# GO POSTAL!! GO ARMSTRONG!! GO POSTAL!! **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [July 18, 2001, 4:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/go-postal-go-armstrong-go-postal/72947 "2001-07-18T16:54:19Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 11\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![zyzzyva](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/b77776/32.png) [@zyzzyva](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/zyzzyva)\ **Post date:** [July 20, 2001, 2:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/go-postal-go-armstrong-go-postal/72947/21 "2001-07-20T02:06:13Z")
> [@](#): > > _Originally posted by Coldfire \* > On a side note: I once rode up the Alpe d’Huez on my mountain bike. I won’t embarrass myself by telling the time it took me, but it was without a doubt one of the hardest things I ever did. It was just three weeks after the Tour had been there, and all the Fiat and Michelin paintings were still there at the finish line. So I sat up straight, pulled my shirt straight down, raised my arm, and passed the finish in true drama style._\* I did the climb on a cheap, rented mtn. bike from a shop in Grenoble… on the day of the Tour in '97. Now _that_ was amazing. Half a million people lining 9 miles of roadway, waving flags cheering, and spraying you with water and other assorted beverages. One of the greatest experiences in my life. My time was somewhere in the viscinity of 2 1/2 hours, and i didn’t even go to the top (stopped at a turn about a mile from the finish to get a better view). Pantani did the thing in about 40 minutes. But that was only because i was in the middle of a backpacking trip and had been living off day-old bread, peanut butter, and beer. If my diet’d been right, i’da kicked his ass! 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Tapioca\_Dextrin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/3d9bf3/32.png) [@Tapioca\_Dextrin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tapioca_Dextrin)\ **Post date:** [July 20, 2001, 2:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/go-postal-go-armstrong-go-postal/72947/22 "2001-07-20T02:31:15Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by pugluvr \* > \*\* > What’s the significance of the many fans wearing devil costumes? \*\* There is only one devil. His name is [Didi Senft](http://www.cyclingnews.com/photos/2000/jul00/tdf4/devil.shtml). ---
**Author:** ![BF](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/b5ac83/32.png) [@BF](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BF)\ **Post date:** [July 20, 2001, 12:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/go-postal-go-armstrong-go-postal/72947/23 "2001-07-20T12:45:06Z")
Pantani’s record was 37 minutes and change, Lance came close with 38 something. ---
**Author:** ![Jet\_Jaguar](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jet_jaguar/32/3562_2.png) [@Jet\_Jaguar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jet_Jaguar)\ **Post date:** [July 20, 2001, 1:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/go-postal-go-armstrong-go-postal/72947/24 "2001-07-20T13:40:19Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by uberDave \* > \*\*I love the highlight they were showing on the major networks when Armstrong is right in front of Ullrich during Stage 10 and turns back and stares Ullrich down for like 5 or 10 seconds, then turns back and just rides away from him. It really gave an observer a sense of Armstrong’s power on the mountains. \*\* The best part of “the look” was a few moments after. Ullrich watched the burst but made no move to match then he dropped his head and looked straight down at the ground as if he’d just admitted defeat right then and there. Maybe he put his head down to “bear down”, but it was one hell of a moment. ---
**Author:** ![Athena](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/35a633/32.png) [@Athena](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Athena)\ **Post date:** [July 20, 2001, 1:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/go-postal-go-armstrong-go-postal/72947/25 "2001-07-20T13:40:36Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by pugluvr \* > \*\*In culinary news, Mr. Pug described to me an interview done with the U.S. Postal Team’s cook. The cook said that during the Tour de France, the guys each ate 6,000 calories for dinner! He fed them pasta, steak, chicken, bread and fruit pastries. I bet even in off-season those guys couldn’t get fat if they tried. \*\* Do you have a link for that article? I’d love to read it! ---
