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  1. Pulls a Riis circa 97. Can't say I blame him.

    http://www.cycleto.com/girovideo.html?bcpid=1551054974&bclid=1543290355&bctid=1554394135

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    Pulls a Riis circa 97. Can't say I blame him.

    http://www.cycleto.com/girovideo.html?bcpid=1551054974&bclid=1543290355&bctid=1554394135

    Bummer, I don't blame him either. As a consolation , he gets 1st place
    in the Giro bike-toss.

    Phil H

  3. Phil Holman said:

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    Quoted message said:

    Pulls a Riis circa 97. Can't say I blame him.

    http://www.cycleto.com/girovideo.html?bcpid=1551054974&bclid=154329035
    5&bctid=1554394135

    Bummer, I don't blame him either. As a consolation , he gets 1st place
    in the Giro bike-toss.

    I dunno, it was all shoulder, he never really got his hips and legs into
    it. If he had gotten some drive out of his legs, and really worked it I
    would be more impressed. Or maybe whirled around and slung it like a
    hammer toss. It's sort of like that video where the woman ran into her
    teammate who had fallen in front of her during the sprint. She hadn't
    practiced bunny-hopping teammates while sprinting so she ended up with a
    broken collarbone. Similarly, for Millar, just a few extra minutes a day
    practicing the bike toss, and he would look like the complete pro. Because
    he went first, others are going to know what they have to do to beat him
    for the bike toss jersey (What color is that in the Giro? I forget.), so
    you can bet the parking lots behind the team hotels tonight will resonate
    with the sound of bicycles hitting pavement (along with dumpster lids being
    quietly closed on blue coolers containing ice vests). I doubt he'll even
    podium with that effort.

    --
    Bill Asher

  4. In article <[email hidden]>,

    Phil Holman' piholmanc@yourservice said:

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    Quoted message said:

    Pulls a Riis circa 97. Can't say I blame him.

    http://www.cycleto.com/girovideo.html?bcpid=1551054974&bclid=1543290355&bcti
    d=1554394135

    Bummer, I don't blame him either. As a consolation , he gets 1st place
    in the Giro bike-toss.

    Phil H

    Quick, who's going to do the "I WENT TO THE GIRO, AND ALL I GOT WAS
    MILLAR'S BROKEN BIKE" T-Shirts?

    Best Giro souvenir ever,

    --
    Ryan Cousineau [email hidden] http://www.wiredcola.com/
    "In other newsgroups, they killfile trolls."
    "In rec.bicycles.racing, we coach them."

  5. "Phil Holman" <piholmanc@yourservice> wrote in message
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    Pulls a Riis circa 97. Can't say I blame him.

    http://www.cycleto.com/girovideo.html?bcpid=1551054974&bclid=1543290355&bctid=1554394135

    Bummer, I don't blame him either. As a consolation , he gets 1st place in the Giro
    bike-toss.

    Phil H

    What a FRED.

    Never catch ol Joop Zoetemelk doing something like that back in the '70s.

  6. Ryan Cousineau said:

    Quick, who's going to do the [...] T-Shirts?

    Not you, I presume.

    Cheers! (with beer)

  7. William Asher said:
    Phil Holman said:

    <[email hidden]> wrote in message

    Quoted message said:
    Quoted message said:

    http://www.cycleto.com/girovideo.html?bcpid=1551054974&bclid=154329035
    5&bctid=1554394135

    Quoted message said:

    Bummer, I don't blame him either. As a consolation , he gets 1st place
    in the Giro bike-toss.

    I dunno, it was all shoulder, he never really got his hips and legs into
    it. If he had gotten some drive out of his legs, and really worked it I
    would be more impressed. Or maybe whirled around and slung it like a
    hammer toss.

    He's wearing cleats. Falling on his ass in the midst of a toss
    wouldn't impress the judges.

    R

  8. In article <JHMWj.137850$rd2.121252@pd7urf3no>,

    Fabrizio Mazzoleni said:

    "Phil Holman" <piholmanc@yourservice> wrote in message
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    Quoted message said:

    <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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    Quoted message said:

    Pulls a Riis circa 97. Can't say I blame him.

    http://www.cycleto.com/girovideo.html?bcpid=1551054974&bclid=1543290355&bct
    id=1554394135

    Bummer, I don't blame him either. As a consolation , he gets 1st place in
    the Giro
    bike-toss.

