BBC gets invited too the Tour De France

[Vikram Nats]

Hi,

I was reading about Lance Amstrong cycling Team Astana ( http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Astana_(cycling_team) )how many people know that Astana is the name of the Capital of Kazakhastan a central Asian country part of the fomer USSR (ref http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kazakhstan). If  companies from such a small country can sponsor a team why is there no team from India which is the second most populus country in the world for Tour de France

 

Imagine if we can take our club "The Bangalore Bikers Club" too the TDF. To this end I wrote too Union Cycliste Internationale the world governing body never thought they would respond but they did. Maybe we can convince Mallaya that there is better chance at having the fastest indian win an international event on the road will be on a bicycle and not in a Formula one race car.

 

Have a look at the rules too form a professional cycling team the link is given in the email below.

 

Regards.

 

---------- Forwarded message ----------
From: Gex-Fabry Sidonie- UCI <sidonie....@uci.ch>
Date: Tue, Jul 14, 2009 at 7:32 PM
Subject: RE: Professional cycling TEAM
To: vickra...@gmail.com

Dear Sir,

 

I inform you that if you want to take part in international events with an amateur team on the UCI Asia Tour, you can register your team as a UCI Continental Team. For more information regarding the registration procedure, you must contact your national federation.

 

In order to take part in international events with a professional team all over the world on important classes of the Continental events or on events of the World Calendar, your team must be registered as a Professional Continental Team.

 

You will find more information in the UCI Regulations on the website www.uci.ch under the rubric Rules / Part II : Road Races / Chapter 16 for Professional Continental Teams and Chapter 17 for Continental Teams.

 

I remain at your disposal for any further questions.

Best regards,

 

 

Sidonie Gex-Fabry

Assistante Dép. Route

Road Dep. Assistant

Union Cycliste Internationale

CH - Aigle

 

Tél: +41-24.468.58.11

Fax: +41-24.468.58.12

www.uci.ch

 

 

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From: Vikram Nats [mailto:vickra...@gmail.com]
Sent: lundi, 13. juillet 2009 16:39
To: Réception - UCI
Subject: Professional cycling TEAM

 

Dear Sir,

I am from India and I would like too know how I can get our cycling team recoginized too participate in international events.

 

Please advice.

 

Regards

Vikram Natarajan

[Murali Krishna]

just out of curiosity, why you use "too" everywhere instead of "to", coz the whole grammer is going for a toss...

 

- Murali

[Jagannath Moorthy]

Why, we already have a couple of fantastic teams in Bangalore itself, Venkatesh runs the Bangalore Bicycling club and Samim is part of Red Rooster Racing. They have competed successfully, not at the topmost level but at the next level. The main hurdle in getting to the next level is finances. We have to realize that most professional sports is all about money, who can spend the most on the best equipment, the best training, the best coaches, the best doping (oops, did I just say that?)

If we can ever lose our obsession with the $#@@$#% blasted game of cricket, you will find lots of sports (including cycling) where our athletes can come up to the highest level with the right amount of equipment, training and competition. We've tried for 60 years to do it under government control, but it has not worked. Hopefully, some private companies will come forward and encourage other sports instead of throwing their money at junk like IPL. 

regards

jagan

On Thu, Jul 23, 2009 at 6:23 PM, Vikram Nats <vickra...@gmail.com> wrote:

[Vijay Ramesh]

yo man..u hav said it right   ...#@%$$#@#  cricket.... i seriouisly dont understand why people are so much behind cricket..after all only two pl are involved and the remaining are just laying eggs..   i dont know when the "chenge we beleive in" will happen..when ppl think of something other than cricket....

 

no offense to all those cricketing fans out there..

 

cheers,

Vijay

[Jayadeep]

Though I am with you on " laying eggs" part of cricket, that is the
only game in the country which has created superstars and brought the
world cups to the country off late. And the only game where you can
make good money. The game is also well run and marketed by the board
of cricket! So it is natural that ppl follow it passionately in India.
But it sure is a complex game though - it took me ages to understand
why they needed a sight screen :)

The real global game IMO has to be football - if you can spot
exceptional talent in any corner of the world, it is very easy to get
the best of the best clubs interested in them and take them to the
very top!

Sorry to go a bit OT, I for one don't get excited about the racing
events. It is just natural that it(not just cycling but all other
speed and power games) is being dogged with doping controversies - the
real target is to come first whatever be the means! I like the Le-Tour-
Elegance instead - http://www.copenhagencyclechic.com/2009/07/le-tour-de-elegance.html

Jayadeep

On Jul 23, 8:22 pm, Vijay Ramesh <vjja...@gmail.com> wrote:
> yo man..u hav said it right   ...#@%$$ <right...#@%$$>#@#  cricket.... i

> seriouisly dont understand why people are so much behind cricket..after all
> only two pl are involved and the remaining are just laying eggs..   i dont
> know when the "chenge we beleive in" will happen..when ppl think of
> something other than cricket....
>
> no offense to all those cricketing fans out there..
>
> cheers,
> Vijay
>

