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| Addy291 |
Posted on 01-08-2007 14:05
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why??
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| CrueTrue |
Posted on 01-08-2007 14:05
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Denmark has a monopoly law as the one they have in France.
Weird thing is that Mr. Bookmaker participated in several years without anyone saying anything.
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| Saqax |
Posted on 01-08-2007 21:43
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This Unibet/Canyon is that a pernament thing? |
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| SportingNonsense |
Posted on 01-08-2007 21:47
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I think its what they did to try to be allowed into the ProTour races. Didnt work though.
Stage 1 in Denmark:
1 Francesco Chicchi (Ita) Liquigas 3.56.09 (44.463 km/h)
2 Juan José Haedo (Arg) Team CSC
3 Mark Cavendish (GBr) T-Mobile Professional Cycling
4 Tom Steels (Bel) Predictor-Lotto
5 Mathew Haymann (Aus) Rabobank
6 Jonas Aaen Jørgensen (Den) Team GLS
7 Kenny Van Hummel (Ned) Skil-Shimano
8 Enrico Gasparotto (Ita) Liquigas
9 Stefano Zanini (Ita) Predictor-Lotto
10 Clemens Frankhauser (Aut) Elk Haus-Simplon
Profronde van Stiphout:
1 Thomas Dekker (Ned) Rabobank 2.27.35
2 Alberto Contador (Spa) Discovery Channel
3 Fabian Cancellara (Swi) Team CSC
4 Bram Tankink (Ned) Quickstep-Innergetic
5 Mauricio Soler (Col) Barloworld
Na Tour Broker Criterium:
1 Stijn Devolder (Bel) Discovery Channel 75 km in 1.48.00
2 Tom Boonen (Bel) Quickstep-Innergetic Boonen 0.02
3 Danilo Di Luca (Ita) Liquigas
4 Nick Nuyens (Bel) Cofidis
5 Gert Steegmans (Bel) Quickstep-Innergetic
Criterium de Lisieux:
1 Christophe Moreau (Fra) AG2r Prévoyance
2 Sandy Casar (Fra) Française des Jeux
3 Franck Renier (Fra) Bouygues Telecom
Tour de Wallonie: Last stage won by CSC's Bak, Borut Bozic won overall.
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| issoisso |
Posted on 01-08-2007 21:48
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CrueTrue wrote:
Denmark has a monopoly law as the one they have in France.
Weird thing is that Mr. Bookmaker participated in several years without anyone saying anything.
just to point out the hypocrisy of it all:
when Milan comes to Denmark to play, are they refused because of the Bwin.com logo on the front of the jersey? no, they're not.
EDIT: Chicchi is finally starting to show some realisation of the big promise he once was.
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| Levi4life |
Posted on 01-08-2007 21:48
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Canyon is their Bike sponsor. |
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| johnnyjur |
Posted on 01-08-2007 22:03
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But Unibet.com participated last year... why not now??
It's at least better than in Norway.. Here we can't have alcohol sponsors!! |
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| issoisso |
Posted on 01-08-2007 22:05
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johnnyjur wrote:
But Unibet.com participated last year... why not now??
It's at least better than in Norway.. Here we can't have alcohol sponsors!!
same reason they participated in ASO events and multiple french races in the last few years and now suddenly they "can't". same reason Lotto get to ride despite infringing the same laws.
