Forum: Racing
July 27th 07, 02:42 PM Posted to rec.bicycles.racing
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Replies: 10
Views: 487
evolution of a pro-cyclist....
There is no doubt that the cyclists at the tdf are the best of us, but how
much better is the question. When they are young they are "chosen" because
they're a hair better than the rest of us. Then...
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Forum: Racing
July 27th 07, 03:31 AM Posted to rec.bicycles.racing
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Replies: 109
Views: 2,722
LeMond on Contador
LeMond said: "If Rasmussen got caught, and if you want to be equal, you
have
to implicate other riders, too.
"You have a lot of riders against whom there's a lot of evidence and
relations...
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Forum: Racing
July 26th 07, 03:23 PM Posted to rec.bicycles.racing
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Replies: 7
Views: 743
Lance update...
Lance is riding a tough Ragbrai stage today to Independence, Iowa.
go to this web page and check out his photos
http://www.desmoinesregister.com/apps/pbcs.dll/section?Category=ragbrai07_sp
lash
go...
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Forum: Racing
July 26th 07, 03:02 PM Posted to rec.bicycles.racing
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Replies: 2
Views: 518
Lean Chicken
Maybe now that he's out of the TdF he can go eat a burger or two.
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Remember elefantino (little elephant) aka Marco Pantani? I fear a similar
fate for the chicken.
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Forum: Racing
July 26th 07, 02:59 PM Posted to rec.bicycles.racing
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Replies: 7
Views: 316
Why didn't Torreador Start in Yellow?
Custom dictates that is the yellow jersey wearer doesn't start, the
number 2 guy doesn't wear it until he is in the lead after the next
day...respect for the jersey altho seems most of these...
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Forum: Racing
July 26th 07, 02:52 PM Posted to rec.bicycles.racing
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Replies: 11
Views: 547
RAAM vs. TDF
Like "National Lampoon's Family Vacation" at 16.31 mph.
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That's what it is, if you aren't jacked up on something.
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Forum: Racing
July 26th 07, 12:43 PM Posted to rec.bicycles.racing
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Replies: 77
Views: 2,616
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Forum: Racing
July 26th 07, 03:49 AM Posted to rec.bicycles.racing
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Replies: 11
Views: 547
RAAM vs. TDF
Now having watched both RAAM and TDF, the biggest difference between the two
races is at RAAM the first guy across the finish line wins. In the TDF it
could be the second, third or fourth guy across...
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Forum: Racing
July 25th 07, 02:35 PM Posted to rec.bicycles.racing
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Replies: 11
Views: 803
CSC's ******* live update
from CSC live update on today's stage "66 km It was on Port de
Larrau, Miguel Indurain got dropped for good in 1996, when Bjarne Riis
attacked and formed a group of eight riders who reached...
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Forum: Racing
July 25th 07, 04:45 AM Posted to rec.bicycles.racing
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Replies: 0
Views: 754
Criminals flee the police.....
French police busted into the Astana hotel rooms, only to find out that
most of the team had already fled in separate vehicles. The police then set
up a dragnet, and the road blocks caught these...
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Forum: Racing
July 24th 07, 02:39 AM Posted to rec.bicycles.racing
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Replies: 1
Views: 538
Bruyneel is a genius.....
Bruyneel has written Levi off, and now it's all Albert. Watch them
inimidate Rasmussen into doing something stupid like covering himself with
t-patches before the final ITT. Then we'll see the roid...
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Forum: Racing
July 24th 07, 02:08 AM Posted to rec.bicycles.racing
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Replies: 52
Views: 2,099
Can Contador win?
and I don't think that the
pace Levi would set would leave Rasmussen particularly vulnerable either.
Maybe if you gave Odessa a thong and an antler helmet to run alongside...
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Bravo, the...
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Forum: Racing
July 23rd 07, 12:07 PM Posted to rec.bicycles.racing
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Replies: 0
Views: 507
Lance is doing ragbrai.....
You'all wondered where Lance is.......
excerpt:
But I won't invest myself fully in another rider because even in middle age,
I don't want my innocence dashed by another drug scandal.
