Where was Cooke and Zabel?

[Tom]

With the points race so close, how did JU and LA get 2nd and 3rd on the first sprint? Were those
guys sleeping or did Team Bianchi make some deals?

 

[Gerrit Stolte]

On Fri, 25 Jul 2003 21:42:02 -0700, Tom <[email protected]> wrote:

>With the points race so close, how did JU and LA get 2nd and 3rd on the first sprint? Were those
>guys sleeping or did Team Bianchi make some deals?

No, it's just that you have it up your ass ...

 

[Kurgan Gringion]

"Gerrit Stolte" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> On Fri, 25 Jul 2003 21:42:02 -0700, Tom <[email protected]> wrote:
>
> >With the points race so close, how did JU and LA get 2nd and 3rd on the first sprint? Were those
> >guys sleeping or did Team Bianchi make some deals?
>
> No, it's just that you have it up your ass ...

That's a legitimate question.

If Cooke would have been in the first sprint, he'd still have the green jersey.

FdJ = brain fart

 

[Ewoud Dronkert]

On Fri, 25 Jul 2003 21:42:02 -0700, Tom wrote:
>With the points race so close, how did JU and LA get 2nd and 3rd on the first sprint? Were those
>guys sleeping or did Team Bianchi make some deals?

Don't know about deals, higly unlikely imo. The situation just presented itself, as Ullrich or
Pevenage already said. There was a rather tight turn a few 100 meters before the sprint, Ullrich and
Armstrong were following really close, there was some dodgy cornering and all but McEwen gave up.
Ullrich realized that, was looking around for half a second then accelerated hard and got second
fairly easy.

 

[Bob Schwartz]

Tom <[email protected]> wrote:
> With the points race so close, how did JU and LA get 2nd and 3rd on the first sprint? Were those
> guys sleeping or did Team Bianchi make some deals?

The green jersey is clearly visible in the background:
http://www.cyclingnews.com/photos/2003/tour03/?id=stage18/ARMSTRONG_ULLRICH002s

I imagine Cooke was more fried than asleep. Its not like he wouldn't have been keeping an eye
on McEwen.

Bob Schwartz [email protected]

 

[G]

Ewoud Dronkert <[email protected]> wrote:

> On Fri, 25 Jul 2003 21:42:02 -0700, Tom wrote:
> >With the points race so close, how did JU and LA get 2nd and 3rd on the first sprint? Were those
> >guys sleeping or did Team Bianchi make some deals?
>
> Don't know about deals, higly unlikely imo. The situation just presented itself, as Ullrich or
> Pevenage already said. There was a rather tight turn a few 100 meters before the sprint, Ullrich
> and Armstrong were following really close, there was some dodgy cornering and all but McEwen gave
> up. Ullrich realized that, was looking around for half a second then accelerated hard and got
> second fairly easy.

I saw Baden Cooke interviewed on TV, he was following his leadout man around the tight bend, he was
bumped, Cooke had to brake to avoid him and suddenly McEwen had a 50m lead with 250m to go. Cooke
said he ended up throwing 6 points away, and the Green Jersey with it.

GK

 

[Kurgan Gringion]

"g" <[email protected]> wrote in message news:1fyq4gn.1utdnp9u9s11uN%[email protected]...
> Ewoud Dronkert <[email protected]> wrote:
>
> > On Fri, 25 Jul 2003 21:42:02 -0700, Tom wrote:
> > >With the points race so close, how did JU and LA get 2nd and 3rd on the first sprint? Were
> > >those guys sleeping or did Team Bianchi make some deals?
> >
> > Don't know about deals, higly unlikely imo. The situation just presented itself, as Ullrich or
> > Pevenage already said. There was a rather tight turn a few 100 meters before the sprint, Ullrich
> > and Armstrong were following really close, there was some dodgy cornering and all but McEwen
> > gave up. Ullrich realized that, was looking around for half a second then accelerated hard and
> > got second fairly easy.
>
> I saw Baden Cooke interviewed on TV, he was following his leadout man around the tight bend, he
> was bumped, Cooke had to brake to avoid him and suddenly McEwen had a 50m lead with 250m to go.
> Cooke said he ended up throwing 6 points away, and the Green Jersey with it.

He doesn't deserve the Green Jersey if he's got his whole team working for him and LANCE and JAN end
up beating him in a points sprint. lame.