VANCE,JEFF (HP-Cupertino,ex1) <[log in to unmask]> wrote in message
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> "July 17 -- U.S. Postal's Lance Armstrong won his first stage in this
year's
> Tour de France as he blitzed main rival Jan Ullrich in the 209km 10th
stage
> between Aix-les-Bains and L'Alpe d'Huez on Tuesday. "

An impressive ride.  Have Armstrong's two Tour de France victories had any
impact on the numbers cycling in the US?  Not racing, just general
transport.  I understand that Americans are even worse than Brits when it
comes to driving everywhere rather than cycling or walking.

> I heard this in the car driving (not riding :( ) into the office and
> cheered.  I am sure others on this list got the news much earlier
> than I.  The Tour de France is the toughest bike race in the world,
> and the athletes that compete in this event are arguably the fittest
> people in the world.

They are quite unbelievably tough, though hearing about the endemic use of
performance-enhancing drugs in the sport has tempered my admiration a bit.

--
Chris Dunlop
MIS, ITCS, UEA, Norwich.
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