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Brian Laffatme
  
That Bruyneel would enter such a weak team.

I expect Ag2R Prevoyance, Gerolsteinter, Relax, Liberty
Seguros, Euskatel-Euskadi, Alessio-Bianchi, or
especially Domina-Vacanza to make infinitely more of an
impression on the Great Ronde than the mediocre lineup
that USPS is sending.

bon appetit,

Brian Laffatme
Buster
  
USPS has only one goal : Tour de France. I don't live in the
States, but I read in the papers that there are only 2 races
live on tv in the USA : TDF and Paris Roubaix. (I don't know
if its true.)

"Brian Laffatme" <B_Laffatme@hotmail.com> schreef in bericht
news:7af61f54.0404031704.3772c6c9@posting.google.com...
> That Bruyneel would enter such a weak team.
>
> I expect Ag2R Prevoyance, Gerolsteinter, Relax, Liberty
> Seguros, Euskatel-Euskadi, Alessio-Bianchi, or especially
> Domina-Vacanza to make infinitely more of an impression on
> the Great Ronde than the mediocre lineup that USPS is
> sending.
>
>
> bon appetit,
>
>
> Brian Laffatme
Ryan Cousineau
  
In article <GpNbc.59862$nl2.3936319@phobos.telenet-ops.be>,
"Buster" <Buster-@pandora.be> wrote:

> USPS has only one goal : Tour de France. I don't live in
> the States, but I read in the papers that there are only 2
> races live on tv in the USA : TDF and Paris Roubaix. (I
> don't know if its true.)

Don't believe everything you read in the papers. OLN, a
fairly common cable channel, carries all three Grand
Tours, most of the Spring Classics, and so forth. Not
positive about live coverage (which for the tours is
problematic viewing on this continent anyways; being from
the west coast, I was able to catch an hour or so of
racing in the morning before work) but tape-delayed same-
day replay at worst.

Canada, on the other hand, is utterly screwed. OLN Canada
only carries the Tour de France. The only reason we got
coverage of the World's last year was because they were in
Canada. I have considered getting a 12' dish just because
OLN's US feed is broadcast unencrypted.

--
Ryan Cousineau, rcousine@sfu.ca
http://www.sfu.ca/~rcousine/wiredcola/ President, Fabrizio
Mazzoleni Fan Club
Buster
  
Damned, I'm going to Canada this summer. So I won't see much
of last to weeks of the TDF. I'm leaving 11 july, wich means
I will miss all the mountain stages. I remember when I was
in canada 8 years ago they showed some 30 minutes per stage,
including 3 commercial breaks.

But there is internet now... They have internet in Canada,
don't they :-)

"Ryan Cousineau" <rcousine@sfu.ca> schreef in bericht news:rcousine-
A91BF1.22591603042004@morgoth.sfu.ca...
> In article <GpNbc.59862$nl2.3936319@phobos.telenet-
> ops.be>, "Buster" <Buster-@pandora.be> wrote:
>
> > USPS has only one goal : Tour de France. I don't live in
> > the States, but
I
> > read in the papers that there are only 2 races live on
> > tv in the USA :
TDF
> > and Paris Roubaix. (I don't know if its true.)
>
> Don't believe everything you read in the papers. OLN, a
> fairly common cable channel, carries all three Grand
> Tours, most of the Spring Classics, and so forth. Not
> positive about live coverage (which for the tours is
> problematic viewing on this continent anyways; being from
> the west coast, I was able to catch an hour or so of
> racing in the morning before work) but tape-delayed same-
> day replay at worst.
>
> Canada, on the other hand, is utterly screwed. OLN Canada
> only carries the Tour de France. The only reason we got
> coverage of the World's last year was because they were in
> Canada. I have considered getting a 12' dish just because
> OLN's US feed is broadcast unencrypted.
>
> --
> Ryan Cousineau, rcousine@sfu.ca
> http://www.sfu.ca/~rcousine/wiredcola/ President, Fabrizio
> Mazzoleni Fan Club
John Forrest To
  
The OP was either a troll or mistake. The USPS team for
Flanders is good. Cruz is a good worker and Padrnos is
a major horse. Ekimov, Hincapie and Van Heeswijk are
all contenders, Joachim is a former national champion
(and doper...) who was in the finale last year working
for Ekimov.