> On Thu, Jul 23, 2009 at 7:19 PM, Jagannath Moorthy <jaganm1...@gmail.com>wrote:
>
> > Why, we already have a couple of fantastic teams in Bangalore itself,
> > Venkatesh runs the Bangalore Bicycling club and Samim is part of Red Rooster
> > Racing. They have competed successfully, not at the topmost level but at the
> > next level. The main hurdle in getting to the next level is finances. We
> > have to realize that most professional sports is all about money, who can
> > spend the most on the best equipment, the best training, the best coaches,
> > the best doping (oops, did I just say that?)
>
> > If we can ever lose our obsession with the $#@@$#% blasted game of cricket,
> > you will find lots of sports (including cycling) where our athletes can come
> > up to the highest level with the right amount of equipment, training and
> > competition. We've tried for 60 years to do it under government control, but
> > it has not worked. Hopefully, some private companies will come forward and
> > encourage other sports instead of throwing their money at junk like IPL.
>
> > regards
> > jagan

> >>www.uci.chunder the rubric Rules / Part II : Road Races / Chapter 16 for

> >> Professional Continental Teams and Chapter 17 for Continental Teams.
>
> >> I remain at your disposal for any further questions.
>
> >> Best regards,
>
> >> Sidonie Gex-Fabry
>
> >> Assistante Dép. Route
>
> >> Road Dep. Assistant
>
> >> Union Cycliste Internationale
>
> >> CH - Aigle
>
> >> Tél: +41-24.468.58.11
>
> >> Fax: +41-24.468.58.12
>
> >>www.uci.ch
>
> >> IMPORTANT NOTICE:
>
> >> This message contains confidential information and is intended only for
> >> the individual named herein. If you are not the herein named addressee you
> >> should not disseminate, distribute copy or otherwise make use of this
> >> e-mail. Please notify the sender immediately by e-mail if you have received
> >> this e-mail by mistake, and delete this e-mail from your system.

> >>  ------------------------------
>
> >> *From:* Vikram Nats [mailto:vickram.n...@gmail.com]
> >> *Sent:* lundi, 13. juillet 2009 16:39
> >> *To:* Réception - UCI
> >> *Subject:* Professional cycling TEAM

[Vivek Radhakrishnan]

Why don't you all redirect your negative energy towards pedalling hard or something positive instead. I think it sucks that cycling as a sport is nearly nowhere in this country, but I also think it rocks that we are a major cricket force on the internarional arena. It's awesome that we are one of the best in at least one sport. Cricket is in our blood and culture, like football in Brazil and cycling in Belgium, nothing wrong with that!

What sucks is the lack of support for other sports in India, that is not the fault of the sport (cricket) itself, so stop being haters. It is a fact that there is relatively no interest from the general public (+-) in other sports. The fact that kids off the street can become super stars in India and brazil has to do with the nations belief, interest and passion for a sport. You can't compete with cricket here, cycling can't compete with Football even in France or England, but who cares!

What matters are the efforts happening now at BBC towards promoting a sport without any government support. The last race was even published in the papers. If we keep going like this, it is going to grow and become something where maybe we breed a couple of super stars one day! 

So I will see you all on Sunday, hoping to feel that energy going towards your bottom bracket!!!

Pedal hard friends

Vivek

PS: can't wait for the next IPL!!!!!!!!!  

Sent from my iPhone

[sportz bike]

Its not the fault of the game, Its all because of the media and their sponsors/ ads etc.......

-Gokul

--
Gokul
www.theSportz.com

[Sameer Shisodia]

+1
To like X, there is absolutely no reason to trash Y.
And me too not too keen on cycle racing tho love riding - so each his/her own.
Rgds,
Sameer

On Fri, Jul 24, 2009 at 8:50 AM, Jayadeep <p.jay...@gmail.com> wrote:

Though I am with you on " laying eggs" part of cricket, that is the
only game in the country which has created superstars and brought the
world cups to the country off late. And the only game where you can
make good money. The game is also well run and marketed by the board
of cricket! So it is natural that ppl follow it passionately in India.
But it sure is a complex game though - it took me ages to understand
why they needed a sight screen :)

The real global game IMO has to be football - if you can spot
exceptional talent in any corner of the world, it is very easy to get
the best of the best clubs interested in them and take them to the
very top!

Sorry to go a bit OT, I for one don't get excited about the racing
events. It is just natural that it(not just cycling but all other
speed and power games) is being dogged with doping controversies - the
real target is to come first whatever be the means! I like the Le-Tour-
Elegance instead - http://www.copenhagencyclechic.com/2009/07/le-tour-de-elegance.html

Jayadeep

--
Sameer Shisodia, Bangalore
(c) +91-98451-80207

[Vivek Radhakrishnan]

I forgot to mention the massive importance of events like TFN, while I was rambling on, sorry Ravi and team, keep up the good hard work :)

V

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[Vivek Radhakrishnan]

Sports owe a hell of a lot to sponsors and media, how would they exist otherwise. What are you talking about???

