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03-01-04, 08:47 PM
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Roger Hammond Interview
Here is an interview in the Daily Peloton with Roger Hammond and his views on Paris-Roubaix:
www.dailypeloton.com/displayarticle.asp?pk=5720
www.dailypeloton.com/displayarticle.asp?pk=5720
03-02-04, 05:16 AM
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Originally Posted by RacerX
You can even break a frame in any other race, do you remeber Lance on a mountain stage in the TDF last year? His frame was broken...do you guys remember that?
Broken chainstay, wasn't it? Whenever I spot Iban Mayo, I'll stay clear and won't allow him to land on my bike.
03-02-04, 06:11 AM
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Ah, please keep to the truth.
It was not his frame which was broken, it was his gear shift.
What´s next ?
I wouldn´t be amazed if someone announces Armstrong has become Jesus Christ and can walk on troubled waters...
can´t believe it...
It was not his frame which was broken, it was his gear shift.
What´s next ?
I wouldn´t be amazed if someone announces Armstrong has become Jesus Christ and can walk on troubled waters...
can´t believe it...
04-08-04, 04:16 PM
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Originally Posted by Piratello
Ah, please keep to the truth.
It was not his frame which was broken, it was his gear shift.
What´s next ?
I wouldn´t be amazed if someone announces Armstrong has become Jesus Christ and can walk on troubled waters...
can´t believe it...
It was not his frame which was broken, it was his gear shift.
What´s next ?
I wouldn´t be amazed if someone announces Armstrong has become Jesus Christ and can walk on troubled waters...
can´t believe it...
"Chechu had waited for me. Now he sped up and motioned frantically for me to follow him. I leaped up and
hammered at the pedals. But the gear slipped, and my foot popped out of the pedal. The bike swung crazily, and I landed chest first, on the top-tube of the bike. Later, I would discover that the rear
chainstay was broken. Somehow I stayed upright and clipped my foot back in."
Well that's what Mr. Armstrong says. I guess he should know. By the way, it was reported a couple of days ago that Ekimov will miss P-R due to an imflamed wrist.
04-08-04, 05:51 PM
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I just check the weather forecast for Sunday... sunny and mild... but rain showers on Saturday... boo ya... it's gonna be a mudfest thisyear !
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04-08-04, 06:00 PM
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Hincapie may just have it in him. Too bad he couldn't get anyone in his group to work in the Ronde. He might have done very well if had. But that is probably why they wouldn't help, isn't it? Too bad Eki is out as he is always strong in P-R.
I was going to say that it was definitely Lance's cheap-ass trek that broke and not his cheap-ass shimano gear like on the previous day's climb (rear brake stuck on). But that would probably start an argument.
I was going to say that it was definitely Lance's cheap-ass trek that broke and not his cheap-ass shimano gear like on the previous day's climb (rear brake stuck on). But that would probably start an argument.
04-10-04, 01:26 PM
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When watching the riders in a race, it's usually easy to ID the riders by their numbers. In general, the team leader is given the #1, or the number in series that ends in a 1. In this years race, CSC's Max Sciandri has been given the # 121, the first in the 120 series assigned to CSC, not because he is the team leader, but apparently because he has finished higher in P-R than any other member on the team, 12th. Hoj has a 14th, but was given 127. Bartoli, probably the real team leader, was given # 122. Hoj was announced as the team leader after his nice ride at Flanders, but then Bartoli announced he would ride. Oh well, all the more reason for Hoj to do well.
Hincapie has the #1 for Postal.
Hincapie has the #1 for Postal.
04-10-04, 06:30 PM
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Good little piece in Friday's cyclingnews, from Het Nieuwsblad. Boonen should've entered Laggard's pool. 
In an interview with Het Nieuwsblad, Boonen described his ideal scenario: "Johan wins his final Paris-Roubaix. A fourth time. Again completely alone, against the wind."
In second place, he puts himself: "I will protect Johan's breakaway and beat Peter Van Petegem on the Velodrome in the sprint for second place."
Third will be last year's winner Van Petegem: "Peter is out for revenge after Sunday. Then he's the most dangerous. If he suffers a defeat, then he is the loser of the spring season."
In fourth place, Steffen Wesemann, winner of the Ronde van Vlaanderen: "Paris-Roubaix suits him a lot better than the Ronde van Vlaanderen. He'll beat my friend George Hincapie in the sprint for the fourth place."
In second place, he puts himself: "I will protect Johan's breakaway and beat Peter Van Petegem on the Velodrome in the sprint for second place."
Third will be last year's winner Van Petegem: "Peter is out for revenge after Sunday. Then he's the most dangerous. If he suffers a defeat, then he is the loser of the spring season."
