Contador press conference Fri

On Aug 9, 10:46 am, Dan Connelly
wrote:
P.S. And I just test rode one of the '08 Madones yesterday, from Mike Jacoubowsky's shop, which did a fantastic job taking time to fit me up, even if it was just a test ride. Even though I'm not a big Ultegra fan (chunk-chunk; even my old 9-speed Dura-Ace, certainly my newer SRAM Rival, has a better shifting feel, to me), the bike was certainly stable, and felt good during the ride, which included some steep climbs, a semi-rough descent, and some sprints (FWIW, as I don't have much of a sprint). But I'm afraid if the MJ is taken away from Disco, the bike will lose its luster .

I have a Madone from last year. It was a team bike and we all received
our bikes at same time. They're identical except for the "7 time Tour
de France winner" decal. Mine only goes to "6". I take this as a sign
that Lance is going to lose one of his. The only question is which
one?

Bret

I have a Madone from last year. It was a team bike and we all received
our bikes at same time. They're identical except for the "7 time Tour
de France winner" decal. Mine only goes to "6". I take this as a sign
that Lance is going to lose one of his. The only question is which
one?

Not a problem if he loses one, or even two. He can make them up with his two
"virtual" wins he has yet to claim. It's right there in the RBR rules. In
the post-LeMond era, you're allowed to make reasonable claims for up to
three.

--Mike Jacoubowsky
Chain Reaction Bicycles
www.ChainReaction.com
Redwood City & Los Altos, CA USA

MMan wrote:
On Aug 8, 4:07 pm, Hell and High Water
wrote:

'...won't be taking questions after he reads a prepared statement...'

That sounds horribly ominous to me. Budd Dwyer ominous.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/R._Budd_Dwyer


http://www.cyclingnews.com/photos.ph...UTCHTOURWINNER

I hope he is not sick again.

MMan wrote:
On Aug 8, 4:07 pm, Hell and High Water
wrote:

'...won't be taking questions after he reads a prepared statement...'

That sounds horribly ominous to me. Budd Dwyer ominous.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/R._Budd_Dwyer


There's a youtube for everything. They cut out right at the end here
but it's eerie.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=faK_NH1d7ZA

Dan Connelly schreef:
http://www.cyclingnews.com/photos.ph...UTCHTOURWINNER

They're taking away Janssen's Tour win now?!


--
E. Dronkert

On Aug 9, 4:56 pm, "Mike Jacoubowsky" wrote:
I have a Madone from last year. It was a team bike and we all received
our bikes at same time. They're identical except for the "7 time Tour
de France winner" decal. Mine only goes to "6". I take this as a sign
that Lance is going to lose one of his. The only question is which
one?

Not a problem if he loses one, or even two. He can make them up with his two
"virtual" wins he has yet to claim. It's right there in the RBR rules. In
the post-LeMond era, you're allowed to make reasonable claims for up to
three.

--Mike Jacoubowsky
Chain Reaction Bicycleswww.ChainReaction.com
Redwood City & Los Altos, CA USA

You can probably solve the mystery. Did Trek change the "X time Tour
de France winner" decal with each model year, as soon as results were
posted (plus the 15 minute protest period), or somewhere in between?

Bret

On Aug 8, 9:37 pm, samson wrote:
In article om,
says...

On Aug 8, 2:00 pm, "benjo maso" wrote:
wrote in message

Not that he was going to win Hamburg anyway,

Why not? Someone who can win the Draai van de Kaai, can win anything.

http://www.dedraai.nl/?nStructureID=65

I note that Michael Boogerd was second.
Also, Contador has a disturbingly luminescent
crotch in that podium picture.

Ben

That boy is irradiated. Do they test for plutonium?

S.

what's gonna say? ima sorry we forgive you we are innocent we want to
compete but you won't let us
but we support cycling in germany for the german people who bombed
spainish civilians for no reason in 1938 and we'll be back next year
and kickass....stupid krauts
just basic bs after all it can't get more complex hehehehhe

You can probably solve the mystery. Did Trek change the "X time Tour
de France winner" decal with each model year, as soon as results were
posted (plus the 15 minute protest period), or somewhere in between?

I wish. Trek was *way* behind in getting new decals made, such that it
wasn't until halfway through the new model year that we saw bikes with "7"
instead of "6"- over half a year after Lance had won his last TdF.

--Mike Jacoubowsky
Chain Reaction Bicycles
www.ChainReaction.com
Redwood City & Los Altos, CA USA

"Bret" wrote in message
oups.com...
On Aug 9, 4:56 pm, "Mike Jacoubowsky" wrote:
I have a Madone from last year. It was a team bike and we all received
our bikes at same time. They're identical except for the "7 time Tour
de France winner" decal. Mine only goes to "6". I take this as a sign
that Lance is going to lose one of his. The only question is which
one?

Not a problem if he loses one, or even two. He can make them up with his
two
"virtual" wins he has yet to claim. It's right there in the RBR rules. In
the post-LeMond era, you're allowed to make reasonable claims for up to
three.

--Mike Jacoubowsky
Chain Reaction Bicycleswww.ChainReaction.com
Redwood City & Los Altos, CA USA

You can probably solve the mystery. Did Trek change the "X time Tour
de France winner" decal with each model year, as soon as results were
posted (plus the 15 minute protest period), or somewhere in between?

Bret

On Aug 9, 11:53 pm, "Mike Jacoubowsky"
wrote:
You can probably solve the mystery. Did Trek change the "X time Tour
de France winner" decal with each model year, as soon as results were
posted (plus the 15 minute protest period), or somewhere in between?

I wish. Trek was *way* behind in getting new decals made, such that it
wasn't until halfway through the new model year that we saw bikes with "7"
instead of "6"- over half a year after Lance had won his last TdF.

Thanks. It's nice to know it might actually be an '06. No matter, I
like it either way.

Bret