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[Frank Cunha]

what explosion by team US Postal
Jose Azevedo gave it all for Lance Armstrong, he took him all the way to the top,

at the end Lance Armstrong gain 5 minutes on the yellow Jersey, know in second place 5 minutes behind

twomorrow another big stage for Lance Armstrong, and team US Postal got do it again

you can see it again tonight on oln tv


Stage 12 Results
1 BASSO Ivan ITA CSC in 5h 03' 58"
2 ARMSTRONG Lance USA USP at 00' 00"
3 KLÖDEN Andréas GER TMO at 00' 20"
4 MANCEBO Francisco ESP IBB at 00' 24"
5 SASTRE Carlos ESP CSC at 00' 33"
6 PEREIRO SIO Oscar ESP PHO at 00' 50"
7 MENCHOV Denis RUS IBB at 00' 59"
8 SCARPONI Michele ITA DVE at 01' 02"
9 MAYO Iban ESP EUS at 01' 03"
10 GONZALEZ Santos ESP PHO at 01' 03"
11. Jose Azevedo Portugal
Also:
16 LEIPHEIMER Levi USA RAB at 01' 59"
20 ULLRICH Jan GER TMO at 02' 30"
34 HAMILTON Tyler USA PHO at 03' 27"


Overall Standings through Stage 12
1 VOECKLER Thomas FRA BLB in 51h 51' 07"
2 ARMSTRONG Lance USA USP at 05' 24"
3 CASAR Sandy FRA FDJ at 05' 50"
4 VIRENQUE Richard FRA QSD at 06' 20"
5 KLÖDEN Andréas GER TMO at 06' 33"
6 BASSO Ivan ITA CSC at 06' 33"
7 MANCEBO Francisco ESP IBB at 06' 43"
8 PIIL Jakob DEN CSC at 06' 53"
9 GONZALEZ Santos ESP PHO at 07' 23"
10 SASTRE Carlos ESP CSC at 08' 11"
Also:
12 LEIPHEIMER Levi USA RAB at 08' 50"
16 ULLRICH Jan GER TMO at 09' 01"
20 HAMILTON Tyler USA PHO at 09' 46"

[Soccerdad]

they are coming into the mountains, Armstrong's strength.....
I predict another victory...............then retirement with Cheryl Crow.

[Frank Cunha]

no retirement, he just signed with a new sponsor for next season

US Postal will be history after the Tour

[BethlehemFC]

The guy is an incredible athlete. He has also surrounded himself with an incredible team with guys like Beltran, Hincapie (probably next best on team), and Noval Gonzalez.

I have watched the Tour de France since Greg Lemond took second place and then posted back to back victories in the 80's.

[Frank Cunha]

another great day, Lance Armstrong the new leader and yellow Jersey,

what can you say about Jose Azevedo, he again took Armstrong to the top, finish the stage in 8th place

he told a writer early in the week, his not watching the overall standings, but a 6th place finish, his a great accomplishment

twomorrow will be a time trial, of about 10 miles but climbing all the way to the top
OLNTV to televise live starting at 8am in the morning

Overall Standings through Stage 15
1 ARMSTRONG Lance USA USP in 67h 13' 43"
2 BASSO Ivan ITA CSC at 01' 25"
3 KLÖDEN Andréas GER TMO at 03' 22"
4 MANCEBO Francisco ESP IBB at 05' 39"
5 ULLRICH Jan GER TMO at 06' 54"
6 AZEVEDO José POR USP at 07' 34"
7 TOTSCHNIG Georg AUT GST at 08' 19"
8 VOECKLER Thomas FRA BLB at 09' 28"
9 CAUCCHIOLI Pietro ITA ALB at 10' 10"
10 LEIPHEIMER Levi USA RAB at 10' 58"



Stage 15 Results
1 ARMSTRONG Lance USA USP in 4h 40' 30"
2 BASSO Ivan ITA CSC at 00' 00"
3 ULLRICH Jan GER TMO at 00' 03"
4 KLÖDEN Andréas GER TMO at 00' 06"
5 LEIPHEIMER Levi USA RAB at 00' 13"
6 VIRENQUE Richard FRA QSD at 00' 48"
7 RASMUSSEN Mickael DEN RAB at 00' 49"
8 AZEVEDO José POR USP at 00' 53"
9 VOIGT Jens GER CSC at 01' 04"
10 SASTRE Carlos ESP CSC at 01' 24"

