Tour de France 2004 - Final Week: The disgrace of the French - Cycling Mob: Road Cycling, Mountain Biking and More

07-17-2004, 11:22 PM

The good news for France is that Frenchmen are enjoying their best
Tour in a decade - particulary as a determined young Frenchman, the
current maillot jaune Thomas Voeckler has kept the yellow jersey for
far longer than any thought possible.

Race favourite Lance Armstrong commented on the matter during a post
13th stage interview. "Well, yellow traditionally is associated with
cowardice, ...so in a way actually, it's good that a Frenchman has
worn the jersey for most of the race.... But he shouldn't count on
wearing wearing anything by the final stage - except a soiled diaper"

Indeed, Lance is expected to take over leadership of the race for good
after the next stage of any noteworthy difficulty, on July 20th.

Added Lance, "I doubt the French could beat me, even if they were
using recumbents, which, I think, well obviously, are more suited to
their style."

07-18-2004, 01:59 AM

Come on - it's just cycling, a sport.
Don't disgrace yourself.

Some Americans seem to have developed a heavy hostility against everything
and everybody French. I wonder why. - The Iraq war?

Armstrong is a known Bush supporter, but I have not before seen him quoted
for a statement like this. Are you sure he actually said it?

Thomas

"Malev" <[Only registered and activated users can see links. ]> skrev i en meddelelse
news:3bb83f26.0407172222.3908442d@posting.google.c om...
> The good news for France is that Frenchmen are enjoying their best
> Tour in a decade - particulary as a determined young Frenchman, the
> current maillot jaune Thomas Voeckler has kept the yellow jersey for
> far longer than any thought possible.
>
> Race favourite Lance Armstrong commented on the matter during a post
> 13th stage interview. "Well, yellow traditionally is associated with
> cowardice, ...so in a way actually, it's good that a Frenchman has
> worn the jersey for most of the race.... But he shouldn't count on
> wearing wearing anything by the final stage - except a soiled diaper"
>
> Indeed, Lance is expected to take over leadership of the race for good
> after the next stage of any noteworthy difficulty, on July 20th.
>
> Added Lance, "I doubt the French could beat me, even if they were
> using recumbents, which, I think, well obviously, are more suited to
> their style."

07-18-2004, 01:59 AM

Come on - it's just cycling, a sport.
Don't disgrace yourself.

Some Americans seem to have developed a heavy hostility against everything
and everybody French. I wonder why. - The Iraq war?

Armstrong is a known Bush supporter, but I have not before seen him quoted
for a statement like this. Are you sure he actually said it?

Thomas

"Malev" <[Only registered and activated users can see links. ]> skrev i en meddelelse
news:3bb83f26.0407172222.3908442d@posting.google.c om...
> The good news for France is that Frenchmen are enjoying their best
> Tour in a decade - particulary as a determined young Frenchman, the
> current maillot jaune Thomas Voeckler has kept the yellow jersey for
> far longer than any thought possible.
>
> Race favourite Lance Armstrong commented on the matter during a post
> 13th stage interview. "Well, yellow traditionally is associated with
> cowardice, ...so in a way actually, it's good that a Frenchman has
> worn the jersey for most of the race.... But he shouldn't count on
> wearing wearing anything by the final stage - except a soiled diaper"
>
> Indeed, Lance is expected to take over leadership of the race for good
> after the next stage of any noteworthy difficulty, on July 20th.
>
> Added Lance, "I doubt the French could beat me, even if they were
> using recumbents, which, I think, well obviously, are more suited to
> their style."

07-18-2004, 01:59 AM

Come on - it's just cycling, a sport.
Don't disgrace yourself.

Some Americans seem to have developed a heavy hostility against everything
and everybody French. I wonder why. - The Iraq war?

Armstrong is a known Bush supporter, but I have not before seen him quoted
for a statement like this. Are you sure he actually said it?

