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Lindsay wrote:
Yes, in fact in 99 Lance was supposed to have a split season, race some road and some mtn bike for Trek. The TdF that year changed his focus a little bit. He only raced in 2 mtn bike races, one in Colorado and one in Napa Valley IIRC. He also races in the Dirty Duo outside of Austin. Fun stuff. Lindsay About that time, very shortly after his chemo, he raced in an XC at Deer Valley, Utah, but did not bother finishing. He'd catch everyone on the climbs and fall back on the downhills. -- -- Lynn Wallace http://www.xmission.com/~lawall "I'm not proud. We really haven't done everything we could to protect our customers. Our products just aren't engineered for security." --Microsoft VP in charge of Windows OS Development, Brian Valentine. |
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No, I can zap between 4 channels TdF LIVE coverage without commercials :-)
"Brian Phillips" wrote in message link.net... "Erik van Leeuwen" wrote : Lance has mountainbike experience? Dude, haven't you been watching those Subaru commercials? |
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11/10th's.outasight!!go Beloki!Max Brake.and watch the guy infront and
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"Peter Stone" wrote in message .com...
"Runamukluks" wrote in message ... What a shame for Beloki!! I was thinking this is probably the best tour I've ever seen on TV. Then *this* happened. Recover well. Joseba. Broken leg, broken elbow, broken wrist. Disaster for Beloki and ONCE. Great survival instincts by Lance. Glad he wasn't penalized for his cross-country jaunt. And we may have witnessed the birth of a star in Alexandre Vinokourov. g. |
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A "bit" too much risk? Locking up the rear wheel until the tire is ground away and explodes is not s symptom of a bit too much risk, it's a sign of panic, assuming it was not intentional. How did Armstrong, who was right behind him, get through, cross country or otherwise, at what must have been approximately the same speed? Maybe Beloki panicked and didn't apply enough (or any) front brake, whereas Lance used both (mostly front) and hence was able to avoid skidding and slow down more. When I began racing as a youngster (relatively speaking) our coach adjusted everyones' rear brake so that the lever bottomed out on the handle bar before the rear would lock up. Almost everyone instinctively learnt to use the front more effectively. Even today, when braking hard in the rain, when I start to lose the rear I automatically (lower-brainstem) re-balance. Now if people would stop plowing into my RD I'd be happy. -- Dominic Richens | "If you're not *outraged*, you're not paying attention!" |
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![]() "Sabers" wrote in message om... "Peter Stone" wrote in message .com... "Runamukluks" wrote in message ... What a shame for Beloki!! I was thinking this is probably the best tour I've ever seen on TV. Then *this* happened. Recover well. Joseba. Broken leg, broken elbow, broken wrist. Disaster for Beloki and ONCE. Great survival instincts by Lance. Glad he wasn't penalized for his cross-country jaunt. And we may have witnessed the birth of a star in Alexandre Vinokourov. g. Vino is one of the few riders that has had an even stronger year than Hamilton. Paris-Nice, Amstel Gold and Tour de Suisse. |
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![]() "Lindsay" wrote in message ... On Mon, 14 Jul 2003 17:00:20 +0200, "Erik van Leeuwen" wrote: Definitely out now... he's brought to hospital in an ambulance. Damn, he looked good today, but took a bit too much risk in the dangerous descent. Braking too late and slipping left and right. Lance has mountainbike experience? Yes, in fact in 99 Lance was supposed to have a split season, race some road and some mtn bike for Trek. The TdF that year changed his focus a little bit. He only raced in 2 mtn bike races, one in Colorado and one in Napa Valley IIRC. Lance raced Mount Snow and the old Mercury Tour stage race (MTB) in Steamboat Springs, CO that year. He did another "local" type race as well. I was working the feed zone the year Lance rode Mercury. He crashed several times on the course. His inexperience showed (I saw TV coverage a few weeks later) when he tried to ride sections that no one else would even attempt. Guys like Jess Swiggers (who damn near won that first stage) would run through the area; Lance tried to ride two of those sections and crashed. He reached the feed zone, traded bottles with the Trek-VW soigneur and turned and headed down the mountain on the fire road--he was done. I admired him for agreeing to honor his word to do some of the MTB racing; He also races in the Dirty Duo outside of Austin. Fun stuff. Lindsay ---------------------------- "One of the annoying things about believing in free will and individual responsibility is the difficulty of finding somebody to blame your problems on. And when you do find somebody, it's remarkable how often his picture turns up on your driver's license." P.J. O'Rourke |
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![]() "Marlene Blanshay" wrote in message ... In article .net, "Brian Phillips" wrote: That was the kind of crash that gives you a sick feeling to watch. Real unfortunate for the overall results of the tour also- Beloki was really making things interesting. Hope he gets well soon. This just sucks canal water. At first I thought, oh, just bad road rash, but the mike picked up his moaning and groaning I saw it twice and I winced both times. and it just sounded terrible. His season's probably over, I doubt he'll make it to the Vuelta. And I was so impressed with Beloki this year. Mind you, I was also impressed with Lance's cyclocross skills! And in the middle of July, mind you. |
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if i can't beat him uphill then exp. del. I'll get the exp.del.downhill!!!
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