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Hold My Beer An · 2003-07-21T20:06:50+00:00

...seems to be good luck, at least on a mountain stage. Guerini and now Armstrong (the last 2 dudes that I can remember being crashed by spectators, on camera, anyway) have gone on to win the stage. Of course, when that guy took Bungo out in 1991 (?), he lost big time. But he's Italian so I'm not sure that good luck would've helped....

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Hold My Beer An
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21 July 2003, 20:06 UTC #1

...seems to be good luck, at least on a mountain stage. Guerini and now Armstrong (the last 2 dudes
that I can remember being crashed by spectators, on camera, anyway) have gone on to win the stage.
Of course, when that guy took Bungo out in 1991 (?), he lost big time. But he's Italian so I'm not
sure that good luck would've helped....

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Clovis Lark
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21 July 2003, 21:00 UTC #2

hold my beer and watch this... said:
...seems to be good luck, at least on a mountain stage. Guerini and now Armstrong (the last 2
dudes that I can remember being crashed by spectators, on camera, anyway) have gone on to win
the stage.
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Of course, when that guy took Bungo out in 1991 (?), he lost big time. But he's Italian so I'm not
sure that good luck would've helped....
But at least Bugno showed everyone how to use a bike to deck his tormentor. That bit of coverage is
a classic (Fignon standing on his pedals at the S-turn waiting for Bugno in the background).

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Nick Burns
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21 July 2003, 21:00 UTC #3

"Clovis Lark" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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hold my beer and watch this... said:
...seems to be good luck, at least on a mountain stage. Guerini and now Armstrong (the last 2
dudes that I can remember being crashed by

spectators,
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on camera, anyway) have gone on to win the stage.
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Of course, when that guy took Bungo out in 1991 (?), he lost big time.

But
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he's Italian so I'm not sure that good luck would've helped....
But at least Bugno showed everyone how to use a bike to deck his tormentor. That bit of coverage
is a classic (Fignon standing on his pedals at the S-turn waiting for Bugno in the background).
I think that was '92. Wasn't Fignon still on Super U in '91?
Yeah, that was cool when Bugno picked up his front wheel and shoved it in the idiot's face. How else
are these fools going to learn?

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DiabloScott
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21 July 2003, 21:08 UTC #4

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Originally posted by Nick Burns
"Clovis Lark" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
"]news:[email hidden]...
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hold my beer and watch this... said:
...seems to be good luck, at least on a mountain stage. Guerini and now Armstrong (the last 2
dudes that I can remember being crashed by

spectators,
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on camera, anyway) have gone on to win the stage.
Quoted message said:
Of course, when that guy took Bungo out in 1991 (?), he lost big time.

But
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he's Italian so I'm not sure that good luck would've helped....
But at least Bugno showed everyone how to use a bike to deck his tormentor. That bit of coverage
is a classic (Fignon standing on his pedals at the S-turn waiting for Bugno in the background).

I think that was '92. Wasn't Fignon still on Super U in '91?

Yeah, that was cool when Bugno picked up his front wheel and shoved it in the idiot's face. How else
are these fools going to learn?
I notice the race officials are getting a little more heavy handed with "runners" too - I saw several running fans get smacked up side the head by officials standing up through the sun roof.

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Clovis Lark
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21 July 2003, 21:30 UTC #5

Nick Burns said:
"Clovis Lark" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
"]news:[email hidden]...
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hold my beer and watch this... said:
...seems to be good luck, at least on a mountain stage. Guerini and now Armstrong (the last 2
dudes that I can remember being crashed by

spectators,
Quoted message said:
Quoted message said:
on camera, anyway) have gone on to win the stage.
Quoted message said:
Of course, when that guy took Bungo out in 1991 (?), he lost big time.

But
Quoted message said:
Quoted message said:
he's Italian so I'm not sure that good luck would've helped....
But at least Bugno showed everyone how to use a bike to deck his tormentor. That bit of coverage
is a classic (Fignon standing on his pedals at the S-turn waiting for Bugno in the background).
Quoted message said:
I think that was '92. Wasn't Fignon still on Super U in '91?
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Yeah, that was cool when Bugno picked up his front wheel and shoved it in the idiot's face. How
else are these fools going to learn?
Didn't he get a penalty for that move to boot?

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Nick Burns
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21 July 2003, 22:00 UTC #6

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"Clovis Lark" <[email hidden]> wrote in message

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hold my beer and watch this... <[email hidden]> wrote:
> ...seems to be good luck, at least on a mountain stage. Guerini

and
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> now Armstrong (the last 2 dudes that I can remember being crashed

by
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spectators,
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> on camera, anyway) have gone on to win the stage.
> Of course, when that guy took Bungo out in 1991 (?), he lost big time.

