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  1. Quoted message said:

    From DailyPeloton

    Discovery Channel
    Tour de France Squad

    Levi Leipheimer
    Alberto Contador
    George Hincapie
    Yaroslav Popovych
    Vladimir Gusev
    Egoi Martinez
    Sergio Paulinho
    Tomas Vaitkus
    Benjamin Noval

  2. Quoted message said:
    Quoted message said:

    From DailyPeloton

    Discovery Channel
    Tour de France Squad

    Levi Leipheimer
    Alberto Contador
    George Hincapie
    Yaroslav Popovych
    Vladimir Gusev
    Egoi Martinez
    Sergio Paulinho
    Tomas Vaitkus
    Benjamin Noval

    -TD

  3. Quoted message said:
    Quoted message said:

    From DailyPeloton

    Discovery Channel
    Tour de France Squad

    Levi Leipheimer
    Alberto Contador
    George Hincapie
    Yaroslav Popovych
    Vladimir Gusev
    Egoi Martinez
    Sergio Paulinho
    Tomas Vaitkus
    Benjamin Noval

    http://www.thepaceline.com/members/press_item.aspx?cid=3303

    DISCOVERY CHANNEL PRO CYCLING ANNOUNCES
    2007 TOUR DE FRANCE TEAM ROSTER

    (Austin, TX) – The Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team (DCPCT) announced today its roster of riders who will compete in the 94th edition of the Tour de France, beginning in London, England on July 7th and finishing in Paris on July 29th. DCPCT Sports Director Johan Bruyneel made the announcement today by phone to the media and listed the nine-rider team as follows: Levi Leipheimer, Alberto Contador, Vladimir Gusev, George Hincapie, Egoi Martinez, Benjamin Noval, Sergio Paulinho, Yaroslav Popovych and Tomas Vaitkus.

    The nine-man DCPCT squad will be led by 2007 Amgen Tour of California Winner Levi Leipheimer and backed by a mix of seasoned Tour de France veterans and rising talent. In 2007, Team Discovery Channel will focus on a high overall placing for Leipheimer, as they did with seven-time Tour winner Lance Armstrong, however, the DCPCT does have other goals.

    “I am going into this Tour de France with three goals in mind. First, and most important, I want to have Levi on the podium in Paris. He has been three times in the top-10 and I think he has the form and experience to be there,” said Sport Director Johan Bruyneel. “Beyond that, I would like to win at least one stage and also have Alberto Contador win the Best Young Rider competition. That is of course a lot to ask of one team but I think it is possible given the amount of talent we have on our roster. I would even say that a fourth goal is to wear the leaders jersey too, but for me that is not a major focus unless it is because we are wearing it into Paris.”

    The 2007 Tour de France route is 3,547 km in length (2,204 miles) and consists of one prologue time trial and 20 stages broken down as: eleven flat stages, six mountain stages (three mountain-top finishes), one medium mountain stage and two individual time trials.

    “This is my year to make that next step and be a true contender at the Tour de France. I feel like the past five years have been an education in how to race and prepare for the Tour and now I am 100% ready. Johan has selected an amazing group of riders to support me and I could not be happier,” stated Levi Leipheimer. “There is no race out there like the Tour de France and until you have been through it you cannot know how hard it is and how best to prepare. There are more guys ‘peaking’ for the Tour than in any other race, and if you are not on top of your game you will be left behind. I have had a great season so far and done a lot of work on my time-trialing, both in the wind tunnel and in my workouts. I will be ready to go in London.”

    Experience and youth will play a vital role in the team’s success in 2007. Team Discovery Channel’s Tour de France roster has 44 “grand tours” under their belt, 25 of those coming from Tour de France participation. George Hincapie leads the team having competed in 11 Tours. To date, in 2007, the 29-man Discovery Channel Team has compiled five overall (stage race) victories, 14 stage wins and 44 total podiums.

    TAILWIND SPORTS

    Tailwind Sports owns and operates the Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team. Founded in 1989, the team has established itself as one of the best in the world and is the only American team to have won each of the sports’ premier events: the Tour de France, Tour of Spain and Tour of Italy, including Lance Armstrong’s historic seven consecutive victories at the Tour de France.

    Tailwind has partnered with Capital Sports & Entertainment (CSE), an experiential event and sports marketing firm based in Austin, Texas to manage the sponsorship and operations of the team. Tailwind supports both USA Cycling and the USA Cycling Development Foundation to help identify and develop future American cyclists. Find out more about the Team and CSE at: www.thepaceline.com and www.planetcse.com.

