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    Paris-Roubaix Rapha film



    Checkowt this short film...starrin' The Maaannn Johan!

    http://www.rapha.cc/

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    Re: Paris-Roubaix Rapha film

    Quote Originally Posted by wharfeego View Post

    Checkowt this short film...starrin' The Maaannn Johan!

    http://www.rapha.cc/
    Cheers wharfee, great little film, got Johan's 2002 win on dvd, didn't he have a motorbike accident shortly before that?
    One tough bike rider
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    Re: Paris-Roubaix Rapha film

    One week after winning the 1998 Ronde van Vlaanderen, Museeuw had a terrible fall in Paris–Roubaix (Bois de Wallers) in which his knee was shattered. On top of this came a dangerous infection which almost caused him to lose the injured leg. He fought back and resumed cycling after a long healing process. A couple of years later, he was again injured in a motor cycle accident. His dogged determination and powerful riding style won him legions of fans all over the world, but he is especially popular in his native Flanders, and was nicknamed Lion of Flanders. Upon crossing the finish line in victory in the 2000 Paris–Roubaix, he lifted his left foot and pointed at his knee as a reminder of the injury that almost ended his career two years earlier.
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    Re: Paris-Roubaix Rapha film

    Pity he was suspended for doping late on in his career. If I recall he said he was just trying to make sure he went out on a high in the last year as a pro. When three riders cross the line together at Paris roubaix you have to suspect something. He was a great mentor to boonen when he first started

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    Re: Paris-Roubaix Rapha film

    Quote Originally Posted by daz h View Post
    Pity he was suspended for doping late on in his career.
    Pity so many pro's turn to doping after they work so hard to become pro's, big money ruins sports. Nice thing about fell running is that improvement comes from good honest hard graft mate and money is not the motivation for doing it.
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    don;t think it's just money that motivates cheating...people will cheat just to win or improve performance even when there's no money in it

    A rank amatuer Time Trialist and Road Racer has just been banned down south, for EPO and other PEDs !

    Racing in the sort of events you'd get £50 for winning !

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    Re: Paris-Roubaix Rapha film

    Quote Originally Posted by trilathon View Post
    don;t think it's just money that motivates cheating...people will cheat just to win or improve performance even when there's no money in it

    A rank amatuer Time Trialist and Road Racer has just been banned down south, for EPO and other PEDs !

    Racing in the sort of events you'd get £50 for winning !
    That's sad to hear, i've no idea how much drugs cost, hope he didn't shell over £50 for em
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    Re: Paris-Roubaix Rapha film

    by all accounts, thousands £, for the juice he was on !

    he has stated that money wasn't an object, he just wanted to see how far he could 'improve'

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