Tour De France Bike Challenge 2008 - SIGN UP (Page 4)

I'm in.  10 rides totaling 360 minutes.  If circumstances prevent me from getting outside would rides on the drainer count?

Dee 

Count me in...  i would like to be a part of Garmin-Chipotle

12 Stages  250miles.

OK Gorgeous. 385 miles with one mountain stage of >10,000ft of climbing. (Knee permitting).

Cadels's still not going to win it you know.

Quickstep, Quickstep, Quickstep.

Here  I go. I am in for 11 stages and 11.5 hours of ridding. I would love to put up bigger numbers, but I have not had a solid week of training in over 2 months. This goal reflects the rides that are on my training plan.

 Last year I was a part of team gimp aka Agrituble. Agrituble was an invite French team last year with low expectations overall. Team Agrituble put on a good show with some big breakaways and some good face time for there sponsors on tv. I may not be a gimp this year, but I figure I am in about the same  boat for a competive challenge this year, low expectations, but want to put on a good show

So there you have it, my reasoning to being on a low profile Tour team.

Absolutely! Its the middle of winter Down Under so there will definatley be drainer rides/spin classes going on down here!

If its on something 'bike' that you pedal and you want to include it in your goal setting then go for it! 

Welcome to the challenge... as it doesnt kick off until the 5th Im going to be takin sign ups for another week!

Come one, come all

Cat 

Well he is certainly disadvataged by this years course which definatley favours amazing climbers with average TT skills... would not be at all surprised to see someone like Soler up there in the overall... 

This is going to be difficult as I am headed out of town and way from the bike July 6-10 but I want the poka dot jersey!!!!

So the guys in France are doing 5 steep mountain sessions, then I will do 5 stages that include a Cat 2/1 climb to the top of our local mountain.  They are doing 4 medium mountain stages, so I will do 4 more stages that include at least one Cat 4 climb.  

As a team built on young blood, Team High Road which will debut in the tour as Team Columbia for me please. With the climbing I should make Hincapie proud.  But oh, Marco Pinotti just won the Italian National TT championships for the third time so to live up to this team I guess you'll have to count me in for 2 stages on my TT bike matching their distances as well.

so 11 stages... and lots of climbing!

Ok. I'm tired just thinking about it...

I may be a bit early in asking - but does that mean you are in?

I'm in for 7 stages; 225 miles

Tapering for IM so not that much this year. 

OK, my goals:

300minutes,6 stages.

And seeing as I live in Eltham where Cadel went to high school can I be on his team. Please.

The Geez works for Garmin so he'll ride with the Garminite kids  for  the TdF distance during the "race". That would be 21 stages for 3,500 kilometers, translating into 2174.79 miles for those of you on the Left Coast.

Some  may think this absurd... but then the Geez is training to race the Furnace Creek 508 race in Oct for the 3rd time.  That's 508  non-stop miles through 110 degrees in Death Valley with 35,000 feet of climbing. Now that's a race; not some mamby-pamby 100 mile a day with days off and sucking off some rider's wheel while some domestique saunters up handing off water bottles and best wishes. 

  Get a Garmin or Get Lost!!!

Could I get in on this...

I should be good for 15 sessions, for a total of 1,000 minutes.  I have no preference on a team.

Way cool Cat - cheers!

Count me in, and since I'm on a Cervelo, I think I should be on Team CSC