant to post this yesterday but my internet connection refused to work in the evening. yesterday was the first mountaintop finish stage and lance and his team did awesome! his mates pulled him up the last climb but at … Continue reading

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dream system

when i am not busy riding my bike or watching the Tour de France i am about to put together my new computer. this next one is going to be special. why? for starters i have been talking about getting … Continue reading

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back in yellow

the team time trial in the TdF ’05 put Lance back into his beloved yellow jersey. lance’s new team – discovery channel –rode like hell, putting rivals like t-mobile or team CSC in the runner-up places. great ride! keep it … Continue reading

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and so it begins…

today the Tour de France 2005 was started with the traditional “prologue”, ie. an individual time trial over a course of 19 km. lance did great as always. although he had a slight problem with the right pedal when he … Continue reading

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