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Who Is Bernard Tapie?

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  1. Original post
    Chris M
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    (Yeah, I know who he is.)

    There is a movie about BT on one of the cable channels. Has anyone seen it? I want to know if they
    talk about his cycling and other sports investments, and if it is worth watching.

    TIA.

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  2. Ronaldo Jeremia
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    He's like John Wordin, but French and with more money.

    -RJ

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  3. Carl Sundquist
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    "Ronaldo Jeremiah" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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    He's like John Wordin, but French and with more money.

    -RJ

    You'd think with more money he'd get his teeth fixed.

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  4. Nick Burns
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    Oh, come on. I know you are joking but I never saw Bernard Tapie jump in to the La Vie Claire
    training rides with the full team kit on. He was rarely seen with the team. Not only that, but
    Bernard was the money behind the team, not the money scammer (although he did get in a bit of
    trouble over some kind of fraud allegations).

    "Ronaldo Jeremiah" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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    He's like John Wordin, but French and with more money.

    -RJ

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  5. Bart
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    He's the kind of European tycoon who wants and does it all. Like Gil y Gil in Spain, and as
    perfected by Berlusconi in Italy: mega businessman, sports mecenas, politician, and dodgy
    connections to make it all work. Berlusconi has done so well he's in a position to keep the
    judiciary off. The others didn't get there.

    As for sports, Tapie was more high profile in soccer with Olympique Marseille.

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  6. Stewart Fleming
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    Bart said:

    As for sports, Tapie was more high profile in soccer with Olympique Marseille.

    What was his sentence for bribery, embezzlement and corruption again? 2 years, 16 months suspended,
    I think he did 8 months inside. Then again, as a former French Cabinet minister, he was probably
    just using past experience. If you pay off other teams in cycling, you don't get accused of sports
    fraud, non? Oddly enough, he took Marseilles back again in 2001. STF

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  7. holli
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    Buying other teams is so common in cycling that everyone would be involved in it, one way or the other.

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  8. Nick Burns
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    Who is the Italian that was known for wearing boots with his suits? He owns about half of FIAT along
    with many other huge Italian companies and he also got in to politics. He seems to me to be the
    trend setter. I just forgot his name.

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

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    He's the kind of European tycoon who wants and does it all. Like Gil y Gil in Spain, and as
    perfected by Berlusconi in Italy: mega businessman, sports mecenas, politician, and dodgy
    connections to make it all work. Berlusconi has done so well he's in a position to keep the
    judiciary off. The others didn't get there.

    As for sports, Tapie was more high profile in soccer with Olympique Marseille.

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  9. Carl Sundquist
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    "Nick Burns" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
    "]news:[email hidden]...

    Quoted message said:

    Who is the Italian that was known for wearing boots with his suits? He


    owns

    Quoted message said:

    about half of FIAT along with many other huge Italian companies and he


    also

    Quoted message said:

    got in to politics. He seems to me to be the trend setter. I just forgot


    his

    Quoted message said:

    name.

    The recently expired Gianni Agnelli?

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  10. Nick Burns
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    Yes, thanks.

    "Carl Sundquist" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
    "]news:[email hidden]...

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    "Nick Burns" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
    "]news:[email hidden]...

    Quoted message said:

    Who is the Italian that was known for wearing boots with his suits? He


    owns

    Quoted message said:

    about half of FIAT along with many other huge Italian companies and he


    also

    Quoted message said:

    got in to politics. He seems to me to be the trend setter. I just forgot


    his

    Quoted message said:

    name.

    The recently expired Gianni Agnelli?

    Report

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