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12-07.-2004, 07:01 AM
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Horse Power
Any idea why Jose Azevedo got a pony? Was it to do with
being the lone portugese rider or something else? |
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12-07.-2004, 07:32 AM
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Re: Horse Power
Richard Adams <ackthpt@concentric.net> wrote in news:ccsc5j
$sul@dispatch.concentric.net: > Any idea why Jose Azevedo got a pony? Was it to do with > being the lone portugese rider or something else? > > He won the raffle?  |
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13-07.-2004, 05:56 AM
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Re: Horse Power
Richard Adams <ackthpt@concentric.net> wrote:
> Any idea why Jose Azevedo got a pony? Was it to do with > being the lone portugese rider or something else? It's Erik Zabel's pony, Tintin. Every year he lets one rider take care of the pony during the Tour. It is considered a high honor, kind of like painting Tom Sawyer's fence. I don't know why he picked Azevedo, but maybe it's some kind of Telekom-USPS psychological warfare thing - Lance thinks "I'm team leader, how come Jose gets the pony?" and Jose thinks "I'm pretty special, I got the pony. If Lance falters, maybe I can ride for myself." I don't quite understand what the riders do with a pony after it is awarded, actually. But if we see the USPS team car driving in the caravan towing a little horse trailer, we'll know. Lafferty will claim it's all a cover for USPS to tote around equine growth hormone. |
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13-07.-2004, 05:56 AM
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Re: Horse Power
Benjamin Weiner wrote:
> little horse trailer, we'll know. Lafferty will claim it's > all a cover for USPS to tote around equine growth hormone. Again, with the equine growth hormone allegations. |
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13-07.-2004, 05:56 AM
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Re: Horse Power
bjw@mambo.ucolick.org (Benjamin Weiner) wrote in message news:<d3d44363.0407120146.2a5bd33@posting.google.com>...
> Richard Adams <ackthpt@concentric.net> wrote: > > > Any idea why Jose Azevedo got a pony? Was it to do with > > being the lone portugese rider or something else? > > It's Erik Zabel's pony, Tintin. Every year he lets one > rider take care of the pony during the Tour. It is > considered a high honor, kind of like painting Tom > Sawyer's fence. I don't know why he picked Azevedo, but > maybe it's some kind of Telekom-USPS psychological warfare > thing - Lance thinks "I'm team leader, how come Jose gets > the pony?" and Jose thinks "I'm pretty special, I got the > pony. If Lance falters, maybe I can ride for myself." > > I don't quite understand what the riders do with a pony > after it is awarded, actually. But if we see the USPS team > car driving in the caravan towing a little horse trailer, > we'll know. Lafferty will claim it's all a cover for USPS > to tote around equine growth hormone. If Lance loses the tour, that won't be steak at the post- tour dinner. |
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13-07.-2004, 08:01 AM
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Re: Horse Power
"Richard Adams" <ackthpt@concentric.net> wrote in message
news:ccsc5j$sul@dispatch.concentric.net... > Any idea why Jose Azevedo got a pony? Was it to do with > being the lone portugese rider or something else? > It was because he is the only Portugese rider in the Tour. -T |
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