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Kurgan Gringion · 2003-08-29T15:38:15+00:00

http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/?id=2003/aug03/aug28news2 The chance that World Champion Mario Cipollini will ride in the Vuelta a España is fairly slim, according to a report in La Gazzetta dello Sport. "Mario has done no special preparation for a three week stage race," said his team manager Vincenzo Santoni. If Cipollini doesn't start, then the Domina Vacanze team could be excluded by the Vuelta organisers. The team received a wild card invitation in July on the basis that they would bring the World Champion. "In the coming days, Mario Cipollini will look for a solution with the Vuelta organiser and UCI president Hein Verbruggen," said a team spokesman. Cipollini hasn't raced for three months, after crashing out of the Giro d'Italia on Stage 11. In total, the World Champion has only raced 26 times this year, excluding criteriums. There are Masters Fatties who race much more than that. http://www.cyclingnews.com/photos/?id=2003/mar03/tirreno03/stage7/2

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Published: 29 August 2003
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Kurgan Gringion
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29 August 2003, 15:38 UTC #1

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The chance that World Champion Mario Cipollini will ride in the Vuelta a España is fairly slim,
according to a report in La Gazzetta dello Sport. "Mario has done no special preparation for a three
week stage race," said his team manager Vincenzo Santoni.
If Cipollini doesn't start, then the Domina Vacanze team could be excluded by the Vuelta organisers.
The team received a wild card invitation in July on the basis that they would bring the World
Champion. "In the coming days, Mario Cipollini will look for a solution with the Vuelta organiser
and UCI president Hein Verbruggen," said a team spokesman.
Cipollini hasn't raced for three months, after crashing out of the Giro d'Italia on Stage 11. In
total, the World Champion has only raced 26 times this year, excluding criteriums.
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There are Masters Fatties who race much more than that.
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Nev Shea
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29 August 2003, 16:05 UTC #2

"Kurgan Gringioni" <[email hidden]> wrote in
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The chance that World Champion Mario Cipollini will ride in the Vuelta a España is fairly slim,
according to a report in La Gazzetta dello Sport. "Mario has done no special preparation for a
three week stage race," said his team manager Vincenzo Santoni.
The team manager answered the wrong question -- has Mario done enough preparation to race 1 week of
a 3 week stage race?
I guess this means that Heras will have zebra striped helpers for the whole race.
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DiabloScott
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29 August 2003, 16:42 UTC #3

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"Kurgan Gringioni" <[email hidden]> wrote in
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Quoted message said:
cyclingnews.comnews
The chance that World Champion Mario Cipollini will ride in the Vuelta a España is fairly slim,
according to a report in La Gazzetta dello Sport. "Mario has done no special preparation for a
three week stage race," said his team manager Vincenzo Santoni.

The team manager answered the wrong question -- has Mario done enough preparation to race 1 week of
a 3 week stage race?

I guess this means that Heras will have zebra striped helpers for the whole race.

NS
Nope - DV will be dis-invited if the rainbow jersey isn't there. It'll be interesting to see what the ONCE and Banesto guys do with this since most of them don't have teams for next year.

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lazysegall
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29 August 2003, 18:15 UTC #4

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Nope - DV will be dis-invited if the rainbow jersey isn't there. It'll be interesting to see what the ONCE and Banesto guys do with this since most of them don't have teams for next year.
Who would be invited instead of DV?

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Chris
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30 August 2003, 03:47 UTC #5

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DiabloScott said:
Nope - DV will be dis-invited if the rainbow jersey isn't there. It'll be interesting to see
what the ONCE and Banesto guys do with this since most of them don't have teams for next year.
Who would be invited instead of DV?
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from what i read no one as of now.
Maybe Naviagators should try to get there.(he he he sarcasm expected in replies)

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