[Frank Cunha]

by the way Jose Azevedo salary around 2 million dollars, not bad to be the protege of Lance Armstrong, on a season he was supposed to return to his old team in Portugal Maia Milaneza, before retirement , got the call from Lance Armstrong and couldn't refuse

Jose Azevedo still undecided if his going to participate in the Olympics, Nuno Ribeiro, Paulinho look like they in

[Frank Cunha]

for the americans got be Lance Armstrong, for Portugal got be Jose Azevedo, just magnificent
the protege of Lance Armstrong Jose Azevedo with a fabulous tour of France, that call by Armstrong in the winter months , turn Azevedo life around, he was ready to retired, but he ask for help to replace Heras the last two tours Armstrong protege
the #2 number of Jose Azevedo tell's all the respect of the #1 athlete in the World at this moment




Lance Armstrong on the way to a record 6th Tour of France
won today's individual trial, Azevedo was amazing finishing in 4th place in today's stage

Jose Azevedo who's only job his to help Armstrong running the race of his life, his know 5th overall

congratulations to the two US Postal riders

17h17Ciclismo/Volta à França: José Azevedo subiu ao quinto lugar José Azevedo, companheiro de equipa de Lance Armstrong na US Postal, esteve em destaque na 16 etapa da Volta à França, um contra-relógio de 15,5 quilómetros disputado no Alpes, concluindo a tirada no quarto lugar, com o tempo de 41 minutos e 26 segundos e ascendendo ao quinto posto da geral, a 9 minutos e 19 segundos do camisola amarela, Lance Armstrong.
17h10

[Frank Cunha]

OLN will broadcast the Stage 16 L'Alpe d'Huez time trial LIVE from Times Square on Wednesday, July 21 at 9:00 a.m. The epic battle will unfold on the 585 square foot video screen at 44th & Broadway.



2004 Tour de France

LIVE! Saturday, July 3
through Sunday, July 25

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9-11am ET LIVE Coverage
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Overall Standings through Stage 16
1. Lance Armstrong (USP) in 67h53'24" (41.265km/h)
2. Ivan Basso (CSC) at 3'48"
3. Andreas Kloden (TMO) at 5'03"
4. Jan Ullrich (TMO) at 7'55"
5. Jose Azevedo (USP) at 9'19"
6. Francisco Mancebo (IBB) at 9'20"
7. Georg Totschnig (GST) at 11'34"
8. Carlos Sastre (CSC) at 13'52"
9. Pietro Caucchioli (ALB) 14'08"
10. Levi Leipheimer (RAB) at 15'04"

Stage 16 Results
1. Lance Armstrong (USP) in 39'41.450 (23.44km/h)
2. Jan Ullrich (TMO) at 1'01"
3. Andreas Kloden (TMO) at 1'41"
4. Jose Azevedo (USP) at 1'45"
5. Santos Gonzalez (PHO) at 2'10"
6. Giuseppe Guerini (TMO) at 2'11"
7. Vladimir Karpets (IBB) at 2'14"
8. Ivan Basso (CSC) at 2'22"
9. David Moncoutie (COF) at 2'22"
10. Carlos Sastre (CSC) at 2'27"


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[Ricochet]

I see that the french were spitting on Armstrong today.::sick::

[Frank Cunha]

didn't see it, they were trying to refresh him

[Ricochet]

::hahaha:: I don't think so frank.

[Frank Cunha]

Lance Armstrong got a great team, they like the Yankees, Manchester United etc.

these year will be the last year for US Postal, they have a new sponsor next season

[Frank Cunha]

OLN TV doing a great job, they repeating the race 3 to 4 times a day

[BethlehemFC]

OLN has had great coverage for a few years now.

[BethlehemFC]

Originally posted by Frank Cunha
no retirement, he just signed with a new sponsor for next season

US Postal will be history after the Tour

Discovery Channel is the new sponsor.