But
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> he's Italian so I'm not sure that good luck would've helped....
But at least Bugno showed everyone how to use a bike to deck his tormentor. That bit of
coverage is a classic (Fignon standing on his pedals at the S-turn waiting for Bugno in the
background).

I think that was '92. Wasn't Fignon still on Super U in '91? Yeah, that was cool when Bugno
picked up his front wheel and shoved it in the idiot's face. How else are these fools going to
learn?
I notice the race officials are getting a little more heavy handed with "runners" too - I saw
several running fans get smacked up side the head by officials standing up through the sun roof.
Funny as hell, isn't it?!
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Nick Burns
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21 July 2003, 22:00 UTC #7

"Clovis Lark" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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hold my beer and watch this... <[email hidden]> wrote:
> ...seems to be good luck, at least on a mountain stage. Guerini and

now
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> Armstrong (the last 2 dudes that I can remember being crashed by

spectators,
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> on camera, anyway) have gone on to win the stage.
> Of course, when that guy took Bungo out in 1991 (?), he lost big

time.
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But
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> he's Italian so I'm not sure that good luck would've helped....
But at least Bugno showed everyone how to use a bike to deck his tormentor. That bit of
coverage is a classic (Fignon standing on his pedals at the S-turn waiting for Bugno in the
background).
Quoted message said:
I think that was '92. Wasn't Fignon still on Super U in '91?
Quoted message said:
Yeah, that was cool when Bugno picked up his front wheel and shoved it

in
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the idiot's face. How else are these fools going to learn?
Didn't he get a penalty for that move to boot?
I was not aware of it if he did.

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Memphmann
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21 July 2003, 22:00 UTC #8

Get a penatly for what? If I was knocked down my a fan. I would shove my cleat up his [censored]. These stupid fans that stand that close do not realize that they could ruin someones Tour. They should get jail time for being stupid.....
Memph
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BNick Burns said:
"Clovis Lark" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
"]news:[email hidden]...
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hold my beer and watch this... said:
...seems to be good luck, at least on a mountain stage. Guerini and now Armstrong (the last 2
dudes that I can remember being crashed by

spectators,
Quoted message said:
Quoted message said:
on camera, anyway) have gone on to win the stage.
Quoted message said:
Of course, when that guy took Bungo out in 1991 (?), he lost big time.

But
Quoted message said:
Quoted message said:
he's Italian so I'm not sure that good luck would've helped....
But at least Bugno showed everyone how to use a bike to deck his tormentor. That bit of coverage
is a classic (Fignon standing on his pedals at the S-turn waiting for Bugno in the background).
Quoted message said:
I think that was '92. Wasn't Fignon still on Super U in '91?
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Yeah, that was cool when Bugno picked up his front wheel and shoved it in the idiot's face. How
else are these fools going to learn?
Didn't he get a penalty for that move to boot? [/B]

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Nick Burns
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22 July 2003, 00:01 UTC #9

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Get a penatly for what? If I was knocked down my a fan. I would shove my cleat up his [censored]. These
stupid fans that stand that close do not realize that they could ruin someones Tour. They should
get jail time for being stupid.....
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I know! I can't believe Belli got ejected from the Giro for that incident. That HAS to be an all
time low for fan\cyclist incidents and outcome.

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Clovis Lark
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22 July 2003, 01:01 UTC #10

Memphmann said:
Clovis Lark said:
Nick Burns said:
"Clovis Lark" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:b-
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> hold my beer and watch this... <[email hidden]> wrote:
> > ...seems to be good luck, at least on a mountain stage. Guerini and now Armstrong (the
> > last 2 dudes that I can remember being crashed by
spectators,
> > on camera, anyway) have gone on to win the stage.
>
> > Of course, when that guy took Bungo out in 1991 (?), he lost big time.
But
> > he's Italian so I'm not sure that good luck would've helped....
>
> But at least Bugno showed everyone how to use a bike to deck his tormentor. That bit of
> coverage is a classic (Fignon standing on his pedals at the S-turn waiting for Bugno in the
> background).
I think that was '92. Wasn't Fignon still on Super U in '91? Yeah, that was cool when Bugno
picked up his front wheel and shoved it in the idiot's face. How else are these fools going
to learn?

Didn't he get a penalty for that move to boot?
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Get a penatly for what? If I was knocked down my a fan. I would shove my cleat up his [censored]. These
stupid fans that stand that close do not realize that they could ruin someones Tour. They should
get jail time for being stupid.....
Bugno was lucky not to be disqualified, read the rules.
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Memph
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Edward Waffle
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22 July 2003, 02:31 UTC #11

DiabloScott wrote in message <[email hidden]>...
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Nick Burns said:
I notice the race officials are getting a little more heavy handed with

"runners" too - I saw several running fans get smacked up side the head by officials standing up
through the sun roof.
It also looked like a few of them got YANKED off the road by someone--policeman, race marshall,
good citizen?.
A guy would be running along and suddenly disappear to one side.

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