Quechee Gorge, Quechee, Vermont, viewed from the bridge
Sunday, July 31, 2005
Quechee Gorge, Quechee, Vermont, viewed from the bridge
Quechee Gorge, Quechee, Vermont, viewed from the bridge
Quechee Gorge, Vermont's Little Grand Canyon
Quechee Gorge, Vermont's Little Grand Canyon, down stream, looking at the bridge
Friday, July 29, 2005
Green Mountain Resort, Killington, Vermont
some of the breathtaking views on the mountain resort
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Bridge Over Beautiful Killington, Vermont
the group, on a bridge connecting the ski lift area to the ski lodge / resort condos
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Killington peak
Dad, Mom, Tito Lits, Nil on a chair lift, on one of Killington peak's ski resort
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East Mountain Road Update
just got back following tim and marv climbing on east mountain rd
marv had to abandon for a short while, having cramps, rejoined tim shortly after, on the way back, mostly descents, very fast though, clocking as fast as 67+kph, no pedaling, headwind too
tim finished the climb, with a few stops, just for brief rests - bravo!!
marv had to abandon for a short while, having cramps, rejoined tim shortly after, on the way back, mostly descents, very fast though, clocking as fast as 67+kph, no pedaling, headwind too
tim finished the climb, with a few stops, just for brief rests - bravo!!
Wednesday, July 27, 2005
Monday, July 25, 2005
July 24 is Lance Armstrong Day
Sunday July 24 is Lance Armstrong Day. It marks the end of an era. His achievements can never be repeated. Even if a star emerges tomorrow, it will be a long wait to see if they can match Armstrong’s unprecedented tally of Tour victories. But there’s no chance for any future champions to be Lance’s equal.
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Vacation Update :-)
So many TV channels in our condo TV, BUT NO OLN. We were not able to watch the last stage (ride to Paris) of the Tour De France. Good, at least, that Lenny's recorded it on their PVR.
WOW!! Unprecedented 7 Tour De France Win!! Congratulations Lance and the Discovery Channel Cycling Team!!
High Speed, Wifi connection NADA too - we're up in the mountains, away from the high tech world :) Thank God I am able to connect via my dial up connection, long distance, in Montreal. That made this post possible.
Dateline - Cedarbrook, Killington, VT
Arrived safely last night. Stopped by Burlington, Vermont on the way here for some exploratory shopping. :-) Stayed with Lenny and Marv's in their condo for the night (ours was only ready this afternoon). Dad, Mom, and Rosie are with us, and they will be staying with Lenny and Marv's. Their condo is a a two bedroom suite with two baths and a full kitchen.
Had a good breakfast this morning. Checked out the brochures and maps given to us by the condo resort management. Needed to pick some groceries, so we headed to Rutland, Vermont, a 25 mile drive, approximately 20 minutes away. On the way we took the East Mountain road to scout out the route we plan to take when we go for our bike ride. We were reminded of the category 3 or 4 climbs :-), in some places a little more.
Found the Walmart store in downtown Rutland- stopped there for a bit. We also found the Price Chopper supermarket where we picked up supplies for this evening's dinner and tomorrow's breakfast. Breakfast- well we just might eat out, try one of the popular breakfast joint here and sample their famous pancakes.
Bike ride- well, we did go for a short ride. With very little warm up, being in a mountain resort area, we encountered our first climb, then a little bit of flat before the next climb :-) Love it!! :-) On the way back I hit a top speed of 63.6 kph.
We'll take the same route tomorrow but hopefully ride a little farther out to see a historic place where the former US president Calvin Coolidge is associated with.
Before dinner, this was around 7 - 7:30pm, we went for a swim at the resorts outdoor heated pool. We had the pool to ourselves, a la Mont St. Anne.
Dinner was served around 9 pm. Had a great dinner - Mom and Dad made adobong manok. With rice and salad, it was better than eating out.
After dinner we watched a Pinoy movie, I believe the title was "Tanging Yaman", with Gloria Romero, Hilda Koronel, Dina Bonnevie, Edu Manzano, etc.
C'est tout for now :)
WOW!! Unprecedented 7 Tour De France Win!! Congratulations Lance and the Discovery Channel Cycling Team!!
