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| Levi4life |
Posted on 05-02-2009 04:26
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Nope, Ryan was in Velonews. 2 medals in the nationals crit and tt, favorite for the RR until he crashed and broke his collarbone, several top ten in various pro 1/2 events like the tour of Ohio, Cascade etc. etc.
Ethan is no longer on the team, he got too old, and is now off to college. I rode with him not to long ago and indeed he is very strong but may not be pro-quality like Ryan or our other departed Alum Tyler Brandt who is going to UC berkley racing for a National level u23 program.
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| CrueTrue |
Posted on 05-02-2009 08:10
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Topsport Vlaanderen's Frederiek Nolf was found dead in his bed today. |
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| Halvor |
Posted on 05-02-2009 08:14
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Seriously!? how!!?   |
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| CrueTrue |
Posted on 05-02-2009 08:18
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How? I guess they went in to wake him up, but .. not possible. It's still unsure why he died. |
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| doddy13 |
Posted on 05-02-2009 08:20
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Here's the article
Tour of Qatar rider passes away
Reports emanating from Qatar indicate that Topsport Vlaanderen rider Frederick Nolf has died in his sleep ahead of the race's fifth stage.
Cyclingnews' Gregor Brown spoke to ASO chief Christian Prudhomme this morning and despite Prudhomme not confirming the identity of the rider concerned, news that it was indeed the 21-year-old from Kortrijk who died in his sleep has gathered pace rapidly.
It's not the first time this type of occurence has hit an event. In 2003, 23-year-old French rider Fabrice Salanson died in his sleep during the Tour of Germany. The La Brioche Boulangere rider was found by then-teammate Sylvain Chavanel, causing a massive shock amongst his fellow professionals.
Stay tuned to Cyclingnews for more information concerning this distressing development.
RIP
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| Wiggo |
Posted on 05-02-2009 08:23
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RIP. |
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| Halvor |
Posted on 05-02-2009 08:26
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RIP. |
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| lagetcher |
Posted on 05-02-2009 08:28
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Very sad |
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| doddy13 |
Posted on 05-02-2009 08:31
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Today's tour of Qatar stage will be neutralised and topsport has pulled out of the race- L'equipe reports.
There's no point slapping a schleck - Sean Kelly on "Who needs a slap"
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| Smoothie |
Posted on 05-02-2009 08:39
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Very sad, he was a very big talent. Its a shame to see him go. |
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| Xavier |
Posted on 05-02-2009 10:15
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poor kid |
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| fenian_1234 |
Posted on 05-02-2009 11:15
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A heart attack in his sleep.
Really, really sad news. |
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| ruben |
Posted on 05-02-2009 11:22
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Was 2nd once in Tour of Flanders for espoirs I think. Too bad
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| Deadpool |
Posted on 05-02-2009 12:10
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RIP |
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| schleck93 |
Posted on 05-02-2009 12:17
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Very sad, when things like this happends, luckily it doesn't happends as often as it did in the 90's. The worst thing is that I can't stop thinking what caused it
BenBarnes wrote:
Thor wears a live rattlesnake as a condom.
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| Halvor |
Posted on 05-02-2009 12:28
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Does someone know why the race isn't going on Eurosport now? Is it because of the death of Nolf? |
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| doddy13 |
Posted on 05-02-2009 12:30
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Halvor wrote:
Does someone know why the race isn't going on Eurosport now? Is it because of the death of Nolf?
we had a small tribute program.
There's no point slapping a schleck - Sean Kelly on "Who needs a slap"
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| ringo182 |
Posted on 05-02-2009 12:32
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the sad thing is that the question of drugs will always hang over his death. maybe the autopsy will find a heart defect that was never spotted.
my dad used to race at a decent level for Halesowen CC back in the 70's as a teenager. a few years ago he had a minor stroke that was caused by a small hole in his heart. the doctor told him he was very lucky to still be alive considering all the cycling he did as a youngster with such a defect.
guess some people are just unlucky
RIP
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| mrlol |
Posted on 05-02-2009 12:32
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The stage will be neutralised because of Nolf's death. |
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| Il Gladiatore |
Posted on 05-02-2009 13:38
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Just heard the bad news, will Boonen be the winner of Qatar now? |
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