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Date Posted: 15:03:09 09/10/04 Fri
Author: pedallo
Subject: Re: Mapei - TDF 2000
In reply to: mapeifan 's message, "Re: Mapei - TDF 2000" on 21:28:34 09/09/04 Thu

>It was 1997 during Stage 6, from Le Blanc to Marennes
>in western France. Besides Tom Tom Temper Tantrum and
>his bidon missile you had Zabel getting relegated and
>stripped of the stage victory for irregular conduct
>including headbutting Moncassin in the sprint.
>
>Blijlevens, who originally finished second, was moved
>up to first and the stage win. Abdoujaparov was given
>second place but was then thrown off the race for for
>failing a drug test he took earlier in the week.
>
>Just another day at the races!
yes - good summary it all comes back now thanks.
I think around that time Moncassin got a little too much support from the judges - i seem to remember Cipo being relegated to the back of the bunch for impeding him - on a stage he won!
I do remember seeing an interview with Steels at the time and he was devastated to be thrown out of the race,
he seemed to loose a little of the sprinters natural aggression after that.
As for Abdoujaparov , well he does have an australian rock band named in his honour .
Moncassin had a season of second places but i think now runs the Olympic /French team.
Zabel is still racing.....

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