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22-04.-2004, 10:01 AM
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Who Is Favoured In The Tour De France ?
I heard Lance Armstrong is no longer the favourite ! |
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22-04.-2004, 10:31 AM
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Re: Who Is Favoured In The Tour De France ?
Troll...Not funny this time, though.
"Gunny Bunny" <none@none.com> wrote in message news:VKEhc.21950$CO3.961908@news20.bellglobal.com... > > I heard Lance Armstrong is no longer the favourite ! > > |
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22-04.-2004, 10:34 AM
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Re: Who Is Favoured In The Tour De France ?
in article VKEhc.21950$CO3.961908@news20.bellglobal.com, Gunny Bunny at
none@none.com wrote on 4/21/04 6:01 PM: > I heard Lance Armstrong is no longer the favourite ! Iban Mayo. -Sonarrat. |
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22-04.-2004, 10:39 AM
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Re: Who Is Favoured In The Tour De France ?
Sonarrat wrote:
> in article VKEhc.21950$CO3.961908@news20.bellglobal.com, Gunny Bunny at > none@none.com wrote on 4/21/04 6:01 PM: > > >>I heard Lance Armstrong is no longer the favourite ! > > > Iban Mayo. > > -Sonarrat. > After reviewing Mayo's sterling performance in 2002, I'm think he peaked last year. Vino should be a threat if he wasn't working for Ullrich. Heras has been rather uneven, but if he's in good shape and Liberty Seguros is sharp he's probably the bigger danger. He's usually ready to turn it up on the first mountain stage, before Lance has his climbing legs ticking over. |
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22-04.-2004, 01:02 PM
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Re: Who Is Favoured In The Tour De France ?
On 4/21/04 6:34 PM, in article BCAC6F2A.3041%mynick@nospam.hotmail,
"Sonarrat" <mynick@nospam.hotmail> wrote: > in article VKEhc.21950$CO3.961908@news20.bellglobal.com, Gunny Bunny at > none@none.com wrote on 4/21/04 6:01 PM: > >> I heard Lance Armstrong is no longer the favourite ! > > Iban Mayo. > > -Sonarrat. > Kurgan Gringioni |
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22-04.-2004, 01:36 PM
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Re: Who Is Favoured In The Tour De France ?
in article c677o2$oo@dispatch.concentric.net, Richard Adams at
ackthpt@concentric.net wrote on 4/21/04 6:39 PM: > Sonarrat wrote: > >> in article VKEhc.21950$CO3.961908@news20.bellglobal.com, Gunny Bunny at >> none@none.com wrote on 4/21/04 6:01 PM: >> >> >>> I heard Lance Armstrong is no longer the favourite ! >> >> >> Iban Mayo. >> >> -Sonarrat. >> > > After reviewing Mayo's sterling performance in 2002, I'm think he peaked > last year. He's only 26. How could he possibly have peaked last year? > Vino should be a threat if he wasn't working for Ullrich. Floyd Landis, George Hincapie and José Azevedo will be doing all the work for the rest of the peloton. What's to worry? > Heras has been rather uneven, but if he's in good shape and Liberty > Seguros is sharp he's probably the bigger danger. He's usually ready to > turn it up on the first mountain stage, before Lance has his climbing > legs ticking over. Heras just may be the spoiler. If it works out that way, then his next goal after that should be to win the Vuelta and show Armstrong there are other ways to be a champion. Same goes for Iban Mayo and Aitor Gonzalez, for that matter... -Sonarrat. |
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22-04.-2004, 02:55 PM
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Re: Who Is Favoured In The Tour De France ?
