Like all good authors, Bowie was always ready to kill his darlings, but murdering Ziggy Stardust on stage gained him instant mystique and a trademark modus operandi.
Landis losing a whole bunch of time in the mountains losing the yellow jersey and then the next day launching a huge attack half way through the stage, gaining it all back and more.
Just as the country seems ready to take its place on the international stage, gaining credit for its peacefulness, its stability and its pluralism, it will find itself under attack, however unfairly, as a vandal on a planetary scale.
The stage gained stillness, and tension, as video of a single large drop, from the top of the screen, hung tantalizingly before falling and creating an inky crown at the bottom, releasing the dance once again into a more active state.
At the training stage, gains are initialized with R j,n (t), which is known in advance for the training database.
In 12.9 km, this stage gained over 1000 m and featured a section with 24 percent gradients in the final kilometer.
They worked together as a cohesive unit for much of the stage, gaining a maximum six-minute advantage over the peloton.
The day saw a big winner in time gains and a big loser: Lance Armstrong finished 29 seconds behind Di Luca in the same group as the man finishing sixth on the stage, gaining seven places in the GC, while Thomas Lövkvist lost over a minute and fell from second to eighth in the GC.
At this temperature, the sugar enters what culinary experts call the "hardball" candy stage, gaining a thick, tacky, adhesive quality — perfect for waxing.
Those who advance past the first two qualifying stages gain status on the Buy.com Tour next year, the developmental circuit for the PGA Tour.
