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2008-07-03 10:29 PM

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Subject: Agritubel Team Thread

Hi Team Agritubel,

Welcome to the Tour De France Bike Challenge 2008.


One of last years wild card entries, Agritubel this year will have one main goal – to place French rider Christophe Moreau high on the general classification.

While he may not climb into yellow, but is possible, he will be focusing on making sure he takes the honour of highest placed Frenchman in the race.


On BT, your team line up for the challenge is:

1. aplohris

2. Breezy

3. CYCLISTtoRUNsTRI

4. LazyMarathoner

5. Ontherun

6. owl_girl

7. rcberto

8. tripreacher

Now you have found the team thread, introduce yourself to your team mates below with some information which could include name, goals or info on your current bike(s).

Reporting for the challenge over the next three weeks will take place in three blocks matching the Tour De France racing days. The dates are as follows:

Week 1: 5th – 14th July

Week 2: 15th – 21 July

Week 3: 22 – 27 July

Your team has a tracking spreadsheet set up and active in google spreadsheet.

To open the spreadsheet click on this link: http://spreadsheets.google.com/ccc?key=pfYL7DR_dx-C2ZTs1k-L6Hg&...

To login to Google Docs:

Username: btchallenge

Password: challengeforum

You can update the spreadsheet at any time to track your own, and your teams progress. I will be grabbing each teams results to date and posting a challenge update that includes all of the teams progress and any interesting tid bits from the various team threads. This update will be posted at the end of the each reporting week listed above.

The winning team will be determined by the team with the highest percentage of goal achieved. No one can go over 100% of goal and if more than one team hits 100% then there is more than one winning team!

To remind everyone to post their updates, and I recommend that you nominate a team leader to help with reminding everyone to report in each week. But the job of inspiring and motivating your team mate really does rest with each individual so don’t forget to give everyone some regular encouragement here in the team thread and through inspires on training logs.

I will try to pop in regularly to see how your team is getting on. If there are any questions throughout the course of the challenge let me know, I will pop back in the next 24 hours with some additional information and rider profiles for your Tour De France team before the action kicks off on the roads of France.

Happy Pedaling

Cat



2008-07-04 3:39 AM
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for better or worse, I'm back . I see a few familiar names on our team and look forward to showing what we got really soon. So lets have some fun and log some saddle time!
2008-07-04 9:09 AM
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Woohooo!!!

For those of you who don't know, Ontherun and I were on Agritubel last year when it was the gimp team (injured but determined riders). Despite our injuries we did excellent! This year I am healthy but in the midst of life chaos with a month-long move from NY to OH. My goal is 7 stages for 75 miles, which should be achievable even with the hectic move schedule but will be a challenge if the weather does not cooperate for the few days my bike (Trek Pilot 5.0) and I are together this month. It sure does like to storm in upstate NY.

Go Agritubel!




Edited by Breezy 2008-07-04 9:14 AM
2008-07-04 10:32 AM
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Our Pro teammates riding in the TdF:

1. CHRISTOPHE MOREAU
2. FREDDY BICHOT
3. JIMMY CASPER
4. ROMAIN FEILLU
5. EDUARDO GONZALO
6. NICOLAS JALABERT
7. DAVID LE LAY
8. GEOFFROY LEQUATRE
9. NICOLAS VOGONDY
2008-07-04 11:57 AM
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Hey guys, I'm fairly new here but I will give this whole thing a shot. Just did my first metric century this morning (the 4th) woohoo. (too bad it wasn't on the 5th haha) My goals, i think, are 325 miles in 10 stages, which will be pushing it especially if i decide to race a tri on the 12th along with the one i am signed up for on the 26th. Anyway, i am going out of town till sunday but will catch up then. Happy riding!

-andrew

2008-07-04 11:58 AM
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Hey Y'all

My name is Wes and I live in East TN.  I look forward to this challenge.  I have some bike races coming up this is great motivation.  I am in for 15 stages and a total of 300 miles. 

I ride a Fuji Team Road Bike and Gary Fisher X-Caliber Mountain Bike.  

Let ride hard and get those goals accomplished.  I look forward to riding with you all.   



2008-07-05 2:35 AM
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Hi team - you have one more team mate who Im sure will be stopping by shortly, rsqdvr.

Cat 

2008-07-05 3:00 AM
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Hi Team,

Just a reminder that when talking about events in the actual Tour De France there is a 24 hour ban on posting about recent action from the French roads in either your own team thread or other teams. This is because a lot of people have to work while the live coverage is on which means they do not get the chance to catch up on what is happening in the roads of France until later in the day.

If you do want to chat about the event in France there is a Tour De France forum located here: http://www.beginnertriathlete.com/discussion/forums/forum-view.asp?fid=122#s for the duration of the event.

Otherwise Im usually hanging out in beginner chat whenever I have live stage coverage as well... and always happy to chat Tour with ANYONE and EVERYONE!  


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2008-07-05 1:22 PM
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Hey team, I'm Kristin and live in NYC. I am really looking forward to this challenge, I needed the motivation to get more biking in this month. I'm doing 10 stages, 300 miles. I have an oly in two weeks and a half marathon the week after, but this challenge guarantees I won't let the cycling slide. I'll be headed out tomorrow for a 50-miler to kick it off!

