Stage 6 Photos . . .

[BumbleBeeDave]

US Postal Service team leader Lance Armstrong, of Austin, Texas, left, picks up his bicycle after he swept his damaged back wheel with teammate Benjamin Noval Gonzalez, holding the damaged wheel at right, after Armstrong fell with other riders of the pack outside Logron, during the 6th stage of the Tour de France cycling race between Bonneval and Angers, western France, Friday, July 9, 2004. (AP Photo/Peter Dejong)

[BumbleBeeDave]

US Postal Service team leader Lance Armstrong, of Austin, Texas, center, adjusts his brakes after he swapped his damaged back wheel with teammate Benjamin Noval Gonzalez,right, after Armstrong fell with other riders of the pack outside Logron, during the 6th stage of the Tour de France cycling race between Bonneval and Angers, western France, Friday, July 9, 2004. (AP Photo/Peter Dejong)

[BumbleBeeDave]

US Postal Service team leader Lance Armstrong, of Austin, Texas, center, adjusts his brakes after he swapped his damaged back wheel with teammate Benjamin Noval Gonzalez, right, after Armstrong fell with other riders of the pack outside Logron, during the 6th stage of the Tour de France cycling race between Bonneval and Angers, western France, Friday, July 9, 2004. (AP Photo/Peter Dejong)

[BumbleBeeDave]

US Postal Service team leader Lance Armstrong, of Austin, Texas, foreground left, gets onto his bicycle after he swapped his damaged back wheel with teammate Benjamin Noval Gonzalez, after Armstrong fell with other riders of the pack outside Logron, during the 6th stage of the Tour de France cycling race between Bonneval and Angers, western France, Friday, July 9, 2004. The Tour de France chief doctor Gerard Porte looks on at left. (AP Photo/Peter Dejong)

[BumbleBeeDave]

Maybe Sheryl will kiss it and make it better? . . . :rolleyes:

View of the right knee of US Postal Service team leader Lance Armstrong, of Austin, Texas, after his fall outside Logron, during the 6th stage of the Tour de France cycling race between Bonneval and Angers, western France, Friday, July 9, 2004. (AP Photo/Peter Dejong)

[BumbleBeeDave]

This looks like it HURTS . . . Is it just me, though, or does this guy crash a lot? I seem to remember him burning off a bunch of lycra in a sprint last year . . .

Tour de France chief doctor Gerard Porte, left, tends to Rene Haselbacher of Austria, of Team Gerolsteiner, after he fell in the last kilometer of the 6th stage of the Tour de France cycling race between Bonneval and Angers, western France, Friday, July 9, 2004. (AP Photo/Laurent Rebours)

[BumbleBeeDave]

Rene Haselbacher of Austria, of Team Gerolsteiner, holds his face after falling in the last kilometer of the 6th stage of the Tour de France cycling race between Bonneval and Angers, western France, Friday, July 9, 2004. (AP Photo/Laurent Rebours)

[BumbleBeeDave]

Overall leader Thomas Voeckler of France, wearing the yellow jersey, second right, pedals in the pack during the 6th stage of the Tour de France cycling race between Bonneval and Angers, western France, Friday, July 9, 2004. Tom Boonen of Belgium won the stage, Voeckler retains the yellow jersey. (AP Photo/Peter Dejong)

[BumbleBeeDave]

Overall leader Thomas Voeckler of France, foreground, wearing the yellow jersey, takes the start with riders of the pack of the 6th stage of the Tour de France cycling race between Bonneval and Angers, western France, Friday, July 9, 2004. Voeckler retained the overall lead on Friday, as Tom Boonen of Belgium won the stage. (AP Photo/Peter Dejong)

[BumbleBeeDave]

Best climber Paolo Bettini of Italy kisses a hostess on the podium after th6th stage of the Tour de France cycling race between Bonneval and Angers, western France, Friday, July 9, 2004. Tom Boonen of Belgium won the stage, Thomas Voeckler of France retains the overall lead. (AP Photo/Peter Dejong)

[BumbleBeeDave]

