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Sean Trane 
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 Posted: July 06 2006 at 03:26 |
 memowakeman wrote:
And Valverde is out... Crap!!
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that was the only thing I did not need!
Now this TDF is really of no value
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let's just stay above the moral melee
prefer the sink to the gutter
keep our sand-castle virtues
content to be a doer
as well as a thinker,
prefer lifting our pen
rather than un-sheath our sword
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memowakeman
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Posted: July 05 2006 at 21:18 |
And Valverde is out... Crap!!
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Logos
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Posted: June 30 2006 at 08:57 |
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Yes, there's been a press conference about this today and now it's in the news everywhere.
This is a huge blow, just one day before the start and the biggest favourites are out. Should be interesting now though.
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Sean Trane
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Posted: June 30 2006 at 08:44 |
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you sure Basso is out? Italians have their own doping schemes and will usually not resort to the Spanish scene.........
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let's just stay above the moral melee
prefer the sink to the gutter
keep our sand-castle virtues
content to be a doer
as well as a thinker,
prefer lifting our pen
rather than un-sheath our sword
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Logos
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Posted: June 30 2006 at 08:37 |
Wow. So Ullrich, Basso and Mancebo are out of the race. Possibly Vinokurov too. Seems Valverde is the favourite now. 
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mystic fred
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Posted: June 26 2006 at 03:27 |
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I used to enjoy watching Tour de France when i had pay -TV, especially the mountain section, but there is hardly any coverage of it in this country, a few minutes here and there on the news, so i haven't a clue who's competing! i'd rather watch TdF than the Tennis!!!!.
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Sean Trane
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Posted: June 25 2006 at 05:41 |
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I hope Valverde if he is clean
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let's just stay above the moral melee
prefer the sink to the gutter
keep our sand-castle virtues
content to be a doer
as well as a thinker,
prefer lifting our pen
rather than un-sheath our sword
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Logos
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Location: Finland
Status: Offline
Points: 2383
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Posted: June 24 2006 at 09:30 |
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Basso.
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Soul Dreamer
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Posted: June 23 2006 at 19:50 |
The big candidates for the victory (IMO) are: Basso, Ullrich, Mentchov and Valverde. Basso showed big form in the GIRO. Mentschov showed his form in the Dauphine Libere (sorry I can't type accents) by winning the stage to the Mont Ventoux. Ullrich showed his class in the Tour Of Swiss. Valverde is the "Dark Horse" of the next Tour.
I vote for Mentchov because he's good in Time trail and Excellent in mountains. Also RABO (his team) is quite good with Boogert and Rasmussen to help him in the mountain stages.
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Sean Trane
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Posted: June 23 2006 at 03:24 |
I do not trust Basso to be clean >> the way he won the Giro with 10 mins over everyone....
I'd be curious to see what Vinokourov's team will be since they are at theheart of the Madrid doping scandal
Ullrich's last chance, IMHO
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let's just stay above the moral melee
prefer the sink to the gutter
keep our sand-castle virtues
content to be a doer
as well as a thinker,
prefer lifting our pen
rather than un-sheath our sword
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memowakeman
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Posted: June 22 2006 at 22:21 |
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Basso, Ulrich will be in the top 5, but if Valverde is with good health etc, he could win..
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Padraic
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Posted: June 22 2006 at 12:47 |
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I vote Basso, but I think Ullrich and Vinokurov will be strong contenders.
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Dalezilla
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Posted: June 22 2006 at 12:44 |
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Basso
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NutterAlert
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Posted: June 22 2006 at 12:08 |
you forgot to include eddie merckx 
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Sean Trane
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Posted: June 22 2006 at 12:07 |
Now that Mr. " I have cancer therefore I can take products that nobody else can" Armstrong is gone, it looks like a wide-open race.
WHO WILL WIN IT THIS YEAR?
Not that it will produce a great and clean winner, though!
the first ten days appear plain boring!
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let's just stay above the moral melee
prefer the sink to the gutter
keep our sand-castle virtues
content to be a doer
as well as a thinker,
prefer lifting our pen
rather than un-sheath our sword
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