Fate?

paulcuthbert
Posts: 1,016
Last time the Spanish football team won a major tournament and Nadal won Wimbledon in the same summer, a Spaniard also won le Tour...
Contador to win then?
Contador to win then?
The most painful climb in Northern Ireland http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc1/hs200.snc1/6776_124247198694_548863694_2335754_8016178_n.jpg
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he would have won even if South Africa had won the world cup..0
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Or even if England had won the WC and Murray had won Wimbledon.0
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I worked out the other day, that since 1988, there have only been three years when the Tour wasn't won by an American or a Spaniard.0
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TakeTheHighRoad wrote:I worked out the other day, that since 1988, there have only been three years when the Tour wasn't won by an American or a Spaniard.
Cool, did you get hold of a Super Computer for that?0 -
No, just my thinking cap. I had an extra piece of cake in self congratulation0
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Well done. It can be difficult to hold a few people's nationalities in your head while counting to three. I'm impressed.0
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Has anyone consulted the Octopus on this issue?0
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TakeTheHighRoad wrote:I worked out the other day, that since 1988, there have only been three years when the Tour wasn't won by an American or a Spaniard.
In order: Riis, Ulrich, Pantani?
'96,'97,'98....0 -
There has only been 12 Spanish victories in the race, and they have by far the best GC rider in the world. I can see how they'd need to cling on to this type of belief.0