The 2007 Tour De France Bike Challenge Team Announcement
BY: kaqphin on 2007-07-04 5:18 AM

Alright…. Teams are assigned below… due to popular demand I have assigned everyone to a team from the pro peloton.

If I have accidentally missed anyone’s name OR want to join in the challenge, please post in this thread and I will assign you a team (I’m trying to keep the teams reasonably balanced).

Oh… and to be friendly its all in alphabetical order!!! I will start threads for each team as well….(including some pro team info to really get in the spirit)

Let the sledging, banter and FUN begin!!!!!

ASTANA

Apw0397

Bajapat

CathyD

Mattajw

Rodbirch

Tri3

Z-Dog

BARLOWORLD

DMarkSwan

DoloresM2

JoshKaptur

sf biggestloser

triAya

wurkit gurl

zipp1

CREDIT AGRICOLE

Artemis

Daman

Katzchen55

Naners

Sappho96

Shermbelle

Tri-fatboy

CSC

Chris Tree

Daremo

Jcjsc00

Melhndi

Mesteren

Mikethebear

DISCOVERY

AzChica

Bookend

Dlaxman31

Drdi

Freckle Face

Marmadaddy

TexOma

EUSKATEL-EUSKADI

Chicagoman65

Gaiaserver

GTAUSP3

Jldcarlo

Lil Turtle

PanicTour

Willie05

PREDICTOR-LOTTO

Casie

DeputyDawg

Enders Shadow

KathyG

Paul Walker

Scotinseattle

SAUNIER DUVAL

Bcozican

Chrisrunsz26

Ell-in-or

Sachinh

Sel166

Soretaint

Spokes

T-MOBILE

Devouahy

Gina76

Joblin

Nette213

Oweiss

Pzdpir

Robbkoz

Welcome to the Tour De France – please introduce yourself in the team threads (im just about to start them) and confirm the stages you will be riding! I look forward to lots of fun, plenty of sledging and lots of success by everyone!!

Vive Le Tour!!!!

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"Just make it about bikes. Not that I'm trying to give away Cat's sweet spot or anything." - sesh

"Cat's middle name is TdF. She just has a passion 3 weeks a year" - TexOma

RE: The 2007 Tour De France Bike Challenge Team Announcement
BY: Mesteren on 2007-07-04 5:37 AM

LET THE GAMES BEGIN !!

GO  CSC

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-True mental toughness means having the discipline to not be overcome by adrenaline at the start, and holding back just enough to settle into a pace that, if held, will end up challenging your will to live by the end.

RE: The 2007 Tour De France Bike Challenge Team Announcement
BY: chr15 on 2007-07-04 5:48 AM

Ditto!

RE: The 2007 Tour De France Bike Challenge Team Announcement
BY: sappho96 on 2007-07-04 7:01 AM

 

ALLEZ LES VERTES!!!!!

RE: The 2007 Tour De France Bike Challenge Team Announcement
BY: sappho96 on 2007-07-04 7:08 AM

http://sport.guardian.co.uk/flash/page/0,,2081558,00.html

if peeps want an extra (on top of kat's superb work) bit of info in their team and are itching to discover which cheese their team is...

 

ALLEZ LES EMMENTALS !!!!!

 

 

 

RE: The 2007 Tour De France Bike Challenge Team Announcement
BY: Mesteren on 2007-07-04 8:15 AM

Who comes up with stuff like that ??????

Comparing Cycle teams to cheese............looks like somebody had something stronger then coffee at breakfast !!!!!  

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-True mental toughness means having the discipline to not be overcome by adrenaline at the start, and holding back just enough to settle into a pace that, if held, will end up challenging your will to live by the end.

RE: The 2007 Tour De France Bike Challenge Team Announcement
BY: gaiaserver on 2007-07-04 8:24 AM

Game Over!  E-E is going to win!  And I can already feel the jealousy of you other teams not having orange jerseys!

Jim

P.S.  Is beer a performance-enhancing drug? At least on a trainer you don't fall off very easily.... 

RE: The 2007 Tour De France Bike Challenge Team Announcement
BY: kaqphin on 2007-07-04 8:28 AM

With the amount of riding you are doing... I think its essential pain relief  

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"Just make it about bikes. Not that I'm trying to give away Cat's sweet spot or anything." - sesh

"Cat's middle name is TdF. She just has a passion 3 weeks a year" - TexOma

RE: The 2007 Tour De France Bike Challenge Team Announcement
BY: JoshKaptur on 2007-07-04 9:52 AM

Humph... all these experienced teams have no idea what the sandbaggers newbies have in store.  Practice saying this on each of your rides... "not worthy" so that as we take podium and get kissed on the cheek by triathlon groupies, you can all bow and repeat.

