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Date: 30 Oct 2007 12:33:52
From: Ryan Cousineau
Subject: Velonews has never heard of Eddy Merckx
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"Belgium's biggest cycling star once rode a Ridley:"
http://www.velonews.com/train/articles/13597.0.html
http://velonews.com/slideshow.php?article_id=13597&image_id=21257&dir=/images/train/
Uh...
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Date: 31 Oct 2007 15:18:41
From: Dan Connelly
Subject: Re: Velonews has never heard of Eddy Merckx
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Ryan Cousineau wrote:
> "Belgium's biggest cycling star once rode a Ridley:"
>
Obviously it's star in present tense.
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Date: 30 Oct 2007 19:06:59
From: Bill C
Subject: Re: Velonews has never heard of Eddy Merckx
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On Oct 30, 6:59 pm, "b...@mambo.ucolick.org" <b...@mambo.ucolick.org >
wrote:
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> Boonen _is_ Belgium's biggest cycling star. Merckx is
> Belgium's greatest rider ever. No contradiction.
>
> Ben
Yep, stars fade into legends, if they're lucky, but if they aren't
doing it currently they fade. Flavor of the minute.
Bill C
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Date: 31 Oct 2007 15:20:52
From: Dan Connelly
Subject: Re: Velonews has never heard of Eddy Merckx
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Bill C wrote:
> Yep, stars fade into legends, if they're lucky, but if they aren't
> doing it currently they fade. Flavor of the minute.
> Bill C
>
Who is the star of the Belgian National Team this year? Eddy?
Follow-up to Rec.Bicycles.Retro-Grouch....
Dan
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Date: 30 Oct 2007 22:59:00
From: bjw@mambo.ucolick.org
Subject: Re: Velonews has never heard of Eddy Merckx
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On Oct 30, 12:33 pm, Ryan Cousineau <rcous...@gmail.com > wrote:
> "Belgium's biggest cycling star once rode a Ridley:"
>
> http://www.velonews.com/train/articles/13597.0.html
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> http://velonews.com/slideshow.php?article_id=13597&image_id=21257&dir...
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> Uh...
Boonen _is_ Belgium's biggest cycling star. Merckx is
Belgium's greatest rider ever. No contradiction.
Ben
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Date: 30 Oct 2007 14:45:02
From: rick-paulos@uiowa.edu
Subject: Re: Velonews has never heard of Eddy Merckx
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On Oct 30, 3:03 pm, cyclin...@gmail.com wrote:
> On Oct 30, 12:33 pm, Ryan Cousineau <rcous...@gmail.com> wrote:
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> > "Belgium's biggest cycling star once rode a Ridley:"
>
> >http://www.velonews.com/train/articles/13597.0.html
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> >http://velonews.com/slideshow.php?article_id=13597&image_id=21257&dir...
>
> Is it just me or does everyone have the impression that someone is
> being paid a lot of graft to make those stupid claims?
Not just you. I was wondering the same. How much did Velo-snooze get
paid for the ad disguised as an article?
"not quite (45%) market share in the USA". Hah! not even Pacific
could make that claim here. or Giant, or Schwinn or Trek or
Cannondale or NEXT or Magna or .......
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Date: 31 Oct 2007 01:53:08
From: Ryan Cousineau
Subject: Re: Velonews has never heard of Eddy Merckx
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In article <1193780702.408566.107670@k79g2000hse.googlegroups.com >,
"rick-paulos@uiowa.edu" <rick-paulos@uiowa.edu > wrote:
> On Oct 30, 3:03 pm, cyclin...@gmail.com wrote:
> > On Oct 30, 12:33 pm, Ryan Cousineau <rcous...@gmail.com> wrote:
> >
> > > "Belgium's biggest cycling star once rode a Ridley:"
> >
> > >http://www.velonews.com/train/articles/13597.0.html
> >
> > >http://velonews.com/slideshow.php?article_id=13597&image_id=21257&dir...
> >
> > Is it just me or does everyone have the impression that someone is
> > being paid a lot of graft to make those stupid claims?
>
> Not just you. I was wondering the same. How much did Velo-snooze get
> paid for the ad disguised as an article?
>
> "not quite (45%) market share in the USA". Hah! not even Pacific
> could make that claim here. or Giant, or Schwinn or Trek or
> Cannondale or NEXT or Magna or .......
No doubt. But I read the articles just for the photos.
--
Ryan Cousineau rcousine@sfu.ca http://www.wiredcola.com/
"My scenarios may give the impression I could be an excellent crook.
Not true - I am a talented lawyer." - Sandy in rec.bicycles.racing
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Date: 30 Oct 2007 13:03:02
From:
Subject: Re: Velonews has never heard of Eddy Merckx
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On Oct 30, 12:33 pm, Ryan Cousineau <rcous...@gmail.com > wrote:
> "Belgium's biggest cycling star once rode a Ridley:"
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> http://www.velonews.com/train/articles/13597.0.html
>
> http://velonews.com/slideshow.php?article_id=13597&image_id=21257&dir...
Is it just me or does everyone have the impression that someone is
being paid a lot of graft to make those stupid claims?
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