High Speed, Wifi connection NADA too - we're up in the mountains, away from the high tech world :) Thank God I am able to connect via my dial up connection, long distance, in Montreal. That made this post possible.
Dateline - Cedarbrook, Killington, VT
Arrived safely last night. Stopped by Burlington, Vermont on the way here for some exploratory shopping. :-) Stayed with Lenny and Marv's in their condo for the night (ours was only ready this afternoon). Dad, Mom, and Rosie are with us, and they will be staying with Lenny and Marv's. Their condo is a a two bedroom suite with two baths and a full kitchen.
Had a good breakfast this morning. Checked out the brochures and maps given to us by the condo resort management. Needed to pick some groceries, so we headed to Rutland, Vermont, a 25 mile drive, approximately 20 minutes away. On the way we took the East Mountain road to scout out the route we plan to take when we go for our bike ride. We were reminded of the category 3 or 4 climbs :-), in some places a little more.
Found the Walmart store in downtown Rutland- stopped there for a bit. We also found the Price Chopper supermarket where we picked up supplies for this evening's dinner and tomorrow's breakfast. Breakfast- well we just might eat out, try one of the popular breakfast joint here and sample their famous pancakes.
Bike ride- well, we did go for a short ride. With very little warm up, being in a mountain resort area, we encountered our first climb, then a little bit of flat before the next climb :-) Love it!! :-) On the way back I hit a top speed of 63.6 kph.
We'll take the same route tomorrow but hopefully ride a little farther out to see a historic place where the former US president Calvin Coolidge is associated with.
Before dinner, this was around 7 - 7:30pm, we went for a swim at the resorts outdoor heated pool. We had the pool to ourselves, a la Mont St. Anne.
Dinner was served around 9 pm. Had a great dinner - Mom and Dad made adobong manok. With rice and salad, it was better than eating out.
After dinner we watched a Pinoy movie, I believe the title was "Tanging Yaman", with Gloria Romero, Hilda Koronel, Dina Bonnevie, Edu Manzano, etc.
C'est tout for now :)
Saturday, July 23, 2005
Lance Armstrong has won the 20th stage
17:35 - Rasmussen Ends His Woeful Stage...
Rasmussen has finished the 20th stage in 76th place 7’47" behind Armstrong.
17:34 - Lance Wins By 23 Seconds!
The 20th stage of the 2005 Tour de France has been won by Lance Armstrong. His final time was one hour 11 minutes and 46 seconds.
The yellow jersey was 23" ahead of Jan Ullrich and 1’17" ahead of Alexandre Vinokourov!
17:33 - Armstrong Will Win The Stage!
Lance Armstrong has won the 20th stage. It’s his first solo stage victory this year.
Yeah!! Go Lance Go!! Now we could start our drive to Killington, Vermont :-), where, hopefully, we'll be able to catch OLN for tomorrow's ride to Paris or otherwise follow the final stage On-Line.
Rasmussen has finished the 20th stage in 76th place 7’47" behind Armstrong.
17:34 - Lance Wins By 23 Seconds!
The 20th stage of the 2005 Tour de France has been won by Lance Armstrong. His final time was one hour 11 minutes and 46 seconds.
The yellow jersey was 23" ahead of Jan Ullrich and 1’17" ahead of Alexandre Vinokourov!
17:33 - Armstrong Will Win The Stage!
Lance Armstrong has won the 20th stage. It’s his first solo stage victory this year.
Yeah!! Go Lance Go!! Now we could start our drive to Killington, Vermont :-), where, hopefully, we'll be able to catch OLN for tomorrow's ride to Paris or otherwise follow the final stage On-Line.
Friday, July 22, 2005
Mont St-Anne De Beaupre, Quebec Trip, Summer
Mont St-Anne De Beaupre, Quebec Trip, Summer 2004
Guys, remember our vacation last year? Take a look back at the photos, haven't uploaded them to my web shots photo album until today. Tsory!
We are excited as we look forward to this coming vacation we're taking with Lenny, Marv, Tim, and Aubrey, also with Dad, Mom, and Rosie. Destination: Killington, VT.
Bring your road bikes, your tennis shoes, rackets, balls, basketball, volleyball, your favorite book, etc. Point is, make a check list, check it twice.
