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Old 05-04-07, 11:40 AM
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Espoirs Translation

Translation please.

I used google translator and it translates into "Hope".

I've seen it used in fields/category. ie CAT Pro,1,2,3/Espoirs
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Hopefuls. Kind of like minor leaguers, "hoping" to make the jump to the majors.
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I thought it was college racers.
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Juniors.
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Espoirs = 19-22 years of age, also called Beloften in Belgium where they have numerous races for that category all by themselves

juniors are 18 and under
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Originally Posted by VosBike
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In Canada we use it synonymously with "Junior" I believe. It's not used widely in the U.S.?
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