Hanne wrote:

Yes I remember that stage. Those time trials always seem to mix up the game... And I can't help wondering whether Armstrong was doped. Probably like everyone else. Of course he vehemently denies it and I don't think he's ever been tested positive. However, winning the Tour 7 times in the light of all these scandals... What about Indurain? Ullrich? Lemond? Where they doped? We know for sure that Virenque was doped like the rest of the Festina team.

Btw, I like the way you say Lance... Like you're best buddies lol

paul_c wrote:

It was Graham Norton got it and he said something like, in his camp enthusiasm, "a minute is a period of time. it can be long, short, medium..." and Paul Merton buzzed in and said "Erm, a minute is just a minute". It was brilliant

AbsolutPurple wrote:

[Virenque is such an idiot....but a lot of ppl like him. Go figure.
One of the most surreal thing i've ever seen on TV is Virenque being interviewed about dope in other sports.
Can you bloody believe it ?!

Lance and Paul are buddies - wow ! hanging out with celebs.

Hanne wrote:

He was being interviewed about doping in other sports?? So he told them not to do it or what? After all, he's a prime example of how things can go seriously down hill when you're caught.

AbsolutPurple wrote:

thats right ! he kept on saying it's terrible to go to such extremes for sport and blah blah blah
i just couldn't believe it and that stupid journalist, i mean, what a question in the 1st place.

Talking about doping, do you remember the story of that urkrainian cyclist who fled France and his wife went to jail (because he'd gone missing)? He was later caught with tons of stuff in his trunk and said it was for his mother in law.
LOL

Hanne wrote:

Well I remember the story but I didn't remember the part about his mother in law! LOL! What a terrible excuse. I must have come up with that at the top of his head. Well either that or he was incredibly stupid.

So far I've hear about Petacchi being excluded this week. Any other riders that have been excluded at the last moment?

AbsolutPurple wrote:

some ppl have no shame really.
My mother's wife needs her testosterone and all that jazz.......hahahaha
will have to check with my dad coz he loves le Tour - we even drove to l'Alpe d'Huez for him to see how it was.

Hanne wrote:

I'd love being able to sit at the road side for a stage. However, it should be at a hillside where they're not too fast. There's also a tour of Denmark every summer, and I remember seeing the final bit. They were going so fast that you couldn't distinguish one rider from the other.

AbsolutPurple wrote:

Virenque is such an idiot....but a lot of ppl like him. Go figure.
One of the most surreal thing i've ever seen on TV is Virenque being interviewed about dope in other sports.
Can you bloody believe it ?!

Lance and Paul are buddies - wow ! hanging out with celebs.

AbsolutPurple wrote:

we went there when the Tour wasn't around

Hanne wrote:

I don't suppose it would be possible to drive up there otherwise.

paul_c wrote:

hanging out with celebs.