Wonder if he's had the defibrillator go off yet

Fred on a stick

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Sep 11, 2010, 1:55:27 PM9/11/10

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From http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/kirchen-aims-to-resume-career-in-2011

"Kim Kirchen [...] suffered a heart attack at the Tour de Suisse in June
this year but hopes to resume his career with the aid of an implanted
defibrillator."

Plano Dude

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Sep 11, 2010, 7:15:00 PM9/11/10

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On Sep 11, 12:55 pm, Fred on a stick
<anonymous.cow...@address.invalid> wrote:
> Fromhttp://www.cyclingnews.com/news/kirchen-aims-to-resume-career-in-2011

>
> "Kim Kirchen [...] suffered a heart attack at the Tour de Suisse in June
> this year but hopes to resume his career with the aid of an implanted
> defibrillator."

Would it be any worse than if he was driving down the autobahn at 200
kph?

JimJoeBobFred

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Sep 11, 2010, 8:05:02 PM9/11/10

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Is that even legal? If defibrillators aren't performance enhancing, I
don't know what is.

Mike Jacoubowsky

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Sep 11, 2010, 8:40:20 PM9/11/10

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"JimJoeBobFred" <JimJoeBobFred@Everywhere> wrote in message
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Only if it's been rigged to go to 11.

--Mike Jacoubowsky
Chain Reaction Bicycles
www.ChainReaction.com
Redwood City & Los Altos, CA USA

Plano Dude

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Sep 11, 2010, 9:03:29 PM9/11/10

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On Sep 11, 7:40 pm, "Mike Jacoubowsky" <Mi...@ChainReaction.com>
wrote:

I'm no expert, but wouldn't pacemakers be likely to be more
performance enhancing? Not that I'm implying any impropriety, but
Ronnie Hinson in North Carolina is on his second PM has already worn
out the first one.

Brad Anders

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Sep 11, 2010, 11:16:08 PM9/11/10

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On Sep 11, 10:55 am, Fred on a stick
<anonymous.cow...@address.invalid> wrote:
> Fromhttp://www.cyclingnews.com/news/kirchen-aims-to-resume-career-in-2011

>
> "Kim Kirchen [...] suffered a heart attack at the Tour de Suisse in June
> this year but hopes to resume his career with the aid of an implanted
> defibrillator."

I'm pretty sure Andy Paulin got one after a couple of episodes back in
the '90's, when he got back into racing (masters - not elite). I heard
it went off a few times during hard training and he called it quits.
Hope it goes better for Kirchen.

Brad Anders

Fred on a stick

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Sep 12, 2010, 2:53:52 PM9/12/10

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On 9/11/2010 8:16 PM, Brad Anders wrote:

> I'm pretty sure Andy Paulin got one after a couple of episodes back in
> the '90's, when he got back into racing (masters - not elite). I heard
> it went off a few times during hard training and he called it quits.
> Hope it goes better for Kirchen.

I have a friend with one. It hasn't gone off on a ride but it did go off
once while he was sitting at home. Said it was like someone just
sucker-punched him. Not subtle at all.

Phil H

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Sep 12, 2010, 2:59:37 PM9/12/10

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On Sep 11, 5:05 pm, JimJoeBobFred <JimJoeBobFred@Everywhere> wrote:
> Fred on a stick wrote:
>

> > Fromhttp://www.cyclingnews.com/news/kirchen-aims-to-resume-career-in-2011

Absolutely, anything that keeps you alive like food, water or air is
performance enhancing.

Phil H