Times article on Armstrong

[Jet]

One of the longest on-line articles I've seen on Armstong. You've probably
heard it all before, but fwiw:

http://www.newyorker.com/fact/content/?020715fa_fact1

Some decent factoids and training numbers.

jj

 

[Dirtroadie]

Jet wrote:
> One of the longest on-line articles I've seen on Armstong. You've probably
> heard it all before, but fwiw:
>
> http://www.newyorker.com/fact/content/?020715fa_fact1
>
> Some decent factoids and training numbers.

And only three years old.

DR

 

[Michael 182]

"Dirtroadie" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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>
> Jet wrote:
>> One of the longest on-line articles I've seen on Armstong. You've
>> probably
>> heard it all before, but fwiw:
>>
>> http://www.newyorker.com/fact/content/?020715fa_fact1
>>
>> Some decent factoids and training numbers.
>
> And only three years old.

And not from the Times. Still, pretty interesting.

Michael

 

[B. Lafferty]

"Jet" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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> One of the longest on-line articles I've seen on Armstong. You've probably
> heard it all before, but fwiw:
>
> http://www.newyorker.com/fact/content/?020715fa_fact1
>
> Some decent factoids and training numbers.
>
> jj
>

It reads like a Train Right press release.

 

[Graham]

"Jet" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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> One of the longest on-line articles I've seen on Armstong. You've probably
> heard it all before, but fwiw:
>
> http://www.newyorker.com/fact/content/?020715fa_fact1
>
> Some decent factoids and training numbers.
>
> jj
>Armstrong doesn't enter races like the Dauphiné to win (though often enough
>he does); he enters to test his legs in preparation for a greater goal

Says it all really !

 

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Graham a écrit :
> >
> >Armstrong doesn't enter races like the Dauphiné to win (though often enough
> >he does); he enters to test his legs in preparation for a greater goal

Does anyone realise why it's called the Dauphine Libere? It's because
you guys saved our ass in WWII.

-ilan

 

[alex]

Whose asses are you talking about? I thought you were Canadian, right?

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Graham a écrit :
> >
> >Armstrong doesn't enter races like the Dauphiné to win (though often
> >enough
> >he does); he enters to test his legs in preparation for a greater goal

Does anyone realise why it's called the Dauphine Libere? It's because
you guys saved our ass in WWII.

-ilan

 

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I was born in France, live in France and am a French citizen.
That Canadian thing was just a phase I was going through.

-ilan

alex a écrit :
> Whose asses are you talking about? I thought you were Canadian, right?
>
> <[email protected]> escribió en el mensaje
> news:[email protected]...
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>
> Graham a écrit :
> > >
> > >Armstrong doesn't enter races like the Dauphiné to win (though often
> > >enough
> > >he does); he enters to test his legs in preparation for a greater goal
>
> Does anyone realise why it's called the Dauphine Libere? It's because
> you guys saved our ass in WWII.
>
> -ilan