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 Post subject: Paris Roubaix 2005
PostPosted: Wed Apr 06, 2005 6:41 am 
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Is this week and will be broadcast in the US on OLN on Sunday. This Spring Classic races down a stretch of Napoleonic era cobblestones. (Several miles of teeth chattering, bone jarring, narrow road.)

If you have ever wondered what a troop of hussars looked after a day in the saddle on mud soaked 'paved roads' take a look at these pictures from 2001: http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/photo_galleries/1279520.stm

Yes, those ARE road bikes, not mountain bikes or even cyclocross.

<b>Général de Division Michael Cox</b>
<font size="4"><i>Principe <font size="1">della </font id="size1">Toscana</i></font id="size4">
Comte de Moselle
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<i><font size="4">Armée du Rhin</font id="size4">
<font size="2">2e battallion, 1er Regiment de Chasseurs a Pied, Inf. de l'V. Gde.</i></font id="size2">
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<font size="1"><u>In Regards to Skirmisher Flop by Melee Losers:</u>
<ul><li>Make it an optional rather than fixed rule (at the very least). </li>
<li>Skirmisher stack size relative to retreating formed unit should be a factor (whether in clear or covered terrain). </li>
<li>For skirmishers, (not leaders or wagons) covered terrain (swamp, building, city, town, forest, marsh, and perhaps orchard) should negate the overrun result.</li></font id="size1"> </ul>


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PostPosted: Wed Apr 06, 2005 6:42 am 
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The route showing the 29 miles of cobblestones (out of 165+/- miles)

http://www.letour.fr/stf/roubaix/2004/us/parcours.html

<b>Général de Division Michael Cox</b>
<font size="4"><i>Principe <font size="1">della </font id="size1">Toscana</i></font id="size4">
Comte de Moselle
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<i><font size="4">Armée du Rhin</font id="size4">
<font size="2">2e battallion, 1er Regiment de Chasseurs a Pied, Inf. de l'V. Gde.</i></font id="size2">
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<font size="1"><u>In Regards to Skirmisher Flop by Melee Losers:</u>
<ul><li>Make it an optional rather than fixed rule (at the very least). </li>
<li>Skirmisher stack size relative to retreating formed unit should be a factor (whether in clear or covered terrain). </li>
<li>For skirmishers, (not leaders or wagons) covered terrain (swamp, building, city, town, forest, marsh, and perhaps orchard) should negate the overrun result.</li></font id="size1"> </ul>


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PostPosted: Wed Apr 06, 2005 10:05 am 
This famous race is very difficult and dangerous. Normally rain and fresh weather for this week-end many more troubles for the racers

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Brigadier général Ghislain Krygier
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III Corps AoA

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Général de Brigade Ghislain Krygier
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Looks like that they purposely wait for a wet week to run it in too! Either that or bring in the mud from the local farms!

As if the riders really mind! [;)]

Oberst Wilhelm Peters
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Well I do believe that Ken Jones would feel right at home in this one. After Ghislain posted, I checked the forecast - yikes! <i>Sauwetter</i> The roads will <i>not</i> be in good condition. Hope their reflexes are all in good shape. Should be a nerve wracking day in the saddle.

<b>Général de Division Michael Cox</b>
<font size="4"><i>Principe <font size="1">della </font id="size1">Toscana</i></font id="size4">
Comte de Moselle
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<i><font size="4">Armée du Rhin</font id="size4">
<font size="2">2e battallion, 1er Regiment de Chasseurs a Pied, Inf. de l'V. Gde.</i></font id="size2">
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<font size="1"><u>In Regards to Skirmisher Flop by Melee Losers:</u>
<ul><li>Make it an optional rather than fixed rule (at the very least). </li>
<li>Skirmisher stack size relative to retreating formed unit should be a factor (whether in clear or covered terrain). </li>
<li>For skirmishers, (not leaders or wagons) covered terrain (swamp, building, city, town, forest, marsh, and perhaps orchard) should negate the overrun result.</li></font id="size1"> </ul>


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OK. Watched a tape of the race today. Did not disppoint. Muddy, sloppy, quite a bit of attrition. Big breakaway in the end with thh favorite, an American, last years winner, and a Spanish guy in it. Came down to a three way track sprint. What a day.

<b>Général de Division Michael Cox</b>
<font size="4"><i>Principe <font size="1">della </font id="size1">Toscana</i></font id="size4">
Comte de Moselle
Image
<i><font size="4">Armée du Rhin</font id="size4">
<font size="2">2e battallion, 1er Regiment de Chasseurs a Pied, Inf. de l'V. Gde.</i></font id="size2">
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<font size="1"><u>In Regards to Skirmisher Flop by Melee Losers:</u>
<ul><li>Make it an optional rather than fixed rule (at the very least). </li>
<li>Skirmisher stack size relative to retreating formed unit should be a factor (whether in clear or covered terrain). </li>
<li>For skirmishers, (not leaders or wagons) covered terrain (swamp, building, city, town, forest, marsh, and perhaps orchard) should negate the overrun result.</li></font id="size1"> </ul>


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