WALLY GIMBER- paul, sylv, george we are in!

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WALLY GIMBER- paul, sylv, george we are in!

Postby Stu Merckx Man » Sat Feb 23, 2008 10:26 pm

where is your name marek :wink: ?
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Re: WALLY GIMBER- paul, sylv, george we are in!

Postby Sylv » Tue Feb 26, 2008 10:39 am

Yep. On that sleeping bear video though riders had team masseuses, what are we doing about that
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Re: WALLY GIMBER- paul, sylv, george we are in!

Postby Stu Merckx Man » Tue Feb 26, 2008 4:12 pm

any volunteers?
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Re: WALLY GIMBER- paul, sylv, george we are in!

Postby Sylv » Tue Feb 26, 2008 5:15 pm

I could do with a massage now - after 90km of xc ski in soft snow on Sunday I am still walking a bit in the style of Jacques Tati (but feel better on the bike).
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Re: WALLY GIMBER- paul, sylv, george we are in!

Postby Ivor » Tue Feb 26, 2008 5:25 pm

[quote="Stu Merckx Man"]any volunteers?

wellll..... viewtopic.php?f=2&t=6184

[quote="Daniel Gee"]Anyone who has an answer that I can understand/utilize will win themselves a domestique/lead out man for the rest of season!


:D :D :D
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Re: WALLY GIMBER- paul, sylv, george we are in!

Postby Sylv » Tue Feb 26, 2008 8:20 pm

I thought it was in my contract

Oh and they forgot all our sponsors next to the team name
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Re: WALLY GIMBER- paul, sylv, george we are in!

Postby Stu Merckx Man » Tue Feb 26, 2008 8:30 pm

:lol:

hey your right sylv, us and norward paragon are about the only teams with no sponsers! :o
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Re: WALLY GIMBER- paul, sylv, george we are in!

Postby Sylv » Wed Feb 27, 2008 8:30 am

[quote="orv"]
[quote="Daniel Gee"]Anyone who has an answer that I can understand/utilize will win themselves a domestique/lead out man for the rest of season!

:D :D :D


Orv - do not confound:

Domestique:

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Domestique:

A domestique is a road bicycle racer who works solely for the benefit of his or her team and leader. The French domestique literally translates as "servant", though the French term for such a team worker is porteur d'eau (literally: water carrier, like the German Wasserträger). In Italy and Spain, the term gregario (a kind of soldier of the roman legions, "one into the group" [1]) is used, while in Belgium and the Netherlands the term knecht ("servant") or helper ("helper") is used.
Domestiques from several teams form lines at the front of the peloton to keep their leaders near the front of the race. Note George Hincapie working for his team leader Lance Amstrong, visible in the yellow jersey of the Tour de France.

Unique among athletes, the domestique's own performance (finish time) is considered unimportant as long as he/she can help his/her leader achieve a better position in the race. They do not share the fame of the cycling leaders such as Eddy Merckx, Bernard Hinault or Lance Armstrong, but are vital to their efforts and can attract praise and attention from media and fans alike. Occasionally domestiques achieve fame of their own, such as Lucien Aimar who supported the renowned Jacques Anquetil, but ended up winning the 1966 Tour de France. More recently, American Greg LeMond won the 1986 Tour de France after serving as Bernard Hinault's domestique in the 1985 Tour de France.


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Re: WALLY GIMBER- paul, sylv, george we are in!

Postby Sylv » Fri Feb 29, 2008 12:04 pm

Are we meeting there?
Travelling together in the Georgemobile?
Otherwise I'll have one space available Stu can go via Coulsdon
Prob won't be out tomorrow to discuss
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Re: WALLY GIMBER- paul, sylv, george we are in!

Postby George » Fri Feb 29, 2008 12:28 pm

I'm driving my van down and have one spare seat in the front so I can take you Sylv, Paul and Stu maybe you could travel together plus I don't want to get the lurgie off Mercxs boy :lol:
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Re: WALLY GIMBER- paul, sylv, george we are in!

Postby Sylv » Fri Feb 29, 2008 12:49 pm

THat's good with me thanks George
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Re: WALLY GIMBER- paul, sylv, george we are in!

Postby Neil Mac » Sat Mar 01, 2008 7:34 pm

Good luck tomorrow guys.
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Re: WALLY GIMBER- paul, sylv, george we are in!

Postby Marek » Sat Mar 01, 2008 9:25 pm

Go for it guys, just try to enjoy it. Sorry didn't enter now, but need to earn some brownie points it being mothers day tomorrow. Looking forward to hearing the reports tomorrow afternoon. Good luck.

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Re: WALLY GIMBER- paul, sylv, george we are in!

Postby Sylv » Sat Mar 01, 2008 10:15 pm

George's plan is to attack as we will be the underdogs they might let us go away :lol:
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Re: WALLY GIMBER- paul, sylv, george we are in!

Postby Stu Merckx Man » Sat Mar 01, 2008 10:33 pm

im feeling much better now from my illness. on the club run i was pretty sure i wasnt going to race tomorrow, but im feeling ok now. just hope i havnt lost too much fitness in the last couple of weeks!

looking forward to this though! :P
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