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Titolo: Anne Samplonius

I thought this might be an interesting rider. She's been around a very long
time even racing at Mclane over the years, and races way back into the early
90's in America and Canada. I've was doing some research recently, and I
came across this piece of information. Apparently she got blown off the road
by a helicopter during the 2000 Tour De Snowy!
Quoted from CN...
"Anne Samplonius was blown off the road by an overzealous helicopter pilot,
who was seemingly unaaware of the danger in filming riders up close! She was
unhurt, and quickly rejoined the group, who had established a steady tempo
driven by Pryde, Coleman and Smith."
Anne Samplonius
http://tinyurl.com/y6tek2
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 I thought this might be an interesting rider.
Yes, sure! it looks like my grandmother...
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Mardot

"Mardot" <marco.dot...@LEVAMItin.it> wrote in message
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Interesting maybe, but not sexy! I agree she's older, not as old as Jeannie
Longo, but I bet she could tell some juicy stories inside the peloton. She's
been racing for decades, and that takes some heart. Yes of course she's not
sexy and beautiful like Modesta but I bet she could be a lot of fun to talk
too. She might have stories from the peloton that could leave you rolling on
the floor for hours!
Could Modesta do that?
Good looks wear off quick if the rider doesn't have anything to share or
talk about. Tales from the Crypt, tales from the peloton! Jeannie Longo is
not so good looking either nowadays, but I bet she could tell stories for
hours on end, and that would be every bit as fun and fascintating then a
sausy blonde who only attributes are her good looks and beautiful smile.
When I first started to interview Andrea Ratkovic, I wasn't sure that there
would be much at all worth writing about because she didn't have hardly any
palmares to speak of, but when I finally did speak with her and did the
interview over the course of two weeks, I found her to be not only an
incredibly interesting person, smart, witty, lots of fun, and her life story
is really a made for TV movie! If you read her article, it's one of
tremendous hardship, glory, victories, never say die, and a spirit unlike
any rider I have so far known in detail. Luperini had a wonderful career and
I couldn't take anything away for her life story, it's a good one, but in
the short time Andrea raced as a pro, it's an incredibly interesting story I
think. That's why I wondered if Anna Samplonius might been an interesting
rider.
But if you want to read Andrea's story, it's a good one...
http://www.procyclingwomen.com/Andrea-Ratkovic.html
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 > Mardot
Andrea Ratkovic..
http://www.procyclingwomen.com/Images/Andrea-Ratkovic.jpg
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http://www.procyclingwomen.com/Images/Andrea-Ratkovic.jpg
Ian Ullrich with long blond hair :-)
Seeing her surname she comes from East Europe, I would say that you could 
find something much & more better, I'm sure
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Mardot

"Mardot" <marco.dot...@LEVAMItin.it> wrote in message
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Well of course, our home girl is here...
http://www.procyclingwomen.com/Temp/Gaggioli.jpg
http://www.procyclingwomen.com/Lynn-Gaggioli.html
While Lynn is the most beautiful lady ever in the history of cycling, Andrea
was the most interesting by far. Her story is best I have read, all the
hardships. There is much more to women's cycling then beauty.
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http://www.procyclingwomen.com/Temp/Gaggioli.jpg
mmmmm, she is nicer, while my trips I spent a lot of time in east europe and 
I really found unbelievable girls
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Mardot

 I really found unbelievable girls
So, you spent a lot of time over there ....
Not enough in my case. In Leningrad, and S.t Petersburg then; nor in
Alma Ata, a bit farther out, though.
Sergio
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Yes, you are right; travelling for business is the best way to meet people 
but not for visiting countries, neverthless I've been in Vladivostok and it 
was January.
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Mardot