Eurosportnews headlines Home > Cycling Pantani's Mercatone Uno is out of this year's Tour de France Jean-Marie Leblanc, the Tour de France director, has...
Lisa R
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May 2, 2001 9:37 pm
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Out as well, Mercury Vitel. In my opinion the only fair rule would be taking the UCI top 20 teams, not the top + some French sub toppers. Richard...
Hogendoorn, Richard (...
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May 3, 2001 5:50 am
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Well it just goes to show that the Tour is nothing but a big business. The French have out-Frenched themselves this time. While I understand the need to...
April Pedersen Santinon
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May 3, 2001 5:59 am
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If anything would happen with Jan before July the TdF doesn't even need to be ridden, Lance can be honoured in June already. Richard...
Hogendoorn, Richard (...
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May 3, 2001 6:19 am
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Hi April, I must say i don't quite understand your comments. We have all known for quite some time that the TdF was big business. It used to be small business,...
Francois Siohan
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May 3, 2001 8:26 am
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Thanks for saying that François I didn't have time to say my Euro's worth you've just done it for me. Although having spend two weeks travelling with Kelly I...
Pyreneen Pursuits
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May 3, 2001 9:19 am
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April wrote: The Giro still has a more warm, human, homey feel to it, which I love. So true! When I went a couple of years ago the atmosphere was how I imagine...
Richard Marston
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May 3, 2001 9:56 am
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<Finally, remember that the people watching the TdF live <are mostly french Even if this is true, I don't see how watching second-division French team riders...
Frank Gordon
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May 3, 2001 10:13 am
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Is there any one out there who owns a Michelin map of France No.62 and a scanner, if so could you scan the area around St.Maurice sur Moselle (right to Le...
Hogendoorn, Richard (...
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May 3, 2001 1:47 pm
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Don't they play the same game in the Giro and Vuleta too? I am not as familiar with the Giro but we did get daily coverage on TV last year and it seemed to me ...
Karol.Zielonko@...
May 3, 2001 5:25 pm
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Richard Marston wrote ... .final climbs ahead of the race. Richard, I'm glad you found it to be so. On my website I just put up a page (still in progress, with...
April Pedersen Santinon
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May 3, 2001 6:16 pm
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Hi Francois, ... Sure, but I like to think that some business decisions can be based on more than just economic considerations...that sometimes heart, gut ...
April Pedersen Santinon
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May 3, 2001 8:14 pm
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Hi Richard The IGN 1:100000, 1:50000 or 1:25000 series would give more detail of cols. The 1:100000 series shows contours at 20metre intervals, 1:25000 at 10m ...
Mike Fletcher
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May 3, 2001 9:04 pm
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April wrote: On my website I just put up a page (still in progress, with a lot to come) about the Giro, and about all the cyclists who do the climbs to see the...
Richard Marston
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May 4, 2001 1:36 pm
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Dumb question but did they reduce the size of the teams to try to keep the overall field the same size or did they grow the field? I seem to remember readng...
Karol.Zielonko@...
May 4, 2001 2:37 pm
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Richard Marston wrote ... I've been working obsessively into the wee hours! There should be some more photos up tomorrow...not climbing ones though. I prefer...
April Pedersen Santinon
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May 4, 2001 9:51 pm
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Karol wrote ... try to ... they let ... of them ... My friend Dario, who rode the Tour many times, said that one year there were many crashes because there...
April Pedersen Santinon
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May 4, 2001 10:00 pm
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... Yeah. You spend your time looking for good photos rather than enjoying yourself. ... Hey at least some people are getting coverage. Perhaps those that do...
Karol.Zielonko@...
May 5, 2001 9:11 am
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Hi Karol & Brian & Richard I'm touring in the Alps in July and hope to cycle up the south Galibier via Lauteret approach and Alpe d'Huez and am interested in...
Mike Fletcher
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May 5, 2001 10:03 pm
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Mike, re the Galibier from the Lauteret side. I rode this a couple of years ago from Briancon. It's not too bad. The Lauteret just drags on and on - you can...
Sandy Brain
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May 6, 2001 8:55 am
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... Why is that? The only thing you can't find are climbs in excess of 5 miles long. But there are climbs that are steeper, and the ability to string climbs...
Nate Morgenstern
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May 6, 2001 11:53 am
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Nate wrote ... miles ... Not in my part of New Jersey, unfortunately. I know that up north there are some killer climbs, but down here near Great Adventure...
April Pedersen Santinon
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May 6, 2001 3:27 pm
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Mike, I agree with what Sandy wrote below. I don't have numbers on Galibier from the south, but 9% and then 7% sounds a bit right, although I remember a long ...
Brian Tomlin
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May 6, 2001 5:18 pm
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Hi Sandy Yes I agree with you about the Lauteret that it's fairly easy - it's got some spectacular views though down from the Galibier towards Grenoble. The ...
Mike Fletcher
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May 6, 2001 7:43 pm
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Mike, I descended from AdH to Grenoble 2 years ago and I'm pretty sure the tunnel you mention was still there - with ruts and a small fall of rocks just at its...
Sandy Brain
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May 6, 2001 8:14 pm
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... Frank's comments are quite pertinent. But I would also question the affirmation itself. The spectators along the road in small towns are almost entirely...
http://asp4free.ravenna2000.it/ciclismo/motore.asp?lingua=eng&da=az This is the most extensive site I have found for profiles of climbs is worth while...
Pyreneen Pursuits
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May 8, 2001 11:44 am
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Okay so the tour didn't let in enough Foreign teams lets talk instead about the women does anyone have a pointer to a website for the Tour Feminine. I've...
Pyreneen Pursuits
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May 8, 2001 2:49 pm
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For more specific info: http://www.cyclos-cyclotes.org/altigraph.html It is in French, but you can find a detailed profile of some climbs from the "Atlas des...
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