    Phil H

    What a FRED.

    Never catch ol Joop Zoetemelk doing something like that back in the '70s.

    That's because the bikes weighed too much to throw.

    --
    tanx,
    Howard

    Whatever happened to
    Leon Trotsky?
    He got an icepick
    That made his ears burn.

    remove YOUR SHOES to reply, ok?

  9. Ryan Cousineau said:
    Quoted message said:

    Quick, who's going to do the [...] T-Shirts?

    Ted van de Weteringe said:

    Not you, I presume.

    Micro$oft have taken over marketing the LIVEDRUNK jersey.

  10. Phil Holman' piholmanc@yourservice said:

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    Quoted message said:

    Pulls a Riis circa 97.  Can't say I blame him.

    Quoted message said:

    http://www.cycleto.com/girovideo.html?bcpid=1551054974&bclid=15432903....

    Bummer, I don't blame him either. As a consolation , he gets 1st place
    in the Giro bike-toss.

    Phil H

    Don't be too sure. Ricco is still in the race and there is a long way
    to go.

    http://www.cyclingnews.com/photos/2008/mar08/tirreno08/index.php?id=/photos/2008/mar08/tirreno08/tirreno082/bettiniphoto_0024343_1_full

  11. RicodJour said:
    William Asher said:
    Phil Holman said:

    <[email hidden]> wrote in message

    Quoted message said:

    >http://www.cycleto.com/girovideo.html?bcpid=1551054974&bclid=154329035
    > 5&bctid=1554394135

    Quoted message said:

    Bummer, I don't blame him either. As a consolation , he gets 1st place
    in the Giro bike-toss.

    I dunno, it was all shoulder, he never really got his hips and legs into
    it. If he had gotten some drive out of his legs, and really worked it I
    would be more impressed. Or maybe whirled around and slung it like a
    hammer toss.

    He's wearing cleats. Falling on his ass in the midst of a toss
    wouldn't impress the judges.

    These are pros. They're supposed to take risks, push the boundaries. If
    two Spanish guys can do a round of a MMA bout in mid-stage of a grand tour
    while wearing cleats, we ought to expect better solo efforts in bike
    slinging. S'all I'm saying.

    --
    Bill Asher

  12. In article <[email hidden]>,

    Donald Munro said:
    Ryan Cousineau said:
    Quoted message said:

    Quick, who's going to do the [...] T-Shirts?

    Ted van de Weteringe said:

    Not you, I presume.

    Micro$oft have taken over marketing the LIVEDRUNK jersey.

    It's nothing more than I deserve.

    --
    Ryan Cousineau [email hidden] http://www.wiredcola.com/
    "In other newsgroups, they killfile trolls."
    "In rec.bicycles.racing, we coach them."

  13. In article <[email hidden]>,

    Howard Kveck said:

    In article <JHMWj.137850$rd2.121252@pd7urf3no>,

    Fabrizio Mazzoleni said:

    "Phil Holman" <piholmanc@yourservice> wrote in message
    news:[email hidden]...

    Quoted message said:

    <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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    > Pulls a Riis circa 97. Can't say I blame him.
    >
    > http://www.cycleto.com/girovideo.html?bcpid=1551054974&bclid=1543290355&b
    > ct
    > id=1554394135

    Bummer, I don't blame him either. As a consolation , he gets 1st place in
    the Giro
    bike-toss.

    Phil H

    What a FRED.

    Never catch ol Joop Zoetemelk doing something like that back in the '70s.

    That's because the bikes weighed too much to throw.

    And because Joop famously had zero upper-body strength.

    --
    Ryan Cousineau [email hidden] http://www.wiredcola.com/
    "In other newsgroups, they killfile trolls."
    "In rec.bicycles.racing, we coach them."