JT
Steven L. Sheff
  
Live coverage in 2004: Paris Nice, Fleche-Wallonne,
Giro d'Italia, Tour de France, and presumably the
Vuelta a Espana.

Same day coverage: Tour of Flanders, Paris Roubaix, Liege
Bastogne Liege; Amstel Gold;

On 04/03/2004 11:53 PM, in article GpNbc.59862$nl2.3936319@phobos.telenet-
ops.be, "Buster" <Buster-@pandora.be> wrote:

> USPS has only one goal : Tour de France. I don't live in
> the States, but I read in the papers that there are only 2
> races live on tv in the USA : TDF and Paris Roubaix. (I
> don't know if its true.)
>
>
> "Brian Laffatme" <B_Laffatme@hotmail.com> schreef in
> bericht
> news:7af61f54.0404031704.3772c6c9@posting.google.com...
>> That Bruyneel would enter such a weak team.
>>
>> I expect Ag2R Prevoyance, Gerolsteinter, Relax, Liberty
>> Seguros, Euskatel-Euskadi, Alessio-Bianchi, or especially
>> Domina-Vacanza to make infinitely more of an impression
>> on the Great Ronde than the mediocre lineup that USPS is
>> sending.
>>
>>
>> bon appetit,
>>
>>
>> Brian Laffatme
>
>

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H Squared
  
John Forrest Tomlinson wrote:
>
> The OP was either a troll or mistake. The USPS team for
> Flanders is good. Cruz is a good worker and Padrnos is
> a major horse. Ekimov, Hincapie and Van Heeswijk are
> all contenders, Joachim is a former national champion
> (and doper...) who was in the finale last year working
> for Ekimov.
>
> JT

i believe it was sarcasm, and the intent was to make the
same point you just did. but the op is a very naughty boy, i
can guarantee you that.

heather- signing out of rbr now so that i can enjoy the
extensive deluxe 1 hour coverage of the ronde that oln will
be providing me later. thank god for cyclingnews and their
full race report to fill in the details for me.
Jim Flom
  
"Ryan Cousineau" wrote ...
>
> Canada, on the other hand, is utterly screwed. OLN Canada
> only carries the Tour de France. The only reason we got
> coverage of the World's last year was because they were in
> Canada. I have considered getting a 12' dish just because
> OLN's US feed is broadcast unencrypted.

That's good to know. I just moved to British Columbia and
we've been on the fence about cable versus satellite. We
thought OLN is OLN, but nooooooo...
Sonarrat
  
in article 7af61f54.0404031704.3772c6c9@posting.google.com, Brian Laffatme
at B_Laffatme@hotmail.com wrote on 4/3/04 6:04 PM:

> That Bruyneel would enter such a weak team.
>
> I expect Ag2R Prevoyance, Gerolsteinter, Relax, Liberty
> Seguros, Euskatel-Euskadi, Alessio-Bianchi, or especially
> Domina-Vacanza to make infinitely more of an impression on
> the Great Ronde than the mediocre lineup that USPS is
> sending.

No, no, no, no, no, no, double no.

-Sonarrat.
James Calivar
  
"Buster" <Buster-@pandora.be> wrote in message
news:GpNbc.59862$nl2.3936319@phobos.telenet-ops.be...
> USPS has only one goal : Tour de France. I don't live in
> the States, but I read in the papers that there are only 2
> races live on tv in the USA : TDF and Paris Roubaix. (I
> don't know if its true.)
>
>
> "Brian Laffatme" <B_Laffatme@hotmail.com> schreef in
> bericht
> news:7af61f54.0404031704.3772c6c9@posting.google.com...
> > That Bruyneel would enter such a weak team.
> >
> > I expect Ag2R Prevoyance, Gerolsteinter, Relax, Liberty
> > Seguros, Euskatel-Euskadi, Alessio-Bianchi, or
> > especially Domina-Vacanza to make infinitely more of an
> > impression on the Great Ronde than the mediocre lineup
> > that USPS is sending.
> >
> >
> > bon appetit,
> >
> >
> > Brian Laffatme
>
>

