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LA MSS - This Time Without the Dope!!!
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| Gustavovskiy |
Posted on 19-03-2009 21:36
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the thing is olabj the norwegian championship along with the venezuelan were impossible to be played or simmed...
they were scheduled to 27 June but I reached the following day without being able to play it... it just worked like it weren't no races that day
I even tried to reschedule both of them but it happened the same yet again
sorry about that 
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| olabj |
Posted on 20-03-2009 14:20
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BOOHOOO Now I`m sad, I hoped for Nybø |
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| Gustavovskiy |
Posted on 22-03-2009 01:38
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After months of waiting cycling fans can now breathe their lungs out of relief, The very best part of the season is just around the corner. Yes that's right, the Tour de France is about to start!
The teams presentation is scheduled for today's afternoon where the chances of success of every squad will be analysed by Jan Ullrich. It is certain for everyone that Contador is the man to beat, however the spaniard will have a hard time winning it again with some strong rivals blocking his way to triunph!
Tomorrow we'll have a press conference being held by LA-MSS and Team Columbia! From what is known they have some kind of an anouncement to make...
Stay tuned
www.letoordeframce.com
Edited by Gustavovskiy on 22-03-2009 01:38
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| Wiggo |
Posted on 22-03-2009 08:32
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I'm suing! No such website exists! |
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| Gustavovskiy |
Posted on 22-03-2009 17:26
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You're telling me yo don't like the site just because it doesn't exist?? shame on you Maggot 
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| Gustavovskiy |
Posted on 22-03-2009 18:32
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Hi there folks.
This is Jan Ullrich talking and I'm here to introduce the squads that will compete in the Tour de France
AG2R - La Mondiale
Well they'll be going for breakaways but Dupont, Kohl and Valjavec can have a chance in the KoM classification while helping Efimkin achieve a top10.
I'm just astonished with the absence of J.Gadret!
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Agritubel
As usual they got a wildcard, but I don't think they'll get more than trying. Moreau, Vogondy and Ista will be their best chance of walking away with something.
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Astana
No need for long speeches about them. Contador will be aiming for another victory and with helpers such as Brajkovic, Iglinskiy, Lovkvist and Dueñas it will be hard to contradict them.
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Barloworld
Another wildcarded team. This one with some exciting names. Soler will obviously fight for the Polka Dot and maybe a top10. Gasparotto might have a chance at the green while the rest of the team can do good somehow probably in breakaways. It's just a shame Hunter, Pfannberger and Cooke aren't here...
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Bouygues Télécom
This year in the CT the team has disapointed... The World TT Champion and a bunch of frenchies that will be going for breakaways. Pineau, Voeckler, Trofimov, Manan, Clerc, they all cood be here, but god knows why, they're not!
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Caisse D'Epargne
Surprise surprise Valverde isn't here. Instead the team as brought Karpets! The spanish comitive will be very valuable to the russian helping him in the mountains and maybe struggling for the KoM jersey.
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Cofidis
Monfort will lead the team but it will be hard for him to get a top10. The rest of the team can also be very competent at breakaways with focus on Moncoutié and Nuyens. Chavanel will stay at home.
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Crédit Agricole
They could have sent a much stronger squad but they choosed to give Hushovd and his sprint mates some hiolidays... Let's see what Pauriol and Rolland can do.
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Euskaltel - Euskadi
Antón is the man which all basques will be cheering for! He'll be a threat in the Pyrenees and Alps but if things don't go well he'll just turn for the Polka Dot.The rest of the team won't do much more than help him... Zubeldia and Sanchez are the biggest absences!
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Française des Jeux
As Casar is missing, Joly will be the leader but a top20 is probably all he can get. Hutarovich will be the man for the sprints and the rest of the team will try to be in breakaways.. Watch out for Gilbert!
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Fuji - Servetto
After all that has hapened to the team they present themselves in the Tour with a nice squad suporting Cobo. They seem also able to get something out of breakaways if they get lucky! Camaño, Marchante, Capecchi and Pagliarini could be some great aditions to the squad!
