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2006 TDF Stage 1

I just got done watching Stage 1 of the 2006 TDF.  Here are the top 5 riders overall (the GC competition for the yellow jersey):

Pos. N° Name Surname Team Nat. Gaps
1 003 HINCAPIE George DSC USA  
2 118 HUSHOVD Thor C.A NOR 00' 02"
3 018 ZABRISKIE David CSC USA 00' 06"
4 044 LANG Sebastian GST GER 00' 06"
5 091 VALVERDE Alejandro CEI ESP 00' 06"

The only surprise was Hushovd's wreck at the end of the stage.  It looked bad on the video, but I don't know exactly what happened.

Expect more tomorrow evening after I watch the tape when I get home from work.

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TDF — Stage 1

We had church this morning so I taped OLN's coverage of the 2006 TDF stage 1.  We have visitation at 3 so it will this evening before I get to post much about today's TDF stage.

For more information about today's stage, here is the offical TDF page about stage 1.

Here is a graphic showing the profile of the stage:

2006 TDF Stage 1

What you will notice is 1 cat 4 climb.  Bob Roll (on OLN) just said that was probably a highway overpass!  These guys are hillarious!

Oh, I just heard that Floyd Landers (the guy who showed up late yesterday) showed up late because of a tire flat.  Since it was a time trial, they don't use quick releases.  It took a special wrench and 1 min to change.  Because of that, he lost about 8 sec.

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I can only hope of riding this fast

I can only dream about riding this fast on my bike:

Shortly after the turn, I'm in a full sprint to keep in touch with the group and I hear the police siren behind me –

Brip brip, …….. Followed by the Megahorn…….. "Cyclists, pull over at the next crossroads, pull over"

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We all got written citations of warning for, umm, running stop signs …. no, no, — going 35 in a 25 ………… yea that's it……….35 in a 25. HAH. All in a days ride.

Check out the full story at http://love2ridezzzzz.blogspot.com/2006/07/day-i-shoulda-been-dropped.html

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Tour de France Prologue

The Tour de France prologue is over.  Thor Hushovd won with George Hincapie right behind (< 1 sec).  I didn't get to watch all of it, but it was a fairly straightforward way.  Something < 6 miles (probably 6km).  Everyone did it in about 8 min or so.  The only surprise was someone (I forget his name and don't want to look for it) showing up late at the starting gate.  That rider would have probably won (or been close) had he been there on time.  From what it looks like, the clock starts at your assigned time regardless of whether you are there or not.

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July 1, 2006 Bike Ride Info

I went for a bike ride this morning. I wanted to get in at least 30 miles, but I ended up with 42! When you look at the route, it looks funny, but that was because of how I rode. I went from the house to a friends. From there, we rode back by Cyndi and I’s place on the way to the office. From there, we went back to his place. From there, I took the “long” way home.

Here is a link to an interactive map of my July 1, 2006 bike route.

I don’t know how long the pedometer site keeps maps, so here is a graphic of it too:

20060701 BikeRoute

I had some people ask…those blue things at the bottom are the estimated elevation of my route.  So, you can see the hills I went up and down.

You can also view the stats of the ride on my June 2006 bike stats page.

[Update 2013-01-06 09:39:13] Added Image to Flickr and added to post.

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New Link Added

I added a new link to the links section of the site.  The link takes you to a page talking about your rights to photograph in public.  It is well worth the read.

http://www.usatoday.com/tech/columnist/andrewkantor/2005-12-29-camera-laws_x.htm

[Update 06-02-2008  22:55:51] A news crew was harassed while talking to the guy who makes the policies for Union Station.  Link here. Also a link to my story about being harassed while in Union Station taking tourist pictures.

[Update 05-18-2009 08:59:38] The NYPD has recently issued an Operations Order to members of the force.  More information can be found here.