Tag: tour de france
Le Tour - Three Weeks I’ll Never Get Back
by The Stinger on Jul.28, 2009, under Other Sports
So Alberto Contador won the Tour De France. Like we didn’t figure that out about halfway through the race. And it is the way it usually works out. Sure last year was right down to the wire but that was an anomaly. This race went according to script from start to middle and then a leisurely ride through the mountains by Contador followed by 200 struggling losers.
Ok so maybe the big thing from the race was the decided lack of team work from team mates Contador and Armstrong. From all reports Contador went against team orders during the race and broke away from a pack which included Armstrong for the express purpose of breaking his spirit and sealing the race for himself. Or that is the story anyway.
Sure Lance Armstrong owns this race, or should I say owned this race, but he is now just getting back into peak fitness and his actual racing skills aren’t their peak again. So, should Contador be within his rights to claim team leadership and do whatever the hell he pleases? Sure, why not. (continue reading…)
Le Tour De France - Le Long Bike Ride To Nowhere
by The Stinger on Jul.09, 2009, under Other Sports, Uncategorized
The boys are halfway through the first week of the Tour de France and what a grand waste of time it’s been so far. Seriously, the most exciting thing to happen so far was when two members of the Silence-Lotto team were kicked out before the race started for being drug cheats.
For the first week except for the time trials, it is basically a sedate start followed by a pedestrian middle with a madcap dash to the finish every single day. They should think about scrapping the first week and go straight to the mountains because that’s where it starts getting interesting.
But at the moment it looks like which ever member of the Astana Team the Astana Team owner has his money on is going to win. That means either Alberto Contador or Mr America Lance Armstrong. So the rest of the riders may as well just pack it in or go for one of the other less meaningful jerseys…..I always like the red checkered one.
So until the weekend I don’t think I will be watching….unless there is some kind of natural disaster that creates a sinkhole into which all the riders fall. Now that would be something to watch.
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Today In Sport- Holger Osieck - The Socceroos New Boss August 14, 2010This past week the Football Federation of Australia announced the successor to Pim Verbeek for the head coach position with the Socceroos, Holger Osieck. Who? No, seriously. Who the hell is that? Well apparently after a mediocre playing career, he worked his way up to being Franz Beckenbauer’s assistant/clipboard monkey at Italia 90. Oh by […]The Stinger
- Barclays Premier League 2010/2011 - A Quick Preview August 14, 2010The new English Premier League season is upon us and here is my picks for where everyone will finish plus a few extra special predictions. 1. Chelski 2. ManCiti 3. Arselol 4. ManUre 5. Liverwurstpool 6. Rottenham 7. Villa 8. EverTimmeh 9. Fulham 10. Small Heath Alliance 11. Wigan 12. Stoke 13. Sunderland 14. Newcastle 15. West Ham 16. Bolton 17. Blackburn 1 […]The Stinger
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- Ilya Kovalchuk - The Saga Continues August 3, 2010For those who came in late, Ilya Kovalchuk was traded during the middle of last season from Atlanta to the New Jersey Devils. He became a much sought after commodity during the off-season and was actively pursued by many a NHL club, most notably Los Angeles. But the New Jersey management came up with a brilliant plan. Offer [...]The Stinger
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- Happy Birthday Dad. July 13, 2010Today is my father’s birthday, so Happy Birthday dad. My love of sport comes from him. He introduced me to so many different sports and helped give me a overall enjoyment of all sports. He came from a big family and all of them loved their footy, especially growing up not far from the Footscray football [...]The Stinger
- The Weirdest Olympic Sports In History June 22, 2010Throughout the history of the modern Olympic Games many sports have come and gone. Some events were merged or incorporated with others, but other sports were banished altogether. There are many sports that were given a go and either through lack of participating countries or just flat out strangeness, they had to be let go. Here [...]The Stinger
- FIFA World Cup - Refereeing At Its Worst? June 21, 2010The 2010 FIFA World Cup has been hit by a spate of at the very least, questionable decisions being made by the match referees. Sure, the actual football has at times been on the wrong side of good but the officials are making it hard for teams to play. The World Cup is supposed to be [...]The Stinger
- 2010 FIFA World Cup - Round 1 Review June 17, 2010Well, the first round of matches in this years World Cup are done and dusted and there were a few thrills and some bigger spills, especially from big guns Spain and England. Best Performance - Argentina’s defeat of Nigeria - It would be easy to say Germany’s demolition of Australia but two of their goals came [...]The Stinger
- Holger Osieck - The Socceroos New Boss August 14, 2010
