Thursday, June 30, 2005

le tour.....

ok, so le tour de france starts saturday.....amid much hype in the sporting/cycling world....lance's last season.......with the introduction of lance's new clothing line 10//2........which promises a portion of proceeds go his cancer research through his foundation....10//2 is the date in which his cancer was diagnosed in 1996...the new nike commercial is mostly lance's press conference from 1996...in which he explains why he is leaving cycling....for treatment of cancer that has spread from prostate into his abdomen, lungs and brain......but that he hopes to return to cycling someday....wow.....one almost forgets that he was near dying........but i digress.....the following is the schedule.....

Stage 1 Fromentine - Noirmoutier
Stage 2 Challans to Les Essarts
Stage 3 La Chataigneraie to Tours
Stage 4 Tours to Blois
Stage 5 Chambord to Montargis
Stage 6 Troyes to Nancy
Stage 7 Luneville to Karlsruhe
Stage 8 Pforzheim to Gerardmer
Stage 9 Gerardmer to Mulhouse
Stage 10 Grenoble to Courchevel
Stage 11 Courchevel to Briancon
Stage 12 Briancon - Digne-l-Bains
Stage 13 Miramas to Montpellier
Stage 14 Agde to Ax-3-Domaines
Stage 15 Lezat - St-Lary Soulan
Stage 16 Mourenx to Pau
Stage 17 Pau to Revel
Stage 18 Albi to Mende
Stage 19 Issoire - Puy-en-Velay
Stage 20 St-Etienne to St-Etienne
Stage 21 Paris

always a different route.....i would give my eyeteeth to be in france, traveling along just to gawk and watch in wonder.........but.....instead we will watch taped coverage everynight......and wish we had seen lance ride just once........

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