jobob
08-24-2004, 07:44 AM
... can someone say ROAD TRIP ! :D
from:
http://www.thepaceline.com/members/newsitem.aspx?cid=533
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Team USPS Roster for T-Mobile International in SF
As of today, the USPS team has announced the list of riders who will contest the T-MOBILE INTERNATIONAL event in San Francisco on Sunday, September 12. Along with Lance Armstrong, in what will be his final race in USPS colors, and fellow American Michael Creed, will be a number of '04 Tour de France riders, including:
Jose Azevedo
Viatcheslav Ekimov
George Hincapie :cool:
Benjamin Noval
Chechu Rubiera
The team's eighth and final spot on the roster is undetermined just yet, with the team's Vuelta roster still undecided.
[ No Floyd, I think he'll be on the Vuelta roster. Can't have everything, I 'spose. I'm kind of surpised to see Azevedo on the list for SF, I assumed he would go to the Vuelta too... ]
Along with the top domestic pro teams, the following international teams are due to race the famed SF hills:
Phonak [no Tyler, he's in the Vuelta]
CSC [ maybe Bobby J? :cool: ]
Saunier Duval
Acqua & Sapone [ maybe with local boy Fred Rodriguez? ]
Saeco
Alessio
The 108.1 mile race has changed its course a bit again for 2004, shortening the big loop of the race from 10 miles to 8.8. At the request of some of the competing riders, including Lance, several turns were taken out of the race course, as organizers tried to create a more fluid circuit. Either way, the race is a downtown spectacle and will still live up to its reputation as one of the more difficult events in America.
The result? The men's race will now take the riders up the dreaded Fillmore Street climb 9 times, compared to 8 times the past two years. In 2001, the first year of the event, the riders climbed Fillmore 10 times. The women's 51.6 mile event will tackle Fillmore 5 times compared to 4 times last year, the first time a women's race was held.
The women's race will begin at 7am with the men starting at 10am. Plenty of festivities - including a two-day Expo at Justin Herman Plaza - throughout the weekend in SF so the race weekend is a must attend for all.
The USPS team is also scheduled to make another appearance at SF's NikeTown for the third straight year. Date and time are not secure just yet but it's looking like Friday afternoon, Sept 10, at this point. More info to follow.
For more information on the race, go to www.procyclingtour.com
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from:
http://www.thepaceline.com/members/newsitem.aspx?cid=533
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Team USPS Roster for T-Mobile International in SF
As of today, the USPS team has announced the list of riders who will contest the T-MOBILE INTERNATIONAL event in San Francisco on Sunday, September 12. Along with Lance Armstrong, in what will be his final race in USPS colors, and fellow American Michael Creed, will be a number of '04 Tour de France riders, including:
Jose Azevedo
Viatcheslav Ekimov
George Hincapie :cool:
Benjamin Noval
Chechu Rubiera
The team's eighth and final spot on the roster is undetermined just yet, with the team's Vuelta roster still undecided.
[ No Floyd, I think he'll be on the Vuelta roster. Can't have everything, I 'spose. I'm kind of surpised to see Azevedo on the list for SF, I assumed he would go to the Vuelta too... ]
Along with the top domestic pro teams, the following international teams are due to race the famed SF hills:
Phonak [no Tyler, he's in the Vuelta]
CSC [ maybe Bobby J? :cool: ]
Saunier Duval
Acqua & Sapone [ maybe with local boy Fred Rodriguez? ]
Saeco
Alessio
The 108.1 mile race has changed its course a bit again for 2004, shortening the big loop of the race from 10 miles to 8.8. At the request of some of the competing riders, including Lance, several turns were taken out of the race course, as organizers tried to create a more fluid circuit. Either way, the race is a downtown spectacle and will still live up to its reputation as one of the more difficult events in America.
The result? The men's race will now take the riders up the dreaded Fillmore Street climb 9 times, compared to 8 times the past two years. In 2001, the first year of the event, the riders climbed Fillmore 10 times. The women's 51.6 mile event will tackle Fillmore 5 times compared to 4 times last year, the first time a women's race was held.
The women's race will begin at 7am with the men starting at 10am. Plenty of festivities - including a two-day Expo at Justin Herman Plaza - throughout the weekend in SF so the race weekend is a must attend for all.
The USPS team is also scheduled to make another appearance at SF's NikeTown for the third straight year. Date and time are not secure just yet but it's looking like Friday afternoon, Sept 10, at this point. More info to follow.
For more information on the race, go to www.procyclingtour.com
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