Comments on: Tour de France – Love and Hate http://cyclinginfo.co.uk/blog/3125/cycling/tour-de-france-love-and-hate/ Cycling info - advice and tips Fri, 20 Dec 2013 10:22:37 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.8 By: tejvan http://cyclinginfo.co.uk/blog/3125/cycling/tour-de-france-love-and-hate/comment-page-1/#comment-51526 Mon, 18 Jul 2011 08:50:06 +0000 http://cyclinginfo.co.uk/blog/?p=3125#comment-51526 2004.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Filippo_Simeoni#Feud_with_Lance_Armstrong

]]> By: Pipps http://cyclinginfo.co.uk/blog/3125/cycling/tour-de-france-love-and-hate/comment-page-1/#comment-51406 Sat, 16 Jul 2011 17:32:43 +0000 http://cyclinginfo.co.uk/blog/?p=3125#comment-51406 Which year was it, when Fillipo Simeoni attacked Armstrong on the Champs Elysees?

]]> By: mph66 http://cyclinginfo.co.uk/blog/3125/cycling/tour-de-france-love-and-hate/comment-page-1/#comment-50400 Tue, 05 Jul 2011 18:44:27 +0000 http://cyclinginfo.co.uk/blog/?p=3125#comment-50400 There is no Easter Bunny, there is no Santa, and none of the riders of the Tour are clean- only those who haven’t been caught doping yet. And yet, I’m watching it, even though I detest it. Yes, I completely understand love/hate. I think that when the tour directors saw the Americans coming to the Tour, they saw $$ in front of their eyes and became selectively blind to the doping that was going on (Lance?). No one has yet to explain to me how an aging American racer whose body was ravaged by cancer could beat younger, doped competitors. Think about it- EVERY single one of Lance’s top rivals was swept up in Operation Puerto. Every one. And Lance wasn’t doped? I want to believe, I can’t believe. Because there is no Easter Bunny, and there is no Santa.

]]> By: Clipless Pedals http://cyclinginfo.co.uk/blog/3125/cycling/tour-de-france-love-and-hate/comment-page-1/#comment-50363 Tue, 05 Jul 2011 13:19:21 +0000 http://cyclinginfo.co.uk/blog/?p=3125#comment-50363 I loved this post and loved Mikes reply above aswell.

Now I love getting out and about on my bike but as mentioned above, to be able ride for upto 5 hours per day for 22 days and find it within yourself to be able to sprint to the finish is something I could never comprehend.

These guys are top athletes and although it the tour may have become some what easier since it beginnings, my hat still comes off to those who compete.

Great post as always!

]]> By: Mike In Cornwall http://cyclinginfo.co.uk/blog/3125/cycling/tour-de-france-love-and-hate/comment-page-1/#comment-50297 Tue, 05 Jul 2011 01:22:18 +0000 http://cyclinginfo.co.uk/blog/?p=3125#comment-50297 Ah Tejvan,
I envy you your single status and ability to sit glued to the TV for whole stages of the Tour!
I have to make do with the highlights at 7pm!
Like you I’m pretty sure the Brits are drug-free, and I’m also almost certain that so was Armstrong – how else would the most drug-tested man in the world avoid getting caught!?
I think what intrigues me about the tour is the single-minded dedication needed to be at the top of your sport for 4-5 hours a day for 22 days, and still be able to sprint at the finish each day.
These guys are obviously phenomenally fit, and with a mental stamina that makes me feel positively wishy-washy.
Good luck to them all (except the dopers, of course).
Mike

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