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Old 07-28-09, 10:57 AM
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Originally Posted by substructure
I like pie.
Yes, pie wins.
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Le Plot Thickens:

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Now this would be interesting.
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Originally Posted by El Diablo Rojo
Le Plot Thickens:

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Now this would be interesting.
I like the Schleck angle. But they have to go as the Frank and Andy Show or not at all.
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With or without Frankie?
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It says without, but why would they go to separate teams?

'hinder his progress' reads: I can minipulate Andy more easily without his brother there
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It says without, but why would they go to separate teams?
No fracking way.
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one of the two new doping products thought to be used this year: https://www.phoenixpeptide.com/catalo...oducts_id=7087

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Andy and Frank will not be separated.
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Riis wouldn't let them out of their contracts and Liveshack would have to pony up some major dough on top of the salary to buy them out....but it shows that the only hope LA has to beat Contador is to hire someone to do it.
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Originally Posted by El Diablo Rojo
Riis wouldn't let them out of their contracts and Liveshack would have to pony up some major dough on top of the salary to buy them out....but it shows that the only hope LA has to beat Contador is to hire someone to do it.
It may work. Maybe he'll hire some goons Tonya Harding style.
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Originally Posted by El Diablo Rojo
.but it shows that the only hope LA has to beat Contador is to hire someone to do it.
No it doesn't.
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Originally Posted by El Diablo Rojo
Le Plot Thickens:

Link

Now this would be interesting.
this is where euro coverage leaves the phil and paul bullsheeyat in the dust.

they were talking about LA's courting AS for the past 10 days.
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Originally Posted by El Diablo Rojo
Le Plot Thickens:

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Now this would be interesting.
Schleck would be a fool to believe any promises of team leadership.
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Besides the whole Tour was fixed.

Suckers.
Third place is half-fixed.
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missed(3) > point.

The three knockdown rule is in effect. Thank you for playing.
Then like a phoenix, he rises, inhales, and let's out an ear splitting Pffff.

I don't even remember what we were tussling about. All I know is you became confused, then had nowhere to go but that old "missed > point" ploy. So BF hack.

I could do this forever. I could even add graphics.

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Then like a phoenix, he rises, inhales, and let's out an ear splitting Pffff.

I don't even remember what we were tussling about. All I know is you became confused, then had nowhere to go but that old "missed > point" ploy. So BF hack.

I could do this forever. I could even add graphics.

Geeeeeez; not again!
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https://tour-de-france.velonews.com/a...r-the-next-two

British rider Bradley Wiggins will focus his attention solely on the Tour de France for the next two years in an effort to win cycling's most daunting race.
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Originally Posted by cooker
Schleck would be a fool to believe any promises of team leadership.
Lance rides in 2010, possibly 2011. After that Team Radio Shack's leadership will need an heir apparent. That's not to say anyone riding stronger than Lance in next year's Tour will not be supported. Contador, for all the hand-wringing, was.
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Originally Posted by substructure
https://tour-de-france.velonews.com/a...r-the-next-two

British rider Bradley Wiggins will focus his attention solely on the Tour de France for the next two years in an effort to win cycling's most daunting race.
If Wiggo were to go to Sky this would leave the door wide open for AC to go to Garmin...this off season should be interesting with all of the riders changing teams. I still think that a Eusebio Unzue run Caisse d' Epargne is where he'll land.
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Lance rides in 2010, possibly 2011. After that Team Radio Shack's leadership will need an heir apparent. That's not to say anyone riding stronger than Lance in next year's Tour will not be supported. Contador, for all the hand-wringing, was.

Like Disco the moment Lance leaves so does Radio Shack.
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Originally Posted by El Diablo Rojo
Like Disco the moment Lance leaves so does Radio Shack.
Profoundly incorrect. Long term deal, already factors in Lance's retirement and a longer term future and relationship with Livestrong. Lance is already talking about signing Phinney, who won't be a pro tour rider for at least 2-4 years.
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Originally Posted by El Diablo Rojo
If Wiggo were to go to Sky this would leave the door wide open for AC to go to Garmin...this off season should be interesting with all of the riders changing teams. I still think that a Eusebio Unzue run Caisse d' Epargne is where he'll land.
This is correct.

Don't you think Garmin would need at least one more climber close in caliber to CVV to support Wiggins properly?
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Originally Posted by El Diablo Rojo
If Wiggo were to go to Sky this would leave the door wide open for AC to go to Garmin...this off season should be interesting with all of the riders changing teams. I still think that a Eusebio Unzue run Caisse d' Epargne is where he'll land.
It'd be fun to watch AC's expression the first time he tried to have a conversation with Zabriskie.
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Originally Posted by patentcad
Profoundly incorrect. Long term deal, already factors in Lance's retirement and a longer term future and relationship with Livestrong. Lance is already talking about signing Phinney, who won't be a pro tour rider for at least 2-4 years.

Think back if you can to the when the announced the Disco deal..there was talk of LA having a show on Discovery Channel and that they were in it for the long haul...once the golden goose goes back to civilian life again the the interest will leave Radio Shack...this is a Euro based sport at the end of the day and RS has zero presence there. Without LA there will be no interest for them or the rest of the people who tuned in this year for LA's return to the Tour.
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