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I'm back! I hope you're doing fine. I took a little break. I'm glad you liked the Boonen article I wrote on Uncyclopedia! :P I think what I'll do throughout the Tour is updating the different personal articles like I just did with Peter Sagan. What a machine this guy is! Where do you write the résumés? Mattaidepikiw(Talk)17:27, 1 July 2012 (UTC)
Great! I guess if a race is important, you have more chance of it having a good grade, since you can add more details? I mean, if I were to write a lengthy gem about the Tour of Zimbabwe (lol), there would be no chance in hell it would receive a good grade I guess? Anyway, Wikipedia is lucky to have you. Mattaidepikiw(Talk)17:42, 1 July 2012 (UTC)
Thanks for the answer! Just wanted to remind you that Hesjedal finished 10th today if I'm not mistaken... He shows a lot of form... He will not be marked too much... Danger!! Hahaha, since Purrito is not there, do you have a favorite? Mattaidepikiw(Talk)17:55, 1 July 2012 (UTC)
The incredible victory of Sagan eased my tremendous pain for Hesjedal. :( The Garmin team is having a terrible Tour, plus the doping affair. The soigneurs must be totally overworked. They may as well pull out before somebody dies. :S Mattaidepikiw(Talk)18:05, 6 July 2012 (UTC)
Greipel had a popped shoulder? Can't wait to read your résumé then to get the reference for that! In other news, I added text on Peter Sagan's article (just a bit), retouched it a little so it sounds more encyclopedic (Saganator is a fan, it seems) and flushed the "over-quotation" template a IP slapped on the page. I mean, there's only 3 well-referenced and relevant quotes. What do you think? I'll update the Hesjedal article once it becomes clear what he'll do. Mattaidepikiw(Talk)18:25, 6 July 2012 (UTC)
You're right, there needs to be something about the Tour de Suisse on Sagan's article, it's quite logical, I'll do that in the following days. Thanks for the link about Greipel! The Planche-des Belles Filles will be something tomorrow. Litterally translated, it means "The beautiful girls' plank". Not even kidding! The French have weird names for places and villages. I saw you visited my homeland, Quebec, were you in Quebec City or Montreal? Mattaidepikiw(Talk)20:09, 6 July 2012 (UTC)
Hey great! I live in Quebec City. It seems Scotland and Quebec have a lot in common, in the sovereignty area! We need a Robert Wallace here! Mattaidepikiw(Talk)21:06, 6 July 2012 (UTC)
OK, thanks, the link will be very helpful! I added text to the Fuglsang article, he took a great revenge on Radio Shack! And things are looking grim for Armstrong to say the least! Hesjedal gone, my hopes are with Nibali. I don't say I think he has a lot of chances, but I'd like him to. Do you cheer for Wiggins or just think he'll win? I mean, who are you wishing will win? Mattaidepikiw(Talk)00:40, 11 July 2012 (UTC)
Interesting, but who do you WISH will win? Also, watching good old videos help edit articles, as I just watched Stage 3 of the 2008 Tirreno-Adriatico and came up with this on the Joaquin Rodriguez article. It's cool to dig back and complete rider's articles, especially considering Googling his name will likely produce the WP article first! I'll certainly do that with Jens Voigt. Mattaidepikiw(Talk)02:43, 11 July 2012 (UTC)
I certainly would like Froome to win better than Wiggins, everywhere I look Wiggins seems to make a jerk of himself. Or here. Anyway, what an exciting Tour it is, did you see Froome drop Wiggins today? Poor Froome must feel like he has his hands legs tied! That said, you certainly deserve a Tour de France victory, and it looks more than good! Mattaidepikiw(Talk)21:28, 12 July 2012 (UTC)
Wow, I am sometimes unlucky with flats, but 3 in a row for Cadel?? unbelievable! Nice class by Sky to wait for him, they actually are going up in my esteem, so does Wiggins. I was disappointed for Sagan, what a climb he did. I'm gonna try to fill the "2012" section on Cadel Evans a little, there is nothing there! Mattaidepikiw(Talk)01:17, 16 July 2012 (UTC)
You're right. I just lost a big edit since the electricity cut for a second since there's a huge thunderstorm here. Water is flowing out of manholes like small geysers. Damn!! Luckily I live on the third floor, the street is a river lol Mattaidepikiw(Talk)02:23, 16 July 2012 (UTC)
It must have been an awful game indeed! You were in attendance and waited all that time? Also, I am in a great deal of mental anguish over this... *Cries his eyes out* WHHYYYY?!?!?!? Seriously, cycling has a bad rep because it controls itself a lot. People think it is a dirty sport, but I'm sure football or hockey is just as worse, they're just not tested :( Mattaidepikiw(Talk)19:35, 18 July 2012 (UTC)
Hello! I was just wondering what to do with references that are tagged as "dead link", such as the one on the Javier Otxoa article. Delete them altogether? Or do they kinda prove info was supported by something at one time? Also, I don't quite get the difference between the Bouygues Telekom teams from one year apart, but that's not too important at all. Nice start of an article by the way! And that was an exciting Olympic race! Mattaidepikiw(Talk)04:16, 31 July 2012 (UTC)
Ah, OK. The guy in the article I linked you to thinks Vino concluded a monetary pact with Uran while flying for the finish line at 35 miles an hour with a raging bunch behind, since they can be seen "talking to one another" and "Uran's mistake was too blatant". This is ridiculous, he must believe that Earth will be attacked by aliens soon too. :D Mattaidepikiw(Talk)18:05, 31 July 2012 (UTC)
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2012 Tour de France
Thanks for fixing my sloppy work on the two stage-by-stage articles. Thanks also for the superb write-ups on each day's racing. Best wishes. -- Daemonic Kangaroo (talk) 07:05, 4 July 2012 (UTC)
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Lewis Hamilton extended the 2012 season's record by becoming the seventh different winner is as many races at the 2012 Canadian Grand Prix. At the following race in Valencia, Fernando Alonso broke the sequence by taking his second win of the year.
