French teams protest by not starting promptly.

Could someone explain to me exactly what this was about, please?

I guess I'm neither French nor much of a protestor. What exactly were they upset
about and in what way was this action going to affect that condition?

Ron

In article ,
says...


Could someone explain to me exactly what this was about, please?

I guess I'm neither French nor much of a protestor. What exactly were they upset
about and in what way was this action going to affect that condition?

My take is simply:

They're just saying they're ****ed off at the drug/doping/etc. crap.


Not to get anything done, just to let the fans know they don't like it.


-Bob

On Jul 25, 12:26 pm, Hell and High Water
wrote:
In article ,
says...



Could someone explain to me exactly what this was about, please?

I guess I'm neither French nor much of a protestor. What exactly were they upset
about and in what way was this action going to affect that condition?

My take is simply:

They're just saying they're ****ed off at the drug/doping/etc. crap.

Not to get anything done, just to let the fans know they don't like it.

-Bob

Big improvement over 98 and 96, when the riders were protesting the
drug testing. Now they are protesting the drug users.

In article ,
Hell and High Water wrote:
My take is simply:

They're just saying they're ****ed off at the drug/doping/etc. crap.


Not to get anything done, just to let the fans know they don't like it.

And one of those protesting today, Cristian Moreni of Cofidis, has
been announced as positive for testosterone. Will ASO ask Cofidis, a
French team, to leave the Tour?

http://www.cyclingnews.com/road/2007...l07/jul25news5


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RonSonic wrote:


Could someone explain to me exactly what this was about, please?

I guess I'm neither French nor much of a protestor. What exactly were they upset
about and in what way was this action going to affect that condition?

Same old story. The french teams where protesting against racing at
two speeds. Incidently one of the protesting riders testet positive
the Landis way. Luckyly the sponsor has alredy announced that the wont
continue.


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Merlin Works CR-3/2.5 & Campagnolo Chorus 2007.

On Jul 25, 10:03 am, (Mike Iglesias) wrote:
In article ,
Hell and High Water wrote:

My take is simply:

What's he gonna do, ride around his teammates and give them the
Italian salute as he passes by?

They're just saying they're ****ed off at the drug/doping/etc. crap.

Not to get anything done, just to let the fans know they don't like it.

And one of those protesting today, Cristian Moreni of Cofidis, has
been announced as positive for testosterone. Will ASO ask Cofidis, a
French team, to leave the Tour?

http://www.cyclingnews.com/road/2007...ews/2007/jul07...

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University of California, Irvine phone: 949-824-6926
Network & Academic Computing Services FAX: 949-824-2069

Hell and High Water writes:

In article ,
says...


Could someone explain to me exactly what this was about, please?

I guess I'm neither French nor much of a protestor. What exactly were they upset
about and in what way was this action going to affect that condition?

My take is simply:

They're just saying they're ****ed off at the drug/doping/etc. crap.


Not to get anything done, just to let the fans know they don't like it.


But it as really chaotic at the start this morning

The video coverage was unbelievable

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"Morten Reippuert Knudsen" a écrit dans le message de
news: ...
RonSonic wrote:


Could someone explain to me exactly what this was about, please?

I guess I'm neither French nor much of a protestor. What exactly were
they upset
about and in what way was this action going to affect that condition?

Same old story. The french teams where protesting against racing at
two speeds. Incidently one of the protesting riders testet positive
the Landis way.

Are you telling he was a French protesting rider ?

Luckyly the sponsor has alredy announced that the wont
continue.


--
Morten Reippuert Knudsen :-) http://blog.reippuert.dk

Merlin Works CR-3/2.5 & Campagnolo Chorus 2007.

On Jul 25, 10:45 am, Davey Crockett
wrote:


The video coverage was unbelievable

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Quite noteworthy to see how Rasmussen was one of the first riders to
ignore the protest (and how the rest of his team sheepishly followed
him...eventually).

Montesquiou wrote:

"Morten Reippuert Knudsen" a écrit dans le message de
news: ...
RonSonic wrote:


Could someone explain to me exactly what this was about, please?

I guess I'm neither French nor much of a protestor. What exactly were
they upset
about and in what way was this action going to affect that condition?

Same old story. The french teams where protesting against racing at
two speeds. Incidently one of the protesting riders testet positive
the Landis way.

Are you telling he was a French protesting rider ?

Protesting rider on a French team.

--
Morten Reippuert Knudsen :-) http://blog.reippuert.dk

Merlin Works CR-3/2.5 & Campagnolo Chorus 2007.