Enjoy!!
Thursday, July 21, 2005
The New Top 10 In The General Classification
17:17 - The New Top 10 In The General Classification...
After 18 stages of the 2005 Tour de France, the top 10 in the general classification is:
1. Lance Armstrong (USA) DSC - 3,254.5km in 77h44’44" (41.664km/h)
2. Ivan Basso (Italy) CSC - at 2’46"
3. Mickael Rasmussen (Denmark) RAB - at 3’46"
4. Jan Ullrich (Germany) TMO - at 5’58"
5. Francisco Mancebo (Spain) IBA - at 7’08"
6. Levi Leipheimer (USA) GST - at 8’12"
7. Cadel Evans (Australia) DVL - at 9’49"
8. Alexandre Vinokourov (Kazakstahn) TMO at 10’11"
9. Floyd Landis (USA) PHO - at 10’42"
10. Christophe Moreau (France) C.A - at 13’15"
17:13 - The Top 20 In Stage 18
There will be some changes in the top 10 of the general classification after the 18th stage. Landis, Leipheimer and Rasmussen lost time to Armstrong, Basso, Ullrich and Evans.
The top 15 in the stage from Albi to Mende are:
1. Marcos Serrano - 189km in 4h37’36" (40.85km/h)
2. Cedric Vasseur at 27"
3. Axel Merckx - at 27"
4. Xabier Zandio at 1’08"
5. Franco Pellizotti at 1’08"
6. Thomas Voeckler - at 1’18"
7. Luke Roberts - at 1’28"
8. Matthias Kessler - at 1’444"
9. Egoi Martinez - at 2’03"
10. Carlos Da Cruz - 2’38"
11. Cadel Evans - at 11’18"
12. Lance Armstrong - at 11’18"
13. Ivan Basso - at 11’18"
14. Jan Ullrich - at 11’18"
15. Alexandre Vinokourov - at 11’55"
16. Mickael Rasmussen - at 11’55"
17. Levi Leipheimer - at 11’55"
18. Francisco Mancebo - at 11’55"
19. Leonardo Piepoli - at 12’01"
20. Floyd Landis - at 12’07"
After 18 stages of the 2005 Tour de France, the top 10 in the general classification is:
1. Lance Armstrong (USA) DSC - 3,254.5km in 77h44’44" (41.664km/h)
2. Ivan Basso (Italy) CSC - at 2’46"
3. Mickael Rasmussen (Denmark) RAB - at 3’46"
4. Jan Ullrich (Germany) TMO - at 5’58"
5. Francisco Mancebo (Spain) IBA - at 7’08"
6. Levi Leipheimer (USA) GST - at 8’12"
7. Cadel Evans (Australia) DVL - at 9’49"
8. Alexandre Vinokourov (Kazakstahn) TMO at 10’11"
9. Floyd Landis (USA) PHO - at 10’42"
10. Christophe Moreau (France) C.A - at 13’15"
17:13 - The Top 20 In Stage 18
There will be some changes in the top 10 of the general classification after the 18th stage. Landis, Leipheimer and Rasmussen lost time to Armstrong, Basso, Ullrich and Evans.
The top 15 in the stage from Albi to Mende are:
1. Marcos Serrano - 189km in 4h37’36" (40.85km/h)
2. Cedric Vasseur at 27"
3. Axel Merckx - at 27"
4. Xabier Zandio at 1’08"
5. Franco Pellizotti at 1’08"
6. Thomas Voeckler - at 1’18"
7. Luke Roberts - at 1’28"
8. Matthias Kessler - at 1’444"
9. Egoi Martinez - at 2’03"
10. Carlos Da Cruz - 2’38"
11. Cadel Evans - at 11’18"
12. Lance Armstrong - at 11’18"
13. Ivan Basso - at 11’18"
14. Jan Ullrich - at 11’18"
15. Alexandre Vinokourov - at 11’55"
16. Mickael Rasmussen - at 11’55"
17. Levi Leipheimer - at 11’55"
18. Francisco Mancebo - at 11’55"
19. Leonardo Piepoli - at 12’01"
20. Floyd Landis - at 12’07"
Wednesday, July 20, 2005
Savoldelli Successful On A Day Of Change
Savoldelli Successful On A Day Of Change
“The line it is drawn. The curse it is cast. The slow one now will later be fast… for the times they are a changin’”. (Bob Dylan – 1963.)
