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A quick, random poll for rbr

Ryan Cousineau · 2007-10-31T01:54:37+00:00

Who is Belgium's greatest cycling star? No peeking at the answer, just type in the first name that comes to mind. -RjC. -- Ryan Cousineau [email hidden] http://www.wiredcola.com/ "My scenarios may give the impression I could be an excellent crook. Not true - I am a talented lawyer." - Sandy in rec.bicycles.racing

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Original section: Road Cycling
Published: 31 October 2007
Last activity: 4 November 2007
Original author: Ryan Cousineau
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Topics: Eddy Merckx Tom Boonen

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Ryan Cousineau
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31 October 2007, 01:54 UTC #1

Who is Belgium's greatest cycling star?
No peeking at the answer, just type in the first name that comes to mind.
-RjC.
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Ryan Cousineau [email hidden] http://www.wiredcola.com/
"My scenarios may give the impression I could be an excellent crook.
Not true - I am a talented lawyer." - Sandy in rec.bicycles.racing

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Bill C
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31 October 2007, 02:04 UTC #2

Ryan Cousineau said:
Who is Belgium's greatest cycling star?
No peeking at the answer, just type in the first name that comes to mind.
-RjC.
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Ryan Cousineau [email hidden]://www.wiredcola.com/
"My scenarios may give the impression I could be an excellent crook.
Not true - I am a talented lawyer." - Sandy in rec.bicycles.racing
Museeuw

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Tom Kunich
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31 October 2007, 02:36 UTC #3

"Ryan Cousineau" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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Quoted message said:
Who is Belgium's greatest cycling star?
No peeking at the answer, just type in the first name that comes to mind.
Museeuw and I know who they're talking about. But what can you expect from
some 20 something reporter who needs a spelling checker to spell "it"?

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Steven L. Sheffield
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31 October 2007, 03:18 UTC #4

On 10/30/2007 07:54 PM, in article
[email hidden], "Ryan Cousineau"
Quoted message said:
Who is Belgium's greatest cycling star?
No peeking at the answer, just type in the first name that comes to mind.
-RjC.
Who *IS* Belgium's greatest cycling star? Tom Boonen.
Who has been Belgium's greatest cycling star? In their eras, you would have
to include Briek Schotte, Rik Van Looy, Rik Van Steenbergen, Eddy Merckx,
and Johan Museeuw.
Who is Belgium's greatest cyclist? Merckx, without a doubt.
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Mark
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31 October 2007, 04:36 UTC #5

Bill C said:
Ryan Cousineau said:
Who is Belgium's greatest cycling star?
No peeking at the answer, just type in the first name that comes to mind.
-RjC.
--
Ryan Cousineau [email hidden]://www.wiredcola.com/
"My scenarios may give the impression I could be an excellent crook.
Not true - I am a talented lawyer." - Sandy in rec.bicycles.racing
Museeuw

but, but... that's a /last/ name.

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Bret
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31 October 2007, 04:45 UTC #6

Ryan Cousineau said:
Who is Belgium's greatest cycling star?
Nys

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Ryan Cousineau
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31 October 2007, 04:53 UTC #7

In article <[email hidden]>,
Steven L. Sheffield said:
On 10/30/2007 07:54 PM, in article
[email hidden], "Ryan Cousineau"
Quoted message said:
Who is Belgium's greatest cycling star?
No peeking at the answer, just type in the first name that comes to mind.
-RjC.
Who *IS* Belgium's greatest cycling star? Tom Boonen.
Who has been Belgium's greatest cycling star? In their eras, you would have
to include Briek Schotte, Rik Van Looy, Rik Van Steenbergen, Eddy Merckx,
and Johan Museeuw.
Who is Belgium's greatest cyclist? Merckx, without a doubt.
You people are all giving the wrong answer!
More to the point, I'm going to have to admit defeat to both Ben and
VeloNews.
Stupid fickle Belgians...
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Ryan Cousineau [email hidden] http://www.wiredcola.com/
"My scenarios may give the impression I could be an excellent crook.
Not true - I am a talented lawyer." - Sandy in rec.bicycles.racing

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A R:nen
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31 October 2007, 10:21 UTC #8

Ryan Cousineau said:
Who is Belgium's greatest cycling star?
Active: Sven. Retired (fatty masters honoris causa): Eddy.

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Bob Schwartz
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31 October 2007, 13:22 UTC #9

Ryan Cousineau said:
Who is Belgium's greatest cycling star?
African or European?
Bob Schwartz

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Email address hidden
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31 October 2007, 13:35 UTC #10

On Oct 30, 8:18 pm, "Steven L. Sheffield" <[email hidden]>
Quoted message said:
On 10/30/2007 07:54 PM, in article
[email hidden], "Ryan Cousineau"
Quoted message said:
Who is Belgium's greatest cycling star?
Quoted message said:
No peeking at the answer, just type in the first name that comes to mind.
Quoted message said:
-RjC.
Who *IS* Belgium's greatest cycling star? Tom Boonen.
Who has been Belgium's greatest cycling star? In their eras, you would have
to include Briek Schotte, Rik Van Looy, Rik Van Steenbergen, Eddy Merckx,
and Johan Museeuw.
Who is Belgium's greatest cyclist? Merckx, without a doubt.
Isn't that trimming around the subject Steven? Eddy Merckx is the
greatest cycling star from Belgium. Museeuw is the best recent star.
Tom Boonen has a lot of promise. But let's all remember that Frank
Vandenbrouke was going to be the next Eddy Merckx.