    About Discovery Communications

    Discovery Communications is the number-one nonfiction media company reaching more than 1.5 billion cumulative subscribers in over 170 countries. Through TV and digital media, Discovery's 100-plus worldwide networks include Discovery Channel, TLC, Animal Planet, Discovery Health, The Science Channel, and Discovery HD Theater. Discovery Communications is owned by Discovery Holding Co. (NASDAQ: DISCA, DISCB), Advance/Newhouse Communications and John S. Hendricks, Discovery's founder and chairman. For more information please visit www.discovery.com

  4. "Dan Connelly" <d_j_c_o_n_n_e_l@y_a_h_o_o_._c_o_m> wrote in message
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    Quoted message said:
    Quoted message said:
    Quoted message said:

    From DailyPeloton

    Discovery Channel
    Tour de France Squad

    Levi Leipheimer
    Alberto Contador
    George Hincapie
    Yaroslav Popovych
    Vladimir Gusev
    Egoi Martinez
    Sergio Paulinho
    Tomas Vaitkus
    Benjamin Noval

    http://www.thepaceline.com/members/press_item.aspx?cid=3303

    Is this what Discovery has on their breakfast table?

    http://www.photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=6131132

    Greg
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  5. G.T. said:

    "Dan Connelly" <d_j_c_o_n_n_e_l@y_a_h_o_o_._c_o_m> wrote in message

    news:[email hidden]...

    Quoted message said:
    Quoted message said:

    >From DailyPeloton

    Quoted message said:
    Quoted message said:

    Discovery Channel
    Tour de France Squad

    Quoted message said:
    Quoted message said:

    Levi Leipheimer
    Alberto Contador
    George Hincapie
    Yaroslav Popovych
    Vladimir Gusev
    Egoi Martinez
    Sergio Paulinho
    Tomas Vaitkus
    Benjamin Noval

    Quoted message said:

    http://www.thepaceline.com/members/press_item.aspx?cid=3303

    Is this what Discovery has on their breakfast table?

    http://www.photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=6131132

    I don't know, Greg. Is this what people consider original?
    http://www.photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=4080579
    I can't have seen that picture more than, what?, a few hundred times.

    That site reminds me of my Pop's photo club critiques. Not a "That
    sucks" to be found, and way too many, "Gee, that's just dandy!"
    Overexposure is never a good thing.

    R

  6. "RicodJour" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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    Quoted message said:
    G.T. said:

    "Dan Connelly" <d_j_c_o_n_n_e_l@y_a_h_o_o_._c_o_m> wrote in message

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    Quoted message said:

    [email hidden] wrote:
    >>From DailyPeloton

    Quoted message said:

    > Discovery Channel
    > Tour de France Squad

    Quoted message said:

    > Levi Leipheimer
    > Alberto Contador
    > George Hincapie
    > Yaroslav Popovych
    > Vladimir Gusev
    > Egoi Martinez
    > Sergio Paulinho
    > Tomas Vaitkus
    > Benjamin Noval

    Quoted message said:

    http://www.thepaceline.com/members/press_item.aspx?cid=3303

    Is this what Discovery has on their breakfast table?

    http://www.photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=6131132

    I don't know, Greg. Is this what people consider original?
    http://www.photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=4080579
    I can't have seen that picture more than, what?, a few hundred times.

    Wow, what a harsh critique. I was in Yosemite, I took a couple pictures,
    was I not supposed to bring or use my camera???

    Quoted message said:


    That site reminds me of my Pop's photo club critiques. Not a "That
    sucks" to be found, and way too many, "Gee, that's just dandy!"
    Overexposure is never a good thing.

    Thanks for the feedback! Can I take a photography class with your Pop?!?!

    Greg
    --
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    http://ticketmastersucks.org/tracker.html

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  7. G.T. said:

    "Dan Connelly" <d_j_c_o_n_n_e_l@y_a_h_o_o_._c_o_m> wrote in message

    news:[email hidden]...

    Quoted message said:
    Quoted message said:

    >From DailyPeloton

    Quoted message said:
    Quoted message said:

    Discovery Channel
    Tour de France Squad

    Quoted message said:
    Quoted message said:

    Levi Leipheimer
    Alberto Contador
    George Hincapie
    Yaroslav Popovych
    Vladimir Gusev
    Egoi Martinez
    Sergio Paulinho
    Tomas Vaitkus
    Benjamin Noval

    Quoted message said:

    http://www.thepaceline.com/members/press_item.aspx?cid=3303

    Is this what Discovery has on their breakfast table?

    http://www.photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=6131132

    You really are going to post this to every thread
    until the TdF prologue, aren't you?

