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Roberto Velásquez: The Story of A Legend |
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| Stromeon |
Posted on 22-10-2012 21:00
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Wow this is an amazing story! I will try and follow it closely  Good luck in the rest of the season  |
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| sutty68 |
Posted on 22-10-2012 23:44
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What a Great way to start off in the Rainbow jersey, simply awesome |
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| the_hoyle |
Posted on 22-10-2012 23:53
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Sorry for the delay, but Well Done for Vuelta, WC, Lombardia, Velo d'Or and now Tour down Under!! Superb way to show off the WC jersey!
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| Daggen |
Posted on 23-10-2012 10:35
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There's a curse on this site! The curse of the double post! |
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| the_hoyle |
Posted on 23-10-2012 10:48
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Daggen wrote:
There's a curse on this site! The curse of the double post!
I didnt know that I had double posted... 
I have deleted one of them now. Thanks for noticing that Daggen
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| TimoCycling |
Posted on 23-10-2012 12:01
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Im up-to-date again and I must say you're really dominating! I hope he'll win the tour! |
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| Ian Butler |
Posted on 23-10-2012 12:55
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Thanks for the many, many replies!
Wild Dog: I'll try not to forget it when I have some time to play. But basically it's just Team Colombia with Txurruka and Costa
JuanMotr, francopell, freitasPCM: Thanks!
Jakstar22: So far, yes! I don't think it'll affect him much 
Stromeon: Thanks a lot! Glad to have you.
sutty68: Thanks, I gotta admit I love riding in that jersey. It's the first time I won the WC and the first time I play with a rider wearing that jersey. It's so great I can only imagine how Gilbert must feel in real life!
the_hoyle: Thanks a lot
Daggen: Thanks for noticing that
TimoCycling: I hope so, too, the competition will be hard! Thanks! |
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| Ian Butler |
Posted on 23-10-2012 13:22
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I'll try to do something tonight. But I can't guarantee anything.
This week will be pretty tough, potentially, so I can't predict anything, but next week I have the week off (I just started and they're taking the week off at school), so I can guarantee at least some reports that week!
EDIT: However, I'll probably update later today, but not about a race, more a structural update. (involving schedule etc...) I'll start writing it but I have to go in a little while so it will be before or after (logically )
Edited by Ian Butler on 23-10-2012 13:25
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| JuanMotr |
Posted on 23-10-2012 13:43
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Are you back at school? |
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| Ian Butler |
Posted on 23-10-2012 13:50
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Yes, I am another school, though. |
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| Ian Butler |
Posted on 23-10-2012 13:51
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Roberto Velásquez: More than just a rider
After the Tour of Down Under, Roberto started to do things that no(t many) other riders had done before. And if we talk about Roberto Velásquez, how can we not talk about the Velásquez Foundation? Or how can we see Team Colombia Coldeportes it is today without him? This chapter will tell you about what Roberto did besides riding a bike.
We will discuss three things:
- The Velásquez Foundation
- Team Colombia Coldeportes
- Tour de France 2014
The Velásquez Foundation
Having started the foundation in the winter of 2013-2014, it really kicked off with Roberto winning the Tour Down Under. The foundation concentrated on poor children in poor areas and countries, and trying to offer them a way out of it, many with sports-scholarships. Between 30-40% of Roberto's prize money went straight into the foundation. He was also on the Board of it. The first months he ran it, but once the season started, he needed all his focus to race, understandably.
Team Colombia Coldeportes
Roberto Velásquez was also a businessman. During the winter of 2013-2014, he negotiated with the organization of Coldeportes about buying the entire team. He partly got what he wanted.
He co-owned the team, but the sponsorship was still mainly Coldeportes. The jerseys and name did not change. What did change was the budget, it increased greatly as Roberto had found many minor sponsors to pool together. He also had a say in the management part of the team, allowing him to offer (the final decision did not lay with him, though) ideas for contracts of potential riders.
In a press statement, he shortly talked about it:
I am extremely grateful to this team. It has given me a life. Before all this, I had no money, no purpose, I had no future. The team sponsored me and has given me all those things. It would feel wrong to leave. I will take this team into my own hands, along with others, and make it one of the strongest teams in the world. Thank you.
Tour de France 2014
Finally, Roberto decided not to participate in the Tour 2014 anyway. He held a minor press conference, early February 2014:
It was not an easy decision. But I feel there is an overemphasis on the Tour. It's the most important cycling event of the year, but in my opinion, the Giro and the Vuelta should be equally important. That's why I decided to take my Rainbow Jersey to those races this year. Of course I dream about winning the Tour, but it will be for another time, if I can win it, that is. I think riding two Grand Tours will give me an excellent training and a great experience. So my new schedule is the following: I will ride Tirreno - Adriatico, the Ardennes Classics, Tour de Romandie, Giro d'Italia, the National Championship, GP San Sébastian, the Vuelta, the Worlds and than Lombardia. I hope everyone has understanding for this decision. I love Tour de France, but this year is not mine to be part of it. |
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| francopell |
Posted on 23-10-2012 13:57
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Some nice stuff in there |
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| TheManxMissile |
Posted on 23-10-2012 14:01
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1 - nice
2 - fine to avoid issues
3 - yay you listened to me
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| Daggen |
Posted on 23-10-2012 14:06
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1. Great
2. Yaay!
3. More race days in Rainbow  |
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| the_hoyle |
Posted on 23-10-2012 14:32
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1 - fine idea!
2 - even finer idea!
3 -  from me for no Tour, but its time to start destroying the Giro
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| Wild Dog |
Posted on 23-10-2012 14:59
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Well what they said. For me it doesn't matter if he rides the Giro or the Tour. Why? 'Cause he will win both.
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| FreitasPCM |
Posted on 23-10-2012 15:08
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Roberto was nice to give his opponents a chance to win the Tour, instead of the Giro and Vuelta. |
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| Atlantius |
Posted on 23-10-2012 15:17
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He's really turning in to more of an emperor than a cannibal
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| Wild Dog |
Posted on 23-10-2012 15:22
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Yeah. A cannibal is someone who wins EVERYTHING. Not only mountainous stages and stage races. Also TT's, cobbleraces and so on. Velásquez isn't a cannibal really - not yet.
Vincenzo Nibali - Rui Costa - Nairo Quintana - Alberto Contador - Peter Sagan
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The Last of the Real
- Story about Dries Deckers - racing against Merckx, de Vlaeminck etc. |
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| Daggen |
Posted on 23-10-2012 15:23
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Atlantius wrote:
He's really turning in to more of an emperor than a cannibal
His new nickname should be The Emperor. Great idea |
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