Baroloworld it is!  That's right you've never heard of us, or you wouldn't have shown up!

RE: The 2007 Tour De France Bike Challenge Team Announcement
BY: sf_biggestloser on 2007-07-04 10:51 AM



Muwhahaha, did you say triathlon groupies? I knew I was on the right team...

GO BARLOWORLD!

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2007 Sprint Season Results:
Dakotaman - 92/92
Wall Lake - 62/63
Lake Kampeska - 61/66
Green Lake - 232/256
Chamberlain - TBD
Le Mars - TBD

RE: The 2007 Tour De France Bike Challenge Team Announcement
BY: SevenZulu on 2007-07-04 2:02 PM

Please sign me up if it's not too late.  Thanks!

RE: The 2007 Tour De France Bike Challenge Team Announcement
BY: TriAya on 2007-07-04 2:51 PM

BARLOWORLD (a.k.a. Newbie Super Losers about to SMOKE THE COMPETITION because we're desperate and dedicated and need to work out more than you do ... you who should get ready to pucker up and look up!  Maybe start by looking up, uh, what Barloworld is).

Barloworld Tour de France

Hot jersey. Wild card. Most international team (six nationalities). Best cheering squad (us).

So I can legitimately claim to represent Indonesia and Germany.  DoloresM2 has got Cuba.  For purposes of this team, I think Sioux Falls could count as a country.  Any other teammates want to weigh in with near or distant international ancestry?  Languages?

 

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RE: The 2007 Tour De France Bike Challenge Team Announcement
BY: kaqphin on 2007-07-04 4:10 PM

Just to let EVERYONE know.... still taking new riders up to the end of the week so please let me know if you still want to join!!!! 

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"Just make it about bikes. Not that I'm trying to give away Cat's sweet spot or anything." - sesh

"Cat's middle name is TdF. She just has a passion 3 weeks a year" - TexOma

RE: The 2007 Tour De France Bike Challenge Team Announcement
BY: kaqphin on 2007-07-04 7:40 PM

NEW TEAM ANNOUCEMENT:

By special request there is anther team being added to the Tour De France Challenge line up - Agrutibel.

This is a team for riders/participants who are currently injured and may be unable to ride but want to join in the fun and WILL committ to workouts along the lines of the rest of  the teams.

If you want to join this team let myself or Ontherun know and I will start a team thread tonight (Thursday AM for the USA)

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"Just make it about bikes. Not that I'm trying to give away Cat's sweet spot or anything." - sesh

"Cat's middle name is TdF. She just has a passion 3 weeks a year" - TexOma

RE: The 2007 Tour De France Bike Challenge Team Announcement
BY: kaqphin on 2007-07-05 12:34 AM

Sorry... one more thing... its been brought to my attention that I forgot to put myself on a team... barring any last minute entries I will try and go on one of the teams who still only have 6 riders.
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"Just make it about bikes. Not that I'm trying to give away Cat's sweet spot or anything." - sesh

"Cat's middle name is TdF. She just has a passion 3 weeks a year" - TexOma

RE: The 2007 Tour De France Bike Challenge Team Announcement
BY: sappho96 on 2007-07-05 2:16 PM

apparently barloworld want some smack talk: where to begin...you're just a team full of rookies

 

 

RE: The 2007 Tour De France Bike Challenge Team Announcement
BY: wurkit_gurl on 2007-07-05 2:35 PM



Should we set up a separate "smack talking" thread? Or continue it here? I don't want to bombard others in their team threads. That's not nice

At least I don't have to spend 5 grand on a bike made of plastic to make myself feel faster...
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If a tree fell in the woods, and there was no one around to hear it, would it be FOP? - Aikidoman

RE: The 2007 Tour De France Bike Challenge Team Announcement
BY: sappho96 on 2007-07-05 3:00 PM

i'll check with kat what she thinks ok?

 

plastic bikes though? thought they were all carbon?? 

RE: The 2007 Tour De France Bike Challenge Team Announcement
BY: wurkit_gurl on 2007-07-05 3:03 PM



carbon fiber impregnated with glue/resin. Basically plastic

And it would be a "friendly inter-team banter/all-in-good fun smack talk" thread.

Edited by wurkit_gurl 2007-07-05 3:05 PM

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If a tree fell in the woods, and there was no one around to hear it, would it be FOP? - Aikidoman