As the finish line beckoned at the end of the longest stage of the 2005 Tour de France, the slow did become fast. A period of apathy in the peloton was ignited by a long sprint over the final climb and back down to the finish in Revel. Over 20 minutes after the Paolo Savoldelli claimed his first Tour stage win, the peloton was split to pieces because of an attack by Alexandre Vinokourov.
Yesterday the champion of Kazakhstan officially announced that he would be leaving the T-Mobile team at the end of the season. And today he did what he could to prove his worth to prospective employers. He elevated himself from ninth place overall to seventh with a ferocious turn of speed that only nine other riders could match. Amongst this elite posse was the man who appears destined to claim a seventh Tour title as well as Ivan Basso, Mickael Rasmussen, Jan Ullrich, Francisco Mancebo and Levi Leipheimer – the riders ranked second to sixth in the general classification before the 17th stage – along with two more riders from the Discovery Channel team.
The line that is drawn awaits in Paris.
For Armstrong the curse is his commitment to retire even though he’s clearly in peak condition. | The rest of story |
“The line it is drawn. The curse it is cast. The slow one now will later be fast… for the times they are a changin’”. (Bob Dylan – 1963.)
As the finish line beckoned at the end of the longest stage of the 2005 Tour de France, the slow did become fast. A period of apathy in the peloton was ignited by a long sprint over the final climb and back down to the finish in Revel. Over 20 minutes after the Paolo Savoldelli claimed his first Tour stage win, the peloton was split to pieces because of an attack by Alexandre Vinokourov.
Yesterday the champion of Kazakhstan officially announced that he would be leaving the T-Mobile team at the end of the season. And today he did what he could to prove his worth to prospective employers. He elevated himself from ninth place overall to seventh with a ferocious turn of speed that only nine other riders could match. Amongst this elite posse was the man who appears destined to claim a seventh Tour title as well as Ivan Basso, Mickael Rasmussen, Jan Ullrich, Francisco Mancebo and Levi Leipheimer – the riders ranked second to sixth in the general classification before the 17th stage – along with two more riders from the Discovery Channel team.
The line that is drawn awaits in Paris.
For Armstrong the curse is his commitment to retire even though he’s clearly in peak condition. | The rest of story |
Stage 17 | Pau > Revel
17:15 - The Top 10 In Stage 17
Paolo Savoldelli - the winner of the 2005 Giro d’Italia - has added a Tour de France stage to his resume. The top 10 in the 239.5km stage from Pau to Revel is:
1 009 SAVOLDELLI Paolo DSC ITA
2 022 ARVESEN Kurt-Asle CSC NOR 00’ 00"
3 205 GERRANS Simons A2R AUS 00’ 08"
4 105 HINAULT Sébastien C.A FRA 00’ 11"
5 185 GRIVKO Andriy DOM UKR 00’ 24"
6 017 SEVILLA Oscar TMO ESP 00’ 51"
7 137 TANKINK Bram QST NED 00’ 51"
8 157 RIGHI Daniele LAM ITA 00’ 51"
17:14 - Discovery’s Third Stage Victory This Year
The Discovery Channel has won three stages so far in the 2005 Tour de France (the team time trial, the stage to Pla-d’Adet and today’s stage).
16:31 - Sevilla’s Group Leads By 1’00"
The advantage of Sevilla’s group over Rubiera, Dekker, Davis, Cioni, Auge, Fedrigo, Da Cruz, Lovkvist and Dumoulin is now 1’00".
12:56 - Andreas Kloden Abandons!
The rider who finished second overall in the 2004 Tour de France, Andreas Kloden, has abandoned the race at the 18km mark of today’s stage.
The German was in 11th place in the general classification after the 16th stage. He crashed during the stage to Pau and sustained a small fracture of a bone in his wrist.
