Freddy goes

Bob Schwartz said:

(vi) The top-ranked U.S. eligible athlete in the UCI
Road Rankings on July 5, 2004 not otherwise
qualified above and provided if he is ranked in
the top
50.

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So Freddy goes based on (iv), he's currently 49th in the
UCI ranking.

Oops, that should be (vi).

Bob Schwartz [email hidden]

Now TEAM USA has literally no chance of medalling in Athens
- at least in the road events. The people at USAC must be
crying because LA was really their only hope for a medal in
Athens in the TT.

There goes hundreds of thousands of dollars in USOC
funding....

Système U

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From the US Olympic team selection procedures:
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(1) MEN?S ROAD RACE
(a) Start Position(s): Maximum of 5 start positions
(b) Automatic Nomination Criteria (in order of
priority):

(i) The first place (1st place) finisher of the
elite MEN?S Olympic Cycling Trials road race
event.
(ii) Any athlete placing in the top three (3) at the
2003 World Road Cycling Championships, Hamilton
CAN, October 8 ? 12, 2003, provided that athlete
continues to demonstrate the ability to perform
at a similar level based on performances in
international competition during the 2004
calendar year.

(iii)Any U.S. athlete finishing in the top-five (5) in
the final general classification in a UCI Grand
Tour between July 1, 2003 and July 5, 2004. If
more than one athlete meets this criterion, the
athlete with the highest placing will be
nominated first, followed by the athlete with the
next highest placing, and so on. If two athletes
share the same placing, the athlete with the
highest ranking on the UCI men?s road list as of
July 5, 2004 will be nominated first, followed by
the athlete with the next highest ranking and so
on. Any athlete qualifying in 2003 must
demonstrate the ability to continue to perform at
a similar level based on performances in
international competitions in the 2004 calendar
year.

(iv) Any U.S. athlete finishing in the top-five (5)
in the final general classification in a UCI
World Cup, 1.HC or 2.HC event in 2004 by July 5.
If more than one athlete meets this criterion,
the athlete with the highest placing will be
nominated first, followed by the athlete with
the next highest placing, and so on. If two
athletes share the same placing, the athlete
with the highest ranking on the UCI men?s road
list as of July 6, 2004 will be nominated first,
followed by the athlete with the next highest
ranking and so on.

(v) The top-ranked U.S. eligible athlete in the UCI
Road World Cup rankings on July 5, 2004 not
otherwise qualified above and provided he is
ranked in the top 25.

(vi) The top-ranked U.S. eligible athlete in the UCI
Road Rankings on July 5, 2004 not otherwise
qualified above and provided if he is ranked in
the top
50.

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So Freddy goes based on (iv), he's currently 49th in the
UCI ranking. He cut it close, good thing he took that
stage in the Giro.

Bob Schwartz [email hidden]

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Now TEAM USA has literally no chance of medalling in
Athens - at least in the road events. The people at USAC
must be crying because LA was really their only hope for a
medal in Athens in the TT.

There goes hundreds of thousands of dollars in USOC
funding....

Both Tyler and Bobby have won time-trials this year...

-Sonarrat.

Syst?me U said:

Now TEAM USA has literally no chance of medalling in
Athens - at least in the road events. The people at USAC
must be crying because LA was really their only hope for a
medal in Athens in the TT.

Quoted message said:

There goes hundreds of thousands of dollars in USOC
funding....

Hamilton is not the TT rider that LANCE is, but he is a
definite contender. He took 5th and 2nd in the Tour TTs last
year. He beat LANCE at Nantes.

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(vi) The top-ranked U.S. eligible athlete in the UCI
Road Rankings on

July 5,

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2004 not otherwise qualified above and provided if he
is ranked in

the top

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50.

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So Freddy goes based on (iv), he's currently 49th in the
UCI ranking.

Oops, that should be (vi).

Speaking of (iv), Levi finished in the top five in the 2.HC
ranked Vuelta a Pais Vasco this year.

Jeff

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Bob Schwartz said:

(vi) The top-ranked U.S. eligible athlete in the UCI
Road Rankings on

July 5,

Quoted message said:

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2004 not otherwise qualified above and provided if
he is ranked in

the top

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50.

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Quoted message said:

So Freddy goes based on (iv), he's currently 49th in
the UCI ranking.

Oops, that should be (vi).

Quoted message said:

Speaking of (iv), Levi finished in the top five in the
2.HC ranked Vuelta a Pais Vasco this year.

Well that was a silly mistake on my part. I quickly scanned
through the calendar and picked up on Julich and Hamilton at
the top but missed Levi in 5th.

So the US sends another stage racer to Athens. There is
still hope for Freddy though. All those guys have to make it
to Paris without falling and breaking something. That's
hardly a lock since each of them knows what it is like to
fall and break something in the Tour.

Bob Schwartz [email hidden]

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Well, that answers my question from a few weeks ago: Is
LANCE even going to ride the Olympics? This is, to me, a
good turn of events as it gets the guy most likely to
have success (at whatever level) on the Athens course.

--
tanx, Howard

So far, so good, so what?

remove YOUR SHOES to reply, ok?

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Bob Schwartz <[email hidden]> wrote:
> (vi) The top-ranked U.S. eligible athlete in the
> UCI Road Rankings on

July 5,

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> 2004 not otherwise qualified above and provided if
> he is ranked in

the top

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> 50.

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> So Freddy goes based on (iv), he's currently 49th in
> the UCI ranking.

Oops, that should be (vi).

Quoted message said:

Speaking of (iv), Levi finished in the top five in the
2.HC ranked Vuelta a Pais Vasco this year.

Well that was a silly mistake on my part. I quickly
scanned through the calendar and picked up on Julich and
Hamilton at the top but missed Levi in 5th.

So the US sends another stage racer to Athens. There is
still hope for Freddy though. All those guys have to make
it to Paris without falling and breaking something. That's
hardly a lock since each of them knows what it is like to
fall and break something in the Tour.

I thought this post woul;d be about Levi leaving Rabobank
and going to Discovery Channel for 2005.

Levi for the Giro? Probably.

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K. J. Papai said:

I thought this post woul;d be about Levi leaving Rabobank
and going to Discovery Channel for 2005.

Levi for the Giro? Probably.

For the Vuelta. Popo for the Giro.

Ewoud Dronkert <me@>...

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K. J. Papai said:

I thought this post woul;d be about Levi leaving
Rabobank and going to Discovery Channel for 2005.

Levi for the Giro? Probably.

For the Vuelta. Popo for the Giro.

NOW we're talking. I forgot about el Popo'ich.

-Ken