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Anyone watching...anyone care? Saw stage 2 was on the television today so I watched it for a while while doing house work. Didn't know if there were any cycling fans on BOTL.

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believe it or not, i love the tdf. watch it religiously!!!
You're right Bob, I don't believe it :bouncetau.

Love it and watch every stage. Nasty wrecks both stages so far.
Yeah, they were awesome...well at least to watch, I'm sure it sucked being in them.

Last time I really watched it was when Lance won his 7th. I had my mountain bike stripped apart and did repairs/upgrades on it while watching. Been fun watching it this time around though.

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Bummer Frank Schleck crashed out on the cobbles (broken collar bone). He and Andy always remind me of the Hansen brothers in Slap Shot.

While they are a great climbing tandem, it might actually free up Andy if he stops looking around for Frank on the climbs.

I would love to see Andy beat Contador. As far as Lance, he was a great champion, one of the best, but I actually wasnt a fan last year, it was too reminiscent of LeMond/Hinault.
 

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I love it, have not been able to watch that much of it yet unfortunately. I think Lance is top 5 again this year... He wants to go out on a high note...
 

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That time of the year again gents...who's watching? Team time trials are on, been pretty interesting results...3 of the top 5 teams are USA!

Dan
 

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Gonna be an interesting year. Contador and Shleck seem to be the class of the field, but the team competition is gonna be tight !
 
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I was a regular watcher since the 90's, and really cheered Lance as he (supposedly) beat the odds to get all his wins. But as the last 10+ years have been revealed to be better cycling through chemistry, I've sort of soured on the sport.
 

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I barely have enough time to get in Deadliest catch let alone watch the tour for hours at a time. But a firend also says its great, so given these recomendations I may have to put it on for a test run.
 

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I've been really busy with work, so who knows how much I'll be able to watch. Still, every year, including this one, I do a fantasy TDF bet with a friend. I'm hoping I get to catch a few stages... will probably DVR a handful to watch when convenient.
 
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