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SteelBlue · 07-07-2007, 04:42 AM

I don't have the same excitement for the Tour this year. I'm still turned off by all the cheating. I'll watch every stage this year, but I don't have the energy to make picks.

creekster · 07-07-2007, 04:51 AM

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Originally Posted by SteelBlue

I don't have the same excitement for the Tour this year. I'm still turned off by all the cheating. I'll watch every stage this year, but I don't have the energy to make picks.

I have been really byummed by the whole pro scene but, being forced to think about the race and the stages, and looking at the profiles to see who they might favor etc., has gotten me stoked again (what can I say? I'm like Chralie Brown and the football) . You shoudl try it Steel, the act of picking makes the interest level go up significantly.

creekster · 07-07-2007, 05:22 AM

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Originally Posted by bluegoose

Good picks creek. If stage 14 and 15 don't work out exactly as you've stated, can I have the movie rights for them? Good character development, rich in-depth plot, climactic finish. That was good stuff.

I admit, it was a little over the top, but you really shouldn't make fun of your elders like that. I have to sort of imagine the stage in my mind to make a pick, not that they ever go the way I imagine. It's still fun, though.

bYuPride · 07-07-2007, 05:42 AM

no seriously... what channel will the TDF be on?

creekster · 07-07-2007, 05:52 AM

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Originally Posted by bYuPride

no seriously... what channel will the TDF be on?

Versus. Starts tomorow morning.

bluegoose · 07-07-2007, 08:56 PM

I wasn't making fun of you creek. I rather liked your description of the stages.

Good start to the tour. Cancellara lit it up today. I really thought Klodens time would hold after seeing some of the big guns fall short before Cancellara.

Do we consider Leipheimers performance respectable or a big goose egg? He's going to have to much better in the ITT if he wants a shot at the podium.

bluegoose · 07-10-2007, 08:22 PM

In case nobody noticed, that would be 2 points for the gooseman, none for the others.

creekster · 07-10-2007, 10:56 PM

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Originally Posted by bluegoose

In case nobody noticed, that would be 2 points for the gooseman, none for the others.

Your contest is too confusing and you are showing off.

bluegoose · 07-10-2007, 11:42 PM

For two guys that read legal documents all day at work and classic greek at night for fun, you and Archaea sure have poor reading comprehension skills.

And yes, I am showing off. Can you blame me? You saw my football predictions last fall. Predictions ain't exactly my forte.

creekster · 07-17-2007, 07:01 PM

Nobody got stage 9 correct, although to be fair I suppose BG was closest. Arch is still trying to figure this whole predcition thing out, as it is very confusing.

Too bad about Arch's boy Michael Rogers, he did look good, but I guess that is the way of the Tour. I would porbabyl pick Valverde over Sastre so far, but the pYrenees will tell the tale for those two.

07-07-2007, 05:42 AM	#14
bYuPride Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Salt Lake City Posts: 1,058	no seriously... what channel will the TDF be on? __________________ Get your BYU license plates http://dmv.utah.gov/licensecollegiate.html#byu You do not have to wait for your current registration to expire. Get your freakin' plates on your vehicle and be TRUE BLUE!!!!!! "I'm on my beater bike" Translation: I had this baby custom-made in Tuscany using titanium blessed by the Pope. I took it to a wind tunnel and it disappeared. It weighs less than a fart and costs more than a divorce.

07-17-2007, 07:01 PM	#20
creekster Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: the far corner of my mind Posts: 8,711	Nobody got stage 9 correct, although to be fair I suppose BG was closest. Arch is still trying to figure this whole predcition thing out, as it is very confusing. Too bad about Arch's boy Michael Rogers, he did look good, but I guess that is the way of the Tour. I would porbabyl pick Valverde over Sastre so far, but the pYrenees will tell the tale for those two. __________________ Sorry for th e tpyos.

07-07-2007, 04:42 AM	#11
SteelBlue Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Norcal Posts: 5,821	I don't have the same excitement for the Tour this year. I'm still turned off by all the cheating. I'll watch every stage this year, but I don't have the energy to make picks.

07-07-2007, 08:56 PM	#16
bluegoose Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Northern California Posts: 2,919	I wasn't making fun of you creek. I rather liked your description of the stages. Good start to the tour. Cancellara lit it up today. I really thought Klodens time would hold after seeing some of the big guns fall short before Cancellara. Do we consider Leipheimers performance respectable or a big goose egg? He's going to have to much better in the ITT if he wants a shot at the podium.

07-10-2007, 08:22 PM	#17
bluegoose Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Northern California Posts: 2,919	In case nobody noticed, that would be 2 points for the gooseman, none for the others.

07-10-2007, 11:42 PM	#19
bluegoose Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Northern California Posts: 2,919	For two guys that read legal documents all day at work and classic greek at night for fun, you and Archaea sure have poor reading comprehension skills. And yes, I am showing off. Can you blame me? You saw my football predictions last fall. Predictions ain't exactly my forte.