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Date: 18 Jul 2007 11:14:42
From: Jean S. Barto
Subject: Why no Maggy?
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Just curious as to why ³Big Maggy² Backstedt is not on the Liquigas squad
this TDF?? Injured, or simply not selected for the team? Missed seeing him
in the peloton during the first week, and even now.

I was very busy with studying/summer school in Apr-May-Jun and so I didn¹t
follow the classics/TDF tune-up races as I usually do. Organic Chemistry in
a month (May-Jun) has a funny way of changing your priorities!

Jean in VA

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Date: 18 Jul 2007 18:12:30
From: Simon Brooke
Subject: Re: Why no Maggy?
in message <C2C3A6A2.2E6AC%jsbarto1@cox.net >, Jean S. Barto
('jsbarto1@cox.net') wrote:

> Just curious as to why ³Big Maggy² Backstedt is not on the Liquigas squad
> this TDF?? Injured, or simply not selected for the team? Missed seeing
> him in the peloton during the first week, and even now.

Not selected. I miss seeing him too - one of the characters of the peloton.

He rode the Dauphine, and won his national road championships, but got
dropped from the Leakygas squad for the tour. See his website:

http://www.magnusbackstedt.com/MB/newsjournal.cfm?CNum=7

--
simon@jasmine.org.uk (Simon Brooke) http://www.jasmine.org.uk/~simon/
Das Internet is nicht fuer gefingerclicken und giffengrabben... Ist
nicht fuer gewerken bei das dumpkopfen. Das mausklicken sichtseeren
keepen das bandwit-spewin hans in das pockets muss; relaxen und
watchen das cursorblinken. -- quoted from the jargon file



  
Date: 18 Jul 2007 20:18:58
From: Davey Crockett
Subject: Re: Why no Maggy?
Simon Brooke <simon@jasmine.org.uk > writes:

> in message <C2C3A6A2.2E6AC%jsbarto1@cox.net>, Jean S. Barto
> ('jsbarto1@cox.net') wrote:
>
>> Just curious as to why ³Big Maggy² Backstedt is not on the Liquigas squad
>> this TDF?? Injured, or simply not selected for the team? Missed seeing
>> him in the peloton during the first week, and even now.
>
> Not selected. I miss seeing him too - one of the characters of the peloton.
>
> He rode the Dauphine, and won his national road championships, but got
> dropped from the Leakygas squad for the tour. See his website:
>

It's a conspiracy methinks

First Cookie disappears from the Womens event and now no Maggie in the
Mens

--
Davey Crockett - No 4Q to Reply


   
Date: 18 Jul 2007 21:53:52
From: Donald Munro
Subject: Re: Why no Maggy?
Simon Brooke writes:
> It's a conspiracy methinks

Davey Crockett wrote:
> First Cookie disappears from the Womens event and now no Maggie in the
> Mens

Photoshop strikes again.



    
Date: 18 Jul 2007 22:21:56
From: Jan
Subject: Re: Why no Maggy?
Donald Munro wrote:
> Simon Brooke writes:
>> It's a conspiracy methinks
>
> Davey Crockett wrote:
>> First Cookie disappears from the Womens event and now no Maggie in
>> the Mens
>
> Photoshop strikes again.


Maggy is in the studio with DD this week for British Eurosport doing pre
and post race comments

Jan