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07-04-02 | 09:25 AM
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Okay,
it's 2003 and the Tour De France wildcard selection is truly wild:
BikeForums have been invited to put a team together impressed by the 'team' jerseys (hey I said they were wild).
Where do you see your strengths in the team?
King of the Mountains?
Time Trialist?
Sprinter?
All rounder?
Okay, I know I'd be trailing behind the broom wagon on the prologue, relegating myself to sterilizing the team bidons for the rest of the race But where would you be?
it's 2003 and the Tour De France wildcard selection is truly wild:
BikeForums have been invited to put a team together impressed by the 'team' jerseys (hey I said they were wild).
Where do you see your strengths in the team?
King of the Mountains?
Time Trialist?
Sprinter?
All rounder?
Okay, I know I'd be trailing behind the broom wagon on the prologue, relegating myself to sterilizing the team bidons for the rest of the race
But where would you be?
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07-04-02 | 09:53 AM
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Bikes: Land Shark, Trek 1000, Iron Horse Rogue, Novara Randonee
If I'm on form, I'd go for the king of the mountains jersey. I'm not much of a sprinter. Otherwise, I'd be a domestique helping pull in the breakaway. I'm so used to carrying things that toting a few waterbottles to my teammates wouldn't be such a big deal .
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07-04-02 | 11:49 AM
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Richard, I'd either be your assistant or aiding Koffee in the ambulance, or, and this is more likely, I'd be wheezing and weaving around lost at the back of the pack during every stage. In between stages I'd be stumbling around showing off the team Jersey trying to hit on any geriatric groupy that may be available.
Seriously, I'm curious to see what some of our racers will have to say -- which is why you posted in the first place!
We have one king of the mountains; Do we have two?
Seriously, I'm curious to see what some of our racers will have to say -- which is why you posted in the first place!
We have one king of the mountains; Do we have two?
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07-04-02 | 12:08 PM
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From: n.w. superdrome
Bikes: 1 trek, serotta, rih, de Reus, Pogliaghi and finally a Zieleman! and got a DeRosa
I got dibs on Lanterne Rouge . . .
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07-04-02 | 09:33 PM
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I'll be on the sidelines, thank you, drinking beer and trying to grab a cyclist's jersey as he passes...
(Just kidding...)
(Just kidding...)
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07-04-02 | 09:40 PM
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From: Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia - passionfruit capital of the universe!
I'd be going for K.O.M for sure! I don't know about the rest of it though. Maybe I'd just go home when the mountain stages were done.
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07-04-02 | 09:50 PM
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Bikes: Michelle Pfieffer, the Carbon Fiber Wonder Bike: A Kestrel 200 SCI Repainted in glorious mango; Old Paintless, A Litespeed Obed; The Bike With No Name: A Bianchi Eros; RegularBike: A Parkpre Comp Ltd rebuilt as a singlespeed.
A year or two back Bicycling Magazine published a self-test: What kind of Tour rider are you?
I was a domestique.
Always a bridesmaid and never a bride.
I was a domestique.
Always a bridesmaid and never a bride.
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07-04-02 | 10:44 PM
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Originally posted by LittleBigMan
I'll be on the sidelines, thank you, drinking beer and trying to grab a cyclist's jersey as he passes...
(Just kidding...)
I'll be on the sidelines, thank you, drinking beer and trying to grab a cyclist's jersey as he passes...
(Just kidding...)
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07-05-02 | 02:26 AM
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We're a bit thin on the ground - surely we've a sprinter or two amongst us?
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07-05-02 | 07:28 PM
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From: Rolla, MO
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I'd be All Rounder or King of the Mountians 
MY weakerst point is sprints, because I'm not that big and don't have quick fiber muscles. I find however, if I start a little bit before the sprint, I can hang tough, because after I get a second wind of sorts.
MY weakerst point is sprints, because I'm not that big and don't have quick fiber muscles. I find however, if I start a little bit before the sprint, I can hang tough, because after I get a second wind of sorts.
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