Bobby was interviewed by the Two Johns Podcast about the upcoming 2009 Tour de France. Click here for the interview.
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Check out Bobby’s latest column for ESPN.com previewing the big mountain stages.
Bobby will be making a guest appearance on CyclingNews.com’s live coverage of Stage 10.
Cyclingnews is pleased to announce that Bobby Julich (Team CSC – Saxo Bank) will make a special guest appearance on our live commentary team for stage ten from Pau to Hautacam. A veteran Tour campaigner, with a podium place and an Olympic bronze to his name, Julich’s huge wealth of experience and sharp sense of race tactics will provide a professional’s insight into the race.
Julich will be joining us as the races heats up on the ascent of the Col du Tourmalet. Cyclingnews will begin live coverage of the stage around 13:00 local European time (CEST)/ 7:00 (USA East)/ 21:00 Australia (EST) – also on WAP-enabled mobile devices at http://live.cyclingnews.com/wap/.
Although Bobby isn’t riding the Tour de France, he will be writing a column for ESPN.com to give his take on how the Tour de France is playing out.
Even though Bobby is not racing in the Tour himself, for the second half of the Tour de France Bobby will be contributing his thoughts and analysis for ESPN.com. So far he has written about Vino’s crash, and the latest doping allegations.
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The 1980 U.S. Hockey Team had the “Miracle on Ice”, and Bobby says “If there was ever a miracle in cycling, it happened Thursday.”
Floyd Landis’ Stage 17 ride on Thursday was the most amazing ride I have ever seen in my life and will go down as one of the best rides of all time, and Landis will go down as one of cycling’s gutsiest riders.
Bobby says “I hate to say this, but I believe Floyd Landis lost the overall lead for good Wednesday at the Tour de France.” More …
In Bobby’s latest ESPN.com Journal he talks about the great teamwork of CSC in helping Frank Schleck to the win on L’Alpe du Huez.
Bobby was also on GameNight on ESPN Radio: Listen
Team CSC has been ripping it up, and Carlos Sastre moved up to 2nd place on GC after another crazy day of racing that saw FLoyd Landis bonk in the Alps.
In his latest diary for ESPN.com, Bobby comments on the first mountain stages of the Tour …
As the Tour de France moved into the mountains Wednesday, I knew Stage 10 wasn’t going to be a real decisive stage for the leaders. At the same time, I was really disappointed with the way the stage unfolded. [more]
And say he will be back on the bike soon …
My soon-to-be-4-year-old daughter keeps telling me that my “boo-boos” will get better and that I need to get back on my bike. My goal is to do just that (on the turbo trainer) on Thursday.
Even though Bobby is out of the race, he will continue to give his thoughts on the Tour de France for ESPN.com. Read the latest entry: I missed an opportunity of a lifetime, but I’ll race again …
I am really kicking myself right now. Every time I close my eyes, realizing that the Tour was so wide open, it was my opportunity of a lifetime, it really was. With everything that went on that day before the crash, the morning, my warm-up, my mental frame of mind, I really thought I was going to accomplish two of my goals, winning the stage and taking the yellow jersey.
Bobby flew back to Nice today and he is doing better but of course is very sore and has LOTS of road rash. His wrist is definitely fractured and he said they did a good job of sewing him up so now he just has to be very careful about keeping the wounds clean to avoid infection. After 2 1/2 weeks of recovery he will determine if he can finish out the season for August or just return to the U.S.
Bobby thanks everyone for all your thoughts, phonecalls, and prayers. He has checked his emails but of course can’t respond very well since he can’t really type with 2 hands, but he does appreciate everyone’s thoughts.
This is terrible news to report, but Bobby has crashed in the time trial, and is out of the Tour de France. It looked he just took a corner too fast and his front wheel lost traction. He slid hard into a curb. It looks like he was standing, but he could not continue and was shown getting into an ambulance.
Reports say he looked to have injured his wrist.
The Team CSC veteran appeared to have injured his right wrist, which he clutched, grimacing in pain. He also tore his shorts and suffered scrapes.
The latest info on Bobby from Team CSC …
Julich had x-rays done at the hospital in Rennes on Saturday afternoon and team doctor Joost De Maeseneer commented:
“First off the x-rays show no fractures, but he has a big open wound on his right wrist. When they’ve cleaned it up properly, they’ll be able to examine it further during surgery here in Rennes. Bobby will be staying in hospital over night and later on a scan will show, whether he has any fractures.”
Additional quotes from CyclingNews.com …
“There are apparently no fractures,” CSC team director Alain Gallopin said. “Nevertheless, they will keep him overnight and he will have a little surgery to clean the wound properly. You could see the bone and the tendons, so the wound is rather deep.
Gallopin added that the crash did not happen out of a lack of concentration of his rider. “He knew the course and has the experience of riding fast even in corners, but there was a lot of gravel at that particular junction, as people walked over the graveled sidewalk, and some of it ended up on the road. His wheel just slid,” he added.
Carlos Sastre comments …
I didn’t know about Bobby’s crash before crossing the finish line. It is sad because he was very important in the team, which means that we have to go on without two of our main riders.”
Bobby shown here starting the time trial. Unfortuneatly he wasn’t able to finish. See another photo of Bobby riding just before the crash.
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Tomorrow’s Stage 7 Time Trial is when the Tour de France really begins for the riders hoping to wear the yellow jersey in Paris. This year there are many names being thrown into the mix of possible contenders. The 52 kilometers of pain on Saturday should sort things out.
PezCyclingNews.com has a preview of the time trial course. Also check out the Zipp wheels that Bobby will be using.
McEwen had another great leadout from a teammate and took his 11th career stage win in the Tour de France. Bobby finished safely in the bunch in 58th place. Bobby now looks forward to the stage 7 time trial. Stage 6 results.
Bobby’s ESPN Diary: Time trial is my chance to make a mark.
There are going to be another 25-30 riders who are going to give the same 100-percent effort, that are going for the stage win and the yellow jersey. I expect to see a lot more Americans dominate the top 10 and I hope to top that list. I am definitely not going to call my shot here (a la Babe Ruth), but if I can have a day like I hope to have, I’ll be in contention at the Tour.
Then, there will be a little pressure.
USA Today says: Time trial first big test for Tour contenders.
For now, Julich and the other strong time-trialists will be looking to Saturday’s stage as the beginning of a winning campaign.
“Team CSC still has a plan, as we have some other bullets in the gun,” Julich says. “After the time trial it will be clear who the leader is.”
Graham Watson photos from stage 6 include another great shot of Bobby…
Predicting the Time Trial
There are all kinds of predictions on who will win the time trial on stage 7. If things are anything close to the results of last year’s 55 km Time Trial stage, we could see Bobby in yellow tomorrow!
While speaking to reporters in a teleconference on Thursday, Lance Armstrong said an American has a great chance of winning the Tour, and he including Bobby as someone to watch out for.
“His name doesn’t get mentioned when people talk about George Hincapie or Floyd Landis or (Levi) Liepheimer, but Bobby’s name perhaps should be mentioned.”
Read the full report here …
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