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Why no Westys on the Tour De France coverage??
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PostPosted: Tue Jul 15, 2008 1:11 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

K58 wrote:
no Westy's?
why are there no Women in the TDF?


Why are there no women in NFL?.. or NHL?.. Think about it and it will come to you.
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PostPosted: Tue Jul 15, 2008 1:18 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

hiram6 wrote:
I think I watch as much for the views of the French countryside as the bike racing.



that's cool .
i like to watch the FRANCE 3 french television regional news.
they report on some truly strange stuff from the most obscure corners of the country. Cool
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PostPosted: Tue Jul 15, 2008 1:27 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

K58 wrote:

why are there no Women in the TDF?


I found this \/ with google,

http://forums.roadbikereview.com/showthread.php?p=1637891#post1637891

It seems like it was allowed at one time, but not anymore. It seems to boil down to guys can't enter women's races so women can't enter mens...
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PostPosted: Tue Jul 15, 2008 1:44 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Vanagon are too old probably
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PostPosted: Tue Jul 15, 2008 1:53 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Zanza wrote:
Vanagon are too old probably


Hey now, we prefer "vintage" to a term like old!!!!! Very Happy
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PostPosted: Tue Jul 15, 2008 2:16 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Ahem, yes you're right Laughing

Mine is already old or vintage (1992 - 16 years old yet)
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PostPosted: Tue Jul 15, 2008 3:49 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

I spotted a Westy in Stage 10 ...
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PostPosted: Mon Aug 04, 2008 1:33 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

24th july,dunno which stage but i accidentally met the tour and got stuck for 3 hours in the mid-day sun waiting for the race to come through before i could cross that bridge.
orange french westie was maybe there on purpose, who knows, he must have been stuck way back in the town and passed just as i was getting in my bus.

but i did meet some organic athletes and found out about a very good restaurant on the upper east side.and sambazon. Cool

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PostPosted: Thu Jul 12, 2012 5:41 pm    Post subject: Thread Resurrection Reply with quote

Thread Resurrection....

Spotted a red westie with the pop topped and what looked like a fiamma bike rack during the TT stage.
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PostPosted: Thu Jul 12, 2012 6:03 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Red and white Splittie yesterday at 3.6 kms to the finish...
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PostPosted: Fri Jul 13, 2012 6:26 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Red Eurovan with top popped spotted yesterday in Stage 11 near the top of the big climb over the Col de la Croix de Fer.
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