    It's not incredibly clever as photo-illustration, but
    if it's the only thing you can say about bike racing,
    we accept it as your contribution. Do you have anything
    useful to say about how to fix what you see as the
    problem?

    We know a lot of them dope. What's impressive, however,
    is how the anti-doping authorities and the UCI are
    conspiring to make the races a bigger farce than doping
    ever made them, by arbitrary rules, leaking test results,
    and petulant spats between the organizers and the UCI.

    Ben

  8. Quoted message said:

    Discovery Channel
    Tour de France Squad

    Levi Leipheimer


    Their best shot at the podium. And a reasonable shot at that.

    Quoted message said:

    Alberto Contador


    If I were Johan, I'd be looking to Contador not just for the young rider
    jersey, but as a shadow for Vino in the mountains. No matter what Vino does,
    put Contador on his wheel. It might blow Contador's chances for stage wins,
    but it might demoralize Vino. But then you've still got Kasheckin to worry
    about.

    Quoted message said:

    George Hincapie


    A stage win maybe? But hard to believe he'd have help from the rest of the
    team in that regard. He'd have to become quite the opportunist, and he's
    certainly not going to take one in an all-out mass sprint these days.

    Quoted message said:

    Yaroslav Popovych


    Undeniably strong and could make the difference for Levi, keeping him
    sheltered and safe. Could be the future, but probably not for Discovery.

    Quoted message said:

    Vladimir Gusev


    Go man go! I figure Gusev to be more-likely than George to pull off a stage
    win, almost accidentally. He'll just happen to sneak into the right break at
    the right time, and since he won't be a threat on the GC...

    Quoted message said:

    Egoi Martinez


    Has been showing a lot of strength lately. Hadn't paid attention to him in
    the past, but he's looking good.

    Quoted message said:

    Sergio Paulinho


    Don't know much about him other than being a climber and taking a silver at
    the Olympics. Guess he takes the place of Padrnos?

    Quoted message said:

    Tomas Vaitkus


    Big guy (6'1" 176lbs) to draft behind?

    Quoted message said:

    Benjamin Noval


    Reliable worker

    So who's been left off?

    Padrnos. A bit of a surprise; seemed to be the ultimate selfless worker,
    always fetching bottles, never seeming to tire or question the mundane life
    of the domestique.

    Danielson fell ill, Matty White's getting a bit slow, Rubiera being saved
    for the Veulta?

    Overall looks like a pretty strong team. How things will go against Astana
    will likely determine the race.

    --Mike Jacoubowsky
    Chain Reaction Bicycles
    www.ChainReaction.com
    Redwood City & Los Altos, CA USA

  9. G.T. said:

    "RicodJour" <[email hidden]> wrote in message

    news:[email hidden]...

    Quoted message said:
    G.T. said:

    "Dan Connelly" <d_j_c_o_n_n_e_l@y_a_h_o_o_._c_o_m> wrote in message

    Quoted message said:
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    news:[email hidden]...

    Quoted message said:
    Quoted message said:

    > [email hidden] wrote:
    >>>From DailyPeloton

    Quoted message said:
    Quoted message said:

    >> Discovery Channel
    >> Tour de France Squad

    Quoted message said:
    Quoted message said:

    >> Levi Leipheimer
    >> Alberto Contador
    >> George Hincapie
    >> Yaroslav Popovych
    >> Vladimir Gusev
    >> Egoi Martinez
    >> Sergio Paulinho
    >> Tomas Vaitkus
    >> Benjamin Noval

    Quoted message said:
    Quoted message said:

    >http://www.thepaceline.com/members/press_item.aspx?cid=3303

    Quoted message said:
    Quoted message said:

    Is this what Discovery has on their breakfast table?

    Quoted message said:
    Quoted message said:

    http://www.photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=6131132

    Quoted message said:

    I don't know, Greg. Is this what people consider original?
    http://www.photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=4080579
    I can't have seen that picture more than, what?, a few hundred times.

    Wow, what a harsh critique. I was in Yosemite, I took a couple pictures,
    was I not supposed to bring or use my camera???

    Quoted message said:

    That site reminds me of my Pop's photo club critiques. Not a "That
    sucks" to be found, and way too many, "Gee, that's just dandy!"
    Overexposure is never a good thing.

