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Official Tour de France Hottitude 2009

CycleGirl — Tue, 30 Jun 2009 08:32:17 -0000

With only 4 days until the Tour de France starts, I was thinking it was time for the PdC Official Hottitude Thread.

After seeing this Benna photo I thought it best to start the Hottitude Thread for 2009.

photo coutersy off Mark Adams.

Now ladies, and men if you please, go forth and enjoy adding to this thread now and throughout the entire TdF. I'm sure there will be many photos to choose from.

Viva Le Tour

Tommeke to challenge TdF exclusion

CycleGirl — Sun, 17 May 2009 02:32:43 -0000

Interesting news coming out of Belgium :

The Tour de France doesn't want Tom Boonen, but the Quick Step rider is willing to go to court to force the race to accept him. The team, however, has said that it assumes Boonen would not start in the Tour.

Boonen recently tested positive for cocaine in an out-of-competition control.

"We will file a complaint before the court in Paris," Boonen's attorney, Luc Deleu told the Belgian newspaper Het Laatste Nieuws. He said that his client has not yet heard anything official from the Tour organizers.

"Cocaine use outside of competition is not doping, no matter how you look at it," Deleu said. "If he is excluded then Boonen would be denied his right to work, based on an arbitrary decision by the Tour organiser ASO."

Courtesy of Cyclingnews.com

CONFIRMED REPORT - Boonen Positive For Out OF Comp - COCAINE!!

CycleGirl — Sat, 09 May 2009 06:57:07 -0000

OK - I'm treading lightly here but I have been given ~~Uncofirmed~~ confirmed reports that Tom Boonen has been caught positive in an out-of-competition test for cocaine again. It showed up in a UCI Blood test, apparently

Friends from Belgium are saying, he has been questioned at the police station and are awating more news as we speak....

The tests were taken around the time of Schildeprijs(is this spelt wrong???)

If these rumours are true, I am devastated and shocked that Tom would do this again....

What a waste of a very talented man...... Second positive even out of competition will still ruin his career i'm thinking...

I will update if more news comes along...

Understand mud sticks, and to be careful about rumours.... But have many friends messaging me this info from Belgium... I'm looking for news on the net now....

Sorry about timing.... I sure won't let it spoil the GIRO fun tonight...

AND I'd be happy to be proven that this information is wrong too.....

OK REPORTS ARE NOW FLOWING IN.... CONFIRMED POSITIVE TEST.....

Cyclegirls Spring Classics #3 & Final

CycleGirl — Sat, 25 Apr 2009 13:32:05 -0000

I was going to do a seperate Scheldeprijs/Amstel Gold/Hotittude, but thought it best to combine all three. A lot of these photos would be used in my Hotittude as well.

Scheldeprijs was a great day, I was with a photographer friend and we went to start and finish, as well as about 5 other spots, amazing how you can see the race so often if you know where to go. Only bad point on this day, was actually watching the crash live and seeing the aftermath. I was in shock myself for a bit i think, seeing Greg Van Avermaet walk past all bloodied everything was not a nice sight, and the rest of the guys too.. I was only about 40meters from the crash, but never want to see something like that again live... OUCH.. Here are a few pics from that day.

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Next race was Amstel Gold, This race was amazing to watch, and again I had a friend who knew where to go. So we were at the start and the finish.. My aim for this event was photo Thomas Dekker, but can you believe i did not see him at all until after the race and it was for about 5 seconds when he rode past, I nearly ran in front of him just to get that pic... I was thinking of crash tackling but then thought against that.. Another highlight was meeting the Official Schleck fan club, this was so much fun, and when they found out I was a schleck fan and had come from Australia, i was grabbed and taken down the line and introduced to Frank and Andy's dad... He was a very nice person, and i was glad to meet him..

so here are the Amstel pics -

SB Nation User Blog: CycleGirl

Official Tour de France Hottitude 2009

Tommeke to challenge TdF exclusion

CONFIRMED REPORT - Boonen Positive For Out OF Comp - COCAINE!!

Cyclegirls Spring Classics #3 & Final

CycleGirls Spring Classics Thread #2

CycleGirls Spring Classics Thread #1

CycleGirl's Classics Diary

R.I.P FREDERIEK NOLF

Help Required - Amstel Gold

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