Yesterday I was upset because Cadel crashed during the stage. He finished the race even though he was badly scratched up with his jersey torn up and a possible broken collarbone. After the race he was taken to the hospital. The driver of the car sped in excess of 100K to get him there. When stopped by the police and discovered why the driver was speeding, the police escorted the car to the hospital.
Cadel started the stage today still banged up from his crash -- Well the results at the end of the day says it all! He’s in first place overall and in the yellow jersey!
YAY CADEL!
Stage 10 results:
1. Leonardo PIEPOLI
2. Juan Jose COBO ACEBO
3. Frank SCHLECK
4. Bernhard KOHL
5. Vladimir EFIMKIN
Overall Standings:
1. Cadel EVANS -- YAY!!!!
2. Frank SCHLECK :01
3. Christian VANDEVELDE :38
4. Bernhard KOHL :46
5. Denis MENCHOV :57
Information on Cadel Evans and his team Silence Lotto:
http://www.cadel.com.au/
Showing posts with label Tour de France. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Tour de France. Show all posts
Monday, July 14, 2008
Thursday, July 10, 2008
Tour de France Update
I’ve picked Aussie, Cadel Evans for the overall winner of Tour de France. Yesterday, I was thrilled that at the end of stage 5 he was 4th overall.
Since I had to leave for school at 7 a.m. this morning, I couldn't watch the end of stage 6. I never had a chance to check online to she who had won, so when I got home I put dinner in the oven and made myself comfortable on the couch to watch the last hour of the re-broadcast. It was an exciting finish. A new person is wearing the yellow jersey, Kim Kirchen, and Cadel is now in second place, just 6 seconds behind ! YAY!!
GO CADEL!
Since I had to leave for school at 7 a.m. this morning, I couldn't watch the end of stage 6. I never had a chance to check online to she who had won, so when I got home I put dinner in the oven and made myself comfortable on the couch to watch the last hour of the re-broadcast. It was an exciting finish. A new person is wearing the yellow jersey, Kim Kirchen, and Cadel is now in second place, just 6 seconds behind ! YAY!!
GO CADEL!
Sunday, July 6, 2008
Tour de France
YAY!!! The Tour de France started yesterday! My favorite time of year, three weeks of bike racing and a disrupted sleep pattern.
The Tour is like the Super Bowl, NBA finals, and the World Series all rolled into one for the Somerville family. For the last nine years I have been a dedicated fan watching it live, at 5:30 a.m. I suppose since Versus reruns the day's stage several times a day I could watch it during any of the re-airings throughout the day and have a good night's sleep, but that wouldn't be any fun! It would be like watching the big game after it was played and everyone knows who has won but you.
I got hooked in 1999 because my daughters are cyclist and I watched with them when Lance Armstrong won his first Tour, since then I haven't missed it once.
So you'll know where to find me at 5:30 a.m.!
The Tour is like the Super Bowl, NBA finals, and the World Series all rolled into one for the Somerville family. For the last nine years I have been a dedicated fan watching it live, at 5:30 a.m. I suppose since Versus reruns the day's stage several times a day I could watch it during any of the re-airings throughout the day and have a good night's sleep, but that wouldn't be any fun! It would be like watching the big game after it was played and everyone knows who has won but you.
I got hooked in 1999 because my daughters are cyclist and I watched with them when Lance Armstrong won his first Tour, since then I haven't missed it once.
So you'll know where to find me at 5:30 a.m.!
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