    Thanks for the feedback! Can I take a photography class with your Pop?!?!

    No. They have standards and discourage dumbasses.

    R

  10. "RicodJour" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
    news:[email hidden]...

    Quoted message said:
    G.T. said:

    "RicodJour" <[email hidden]> wrote in message

    news:[email hidden]...

    Quoted message said:

    On Jun 27, 4:23 pm, "G.T." <[email hidden]> wrote:
    > "Dan Connelly" <d_j_c_o_n_n_e_l@y_a_h_o_o_._c_o_m> wrote in message

    Quoted message said:

    >news:[email hidden]...

    Quoted message said:

    > > [email hidden] wrote:
    > >>>From DailyPeloton

    Quoted message said:

    > >> Discovery Channel
    > >> Tour de France Squad

    Quoted message said:

    > >> Levi Leipheimer
    > >> Alberto Contador
    > >> George Hincapie
    > >> Yaroslav Popovych
    > >> Vladimir Gusev
    > >> Egoi Martinez
    > >> Sergio Paulinho
    > >> Tomas Vaitkus
    > >> Benjamin Noval

    Quoted message said:

    > >http://www.thepaceline.com/members/press_item.aspx?cid=3303

    Quoted message said:

    > Is this what Discovery has on their breakfast table?

    Quoted message said:

    >http://www.photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=6131132

    Quoted message said:

    I don't know, Greg. Is this what people consider original?
    http://www.photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=4080579
    I can't have seen that picture more than, what?, a few hundred times.

    Wow, what a harsh critique. I was in Yosemite, I took a couple pictures,
    was I not supposed to bring or use my camera???

    Quoted message said:

    That site reminds me of my Pop's photo club critiques. Not a "That
    sucks" to be found, and way too many, "Gee, that's just dandy!"
    Overexposure is never a good thing.

    Thanks for the feedback! Can I take a photography class with your
    Pop?!?!

    No. They have standards and discourage dumbasses.

    Just like pro cyclists, huh!!!

    Greg
    --
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  11. Mike Jacoubowsky said:
    Quoted message said:

    Discovery Channel
    Tour de France Squad

    Quoted message said:

    Levi Leipheimer

    Their best shot at the podium. And a reasonable shot at that.

    Quoted message said:

    Alberto Contador

    If I were Johan, I'd be looking to Contador not just for the young rider
    jersey, but as a shadow for Vino in the mountains. No matter what Vino does,
    put Contador on his wheel. It might blow Contador's chances for stage wins,
    but it might demoralize Vino. But then you've still got Kasheckin to worry
    about.

    Quoted message said:

    George Hincapie

    A stage win maybe? But hard to believe he'd have help from the rest of the
    team in that regard. He'd have to become quite the opportunist, and he's
    certainly not going to take one in an all-out mass sprint these days.

    Quoted message said:

    Yaroslav Popovych

    Undeniably strong and could make the difference for Levi, keeping him
    sheltered and safe. Could be the future, but probably not for Discovery.

    Quoted message said:

    Vladimir Gusev

    Go man go! I figure Gusev to be more-likely than George to pull off a stage
    win, almost accidentally. He'll just happen to sneak into the right break at
    the right time, and since he won't be a threat on the GC...

    Quoted message said:

    Egoi Martinez

    Has been showing a lot of strength lately. Hadn't paid attention to him in
    the past, but he's looking good.

    Quoted message said:

    Sergio Paulinho

    Don't know much about him other than being a climber and taking a silver at
    the Olympics. Guess he takes the place of Padrnos?

    Quoted message said:

    Tomas Vaitkus

    Big guy (6'1" 176lbs) to draft behind?

    Quoted message said:

    Benjamin Noval

    Reliable worker

    So who's been left off?

    Padrnos. A bit of a surprise; seemed to be the ultimate selfless worker,
    always fetching bottles, never seeming to tire or question the mundane life
    of the domestique.

    Danielson fell ill, Matty White's getting a bit slow, Rubiera being saved
    for the Veulta?

    Overall looks like a pretty strong team. How things will go against Astana
    will likely determine the race.

    --Mike Jacoubowsky
    Chain Reaction Bicycleswww.ChainReaction.com
    Redwood City & Los Altos, CA USA

    Sorry to see that Devolder won't be there.

    Andre

  12. <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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    Quoted message said:
    G.T. said:

    "Dan Connelly" <d_j_c_o_n_n_e_l@y_a_h_o_o_._c_o_m> wrote in message

    news:[email hidden]...

