Victor Hugo Pena better than Noval?

Steve

I think so I wonder if postal made a mistake not bringing
him along instead of Noval? - Victor was in yellow last
year for a stint and even then they had him fetching
everybodies water.

Howard Kveck

In article <9e4b5329.0407072318.66d99a97@posting.google.com>,
steve711@webtv.net (steve) wrote:

> I think so I wonder if postal made a mistake not bringing
> him along instead of Noval? - Victor was in yellow last
> year for a stint and even then they had him fetching
> everybodies water.

Steve, "they" didn't have him fetching water - he did
that on his own. I think you can Google up a discussion
or two on this in this group. As for Noval vs. VH Pena,
Bruyneel thought Noval would be a stronger rider this
time. From Cyclingnews:

"As for Noval, I selected fitness over experience. This
will be his first Tour [de France] but he has raced in
three Tours of Spain. He is very professional and very
dedicated and will do his job."

http://www.cyclingnews.com/news.php?id=news/2004/jun04-
/jun23news

The crash just before the cobbles on Tuesday didn't help
Noval a bit.

--
tanx, Howard

So far, so good, so what?

remove YOUR SHOES to reply, ok?

Jfjones

steve711@webtv.net (steve) wrote in message news:<9e4b5329.0407072318.66d99a97@posting.google.com>...
> I think so I wonder if postal made a mistake not bringing
> him along instead of Noval? - Victor was in yellow last
> year for a stint and even then they had him fetching
> everybodies water.

Yeh, but Peña was in yellow. Noval won't be taking the
spotlight off the mighty one, and besides a rookie will
follow orders and, when told, will take out the chief
contenders - ooops, he's already done that to one of them!
and Beltran tried today :-)

Mani

JFJones wrote:
> steve711@webtv.net (steve) wrote in message
> news:<9e4b5329.0407072318.66d99a97@posting.google.com>...
>
>>I think so I wonder if postal made a mistake not bringing
>>him along instead of Noval? - Victor was in yellow last
>>year for a stint and even then they had him fetching
>>everybodies water.
>
>
> Yeh, but Peña was in yellow. Noval won't be taking the
> spotlight off the mighty one, and besides a rookie will
> follow orders and, when told, will take out the chief
> contenders - ooops, he's already done that to one of them!
> and Beltran tried today :-)

"Beltran tried today :-)"

Details Please!

Kyle Legate

"steve" <steve711@webtv.net> wrote in message
news:9e4b5329.0407072318.66d99a97@posting.google.com...
> I think so I wonder if postal made a mistake not bringing
> him along instead of Noval? - Victor was in yellow last
> year for a stint and even then they had him fetching
> everybodies water.
>
I don't think Pena would hook Mayo out of contention. They
brought the right guy for the job.

Jeff Jones

"mani" <manijayaraman@yahoo.com> wrote in message
news:47aec5f459d38a109d88d628089d9f14@news.teranews.com...
> JFJones wrote:
> > steve711@webtv.net (steve) wrote in message
news:<9e4b5329.0407072318.66d99a97@posting.google.com>...
> >
> >>I think so I wonder if postal made a mistake not
> >>bringing him along instead of Noval? - Victor was in
> >>yellow last year for a stint and even then they had him
> >>fetching everybodies water.
> >
> >
> > Yeh, but Peña was in yellow. Noval won't be taking the
> > spotlight off the mighty one, and besides a rookie will
> > follow orders and, when told, will take out the chief
> > contenders - ooops, he's already done that to one of
> > them! and Beltran tried today :-)
>
> "Beltran tried today :-)"
>
> Details Please!

w.cyclingnews.com/tour04.php?id=photos/2004/tour04/stage5/S-
CADUTAVICIOSO-B9576

But he missed - Heras avoided it.

Jeff

K. J. Papai

steve711@webtv.net (steve) wrote in message news:<9e4b5329.0407072318.66d99a97@posting.google.com>...
> I think so I wonder if postal made a mistake not bringing
> him along instead of Noval? - Victor was in yellow last
> year for a stint and even then they had him fetching
> everybodies water.

I agree (hard to though with a webtv posted account up
there, yikes!). Anyway I have been in the Victor lobby.

Maybe Noval will be of super assistance next Wednesday
on Stage 10?

-Ken

Donald Munro

mani wrote:
>> "Beltran tried today :-)"
>>
>> Details Please!

Jeff Jones wrote:
> cyclingnews.com/tour04.php?id=photos/2004/tour04/stage5/S-
> CADUTAVICIOSO-B9576
>
> But he missed - Heras avoided it.

Have US Postal been taking lessons from Iraqi 'insurgents'
on suicide missions and will the next attempt include
plastic explosive in the seat tube ? Or are they just
refining the adrenaline theory first proposed on RBR ?
Surely cyclingnews's well funded investigative reporter must
have the scoop on this ?

Jenko

Jeff Jones wrote...
>
> > "Beltran tried today :-)"
> >
> > Details Please!
>
> cyclingnews.com/tour04.php?id=photos/2004/tour04/stage5/S-
> CADUTAVICIOSO-B9576
>
> But he missed - Heras avoided it.

But Heras did fall http://www.libertysegurosteam.com/calend-
ario_2.asp?opc=5&opc2=29&ide=84&par=1

So, it was Rubiera who took him down?

Jenko

Richard Adams

Jenko wrote:
> Jeff Jones wrote...
>
>>>"Beltran tried today :-)"
>>>
>>>Details Please!
>>
>>cyclingnews.com/tour04.php?id=photos/2004/tour04/stage5/S-
>>CADUTAVICIOSO-B9576
>>
>>But he missed - Heras avoided it.
>
>
> But Heras did fall http://www.libertysegurosteam.com/cale-
> ndario_2.asp?opc=5&opc2=29&ide=84&par=1
>
> So, it was Rubiera who took him down?
>
> Jenko

Roberto was probably on his wheel trying to recruit Chechu.