Paolo Savoldelli - the winner of the 2005 Giro d’Italia - has added a Tour de France stage to his resume. The top 10 in the 239.5km stage from Pau to Revel is:
1 009 SAVOLDELLI Paolo DSC ITA
2 022 ARVESEN Kurt-Asle CSC NOR 00’ 00"
3 205 GERRANS Simons A2R AUS 00’ 08"
4 105 HINAULT Sébastien C.A FRA 00’ 11"
5 185 GRIVKO Andriy DOM UKR 00’ 24"
6 017 SEVILLA Oscar TMO ESP 00’ 51"
7 137 TANKINK Bram QST NED 00’ 51"
8 157 RIGHI Daniele LAM ITA 00’ 51"
17:14 - Discovery’s Third Stage Victory This Year
The Discovery Channel has won three stages so far in the 2005 Tour de France (the team time trial, the stage to Pla-d’Adet and today’s stage).
16:31 - Sevilla’s Group Leads By 1’00"
The advantage of Sevilla’s group over Rubiera, Dekker, Davis, Cioni, Auge, Fedrigo, Da Cruz, Lovkvist and Dumoulin is now 1’00".
12:56 - Andreas Kloden Abandons!
The rider who finished second overall in the 2004 Tour de France, Andreas Kloden, has abandoned the race at the 18km mark of today’s stage.
The German was in 11th place in the general classification after the 16th stage. He crashed during the stage to Pau and sustained a small fracture of a bone in his wrist.
Tuesday, July 19, 2005
Firefox - Gmail - quick note
Could not access Gmail using Firefox, this morning anyway. I hope it'll change later. Tried the same on the other PCs, same thing.
But, when I tried going to Gmail using Internet Explorer, no problemos.
What's up with that?
But, when I tried going to Gmail using Internet Explorer, no problemos.
What's up with that?
Monday, July 18, 2005
Cedarbrook at Killington, Vermont
cedarbrookatkillington
Nestled in central Vermont's Green Mountains, Cedarbrook is the perfect location for your New England vacation. In winter, Killington Ski Resort is at our doorstep. In summer and fall, enjoy outdoor mountain activities, quaint Vermont towns, glorious fall colors, and much more. Cedarbrook offers deluxe accommodations with all of the amenities of home.
Lord willing, this is where we will be staying for a week next week.
Nestled in central Vermont's Green Mountains, Cedarbrook is the perfect location for your New England vacation. In winter, Killington Ski Resort is at our doorstep. In summer and fall, enjoy outdoor mountain activities, quaint Vermont towns, glorious fall colors, and much more. Cedarbrook offers deluxe accommodations with all of the amenities of home.Lord willing, this is where we will be staying for a week next week.
Sunday, July 17, 2005
Hincapie’s Stage Of Shock
Tour de France 2005
Hincapie’s Stage Of Shock
“I’m in a state of shock right now.” George Hincapie admitted that he had just won the biggest race of his life and it was natural that he didn’t quite know how to handle the attention that was lavished upon him at the finish of the hardest mountain stage of the 2005 Tour de France. It was an inspiring display with so many consequences that George found it difficult to come to terms with the reaction.
He is the first team-mate of Armstrong’s to win a stage of the Tour since 1999 and immediately it was suggested that he could be an heir to the rider who is due to retire in exactly one week.
Even the Discovery Channel team’s director Johan Bruyneel started hinting that it was an option to make Hincapie – a rider who made his reputation in the one-day Classics of Spring but also the only man who has ridden with Armstrong for every one of his six Tour victories – the team captain at next year’s Tour.
“I’m trying to deal with one thing at the moment,” said Hincapie. “I’ve just won the biggest race of my life. Let me think about that first. I’ve been working hard for Lance, and for Johan to start saying stuff like that is pretty amazing. If he wants to give me a shot, I’ll do what I can.”
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Hincapie’s Stage Of Shock
“I’m in a state of shock right now.” George Hincapie admitted that he had just won the biggest race of his life and it was natural that he didn’t quite know how to handle the attention that was lavished upon him at the finish of the hardest mountain stage of the 2005 Tour de France. It was an inspiring display with so many consequences that George found it difficult to come to terms with the reaction.
He is the first team-mate of Armstrong’s to win a stage of the Tour since 1999 and immediately it was suggested that he could be an heir to the rider who is due to retire in exactly one week.