Sent from my iPhone

[sportz bike]

I didnt mean only cricket get sponsors/ media, the money spent in other games is not high as in cricket

2009/7/24 Vivek Radhakrishnan <themud...@gmail.com>

--
Gokul
www.theSportz.com

[biggfoot]

Things can't happen overnight. If you want people to take cycling as a
serious sport it has to start with people taking cycling seriously in
the first place. We cyclists are doing our bit by creating awareness
and I feel this is a good first step.

A little off topic here: There's a good recent article on
Copenhagenize.com where the author of the blog has written about how
every cyclist is an equal on the road, be a normal 'leisure' cyclist
or a racing champion. Definitely recommended for reading!

~ Sagar

On Jul 24, 8:50 am, sportz bike <sportzb...@gmail.com> wrote:
> I didnt mean only cricket get sponsors/ media, the money spent in other
> games is not high as in cricket
>

> 2009/7/24 Vivek Radhakrishnan <themudoff...@gmail.com>

>
>
>
> > Sports owe a hell of a lot to sponsors and media, how would they exist
> > otherwise. What are you talking about???
>
> > Sent from my iPhone
>

> > On Jul 24, 2009, at 8:57 AM, sportz bike <sportzb...@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > Its not the fault of the game, Its all because of the media and their
> > sponsors/ ads etc.......
>
> > -Gokul
>

> > On Thu, Jul 23, 2009 at 8:52 PM, Vijay Ramesh < <vjja...@gmail.com>
> > vjja...@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> >> yo man..u hav said it right   ...#@%$$ <right...#@%25$$>#@#  cricket....

> >> i seriouisly dont understand why people are so much behind cricket..after
> >> all only two pl are involved and the remaining are just laying eggs..   i
> >> dont know when the "chenge we beleive in" will happen..when ppl think of
> >> something other than cricket....
>
> >> no offense to all those cricketing fans out there..
>
> >> cheers,
> >> Vijay
>

> >> On Thu, Jul 23, 2009 at 7:19 PM, Jagannath Moorthy <<jaganm1...@gmail.com>
> >> jaganm1...@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> >>> Why, we already have a couple of fantastic teams in Bangalore itself,
> >>> Venkatesh runs the Bangalore Bicycling club and Samim is part of Red Rooster
> >>> Racing. They have competed successfully, not at the topmost level but at the
> >>> next level. The main hurdle in getting to the next level is finances. We
> >>> have to realize that most professional sports is all about money, who can
> >>> spend the most on the best equipment, the best training, the best coaches,
> >>> the best doping (oops, did I just say that?)
>
> >>> If we can ever lose our obsession with the $#@@$#% blasted game of
> >>> cricket, you will find lots of sports (including cycling) where our athletes
> >>> can come up to the highest level with the right amount of equipment,
> >>> training and competition. We've tried for 60 years to do it under government
> >>> control, but it has not worked. Hopefully, some private companies will come
> >>> forward and encourage other sports instead of throwing their money at junk
> >>> like IPL.
>
> >>> regards
> >>> jagan

> >>>  On Thu, Jul 23, 2009 at 6:23 PM, Vikram Nats < <vickram.n...@gmail.com>

> >>> vickram.n...@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> >>>> Hi,
> >>>> I was reading about Lance Amstrong cycling Team Astana (

> >>>> <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Astana_%28cycling_team%29>
> >>>>http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Astana_(cycling_team<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Astana_%28cycling_team>) )how

> >>>> <http://www.uci.ch/>www.uci.chunder the rubric Rules / Part II : Road

> >>>> Races / Chapter 16 for Professional Continental Teams and Chapter 17 for
> >>>> Continental Teams.
>
> >>>> I remain at your disposal for any further questions.
>
> >>>> Best regards,
>
> >>>> Sidonie Gex-Fabry
>
> >>>> Assistante Dép. Route
>
> >>>> Road Dep. Assistant
>
> >>>> Union Cycliste Internationale
>
> >>>> CH - Aigle
>
> >>>> Tél: +41-24.468.58.11
>
> >>>> Fax: +41-24.468.58.12
>
> >>>>www.uci.ch
>
> >>>> IMPORTANT NOTICE:
>
> >>>> This message contains confidential information and is intended only for
> >>>> the individual named herein. If you are not the herein named addressee you
> >>>> should not disseminate, distribute copy or otherwise make use of this
> >>>> e-mail. Please notify the sender immediately by e-mail if you have received
> >>>> this e-mail by mistake, and delete this e-mail from your system.

> >>>>   ------------------------------
>
> >>>> *From:* Vikram Nats [mailto: <vickram.n...@gmail.com>
> >>>> vickram.n...@gmail.com]
> >>>> *Sent:* lundi, 13. juillet 2009 16:39
> >>>> *To:* Réception - UCI

> >>>> *Subject:* Professional cycling TEAM

>
> >>>> Dear Sir,
>
> >>>> I am from India and I would like too know how I can get our cycling team
> >>>> recoginized too participate in international events.
>
> >>>> Please advice.
>
> >>>> Regards
>
> >>>> Vikram Natarajan
>
> > --
> > Gokul

> > <http://www.theSportz.com>www.theSportz.com
>
> --
> Gokulwww.theSportz.com