    Quoted message said:

    [email hidden] wrote:

    Quoted message said:

    http://www.thepaceline.com/members/press_item.aspx?cid=3303

    Is this what Discovery has on their breakfast table?

    http://www.photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=6131132

    You really are going to post this to every thread
    until the TdF prologue, aren't you?

    No, I hadn't planned on it until someone made a comment about it.

    Quoted message said:


    It's not incredibly clever as photo-illustration, but

    Not clever?!? Flandis' Tour de Farce number plate isn't clever? Ouch. I'm
    devastated.

    Quoted message said:

    if it's the only thing you can say about bike racing,

    I can say alot. I've been following cycling for 35 years, much longer than
    most Iowans.

    Quoted message said:

    we accept it as your contribution. Do you have anything
    useful to say about how to fix what you see as the
    problem?

    I say let them all dope, it's their bodies. Seriously, I'm not a physician,
    biochemist, or physiologist so, no, I don't have anythying useful to say.
    Two things I would like to see; that the riders are sure of a level playing
    field, and that GC results for tours aren't changed after the final stage
    has been finished.

    Quoted message said:

    We know a lot of them dope. What's impressive, however,
    is how the anti-doping authorities and the UCI are
    conspiring to make the races a bigger farce than doping
    ever made them, by arbitrary rules, leaking test results,
    and petulant spats between the organizers and the UCI.

    No arguments there, my commentary isn't directed at the riders but at the
    organizers. Unfortunately I didn't have the materials on hand to better
    convey that.

    Greg
    --
    Ticketbastard tax tracker:
    http://ticketmastersucks.org/tracker.html

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  13. G.T. said:

    <[email hidden]> wrote in message

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    Quoted message said:
    G.T. said:

    "Dan Connelly" <d_j_c_o_n_n_e_l@y_a_h_o_o_._c_o_m> wrote in message

    Quoted message said:
    Quoted message said:

    news:[email hidden]...

    Quoted message said:
    Quoted message said:

    > [email hidden] wrote:

    Quoted message said:
    Quoted message said:

    >http://www.thepaceline.com/members/press_item.aspx?cid=3303

    Quoted message said:
    Quoted message said:

    Is this what Discovery has on their breakfast table?

    Quoted message said:
    Quoted message said:

    http://www.photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=6131132

    Quoted message said:

    You really are going to post this to every thread
    until the TdF prologue, aren't you?

    No, I hadn't planned on it until someone made a comment about it.

    Quoted message said:

    It's not incredibly clever as photo-illustration, but

    Not clever?!? Flandis' Tour de Farce number plate isn't clever? Ouch. I'm
    devastated.

    Quoted message said:

    if it's the only thing you can say about bike racing,

    I can say alot. I've been following cycling for 35 years, much longer than
    most Iowans.

    Quoted message said:

    we accept it as your contribution. Do you have anything
    useful to say about how to fix what you see as the
    problem?

    I say let them all dope, it's their bodies. Seriously, I'm not a physician,
    biochemist, or physiologist so, no, I don't have anythying useful to say.
    Two things I would like to see; that the riders are sure of a level playing
    field, and that GC results for tours aren't changed after the final stage
    has been finished.

    Quoted message said:

    We know a lot of them dope. What's impressive, however,
    is how the anti-doping authorities and the UCI are
    conspiring to make the races a bigger farce than doping
    ever made them, by arbitrary rules, leaking test results,
    and petulant spats between the organizers and the UCI.

    No arguments there, my commentary isn't directed at the riders but at the
    organizers. Unfortunately I didn't have the materials on hand to better
    convey that.

    Just when I'm about to write you off as a dumbass, you go ahead and
    make some sense. I -hate- that! 😉

    R


  14. Quoted message said:
    Quoted message said:

    --Mike Jacoubowsky
    Chain Reaction Bicycleswww.ChainReaction.com
    Redwood City & Los Altos, CA USA

    Sorry to see that Devolder won't be there.

    Yes, especially after his stellar "Tour de Suisse"...odd...maybe he
    doesn't want to sign the "contract".

  15. Keith said:
    Quoted message said:
    Quoted message said:

    --Mike Jacoubowsky
    Chain Reaction Bicycleswww.ChainReaction.com
    Redwood City & Los Altos, CA USA

    Quoted message said:

    Sorry to see that Devolder won't be there.

    Yes, especially after his stellar "Tour de Suisse"...odd...maybe he
    doesn't want to sign the "contract".