Even the Discovery Channel team’s director Johan Bruyneel started hinting that it was an option to make Hincapie – a rider who made his reputation in the one-day Classics of Spring but also the only man who has ridden with Armstrong for every one of his six Tour victories – the team captain at next year’s Tour.
“I’m trying to deal with one thing at the moment,” said Hincapie. “I’ve just won the biggest race of my life. Let me think about that first. I’ve been working hard for Lance, and for Johan to start saying stuff like that is pretty amazing. If he wants to give me a shot, I’ll do what I can.”
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Today's Inspirational
Dream Large
By Dr. Robert Schuller
If you can achieve the dream without the help of God, then it is too small. Make your dreams big enough for God to fit in, for God's dreams are always so large that they require His help to make them come true. This is God's built-in defense system to keep us humble. Then when the success is realized, we'll not forget who really gets the credit!
The Dream of Doing leads to success. The Dream of Being leads to significance.
By Dr. Robert Schuller
If you can achieve the dream without the help of God, then it is too small. Make your dreams big enough for God to fit in, for God's dreams are always so large that they require His help to make them come true. This is God's built-in defense system to keep us humble. Then when the success is realized, we'll not forget who really gets the credit!
The Dream of Doing leads to success. The Dream of Being leads to significance.
Saturday, July 16, 2005
Weekend at Manotick, Ontario
We're spending the weekend here at Manotick, ON. Our host is the very hospitable Gobuyan Family aka Manotick Mice.
The occassion - birthday of : 1) Aubrey aka Aubeyobe aka Tinkerbell, 2) Auntie Aimee aka Fatima aka Michael's wifey aka mom of Laura and Erika, and 3) Uncle Phillip aka Ging Ging's better half aka Noni's, Brenty's. Ian's and Neil's daddy boy
We (Espinosa crew and Uncle Pilo and Tita Bebot) left Montreal early so that we could still squeeze in an hour or so bike ride before the party starts. When we got here TDF was on and we ended up watching the remainder of today's TDF stage. We're so happy to see Lance finish strong, even without his team mates around him.
Later this afternoon we decided to go for a short ride, inspite of the hot and humid weather, but not long afterwards the rain poured, I mean really poured. Needless to say, we got soaked. But it was a welcome soaking experience :-)
At the moment, to my right, we have the karaoke singers belting out songs one after another.
It's been fun so far!! Great to be with loved ones!!
The occassion - birthday of : 1) Aubrey aka Aubeyobe aka Tinkerbell, 2) Auntie Aimee aka Fatima aka Michael's wifey aka mom of Laura and Erika, and 3) Uncle Phillip aka Ging Ging's better half aka Noni's, Brenty's. Ian's and Neil's daddy boy
We (Espinosa crew and Uncle Pilo and Tita Bebot) left Montreal early so that we could still squeeze in an hour or so bike ride before the party starts. When we got here TDF was on and we ended up watching the remainder of today's TDF stage. We're so happy to see Lance finish strong, even without his team mates around him.
Later this afternoon we decided to go for a short ride, inspite of the hot and humid weather, but not long afterwards the rain poured, I mean really poured. Needless to say, we got soaked. But it was a welcome soaking experience :-)
At the moment, to my right, we have the karaoke singers belting out songs one after another.
It's been fun so far!! Great to be with loved ones!!
Friday, July 15, 2005
Stage 13 Update- Valverde Calls It Quits
15:13 - Valverde Calls It Quits
The winner of the stage to Courchevel has just abandoned the Tour de France. He has been ill for the past couple of days. He stepped into the Illes Balears team car in the feedzone.
15:11 - Valverde Has Been Sick...
Valverde has been at the back of the peloton for most of the stage. The leader of the Best Young Rider classification is about to abandon his first Tour de France.
The winner of the stage to Courchevel has just abandoned the Tour de France. He has been ill for the past couple of days. He stepped into the Illes Balears team car in the feedzone.
15:11 - Valverde Has Been Sick...
Valverde has been at the back of the peloton for most of the stage. The leader of the Best Young Rider classification is about to abandon his first Tour de France.
