*** OFFICIAL Lance in France with Tight Pants thread ***

[jakethebake]

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Well you know the the thing about the Tour de France isssssssssssssssssssss

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The best thing about it is that there are suddenly all these people riding around town in those goofy outfits.

Hey what's with those pants anyway? Wouldn't it be easier to have a padded bicycle seat inctead of pants?

[on_thg]

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Well you know the the thing about the Tour de France isssssssssssssssssssss

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The best thing about the Tour de France is boozing it up during the OLNTV coverage.

Every time Phil and Paul use one of their patented cliches, you must drink, e.g. here.

I drink everything in the house if someone is "ticking over a massive gear" on a flat stage.

[jdl22]

How about "diesel engine" in reference to Ullrich, or references to Lance's higher cadence which he picked up from Indurain. You could also drink every time Paul Sherwin refers to the bikes as machines. That'll get you drunk early and on your ass later.

[Voltron87]

ive heard from people who know what theyre talking about that this one will be much harder for lance as he didnt start training until later than he has the last 6 years since he wasnt sure if he was going to do it.

lance drinking game is on.

[Macdaddy Warsaw]

I'm poker-employed for the summer, so a long ass drinking binge is something I can do. What are the rules?

[Voltron87]

i dunno, im guessing drink a beer everytime...

cancer is mentioned
lances 6 titles are mentioned
some other cliche, need help on these

[jdl22]

I'm really looking forward to it. I haven't followed cycling as closely this year as I have in the past due to studying for exams so I don't know much about the form of the riders. Based on what I've read Ullrich is very fit which has been a problem for him in the past. All the usual suspects are going to be in there so it should be more competitive as it was last year. As usual Lance's team is extremely strong, one thing that has changed is Ullrich's team has improved. If Oscar Sevilla and Vinokourov are riding for him he will be tough to beat as the Discovery Channel team may not be able to isolate Lance's foes in the mountains. They may not be though as both those guys could have personal ambitions.

[Drac]

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As usual Lance's team is extremely strong, one thing that has changed is Ullrich's team has improved. If Oscar Sevilla and Vinokourov are riding for him he will be tough to beat as the Discovery Channel team may not be able to isolate Lance's foes in the mountains. They may not be though as both those guys could have personal ambitions.

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I don't think Ullrich is the top dog on that team anymore. He thinks he is but I think Vinokourov is a better overall rider. It will help Lance if they continue to support Ullrich and not Vinny.

[Arnfinn Madsen]

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As usual Lance's team is extremely strong, one thing that has changed is Ullrich's team has improved. If Oscar Sevilla and Vinokourov are riding for him he will be tough to beat as the Discovery Channel team may not be able to isolate Lance's foes in the mountains. They may not be though as both those guys could have personal ambitions.

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I don't think Ullrich is the top dog on that team anymore. He thinks he is but I think Vinokourov is a better overall rider. It will help Lance if they continue to support Ullrich and not Vinny.

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Today Vinokourov again showed that he has the capacity to accelerate fast with good timing, something Ullrich seems to lack.

[Arnfinn Madsen]

Was there and followed a few stages last year. Really incredible experience. Recommend it for everyone.