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Date: 26 Sep 2007 19:06:48
From: Michael Baldwin
Subject: Tour of America
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..sounds VERY ambitious....but ya'gotta start somewhere right?
for more info goto tourofamerica.com
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Date: 27 Sep 2007 03:00:25
From: bdbafh
Subject: Re: Tour of America
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On Sep 26, 7:06 pm, MLB5...@webtv.net (Michael Baldwin) wrote:
> ..sounds VERY ambitious....but ya'gotta start somewhere right?
>
> for more info goto tourofamerica.com
Better info available here:
http://velonews.com/race/dom/articles/13387.0.html
Wash DC to the Burgh (244 miles) on Day 2.
I'll bet that Burt Friggin' Hoovis is psyched.
Hope that they pave that slag rail trail (YRT) and make it 12 feet
wide.
-bdbafh
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Date: 27 Sep 2007 04:52:07
From: Ryan Cousineau
Subject: Re: Tour of America
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In article <1190862025.906378.90590@50g2000hsm.googlegroups.com >,
bdbafh <bdbafh@gmail.com > wrote:
> On Sep 26, 7:06 pm, MLB5...@webtv.net (Michael Baldwin) wrote:
> > ..sounds VERY ambitious....but ya'gotta start somewhere right?
> >
> > for more info goto tourofamerica.com
>
> Better info available here:
> http://velonews.com/race/dom/articles/13387.0.html
>
> Wash DC to the Burgh (244 miles) on Day 2.
> I'll bet that Burt Friggin' Hoovis is psyched.
> Hope that they pave that slag rail trail (YRT) and make it 12 feet
> wide.
I don't get it. It's clearly a joke, but what's the punchline?
27-day GT? What, because RAAM isn't stupid enough for some people?
$11M purse? I will cover $200 of action on the proposition that this
event either doesn't run in 2008, or the purse is less than half this
$11M estimate.
--
Ryan Cousineau rcousine@sfu.ca http://www.wiredcola.com/
"I don't want kids who are thinking about going into mathematics
to think that they have to take drugs to succeed." -Paul Erdos
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Date: 27 Sep 2007 09:38:27
From: Ewoud Dronkert
Subject: Re: Tour of America
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Ryan Cousineau wrote:
> $11M purse? I will cover $200 of action on the proposition that this
> event either doesn't run in 2008, or the purse is less than half this
> $11M estimate.
You putting up funny money or real hard American dollars? (har har).
I do think this Tour is a fantastic initiative! Both great and
fantasy-based...
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E. Dronkert
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Date: 27 Sep 2007 08:09:01
From: Ryan Cousineau
Subject: Re: Tour of America
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In article <s1nmf3hnbc2e8db4snrlmpnst7g02pn7sq@4ax.com >,
Ewoud Dronkert <firstname@lastname.net.invalid > wrote:
> Ryan Cousineau wrote:
> > $11M purse? I will cover $200 of action on the proposition that this
> > event either doesn't run in 2008, or the purse is less than half this
> > $11M estimate.
>
> You putting up funny money or real hard American dollars? (har har).
American dollars accepted at par!
> I do think this Tour is a fantastic initiative! Both great and
> fantasy-based...
Perhaps I shouldn't be so harsh.
To be clear, I would love to see a well-contested Tour of America event.
longer than the current GTs? Bring it on! It would suit a country of
America's broad-shouldered geography.
But they're promising a purse that rivals the TdFs, and the longest
stage race since Desgrange retired. That's pretty fantastic from a
standing start.
--
Ryan Cousineau rcousine@sfu.ca http://www.wiredcola.com/
"I don't want kids who are thinking about going into mathematics
to think that they have to take drugs to succeed." -Paul Erdos
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