Wednesday, July 13, 2005
Lance keeps yellow, stage 11 TDF 2005
17:14 - The Top 10 In Stage 11
Alexandre Vinokourov has won his second Tour de France stage. The first was in Gap in 2003. The top 10 in the stage to Briancon today is:
1. Alexandre Vinokourov (Kaz) TMO -
2. Santiago Botero (Col) PHO - at same time
3. Christophe Moreau (Fra) C.A - at 1’15"
4. Bobby Julich (USA) CSC - at same time
5. Eddy Mazzoleni (Ita) LAM - at same time
6. Lance Armstrong (USA) DSC - at same time
7. Cadel Evans (Aus) DVL - at same time
8. Levi Leipheimer (USA) GST - at same time
9. Mickael Rasmussen (Den) RAB - at same time
10. Georg Totschnig (Aut) GSt - at same time
Alexandre Vinokourov has won his second Tour de France stage. The first was in Gap in 2003. The top 10 in the stage to Briancon today is:
1. Alexandre Vinokourov (Kaz) TMO -
2. Santiago Botero (Col) PHO - at same time
3. Christophe Moreau (Fra) C.A - at 1’15"
4. Bobby Julich (USA) CSC - at same time
5. Eddy Mazzoleni (Ita) LAM - at same time
6. Lance Armstrong (USA) DSC - at same time
7. Cadel Evans (Aus) DVL - at same time
8. Levi Leipheimer (USA) GST - at same time
9. Mickael Rasmussen (Den) RAB - at same time
10. Georg Totschnig (Aut) GSt - at same time
Early evening ride with Uncle Pilo
Uncle Pilo is back on the saddle. We rode to Old Montreal, our weekday favorite destination, the usual 36 something km ride.
What's nice about the Lachine canal route are the sights and sounds along the way, always something new to experience. You'll never feel alone, even when riding solo. There are always bikers / cyclists along the way (also roller bladers), different sizes and shapes :-)
Early evening, which is the 7pm - 7:30pm start, is proving to be a good time to start our weekday rides, particularly during the hot summer days. Another hot and sunny day today, high temperature hitting the low 30s.
What's nice about the Lachine canal route are the sights and sounds along the way, always something new to experience. You'll never feel alone, even when riding solo. There are always bikers / cyclists along the way (also roller bladers), different sizes and shapes :-)
Early evening, which is the 7pm - 7:30pm start, is proving to be a good time to start our weekday rides, particularly during the hot summer days. Another hot and sunny day today, high temperature hitting the low 30s.
Tuesday, July 12, 2005
News Flash - Lance back in yellow
17:21 - Valverde Wins The Stage!
Alejandro Valverde has won the 10th stage in a sprint against Lance Armstrong. It’s the Spaniard’s first stage win in the Tour de France.
17:20 - Armstrong Attacks
Armstrongt has attacked and is only matched by Valverde. The stage win is going to go to either one of these two riders....
Sunday, July 10, 2005
Marv, that Ferrari looks good beside you, as a matter of fact I'm sure it'll look good with you in the driver seat. What, how much? $350,000 CAD? That's equivalent to 100 Cannondale R5000s? :) Nice car!! By the way, this was taken in the town of St. Anne De Bellevue a few weeks ago when the Manotick gang went up to Montreal for a visit.
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Up early for the TDF OLN broadcast
Stage 9, OLN broadcast, 6:30AM EDT.
Looks like Lance is going to pass the yellow jersey to Jens Voigt today.
Looks like Lance is going to pass the yellow jersey to Jens Voigt today.
Saturday, July 09, 2005
Solitary ride in the rain
Just got back from a solitary 24+km ride in the rain. It was refreshing.
Where are my cycling buddies? :-)
Where are my cycling buddies? :-)
Photo finish and a Weening Surprise
Regarding today's photo finish at the Tour De France
17:19 - Smallest Winning Margin...?
The official timing system has sensors on every bike in the race. The finish of today’s stage was so close that a photo had to be used to determine the winner. It’s difficult to tell if Pieter Weening’s tyre was ahead of Andreas Kloden’s but the timing system declared the Rabobank rider the winner.
The winning time was just 0.0002 of a second!
Friday, July 08, 2005
Bike ride with Trish
Postponed for today- weather was fickle minded, and we were determined and decided to go do some window (not that we need new windows, but you know) shopping and have lamb chops for dinner at Marathon (closer to us than Marven's).