Press photographers take their positions as riders ride through Le Lude during the 6th stage of the Tour de France cycling race between Bonneval and Angers, western France, Friday, July 9, 2004. (AP Photo/Laurent Rebours)

[BumbleBeeDave]

Overall leader Thomas Voeckler of France, wearing the yellow jersey, center, pedals through Bauge during the 6th stage of the Tour de France cycling race between Bonneval and Angers, western France, Friday, July 9, 2004. Tom Boonen of Belgium won the stage. (AP Photo/Peter Dejong)

[BumbleBeeDave]

Marcus Ljungqvist of Sweden carries his bicycle by the side of a wheat field as he overtakes fallen riders in the pack outside Logron, during the 6th stage of the Tour de France cycling race between Bonneval and Angers, western France, Friday, July 9, 2004. (AP Photo/Peter Dejong)

[BumbleBeeDave]

. . . He's about to activate his Tractor-Beam! ;)

A farmer sitting on his tractor talks on his cell phone as he looks at the pack of riders pedal outside Dangeau during the 6th stage of the Tour de France cycling race between Bonneval and Angers, western France, Friday, July 9, 2004. (AP Photo/Peter Dejong)

[BumbleBeeDave]

Tom Boonen of Belgium, center, battles to win the sprint of the 6th stage of the Tour de France cycling race between Bonneval and Angers, western France, Friday, July 9, 2004. Boonen won the stage, Thomas Voeckler retains the overall lead of the race. Erik Zabel of Germany, second left, and Stuart O'Grady of Australia, third left, are seen behind. (AP Photo/Peter Dejong)

[BumbleBeeDave]

Tom Boonen of Belgium reacts as he crosses the finish line, winning the 6th stage of the Tour de France cycling race between Bonneval and Angers, western France, Friday, July 9, 2004. (AP Photo/Christophe Ena)

[BumbleBeeDave]

. . . I ripped my pants!

Tom Boonen of Belgium reacts as he crosses the finish line, winning the 6th stage of the Tour de France cycling race between Bonneval and Angers, western France, Friday, July 9, 2004. (AP Photo/Peter Dejong)

[weisan]

Haselbacher hit the deck at the final sprint in last year's tour on stage three. For those who have seen the footage, it looks pretty nasty too as he basically did a back flip somersault together with his bike. The torque and wattage they are generating in the last 300 meters mass sprint on a typical flat TDF stage is just unbelievable!!!

[weisan]

Last year's green jersey winner Baden Cooke has a relatively quiet tour so far :rolleyes: :confused:

Erik Zabel...I respect you. You are a true sportsman.

Yesterday's win seems to have summoned up the speed demons living inside Stuart O' Grady. I notice that Stuart has taken a backseat for a while now behind the likes of Cooke, McEwen, Zabel and Petacchi. He seems to be quietly developing his strength as a classic rider. Maybe he's aiming for Paris Roubauix.

[BumbleBeeDave]

. . . to the racing at this year's tour, French police are investigating charges by journalists that Bjarne Riis, allegedly seen in this exclusive hidden-camera photo, is paying local satanic cultists to perform bizarre rites designed to put evil spells on the riders of other teams . . .

[Dekonick]

Tractor beam....

You kill me!

Keep 'em coming!

[rnhood]

Another great set of photo's. Maybe BBD's car will break down and keep him from going on vacation. Not sure we can survive a disruption of this excellent service.

[shinomaster]

Because of the way he left postal ..I don't ever think I'll be his fan.

[fjaws]

US Postal Service team leader Lance Armstrong, of Austin, Texas, center, adjusts his brakes after he swapped his damaged back wheel with teammate Benjamin Noval Gonzalez, right, after Armstrong fell with other riders of the pack outside Logron, during the 6th stage of the Tour de France cycling race between Bonneval and Angers, western France, Friday, July 9, 2004. (AP Photo/Peter Dejong)


Clearly not a damaged "back" wheel in the photo. Notice which wheel is missing from teammate's bike and the very obvious lack of a cassette on the wheel. Great photos though. It is ashame that most of these great photos go unseen, obviously some great shots!!