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Garmin - Chipotle
With Vandevelde transfered to Astana the best GT riders they have are Danielson and Hesjedal but they aren't that good. Their squad is constituted mainly by all-rounders so let's hope they get themselves in breakaways in any kind of stages.
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Gerolsteiner
Fothen will be the GT contender but he doesn't have all that it takes to get a great result. Other than him they don't have anyone able to do great.
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Lampre
The italians are here for the sprints. Napolitano leading a nice sprint trains with Traksel and Barbosa included. Also Szmyd and Spilak might conquer a victory in mountain stages breakaways!
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Liquigas
As Lampre they're focused in the sprints with Richeze, Chicchi and Corioni forming the train. However their leader will be Kreuziger a serious contender for the top5 if he performs well enough!
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LPR Ballan
Leipheimer is the team leader and will be contending fo a top3. Golcer, Pidgornyy and Salerno are the best helpers he'll get! Overall the team has some quality that might eventually result in a good outcome in a breakaway.
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Quick-Step
Barredo seems to be the leader but also Garate and Efimkin can do good especially in the KoM classification. They have a good team but it isn't the best of the choices for this year's Tour. Where the hell are Boonen and Devolder and Simoni and Sevilla and Steegmans??
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Rabobank
Along with CSC, silence and Astana one of the best teams. Menchov will lead for a top3 and Gesink will be his major helper perhaps with the chance to achieve something in the KoM. Ten Dam should also be considered usefull. The other side of the team is Petacchi! The best Sprinter in the Tour. With the aid of Fischer he has a great chance to win the green jersey!
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Silence - Lotto
Arguably the fiercest rival of Contador, Evans is once more a candidate. Van Den Broeck and especially Popovych will be most usefull for the aussie's campaign. Van Avermaet is the team's greatest sprinter while they could bring Freire or Zabel, 2 former green jersey winners.
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Team Columbia
Gerdemann and Rogers are the men to look out for as Kirchen is skipping the Tour. In the sprints they also have Greipel and Henderson but Cavendish is absent as well as Eisel and Ciolek...
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Team CSC - Saxobank
One of Astana's biggest rivals! Sastre plus the Schlecks will seed havoc among the mountains. Frank the PT leader and the spaniard will probably back up Andy to victory! Anyway it's a shame Cancellara, Larsson, Sorensen and Piepoli are out.
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LA-MSS Póvoa de Varzim
And last but not the least, the sensational portuguese team that promoted last year. They bring Andreas Kloden for the GC. A top10 is demanded but he might go for a top5 or even better depending how things work out for him in the mountains. Also Vicioso and Zaballa can bring some victories in some hilly stages through the Tour. More than that will be a surprise!
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Posted on 22-03-2009 18:37
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Menchov is the big favourite if you ask me
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| kirosha |
Posted on 22-03-2009 18:42
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Quick-Step's team sucks! |
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| lagetcher |
Posted on 22-03-2009 18:49
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Great work with the team presentations 
Good luck! |
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| Gustavovskiy |
Posted on 22-03-2009 18:53
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thanks 
I believe in the end it all come down to a figt between Contador and Menchov!
It's just a shame the field is so weak especially in the sprints
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Posted on 22-03-2009 19:09
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great presentation  |
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Posted on 22-03-2009 19:25
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what a weak field!
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| doddy13 |
Posted on 22-03-2009 19:35
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woah... Yannick...
There's no point slapping a schleck - Sean Kelly on "Who needs a slap"
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| Gustavovskiy |
Posted on 23-03-2009 07:53
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LA-MSS and Team Columbia Press Conference
A sunny day somewhen in July, in a room full of silly french journalists a press conference was taking place with some kind of purpose it seemed:
*noise*
Bob Stapleton: shut the hell up you lunatics!!!
*relative silence*
BS: Now you in the corner you can start with the questions.
Journalist1: Can we know why the hell are you 2 making a press conference today?
