BRIEF-Cycling-Washington interested in Giro d’Italia stage
MILAN, Nov 4 (Reuters) - Washington could one day host the opening stage of the Giro d’Italia, race director Angelo Zomegnan said on Wednesday.
The three-week race, traditionally all around Italy, will begin in Amsterdam next May and organisers are looking even further afield for future starting points.
“For a while we’ve had in mind the idea of starting the Giro in America. Now, there is concrete interest from Washington,” Zomegnan told Gazzetta dello Sport, whose publishers run the Giro.
(Reporting by Mark Meadows; Editing by Justin Palmer; To query or comment on this story email sportsfeedback@thomsonreuters.com)
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Frankie Andreu
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Ivan Basso
Alberto Contadoper
Greg Strock
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Gerrik Latta
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Steroids (YES)
Stimulants (YES)
corticosteroids (YES)
asthma steroids (YES)
Prozac (YES)
Viagra (YES)
EPO & blood doping (for endurance sports, track and even the NFL)
weed (obviously)
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Is not that the truth? Unhealthy addiction . = Unhealthy adoration and support to LA by lance trance zombies? Hummmmm.
http://www.podiumcafe.com/2009/10/28/1104825/transfers-and-team-mojos-a
Team Shack
v.2009: Or is it Team The Shack? God, that would suck. Anyway, I suppose you could argue that it didn't exist, but of course it did, just under a different set of colors. The Bruyneel Model is all about loading up for the grand tours without a shred of restraint. Of course, when you only meaningfully contest one of the three grand tours, despite having enough riders for at least five GT squads, it raises some uncomfortable questions. Like, do Bruyneel and Armstrong have an unhealthy relationship to the Tour de France? Of the I-know-better-but-can't-stop-myself variety? They do, and everyone knows it: you, me, them, even ASO. But hey, it's their money, not mine.
v.2010: It's tempting to just call this the wayback machine version of a Bruyneel team -- everyone but that annoying Contador guy -- but it is worth noting that they should be a presence in a few classics as well, with Vaitkus a B-list cobbles guy along with Steegmans and Rosseler, plus Lance and young gun Ben Hermans in the Ardennes. One wonders where exactly this is going; JB and Lance seem like a one-trick pony, and that trick, along with the ponies, is getting rather old. But I will give them credit: the Trek/Livestrong development team is evidence that they're building for the future, when it's finally time to pack away US Postal for good.
Holiday Wish List: Honestly, I can't think of anything. There are plenty of needs, but I don't know if Bruyneel is interested, and I'm not overly interested if they aren't.
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Lance Pharmstrong has many drug busted teammates:
Roid Floyd Landis is a CONFIRMED drug cheat and liar. He threatened Greg Lemond too.
Tyler Hamilton: blood doping, hGH, EPO, insulin and post menopause hormones
Roberto Heras, EPO
Benoit Joachim, Deca Durabolin
Manual Beltran, corticosteroids & EPO
Pavel Padrnos, EPO, hGH and insulin
Ivan Basso, blood doping confession
Frankie Andreu, EPO confession (1999 USPO TDF doped squad)
Stephen Swartz, EPO & steroids at Motorola
Michele Ferrari, convicted of illegal pharmacy and sporting fraud (Lance's dealer)
You cannot make this Pharma cheating stuff up. Nike Lance is dirty!
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TV media sports are NOT sport. They are fixed, doped, programmed ENTERTAINMENT product. Produced by and for Corpoarate ADVERTISERS. You know, the same compamies that PROFIT from so-called Wars for OIL, OPIUM/drugs, FOOD, BEER, OFF SHORE banking, and child made sneakers!
Sport is played by amateurs and children.
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Frankie Andreu
Stephen Swartz
Floy Landis
Tyler Hamilton
Roberto Heras
Benoit Joachim
Manuel Beltran
Pavel Padrnos
Ivan Basso
Alberto Contadoper
Greg Strock
Erich Kaiter
Gerrik Latta
David Francis
Chad Gerlach
Alexandre Vinokeurov
Michele Ferrari
Dead alums too:
Stive Vermaut
Michel Zanoli
Stephen Larsen
LIVE WRONG = Nike sneaker sales!
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TV media sports are NOT sport. They are fixed, doped, programmed ENTERTAINMENT product. Produced by and for Corpoarate ADVERTISERS. You know, the same compamies that PROFIT from so-called Wars for OIL, OPIUM/drugs, FOOD, BEER, OFF SHORE banking, and child made sneakers!
Sport is played by amateurs and children.
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Frankie Andreu
Stephen Swartz
Floy Landis
Tyler Hamilton
Roberto Heras
Benoit Joachim
Manuel Beltran
Pavel Padrnos
Ivan Basso
Alberto Contadoper
Greg Strock
Erich Kaiter
Gerrik Latta
David Francis
Chad Gerlach
Alexandre Vinokeurov
Michele Ferrari
Dead alums too:
Stive Vermaut
Michel Zanoli
Stephen Larsen
LIVE WRONG = Nike sneaker sales!
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Tom Simpson to Jose Maria Jimenez to Marco Pantani to Frank Vandenbrouke to all the DEAD Lance Pharmstrong teammates?
bikedad really has contempt for human life.
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aka: The Levi Leipheimer training ride.
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Why not start it in Japan? yeah, like Tokyo.
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