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| Addy291 |
Posted on 01-02-2008 17:46
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Saunier Duval's Riccardo Riccò will be spending more time on his bike in the future. The speedy Italian was clocked going 200 k/hr in his Porsche Cayenne along the Adriatic coast this week, costing him his driving license.
and Wiggins has made a statement following his dad's death:
"I am sad and in shock at this time. We still don't know the full details of what happened, however I have every confidence that the authorities will get to the bottom of this out in Australia. Training had been going very well for the forth coming World Championships in Manchester and whilst this is a time for reflection I am also looking forward to rejoining my colleagues training out in California."
The Emirate of Qatar has officially applied to Tour de France organiser ASO to hold a prologue of the race in the country on the Persian Gulf. Tour de France director Christian Prudhomme confirmed that he had received the application, signed by Prince Al-Thani.
"Two years ago we examined the climatological conditions in Qatar, along with Eddy Merckx, to see what a race in the summer would be like," he told Sportwereld. "Our main concern is for the riders."
The problem, of course, is the weather, with average temperatures in June and July hitting 41° Celsius. But this being 'average', it means it gets hotter in the middle of the day, up to 50° Celsius. And that's out in the desert, which surprisingly, isn't the hottest part of the country. "It's also worse in the city, where air-conditioners pump cold air into the houses but hot air into the city, and the humidity in coastal areas more than compensates for a slightly lower temperature," according to Qatarvisitor.com, which concludes, "Everyone who can leaves Qatar for the summer."
To combat this, the Qatar cycling federation has come up with the unique idea of building a covered and cooled cycling tunnel, in which the prologue could take place. The building plans already exist.
"The candidacy is a logical step for Qatar, which after hosting the Asian Games in 2006, is also a candidate for the Olympic Games of 2016," Prudhomme said. "The distance shouldn't be a problem. When we took the Tour to London, everyone said we were crazy." Now, he indicated, Qatar is a possibility for the Tour in 2014.
And the Tour of South Africa has been cancelled for this year.
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| Addy291 |
Posted on 01-02-2008 18:55
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For British people, Hoy's TV Documentary about his world record attempt will be shown on BBC 2, Sunday 17th February at 3.20 pm
https://www.britishcycling.org.uk/web/..._hoytv.asp
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| doddy13 |
Posted on 01-02-2008 19:54
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that'll be good on TV
https://www.cyclin...77235.html
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| chuckie |
Posted on 01-02-2008 20:30
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ye bbc are really gettin good at that kinda stuff.......tour of britain on DAILY next year!! |
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| Crommy |
Posted on 02-02-2008 18:43
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The media seems to have randomly decided Cunego could be suspended because he abided by rules and was present for a random drug test.
Source: https://www.cyclingnews.com/news.php?i...feb02news2
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| CrueTrue |
Posted on 02-02-2008 20:00
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But as Cunego says, he was there on time. The riders have 1 hour to get to the place where they have said they would be after the controllants have arrived. So, I don't see the problem. |
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| Crommy |
Posted on 02-02-2008 22:11
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It's the media making something out of nothing 
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| stuartmcstuart |
Posted on 03-02-2008 14:38
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Crommy wrote:
It's the media making something out of nothing
Its the early season, we-don't-have-much-to-go-on news period  |
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| Levi4life |
Posted on 03-02-2008 18:43
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Dick Pound has been nominated to the presidency of CAS...
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| issoisso |
Posted on 03-02-2008 20:13
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Levi4life wrote:
Dick Pound has been nominated to the presidency of CAS...
Quoting Jay Leno: "Dick Pound?? His name is Dick Pound??? Is he a failed porn star or something?"
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| issoisso |
Posted on 03-02-2008 20:30
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And after Levi with the "American corner", I'll fill in the non-american part of the news
The other nominee (yes, there are two) is Swiss Robert Briner. The vote is expected to be made in April
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| CrueTrue |
Posted on 04-02-2008 20:43
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It's official. USA now got a new Discovery Channel-like team Team High Road changes nationality from German to American. |
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| Addy291 |
Posted on 04-02-2008 21:35
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Didn't expect that
Any reason for it?
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| issoisso |
Posted on 04-02-2008 21:37
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Addy291 wrote:
Didn't expect that
Any reason for it?
Bob Stapleton's High Road Sports owns Team High Road
The team's been american the whole way. it's just a formality.
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| CrueTrue |
Posted on 05-02-2008 14:45
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Well, that might be one reason. Another reason is, according to some media, that Stapleton is tired of the Germans |
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| ABridgeTooFar |
Posted on 05-02-2008 15:37
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He is probably courting potential sponsors in the US |
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| issoisso |
Posted on 06-02-2008 11:03
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Stage profiles and invited teams for Paris-Nice will be announced on the 13th. for the Tirreno (which is shaping up with a very interesting route from what I can see so far) it's on the 21st
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| CrueTrue |
Posted on 08-02-2008 15:06
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UCI has now opened a case against MR, going for a 2-year-ban. |
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| Waghlon |
Posted on 08-02-2008 15:11
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CrueTrue wrote:
UCI has now opened a case against MR, going for a 2-year-ban.
Oh good, i feared we were going to wait another 2 years for that.
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| Aquarius |
Posted on 08-02-2008 15:23
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Top 9 biggest dope users Pro Tour teams (Quick Step, Lampre, Saunier Duval, Liquigas, Milram, Rabobank, High Road, Astana and CSC) are threatening to boycott the three Grand Tours if they don't all get invited everywhere. They expect to meet the GT organisers soon. |
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