Sonarrat wrote:
> in article c677o2$oo@dispatch.concentric.net, Richard Adams at > ackthpt@concentric.net wrote on 4/21/04 6:39 PM: > > >>Sonarrat wrote: >> >> >>>in article VKEhc.21950$CO3.961908@news20.bellglobal.com, Gunny Bunny at >>>none@none.com wrote on 4/21/04 6:01 PM: >>> >>> >>> >>>>I heard Lance Armstrong is no longer the favourite ! >>> >>> >>>Iban Mayo. >>> >>>-Sonarrat. >>> >> >>After reviewing Mayo's sterling performance in 2002, I'm think he peaked >>last year. > > > He's only 26. How could he possibly have peaked last year? Same way I think Beloki was as good as he ever was, but still not good enough. Mayo's good, but only in a race that doesn't feature one of a half dozen other riders were are familiar with. >>Vino should be a threat if he wasn't working for Ullrich. > > > Floyd Landis, George Hincapie and José Azevedo will be doing all the work > for the rest of the peloton. What's to worry? The one things Vino can't do is toss a lasso over Ullrich and drag his butt over the mountains. >>Heras has been rather uneven, but if he's in good shape and Liberty >>Seguros is sharp he's probably the bigger danger. He's usually ready to >>turn it up on the first mountain stage, before Lance has his climbing >>legs ticking over. > > > Heras just may be the spoiler. If it works out that way, then his next goal > after that should be to win the Vuelta and show Armstrong there are other > ways to be a champion. Same goes for Iban Mayo and Aitor Gonzalez, for that > matter... > > -Sonarrat. > |
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22-04.-2004, 06:24 PM
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Re: Who Is Favoured In The Tour De France ?
On Thu, 22 Apr 2004 04:02:31 GMT, Steve wrote:
> Kurgan Gringioni You miss him, don't you? Don't worry, we all do. But did you notice, as Chung did, that Brian Laffatme sometimes leaves two blank lines between paragraphs?! -ED |
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22-04.-2004, 10:00 PM
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Re: Who Is Favoured In The Tour De France ?
On Thu, 22 Apr 2004 04:02:31 GMT, Steve
<sdsteve@REMOVEsbcglobal.net> wrote: >> in article VKEhc.21950$CO3.961908@news20.bellglobal.com, Gunny Bunny at >> none@none.com wrote on 4/21/04 6:01 PM: >> >>> I heard Lance Armstrong is no longer the favourite ! > >Kurgan Gringioni Fabrizio Mazzoleni. -- Rick Onanian |
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22-04.-2004, 10:14 PM
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Re: Who Is Favoured In The Tour De France ?
In rec.bicycles.tech Gunny Bunny <none@none.com> wrote:
> I heard Lance Armstrong is no longer the favourite ! Well, Ullrich certainly isn't. http://sports.yahoo.com/sc/news?slu...uters&type=lgns Art Harris |
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22-04.-2004, 11:13 PM
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Re: Who Is Favoured In The Tour De France ?
Richard Adams <ackthpt@concentric.net> wrote in message news:<c677o2$oo@dispatch.concentric.net>...
> Sonarrat wrote: > > > in article VKEhc.21950$CO3.961908@news20.bellglobal.com, Gunny Bunny at > > none@none.com wrote on 4/21/04 6:01 PM: > > > > > >>I heard Lance Armstrong is no longer the favourite ! > > > > > > Iban Mayo. > > > > -Sonarrat. > > > > After reviewing Mayo's sterling performance in 2002, I'm think he peaked > last year. Vino should be a threat if he wasn't working for Ullrich. > Heras has been rather uneven, but if he's in good shape and Liberty > Seguros is sharp he's probably the bigger danger. He's usually ready to > turn it up on the first mountain stage, before Lance has his climbing > legs ticking over. There is a big difference in being in good shape and being a Tour champion. Heras has no chance to win this year or any other year. Some of you people just don't get it. You have to be a truly great rider to win the Tour. Merckx was great, Indurian was great, Lemond was great, Lance is great, Heras... not so great. Buzz |
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22-04.-2004, 11:55 PM
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Re: Who Is Favoured In The Tour De France ?
In article <dd4ec770.0404220613.5e5d1505@posting.google.com>,
buzz_macdonald@hotmail.com says... > Richard Adams <ackthpt@concentric.net> wrote in message news:<c677o2$oo@dispatch.concentric.net>... > > Sonarrat wrote: > > > > > in article VKEhc.21950$CO3.961908@news20.bellglobal.com, Gunny Bunny at > > > none@none.com wrote on 4/21/04 6:01 PM: > > > > > > > > >>I heard Lance Armstrong is no longer the favourite ! > > > > > > > > > Iban Mayo. > > > > > > -Sonarrat. > > > > > > > After reviewing Mayo's sterling performance in 2002, I'm think he peaked > > last year. Vino should be a threat if he wasn't working for Ullrich. > > Heras has been rather uneven, but if he's in good shape and Liberty > > Seguros is sharp he's probably the bigger danger. He's usually ready to > > turn it up on the first mountain stage, before Lance has his climbing > > legs ticking over. > > There is a big difference in being in good shape and being a Tour > champion. Heras has no chance to win this year or any other year. Some > of you people just don't get it. You have to be a truly great rider to > win the Tour. Merckx was great, Indurian was great, Lemond was great, > Lance is great, Heras... not so great. I agree, Heras has a shot at the mountain goat jersey, but not the overall. He's just not strong enough in the TT's. -- Remove the ns_ from if replying by e-mail (but keep posts in the newsgroups if possible). |
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23-04.-2004, 12:58 AM
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Re: Who Is Favoured In The Tour De France ?