In fourth place, Steffen Wesemann, winner of the Ronde van Vlaanderen: "Paris-Roubaix suits him a lot better than the Ronde van Vlaanderen. He'll beat my friend George Hincapie in the sprint for the fourth place."
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OH YEAH!! Magnus Backstedt wins Paris-Roubaix!! The Big Dog took the sprint, ahead of Hoffman, Hammond and Cancellera. A brilliant followup to his second place at Ghent-Wevelgem.
Would it have been Museeuw? Could it have been Museeuw? What heartbreak, to see him puncture, and lose the lead group, with a mere 6km to go.
Would it have been Museeuw? Could it have been Museeuw? What heartbreak, to see him puncture, and lose the lead group, with a mere 6km to go.
04-11-04, 10:30 AM
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Congrats to Backstedt and especially to Roger Hammond 
. These are the biggest results for both up to this point in their careers. They used to ride together on the Palmans team in '97, so you would think Hammond would know better than to let Magnus get behind him in a sprint 
. Still, he made it onto the podium in one of the great races. Cheers Roger! Roger follows Cancellara(not in picture) while he is followed by Backstedt on the final lap of the velodrome.
. These are the biggest results for both up to this point in their careers. They used to ride together on the Palmans team in '97, so you would think Hammond would know better than to let Magnus get behind him in a sprint . Still, he made it onto the podium in one of the great races. Cheers Roger! Roger follows Cancellara(not in picture) while he is followed by Backstedt on the final lap of the velodrome.
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04-11-04, 04:52 PM
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I'm bummed.
My buddy forgot to set the recording on his tivo. Ahh. Well only a petty hour coverage anyway. How was the race?
My buddy forgot to set the recording on his tivo. Ahh. Well only a petty hour coverage anyway. How was the race?
04-11-04, 05:35 PM
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Way to go,Magnus. I've always liked that crazy Swede.
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I watched the coverage on OLN. My children were arguing and distracted me. Someone was shooting for the lead when a spectator lost a flag and it got caught in a cyclist's rear wheel. Who was that? It wasn't George was it? Luck is always a factor I guess.
04-12-04, 01:07 PM
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Any professional cyclist that weighs in at 90 kilos and wins a race is godlike in my eyes. Of course, it helps that there are no sustained climbs in PR, but still...he's 200lbs!!! I love it.
04-12-04, 06:09 PM
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Originally Posted by Iron Chef
a spectator lost a flag and it got caught in a cyclist's rear wheel.
I was a little disappointed with the OLN coverage. In trimming down the coverage to 60 minutes of highlights, it was left pretty much to the imagination what had happened and what they had cut out between the segments they aired. For those of us watching George, they said nothing about how or when he, Boonen, et.al got dropped. Go away to a 5 minute commercial break, come back and Johan is leading. Which group is it this time?!? Some coverage is better than none, and I enjoy the video feed, but jeez... thank goodness for the live, online coverage.
04-12-04, 07:48 PM
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If you didn't get up early to follow the race on line, OLNs 40 minutes of coverage would have been confusing. Hincapie was in a group of four. Five seconds later he was no where to be seen with no explanation given as to what happened to him.
04-12-04, 08:09 PM
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Originally Posted by roadbuzz
Phil & Paul on OLN thought it was Leif Hoste. VeloNews & CyclingNews coverage said it was Christophe Mengin.
I was a little disappointed with the OLN coverage. In trimming down the coverage to 60 minutes of highlights, it was left pretty much to the imagination what had happened and what they had cut out between the segments they aired. For those of us watching George, they said nothing about how or when he, Boonen, et.al got dropped. Go away to a 5 minute commercial break, come back and Johan is leading. Which group is it this time?!? Some coverage is better than none, and I enjoy the video feed, but jeez... thank goodness for the live, online coverage.
I was a little disappointed with the OLN coverage. In trimming down the coverage to 60 minutes of highlights, it was left pretty much to the imagination what had happened and what they had cut out between the segments they aired. For those of us watching George, they said nothing about how or when he, Boonen, et.al got dropped. Go away to a 5 minute commercial break, come back and Johan is leading. Which group is it this time?!? Some coverage is better than none, and I enjoy the video feed, but jeez... thank goodness for the live, online coverage.
04-13-04, 07:02 AM
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Yep. Disappointing coverage on telly. Graham Watson's photo coverage and commentary was better than OLN's piecemeal paring down of the race.
But 40 minutes of Paris-Roubaix is better than no minutes at all.
But 40 minutes of Paris-Roubaix is better than no minutes at all.