BS: No you can't but I'll tell you anyway. Me and my fellow Gustavovskiy have anounced earlier in the season that we were preparing a retaliation against the constant robberies our teams have faced in the past races this year! The big bosses always tend to benefit the yellow jersey wearer whoever he is and what team he races for, and as both of our squads haven't really wore it very often this season, we got punished but the poor judging of the differences at the end o the stages.
After spending many hours studying the matter we've come up with a solution: Let's mess up with bastards! Since they benefit the yellow jersey wearer, we've ordered two new jerseys with an enphasys on the yellow color. That way those assholes won't be able to tell who the hell they should benefit!
Here they are:
J1: ...Errr... Don't you think that's a little childish not to mention stupid?
BS: Obviously, that's the point!
J2: Mr. Gustavovskiy can I ask why Danilo Di Luca and Stuart O'Grady do not feature your sqaud for TdF?
Gustavovskiy: Yes you can. Both of them are really outshaped. Danilo will still be aiming for some more goals at the end of the season while Stuey will be a valuable member to preserve in the next months as our short squad will probably be most tired after our first year in the PT!
J3: And what about predictions for the Overall winner?
BS: I'm really convinced this year the Tour de France will be won by a rider! I don't think anyone else has any chance!
J3: *Looks at BS like he should apply for a job as a stand-up comedian, not*
BS: Lots of big guns out there but I'll have to choose Contador.
G: Naa... Contador's ass will be kicked by Andreas!
*Laughing explosion in the room*
G: Eat my shorts! I'm outta here! Got a Tour de France to win!
The laughing wave gets louder as Stapleton puts a hand on Gustavovskiy's elbow and whispers "Ahah Stop it already you're even funnier then me!".
The LA-MSS abandons the room with a mist of rage and confidence invading his face! The bastards now have really pissed him!
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Posted on 23-03-2009 13:14
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Great press conference! Absolutely brilliant!  |
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| olabj |
Posted on 23-03-2009 14:21
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AND ONCE AGAIN------ HILARIOUS, what a fantasy you`ve got man. |
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| Gustavovskiy |
Posted on 28-03-2009 14:19
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The Prologue
Karpets is the first to set off and takes the best time for quite a while
Rogers does not perform as good as expected
While Frank Schleck is here just to help his brother it seems
Fothen does the best he can
as well as Kreuziger
At last Menchov takes the lead
Gerdemann tries to keep up with the best
Contador achieves the 2nd place with a time pretty close to Menchov's one
The CSC leader doesn't lose much time to the favorites
Time to see the World Champion... Clement takes the same time as Fothen and grabs a 12th place
Leipheimer's time and... 3rd place for the US champion! Next is Kloden but... 7'' lost to Menchov... not the best way to start the Tour...
Popovych is 7th while is leader Evans takes 4th!
Stage and GC
1 Denis Menchov Rabobank 9'25
2 Alberto Contador Astana Cycling Team s.t.
3 Levi Leipheimer LPR Brakes - Ballan s.t.
4 Cadel Evans Silence - Lotto + 1
5 Joost Posthuma Rabobank + 7
6 Andreas Klöden LA - MSS - Póvoa de VarzÃm s.t.
7 Yaroslav Popovych Silence - Lotto s.t.
8 Roman Kreuziger Liquigas + 9
9 Linus Gerdemann Team Columbia s.t.
10 Markus Fothen Gerolsteiner + 10
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13 Michael Rogers Team Columbia + 11
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15 Vladimir Karpets Caisse d'Epargne s.t.
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17 Andy Schleck Team CSC Saxo Bank +13
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| olabj |
Posted on 28-03-2009 14:30
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Gustavovskiy wrote:
Contador achieves the 2nd place with a time pretty close to Mencohv's one
That is really a fancy shirt, just amazing, did you make it? |
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| Gustavovskiy |
Posted on 28-03-2009 14:35
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I wish I was that good
I found out that there wasn't any spain tt champion jersey for astana in my db files so I searched for it and found this one.
I'm pretty sure it's from Veloman
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| Ze Duarte |
Posted on 28-03-2009 15:33
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Let´s go Kloden |
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