Basso's gift

07-20-2004, 07:14 AM

Great rider, but no way Basso should have had same time on the 15th
stage today with Lance. There was no contact, and seeing the overhead
you realize how far ahead Lance was at the finish.

-B
Imagine being Team postal race director with Robin Williams in the
car. Now -that- was a time trial, even if Robin wasn't particularly
'on' during the race. ;-)

07-20-2004, 10:30 AM

"Badger_South" <[Only registered and activated users can see links. ]> wrote:

> Great rider, but no way Basso should have had same time on the
> 15th stage today with Lance. There was no contact, and seeing
> the overhead you realize how far ahead Lance was at the finish.

Armstrong was about half a bike's length clear of Basso:

http://www.letour.fr/2004/finish/finish15.jpg

Even for an uphill finish, that's a fraction of a second. Finish times are
only recorded to the nearest second, hence both receive the same time.

James Thomson

07-20-2004, 10:30 AM

"Badger_South" <[Only registered and activated users can see links. ]> wrote:

> Great rider, but no way Basso should have had same time on the
> 15th stage today with Lance. There was no contact, and seeing
> the overhead you realize how far ahead Lance was at the finish.

Armstrong was about half a bike's length clear of Basso:

http://www.letour.fr/2004/finish/finish15.jpg

Even for an uphill finish, that's a fraction of a second. Finish times are
only recorded to the nearest second, hence both receive the same time.

James Thomson

07-20-2004, 10:30 AM

"Badger_South" <[Only registered and activated users can see links. ]> wrote:

> Great rider, but no way Basso should have had same time on the
> 15th stage today with Lance. There was no contact, and seeing
> the overhead you realize how far ahead Lance was at the finish.

Armstrong was about half a bike's length clear of Basso:

http://www.letour.fr/2004/finish/finish15.jpg

Even for an uphill finish, that's a fraction of a second. Finish times are
only recorded to the nearest second, hence both receive the same time.

James Thomson

07-20-2004, 10:30 AM

"Badger_South" <[Only registered and activated users can see links. ]> wrote:

> Great rider, but no way Basso should have had same time on the
> 15th stage today with Lance. There was no contact, and seeing
> the overhead you realize how far ahead Lance was at the finish.

Armstrong was about half a bike's length clear of Basso:

http://www.letour.fr/2004/finish/finish15.jpg

Even for an uphill finish, that's a fraction of a second. Finish times are
only recorded to the nearest second, hence both receive the same time.

James Thomson

07-20-2004, 10:30 AM

"Badger_South" <[Only registered and activated users can see links. ]> wrote:

> Great rider, but no way Basso should have had same time on the
> 15th stage today with Lance. There was no contact, and seeing
> the overhead you realize how far ahead Lance was at the finish.

Armstrong was about half a bike's length clear of Basso:

http://www.letour.fr/2004/finish/finish15.jpg

Even for an uphill finish, that's a fraction of a second. Finish times are
only recorded to the nearest second, hence both receive the same time.

James Thomson

07-20-2004, 11:02 AM

On Tue, 20 Jul 2004 20:30:13 +0200, "James Thomson"
<[Only registered and activated users can see links. ]> wrote:

>"Badger_South" <[Only registered and activated users can see links. ]> wrote:
>
>> Great rider, but no way Basso should have had same time on the
>> 15th stage today with Lance. There was no contact, and seeing
>> the overhead you realize how far ahead Lance was at the finish.
>
>Armstrong was about half a bike's length clear of Basso:
>
>http://www.letour.fr/2004/finish/finish15.jpg
>
>Even for an uphill finish, that's a fraction of a second. Finish times are
>only recorded to the nearest second, hence both receive the same time.
>
>James Thomson

Of course you are right. Thanks for the great aerial shot!

[I -believe- I heard the announcer on OLN saying something about a
second between them, but may have mis-heard. Obviously it's only a
fraction of a second, but hard to judge in some of the quick flashes
of certain shots that we see.]

Thx for the correction.

-B

07-20-2004, 11:02 AM

On Tue, 20 Jul 2004 20:30:13 +0200, "James Thomson"
<[Only registered and activated users can see links. ]> wrote:

>"Badger_South" <[Only registered and activated users can see links. ]> wrote:
>
>> Great rider, but no way Basso should have had same time on the
>> 15th stage today with Lance. There was no contact, and seeing
>> the overhead you realize how far ahead Lance was at the finish.
>
>Armstrong was about half a bike's length clear of Basso:
>
>http://www.letour.fr/2004/finish/finish15.jpg
>
>Even for an uphill finish, that's a fraction of a second. Finish times are
>only recorded to the nearest second, hence both receive the same time.
>
>James Thomson

Of course you are right. Thanks for the great aerial shot!

[I -believe- I heard the announcer on OLN saying something about a
second between them, but may have mis-heard. Obviously it's only a
fraction of a second, but hard to judge in some of the quick flashes
of certain shots that we see.]

Thx for the correction.

-B

07-20-2004, 11:02 AM

On Tue, 20 Jul 2004 20:30:13 +0200, "James Thomson"
<[Only registered and activated users can see links. ]> wrote:

>"Badger_South" <[Only registered and activated users can see links. ]> wrote:
>
>> Great rider, but no way Basso should have had same time on the
>> 15th stage today with Lance. There was no contact, and seeing
>> the overhead you realize how far ahead Lance was at the finish.
>
>Armstrong was about half a bike's length clear of Basso:
>
>http://www.letour.fr/2004/finish/finish15.jpg
>
>Even for an uphill finish, that's a fraction of a second. Finish times are
>only recorded to the nearest second, hence both receive the same time.
>
>James Thomson

Of course you are right. Thanks for the great aerial shot!

[I -believe- I heard the announcer on OLN saying something about a
second between them, but may have mis-heard. Obviously it's only a
fraction of a second, but hard to judge in some of the quick flashes
of certain shots that we see.]

Thx for the correction.

-B

07-20-2004, 11:02 AM

On Tue, 20 Jul 2004 20:30:13 +0200, "James Thomson"
<[Only registered and activated users can see links. ]> wrote:

>"Badger_South" <[Only registered and activated users can see links. ]> wrote:
>
>> Great rider, but no way Basso should have had same time on the
>> 15th stage today with Lance. There was no contact, and seeing
>> the overhead you realize how far ahead Lance was at the finish.
>
>Armstrong was about half a bike's length clear of Basso:
>
>http://www.letour.fr/2004/finish/finish15.jpg
>
>Even for an uphill finish, that's a fraction of a second. Finish times are
>only recorded to the nearest second, hence both receive the same time.
>
>James Thomson

Of course you are right. Thanks for the great aerial shot!

[I -believe- I heard the announcer on OLN saying something about a
second between them, but may have mis-heard. Obviously it's only a
fraction of a second, but hard to judge in some of the quick flashes
of certain shots that we see.]

Thx for the correction.

-B