Freddy goes

Bob Schwartz

http://news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=sto...ng_athens_out_7

From the US Olympic team selection procedures:
http://www.usacycling.org/events/olympic.pdf

(1) MEN?S ROAD RACE
(a) Start Position(s): Maximum of 5 start positions
(b) Automatic Nomination Criteria (in order of priority):

(i) The first place (1st place) finisher of the elite
MEN?S Olympic Cycling Trials road race event.
(ii) Any athlete placing in the top three (3) at the
2003 World Road Cycling Championships, Hamilton
CAN, October 8 ? 12, 2003, provided that athlete
continues to demonstrate the ability to perform
at a similar level based on performances in
international competition during the 2004
calendar year.

(iii)Any U.S. athlete finishing in the top-five (5) in
the final general classification in a UCI Grand
Tour between July 1, 2003 and July 5, 2004. If more
than one athlete meets this criterion, the athlete
with the highest placing will be nominated first,
followed by the athlete with the next highest
placing, and so on. If two athletes share the same
placing, the athlete with the highest ranking on
the UCI men?s road list as of July 5, 2004 will be
nominated first, followed by the athlete with the
next highest ranking and so on. Any athlete
qualifying in 2003 must demonstrate the ability to
continue to perform at a similar level based on
performances in international competitions in the
2004 calendar year.

(iv) Any U.S. athlete finishing in the top-five (5) in
the final general classification in a UCI World
Cup, 1.HC or 2.HC event in 2004 by July 5. If more
than one athlete meets this criterion, the athlete
with the highest placing will be nominated first,
followed by the athlete with the next highest
placing, and so on. If two athletes share the same
placing, the athlete with the highest ranking on
the UCI men?s road list as of July 6, 2004 will be
nominated first, followed by the athlete with the
next highest ranking and so on.

(v) The top-ranked U.S. eligible athlete in the UCI
Road World Cup rankings on July 5, 2004 not
otherwise qualified above and provided he is
ranked in the top 25.

(vi) The top-ranked U.S. eligible athlete in the
UCI Road Rankings on July 5, 2004 not
otherwise qualified above and provided if he
is ranked in the top
50.

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So Freddy goes based on (iv), he's currently 49th in the
UCI ranking. He cut it close, good thing he took that stage
in the Giro.

Bob Schwartz cvcc@execpc.com

Bob Schwartz

Bob Schwartz <cvcc@shell.core.com> wrote:
> (vi) The top-ranked U.S. eligible athlete in the UCI
> Road Rankings on July 5, 2004 not otherwise
> qualified above and provided if he is ranked in
> the top
> 50.

> -----

> So Freddy goes based on (iv), he's currently 49th in the
> UCI ranking.

Oops, that should be (vi).

Bob Schwartz cvcc@execpc.com

SystèMe U

Now TEAM USA has literally no chance of medalling in Athens
- at least in the road events. The people at USAC must be
crying because LA was really their only hope for a medal in
Athens in the TT.

There goes hundreds of thousands of dollars in USOC
funding....

Système U

Bob Schwartz wrote:
> http://news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=sto.../20040708/ap_o-
> n_sp_ol/oly_armstrong_athens_out_7
>
> From the US Olympic team selection procedures:
> http://www.usacycling.org/events/olympic.pdf
>
> (1) MEN?S ROAD RACE
> (a) Start Position(s): Maximum of 5 start positions
> (b) Automatic Nomination Criteria (in order of
> priority):
>
> (i) The first place (1st place) finisher of the
> elite MEN?S Olympic Cycling Trials road race
> event.
> (ii) Any athlete placing in the top three (3) at the
> 2003 World Road Cycling Championships, Hamilton
> CAN, October 8 ? 12, 2003, provided that athlete
> continues to demonstrate the ability to perform
> at a similar level based on performances in
> international competition during the 2004
> calendar year.
>
> (iii)Any U.S. athlete finishing in the top-five (5) in
> the final general classification in a UCI Grand
> Tour between July 1, 2003 and July 5, 2004. If
> more than one athlete meets this criterion, the
> athlete with the highest placing will be
> nominated first, followed by the athlete with the
> next highest placing, and so on. If two athletes
> share the same placing, the athlete with the
> highest ranking on the UCI men?s road list as of
> July 5, 2004 will be nominated first, followed by
> the athlete with the next highest ranking and so
> on. Any athlete qualifying in 2003 must
> demonstrate the ability to continue to perform at
> a similar level based on performances in
> international competitions in the 2004 calendar
> year.
>
> (iv) Any U.S. athlete finishing in the top-five (5)
> in the final general classification in a UCI
> World Cup, 1.HC or 2.HC event in 2004 by July 5.
> If more than one athlete meets this criterion,
> the athlete with the highest placing will be
> nominated first, followed by the athlete with
> the next highest placing, and so on. If two
> athletes share the same placing, the athlete
> with the highest ranking on the UCI men?s road
> list as of July 6, 2004 will be nominated first,
> followed by the athlete with the next highest
> ranking and so on.
>
> (v) The top-ranked U.S. eligible athlete in the UCI
> Road World Cup rankings on July 5, 2004 not
> otherwise qualified above and provided he is
> ranked in the top 25.
>
> (vi) The top-ranked U.S. eligible athlete in the UCI
> Road Rankings on July 5, 2004 not otherwise
> qualified above and provided if he is ranked in
> the top
> 50.
>
> -----
>
> So Freddy goes based on (iv), he's currently 49th in the
> UCI ranking. He cut it close, good thing he took that
> stage in the Giro.
>
> Bob Schwartz cvcc@execpc.com

Sonarrat

"Système U" <systemeu@systemeu.com> wrote in message
news:f32dnR6H4c0JL3DdUSdV9g@ptd.net...