  14. In article
    <[email hidden]>,

    Quoted post said:
    Phil Holman' piholmanc@yourservice said:

    <[email hidden]> wrote in message

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    Quoted message said:

    Pulls a Riis circa 97.  Can't say I blame him.

    Quoted message said:

    http://www.cycleto.com/girovideo.html?bcpid=1551054974&bclid=15432903...

    Bummer, I don't blame him either. As a consolation , he gets 1st place
    in the Giro bike-toss.

    Phil H

    Don't be too sure. Ricco is still in the race and there is a long way
    to go.

    <http://www.cyclingnews.com/photos/2008/mar08/tirreno08/index.php?id=/photos/20


    08/mar08/tirreno08/tirreno082/bettiniphoto_0024343_1_full>

    Ricco has done an excellent job of making sure the sponsor logos are
    visible as he throws the bike.

    --
    Ryan Cousineau [email hidden] http://www.wiredcola.com/
    "In other newsgroups, they killfile trolls."
    "In rec.bicycles.racing, we coach them."

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    Quoted message said:

    In article <JHMWj.137850$rd2.121252@pd7urf3no>,

    Fabrizio Mazzoleni said:

    "Phil Holman" <piholmanc@yourservice> wrote in message
    news:[email hidden]...

    Quoted message said:

    <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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    > Pulls a Riis circa 97. Can't say I blame him.
    >
    > http://www.cycleto.com/girovideo.html?bcpid=1551054974&bclid=1543290355&bct
    > id=1554394135

    Bummer, I don't blame him either. As a consolation , he gets 1st place in
    the Giro
    bike-toss.

    Phil H

    What a FRED.

    Never catch ol Joop Zoetemelk doing something like that back in the '70s.

    That's because the bikes weighed too much to throw.


    More like the bikes back then were not these plastic 'throw away'
    frames that they ride nowadays.

  16. "Ryan Cousineau" <[email hidden]> wrote in message

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    And because Joop famously had zero upper-body strength.

    --

    He was pretty heavy on the Steroids in the early '80s,
    but I remember him losing over 20 pound when he came
    down with Meningitis.

    Those were the good ol days.

  17. In article
    <rcousine-BC0D68.17235615052008@[74.223.185.199.nw.nuvox.net]>,

    Ryan Cousineau said:


    And because Joop famously had zero upper-body strength.

    Are you thinking of his performance on the parallel bars "dips" at the
    Superstars games? :-)

    jyh?

  18. Ryan Cousineau said:
    Quoted message said:
    Quoted message said:

    > Quick, who's going to do the [...] T-Shirts?

    Ted van de Weteringe said:
    Quoted message said:
    Quoted message said:

    Not you, I presume.

    Donald Munro said:
    Quoted message said:

    Micro$oft have taken over marketing the LIVEDRUNK jersey.

    Ryan Cousineau said:

    It's nothing more than I deserve.

    Well when it finally emerges from vaporware status it'll crash often.
    Perhaps its even designed to turn blue every time it crashes. Possibly
    best used with one of those powermeters that are programmed to attack
    Iran.

  19. Fabrizio Mazzoleni said:


    "Ryan Cousineau" <[email hidden]> wrote in message

    Quoted message said:

    And because Joop famously had zero upper-body strength.

    --

    He was pretty heavy on the Steroids in the early '80s,
    but I remember him losing over 20 pound when he came
    down with Meningitis.

    Those were the good ol days.

    Ok, from now on, throw your bike, you have to ride this on the following
    stage:

    http://blog.makezine.com/archive/2006/11/amphibious_huma.html

    In favor of unusual and cruel punishment.

    --
    Bill Asher

  20. In article <[email hidden]>,

    jean-yves hervé said:

    In article
    <rcousine-BC0D68.17235615052008@[74.223.185.199.nw.nuvox.net]>,

    Ryan Cousineau said:


    And because Joop famously had zero upper-body strength.

    Are you thinking of his performance on the parallel bars "dips" at the
    Superstars games? :-)

    jyh?

    You know it.

    --
    Ryan Cousineau [email hidden] http://www.wiredcola.com/
    "In other newsgroups, they killfile trolls."
    "In rec.bicycles.racing, we coach them."

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