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Night at the Bike Shop Cooper's Bicycle Center Stillwater, Oklahoma |
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January 25, 2005 OR 2004 Le Tour de France No charge! |
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2004 Paris-Roubaix
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The 2004 Paris-Roubaix saw one generation of Classics
stars swept away by a wave of aggressive young guns who refused
to be cowed by big names. Watch as three totally new faces in Classics
cycling put an end to the reign of giants of the cobbles as well
known as "Lion of Flanders" Johan Museeuw, not to mention
his bete noire, Classics genius Peter Van Petegem. All the vital
moves in the mud and dust in cycling's toughest one-day race are
featured, as well as all the crashes, punctures and pile-ups in
the terrifyingly unpredictable world of Roubaix's cobbles. You'll
also witness all the tears that Museeuw shed in his last-ever major
Classic. Paris-Roubaix: Even a Monument 100 years old can't resist
change!
Review from World Cycling Productions |
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2004 Le Tour
de France
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In the end, the startling fact wasn’t that Lance Armstrong
won the 2004 Tour de France. The surprise was how masterfully he
did it, casting off the pre-race contenders stage by stage and forcing
the millions of French spectators to grant him due respect, and
even a healthy dose of affection. He returned the favor on the podium,
addressing the throngs in French. He also strongly praised his US
Postal Service teammates. The familiar “Blue Train” never
looked more formidable and efficient than in this year’s Tour,
its last under USPS sponsorship. This was one of the most thrilling
Tours in years, with suspense building every day as to whether Armstrong
would shatter one of the most revered records in cycling. That he
accomplished that feat is now an historic fact of immense scope,
and the full fabric of the achievement and the many smaller dramas
of the 2004 Tour are all contained in this epic DVD. This is truly
a “must-have” for any cycling collection! Armstrong not
only won both time trials but three other stages as well, in stark
contrast to 2003 when he faltered several times and barely beat
Jan Ullrich by 61 seconds. This year Ullrich was expected to be
an even stronger challenger but finished in fourth place, almost
nine minutes behind Lance. Second place went to Ullrich’s T-Mobile
teammate, Andreas Klöden, who bumped Ivan Basso, an Italian
with CSC, to third place in the next to last stage. Basso had been
Armstrong’s closest contender for most of the race. Other sterling
efforts are captured here as well: Richard Virenque won his 7th
King of the Mountain title, a record, and Aussie Robbie McEwen won
the green points jersey for the second time in three years. It all
came to a close on a picture-perfect Paris day. You can’t ask
for a better finish to an historic event!
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Cycling
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