In article <
[email protected]>, "Crystal" <
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> If Mario doesn't get invited while wearing the rainbow jersey we can clearly see that Leblanc
> doesn't see further that the tip of his nose!
>
> It will be another Tour without the most impressive, outspoken, flashy etc... cyclist...
>
> Crystal
>
> "Bart" <
[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> > Leblanc is early this year... CA, fdjeux, QuickStep, Saeco.
> >
> > Cipo's attitude hasn't been forgotten.
Did you guys actually read Leblanc's comments or just guessing things from the list of
invited teams?
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in french:
http://fr.sports.yahoo.com/030129/202/2zrmz.html
Babel fish english version:
The new formation of Cipollini (Vacanze Dominated) does not appear in the list of the first four
invitations decided by Jean-Marie Leblanc, director of the Turn, and its collaborators. Two French
teams, Agricultural credit and fdjeux.com, the Belgian team Quick Step and the Italian formation
Saeco happy were elected ASO (Amaury Sport Organization), the organizing company. "We have a
prejudice favorable for Cipollini", declared with the AFP Jean-Marie Leblanc. "But it should be seen
how behaves its team which did not have the occasion yet to run. If it is Cipollini of the season
spent, it has a good luck to be retained ".
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Leblanc was definitely not saying that he had a "favorable prejudice" for Cipolini last year when
the SdT decided not to invite Saeco.
jyh.
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