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Spoken4 · 2006-07-04T08:39:17+00:00

I read somewhere about the TDF that the riders in the team that carry the Lances and the Ulricks (forgive the spelling) and other leading riders were called something - sort of like "mules" or similar. Can anyone help me with the term? Ta

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Published: 4 July 2006
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Spoken4
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4 July 2006, 08:39 UTC #1

I read somewhere about the TDF that the riders in the team that carry the
Lances and the Ulricks (forgive the spelling) and other leading riders were
called something - sort of like "mules" or similar. Can anyone help me with
the term?
Ta

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PiledHigher
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4 July 2006, 08:39 UTC #2

Spoken4 said:
I read somewhere about the TDF that the riders in the team that carry the
Lances and the Ulricks (forgive the spelling) and other leading riders were
called something - sort of like "mules" or similar. Can anyone help me with
the term?
Ta
Domestique!

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Gemma_k
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4 July 2006, 08:42 UTC #3

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I read somewhere about the TDF that the riders in the team that carry the
Lances and the Ulricks (forgive the spelling) and other leading riders

were
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called something - sort of like "mules" or similar. Can anyone help me

with
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the term?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cycling_domestique

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Spoken4
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4 July 2006, 08:49 UTC #4

Gemma_k said:

"Spoken4" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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I read somewhere about the TDF that the riders in the team that carry the
Lances and the Ulricks (forgive the spelling) and other leading riders

were
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called something - sort of like "mules" or similar. Can anyone help me

with
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the term?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cycling_domestique
Thanks!! 🙂

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Brent
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5 July 2006, 04:56 UTC #5

"Spoken4" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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I read somewhere about the TDF that the riders in the team that carry the
Lances and the Ulricks (forgive the spelling) and other leading riders
were
called something - sort of like "mules" or similar. Can anyone help me
with
the term?
Ta
ffs....

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5 July 2006, 09:28 UTC #6

Spoken4 said:
I read somewhere about the TDF that the riders in the team that carry the
Lances and the Ulricks (forgive the spelling) and other leading riders were
called something - sort of like "mules" or similar. Can anyone help me with
the term?
I think in Spain they call them (or used to as far as I can remember)
'peones' (pawn), like in Chess.

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Brent
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6 July 2006, 05:50 UTC #7

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Spoken4 said:
I read somewhere about the TDF that the riders in the team that carry the
Lances and the Ulricks (forgive the spelling) and other leading riders
were
called something - sort of like "mules" or similar. Can anyone help me
with
the term?
I think in Spain they call them (or used to as far as I can remember)
'peones' (pawn), like in Chess.
this group should be called aus.[censored]-in.each-others.pocket LOL..... get
that huffy sideways!

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TJF
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8 July 2006, 04:30 UTC #8

"Domestiques" in French, presumably domestic as in a servant.
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Spoken4 said:
I read somewhere about the TDF that the riders in the team that carry

the
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Lances and the Ulricks (forgive the spelling) and other leading riders
were
called something - sort of like "mules" or similar. Can anyone help me
with
the term?
I think in Spain they call them (or used to as far as I can remember)
'peones' (pawn), like in Chess.
this group should be called aus.[censored]-in.each-others.pocket LOL.....

get
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that huffy sideways!

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gplama
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8 July 2006, 05:24 UTC #9

Brent said:

this group should be called aus.[censored]-in.each-others.pocket LOL..... get
that huffy sideways!
Thanks for taking the time to post this! We all appreciate your contribution.

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Brent
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8 July 2006, 09:07 UTC #10

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Brent said:

this group should be called aus.[censored]-in.each-others.pocket LOL.....
get
that huffy sideways!
Thanks for taking the time to post this! We all appreciate your
contribution.
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gplama
*YAWN* A forum posting moron.

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gplama
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8 July 2006, 09:26 UTC #11

Brent said:

*YAWN* A forum posting moron.
would you like me to post what comes up with a bit of digging around with your posting IP addr? I'm happy to entertain the masses at your expense 😉

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Brent
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8 July 2006, 11:02 UTC #12

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Brent said:

*YAWN* A forum posting moron.
would you like me to post what comes up with a bit of digging around
with your posting IP addr? I'm happy to entertain the masses at your
expense 😉
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gplama
Fire away. Right back at you.....BTW, l33t cycling forum guru, can you
please inform me about nutrition, magpies, clip ins, blah blah blah.....

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TimC
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8 July 2006, 11:45 UTC #13

On 2006-07-08, gplama (aka Bruce)
was almost, but not quite, entirely unlike tea:
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Brent said:

*YAWN* A forum posting moron.
would you like me to post what comes up with a bit of digging around
with your posting IP addr? I'm happy to entertain the masses at your
expense 😉
Brent Tyson apparently learnt the hard way that you don't send stuff
to an ebay bidder before they have sent you money. Better take a
holiday over in alt.suicide.holiday eh?
Ah, google. Just the other day I watched a documentary about the loss
of privacy caused by google. Anyway, his posting history solidified
my belief that he belongs in my killfile.
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TimC
There are running jobs. Why don't you go chase them?

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Random Data
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8 July 2006, 12:31 UTC #14

TimC said:
Ah, google. Just the other day I watched a documentary about the loss
of privacy caused by google.
It wasn't Google, it was thermite. Didn't you see the dripping molten
steel. Oh wait, wrong troll. Sorry.
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Dave Hughes | [email hidden]
Careful. We don't want to learn from this. -- Calvin

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