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Mason Verger · 2003-07-07T19:00:40+00:00

Is just toying with the field, he doesn't care about the yellow jersey in these early flat stages because he knows, and everyone else knows that he blows them away in the mountains, but what can they do about it except hope he loses motivation one day.

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Mason Verger
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7 July 2003, 19:00 UTC #1

Is just toying with the field, he doesn't care about the yellow jersey in these early flat stages
because he knows, and everyone else knows that he blows them away in the mountains, but what can
they do about it except hope he loses motivation one day.

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Markus Peters
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7 July 2003, 19:00 UTC #2

"Mason Verger" <[email hidden]> schrieb
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Is just toying with the field, he doesn't care about the yellow jersey in these early flat stages
because he knows, and everyone else knows that he blows them away in the mountains, but what can
they do about it except hope he loses motivation one day.
Everybody thought the same about Indurain in 1996, and we know what has happened... Ullrich is
stronger this year!
Regards, Markus

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Just A Cyclist
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7 July 2003, 22:30 UTC #3

"Markus Peters" <[email hidden]> wrote in message "]news:[email hidden]...
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"Mason Verger" <[email hidden]> schrieb
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Is just toying with the field, he doesn't care about the yellow jersey in these early flat
stages because he knows, and everyone else knows that he blows them away in the mountains, but
what can they do about it except hope he loses motivation one day.
Everybody thought the same about Indurain in 1996, and we know what has happened... Ullrich is
stronger this year!
Yes stronger than last.......but better than Armstrong or about 6 other riders in the TDF, I don't
think so... Let us wait and see!
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Regards, Markus

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Nick Burns
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7 July 2003, 23:00 UTC #4

At the moment Ullrich is at least the second best athlete in the race. It only remains to be seen
how he will do after 3 weeks and how his team will
do.
"Just a Cyclist" <[email hidden]> wrote in message "]news:[email hidden]...
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"Markus Peters" <[email hidden]> wrote in message "]news:[email hidden]...
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"Mason Verger" <[email hidden]> schrieb
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Is just toying with the field, he doesn't care about the yellow jersey in these early flat
stages because he knows, and everyone else knows that he blows them away in the mountains, but
what can they do about it except hope he loses motivation one day.
Everybody thought the same about Indurain in 1996, and we know what has happened... Ullrich is
stronger this year!
Yes stronger than last.......but better than Armstrong or about 6 other riders in the TDF, I don't
think so... Let us wait and see!
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Regards, Markus

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Heinz Getzler
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8 July 2003, 00:01 UTC #5

"Markus Peters" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:<[email hidden]>...
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"Mason Verger" <[email hidden]> schrieb
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Is just toying with the field, he doesn't care about the yellow jersey in these early flat
stages because he knows, and everyone else knows that he blows them away in the mountains, but
what can they do about it except hope he loses motivation one day.
Everybody thought the same about Indurain in 1996, and we know what has happened... Ullrich is
stronger this year!
I was really suprised how strong Ullrich is riding so far. It usually takes quite a while to recover
from a injury & other personal problems that Ullrich suffered.
It was also suprising to see that Armstrong would allow himself to involved in yesterdays field
crash. In the the 1995 tdf Indurain rode slightly off the front to isolate himself from the crashes.
This could indicate that Lance might be a little weak. As for the prologue it's way to short to give
a true indicator for Lance. On the otherhand both Hinault and Indurain dominated some short prologue
TT in the TDF. As for Ullrich it's probalbly way to early to tell. The mountains & the TT are a much
better indicator.
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Regards, Markus

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Kurgan Gringion
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8 July 2003, 00:30 UTC #6

"Heinz Getzler" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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"Markus Peters" <[email hidden]> wrote in message

news:<[email hidden]>...
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"Mason Verger" <[email hidden]> schrieb
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Is just toying with the field, he doesn't care about the yellow jersey in these early flat
stages because he knows, and everyone else knows that he blows them away in the mountains, but
what can they do about it except hope he loses motivation one day.
Everybody thought the same about Indurain in 1996, and we know what has happened... Ullrich is
stronger this year!
I was really suprised how strong Ullrich is riding so far. It usually takes quite a while to
recover from a injury & other personal problems that Ullrich suffered.
Ullrich got 2nd in the TdF in his first attempt at the age of 21. Comparing him to others is a
mistake - he has more talent than anyone else, bar none.

