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Le Tour : The Review
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Posted on 23-11-2024 19:18
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| Smoothie |
Posted on 03-07-2007 16:26
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Im going to do a great review on the Tour with pictures favourite and news and updates. Ill be going through every stage giving the low down on different areas. Teams, riders equipment and so on, showing you the team members what expected they will do. Plenty of pictures, predictions and comments. I hope you will like it, but before I put it up I would like to hear what you think. Im hoping you gonna let me do it but I bet your thinking "Well I can go to any sport website and get a review!" Well with mine you can comment and really give the Forum you opinions  |
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| Frink_RSA |
Posted on 03-07-2007 16:32
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sounds good. will check in before each stage
nice idea Smoothie |
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| lance_armstrong |
Posted on 03-07-2007 16:34
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Great idea Smoothie it looks really promising!  |
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| Smoothie |
Posted on 03-07-2007 16:35
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Hey, Thanks great. I think ill also involve a few games in it like caption commpetition etc...  |
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| Frink_RSA |
Posted on 03-07-2007 16:38
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what about a on the day prediction closing just before the start of a stage |
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| Karl_rab |
Posted on 03-07-2007 16:39
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Please smoothie no caption competition  . sounds good. maybe you could do something like predict the sprint winner on the flat stages or predict the mountain winner
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| Smoothie |
Posted on 03-07-2007 16:42
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Yeh i had that in mind, thinking of loads of ideas . Why no caption? |
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| lance_armstrong |
Posted on 03-07-2007 16:48
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What caption means? |
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| Smoothie |
Posted on 03-07-2007 16:51
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I ran a caption competition a while back, Caption is caption comp 4 short. Comp is short 4 competition 4 is short for for |
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| SportingNonsense |
Posted on 03-07-2007 16:53
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It wasnt every really a caption competition, a caption competition is where you see an image and guess what the people in the image might be saying.
It was more like a guess which rider this is topic
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| Smoothie |
Posted on 03-07-2007 17:05
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Yeh i supose i thought it was ok but it loks like nobdy else did.
Anyway im on the way to getting the teams ready so hope your looking forward to it |
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| Smoothie |
Posted on 04-07-2007 18:15
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Ag2r Prevoyance
The Team
Began as Chazal, a low rent squad sponsored by a butchers’, that somehow scraped into the race from 1993. Later backed by Casino supermarkets until settling with Ag2r in 2000, good stuff snabbing 6 stage wins
Past controversies
Last year team leader Mancebo was one of those thrown off the race thanks to Operation Puerto. Embarrassment over, they have a clean copybook now assistant manager Laurent Biondi has been cleared in a drugs trial.
Budget
A decent £4.7m for 2007, nice amount.
The boss
Vincent Lavenu, who rode beside (actually, quite a long way behind) Stephen Roche in the 1980s Fagor team, has a fine eye for new talent. Should command the team well.
Team Leader
Christophe Moreau, an ageing Frenchman with a bad goatee, know as le Chien for riding along with his tongue lolling out like a knackerd puppy! Won Dauphine Libere last month but can he magnify that success into a 21 stage – Stage Race, maybe…
Wild Man of The Team
Cyril Dessel was last year’s local star, wearing yellow for a day and finish right up there. Crash on the stage Floyd Landope won showing his real fighting ability.
Also watch out for France’s best clibing talent for years, John Gadret, who is more known for Cyclo-X until showed strongly in last years Giro – and then broke his collar bone on stage 18. Also look out for Calzati who could make another risky move for glory! Just like last year.
They’ll be happy with
Rider in the top ten and a stage – if they can get one, maybe.
Fans will paint on the road
“Moreau, Moreau, We love you!”
“Nice win, Cyril”
Team Details
Team: José Luis Arrieta
Sylvain Calzati
Cyril Dessel
Martin Elmiger
John Gadret
Simon Gerrans
Stéphane Goubert
Christophe Moreau
Ludovic Turpin
Team Leader
Christophe Moreau (Fr, Age 36. 11 Tours, 1 Stage win. Best 4th, 2000)
Climbers
Cyril Dessel
John Gadret
Stéphane Goubert
Sprinters
None really but maybe something with Simon Gerrans
Team manager : Vincent Lavenu
2006 : 7th Cyril Dessel
1 Stage Calzati
ProTour Ranking : 4th
So what do you think? Will they do well?
Next: Astana |
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| SportingNonsense |
Posted on 04-07-2007 18:16
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Actually, Ag2r's leader will be Dessel. Moreau has stated that Dessel will go for Overall, with him going for Polkadot.
Brilliant layout though.
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| lance_armstrong |
Posted on 04-07-2007 18:24
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Floyd Landope sounds funny. Anyway I don't think that after the effort given by Moreau in the Dauphine he'll be able to win the TdF or that he'll be the leader. |
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| Smoothie |
Posted on 04-07-2007 18:28
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SportingNonsense wrote:
Actually, Ag2r's leader will be Dessel. Moreau has stated that Dessel will go for Overall, with him going for Polkadot.
Brilliant layout though.
Thanks to both of you exactly wat comments i was hoping for |
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| Setzel |
Posted on 04-07-2007 18:41
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Moreau in national jersey after polka dot it will be nice to see him completing his winnings with this jersey
Eating my daily Breakfast at 9 pm
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| Smoothie |
Posted on 04-07-2007 18:43
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I also thought that it would be weird to see him in nat champ jersey!
Update Astana wont be far off, if i get the day off tommorrow as well I after getting back from hospital, ill try adn finish all the teams off. Cant garante anything though! |
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| Smoothie |
Posted on 04-07-2007 18:44
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I also thought that it would be weird to see him in nat champ jersey!
Update Astana wont be far off, if i get the day off tommorrow as well I after getting back from hospital, ill try adn finish all the teams off. Cant garante anything though! |
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| Addy291 |
Posted on 04-07-2007 19:22
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very nice presentation Smoothie |
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| Smoothie |
Posted on 04-07-2007 19:26
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Thanks, sorry bout double post everyone... |
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