    Or maybe he doesn't want to play second fiddle to Levi. But I thought
    he was one of the strongest for Discovery. Hopefully he'll be a late
    replacement.

    Andre

  16. Andre said:

    Or maybe [Devolder] doesn't want to play second fiddle to Levi. But I thought
    he was one of the strongest for Discovery. Hopefully he'll be a late
    replacement.

    His site seemed to express some disappointment, but mentioned the
    Vuelta. Could be some interesting stories re. the Vuelta team: maybe
    no Contador (he's shooting for best young rider at TdF), Danielson and
    Brajkovic seem to be in the doghouse (illness and injury,
    respectively), possibly Devolder could play a big role...

  17. In article
    <[email hidden]>,
    Dan Connelly <d_j_c_o_n_n_e_l@y_a_h_o_o_._c_o_m>

    Quoted message said:
    Quoted message said:
    Quoted message said:

    From DailyPeloton

    Discovery Channel
    Tour de France Squad

    Levi Leipheimer
    Alberto Contador
    George Hincapie
    Yaroslav Popovych
    Vladimir Gusev
    Egoi Martinez
    Sergio Paulinho
    Tomas Vaitkus
    Benjamin Noval

    http://www.thepaceline.com/members/press_item.aspx?cid=3303

    DISCOVERY CHANNEL PRO CYCLING ANNOUNCES
    2007 TOUR DE FRANCE TEAM ROSTER

    (Austin, TX) ­ The Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team (DCPCT) announced today its roster.

    The nine-man DCPCT squad will be led by 2007 Amgen Tour of California Winner
    Levi Leipheimer and backed by a ragtag bunch of merry misfits.

    -o-

    --
    Michael Press

  18. Dwayne said:

    His site seemed to express some disappointment, but mentioned the
    Vuelta.

    According to http://tt.vrt.be/tt_een.php?p=429&g=0&s=1&r=0&x=1 it was
    his own decision to do the Vuelta and not the Tour. It says team
    management wanted to persuade him but he stayed with his original
    plan. Strange. Smells a little like [censored].

    --
    E. Dronkert

  19. in message <[email hidden]>, Mike

    Jacoubowsky (') said:
    Quoted message said:

    Discovery Channel
    Tour de France Squad

    Levi Leipheimer


    Their best shot at the podium. And a reasonable shot at that.

    Quoted message said:

    Alberto Contador


    If I were Johan, I'd be looking to Contador not just for the young rider
    jersey, but as a shadow for Vino in the mountains. No matter what Vino
    does, put Contador on his wheel. It might blow Contador's chances for
    stage wins, but it might demoralize Vino. But then you've still got
    Kasheckin to worry about.

    Quoted message said:

    George Hincapie


    A stage win maybe? But hard to believe he'd have help from the rest of
    the team in that regard. He'd have to become quite the opportunist, and
    he's certainly not going to take one in an all-out mass sprint these
    days.

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    Yaroslav Popovych


    Undeniably strong and could make the difference for Levi, keeping him
    sheltered and safe. Could be the future, but probably not for Discovery.

    Quoted message said:

    Vladimir Gusev


    Go man go! I figure Gusev to be more-likely than George to pull off a
    stage win, almost accidentally. He'll just happen to sneak into the right
    break at the right time, and since he won't be a threat on the GC...

    Quoted message said:

    Egoi Martinez


    Has been showing a lot of strength lately. Hadn't paid attention to him
    in the past, but he's looking good.

    Quoted message said:

    Sergio Paulinho


    Don't know much about him other than being a climber and taking a silver
    at the Olympics. Guess he takes the place of Padrnos?

    Quoted message said:

    Tomas Vaitkus


    Big guy (6'1" 176lbs) to draft behind?

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    Benjamin Noval


    Reliable worker

    So who's been left off?

    Padrnos. A bit of a surprise; seemed to be the ultimate selfless worker,
    always fetching bottles, never seeming to tire or question the mundane
    life of the domestique.

    Danielson fell ill, Matty White's getting a bit slow, Rubiera being saved
    for the Veulta?

    Overall looks like a pretty strong team. How things will go against
    Astana will likely determine the race.

    --Mike Jacoubowsky
    Chain Reaction Bicycles
    www.ChainReaction.com
    Redwood City & Los Altos, CA USA

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  20. in message <[email hidden]>, Mike

    Jacoubowsky (') said:

    Overall looks like a pretty strong team. How things will go against
    Astana will likely determine the race.

    Astana will be in contention, yes. CSC, also. Disco? very doubtful. Save
    your money.

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