Newsgroup: it.sport.ciclismo
Titolo: Sito Univega aggiornato

Finalmente hanno aggiornato il sito della nuova squadra (svizzera) della 
Cooke
http://www.univega-pro-cycling-team.ch
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http://modesta.biciticino.ch
Il sito dedicato alla giovane ciclista lituana Modesta Vzesniauskaite

 
http://www.univega-pro-cycling-team.ch
eravamo tutti in ansia :-))))))))))))

 
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I am not as attracted to Cooke just based on her ablilty to win races. I
like Modesta and Brandli because they remain very feminin during the racing
season. Cooke on the otherhand seems very Tomboyish and too manly for my
tastes. Leontien used to use lipstick and fingernail polish to boost her sex
appeal while racing.  Still others like Bessette and Jeanson, Barry also
retained the feminin quality while racing. Cooke reminds me of one of the
guys out at the constuction site, or on a oil rig. Its hard for me to follow
her as a fan just based on her results as a pro. I like it when someone is
winning and also remains quite attractive as well. Take for instance
Luperini was really cute in 1998 coming off her 4th Giro win. If you look at
the old newsgroups for that year, you will hear that she was a heart throb
as well. Certainly Edita and Bouba have made themselves over into a sexy
image with their websites. Bouba's antics and gestures give her that sex
appeal that fans like. Edita while on the other hand has more modest looks,
and looks quite nice at times and knows how to dress. Probably nobody plays
their cards better then Rochelle Gillmore or Niki Gudex, but Niki is not
really in the club. Luisa Tamanini plays her cards well at times. Her sex
appeal comes off well and she knows how to mug for the camera. The
Polikeviciute sisters are really cute when they mug together and they know
how to play the camera as a pair, it's an interesting novelty, those twins,
while on the other hand, the Beltman sisters haven't faired as well in that
respect as twins. Super Mario knew how to market his antics and sex appeal
in front of the camera, and I am afraid Cooke doesn't really have that.
While I don't hate her, I like it when girls are not only great champions,
but pretty or sexy, funny and have good antics. I suppose the best all
around would be Bouba, she is a class act. :-)
Bruce

 tastes.
I know, she's not very feminine (but she has a nice smile...)
I like her very much, i think she is the best champion out there. She 
shows that the role of the mind is very important in cycling. Perhaps 
she's not the most talented rider but she is the rider with the 
strongest mind...always able to give her best in the decisive moment of 
a race...always with an incredible lust to win...
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 a race...always with an incredible lust to win...
She certainly is well educated, very cool under pressure, but not always
gracious in defeat. While not flipping any fingers like Judith, she has
shown her dismay more then once on the podium. If you look at Cooke's
website, you can see she knows how to market herself. She is well trained,
and knows where her strength lies. She is not the best sprinter, so in some
races she wins on the last climb like San Francisco and Fleche Wallonne. She
knows how to win based on her abilities and her team, as noted in the Giro
last year. However, she knows she is not the best sprinter and she needs a
strong team to win other races where any number of good sprinters are on the
line, and there are so many that are good. In that respect I think she is
disappointed, and doesn't have a solution yet. But look at Oenone, she is
much more gracious in defeat, as she knows in many races where she gets 2nd
or 3rd, because she is just doesn't have a powerful sprint. Its good but
never enough. The big guns like Olga, Judith, Susanne, and others always
seems to take the prize. I think Cooke will win some races next year, but
not dominate by any means.
Bruce