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| Koppenberg
Makes Way For New Talent |
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Lawyers
in Belgium are preparing for a bumper payout
after the route for the 2007 Tour Of Flanders was released
to the world cycling press at a less-than-lavish launch in
Ninove. The big news is the exclusion of the notorious Koppenberg
which has already led to a spate of acrimonious finger-pointing
exchanges.
When the race organizers
projected the 2007 route onto the portacabin wall the
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gasps were followed by the Koppenberg herself leaving her seat
in obvious disgust at her snub. In what only be described as
a flounce, we caught up with the visibly shaken Koppenberg a
few minutes later. She told us "I can't believe I've been
overlooked. Maybe the Muur grabs the headlines because she comes
in the finale but the first part of the bergs is all about me.
I've worked hard on my appearance over the last few years and
now I've been dumped by this Kortekeer upstart. I mean, she's
paved and with an average gradient of 6.6%. Cheap tart!" |
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| The
race organizers have been quick to dispel any talk of favoritism
"It's only fair we give the younger Bergs a fair crack
of the whip. The Koppenberg, bless 'er, has been a fixture for
many years but we just felt a new injection of something new
would spice things up a bit. This by no mean is the end of the
Koppenberg, I'm sure we'll see her very soon back in the race
route but we're disappointed to hear her talking about lawyers.
There's no need to drag us through the courts. It should be
an amicable, temporary split. Certainly, there's no animosity
on our behalf." |
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| One
person happy to see the omission of this Flemish cobbled atrocity
was Danish ex-pro Jesper Skibby who felt the full force of the
Koppenbergs fury after falling on her cobbles and becoming wedged
under a official race vehicle "She's always been an awkward
individual, a bit unstable really capable of having these violent
outbursts. The race can't really tolerate prima donnas like
her anymore. If the Kortekeer seems to be more level headed
then its only correct the race should give her a try" |
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| Have
you ever been in the dog house with the Koppenburg or fallen
prey to her alluring but ultimately lethal charms? If you have,
feel free to use the new space-age technology currently being
beta tested by secretsofthepeloton.com called 'electronic mail':
I fell off and walked :( |
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