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Sunday, June 12
Iñigo Txapeldun
by
Auskadi
on Sun 12 Jun 2005 20:50 CEST
On
the last day of the Dauphine a multinational corporation took the first
three places of the final
stage, boring us to tears and showing us oh what so such
money can do. Meanwhile a 24 year old from the seaside near Bilbao
named Iñigo Landaluze was the
real discovery. Iñigo finished without teamates and achieved something
that nobody's money could have ever bought. In doing so he continued
the process of making the Dauphine podium
a Basque affair. Aupa Iñigo!
The only thing to say is:
Factory Without Walls
by
Auskadi
on Sun 12 Jun 2005 07:57 CEST
A work in progress on the theory of immaterial labour and the factory without walls of
the post-fordist world. Directly applicable to free and open source
software production, writing for the world centre of cycling news
or reality tv amongst many other things. As they say on American Idols
- you decide.
Iñigo Hangs In
by
Auskadi
on Sun 12 Jun 2005 07:39 CEST
Iñigo
Landaluze hung on to his lead in the penultimate stage of the Dauphine.
It was another brave ride for the new king of Alkorta. He now holds a
59 second advantage over Santi Botero Echavarri, who is one man who
seems to be back on the come back trail in a big way. Question: Is his
old mate the Gallego Pino still hanging around Phonak providing
any services? Maybe my mate Imran can answer that one as he has been
gushing loudly about the return of Santi of late.
But back to Iñigo (for you non Basqueys you can follow the Team Patxaran pronounciation of "In Ya Go"): he only has three teammates left. Gorospe didn't send a team of Orange big guns to the race and now only the tall guys Koldo Fernandez, Joseba Zubeldia and Aitor Silloniz are left to help poor old Iñigo out over one bumpy stage. I expect Aitor to put in a big effort today, none of this "estoy jodido" crap. If not I promise I will kick his arse in Iuretta in a few weeks time. Get on your bike Silloniiz and bring the bacon or jamon home to Bizkaia. If Iñigo was to hang on it would be the 4th Euskadi podium finish in the last six years of the Dauphine. He would join Iban Mayo (twice -1st 2004 and 2nd 2003) and Haimar Zubeldia (2nd 2000). That record is only surpassed by a bloated gringo team that has more money and doctors than .... it is no wonder then that CNN even gave Iñigo a mention today, even if they were a bit confused about what to call him. In one sentence he was Spanish and the next Basque. I wonder if this is a sign that the Plan Ibaretxe's shared sovereignty has been accepted in the USofA? |
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