Show vt V vl 4 'J ' V 'jiw Tha Herald Journal Logan Utah Saturday July 20 2002 — B5 - :vi ' v p0111" His rivals are far behind Spain's JotebaBeloki Armstrong’s biggest challenger trailed by nearly 2 12’ minutes in the race i Riday’a stage in die Pyrenees He" was unlikely to improvehis perfor-- v mance enough to stop Armstrong' 'K AAs he pedaled in the last climb the Plateau de Beille the US Postal Service rider reached down to zip dp hu yellow ieney which had been pea to below the chest for muctof the hot sunny stage' VI know this climb very well It’s die nearest mountain pass to my$ V borne” said Armstrong who speads V h'0® tol strong was weaker this year Friday’s win confirmed that he’s likely to take -ea fourth title The record is five Four riders—- Jacques Anquetil and Bernard Hinault of Ranee Eddy Merckx of Belgium and Spain’s Miguel Indurain — have taken the tide five times and only Indurain won all five consecutively Armstrong won his first tide less than three years after being diag- w ' J ) W r? at his best level yet There were no weak moments such as the one he experienced at the 2000 Tour when he lost power in the last major mountain stage Yet before the start of this year’s race the Armstrong said he felt stronger even than in 2001 He will have another chance to prove it when the race heads to Mont Ventoux in the southern Vaucluse region on Sunday “I regard it as the hardest climb this year” Armstrong said Two years ago he could have won at Mont VentouX but pulled back in the finishing stretch to let Marco Pantani win calling the decision a “gift” to the charismatic Italian Pantani said he felt insulted “If I’m in front I won’t make the ' ' ' a year 1 Last year four stage victories were nough to wal the title for Arm- strong who established a whopping lead of 6:44 over his arcfarival Ian Ullrich The German who is absent from this year’s Tbur because of injury was so thoroughly dominated dot he acknowledged defeat with a whole week of racing to go At the tune Armstrong said he felt From foe deep hay left of favor any particular style' only ' foe players who keep u out of the fairway on the 475-yathe knee-hig-h hole the bat he could do was rough and treacherous pot bunkers to chop it out some 15 yards “The way Ernie played the to the fairway He hit ms first nine I thought he was approach into 18 feet then going to pull away” lvay said ' made an uphill putt that had “If you have some wind mownearly a foot of break “I hadn’t hit too many bad ing you may see the scores shots foe entire front nine and come a little more apart” v Tway was foe last all of a sudden I’m looking at player to join foe lead when he saved dropping a shot” Woods said “That was the only hole I did par from the bunker with a that on I wanted to continue putt on the final hole Fjve players at foe top was the the momentum” He did that and cr?pt even most sincethere was Ssix-wa- y closer to the leaders on the par-- 5 tie for the lead after two rounds at Pebble Beach in the 17fo from more thick grass on 1972 US Open: a knoll to the right of the green The ball wound up on the And it’s crowded all the wiqr down to foe bottom fringe and Woods holed the Phil Mickelson had to birdie for birdie to get to 138 Woods anywhere near the the 17th hole to avoid missing lead going into the weekend at the cut He shot a 76 and was a major is cause for concern at 144 still only eight The difference this week is strokes behind David Duval was seven strokes behind at the that there are so many other halfway point last year and he players any number of which could produce a great round in went on to win by three foe next two days Sift through all the names The favorite among the and the wild card in foe middle of this race is Woods who Scottish gallery is Montnow has gone 26 holes withgomerie whose 64 made them take their hands off their out a bogey and still hasn’t umbrellas for rousing applause had to hit from any of foe 148 — that equates to a frenzy bunkers at Muirfield While Els’ momentum compared with US majors slowed with a bogey Woods “I know I can win” said ' actually gained some by making Montgomerie who never has in a major “I’ve never been a par on No 10 the only time he was in serious danger Friday' frightened of winning ever” same mistake again "Armstrong ' said Friday The toughest stage of the Tour will" probably be Wednesday’s 16th kg fromLesDeux AlpestoLaPlagne It features three exceptionally difficult climbs including the ascent to the finish The two remaining moun- ” tain stages are less grueling than Mont Ventoux or La Plagne Armstrong is expected to perform well in the secOnd-to-lastage a time trial In past years he has been the only rider strong enough to set a fast pace in time trials that come after the mountains The final stage is a flat stretch from Melun to the Champs-- r Elysees in Paris which is usually little more than a victory lap for the st 89-mi- yellow rd Continued from “They would probably need a new park” Thompson said Although he