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Post by **mccutcheon** » Sun Jul 08, 2001 12:09 am

all they could talk about was the beautiful weather. now it's rain rain go away please come back some other day. and Tiger Tim has got himself in a bit of bother. Now they have had to move the final til Monday. Crickey, they haven't done that ever!!! or maybe they have. I don't know my history.

Post by **mccutcheon** » Sun Jul 08, 2001 2:52 am

the mayor of Seattle has been assaulted. it wasn't me, I've been running from the bulls in Spain. Needed a quick break to Sexy Beast land and avoid the London rain. Now I'm dodging bikers in south west France. Oh the life of a sports writer. So lonely a road to go down. Vivre la Sport!

Post by **mccutcheon** » Sun Jul 08, 2001 7:52 am

now it's 4 games to three with Henman still in the lead. This is the most excitment we have had around these parts since Churchill!

Post by **mccutcheon** » Sun Jul 08, 2001 9:06 pm

PAMPLONA, Spain (Reuters) - Three people were hurt in the second dash of Pamplona's world famous running of the bulls fiesta on Sunday when one bull refused to follow the runners and threatened spectators lining the route instead.

Initially, officials said four runners were hurt, McCutcheon gored, but a final tally by the regional government of Navarre showed only three people had been treated in hospitals for minor injuries like bruising and cuts.

Post by **mccutcheon** » Mon Jul 09, 2001 7:20 am

typical typical bloody well typical. Henman could not give the Brits something they have been missing since that guy with the nice Adidas tennis shoes.

Though Venus said she will show me her trophy!

Post by **mccutcheon** » Tue Jul 10, 2001 2:23 am

Zabel sprints to stage success

Zabel (left) pounces for the stage victory

Deutsche Telekom rider Erik Zabel produced a brilliant sprint finish to take victory in the first stage proper of the 2001 Tour de France.
The German took the 20-seconds time bonus for winning the stage, with world champion Romans Vainsteins in second place and France's Jimmy Casper in third.

Christophe Moreau of the Festina team finished safely in the main group to retain the yellow jersey of overall leader after the largely flat stage from Saint-Omer to the port of Boulogne-sur-Mer.

But it was another disastrous day for British rider David Millar.

It's a great win for me but this Tour is going to be a huge challenge - Telekom just decided to go with one sprinter this time round so Jan would benefit as he is in great form

Erik Zabel
The Cofidis cyclist started the stage heavily bandaged after his crash in the prologue, and fell off the back of the main group 30 kilometres from the end.

He finished in a group of 23 riders five minutes and 45 seconds behind and he is now 177th of the 188 riders, six minutes and 27 seconds behind Moreau.

Defending champion Lance Arsmtrong finished in the leading group in 49th place to remain in third place overall.

It was Zabel's ninth Tour stage win and puts him on course early for his sixth green jersey.

This year he will not have so much support from his Telekom team, out to secure overall victory for Zabel.

Train delay

But his leadout man Gian-Matteo Fagnini set him up perfectly for victory.

While the stage ended in a mass sprint, La FranÃƒÂ§aise des Jeux rider Jacky Durand had stayed away for 124.5 kilometres.

After his initial break, he was soon joined by Jean Delatour rider Christophe Oriol.

Durand and Oriol were held up by a freight train

Durand was seeking his fourth stage victory and the pair's lead peaked at nine minutes at the end of the second hour of racing.

However, sustained chasing by Mapei at the front of the peloton saw the gap fall slightly, but the breakaway pair's were hit by a bizarre incident after 95 kilometres.

They were forced to wait while a train crossed the route at a train crossing, which cost them three minutes and 20 seconds, as they signed autographs while waiting for the train to pass.

However, the peloton were then ordered to stop to compensate for the time lost by Durand and Oriole.

But the main group was only held up for two minutes.

Moreau's Festina team then took up the chase and, with 20 kilometres remaining, the lead had been cut to just two minutes.

Breakaway ends

Italian champion Danielle Nardello crashed spectacularly 25 kilometres from the finish, but bravely remounted despite a wrist injury.

However, he finished 12 minutes and 12 seconds behind in the stage.

Durand and Oriol were finally reeled in by the main group some 10 kilometres from the finish.

The peloton split into three groups on the final climb, with Belgian sprint specialist Tom Steels among those left behind.

Australian Bradley McGee, an Olympic bronze medallist in the pursuit, crashed after briefly breaking clear with four kilometres to go.

Former world champion Laurent Brochard also made a late attack, but was soon enveloped by the main group, setting up the sprint finish.

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Stage one results (Saint-Omer to Boulogne-sur-Mer)

1 Erik Zabel (Ger) Telekom 4 hours 55 minutes 15 seconds
2 Romans Vainsteins (Lat) Domo-Fram Frites
3 Jimmy Casper (Fra) FranÃƒÂ§aise des Jeux
4 Thor Hushovd (Nor) Credit Agricole
5 Jaan Kirsipuu (Est) A2R all same time

General classification

1 Christophe Moreau (Fra) Festina 5 hours 4 minutes 35 seconds
2 Igor Gonzalez Galdeano (Spa) ONCE at 03 seconds
3 Lance Armstrong (USA) US Postal at 04.
4 Kirsipuu at 07
5 Jan Ullrich (Ger) Telekom at 07
6 Florent Brard (Fra) Festina at 07
7 Santiago Botero (Col) Kelme at 10
8 Stuart O'Grady (Aus) Credit Agricole at 11
9 Jacky Durand (Fra) FranÃƒÂ§aise des Jeux at13
10 Joseba Beloki (Spa) ONCE at 13.

Post by **mccutcheon** » Tue Jul 10, 2001 5:06 am

fuck the Fench bike race.

now look what I posted about the big W....

This on June 29th

I'm hoping Henin can hang in there.

and this on July 2nd

What McCutcheon says, "Yeah that guy with the name I can't pronounce could do it. Though I'm pulling for Rafter...What the press isn't supposed to play favorites? Oops. I gotta make a call to Vegas, see ya."

and what happens? Henin loses in the woman's final to Venus in Furs and Iv defeats Rafter in the men's final. don't belive me? go back in look.

stay tuned for the finest in sports coverage.

Post by **mccutcheon** » Tue Jul 10, 2001 7:34 am

Ivanisevic wins......

Post by **mccutcheon** » Sun Jul 29, 2001 8:04 pm

This is all we really need to know. What a man.

Lance Armstrong secured his third consecutive Tour de France title on the Champs-Elysees today! McCutcheon says wow!