We also have decent coverage of the Giro, and the Vuelta,
and during the season there are several taped segments
dealing with the classics.
Ryan Cousineau
  
In article <aVObc.59904$ft2.3949713@phobos.telenet-ops.be>,
"Buster" <Buster-@pandora.be> wrote:

> "Ryan Cousineau" <rcousine@sfu.ca> schreef in bericht news:rcousine-
> A91BF1.22591603042004@morgoth.sfu.ca...

> > Canada, on the other hand, is utterly screwed. OLN
> > Canada only carries the Tour de France. The only reason
> > we got coverage of the World's last year was because
> > they were in Canada. I have considered getting a 12'
> > dish just because OLN's US feed is broadcast
> > unencrypted.

> Damned, I'm going to Canada this summer. So I won't see
> much of last to weeks of the TDF. I'm leaving 11 july,
> wich means I will miss all the mountain stages. I remember
> when I was in canada 8 years ago they showed some 30
> minutes per stage, including 3 commercial breaks.

The TdF is the one coverage that OLN Canada does carry. The
coverage, as far as I can tell, is exactly the same for the
Tour as the US network.

> But there is internet now... They have internet in Canada,
> don't they :-)

No. This e-mail was sent by handing it to a passing mountie,
who had to fight off beavers, moose, the frigid Arctic
winds, and a nasty loose thread in his red serge to get this
newsposting to the border.

--
Ryan Cousineau, rcousine@sfu.ca
http://www.sfu.ca/~rcousine/wiredcola/ President, Fabrizio
Mazzoleni Fan Club
Buster
  
Do you know what this :-) means ? btw : I love Canada, i've
been there a few times and this year I'm going back.

"Ryan Cousineau" <rcousine@sfu.ca> schreef in bericht news:rcousine-
98A7F6.19101404042004@morgoth.sfu.ca...
> In article <aVObc.59904$ft2.3949713@phobos.telenet-
> ops.be>, "Buster" <Buster-@pandora.be> wrote:
>
>
> > "Ryan Cousineau" <rcousine@sfu.ca> schreef in bericht
> > news:rcousine-A91BF1.22591603042004@morgoth.sfu.ca...
>
> > > Canada, on the other hand, is utterly screwed. OLN
> > > Canada only carries the Tour de France. The only
> > > reason we got coverage of the World's
last
> > > year was because they were in Canada. I have
> > > considered getting a 12' dish just because OLN's US
> > > feed is broadcast unencrypted.
>
> > Damned, I'm going to Canada this summer. So I won't see
> > much of last to weeks of the TDF. I'm leaving 11 july,
> > wich means I will miss all the mountain stages. I
> > remember when I was in canada 8 years ago they showed
> > some 30 minutes per stage, including 3 commercial
> > breaks.
>
> The TdF is the one coverage that OLN Canada does carry.
> The coverage, as far as I can tell, is exactly the same
> for the Tour as the US network.
>
> > But there is internet now... They have internet in
> > Canada, don't they
:-)
>
> No. This e-mail was sent by handing it to a passing
> mountie, who had to fight off beavers, moose, the frigid
> Arctic winds, and a nasty loose thread in his red serge to
> get this newsposting to the border.
>
> --
> Ryan Cousineau, rcousine@sfu.ca
> http://www.sfu.ca/~rcousine/wiredcola/ President, Fabrizio
> Mazzoleni Fan Club
Alex Rodriguez
  
In article <GpNbc.59862$nl2.3936319@phobos.telenet-ops.be>,
Buster-@pandora.be says...
>
>
>USPS has only one goal : Tour de France. I don't live in
>the States, but I read in the papers that there are only 2
>races live on tv in the USA : TDF and Paris Roubaix. (I
>don't know if its true.)

In years past we have also gotten the Giro and Vuelta
courtesy of OLN.
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Alex
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