said some smaller minor league balldubs sometimes only (haw a couple of hundred people and would need only minimal facilities The previous Darla D Clark administration had at times explored the idea Thompson sak during his tenure nothing has been seriously considered nor is there any estimate on how much a new facility would cost 20-fo- ot ‘ If ' ld M ’ V ! was foe case” Another bogey followed on No 13 when Els found a pot I bunker so deep foe Continacdfrom B1 r South African couldn't see (68) Duffy Waldorf (69) and over the top of foe lip He left his first shot in foe bunker BoblWay(67)' Another stroke back was then managed to get Des Smyth of Ire--' to limit the damage : land (69) Soren Hansen of Five pars later the last one Denmark (69) and Carl Pet- - ' saved by a wedge from 80 ‘ terssonof Sweden (70) yards that stopped 4 feet from Woods wks among eigfrtplay-- ’ the hole he was still in good era lurking two strokes behind at shape tied for the lead going 138 perfect position to add the into foe weekend at a major claret jug tq the trophies from Tm chalkaging fora major the Mreters and 4mmpifmhip again" Els said which he won earlier tms year “I’ve got an opportunity to without dusmndi of a funk achieve one of my goals and Els certainly was pleased that’s to win a claret jug Obviwith his score on another relaously other players would like tively calm day off the Firth of ' to win this tournament Forth Still he knows it could “It’s going to be pretty have been lower and his comexciting come Sunday” fort margin a little larger Now add another element He birdied six of the first into foe picture At 7034 eight holes had the lowest yards Muirfield is by far the nine-ho- le score (29) in the shortest course of all foe major British Open since 1996 and championships this year The found himself leading by three first two days have been nearshots as he stood in foe lift ly perfect for scoring And the best anyone could fairway with a wedge in his hand 130 yards from foe hole manage was 6 under par The shot went 144 yards “If the wind ever blows it’s sailing over foe flag and into going to be interesting” Woods said foe rough for his first bogey That was in foe forecast for “I got too aggressive” he said “My blood was pumping Saturday which could help there After making bogey I separate the field As it is Muirfield is such a complete knew there was a lot of diffi- cub holes to come and that test of golf that it doesn’t ' British ' noised with irfvanccd testicular can- cer that had spread to hiilungi and ' atretch that began v ' brain He was given a 40 percent “in die 12369-mi- k chance of survival and underwent in Lannemezan : the brain & hashdd yellow Armstrong surgery and chemotherapy jeri j 'nd much of tbe He docked r ’ ‘t- ter 2-o- - - "It would require us doing a bond and I can’t see us doing that” Thompson said “We’ve never taken a look at it that seriously” The AP story quoted a Pocatello official as saying the Iqague would want $75000 up front to field a team Hansen said he wouldn’t think a team would be possibk without someone putting up $100000 to start the team Hansen was part of meetings five years ago when an official from the Westerq League passed through the valley looking at possible sites and visiting with city and county officials “People have been trying to ' do this for years” Hansen said- - “It always dies There jersey-wear- le er is not a chance unless someone puts up some money It’s costly and the only way to make it is to get advertising” Whik Thompson called foe possibility of a minor league baseball team a “neat idea” he said Cache Valley is nonefoe- less lucky to have a Division I university sports program here “I have notiiing against it but doubt it has a chance in Cache Valley" Hansen said The Blue Sox skipper said he is not worried about it affecting foe Northern Utah League or Beehive League amateur summer baseball leagues with four teams in the valley “People are still going to ' come to our games” he said Hansen does like the idea of a league The meetings five years ago were about a four-tealeague He said the kvel of play would be a step below the Pioneer League Hansen also said he thought some of tiie local amateur six-tea- m m teams may even be better The Western League is in its eighth season six-tea- m and its 90-gaseason runs from late May through the end of August The Rocky Mountain season would be 68 games long Current members of foe Western League include: Chico Sonoma Yuba-Sutt- er Long Beach and Solano Calif and Yuma Ariz ' &: ? ’ ' V v- w r‘ :V vyv FINANCING 2002 ON SELECT V' ‘ VWTH SAVINGS :?ON JEEP VEHICLES UP TO $6800 FOR 60 MONTHS GRAND CHEROKEE V ' 1 ksil 1 J ’ Down ' ORiUfiiTcai Payment 4- x'ON SELECt 2002 GRAND CHEROKEES £ y mm i 1 -r -- H ’ POWERTRAIN LIMITED S&TTXt: ‘V jK 4y e and transmls"nrt workina parts n Ford Chevy No GOVERNMENTS HIGHEST imitaH " GOVERNMENTS''''' ncurif dhpoaN raqufevd SEE YOUR JEER DEALER WARRANTYii'fflf? 1 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