Thomas

"Malev" <[Only registered and activated users can see links. ]> skrev i en meddelelse
news:3bb83f26.0407172222.3908442d@posting.google.c om...
> The good news for France is that Frenchmen are enjoying their best
> Tour in a decade - particulary as a determined young Frenchman, the
> current maillot jaune Thomas Voeckler has kept the yellow jersey for
> far longer than any thought possible.
>
> Race favourite Lance Armstrong commented on the matter during a post
> 13th stage interview. "Well, yellow traditionally is associated with
> cowardice, ...so in a way actually, it's good that a Frenchman has
> worn the jersey for most of the race.... But he shouldn't count on
> wearing wearing anything by the final stage - except a soiled diaper"
>
> Indeed, Lance is expected to take over leadership of the race for good
> after the next stage of any noteworthy difficulty, on July 20th.
>
> Added Lance, "I doubt the French could beat me, even if they were
> using recumbents, which, I think, well obviously, are more suited to
> their style."

07-18-2004, 01:59 AM

Come on - it's just cycling, a sport.
Don't disgrace yourself.

Some Americans seem to have developed a heavy hostility against everything
and everybody French. I wonder why. - The Iraq war?

Armstrong is a known Bush supporter, but I have not before seen him quoted
for a statement like this. Are you sure he actually said it?

Thomas

"Malev" <[Only registered and activated users can see links. ]> skrev i en meddelelse
news:3bb83f26.0407172222.3908442d@posting.google.c om...
> The good news for France is that Frenchmen are enjoying their best
> Tour in a decade - particulary as a determined young Frenchman, the
> current maillot jaune Thomas Voeckler has kept the yellow jersey for
> far longer than any thought possible.
>
> Race favourite Lance Armstrong commented on the matter during a post
> 13th stage interview. "Well, yellow traditionally is associated with
> cowardice, ...so in a way actually, it's good that a Frenchman has
> worn the jersey for most of the race.... But he shouldn't count on
> wearing wearing anything by the final stage - except a soiled diaper"
>
> Indeed, Lance is expected to take over leadership of the race for good
> after the next stage of any noteworthy difficulty, on July 20th.
>
> Added Lance, "I doubt the French could beat me, even if they were
> using recumbents, which, I think, well obviously, are more suited to
> their style."

07-18-2004, 01:59 AM

Come on - it's just cycling, a sport.
Don't disgrace yourself.

Some Americans seem to have developed a heavy hostility against everything
and everybody French. I wonder why. - The Iraq war?

Armstrong is a known Bush supporter, but I have not before seen him quoted
for a statement like this. Are you sure he actually said it?

Thomas

"Malev" <[Only registered and activated users can see links. ]> skrev i en meddelelse
news:3bb83f26.0407172222.3908442d@posting.google.c om...
> The good news for France is that Frenchmen are enjoying their best
> Tour in a decade - particulary as a determined young Frenchman, the
> current maillot jaune Thomas Voeckler has kept the yellow jersey for
> far longer than any thought possible.
>
> Race favourite Lance Armstrong commented on the matter during a post
> 13th stage interview. "Well, yellow traditionally is associated with
> cowardice, ...so in a way actually, it's good that a Frenchman has
> worn the jersey for most of the race.... But he shouldn't count on
> wearing wearing anything by the final stage - except a soiled diaper"
>
> Indeed, Lance is expected to take over leadership of the race for good
> after the next stage of any noteworthy difficulty, on July 20th.
>
> Added Lance, "I doubt the French could beat me, even if they were
> using recumbents, which, I think, well obviously, are more suited to
> their style."

07-18-2004, 02:05 AM

On 17 Jul 2004 23:22:49 -0700, [Only registered and activated users can see links. ] (Malev) wrote :

A particularly unimaginitive troll.

Back under your bridge, laddie.

Guy
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07-18-2004, 02:05 AM

On 17 Jul 2004 23:22:49 -0700, [Only registered and activated users can see links. ] (Malev) wrote :

A particularly unimaginitive troll.

Back under your bridge, laddie.

Guy
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07-18-2004, 02:05 AM

On 17 Jul 2004 23:22:49 -0700, [Only registered and activated users can see links. ] (Malev) wrote :

A particularly unimaginitive troll.

Back under your bridge, laddie.

Guy
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88% of helmet statistics are made up, 65% of them at Washington University

07-18-2004, 02:05 AM

On 17 Jul 2004 23:22:49 -0700, [Only registered and activated users can see links. ] (Malev) wrote :

A particularly unimaginitive troll.

Back under your bridge, laddie.

Guy
--
May contain traces of irony. Contents liable to settle after posting.
[Only registered and activated users can see links. ]

88% of helmet statistics are made up, 65% of them at Washington University