So instead of...
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Forum: Racing
July 22nd 07, 05:23 PM Posted to rec.bicycles.racing
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Replies: 10
Views: 954
Something rotten in Denmark.....
As the saying goes, there's something rotten in Denmark about Rasmussen's
domination. And also there's something rotten in Denmark about Discovery
having two in the top 4. If there is something...
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Forum: Racing
July 21st 07, 06:16 PM Posted to rec.bicycles.racing
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Replies: 5
Views: 632
greg lemon was different
" greg lemon is not very well know in its country,usa, meanwhile he
remains a
legend here in Europe.
I have heard that lemon and amstrong don't appreciate them each other.
Amstrong has...
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Forum: Racing
July 21st 07, 06:03 PM Posted to rec.bicycles.racing
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Replies: 8
Views: 463
ready to be enlightened....
This is why I come to rbr, so I can be enlightened, to learn something I
don't know. Unfortunately I come in here (rbr), and I find out I'm the
expert doing the educating, but after today's ITT...
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Forum: Racing
July 19th 07, 12:01 PM Posted to rec.bicycles.racing
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Replies: 2
Views: 262
Cause of Brazil crash?
excerpts:
According to the Brazilian press the runway was recently reopened after
repairs but had not yet been "grooved", a measure that helps pilots reduce a
plane's speed.
In an interview with...
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Forum: Mountain Biking
July 18th 07, 02:34 PM Posted to alt.music.rush,alt.mountain-bike
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Replies: 2
Views: 251
for those considering to try MTBing.
Lots of people on this trail, and boy does it wind & weave, snake back
& forth. That's probably why it's popular, MTBing for those whom have
never done it, is like being on a roller coaster but...
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Forum: Mountain Biking
July 18th 07, 10:40 AM Posted to alt.mountain-bike
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Replies: 6
Views: 622
Superbright led lights
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I use a DiNotte LED that works pretty good for a road bike. The problem
with LED's is that they can't focus the beams. The light just goes all
over
the place. For a...
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Forum: Techniques
July 16th 07, 12:13 PM Posted to rec.bicycles.tech
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Replies: 17
Views: 2,037
Shimano compact crank, bottom bracket noise ?
Anybody run into this "click" before- any comments on what it might be
or whether I should worry about it?
Try everything you can think of
out of the saddle
in the saddle
spinning
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Forum: Mountain Biking
July 16th 07, 03:12 AM Posted to alt.mountain-bike
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Replies: 18
Views: 1,396
race kills woman cyclist
I checked out Vandeman's web site, and it is a work of a mad man,
Lack of specifics are a sure indication of BS. It means that you can't
defend your assertions.
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You have a delusion...
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Forum: Racing
July 16th 07, 12:08 AM Posted to rec.bicycles.racing
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Replies: 24
Views: 1,031
A real G'Day for the Australians
Did you know if you go to Australia, and order a Fosters at the bar,
they've
never heard of it? O'Grady will have some time now to enjoy those
wonderful
Australian beers, expect...
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Forum: Racing
July 15th 07, 10:04 PM Posted to rec.bicycles.racing
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Replies: 24
Views: 1,031
A real G'Day for the Australians
According to a a Danish CSC press release, O'Grady has a punctured
lung, a broken collar bone, a broken shoulderblade, 5 broken ribs and
3 "tapper" in his back. It says it is important to...
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Forum: Mountain Biking
July 15th 07, 09:53 PM Posted to alt.mountain-bike
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Replies: 18
Views: 1,396
race kills woman cyclist
Dick!
Quoted from a previous response to your attitude problem.
"Your problem, Callistus, is that you instantly assume that you are right
across the spectrum - which you aren't. YOU...
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Forum: Mountain Biking
July 15th 07, 06:22 PM Posted to alt.mountain-bike
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Replies: 18
Views: 1,396
race kills woman cyclist
young people shouldn't race:
BRIMFIELD, ILL | Highland native Elizabeth Kobeszka -- a high school
valedictorian with a record of success and service -- died during a bicycle
race Saturday after she...
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