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31 October 2007, 13:38 UTC #11

(A R:nen) said:
Ryan Cousineau said:
Who is Belgium's greatest cycling star?
Active: Sven. Retired (fatty masters honoris causa): Eddy.
Actually I have to agree with that. Nys probably is a bigger star than
Museeuw. And my guess is that he sells a whole lot more beer.

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Bill C
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31 October 2007, 14:17 UTC #12

Quoted message said:
(A R:nen) said:
Ryan Cousineau said:
Who is Belgium's greatest cycling star?
Quoted message said:
Active: Sven. Retired (fatty masters honoris causa): Eddy.
Actually I have to agree with that. Nys probably is a bigger star than
Museeuw. And my guess is that he sells a whole lot more beer.
Yeah, on a rethink. For the fact that he almost totally dominates the
sport. Since Cross really is a niche sport inside a niche sport I tend
to forget that it's really important to large groups of people, other
than the rest of the nuts I hung out with. You'd think that all the
diaries/blogs/ and stories coming from Americans, and a Canuck or two,
training and racing in Belgium would register.
Bill C

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A R:nen
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31 October 2007, 14:50 UTC #13

Bill C said:
Quoted message said:
Quoted message said:
> Who is Belgium's greatest cycling star?
Quoted message said:
Quoted message said:
Quoted message said:
Active: Sven. Retired (fatty masters honoris causa): Eddy.
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Yeah, on a rethink. For the fact that he almost totally dominates the
sport. Since Cross really is a niche sport inside a niche sport I tend
to forget that it's really important to large groups of people, other
than the rest of the nuts I hung out with.
And probably the largest such group are teh Belgian (or is it "teh
Belgiums"?), so it wouldn't be a surprise if the result was different
from a domestic versus an international perspective.
If there is an actual poll out there, it is bound to be from the
domestic perspective, plus the collective memory seems to be very
short so active athletes are likely to get more votes.

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31 October 2007, 16:53 UTC #14

Hard to believe you newbies didn't include Roger De Vlaeminck. I'd
say he would be 2nd, after Merckx.

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Frank Drackman
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31 October 2007, 17:42 UTC #15

"Ryan Cousineau" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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Quoted message said:
Who is Belgium's greatest cycling star?
No peeking at the answer, just type in the first name that comes to mind.
-RjC.
--
Ryan Cousineau [email hidden] http://www.wiredcola.com/
"My scenarios may give the impression I could be an excellent crook.
Not true - I am a talented lawyer." - Sandy in rec.bicycles.racing
Ludo

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Geraard Spergen
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31 October 2007, 23:23 UTC #16

Frank Drackman said:
"Ryan Cousineau" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
news:[email hidden]...
Quoted message said:
Who is Belgium's greatest cycling star?
No peeking at the answer, just type in the first name that comes to mind.
-RjC.
--
Ryan Cousineau [email hidden] http://www.wiredcola.com/
"My scenarios may give the impression I could be an excellent crook.
Not true - I am a talented lawyer." - Sandy in rec.bicycles.racing
Ludo
Nessun Walloon?
Criquiellion (I probably misspelled that)

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Howard Kveck
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1 November 2007, 01:43 UTC #17

In article <[email hidden]>,
Bret said:
Ryan Cousineau said:
Who is Belgium's greatest cycling star?
Nys
That's a good call, Bret. Boonen may be the most well known worldwide and has a
damn good palmares but Nys dominates his corner of the sport like nobody else in any
other segment of the sport. But I have to say that Boonen comes across as having a
lot less of an ego than Sven.
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tanx,
Howard
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remove YOUR SHOES to reply, ok?

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Tom Kunich
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1 November 2007, 02:21 UTC #18

"A R:nen" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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If there is an actual poll out there, it is bound to be from the
domestic perspective, plus the collective memory seems to be very
short so active athletes are likely to get more votes.
It's all that beer that effects the memory.

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Frank Drackman
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1 November 2007, 14:55 UTC #19

"Geraard Spergen" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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Frank Drackman said:
"Ryan Cousineau" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
news:[email hidden]...
Quoted message said:
Who is Belgium's greatest cycling star?
No peeking at the answer, just type in the first name that comes to
mind.
-RjC.
--
Ryan Cousineau [email hidden] http://www.wiredcola.com/
"My scenarios may give the impression I could be an excellent crook.
Not true - I am a talented lawyer." - Sandy in rec.bicycles.racing
Ludo
Nessun Walloon?
Criquiellion (I probably misspelled that)
http://www.ludodierckxsens.be/
Anyone know where I can get a helmet like his?

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Carl Sundquist
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1 November 2007, 23:37 UTC #20

"Frank Drackman" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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http://www.ludodierckxsens.be/
Anyone know where I can get a helmet like his?
I remember those. They looked like they were made out of dense foam rubber
and looked like a baseball cap worn inside out and backwards.

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