ric200
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| 05/18/2013 10:03 PM |
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Wouldn't you think he would auction himself off to the highest bidder, if only for ToC for a few bucks or a free helmet? Plenty of other ex dopers in the race. I mean, wouldn't jelly belly or someone want him.?
Is he in shape)? |
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Yo Mike
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| 05/18/2013 11:04 PM |
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What's he up to?
Oh, about 5'2" I'd say...... |
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jmdirt
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| 05/18/2013 11:38 PM |
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| I'm thinking that he may show up to TT nats. I really don't have feelings one way or another about LL, I like him more than jens, but I would love to see him win nats because lots people will crap their chamois if he wins the title. |
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jacques_anquetil
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| 05/19/2013 08:02 AM |
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isn't there some limitations about how and when you can join a team? thinking of Petacchi where he suddenly up and quits Lampre, and hopes to get picked up by Omega Pharma.
"The UCI sticks by its rule that forbids transfers mid-season even if Petacchi's case is different. He is a former-pro and asking for a new licence. It decided not to go down a slippery slope and set a precedence for other retirements/transfers."
http://www.cyclingweekly.co.uk/news/latest/538187/alessandro-petacchi-still-hoping-to-ride-with-omega-pharma-and-cavendish.html#7R3Yjd9wE8TuQo7i.99 |
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jmdirt
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| 05/19/2013 11:13 AM |
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| j_a, if I'm not mistaken, he can race nats sans team. Remember when Greg "Chopper" Randolph went to TT nats and almost won a title only five months into his cycling career? Hegg only edged him by a few seconds. Greg got signed by Motorola because of that performance.
EDIT: Levi isn't changing teams so if he does need a team I bet its no biggy to get added to a roster for one race if needed, especially for a TT. Mellow Johnny's still has a team. |
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ElleSeven
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| 05/19/2013 02:05 PM |
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| According to one of our local papers, knocking back beers while watching Primus at Bottle Rock in Napa. Possibly hoping that his old teammate Andy Schleck will drop by. |
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silentg
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| 05/19/2013 10:31 PM |
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Apparently, he is retired.
http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/leipheimer-confirms-im-retired
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The Short White Guy™
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| 05/20/2013 09:41 AM |
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Wait a sec, he's got me by a 1/4 of an inch (and I'm 63")!
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Hoshie
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| 05/20/2013 01:09 PM |
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| Levi who? |
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jrt1045
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| 05/20/2013 01:13 PM |
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| his lady is his only redeeming quality |
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Ride On
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| 05/21/2013 06:08 AM |
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| I thought he had a nice job with Specialized all lined up for retirement, until he got nuclear |
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jmdirt
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| 05/21/2013 08:36 AM |
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| The rumor floating in the dirt world was that he was going to race endurance events for Specialized. |
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jacques_anquetil
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| 05/21/2013 09:18 AM |
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hang on!
on 05/18/2013, ric200 asks "what's Levi up to?" on the VeloNation forum.
two days later on May 20, 2013 at 03:02 Cyclingnews posts "Leipheimer confirms: I'm retired."
coincidence? i think not.
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jrt1045
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| 05/21/2013 11:10 AM |
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wish he would not do the endurance thing, give the sport a bad name
can't see even Specialized footing the bill for that. develop talent, he's made enough $ in the sport that he's killed |
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jpouchet
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| 05/21/2013 11:31 AM |
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| training camps, gran fondos, and local riider development. Expect to see him get aligned with some charity organization as well. All to help 'rebrand' Levi. He appears to still have a passion for the sport so unlikley he willl drop of the face of the earth. He WILL put on weight! |
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