Another New Year at RBR

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(TritonRider)

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Happy New Year to all of our >dysfunctional family.

Someone told me of seeing a cartoon, years ago. Pictured are a large building, with a huge
parking lot, and a giant marquee that reads "Convention of Fully Functional Families". Two cars
parked in the lot.

Happy New Year to you, too, Bill C. "More miles in '04" --Tom Paterson

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We had some great Classics, the best Tour in years. The D3 teams (Damn,

that's

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a "Mighty Ducks" movie. If you've got kids you know.) made life

interesting

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here in the States. There was no Nicole Reinhardt tragedy to dampen the

year.

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The community stepped up to help Eddie B after the fires. We've got some

really

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solid kids coming up. Women's cycling is growing, and seems to have

finally

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found a working formula. Sabine and the Bella's have done a hell of a lot

and

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given us some great laughs. The loss of domestic pro teams would be tough, except that this last
years explosion of d3s made a lot of amateurs into

pros

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who are now unemployed. There are still good regional teams that are there

for

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those dedicated enough to do the amateur dream. We lost some big sponsors,

now

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we need to sell the sport more as the economy comes back and health

declines.

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Almost all of us are still here, actively or lurking. I'd say that as a

group

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we are doing well, but given the average education and intelligence level

of

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the group, combined with the loner tendency in roadies we have our

problems

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that most peole couldn't even begin to understand. Fortunately we all have

the

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escape of long solo miles to make what we will of. Happy New Year to all of our dysfunctional
family Bill Crowther NCC

I've always figured that, if you can manage three or four hours on a bike alone with your own
thoughts, you're doing OK.

Happy New Year!

Bob C.

And Happy New Year to everyone from me as well. Though I don't see the "family" as disfunctional at
all. That is except for "Kurgan".

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We had some great Classics, the best Tour in years. The D3 teams

(Damn, that's

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a "Mighty Ducks" movie. If you've got kids you know.) made life

interesting

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here in the States. There was no Nicole Reinhardt tragedy to dampen

the year.

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The community stepped up to help Eddie B after the fires. We've got

some really

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solid kids coming up. Women's cycling is growing, and seems to have

finally

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found a working formula. Sabine and the Bella's have done a hell of

a lot and

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given us some great laughs. The loss of domestic pro teams would be

tough,

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except that this last years explosion of d3s made a lot of amateurs

into pros

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who are now unemployed. There are still good regional teams that are

there for

Quoted message said:

those dedicated enough to do the amateur dream. We lost some big

sponsors, now

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we need to sell the sport more as the economy comes back and health

declines.

Quoted message said:

Almost all of us are still here, actively or lurking. I'd say that

as a group

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we are doing well, but given the average education and intelligence

level of

Quoted message said:

the group, combined with the loner tendency in roadies we have our

problems

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that most peole couldn't even begin to understand. Fortunately we

all have the

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escape of long solo miles to make what we will of. Happy New Year to all of our dysfunctional
family Bill Crowther NCC

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We had some great Classics, the best Tour in years. The D3 teams (Damn, that's a "Mighty Ducks"
movie. If you've got kids you know.) made life interesting here in the States. There was no Nicole
Reinhardt tragedy to dampen the year.

Mrs. Kivilev and others might disagree.

-RJ

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From: "Tom Kunich" [email hidden]

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And Happy New Year to everyone from me as well. Though I don't see the "family" as disfunctional at
all. That is except for "Kurgan".

Hey Tom any "family" that has you, me, "kurgan" , Trdina, Brian, etc... in the same group is
probably the poster child for dysfunctional. Bill C

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[email hidden] (Ronaldo Jeremiah)

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Mrs. Kivilev and others might disagree.

-RJ

Yeah, they would, but I'd doubt any of us here in rbr knew him. I'd bet a lot of people here knew
Nicole. It's the difference between seeing something on TV and having it in the family. I just wish
that the UCI would establish a fund or insurance policy to cover racers, and provide for them if
they are disabled, or their families if they are killed. Bill C

this year I resolved to ride my bike in lieu of just reading about riding it....