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15-07.-2005, 05:02 AM
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Is Beltran's withdraw the first ever for...
Is Beltran's withdrawl from the Tour de France the first for a teammate of Lance Armstrong in his seven post-cancer attempts? What impact do you think it will have on their ability to defend the jersey this Saturday and Sunday in the Pyrennes?
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15-07.-2005, 05:11 AM
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Re: Is Beltran's withdraw the first ever for...
No. Vandevelde DNF an early stage in 2001. I can't remember any others off the top of my head, but I think Postal lost at least one in 1999 too... Could be wrong about that, though.
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15-07.-2005, 05:31 AM
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Re: Is Beltran's withdraw the first ever for...
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15-07.-2005, 05:39 AM
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Re: Is Beltran's withdraw the first ever for...
From velonews...
Beltran is the first Armstrong teammate to abandon the Tour since 2001. In a testament to the team's fortitude, all nine members have finished the Tour in 2000 and 2002-04. In 2001, American racer Christian Vande Velde broke his arm in a crash while in 1999, two riders - Jonathan Vaugthers and Peter Meinert - were forced out with injuries.
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15-07.-2005, 02:53 PM
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Re: Is Beltran's withdraw the first ever for...
velonew reports:
"Discovery Channel lost its first rider when Beltran crashed on the Col des Demoiselles Coiffées. According to teammate José Luis Rubiera, Oscar Sevilla (Phonak) swiped Beltran's front wheel by accident, sending Beltran face-first to the pavement." wow, did sevilla change into his old phonak shirt so no one would get suspicious?  |
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