Barloworld: "I Can't Quit You"
by Chris Fontecchio on Nov 11, 2008 11:15 AM EST
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PrintAFP reports that Barloworld, after withdrawing from Cycling over Moises Duenas' positive test during the Tour de France, has decided to carry on after all. As South Africa's only major team, Barloworld provides African racers an entree to the sport, a role they still want to play.
Unfortunately, they've lost classics hammerhead Enrico Gasparotto and climber Christian Pfannberger, making them more of a Commonwealth team than ever before (Cooke, Hunter, Augustyn, Geraint Thomas), but if their mission is to provide a bridge to the pro peloton for a non-traditional cycling nation, perhaps it's just as well. Mauricio Soler will still be around to get them some ink, and hopefully not just in the previews.
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Weird
This is the story that just keeps giving. They announced earlier this summer that they would continue. Probably something to do with Signor Corti’s lawyers.
Slow news day and maybe Barlo’s PR people pushed the release out again, to bump their share price.
pounding along in three ratios like a sonata
like a Ritter with pommelled scrotum atra cura on the step
Botticelli from the fork down pestling the transmission
tires bleeding voiding zeep the highway
Hmm, there's very little going on at the moment it's true.
I’m quite bored actually. Somebody tell me something interesting…..
sorry
All I’ve been doing lately is trying to invent some news. Not a good sign.
CQRanking.com, you complete me.
by Chris Fontecchio on Nov 11, 2008 3:05 PM EST up reply actions
We could try good hair/bad hair again...?....
I got nothing
Carlos Sastre - Tour de France winner - Born From Jets
Oooh, I just found one
I never realised that Geoffroy Lequatre was a contender
lol,
keep them coming, at least we have something to chew! :D
Can’t believe we still have 2 months before the racing starts, I’m so bored already…..
Sorry
a hair emergency came up suddenly. They’ll be with you shortly.
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by Chris Fontecchio on Nov 11, 2008 9:15 PM EST up reply actions
No
[sigh] I have a better idea, for tonight.
CQRanking.com, you complete me.
by Chris Fontecchio on Nov 11, 2008 9:15 PM EST up reply actions
Some rather unsurprising news from the Milan 6 days.
Have three guesses who won, despite sitting out one night.
Hey I followed those a bit but more so to see how
Colby and Daniel did. Daniel had updated his blog about it too. He’s back that way in 2 weeks for a couple more 6 days.
"The most wasted day is that in which we have not laughed."
'kay
there’s a new peets near my house. maybe i’ll head over and give it a test drive. if i drink enough espresso, i can probably invent some newz.
sorry Jens.
Peets is a coffee chain/store so some (me included) think provides much better coffee than starbucks.
If they weren't so lazy
i’d be more worried about the cats.
Carlos Sastre - Tour de France winner - Born From Jets
Cats biting me
We have an ongoing argument over who, in fact, owns the bed.
I’m not winning
Carlos Sastre - Tour de France winner - Born From Jets
Not helping here Lyne
I’m about to go to bed and now I’m going to be staring at the ceiling for half the night wondering about “peets”.
Carlos Sastre - Tour de France winner - Born From Jets
Wasn't Gasparotto named by Fanini
as one of the St Moritz cross dressers. And Pfannenberger is a reformed doper too. Maybe Corti really wants to be clean this year.
The Cicloweb forum also has a rumour that Paride Grillo has hung up his bike. I can’t find anything of substance on that, but if rumours are going around then why can’t we join in with the fun. If this is true then fans of silly haircuts are going to be disappointed. Don’t bother checking the CSF website, they’ve still got photos of Sella on the front page.
Don't let yourself be seduced
Next thing you know he’ll be offering you a lift home in his car, and that only leads to one place
Frying Tonight?
‘cos when you’re screaming I know that you’re dreaming of me (c Miles Rudge, writer of some of the worst lyrics that you can’t get out of your head)
also, if you're bored...
most of the major teams have announced their official rosters now. feel free to start exploring ;-)
Merci, that's tomorrow sorted right there.
Now how about the next day, and the next month? Will someone just race a bike, somewhere, pleeeeez?!
Well if my bike arrives tomorrow. hahaha
I’ll give you a great story on my first ever ride :-)))
You may be waiting though, 11 weeks as of yesterday…
I think i wil be buying next year.
I do hope i make it to TdF, but not sure, need to save some Dosh… 2010 may be the go, i think.. Plus worlds are in Aust 2010..
why do they need a bridge?
it’s just a much of a divide for Aus/NZ riders and yet enough of them seem to make it on the the european teams…well, Aus riders at least.
Jens for Pope
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