Formula One, abbreviated to F1, is the highest class of open-wheeledauto racing defined by the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA), motorsport's world governing body. The "formula" in the name refers to a set of rules to which all participants and vehicles must conform. The F1 World Championship season consists of a series of races, known as Grands Prix, held usually on purpose-built circuits, and in a few cases on closed city streets.
The first Grand Prix was held in 1950 at Silverstone; since then 68 circuits have hosted a Grand Prix. Circuits such as the Nürburgring have hosted Grands Prix using different configurations. The first race at the circuit used the 22 kilometres (14 mi) circuit, but concerns over safety meant that more recent Grands Prix have used a shorter, safer circuit. F1 circuits were predominately in Europe during the early years of the championship, as the sport has expanded so has the location of its circuits. New circuits have been used in Asia and America, the change has been a recent occurrence. Of the 20 circuits that will host a Grand Prix in 2012, nearly half were not on the calendar before 1999.
Thanks for Tour de France write-ups (there doesn't seem to be a specific bike star instead a generic sports one)Tom B (talk) 16:22, 19 July 2012 (UTC)
Sagan, impressive reference yes it does feel a long time ago - I'm worried lots of people jinxing Wiggo with the 'nearly there' stuff but he his nearly there. Tom B (talk) 23:35, 19 July 2012 (UTC)
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The Plymouth Superbird stock car that Ramo Stott raced in mainly USAC Stock Car between 1970 and 1972. He also used the car in some NASCARWinston Cup and ARCA events.
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Leopard season article under review
Ehh....sort of. It's been at that very "young" stage in its development for three days now, but at the least it should mean the review is coming. I'll keep an eye on it, since the Olympics have drawn me back for the next couple of weeks. Just letting you know in case you wish to as well. Green-eyed girl (Talk · Contribs) 21:55, 29 July 2012 (UTC)
Talking with my mentor
Reptilians are going to rule the world, Elizabeth 2 eats babies for dinner, piranhas are a creation of the Illuminati. It's all good! BTW, I started a stub recently among many other edits. (I edit not for the love of cycling, only to eventually have more edits than you in 2097) It's David Boily, if I made a mistake or forgot something please correct it! It went a lot faster and smoother than the first article I created though. Can we upload pics from cyclingarchives? Uploading pics here seems to be very complicated in regards to copyrights... Mattaidepikiw(Talk)00:24, 1 August 2012 (UTC)
Good to see you are writing the Eneco tour! Great stuff, better than the cycling sites! I still edit personal riders articles. But races I'll definitely cover is both the Quebec and Montreal Grand Prix. If you let me of course :P Anyway, you'll certainly be busy with the Vuelta. Mattaidepikiw(Talk)00:23, 8 August 2012 (UTC)
LOL. Didn't you write an essay about someone wanting to 'quit' Wikipedia and making a big fuss about it? I'm trying to find it, but I fail. I remember it was hilarious! Maybe it was somebody else? Mattaidepikiw(Talk)08:46, 10 August 2012 (UTC)
Any links as to why Tuft has been penalized 20 seconds? Maybe he hung on to the helicopter's blade? Or was seen eating Popeye's spinach??? :O Mattaidepikiw(Talk)20:50, 12 August 2012 (UTC)
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The 2008 Hungarian Grand Prix (formally the Formula 1 ING Magyar Nagydíj 2008) was a Formula One motor race held on August 3, 2008, at the Hungaroring in Mogyoród, near Budapest, Hungary. It was the 11th race of the 2008 Formula One season. Contested over 70 laps, the race was won by Heikki Kovalainen for the McLaren team, from a second position start. Timo Glock finished second in a Toyota car, with Kimi Räikkönen third in a Ferrari. It was Kovalainen's first Formula One victory, which made him the sport's 100th driver to win a World Championship race, and it was Glock's first podium finish.
The majority of the race consisted of a duel between Lewis Hamilton and Felipe Massa, who drove for McLaren and Ferrari, respectively. Hamilton started from pole position but was beaten at the first corner by Massa, who passed him around the outside. The two championship rivals began a battle for the lead that was resolved when Hamilton sustained a punctured tyre just over halfway through the race, giving Massa a lead of more than 20 seconds over Kovalainen. The Ferrari's engine, however, failed with three laps remaining, allowing the McLaren driver to win. Räikkönen set the race's fastest lap in the other Ferrari, but was hampered by a poor qualifying performance and was stuck behind Fernando Alonso (Renault) and Glock in turn for almost all of the race.
