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Conference noted::bicycle

Title:	Bicycling
Notice:	Bicycling for Fun
Moderator:	JAMIN::WASSER

Created:	Mon Apr 14 1986
Last Modified:	Fri Jun 06 1997
Last Successful Update:	Fri Jun 06 1997
Number of topics:	3214
Total number of notes:	31946

1080.0. "Delgado Really Did This?" by AMUN::CRITZ (A noid is annoyed) Mon Apr 03 1989 12:02






     (From VeloNews, April 1, 1989, reprinted without permission)



     A penitent Pedro Delgado, near tears at a press conference in

     Barcelona, March 24, following the Semana Cataluna race, announced he

     was relinquishing his drug-tainted 1988 Tour de France title.  "I

     screwed up big time," said Delgado through an interpreter.  "I never

     suffered from gout, and I should never have listened to the doctors

     who recommended taking steroids."



     The Spanish star said he will travel to the Netherlands to personally

     deliver the Tour yellow jersey and the keys to the vacation

     condominium he won to runner-up Steven Rooks.



     Delgado also revealed he will miss the Vuelta a Espana, his country's

     national tour, later this month.  He is said to be entering the Betty

     Ford drug treatment center in palm Springs, California.  If there are

     no complications, Delgado hopes to return to racing at the Giro

     d'Italia, starting May 21, with the expectation of finding top form

     for the Tour de France.



     "I want to do it right this time," he added.

T.R	Title	User	Personal Name	Date	Lines
1080.1	April Fool	NAC::KLASMAN		`Mon Apr 03 1989 13:15`	9
	< Note 1080.0 by AMUN::CRITZ "A noid is annoyed" > -< Delgado Really Did This? >- > Delgado also revealed he will miss the Vuelta a Espana, his country's > national tour, later this month. He is said to be entering the Betty > Ford drug treatment center in palm Springs, California. If there are Yeah, and Mabelline is sponsoring a women's team. Right. Check the date on the issue (3/31)... How 'bout April Fool!
1080.2		AMUN::CRITZ	A noid is annoyed	`Mon Apr 03 1989 13:35`	10
	Kevin, Obviously, I knew the issue date (I even typed it in). My point is, though, that they didn't use any smiley faces 8-)>, which led me to believe it absolutely must be the straight poop. Laughingly, Scott (True, and Exxon will pay to completely restore Prince William Sound.)
1080.3	I remember...	NAC::KLASMAN		`Mon Apr 03 1989 13:42`	20
	< Note 1080.2 by AMUN::CRITZ "A noid is annoyed" > > Obviously, I knew the issue date (I even typed it in). My point > is, though, that they didn't use any smiley faces 8-)>, which > led me to believe it absolutely must be the straight poop. The RUNNER mag once did a multi-page article on a women runner from Africa who could run (barefoot even) a marathon in some incredible time, like sub 2:10 or so. She had no interest in racing, tho they said they were trying to get her to come to Boston. The story, tho incredible, sounded quite true. It had no obvious smiley faces, but the 1st letter (always highlighted) of the paragraphs begin major sections of the article spelled out 'april fool'. I don't think too many folks figured it out, and they 'told the truth' in the next issue. I'm expecting Velo-News to do the same. Kevin ps. I looked, but couldn't find, any 'secret' code that spelled out 'april fool'. I bet one is there, tho.
1080.4	And I'll be in the TdF this year, too.	BANZAI::FISHER	Rdb/VMS Dinosaur	`Mon Apr 03 1989 14:43`	4
	Like the spring training walk-on, no-hit, no-walk pitcher that Sports Ill. came up with a few years ago. ed
1080.5	Merckx signs with 7-Eleven	AKOV11::COHEN	Andrew B. Cohen	`Mon Apr 03 1989 17:36`	6
	There doesn't need to be a secret message spelling out April Fool. It was quite explicit. As was mentioned earlier, the date on the bottom of the page was 4/1 while everywhere else it was 3/31. By the way, I actually believed MOST of the stories until I read the one about Team Trojan. What a concept!
1080.6		AMUN::CRITZ	A noid is annoyed	`Tue Apr 04 1989 10:18`	8
	RE: 1080.6 Andy, I felt the same way about the Trojan article. That seemed a little too much for me. Scott