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Lance learns the truth...
....That the dirt will always be there.
I dont know how many of yall follow the Tour, being that it is a bunch of roadies... But apparently Lance did a bit of 'Cross action. "ONCE's Joseba Beloki crashed just four kilometers from the finish of the ninth stage of the Tour de France and suffered injuries serious enough to force him out of the three-week race. Four-time winner Lance Armstrong barely avoided going down in the same crash as he and Beloki were in hot pursuit of eventual stage winner Alexandre Vinokourov who had attacked on the day's final climb. Beloki was just 40 seconds adrift of the American in the overall standings and was leading Armstrong down the descent in the ninth stage when he braked sharply and came crashing down onto the road. "His (rear) tire exploded in front of me," Armstrong told French television. As Beloki went down, Armstrong barely managed to avoid him, was forced off the road and took a shortcut down the grassy part of the descent to rejoin the race. "I decided to do a bit of cyclo cross!" said Armstrong. "I was really scared. It was the reflexes of a survivor." By the way, Beloki broke his leg, wrist, and elbow in the crash. I really should cite the source that came from, but I didnt copy it down... Sorry guys. You can read more about it on VeloNews, though, Im sure... Still, thats pretty damn cool. -- -------- Alex Ravenel http://www.theravenel.net |
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On Tue, 15 Jul 2003 21:07:34 GMT, Alex Ravenel
wrote: Yo Alex, two things make this post valid to ALT.MOUNTAIN-BIKE 1. It happened on a mountain. 2. Lance did some off-roading. Please keep all other Roadie Crap out of this NG ;-) Lance is DA MAN! Seeing Beloki crash was not fun. I wouldn't wish that type of crash on anyone. Hope he rides again. Peace, Bill The mind serves properly as a window glass rather than as a reflector, that is, the mind should give an immediate view instead of an interpretation of the world. :-] |
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Alex Ravenel wrote:
...That the dirt will always be there. I dont know how many of yall follow the Tour, being that it is a bunch of roadies... But apparently Lance did a bit of 'Cross action. Damn freeriders! Stick to the trail! There, had to say it Cheers Anton |
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"AD." wrote in message ... Alex Ravenel wrote: ...That the dirt will always be there. I dont know how many of yall follow the Tour, being that it is a bunch of roadies... But apparently Lance did a bit of 'Cross action. Damn freeriders! Stick to the trail! There, had to say it Hot temperature, melting road surface and hot rims while braking on the descent are thought to be the reasons for Beloki's tyre coming off. PS Lance peeled off, rode down the rough, missed the hairpin turn and re joined the road behind the bunch who had been behind him. In XC ski races competitors are DQ'd for not covering the same trail and the same distance as the others. |
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Lance learns the truth...
On Wed, 16 Jul 2003 22:28:54 +0100, Taywood wrote:
"AD." wrote in message ... Alex Ravenel wrote: ...That the dirt will always be there. I dont know how many of yall follow the Tour, being that it is a bunch of roadies... But apparently Lance did a bit of 'Cross action. Damn freeriders! Stick to the trail! There, had to say it Hot temperature, melting road surface and hot rims while braking on the descent are thought to be the reasons for Beloki's tyre coming off. PS Lance peeled off, rode down the rough, missed the hairpin turn and re joined the road behind the bunch who had been behind him. In XC ski races competitors are DQ'd for not covering the same trail and the same distance as the others. He could have been disqualified, but they ruled that he didn't cover the distance because he was trying to get ahead -- it's basically the only thing he could do. -- Bob M in CT Remove 'x.' to reply |
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"Taywood" wrote in message ... "AD." wrote in message ... Alex Ravenel wrote: ...That the dirt will always be there. I dont know how many of yall follow the Tour, being that it is a bunch of roadies... But apparently Lance did a bit of 'Cross action. Damn freeriders! Stick to the trail! There, had to say it Hot temperature, melting road surface and hot rims while braking on the descent are thought to be the reasons for Beloki's tyre coming off. PS Lance peeled off, rode down the rough, missed the hairpin turn and re joined the road behind the bunch who had been behind him. In XC ski races competitors are DQ'd for not covering the same trail and the same distance as the others. You also usually don't get protesters sitting on the trail in XC skiing. They usually get too cold. He could have been penalized, but he started in front of the pack, made the only decision he could have, and ended up behind the pack. Hamilton said he was going to try to push him back to their speed, but realized that he stuck out his right arm - the one with the broken collarbone. Thats why he just kinda tapped him on the shoulder. Jon Bond |
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"Jon Bond" wrote:
He could have been penalized, but he started in front of the pack, made the only decision he could have, and ended up behind the pack. Hamilton said he was going to try to push him back to their speed, but realized that he stuck out his right arm - the one with the broken collarbone. Thats why he just kinda tapped him on the shoulder. Oh now THAT would have made the entire scene complete - another of the top 10 going out with a shattered collarbone due to pushing Lance up to speed... eek! I agree that no one was going to lodge a protest against Lance for that little cyclocross excursion - in fact, I'd like to see them make it part of the course in future years. Heh. Mark Hickey Habanero Cycles http://www.habcycles.com Home of the $695 ti frame |
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Taywood wrote:
PS Lance peeled off, rode down the rough, missed the hairpin turn and re joined the road behind the bunch who had been behind him. In XC ski races competitors are DQ'd for not covering the same trail and the same distance as the others. The rules state that a rider is not allowed to deliberately run off course in attempt to improve his position. Seeing as he neither did it deliberately or was it to his advantage, no action was taken. -- a.m-b FAQ: http://www.t-online.de/~jharris/ambfaq.htm a.bmx FAQ: http://www.t-online.de/~jharris/bmx_faq.htm |
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On Wed, 16 Jul 2003 22:28:54 +0100, "Taywood"
wrote: PS Lance peeled off, rode down the rough, missed the hairpin turn and re joined the road behind the bunch who had been behind him. In XC ski races competitors are DQ'd for not covering the same trail and the same distance as the others. But in many forms of auto racing, a competitor is allowed to cut the course, as long as no time or positions are gained. Some sanctioning bodies state that the cut must be made to avoid a crash, while others don't. Since Lance lost positions and time, and was avoiding an accident, why would cut be such a bad thing? Barry |
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Alex Ravenel wrote in message
I dont know how many of yall follow the Tour, being that it is a bunch of roadies... But apparently Lance did a bit of 'Cross action. Here it is on video: http://eurosport.com/home/pages/V3/L...dia_Lng0.shtml Search for "Tour de France: Stage 9 highlights" |
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