Behind the Blue Curtain

Chris will be bringing us daily updates from within Discovery Channel HQ, getting the lowdown from team management. Discovery Channel is the team on everybody's lips at this year's Tour de France. Why? One name - Lance Armstrong. This network of riders and staff previously existed as the US Postal Service Pro Cycling Team, helping Lance win his six Tour de France crowns, and in 2005 they're gunning for a seventh title. Follow the progress of the team here on Cyclingnews.com from 'Behind the Blue Curtain' Australia UK USA

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July 28, 2005: Lance's Tour curtain call

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Index to all entries A part of any team's Tour de France tradition is the after-Tour party, and when...

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July 23, 2005: Time Trial support

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Index to all entries One of the things that I think a lot of people suppose is that all of the...

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July 19, 2005: How to become a pro

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Index to all entries I caught up with Jim "Och" Ochowicz, President of USA Cycling, the day after...

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July 18, 2005: All's well on rest day

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Index to all entries The team is spending a welcome three nights in a row in the same...

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July 16, 2005: The Disco team car

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Index to all entries Since we recently went on the team's bus I thought it only appropriate to also...

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July 15, 2005: Iconography

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Index to all entries When Lance Armstrong rolled out his new Trek TTx bike for the Stage 1 Time...

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July 14, 2005: The team behind the team

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Index to all entries Lance Armstrong often says how proud he is of the eight riders who have...

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July 13, 2005: A little bit of Discovery tech

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Index to all entries 10 Questions with Scott Daubert, Trek's Team Liaison 1. Why do pros use tubular...

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July 11, 2005: Staying on guard

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Index to all entries It didn't take long after the bombings in London to have people over here...

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July 10, 2005: Life at the start

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Index to all entries There's one thing that practically everyone wants and almost no one gets here...

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July 7, 2005: Coloured Lids

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Index to all entries Aside from the weather, today was a day the team could use: a relatively flat...

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July 6, 2005: Recovering after the TTT

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Index to all entries One of the things that has made this first week different from recent Tours...

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Stage 4 - Mystery Oakleys?

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Index to all entries July 5, 2005 Stage 4 - Mystery Oakleys? One of the cool aspects of the Tour de...

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Discovery Channel Satisfied with Stage 1 Result

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Index to all entries July 3, 2005 Despite a 2 second loss by Lance Armstrong to CSC's Dave Zabriskie...

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Stage 3 and looking ahead to the TTT

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Index to all entries July 4, 2005 Another flat day and another stage spent protecting Lance...

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