TdL Question For Jeff Jones

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B. Lafferty said:

Does anyone really care all that much what's going on in the humid swamp of Malaysia? Jeff, how
many hits is the CyclingNews TdL page getting compared to your coverage of Tour de Med, EdeB and
other early season races. I realize that CN's readership is weighted toward North America and you
would have to look at last years hits to do the comparison. Just curious.

with HealthNET there it's extremely interesting...

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In article <[email hidden]>, "B. Lafferty"

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Does anyone really care all that much what's going on in the humid swamp

of

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Malaysia? Jeff, how many hits is the CyclingNews TdL page getting

compared

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to your coverage of Tour de Med, EdeB and other early season races. I realize that CN's
readership is weighted toward North America and you

would

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have to look at last years hits to do the comparison. Just curious.

with HealthNET there it's extremely interesting...

Oh. Now my interest is, ummm, aroused. Is that a company insuring the riders, sort of like AFLAC?

No Brian, you're thinking of your business practice - AFLAKE.

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In article <[email hidden]>, "B. Lafferty" <[email hidden]>

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Does anyone really care all that much what's going on in the humid

swamp

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of

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Malaysia? Jeff, how many hits is the CyclingNews TdL page getting

compared

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to your coverage of Tour de Med, EdeB and other early season races. I realize that CN's
readership is weighted toward North America and you

would

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have to look at last years hits to do the comparison. Just curious.

with HealthNET there it's extremely interesting...

Oh. Now my interest is, ummm, aroused. Is that a company insuring the riders, sort of like AFLAC?

Tom, I think you need to get laid.

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No Brian, you're thinking of your business practice - AFLAKE.

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> Does anyone really care all that much what's going on in the humid

swamp

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of

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> Malaysia? Jeff, how many hits is the CyclingNews TdL page getting

compared

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> to your coverage of Tour de Med, EdeB and other early season races.

I

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> realize that CN's readership is weighted toward North America and

you

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would

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> have to look at last years hits to do the comparison. Just curious.

with HealthNET there it's extremely interesting...

Oh. Now my interest is, ummm, aroused. Is that a company insuring the riders, sort of like
AFLAC?

B. Lafferty said:

Tom, I think you need to get laid.

Brian:

After referring to Malaysia as "a swamp", I think you need to open your mind more.

Dan

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B. Lafferty said:

Tom, I think you need to get laid.

Brian:

After referring to Malaysia as "a swamp", I think you need to open your

mind more.

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Dan

Dan, I define "swamp" as any place one is with a bicycle where the dew point is 70 or above. Even
more than opening my mind, I really need to get out more. It's been a cold Winter here and Spring
won't come soon enough.

Brian

Dan Connelly said:

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After referring to Malaysia as "a swamp", I think you need to open your

mind more.

B. Lafferty said:

Dan, I define "swamp" as any place one is with a bicycle where the dew point is 70 or above. Even
more than opening my mind, I really need to get out more. It's been a cold Winter here and Spring
won't come soon enough.

Try asia-tourguides.comtg malaysia langkawi.aspOpen ↗

How about an encyclopedia entry?

Climate Except in the highlands, Malaysia's climate is hot and humid year round. Average daily
temperatures vary from about 20° to 30° C (about 70° to 90°
F). Average annual rainfall for the peninsula is about 2500 mm (about 100 in). The exposed northern
slopes of Sarawak and Sabah receive as much as 5080 mm (200 in) of rain per year.

"Malaysia," Microsoft(R) Encarta(R) 98 Encyclopedia. (c) 1993-1997 Microsoft Corporation. All rights
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Dan Connelly said:

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After referring to Malaysia as "a swamp", I think you need to open your

mind more.

B. Lafferty said:

Dan, I define "swamp" as any place one is with a bicycle where the dew

point

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is 70 or above. Even more than opening my mind, I really need to get

out

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more. It's been a cold Winter here and Spring won't come soon enough.

Try asia-tourguides.comtg malaysia langkawi.aspOpen ↗

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Brian Lafferty wrote

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Dan, I define "swamp" as any place one is with a bicycle where the dew point is 70 or above.

Okay. A semantic problem. For example, Austin, TX is a swamp.

Dan

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Dan, I define "swamp" as any place one is with a bicycle where the dew

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is 70 or above.

Okay. A semantic problem. For example, Austin, TX is a swamp.