> Now TEAM USA has literally no chance of medalling in
> Athens - at least in the road events. The people at USAC
> must be crying because LA was really their only hope for a
> medal in Athens in the TT.
>
> There goes hundreds of thousands of dollars in USOC
> funding....

Both Tyler and Bobby have won time-trials this year...

-Sonarrat.

Bob Schwartz

Syst?me U <systemeu@systemeu.com> wrote:
> Now TEAM USA has literally no chance of medalling in
> Athens - at least in the road events. The people at USAC
> must be crying because LA was really their only hope for a
> medal in Athens in the TT.

> There goes hundreds of thousands of dollars in USOC
> funding....

Hamilton is not the TT rider that LANCE is, but he is a
definite contender. He took 5th and 2nd in the Tour TTs last
year. He beat LANCE at Nantes.

Bob Schwartz cvcc@execpc.com

Jeff Jones

"Bob Schwartz" <cvcc@shell.core.com> wrote in message
news:10ercjnhk43s9a8@corp.supernews.com...
> Bob Schwartz <cvcc@shell.core.com> wrote:
> > (vi) The top-ranked U.S. eligible athlete in the UCI
> > Road Rankings on
July 5,
> > 2004 not otherwise qualified above and provided if he
> > is ranked in
the top
> > 50.
>
> > -----
>
> > So Freddy goes based on (iv), he's currently 49th in the
> > UCI ranking.
>
> Oops, that should be (vi).

Speaking of (iv), Levi finished in the top five in the 2.HC
ranked Vuelta a Pais Vasco this year.

Jeff

Bob Schwartz

Jeff Jones <jeff@cyclingnews-punt-com> wrote:

> "Bob Schwartz" <cvcc@shell.core.com> wrote in message
> news:10ercjnhk43s9a8@corp.supernews.com...
>> Bob Schwartz <cvcc@shell.core.com> wrote:
>> > (vi) The top-ranked U.S. eligible athlete in the UCI
>> > Road Rankings on
> July 5,
>> > 2004 not otherwise qualified above and provided if
>> > he is ranked in
> the top
>> > 50.
>>
>> > -----
>>
>> > So Freddy goes based on (iv), he's currently 49th in
>> > the UCI ranking.
>>
>> Oops, that should be (vi).

> Speaking of (iv), Levi finished in the top five in the
> 2.HC ranked Vuelta a Pais Vasco this year.

Well that was a silly mistake on my part. I quickly scanned
through the calendar and picked up on Julich and Hamilton at
the top but missed Levi in 5th.

So the US sends another stage racer to Athens. There is
still hope for Freddy though. All those guys have to make it
to Paris without falling and breaking something. That's
hardly a lock since each of them knows what it is like to
fall and break something in the Tour.

Bob Schwartz cvcc@execpc.com

Howard Kveck

In article <10erbpei4255t3e@corp.supernews.com>,
Bob Schwartz <cvcc@shell.core.com> wrote:

> http://news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=sto.../20040708/ap_o-
> n_sp_ol/oly_armstrong _athens_out_7

Well, that answers my question from a few weeks ago: Is
LANCE even going to ride the Olympics? This is, to me, a
good turn of events as it gets the guy most likely to
have success (at whatever level) on the Athens course.

--
tanx, Howard

So far, so good, so what?

remove YOUR SHOES to reply, ok?

K. J. Papai

Bob Schwartz <cvcc@shell.core.com> wrote in message news:<10erv4isbhv4v07@corp.supernews.com>...
> Jeff Jones <jeff@cyclingnews-punt-com> wrote:
>
> > "Bob Schwartz" <cvcc@shell.core.com> wrote in message
> > news:10ercjnhk43s9a8@corp.supernews.com...
> >> Bob Schwartz <cvcc@shell.core.com> wrote:
> >> > (vi) The top-ranked U.S. eligible athlete in the
> >> > UCI Road Rankings on
> July 5,
> >> > 2004 not otherwise qualified above and provided if
> >> > he is ranked in
> the top
> >> > 50.
>
> >> > -----
>
> >> > So Freddy goes based on (iv), he's currently 49th in
> >> > the UCI ranking.
> >>
> >> Oops, that should be (vi).
>
> > Speaking of (iv), Levi finished in the top five in the
> > 2.HC ranked Vuelta a Pais Vasco this year.
>
> Well that was a silly mistake on my part. I quickly
> scanned through the calendar and picked up on Julich and
> Hamilton at the top but missed Levi in 5th.
>
> So the US sends another stage racer to Athens. There is
> still hope for Freddy though. All those guys have to make
> it to Paris without falling and breaking something. That's
> hardly a lock since each of them knows what it is like to
> fall and break something in the Tour.

I thought this post woul;d be about Levi leaving Rabobank
and going to Discovery Channel for 2005.

Levi for the Giro? Probably.

> Bob Schwartz cvcc@execpc.com

Ewoud Dronkert

On Friday 09 July 2004 18:40, K. J. Papai wrote:
> I thought this post woul;d be about Levi leaving Rabobank
> and going to Discovery Channel for 2005.
>
> Levi for the Giro? Probably.

For the Vuelta. Popo for the Giro.