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| 129.1 | Huh? | CSTEAM::FARLEY | Megabucks Winner Wannabee | Mon Jul 12 1993 09:00 | 8 |
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Yabbut Scott, what does being 21 have to do with him dropping out?
Couldja explain?
I remain,
serious
Kev
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| 129.2 | | DELNI::CRITZ | Scott Critz, LKG2/1, Pole V3 | Mon Jul 12 1993 11:54 | 21 |
| Kev,
Current thinking among team directors in pro racing is
that 21 is just too young to ride a complete, three-week,
stage race.
Cyrille Guimard, who handled Bernard Hinault (5-time Tour de
France winner) and Greg LeMond (3-time Tour de France winner),
kept both men out of the Tour until they were 23.
Also, I read an article in Velo News wherein Armstrong said
he would ride it for experience and he expected to ride through
the Alps but pull out before the Pyranees.
Some of the climbs in the Tour are 20 kilometes long. Most new
pros have never raced that far in climbing mode.
Armstrong is one, strong rider. I'm waiting to see/read just
how well he does when thing start going up.
Scott
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| 129.3 | Armstrong - World Champion | DELNI::CRITZ | Scott Critz, LKG2/1, Pole V3 | Mon Aug 30 1993 09:48 | 9 |
| Lance Armstrong, 21, won the World Professional Road Race
in Norway on 29 August, 1993.
Man, this kid is some kinda bike racer. Just prior to this year's
Tour de France, he won one million dollars in the US racing.
What a future.
Scott
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| 129.4 | Maybe he shouldda stayed in the Tour | CTHQ::MCCULLOUGH | Melanie is one year old!!! | Mon Aug 30 1993 10:01 | 3 |
| Is he the guy who dropped out of the Tour because he was too yong?
Gotta catch up on my bike racing...
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| 129.5 | | DELNI::CRITZ | Scott Critz, LKG2/1, Pole V3 | Mon Aug 30 1993 11:16 | 9 |
| RE: 136.1
Yes.
But, all this was planned way ahead of time, so it wasn't a
surprise. The team had been monitoring a bunch of info, etc.,
so he did just as he planned to do.
Scott
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| 129.5 | | PATE::MACNEAL | ruck `n' roll | Tue Aug 31 1993 12:47 | 2 |
| 129.6 | | DELNI::CRITZ | Scott Critz, LKG2/1, Pole V3 | Wed Oct 13 1993 10:06 | 10 |
| A little late, but...
Lance Armstrong, riding for the United States, won the World
Professional Cycling Road Race in Norway. He is one of the
youngest men to ever win this race, mirroring the first win
of Greg LeMond back in the early 1980s.
Prior to winning the Worlds, Armstrong also won $1 million.
Scott
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| 129.7 | | ZEKE::SAIA | R.I.P. AMA/CCS #235 | Wed Oct 13 1993 10:40 | 3 |
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Because it has pedals and gears is it a sport ?
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| 129.8 | impressive | FRETZ::HEISER | no D in Phoenix | Wed May 04 1994 12:49 | 4 |
| Anyone see the Disney movie on the life of Marshall "Major" Taylor yet?
It's quite a story.
Mike
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| 129.9 | | DELNI::CRITZ | Scott Critz, LKG2/1, Pole V3 | Wed May 04 1994 13:07 | 10 |
| If it's the TV movie with ? Morris as Major Taylor, I saw it
a couple of years ago.
Anyway, Taylor is one of the greatest US cyclists to ever
live.
Or, is this a new production from Disney? If yes, who plays
Taylor?
Scott
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| 129.10 | first internationally known black athlete | FRETZ::HEISER | no D in Phoenix | Wed May 04 1994 13:18 | 6 |
| I'm not sure about the actor, but the opening scenes show him
out-riding a steam train in Massachusetts, and attending church in
Worcester, Mass. I wasn't sure if it was new or not. Still a good
movie though.
Mike
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| 129.11 | | HANNAH::ASHE | Thanks Zeke... | Wed May 04 1994 14:45 | 2 |
| Doesn't sound like Sheriff Andy Taylor...
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| 129.12 | | CAMONE::WAY | Un-filtered Camels and Raw Beef | Wed May 04 1994 14:47 | 9 |
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> Doesn't sound like Sheriff Andy Taylor...
>
No it doesn't.
I don't think Aint Bee woulda let ol' Andy ride a bicycle that fast.
She'd have worried about him too much....
