[lainie]

He is so much fun to watch, and such a fighter. I'm a huge fan of his -- and his whole team is great this year. And, like you guys, I immediately thought of Floyd Landis.

His face is so tight and stern, you can't tell if he's emotional or not.

What's the rumor about a new American team? anybody know?

[green iguana]

You’re not gonna like this...

“The Tour de France was rocked by news that Astana’s battered team leader, Alexandre Vinokourov, tested positive for a homologous blood transfusion after Saturday’s time trial in Albi. L’Equipe reported on Tuesday afternoon that the Kazakh’s blood had shown evidence of a transfusion from another person with a compatible blood type in an analysis done in the Châtenay-Malabry laboratory...

Upon receiving the news, the Astana team suspended Vinokourov and quit the Tour de France...”

Link here:

http://www.cyclingnews.com/road/2007/tour07/news/?id=/news/2007/jul07/jul25news

It is dated for tomorrow, but I’ve seen that before in Cylcingnews.com.

This just bites.

[Rummenigge]

Lol - this now has a different meaning doesn’t it ?