Politics. ASO trying to make an irrelevant point, trying to show that they are the ones in charge. |
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| SportingNonsense |
Posted on 01-08-2007 22:05
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ASO needed some reason to Piss off UCI, so they picked Unibet and made a crappy excuse for why they wouldnt let Unibet ride
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| issoisso |
Posted on 01-08-2007 22:07
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Sporting was much more straight and to the point than me 
thanks Sporting, ever the pragmatist  |
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| Smoothie |
Posted on 01-08-2007 22:07
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Its a shame for Unibet they should be given any right a ProTour team does! |
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| johnnyjur |
Posted on 01-08-2007 22:15
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ASO are just silly!!! |
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| CrueTrue |
Posted on 01-08-2007 23:30
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By the way, Alex Rasmussen, the Danish champion, fell during the sprint of the 1st stage of Post Danmark Rundt. He has broken his wrist and will be out for c a month. |
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| CrueTrue |
Posted on 01-08-2007 23:49
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And another Tour of Denmark fact: Mark Cavendish was on the podium to get the Young Rider's Jersey. He was celebrated --- but in fact, it wasn't him who had "won" it. Martin Mortensen had gained bonification seconds on the stage by being in today's breakaway and therefore he was the rightful "winner"  |
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| issoisso |
Posted on 02-08-2007 00:04
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CrueTrue wrote:
And another Tour of Denmark fact: Mark Cavendish was on the podium to get the Young Rider's Jersey. He was celebrated --- but in fact, it wasn't him who had "won" it. Martin Mortensen had gained bonification seconds on the stage by being in today's breakaway and therefore he was the rightful "winner"
wow...they were that fast to realise? I guess they really lived up to the name "Post Danmark"
(yup...i DID just make a joke about how slow the post office is. that's how lame I am )
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| CrueTrue |
Posted on 02-08-2007 00:14
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They didn't even realize it themselves. Martin Mortensen complained about it. Afterwards, they changed the standins. I don't think they would have noticed if not Mortensen had complained.
About Danmark Rundt, I was really hoping to go see it this year. I have missed it for the last 4 years, simply because I haven't been home during the tour, and this year I will probably miss it too. Sunday is the only possible day. They go through my city, and there's the traditional ending on Frederiksberg where I can get VIP-seats - but it all depends on how fast I can get home from the holiday cottage I'm going to  |
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| issoisso |
Posted on 02-08-2007 10:08
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CrueTrue wrote:
They didn't even realize it themselves. Martin Mortensen complained about it. Afterwards, they changed the standins. I don't think they would have noticed if not Mortensen had complained.
About Danmark Rundt, I was really hoping to go see it this year. I have missed it for the last 4 years, simply because I haven't been home during the tour, and this year I will probably miss it too. Sunday is the only possible day. They go through my city, and there's the traditional ending on Frederiksberg where I can get VIP-seats - but it all depends on how fast I can get home from the holiday cottage I'm going to
well, if it makes you feel better...read your own post on the potential excitement of it
as for the Volta a Portugal that is about to start, I'm rarely looking forward to it. but the organisers have done good and the past few years it's actually been pretty exciting. this year I'm actually looking forward to it.
especially with Saunier Duval and Barloworld saying they're both going for the overall win + a bunch of contenders from the local teams (Azevedo, for instance)
and the fact that Barbosa FINALLY won the national road race champs and is looking to FINALLY win the Volta...which he lost by a few hundredths of a second two years ago...
so: I'm actually looking forward to it. weird.
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Posted on 02-08-2007 18:40
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Thor Hushovd won Sandefjord GP in front of Gabriel Rasch |
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| issoisso |
Posted on 02-08-2007 22:51
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Vuelta a Colombia: Venezuelan Manuel Medina won the first mountain stage along with a few of the other contenders, and a country mile ahead of Santiago Botero, who had the yellow after the prologue and stated winning the Vuelta a Colombia as his season goal.
Post Danmark Rundt stage 2: a bordoure in the pack helped CSC's Matti Breschel to win.
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| Addy291 |
Posted on 03-08-2007 13:10
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CrueTrue wrote:
And another Tour of Denmark fact: Mark Cavendish was on the podium to get the Young Rider's Jersey. He was celebrated --- but in fact, it wasn't him who had "won" it. Martin Mortensen had gained bonification seconds on the stage by being in today's breakaway and therefore he was the rightful "winner"
Cavendish must've been pissed
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