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| 129.13 | Wassit called Longjo or something? | CSTEAM::FARLEY | | Thu Jul 07 1994 13:05 | 12 |
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Yabbut wasn't there some kind of pro/am bicycle race thing around
Lowell over da weekend? I seem to remember (from an old boss) that
this was a neat event for the area.
Anybody care to share?????
I remain,
intending on buying a helmet before I ride anywhere
Kev
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| 129.14 | | DELNI::CRITZ | Scott Critz, LKG2/1, Pole V3 | Thu Jul 07 1994 13:41 | 13 |
| Kev,
35th or 36th running of the Longsjo Classic.
Four days of racing on the 4th of July weekend (time trial,
circuit race, criterium, and road race).
Art Longsjo was from Fitchburg, MA, and the first American
to compete in both the summer (cycling) and winter (speed
skating) Olympics. Returning from a bike race in Canada, Art
was in a car accident and killed. This was in 1956.
Scott
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| 129.15 | | CSTEAM::FARLEY | | Thu Jul 07 1994 13:46 | 7 |
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How long are each of the races? Many people compete?
I remain,
spoking around
Kev
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| 129.16 | | DELNI::CRITZ | Scott Critz, LKG2/1, Pole V3 | Thu Jul 07 1994 14:55 | 14 |
| Kev,
All categories were racing. In the United States Cycling
Federation (USCF) there are five categories (I, II, III, IV,
and V). Cat I's are the same as pros, pretty much. A Cat V would
be someone just starting out (usually).
Not sure about distances. The Pro, I, II criterium on Sunday
was 50 miles (about 55 laps). Road race on Monday was about
95 miles. Not sure about the rest.
Scott
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| 129.17 | | MSE1::FRANCUS | Mets in '94 | Mon Jul 25 1994 21:33 | 6 |
| I had a one day layover in Paris on Sunday and went to see the ending
of the Tour de France. Great sight seeing the cyclists bunched up going
around the Champs-Elysses.
The Crazy Met
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| 129.18 | | DELNI::CRITZ | Scott Critz, LKG2/1, Pole V3 | Tue Jul 26 1994 09:03 | 7 |
| TCM,
Too bad Frankie Andreu didn't have the legs to finish that
run to the line. That would have been a nice feather in his
cap.
Scott
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| 129.19 | | METSNY::francus | Mets in '94 | Tue Jul 26 1994 11:49 | 5 |
| I was at the far end of the Champs-Elysses (closest to the Arc) so
I did not see that last sprint.
The Crazy Met
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| 129.20 | | DELNI::CRITZ | Scott Critz, LKG2/1, Pole V3 | Tue Jul 26 1994 13:11 | 12 |
| TCM,
Frankie took off about 1 mile from the line. He was away until
after the 1K banner, when Eddie Seigneur caught him. When they
next showed Andreu, he was laying over his bike, gasping for
air.
The 5 break riders musta been doing between 30 to 33 MPH for
a good half hour. Frankie said later that he had nothing to
lose, but that he had "dead legs."
Scott
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| 129.21 | | METSNY::francus | Mets in '94 | Tue Jul 26 1994 15:27 | 5 |
| The breakaway riders were doing (per the PA announcements) 55 KM per hour.
That translates into just under 35 MPH.
The Crazy Met
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| 129.22 | | DELNI::CRITZ | Scott Critz, LKG2/1, Pole V3 | Mon Aug 15 1994 09:04 | 7 |
| Just back from RAAM 1994.
Ed Kross (Framingham, MA) finished in 9 days, 14 hours, 19 minutes.
He was 8th overall, 7th among the men. Yes, a woman beat all but
five of the riders.
Scott
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| 129.23 | | DELNI::CRITZ | Scott Critz, LKG2/1, Pole V3 | Mon Nov 07 1994 13:10 | 24 |
| In the last couple of weeks, Tony Rominger of Switzerland has
set the world hour record twice.
On October 22, he rode 53.832 kilometers (33.375 miles) in 1 hour.
Over the weekend, he rode 55.2 kilometers (34.22 miles) in 1 hour.
The world hour record is kinda like the mile in track in field.
Record holders since 1972:
1972 Eddy Merckx 49.431
1984 Francesco Moser 50.809
1984 Francesco Moser 51.151
1993 Graeme Obree 51.596
1993 Chris Boardman 52.270
1994 Graeme Obree 52.713
1994 Miguel Indurain 53.040
1994 Tony Rominger 53.832
1994 Tony Rominger 55.291
As you can see, the record hasn't been broken often, just eight
times in 22 years.
Scott
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