Bet:

1. Armstrong

2. Hamilton

3. Menchov



Dream:

1. Armstrong

2. Hamilton

3. Leipheimer

1. Lance

2. Jan

3. Hamilton

(Real original huh?)

Here is my podium guess:

1. Ullrich

2. Tyler

3. Lance

And the rest of the top 10

4. Zubeldia

5. Simoni

6. Mayo

7. Heras

8. Sevilla

9. Moreau

10. Basso

Dream
1. Lance
2. Mayo
3. Tyler

Actual
1. Lance
2. Jan
3. Tyler

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david
asc-arizona state cycling
tribemultisport.com

Failure to follow simple instructions, Malarky! ;-) Drop and give JayLew 20!

The command was:

It ain't original, but I'm also going for:

1) Lance

2) Jan

3) Tyler

Dream:

1) Jan

2) Lance

3) Landis

Hey, I said it was a dream.

1. Armstrong

2. Hamilton

3. Ulrich

4. Heras

5. Mayo

Actual:

1. lance

2. jan

3. tyler?

Dream:

1. Burns

2. lance

3. tyler



Burns

Actual:
1. Hamilton
2. Lance
3. Mayo

I've got money on field at sportsbook.com - So hopefully Lance or Jan doesn't win.

Dream:
1. Hamilton
2. Heras
3. Julich

Matt

Footballmom, I love Hincapie as much as any of them...I've even ridden with (OK, just NEAR his wake) him in the areas just north of Charlotte. He's a gentleman, a warrior, and a workhorse. But, physics won't allow someone that weighs what he weighs get to the top of the mountains as fast as he needs to in order to place so high.

If you were picking a football team out of the tour riders though, he'd be a top pick, for sure! OTH, Hamilton would be one of the last picks...a toothpick!

For the Tour:

Armstrong (if he doesn't finish first, he won't be in the top three)

Hamilton

Ulrich

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Quid quid latine dictum sit altum videtur
(That which is said in Latin sounds profound)

He just said extra placings are not necessary. The was no ban on giving extra information.

Since I didn't follow the direction perfectly the first time here is my dream podium.

1. Ullrich

2. Tyler

3. Cadel Evans - Although he will need a miracle to even get in the race.

Prediction:

1.Lance
2.Ulrich
3.Hamilton

Dream:

1.Armstong
2.Hamilton
3.Mayo

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Phil Cutti

I've got money on field at sportsbook.com - So hopefully Lance or Jan doesn't win.
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That field bet was a great opportunity at 3:1. I think its weaker now because of Beloki and Vino (which is ironic since the line has gone down to 2:1) but still a decent bet. I never thought (and still don't think) that its more likely than not to come in but 3:1 on the other 158 or however many riders a month out from a three week stage race is a great value. It could just as easily have been Jan who crashed instead of Vino and we could be laying off half our action on Lance at even money and making a killing.

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Anyone who tells you they're as fast now as they were when they were 18...
sure wasn't very fast when they were 18.

1. Mayo

2. Jan (the new eternal second)

3. Hamilton

Lance may be the strongest, but can his luck hold out forever? I submit that it cannot.



Duey

Actual:

1. Lance

2. Hamilton

3. Mayo

(Jan DNF)


Dream:

Lance beats Tyler in photo finish to gain the 6th, but a clear passing of the torch is made.

I LEAVE FRIDAY TO WATCH ALL THIS IN PERSON. IF I CAN GET INTERNET ACCESS I'LL PUT IN SOME LIVE RACE REPORTS, NOT FOR ANY INSIGHT THAT I MAY HAVE, JUST TO RUB IT WHILE YOU ALL ARE BACK AT YOUR DESKS

Strong call on Mayo. i was thinking the same thing even before the Mt. Ventoux TT, but now I wonder about his ability to string together all the tough days at the end of this year's race. Since I don't really have any idea how durable he is, I won't be at all surprised if he does win the whole damn thing.

ken

Prediction

1 - Tyler

2 - Ulrich

3 - Zubeldia



Dream - In any order

Tyler

Lance

Bobby J.

yeah, yeah, yeah, I know all that. Remember the question was "dream podium", not reality podium.

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Have you hugged Your Mom today?

1 - Lance

2 - Tyler

3 - Jan

But...Lance falters on L'Alpe d'Huez and Tyler takes the lead (leading everyone to pronounce, yet again, that Lance is through). Tyler leads by :30-1:00 going into stage 19, Lance rides the time trial of his life and wins it all! Sort of a replay of '89.

Or Lance just blows the whole thing up from the beginning, that would be cool too. :)

Chris

Lance Armstrong

Tyler Hamilton

Jan Ulrich

Check out the odds sheet at mrbookmaker.com they quote odds on everybody, daily stages and all the jerseys. Pretty cool.

They sponsor a bike team, too...

MH

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Good site. I guess its not surprising but the euros do a lot better job handicapping tdf than US books do.

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Anyone who tells you they're as fast now as they were when they were 18...
sure wasn't very fast when they were 18.

You're right, I didn't read the "dream" part! ;)

My mom was a footballmom, too. Had three boys that played football (one in college), and my father coached football. She still sits in front of the TV yelling, "GET 'EM, GET 'EM, GEETTT 'EMMM". Can you tell I played on the defense?

Wish I would have spent those years racing bikes...oh well!

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Quid quid latine dictum sit altum videtur
(That which is said in Latin sounds profound)

BET

1. Armstrong

2. Ullrich

3. Hamilton

DREAM

1. Hamilton

2. Ullrich

3. Simoni

Dave from VA

Actual

1)Tyler

2)Lance

3)Jan

Dream

1)Lance

2)Tyler

3)Jan