Newsgroup: it.sport.ciclismo
Titolo: È cominciato il Tour!

Prima tappa del Tour de l'Aude, una crono di 28 km con una piccola 
salita a metą percorso, vinta dalla formazione olandese *Buitenpoort 
Flexpoint*. Loės Gunnewijk prima maglia gialla.
Results
1 Buitenpoort Flexpoint                                 37.11.54
2 T-Mobile                                               0.18.98
3 Nürnberg Versicherung                                  0.37.45
4 AA-Drink CT                                            0.49.40
5 Univega                                                1.19.23
La squadra svizzera dell'Univega purtroppo senza la grande, mitica 
Nicole Cooke...non so bene ancora per quale motivo. Magari l'attuale 
leader di coppa del mondo si vuole concentrare solo su questo evento, 
suo vero obiettivo stagionale assieme ai mondiali...il Tour de l'Aude č 
veramente una gran bella gara ma anche molto dura.
A questo l'Univega doverebbe avere ambizioni di classifica solo con la 
svizzera Priska Doppmann.
Subito davanti le squadre delle quattro atlete che pronostico come 
favorite, Amber Neben -vincitrice nel 2005- (Buitenpoort), Judith Arndt 
(T-Mobile), Trixi Worrack -seconda l'anno scorso per un solo secondo, 
che finale emozionante che ci fu l'anno scorso-(Eq. Nürnberg) e Theresa 
Senff (AA Drink).
Oltre alla Cooke da notare un'altra assenza di rilievo a questo Tour, 
Kristin Armstrong.
Per report e foto...
http://www.cyclingnews.com/road/2006/may06/aude06/?id=results/aude061
http://velopalmares.free.fr
http://velopalmares.free.fr/page_premieretourdelaude2006.htm
http://www.tour-aude-cycliste-feminin.com/page1.html
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 Nicole Cooke...
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mythical Nicole Cooke?... Ahhhhhhhh...
I don't think so? When can we expect Nicole Cooke to collaspe again? Last
stage? Collasping 4 times, twice in SFGP and twice at Fleche Wallonne is a
bit too much.
What does collasping mean?
A. your legs give out
B. you pass out
C. dizzy, unable to stand
D. drop dead
E. antics, showmenship
answer: E
Now that is hardly mythical, and what about her form or style? Is there
anything mythical about that?
Cooke is a wild and erratic sprinter. Her final sprint in the 2005 worlds
was so erratic and all over the road that she almost took out Oenone Wood.
Wood looked over at her at the line as if to say, what the hell is a matter
with you? She reminds me of that russian guy who used to spint wildy heaving
his bike back and forth all over the road. I noticed in that spint everyone
elses bike was pretty smooth and straighforward, but Cookes was jerking her
bike so wildly, she almost darted right over into Woods wheels. I'm not
saying she does that in every race, but that was every bit as dangerous as
what that russian guy used to do. They called him the Tuscan Terror, his
name was Djamolidine Abdoujaparov. I remember in the 2004 Italian Nationals,
that's what caused a wicked crash that took out a huge number of girls at
the line, by a girl who did exactly the same thing, using leverage like that
by heaving her bike from side to side wildly caught another girl's bike and
that lead to a chain reaction taking out all the leaders.
2005 Worlds, final sprint...
http://www.procyclingwomen.com/Temp/Regina.mpg
Bruce

 was so erratic and all over the road that she almost took out Oenone Wood.
It was a particular sprint. Let me point out something.
It was a pretty difficult season for Nicole. A good start but then a big 
disappointment...no Giro d'Italia for her team (because Safi's problems 
with the organizers of the Giro...), some annoying physical problems 
that prevent her from being in top form at the Worlds.
This race was probably the most important event of her season...she 
still miss this big event...but Nicole is a champion, a winner, she is 
predestined to win, she has to be the world champion...
Although facing a "Mission Impossible", although riding in not perfect 
conditions, although riding alone against the strogest team, Germany, 
and against the strongest sprinter, Regina Schleicher, she fought as a 
warrior, she really gave everything to prevail.
The finish was slightly uphill, and Nicole, nearly collapsing :-), 
almost killed herself in order to win, consequently her sprint was not 
so "stylish"...
Okay, perhaps I'm exaggerating a little...when I saw her two weeks ago 
in Lausanne before the Time Trial, I was really charmed by her 
personality...
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