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Just A Cyclist
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8 July 2003, 00:30 UTC #7

"Heinz Getzler" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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"Markus Peters" <[email hidden]> wrote in message

news:<[email hidden]>...
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"Mason Verger" <[email hidden]> schrieb
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Is just toying with the field, he doesn't care about the yellow jersey in these early flat
stages because he knows, and everyone else knows that he blows them away in the mountains, but
what can they do about it except hope he loses motivation one day.
Everybody thought the same about Indurain in 1996, and we know what has happened... Ullrich is
stronger this year!
I was really suprised how strong Ullrich is riding so far. It usually takes quite a while to
recover from a injury & other personal problems that Ullrich suffered.
It was also suprising to see that Armstrong would allow himself to involved in yesterdays
field crash.

Who would have known of the crash ahead of time??????// He was in the proper place in the
peylton.........just happend.
In the the 1995 tdf Indurain rode
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slightly off the front to isolate himself from the crashes. This could indicate that Lance might
be a little weak. As for the prologue it's way to short to give a true indicator for Lance. On the
otherhand both Hinault and Indurain dominated some short prologue TT in the TDF. As for Ullrich
it's probalbly way to early to tell. The mountains & the TT are a much better indicator.

How long have you been racing?????
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Regards, Markus

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Just A Cyclist
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8 July 2003, 00:30 UTC #8

"Nick Burns" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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At the moment Ullrich is at least the second best athlete in the race. It only remains to be seen
how he will do after 3 weeks and how his team will
do.

He's not the second best.......not even Lance..........in 3 weeks we will see who's the
strongest...... At this point, neither is .....
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"Just a Cyclist" <[email hidden]> wrote in message "]news:[email hidden]...
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"Markus Peters" <[email hidden]> wrote in message "]news:[email hidden]...
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"Mason Verger" <[email hidden]> schrieb
> Is just toying with the field, he doesn't care about the yellow jersey in these early flat
> stages because he knows, and everyone else knows that he blows them away in the mountains,
> but what can they do about it except hope he loses motivation one day.
Everybody thought the same about Indurain in 1996, and we know what has happened... Ullrich is
stronger this year!
Yes stronger than last.......but better than Armstrong or about 6 other riders in the TDF, I
don't think so... Let us wait and see!
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Regards, Markus

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David Ryan
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8 July 2003, 02:01 UTC #9

Heinz Getzler said:

"Markus Peters" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:<[email hidden]>...
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"Mason Verger" <[email hidden]> schrieb
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Is just toying with the field, he doesn't care about the yellow jersey in these early flat
stages because he knows, and everyone else knows that he blows them away in the mountains, but
what can they do about it except hope he loses motivation one day.
Everybody thought the same about Indurain in 1996, and we know what has happened... Ullrich is
stronger this year!
I was really suprised how strong Ullrich is riding so far. It usually takes quite a while to
recover from a injury & other personal problems that Ullrich suffered.
It was also suprising to see that Armstrong would allow himself to involved in yesterdays
field crash.
Ullrich was behind the crash too, just not directly behind it.
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In the the 1995 tdf Indurain rode slightly off the front to isolate himself from the crashes. This
could indicate that Lance might be a little weak. As for the prologue it's way to short to give a
true indicator for Lance. On the otherhand both Hinault and Indurain dominated some short prologue
TT in the TDF. As for Ullrich it's probalbly way to early to tell. The mountains & the TT are a
much better indicator.
Quoted message said:

Regards, Markus

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