I had Lamb chops, pretty good, not as good as Marven's though. Trish had her usual Pita souvlaki (chicken) and Tita Nil, her Chicken stick platter.
Paul tells me that he almost got himself a new Giro Pneumo helmet from a store that supposedly had a discount contract with Bombardier, for their employees. Turns out that Bombardier did not renew their contract
I guess, should the weather change its mind (does it have a mind of its own?), and decides to show some sun, we shall go for a bike ride.
Now, isn't there supposed to be the Tennis association picnic at St. Zotique beach and park? Hmmm, wonder if we should go there and join the fun. We could even bring our bikes and ride in the area. Hmmmm.
Trish went to St. Sauveur with some friends (classmates), to the Water Park, Water Slide- you know. She reports that it was lots of fun and could possibly be one of our activities, besides a visit to Six Flags' La Ronde (a tradition for the last three years or so) sometime this summer season.
I had Lamb chops, pretty good, not as good as Marven's though. Trish had her usual Pita souvlaki (chicken) and Tita Nil, her Chicken stick platter.
Paul tells me that he almost got himself a new Giro Pneumo helmet from a store that supposedly had a discount contract with Bombardier, for their employees. Turns out that Bombardier did not renew their contract
I guess, should the weather change its mind (does it have a mind of its own?), and decides to show some sun, we shall go for a bike ride.
Now, isn't there supposed to be the Tennis association picnic at St. Zotique beach and park? Hmmm, wonder if we should go there and join the fun. We could even bring our bikes and ride in the area. Hmmmm.
Trish went to St. Sauveur with some friends (classmates), to the Water Park, Water Slide- you know. She reports that it was lots of fun and could possibly be one of our activities, besides a visit to Six Flags' La Ronde (a tradition for the last three years or so) sometime this summer season.
Thursday, July 07, 2005
Tour De France 2005
Thanks to OLN, we're able to follow the Tour De France, live on TV.
Finally subscribed to OLN through our local cable service, Videotron, which also meant we had to subscribe to their digital cable service.
The move was actually better, money-wise; it's costing us less. All the other cable outlets at home which carried an extra surcharge is now free. Additional digital cable modems / receivers can be added for digital channels to be available for viewing in the other rooms.
At the moment I'm watching Stage 6, Troyes to Nancy (France).
So far, they say, this is the quickest, fastest Tour De France- average speed at the moment is around 50km/hr.
Go Lance Go :-)
Trish and I went for a bike ride to Old Montreal, the usual route, from 55th avenue in Lachine, through the Lachine Canal bike path, and back, slightly over 36kms, average speed, we observed, is much faster than a year or two ago.
Uncle Pilo wasn't feeling well, very rare will he refuse to ride, specially on a beautiful day like yesterday afternoon. Hope you're feeling better Pilo.
Finally subscribed to OLN through our local cable service, Videotron, which also meant we had to subscribe to their digital cable service.
The move was actually better, money-wise; it's costing us less. All the other cable outlets at home which carried an extra surcharge is now free. Additional digital cable modems / receivers can be added for digital channels to be available for viewing in the other rooms.
At the moment I'm watching Stage 6, Troyes to Nancy (France).
So far, they say, this is the quickest, fastest Tour De France- average speed at the moment is around 50km/hr.
Go Lance Go :-)
Trish and I went for a bike ride to Old Montreal, the usual route, from 55th avenue in Lachine, through the Lachine Canal bike path, and back, slightly over 36kms, average speed, we observed, is much faster than a year or two ago.
Uncle Pilo wasn't feeling well, very rare will he refuse to ride, specially on a beautiful day like yesterday afternoon. Hope you're feeling better Pilo.
Monday, July 04, 2005
Garmin Forerunner 301 - sometimes it feels like somebody's tracking me
Garmin Forerunner 301 - sometimes it feels like somebody's tracking me
EEG Biking Society 'Love to Ride' Ride
Check this out! You can view this activity online at MotionBased. The Map Player is especially cool because a 'Dot' simulates the movement on a map (You just need to download the Adobe SVG Viewer).
Click Here for the footage
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