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Henry

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Jun 29, 2010, 1:15:07 AM6/29/10
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This seems quite exciting, and a lot of fun, but is it ... uhh..
cheating ?
http://www.roadcycling.co.nz/RaceTalk/double-win-for-the-rotorua-school-of-cycling.html

Is this life for the next-next tier of riders, scrapping for money to
put food on the table?
respect

Scott

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Jun 29, 2010, 1:20:06 AM6/29/10
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On Jun 28, 11:15 pm, Henry <snogfest_hosebe...@yahoo.com> wrote:
> This seems quite exciting, and a lot of fun, but is it ... uhh..
> cheating ?http://www.roadcycling.co.nz/RaceTalk/double-win-for-the-rotorua-scho...

>
> Is this life for the next-next tier of riders, scrapping for money to
> put food on the table?
> respect

You have heard the term, "the 12K dream", haven't you?

Henry

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Jun 29, 2010, 1:25:42 AM6/29/10
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USD$12k p/a ?

Anton Berlin

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Jun 29, 2010, 3:14:22 PM6/29/10
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At the end of my cycling career I considered that if I put the same
effort into being a placekicker I could have made a $500k salary for
10 + years playing for an NFL team vs the trinkets that now adorn my
office wall.

DA74

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Jun 29, 2010, 3:47:52 PM6/29/10
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Only a douchebag would hang a ribbon on the wall for placing 3rd in a
35+ office park crit.

Just Sayin',
DA74

Anton Berlin

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Jun 29, 2010, 4:01:21 PM6/29/10
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That's ironic.... the rest of the frames are douchebags!

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