"Harris" <aharris@bookworm.suffolk.lib.ny.us> wrote in message news:YyPhc.3104$WC3.27778@ord-read.news.verio.net... > In rec.bicycles.tech Gunny Bunny <none@none.com> wrote: > > > I heard Lance Armstrong is no longer the favourite ! > > Well, Ullrich certainly isn't. > > http://sports.yahoo.com/sc/news?slu...uters&type=lgns > Never underestimate the power of misinformation. Greg |
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23-04.-2004, 02:00 AM
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Re: Who Is Favoured In The Tour De France ?
"G.T." <getnews1@dslextreme.com> wrote in message news:mYRhc.25198$Ze.18880@newssvr27.news.prodigy.com... > > "Harris" <aharris@bookworm.suffolk.lib.ny.us> wrote in message > news:YyPhc.3104$WC3.27778@ord-read.news.verio.net... > > In rec.bicycles.tech Gunny Bunny <none@none.com> wrote: > > > > > I heard Lance Armstrong is no longer the favourite ! > > > > Well, Ullrich certainly isn't. > > > > http://sports.yahoo.com/sc/news?slu...uters&type=lgns > > > > Never underestimate the power of misinformation. > What's wrong with that report? If you saw Ullrich racing in Fleche yesterday, you would realise that it would be pointless for him to start LBL. He doesn't have anything like the condition he had last year at this time. Jeff |
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23-04.-2004, 02:48 AM
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Re: Who Is Favoured In The Tour De France ?
David Kerber <ns_dkerber@ns_ids.net> wrote in message news:<MPG.1af1a1e780043da1989717@news.ids.net>...
> In article <dd4ec770.0404220613.5e5d1505@posting.google.com>, > buzz_macdonald@hotmail.com says... > > Richard Adams <ackthpt@concentric.net> wrote in message news:<c677o2$oo@dispatch.concentric.net>... > > > Sonarrat wrote: > > > > > > > in article VKEhc.21950$CO3.961908@news20.bellglobal.com, Gunny Bunny at > > > > none@none.com wrote on 4/21/04 6:01 PM: > > > > > > > > > > > >>I heard Lance Armstrong is no longer the favourite ! > > > > > > > > > > > > Iban Mayo. > > > > > > > > -Sonarrat. > > > > > > > > > > After reviewing Mayo's sterling performance in 2002, I'm think he peaked > > > last year. Vino should be a threat if he wasn't working for Ullrich. > > > Heras has been rather uneven, but if he's in good shape and Liberty > > > Seguros is sharp he's probably the bigger danger. He's usually ready to > > > turn it up on the first mountain stage, before Lance has his climbing > > > legs ticking over. > > > > There is a big difference in being in good shape and being a Tour > > champion. Heras has no chance to win this year or any other year. Some > > of you people just don't get it. You have to be a truly great rider to > > win the Tour. Merckx was great, Indurian was great, Lemond was great, > > Lance is great, Heras... not so great. > > I agree, Heras has a shot at the mountain goat jersey, but not the > overall. He's just not strong enough in the TT's. Did I miss something? Did they take the mountain time trial out of the 2004 TdF? In case anyone missed it, Manolo "Venga Venga Venga" Saiz has happened to turn out some decent TTT results and the team still has solid talent to keep a leader out of trouble in the flat stages. Heras has done some excellent TT riding, not first place stuff, but not far enough down to hurt him if he piles some time on in the mountains. They may have lost Azevedo, but they're no longer burdened by supporting Beloki who couldn't match Heras in the mountains. |
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