Tour de France 2007 XVI

Tonight we have Stage 15 ( Foix to Loudenvielle ) covering a distance of 196 km.

Climbs:
Km 27.5: Col de Port: 11.4 km climb @ 5.3 % grade : 2nd Cat.
Km 98.5: Col de Portet d’Aspet: 5.7 km climb @ 6.9 % grade : 2nd Cat.
Km 114: Col de Menté: 7.0 km climb @ 8.1 % grade : 1st Cat.
Km 159.5: Port de Balès: 19.2 km climb @ 6.2 % grade : HC
Km 184.5: Col de Peyresourde: 9.7 km climb @ 7.8 % grade : 1st Cat.

The Col de Portet d’Aspet, today’s second climb, is the descent on which Fabio Casartelli unfortunately died in a crash during the 15th stage of the 1995 Tour de France.

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Results:

Vinokourov was part of a 25-man breakaway for much of the day before making a decisive move on the Col de Peyresourde, 21.5km from the finish.
He came home 51 seconds ahead of Kim Kirchen and Haimar Zubeldia. [BBC]

Stage 15 – Interview – Alexandre VINOKOUROV (Tour de France YouTube Channel)

[1] Stage 15 Photos [Graham Watson]
[2] Stage 15 on the road [TDF Blog]
[3] Stage 15 Race Summary [Steephill.tv]
[4] Stage Details Stage 15 – Monday, July 23: Foix – Loudenvielle – Le Louron, 196km [Cycling News]
[5] Results Stage 15 – Monday, July 23: Foix – Loudenvielle – Le Louron, 196km [Cycling News]
[6] STAGE 15 – MORE PYRENEAN DRAMA [The Tour de France for the Rest of Us]
[7] Stage 15 Report [BBC]
[8] Stage 15 Link Roundup [Spare Cycles]
[9] Stage 15: Foix to Loudenvielle [Tour de France Lanterne Rouge]

This weeks links: 2007-07-23

Getting in sync
… The key to portability is the U3 hardware/software standards that have been agreed to in order to guarantee compatibility. A number of USB memory key manufacturers are offering U3-enabled dongles. For plutocrats like D they offer a new way of using a computer. — Terry Lane
LiveWire 2007-Jul-26 [The Age]

Lolcats: Im in ur computer makin ur graphix
Flikr Toy from BigHugeLabs

AARNET BLOG
Hi to all from the new AARNet website, and specifically the National Video Conferencing Service (NVCS).
This site, and this blog, will focus on the education and research sector’s approach to video conferencing suport as well as defining the support resources available to support staff across all tiers.
Topic = Video Conferencing

Understanding Engineers: Feasibility
… Very Hard is the extreme of hard problems. You’ll often see both words capitalised for emphasis, even in the middle of a sentence. Indexing the entire World Wide Web and providing relevant search results in millisecond response times is a Very Hard problem. Breaking commercial-grade encryption within practical hardware and time limitations is a Very Hard problem. Peace in the Middle East is a Very Hard problem. … [The Fishbowl]

European GP: Mark Webber 3rd!

Mark Webber picks up a podium with a 3rd place finish in a rain affected European GP.

… the race will largely be remembered for the extraordinary scenes almost two hours earlier when seven drivers – including Hamilton, whose World Championship lead has been cut to a paltry two points – crashed off within thirty seconds when the Nurburgring was hit by a virtual monsoon.

[1] European GP: Alonso wins as chaos rains [Planet F1]
[2] WEBBER WEATHERS THE STORM TO TAKE PODIUM FINISH [markwebber.com]