Columbia Team Thread (Page 5)

Hi Team - just a quick reminder that Monday July 14th is the LAST day of week one of the challenge.

It would be great if at this time you could make sure your google spreadsheet is up to date with your achieved and GOAL stages and distance/time for the week. (there are currently a few blank spaces on some of the teams)

I will get an interim result up in the forum on Wednesday assuming that whatever is in your team spreadsheet is the results for your team.

I have updated the spreadsheets so they are all calculating goals consistently across the board and as always if you have any questions let me know.

Your team spreadsheet is here: http://spreadsheets.google.com/ccc?key=pfYL7DR_dx-BUDYckTTnqcw&hl=en

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Hope everyone has had a great first week! Dont forget to keep supporting and inspiring your team mates - make sure you all keep in touch! 2 weeks left! (and feel free to stir up the other teams a bit too)

Jul 11 - Stage 7 - KIRCHEN AND LOVKVIST RETAIN JERSEY'S

Team Columbia's Kim Kirchen held on to the yellow jersey today in the seventh stage of the Tour de France.  Kirchen finished in the front group, just seconds behind solo winner Luis Sanchez.  Kirchen finished the day in fourth place, keeping both the maillot jaune and the green points jersey.  Lovkvist finished just behind the second group and  held onto the white "young riders jersey."

Don't you like the way they paint the bike to co-ordinate with the yellow jersey?  I like those sunglasses too.

Helloooo.

That's awesome Heidi.  What's a 4-H event?

I also did my stage 4 (of 10) today.  All of scheduled rides for the week are now completed.

A torrential downpour could not stop Briton Mark Cavendish from clinching a powerful bunch sprint win in the Tour de France on Saturday, with Team Columbia team-mate Gerald Ciolek in second.  Adding to Columbia’s satisfaction, Cavendish and Ciolek’s team-mates Kim Kirchen and Thomas Lovkvist are still leading overall and in the Best Young Rider’s competition.

For the 23-year-old Cavendish, his Toulouse stage win was his second victory in five days racing on the Tour, his ninth of the season and the 20th on the road in just 18 months as a professional.

The pack passes near the city of Rabastens during the eighth stage.

My mountain stage complete... I am going to take a nap now...

... but this is why it's worth riding up mountains:

Way to go!!

Okay everyone, week one is down, it is time for the tour to get heated up!!!  Lets get things rolling.

I put in a good effort in my race yesterday, so now taper/rest week is over (and the sprint season). 

Time to kick up the volume and start a 9 week build up to a long course DU

Howdy all. I am back from camping and ready to start again!

What fantastic views Krazy! 

Jul 13 - Stage 9 - The first day in the mountains ended well for Team Columbia with Kim Kirchen finishing safely in the bunch and retaining the overall race lead for another day.

Team Columbia protects Kim Kirchen during stage nine of the Tour

I had a GREAT time! Lost a race wearing a Kilt! how cool is that? Someday a photo will show up.

Now back in the saddle again.... 

Various places - Team Columbia site, globe and mail, velonews, eurosport, etc..  You can usually tell the source when you right click on the pics.  Hope you're enjoying them as much as I am, I've always loved the colourful TdF pics.

Jul 14 - Stage 10 - After four days wearing the yellow jersey for Team Columbia, Kim Kirchen hands over the race lead today to Australian Cadel Evans. Kirchen finished the stage in fifteenth place and now sits in seventh place in the General Classification.

The best rest stop sculpture in the world, on the Autoroute outside Pau.

Stage 10: The Tourmalet

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