**Author:** ![Jackknifed\_Juggernaut](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/9de053/32.png) [@Jackknifed\_Juggernaut](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jackknifed_Juggernaut)\ **Post date:** [July 20, 2001, 3:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/go-postal-go-armstrong-go-postal/72947/26 "2001-07-20T15:05:38Z")
I’m glad to see that there are bicycle racing fans on these boards. In the NY area, we only get 2 half-hour shows on Fox Sports Channel and on MSG. I have to record both of them and then watch them at night. ESPN’s coverage over the past few years was a lot better. While I like Lance, I still think that Indurain was the best ever. Of course, I never watched Merckx or Anquetil. But Miguel Indurain’s heart rate at rest was 28. That’s 28 beats per minute folks! Now I remember when I was in prime shape (relatively speaking, of course). I could only get my pulse down to around 52. So I can’t even begin to imagine the kind of shape that Indurain was in when in his prime. ---
**Author:** ![teela\_brown](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/d9b06d/32.png) [@teela\_brown](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/teela_brown)\ **Post date:** [July 20, 2001, 3:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/go-postal-go-armstrong-go-postal/72947/27 "2001-07-20T15:36:44Z")
Stage 12: Cardenas wins the stage, Laiseka takes second and Armstrong is third. Lance moves up to second place in the overall standings, having trimmed a bit more off of his time. Go get 'em Lance!! Yellow jersey by tomorrow, do you think? Guess the riddle of the day: If you only have one, you can still have two. ---
**Author:** ![BF](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/b5ac83/32.png) [@BF](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BF)\ **Post date:** [July 20, 2001, 4:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/go-postal-go-armstrong-go-postal/72947/28 "2001-07-20T16:41:13Z")
Ok. Little bit by little bit. Lance is third, 28 seconds behind Kivilev, nine minutes behind Simon, who knows his days in the yellow are numbered. Lance also put another 23 seconds on Ullrich, his main threat. ---
**Author:** ![Random](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/57b2e6/32.png) [@Random](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Random)\ **Post date:** [July 21, 2001, 2:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/go-postal-go-armstrong-go-postal/72947/29 "2001-07-21T14:13:01Z")
Lance wins stage 13/increases his lead on Ullrich by 59 seconds/takes yellow jersey. > **[Site officiel du Tour de France 2022](https://www.letour.fr/fr)** > > Site officiel de la célèbre course cycliste Le Tour de France 2022. Contient les itinéraires, coureurs, équipes et les infos des Tours passés. ---
**Author:** ![Athena](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/35a633/32.png) [@Athena](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Athena)\ **Post date:** [July 21, 2001, 3:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/go-postal-go-armstrong-go-postal/72947/30 "2001-07-21T15:35:51Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Jackknifed Juggernaut \* > \*\*I’m glad to see that there are bicycle racing fans on these boards. In the NY area, we only get 2 half-hour shows on Fox Sports Channel and on MSG. I have to record both of them and then watch them at night. ESPN’s coverage over the past few years was a lot better. > \*\* OLN (outdoor life network, I think) is not available in your area? Bummer. The coverage this year is the best US coverage of the tour in history. Several hours every morning, repeated at night. My heart goes out to you… ---
**Author:** ![Shylock](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/9d8465/32.png) [@Shylock](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shylock)\ **Post date:** [July 21, 2001, 8:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/go-postal-go-armstrong-go-postal/72947/31 "2001-07-21T20:13:06Z")
OLN coverage has been great. Got sucked into watching the whole thing this morning - that was a great stage. Fascinating stuff. As far as news etc. on the web…velonews is good, but so is the “official” tour site itself. The English version also has the live audio feed of the OLN show, so you can listen to Paul and Phil as they call the race. Links: [OLNTV.com](http://www.olntv.com) click on any of the Tour links will take you to the same site as [The official site](http://www.letour.com/2001/us/index.html). The top nav bar here click ‘listen live’ and follow instructions 🙂 [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/go-postal-go-armstrong-go-postal/72947.md?page=1)