Dan

Austin is a swamp for part of the year. That doesn't mean it can't be fun. Same for the Houston
area. The Katy Flatland is one of the best rides around, if you can stand the H & H. Those belly
dancers at the end were awesome.

Brian

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>Dan, I define "swamp" as any place one is with a bicycle where the dew

point

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>is 70 or above.

Okay. A semantic problem. For example, Austin, TX is a swamp.

Dan

Austin is a swamp for part of the year. That doesn't mean it can't be fun. Same for the Houston
area. The Katy Flatland is one of the best rides around, if you can stand the H & H. Those belly
dancers at the end were awesome.

Brian

Why do you think it is less interesting? Because it is an upstart, or because it is not in Europe,
or another reason?

Even tho Jeff hasn't replied, it's not like any other race before Het Volk is really lighting up
the boards.

Langkawi has got to be more interesting from a competitive standpoint than it's middle Eastern
equivalent, the Tour of Qatar.

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Even tho Jeff hasn't replied, it's not like any other race before Het Volk is really lighting up
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I replied via email.

Humid, I would agree with. Swamp, no.

Jeff

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Carl Sundquist said:

Langkawi has got to be more interesting from a competitive standpoint than it's middle Eastern
equivalent, the Tour of Qatar.

Or, as of two years ago, any multi-day race on the U.S. calendar.

Dan

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> Brian Lafferty wrote
>>Dan, I define "swamp" as any place one is with a bicycle where the

dew

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point

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>>is 70 or above.

Okay. A semantic problem. For example, Austin, TX is a swamp.

Dan

Austin is a swamp for part of the year. That doesn't mean it can't be

fun.

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Same for the Houston area. The Katy Flatland is one of the best rides around, if you can stand
the H & H. Those belly dancers at the end

were

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awesome.

Brian

Why do you think it is less interesting? Because it is an upstart, or because it is not in Europe,
or another reason?

Overly clad, overly made up podium women. I really can't get excited about Asian (and even
Aussie races except for the podium women) racing. How many people, pro racers included, really
give a [censored] about the Japan Cup? I'm still waiting for Kerin racing (not the beer) to sweep
through Europe. Who's the reigning Kerin world champ? Don't tell me. I don't care.

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Even tho Jeff hasn't replied, it's not like any other race before Het Volk is really lighting up
the boards.

Tour de Med is much more interesting with a better field.

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Langkawi has got to be more interesting from a competitive standpoint than it's middle Eastern
equivalent, the Tour of Qatar.

This is true. Qatar is, IMO, a totally bogus event funded by an oil kingdom trying to buy it's way
to importance within the Olympic movement. In its favor, it does have low humidity. Do they have
podium women in Qatar? ;-)

Didn't get your email. The newreader return address is bogus. I'll send you an email with the
correct address.

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Even tho Jeff hasn't replied, it's not like any other race before Het Volk is really lighting up
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I replied via email.

Humid, I would agree with. Swamp, no.

Jeff

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Why do you think it is less interesting? Because it is an upstart, or because it is not in
Europe, or another reason?

Overly clad, overly made up podium women. I really can't get excited about Asian (and even
Aussie races except for the podium women) racing. How many people, pro racers included, really
give a [censored] about the Japan Cup? I'm still waiting for Kerin racing (not the beer) to sweep
through Europe. Who's the reigning Kerin world champ? Don't tell me. I don't

care.

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Dumbass -

If you didn't care, you wouldn't have started this thread.

When one doesn't care about something, they give it no thought at all.

take care and have a nice day,

K. Gringioni

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B. Lafferty said:

This is true. Qatar is, IMO, a totally bogus event funded by an oil kingdom trying to buy it's way
to importance within the Olympic movement. In its favor, it does have low humidity. Do they have
podium women in Qatar? ;-)

Certainly not like they do in Europe.

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Apparently, Qatar has podium boys.
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In article <[email hidden]>, "B. Lafferty"

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This is true. Qatar is, IMO, a totally bogus event funded by an oil

kingdom

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trying to buy it's way to importance within the Olympic movement. In

its

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favor, it does have low humidity. Do they have podium women in Qatar?

;-)

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Certainly not like they do in Europe.

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Apparently, Qatar has podium boys.
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Well, that would probably make the question, "Is it right cheek, left, then right again, or left
- right" a lot easier for the racers.

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