Tour de France
Jul. 11th, 2008 03:03 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
redfiona99Sorry about my excessive posting on the topic:
Recent comment - [The peleton are all together] Except for one relatively big name, as we have some breaking news to report! Christophe Moreau (Agritubel), the 37-year-old Frenchman who finished 8th overall two years ago and won last year's Dauphine Libere, has withdrawn along with his compatriot John Gadret (AG2R). Both men suffering a great deal after being dropped on what has been a far more difficult day than we have expected. Already with four withdrawals, including Lilian Jegou who broke his wrist after crashing and was taken off in an ambulance, stage seven has doubled the number of abandonees to this Tour.
Which means we're up to something like 8 abandonments already. The crash that was mentioned involved the cyclist hitting a tree. I'm just glad it's not more than a broken wrist.
This is going to be one of those tours.
The other thing that worries me is that Moreau is 37. When the heck did that happen. I remember him being the big new hope that would take up the mantel of Jalabert and Virenque. Unfortunately, I suddenly remember this was in 1997. I miss Virenque. And Jalabert.
Recent comment - [The peleton are all together] Except for one relatively big name, as we have some breaking news to report! Christophe Moreau (Agritubel), the 37-year-old Frenchman who finished 8th overall two years ago and won last year's Dauphine Libere, has withdrawn along with his compatriot John Gadret (AG2R). Both men suffering a great deal after being dropped on what has been a far more difficult day than we have expected. Already with four withdrawals, including Lilian Jegou who broke his wrist after crashing and was taken off in an ambulance, stage seven has doubled the number of abandonees to this Tour.
Which means we're up to something like 8 abandonments already. The crash that was mentioned involved the cyclist hitting a tree. I'm just glad it's not more than a broken wrist.
This is going to be one of those tours.
The other thing that worries me is that Moreau is 37. When the heck did that happen. I remember him being the big new hope that would take up the mantel of Jalabert and Virenque. Unfortunately, I suddenly remember this was in 1997. I miss Virenque. And Jalabert.
