Horse Power

Any idea why Jose Azevedo got a pony? Was it to do with
being the lone portugese rider or something else?

Richard Adams <ackthpt@concentric.net> wrote in news:ccsc5j
$sul@dispatch.concentric.net:

> Any idea why Jose Azevedo got a pony? Was it to do with
> being the lone portugese rider or something else?
>
>

He won the raffle?

Richard Adams <ackthpt@concentric.net> wrote:

> Any idea why Jose Azevedo got a pony? Was it to do with
> being the lone portugese rider or something else?

It's Erik Zabel's pony, Tintin. Every year he lets one rider
take care of the pony during the Tour. It is considered a
high honor, kind of like painting Tom Sawyer's fence. I
don't know why he picked Azevedo, but maybe it's some kind
of Telekom-USPS psychological warfare thing - Lance thinks
"I'm team leader, how come Jose gets the pony?" and Jose
thinks "I'm pretty special, I got the pony. If Lance
falters, maybe I can ride for myself."

I don't quite understand what the riders do with a pony
after it is awarded, actually. But if we see the USPS team
car driving in the caravan towing a little horse trailer,
we'll know. Lafferty will claim it's all a cover for USPS to
tote around equine growth hormone.

Benjamin Weiner wrote:

> little horse trailer, we'll know. Lafferty will claim it's
> all a cover for USPS to tote around equine growth hormone.

Again, with the equine growth hormone allegations.

bjw@mambo.ucolick.org (Benjamin Weiner) wrote in message news:<d3d44363.0407120146.2a5bd33@posting.google.com>...
> Richard Adams <ackthpt@concentric.net> wrote:
>
> > Any idea why Jose Azevedo got a pony? Was it to do with
> > being the lone portugese rider or something else?
>
> It's Erik Zabel's pony, Tintin. Every year he lets one
> rider take care of the pony during the Tour. It is
> considered a high honor, kind of like painting Tom
> Sawyer's fence. I don't know why he picked Azevedo, but
> maybe it's some kind of Telekom-USPS psychological warfare
> thing - Lance thinks "I'm team leader, how come Jose gets
> the pony?" and Jose thinks "I'm pretty special, I got the
> pony. If Lance falters, maybe I can ride for myself."
>
> I don't quite understand what the riders do with a pony
> after it is awarded, actually. But if we see the USPS team
> car driving in the caravan towing a little horse trailer,
> we'll know. Lafferty will claim it's all a cover for USPS
> to tote around equine growth hormone.

If Lance loses the tour, that won't be steak at the post-
tour dinner.

"Richard Adams" <ackthpt@concentric.net> wrote in message
news:ccsc5j$sul@dispatch.concentric.net...
> Any idea why Jose Azevedo got a pony? Was it to do with
> being the lone portugese rider or something else?
>

It was because he is the only Portugese rider in the Tour.

-T