AND THE WINNER IS

Most of you dumbasses don't know him, but he won 2 stage races this season, and beat Lance in a TT.

WTF? Cyclingnews said that it was an Italian rider.

mathematician. Especially a Spanish guy named after a French mathematician.

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we went from a long list to a short list..... but here's a surprise, forget about fast improving
eastern europeans or anonymous italians, the winner is

PASCUAL LLORENTE

the cherry on Kelme's Tour performance.

that is unfortunate, he looked like an up and coming rider for the future. if it is him, the EPO
just might explain his sudden surge in the spring stage races. either way, an EPO positive for Kelme
at this point probably puts their sponsorship in jeopardy, as well as giving spanish cycling a swift
kick in the you-know-what. too bad.

shawn

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we went from a long list to a short list..... but here's a surprise, forget about fast improving
eastern europeans or anonymous italians, the winner is

PASCUAL LLORENTE

the cherry on Kelme's Tour performance.

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that is unfortunate, he looked like an up and coming rider for the future. if it is him, the EPO
just might explain his sudden surge in the spring stage races. either way, an EPO positive for
Kelme at this point probably puts their sponsorship in jeopardy, as well as giving spanish cycling
a swift kick in the you-know-what. too bad.

That would be true if it were here, or in France.

Does anyone remember the Spanish fans' reaction to the Festina affair? They have a much more
permissive attitude with regards to doping.

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that is unfortunate, he looked like an up and coming rider for the future. if it is him, the EPO
just might explain his sudden surge in the spring stage races. either way, an EPO positive for
Kelme at this point probably puts their sponsorship in jeopardy, as well as giving spanish cycling
a swift kick in the you-know-what. too bad.

They could try their bike-handling skills on the US criterium circuit to make a little cash.

-WG

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In article <[email hidden]>, swj

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that is unfortunate, he looked like an up and coming rider for the

future.

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if it is him, the EPO just might explain his sudden surge in the spring stage races. either way,
an EPO positive for Kelme at this point

probably

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puts their sponsorship in jeopardy, as well as giving spanish cycling a swift kick in the
you-know-what. too bad.

They could try their bike-handling skills on the US criterium circuit to make a little cash.

Is that where Lance learnt his cross country course cutting techniques?

In article <[email hidden]>, Neil

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In article <[email hidden]>, swj <[email hidden]>

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that is unfortunate, he looked like an up and coming rider for the

future.

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if it is him, the EPO just might explain his sudden surge in the spring stage races. either
way, an EPO positive for Kelme at this point

probably

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puts their sponsorship in jeopardy, as well as giving spanish cycling a swift kick in the
you-know-what. too bad.

They could try their bike-handling skills on the US criterium circuit to make a little cash.

Is that where Lance learnt his cross country course cutting techniques?

Don't you know the difference between a criterium and a cyclocross event?

-WG

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> that is unfortunate, he looked like an up and coming rider for the

future.

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> if it is him, the EPO just might explain his sudden surge in the

spring

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> stage races. either way, an EPO positive for Kelme at this point

probably

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> puts their sponsorship in jeopardy, as well as giving spanish

cycling a

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> swift kick in the you-know-what. too bad.

They could try their bike-handling skills on the US criterium circuit to make a little cash.

Is that where Lance learnt his cross country course cutting techniques?

Don't you know the difference between a criterium and a cyclocross event?

Maybe you get a lot of tumbleweed.

Most people don't know it, but Wile E. Coyote also beat Lance in a TT.
W.E. was later disqualified when he crashed into a cliff at the end of the race and was found to
have been using ACME brand JATO rockets to enhance his performance.

He is now being HEAVILY recruited by several teams.

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Most of you dumbasses don't know him, but he won 2 stage races this season, and beat Lance
in a TT.