Good luck to everyone, let's show everyone what we're capable of! 

2008-07-05 7:33 PM
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We I finished my first stage today with a 45 mile ride, only 255 to go!!!!

 How did everyone else do?

2008-07-05 8:01 PM
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Hi team,

 Sorry for the late joining, but I've only just recently gotten back in to riding and training.  I ride a Cannondale Mountain Bike for general commuting and a Felt S32 for training and races.  I'm a Physician Assistant student in Portland and have been in the classroom for the last year so I am way out of shape.  That said, I have a 5 week semi-break during the Tour (woohoo!) so I'm going to ride like crazy until my clinical rotations start.  My goal is 15 stages for a total of 450 miles.



2008-07-06 11:53 AM
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Thanks to Ontherun for getting the team links together, and attempting to code the table! I've cleaned up the code, and added a picture. Here are the results. You can copy and paste this into your logs. If the copy/paste doesn't work, hit the QUOTE button and copy the code instead.


Team Agritubel

aplohris

Breezy

CYCLISTtuRunsTRI

LazyMarathoner

owl_girl

rcberto

rsqdvr

tripreacher




- Dee


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2008-07-06 2:51 PM
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2008-07-06 4:08 PM
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tripreacher - 2008-07-05 8:33 PM

We I finished my first stage today with a 45 mile ride, only 255 to go!!!!

How did everyone else do?

Nice work! I just finished stage one, a 66-miler. I have 9 stages and 234 miles to go!

2008-07-06 4:43 PM
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LazyMarathoner - 2008-07-06 5:08 PM
tripreacher - 2008-07-05 8:33 PM

Nice work! I just finished stage one, a 66-miler. I have 9 stages and 234 miles to go!

Good job, keep up the great work

2008-07-06 8:00 PM
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missed a 30 minute stage today. Will keep it in the back of my mind for my "rest" day on Friday. Sleep just somehow won out on the need to do list this AM. Sorry guys.


2008-07-06 10:08 PM
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I'm new to the challenge section of BT! I live in Texas and ride a Cervelo (my new tri baby) and Colnago road bike.  I'm in for 9 stages of 270 miles. 2 stages with a total of 80 miles down and 7 stages to go.  I had to cut my ride short yesterday so I'm off 20 miles. Looking forward to getting to know everyone on our WINNING TEAM!!!!

 

2008-07-07 8:58 AM
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CYCLISTtuRUNsTRI - 2008-07-06 11:08 PM

I'm new to the challenge section of BT! I live in Texas and ride a Cervelo (my new tri baby) and Colnago road bike.  I'm in for 9 stages of 270 miles. 2 stages with a total of 80 miles down and 7 stages to go.  I had to cut my ride short yesterday so I'm off 20 miles. Looking forward to getting to know everyone on our WINNING TEAM!!!!

 

Great Job!  That is a good start for our team. 

2008-07-07 9:47 AM
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Hey guys.  I signed up for 8 stages for a total of 754 minutes.  Yesterday I kicked off the TdF with 180 minute ride (my first half century.  I think we have a pretty darned good team here.  Let's get that yellow jersey!

I'll try and post a picture of me and my bike before my next ride.  That might be a fun way to get to know each other even better.  I'm jealous of all the bikes you guys are riding! 

2008-07-07 11:42 AM
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Goooooo Agritubel!

Finished my stage 2 this morning with a faster than usual ride on one of my regular routes.

No ride for me yesterday cause we went out on the motorcycle instead.
Two wheels is always the best way to travel.

2008-07-07 1:06 PM
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Hi Guys!  I'm back from a little mini vacation so I can introduce myself!  My name is Tracy.  I live on the far northern California coast.  I'm going to go for total minutes for the TdF instead of miles ridden.  I'll be riding 700 minutes between my Spinning classes and riding my black baby.....Felt B2.  I'll be doing a little sprint tri on the 20th as well!  Looking forward to meeting all of you!  Cheers!


2008-07-07 2:01 PM
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Good luck Owl!  I'm also doing a sprint on the 20th.  Go us!
2008-07-07 2:35 PM
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Breezy - 2008-07-07 12:42 PM Goooooo Agritubel! Finished my stage 2 this morning with a faster than usual ride on one of my regular routes. No ride for me yesterday cause we went out on the motorcycle instead. Two wheels is always the best way to travel.

I hear ya Breezy.  I also have a motorcycle.  I love 2 wheeling!

 

 

2008-07-07 2:37 PM
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Finished Stage 2 today with a mountain Bike ride.  I am calling in on eof my mountain stages.  There is lotso fo climbing in this ride.  Any way another 12.7 miles knocked off.  Only 242.3 left to go.  

Let's get those miles and minutes going and have a strong showing at the end of week #1. 

2008-07-07 3:11 PM
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Someone had a good idea, so i here is a pic of my on my bike. I just got it in april and started riding it in May. never had a bike before and i love riding so far. It was a ridiculous deal on ebay and works great for me. I am hoping to start getting some stages in the next few days. Been out of town until today and hopefully if the weather holds will get a short 30-35 miles ride in later.

 

 

 

 



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