If Andy Hampsten were racing today ...

derf...@gmail.com

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May 29, 2010, 11:01:32 PM5/29/10

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... would he have gotten another stage win in the snow over the Gavia?

K. Fred Gauss

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May 29, 2010, 11:40:11 PM5/29/10

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derF...@gmail.com wrote:
> ... would he have gotten another stage win in the snow over the Gavia?

If Armstrong were there, would he have chased down Simoni and forced him
out of the break?

Scott

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May 29, 2010, 11:58:31 PM5/29/10

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On May 29, 9:40 pm, "K. Fred Gauss" <n...@nowhere.com> wrote:

I think you're confusing Simoni with another Italian cyclist with a
similar name.

Anton Berlin

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May 30, 2010, 1:25:56 AM5/30/10

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On May 29, 10:40 pm, "K. Fred Gauss" <n...@nowhere.com> wrote:

Simeoni -

http://www.tdfblog.com/2004/07/simeoni_to_laug.html

Betty Munro

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May 30, 2010, 6:34:59 AM5/30/10

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K. Fred Gauss wrote:
>> If Armstrong were there, would he have chased down Simoni and forced him
>> out of the break?

Scott wrote:
> I think you're confusing Simoni with another Italian cyclist with a
> similar name.

Intentional test of irony detectors perhaps ?

A. Dumas Fred

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May 30, 2010, 8:10:18 AM5/30/10

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derF...@gmail.com wrote:
> .... would he have gotten another stage win in the snow over the Gavia?

Actually, Joop Zoetemelk won that stage.

K. Fred Gauss

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May 30, 2010, 12:06:57 PM5/30/10

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No, I'm not.

What do you know about Hampsten's victory on the Gavia?

Scott

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May 30, 2010, 12:04:48 PM5/30/10

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On May 30, 10:06 am, "K. Fred Gauss"

About as much as you know about global warming. :-)

K. Fred Gauss

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May 30, 2010, 12:20:16 PM5/30/10

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I hate to spoil your illusions, but:

Hampsten didn't REALLY win the stage over the Gavia. This thread is
based on something that happened, but then got twisted into something
else and is now reported inaccurately.

Knowing this, I substituted Simoni for Simeoni because it fits with the
thread and the facts of yesterday's stage. I can see how this would have
confused you if you thought this thread was about real things that
actually happened.

Your cognitive abilities are a couple standard deviations below the
norm. You should frame your responses accordingly.

B. Lafferty

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May 30, 2010, 12:52:36 PM5/30/10

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On 5/29/2010 11:01 PM, derF...@gmail.com wrote:
> ... would he have gotten another stage win in the snow over the Gavia?

That's difficult to answer given the conditions in which he won. More
generally, I don't see Hampsten being competitive in today's doping
environment. Recall that Hampsten joined Lemond in calling for cleaning
up the sport. Hampsten has also spoken of his reduced goals in the face
of doping and his discussions with Dr. Max Testa regarding same.

Kurgan. presented by Gringioni.

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May 30, 2010, 1:13:30 PM5/30/10

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On May 30, 9:52 am, "B. Lafferty" <b...@nowhere.com> wrote:
> On 5/29/2010 11:01 PM, derFah...@gmail.com wrote:> ... would he have gotten another stage win in the snow over the Gavia?

Whoosh!

DA74

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May 30, 2010, 1:16:17 PM5/30/10

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Or to flush out the assburgers.

cur...@the-md-russells.org

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May 30, 2010, 1:30:14 PM5/30/10

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On Sun, 30 May 2010 09:20:16 -0700, "K. Fred Gauss"
<Som...@Somewhere.You.Dont.Wanna.Be> wrote:

>Your cognitive abilities are a couple standard deviations below the
>norm. You should frame your responses accordingly.

The Norm is an rbr icon and could really hold his beer. Perhaps you
are thinking about Cliffie.

Curtis L. Russell
Odenton, MD (USA)
Just someone on two wheels...

K. Fred Gauss

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May 30, 2010, 2:44:20 PM5/30/10

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cur...@the-md-russells.org wrote:
> On Sun, 30 May 2010 09:20:16 -0700, "K. Fred Gauss"
> <Som...@Somewhere.You.Dont.Wanna.Be> wrote:
>
>> Your cognitive abilities are a couple standard deviations below the
>> norm. You should frame your responses accordingly.
>
> The Norm is an rbr icon and could really hold his beer. Perhaps you
> are thinking about Cliffie.

I'll bet Anton could drink Norm under the table.

z, fred

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May 30, 2010, 2:49:38 PM5/30/10

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He might do something to Norm under the table.

Frederick the Great

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May 30, 2010, 3:02:58 PM5/30/10

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In article <e8qdnTHVsY1pCp_R...@giganews.com>,
"B. Lafferty" <b...@nowhere.com> wrote:

It's always about you.

--
Old Fritz

K. Fred Gauss

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May 30, 2010, 4:07:16 PM5/30/10

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Tasteless joke of the day.

Betty Munro

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May 30, 2010, 4:07:14 PM5/30/10

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K. Fred Gauss wrote:
>> What do you know about Hampsten's victory on the Gavia?

Scott wrote:
> About as much as you know about global warming. :-)
>

You mean Hampsten would never have had his famous victory if global
warming had been around back then.

Betty Munro

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May 30, 2010, 4:13:24 PM5/30/10

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B. Lafferty wrote:
>> That's difficult to answer given the conditions in which he won. More
>> generally, I don't see Hampsten being competitive in today's doping
>> environment. Recall that Hampsten joined Lemond in calling for cleaning
>> up the sport. Hampsten has also spoken of his reduced goals in the face
>> of doping and his discussions with Dr. Max Testa regarding same.

Kurgan. presented by Gringioni. wrote:
> Whoosh!

Duck, the brute force algorithm is computing solutions.

Betty Munro

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May 30, 2010, 4:09:22 PM5/30/10

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K. Fred Gauss wrote:
>>>> Your cognitive abilities are a couple standard deviations below the
>>>> norm. You should frame your responses accordingly.

curtis wrote:
>>> The Norm is an rbr icon and could really hold his beer. Perhaps you
>>> are thinking about Cliffie.

K. Fred Gauss wrote:
>> I'll bet Anton could drink Norm under the table.

z, fred wrote:
> He might do something to Norm under the table.

Something abNormal ?

Kurgan. presented by Gringioni.

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May 30, 2010, 5:28:16 PM5/30/10

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http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?pid=31362944&id=1165959147

Amit Ghosh

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May 31, 2010, 11:37:24 AM5/31/10

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On May 30, 12:52 pm, "B. Lafferty" <b...@nowhere.com> wrote:
> On 5/29/2010 11:01 PM, derFah...@gmail.com wrote:> ... would he have gotten another stage win in the snow over the Gavia?

>
> That's difficult to answer given the conditions in which he won. More
> generally, I don't see Hampsten being competitive in today's doping
> environment.

plus he's in his forties.

B. Lafferty

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May 31, 2010, 11:54:00 AM5/31/10

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That, too. :-)

Pave Maria

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May 31, 2010, 8:10:29 PM5/31/10

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On May 29, 8:01 pm, "derFah...@gmail.com" <derfah...@gmail.com> wrote:
> ... would he have gotten another stage win in the snow over the Gavia?

If Hampsten were racing today he'd be way too old to even, like, keep
up.