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I thought it was for the olympics, but his withdrawal kills that theory.

Does me.

Nah. Happened this morning on N1 North, Botha Ave. Apparently only minor injuries.

Multiple winners 7: Lance Armstrong (USA) – 1999-2005 5: Jacques Anquetil (Fra) – 1957, 1961-64 5: Eddy Merckx (Bel) – 1969-72, 1974 5: Bernard Hinault (Fra) – 1978-79, 1981-82, 1985 5: Miguel Indurain (Spa) – 1991-95 Victories by nation France: 36 Belgium: 18 Spain: 13 USA: 10 Italy: 9 Luxembourg: 5 Holland and Switzerland: 2 Ireland, Denmark, Germany, Australia: 1 Smallest winning margins (since 1947) 8 seconds: 1989 - Greg LeMond (USA) beats Laurent Fignon (Fra) 23 seconds: 2007 – Alberto Contador (Spa) beats Cadel Evans (Aus) 32 seconds: 2006 – Oscar Pereiro (Spa) over Andreas Klöden (Ger) after Floyd Landis was disqualified. 38 seconds: 1968 – Jan Janssen (Hol) beats Herman Van Springel (Bel) Largest winning margins (since 1947) 28m 17s: 1952 – Fausto Coppi (Ita) beats Constant Ockers (Bel) 26m 16s: 1948 – Gino Bartali (Ita) beats Alberic Schotte (Bel) 22m 00s: 1951 – Hugo Koblet (Sui) beats Raphael Geminiani (Fra) Yellow jersey wearers by nation France: 82 Belgium: 53 Italy: 25 Holland: 17 Germany: 12 Spain: 12 Switzerland: 10 Luxembourg: 7 Denmark: 6 USA: 5 Great Britain and Australia: 4 Ireland: 3 Canada: 2 Austria, Poland, Portugal, Russia, Estonia, Colombia, Norway and Ukraine: 1 Most days in the yellow jersey Eddy Merckx (Bel): 111 Lance Armstrong (USA): 83 Bernard Hinault (Fra): 79 Miguel Indurain (Spa): 60 Jacques Anquetil (Fra): 52 Most green jersey victories 6: Erik Zabel (Ger) – 1996-2001 4: Sean Kelly (Ire) – 1982-83, 1985, 1989 3: Jan Janssen (Hol) – 1964-65, 1967 3: Eddy Merckx (Bel) – 1969, 1971-72 3: Freddy Maertens (Bel) – 1976, 1978, 1981 3: Djamolidine Abdoujaparov (Uzb) – 1991, 1993-94 3: Robbie McEwen (Aus) – 2002, 2004, 2006 Green jersey winners by nation Belgium: 19 France: 9 Germany: 8 Holland, Ireland and Australia: 4 Uzbekistan: 3 Italy, Switzerland and Norway: 2 Spain, Great Britain: 1 Most polka-dot jersey victories 7: Richard Virenque (Fra) – 1994-97, 1999, 2003-04 6: Federico Bahamontes (Spa) – 1954, 1958-59, 1962-64 6: Lucien Van Impe (Bel) – 1971-72, 1975, 1977, 1981, 1983 Polka-dot jersey winners by nation France: 18 Spain: 15 Italy: 13 Belgium: 11 Colombia: 4 Most white jersey victories 3: Andy Schleck (Lux) – 2008-2010 3: Jan Ullrich (Ger) – 1996-98 3: Marco Pantani (Ita) – 1994-95 White jersey winners by nation France, Holland, Italy and Spain: 5 Germany: 4 Luxembourg: 3 Colombia, USA and Russia: 2 Australia, Mexico and Ukraine: 1 Highest average speed of Tour winner 41.654kph: Lance Armstrong (USA) – 2005 40.940kph: Lance Armstrong (USA) – 2003 40.553kph: Lance Armstrong (USA) – 2004 Biggest winning margin in a stage (since 1947) 22m 50s: 1976 (Montgenevre-Manosque) - Jose Luis Viego (Spa) 21m 48s: 1957 (Pau-Bordeaux) – Pierino Baffi (Ita) 20m 31s: 1955 (Millau-Albi) – Daan De Groot (Hol) Most stage victories 34: Eddy Merckx (Bel) 28: Bernard Hinault (Fra) 25: Andre Leducq (Fra) 22: Andre Darrigade (Fra) 22: Lance Armstrong (USA) 20: Nicolas Frantz (Lux) 20: Mark Cavendish (GBr) Most time trial victories 20: Bernard Hinault (Fra) 16: Eddy Merckx (Bel) 11: Jacques Anquetil (Fra) 11: Lance Armstrong (USA) Most stage wins in one Tour 8: Charles Pelissier (Fra) – 1930 8: Eddy Merckx (Bel) – 1970, 1974 8: Freddy Maertens (Bel) – 1976 Oldest Tour winners (age at end of the race) 36: Firmin Lambot (Bel) – 1922 34: Henri Pelissier (Fra) – 1923 34: Gino Bartali (Ita) - 1948 34: Cadel Evans (Aus) – 2011 Youngest Tour winners (age at end of the race) 19: Henri Cornet (Fra) – 1904 21: Romain Maes (Bel) – 1935 22: Francois Faber (Lux) – 1909 22: Octave Lapize (Fra) – 1910 22: Philippe Thys (Bel) – 1913 22: Felice Gimondi (Ita) – 1965 22: Laurent Fignon (Fra) – 1983 Longest gap between victories 10 Years: Gino Bartali (Ita) – 1938 and 1948 Most Tour starts 16: Joop Zoetemelk (Hol) 16: George Hincapie (USA)

Of all the things I miss, my porta ledge is the least of them.

Nice jersey.

Dunno, but frosty be the dude.

:lol: :lol:

Wait, this one: https://community.bikehub.co.za/topic/104215-2011-thehubsa-tdf-competition/page__hl__competition__fromsearch__1

Ya, I remember it. Gotta run now, but will try scare it up for you this evening.

Oh,. smalley, it was worth it just for the song. Thank you.

So why are you okes all up in arms that USADA has banned Lance from doing a triathlon?

Ok, very cool.

Thank you.

And I think you may be underestimating the typical South African "human interest" part of the story...

Exactly.

Do you guys really think the USADA gives a f*&k what the WTC does or doesn't do in instituting these proceedings?

Is that a vid of you and tim? I need to know whether to watch or not...

Like I said, any professional athlete who expects us, the paying viewers, to accept a n "accidental ingestion" excuse, deserves derision and ridicule.

The hilarious thing for both this and Contador, is the "accidental" ingestion approach. FFS! Take responsibility for your life morons. Stop expecting us to believe that professional athletes don't know what they put in their bodies.

Gee, apply that to Contador and the clenbuterol?

Oh, I agree 1000000000000% I work in IT, and spend my life online, and I truly detest what this new digital world is doing to us.

Nicely done!

Um, are you new here? Read some of the drivel we post...