As a consequence of the race, Hamilton extended his lead in the World Drivers' Championship to five points over Räikkönen, with Massa a further three behind. Robert Kubica, who finished eighth after finding his BMW Sauber car uncompetitive at the Hungaroring, slipped to 13 points behind Hamilton, ahead of teammate Nick Heidfeld and Kovalainen. In the World Constructors' Championship, McLaren passed BMW Sauber for second position, 11 points behind Ferrari.
I'm out and gone for the foreseeable future. It's unlikely I'll return to Wikipedia at any time the remainder of this calendar year, and probably longer if I had to guess (how long till the next Giro...) Keep doing what you're doing, Craig. You have my respect and admiration.
Is well deserved. I need your opinion there. I think we should keep results that are in the top 10 for stage races, and scrap the rest. I'm all for keeping any top 20 rankings for the Great Tours though, but not adding them. Case in point Daniel Moreno. 12th in the Vuelta a Burgos needs to go in my opinion. What do you think? Also, they added the bottle thing to the article you linked me to (In the paragraph starting with "Former French champion Sylvain Chavanel...") And I had a barnstar too!!! She likes me too!!! Hahahaha!!!! Mattaidepikiw(Talk)07:51, 13 August 2012 (UTC)
You may be right, Contador is the big question mark in my mind, that only makes the race more intriguing. Plus all the uphill finishes! Will you write the Vuelta? I'll do as always: update riders' articles with recent news and old stuff I come across. I've started liking editing here so much that I resigned as the UnNews editor on Uncyclopedia and don't edit there much at all. I guess I became serious! Mattaidepikiw(Talk)
OK I'm gonna tweak them that way when I happen to edit theses articles for something else. Nice win by Big John Degenkolb, he's about the only rider that isn't as slim as a pole! BTW, I stumbled upon a video from last year Vuelta. A very wild attack! :) Mattaidepikiw(Talk)02:19, 20 August 2012 (UTC)
Did you know that Rodriguez lost the 3rd stage because he stopped his effort since he was certain (in his mind) to win? That's what the Quebec commentators said and they were reading quotes from Rodriguez admitting he messed up, but I just can't find a link to it... I'm in the middle of a big edit to his article, but if I can't find it, I won't put it. How do you get that damn "ñ" as in Vuelta a España? I just copy and paste it now, I know it's the "#" key, but what is the combo? And I thought I'd die today, I was going down a steep slope with a right bend at full speed which is closed to circulation except city affairs. Went there dozens of times without seeing any traffic. But a truck was coming up that steep bend, I was going so fast that even though my brakes were fully engaged, I had to chose: the truck or the ditch. I chose the ditch. Incredibly, I only have 5 stitches on my right elbow and an impressive amount of rash on the right arm. The driver couldn't believe I had nothing broken and me neither. I know I could be lying and invent anything over the net but I assure you I'm not. It was an emotional day to say the least, it's good to be alive. Always be careful, man: health is precious and fragile :) Mattaidepikiw(Talk)02:26, 23 August 2012 (UTC)
Man, this Vuelta is getting absolutely fabulous! Did you see stage 8? Awesome! The Armstrong "bombshell" makes me laugh. I read a lot about him, there is no way he was clean (and sadly, the vast majority of pro athletes are doping in my opinion, which I forged by reading about the topic a great deal) I hope you're doing well, gonna edit a little tonight, good job with the Vuelta writings! Mattaidepikiw(Talk)23:24, 25 August 2012 (UTC)
DYK for cognitive vulnerability
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hiya sorry, the only way i could undo another editors stuff was to restore to previous version so the work you done was removed, if you can tell me how to run the scripts i will redo it, or if you want to redo it yourself i am happy for that to, it was on my to do list the stuff you fixed with the script but i had planned to do it manually, i would appericate a brief instruction how to use them menaing i cna use it on other pages toAndrewcrawford (talk - contrib) 15:43, 18 August 2012 (UTC)
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Pole position driver Kasey Kahne maintained his lead into the first corner to begin the race, but Jimmie Johnson, who started in the second position on the grid, took the lead before the first lap was over. Afterward, Greg Biffle became the leader, and would eventually lead to the race high of 66 laps. Tony Stewart led after the final pit stops, ahead of Hamlin and Harvick. Harvick helped Hamlin to become the leader, but with twelve laps left, Harvick gained on Hamlin and claimed the first position with eleven lap remaining. Harvick maintained his position to claim his first Sprint Cup victory at Michigan International Speedway.
There were five cautions and nineteen lead changes among nine different drivers throughout the course of the race, Harvick's third win of the season. The result maintained the first position in the Drivers' Championship and clinched him a position in the Chase. He remained 293 points ahead of second place driver Jeff Gordon and 353 ahead of Denny Hamlin. Chevrolet maintained its lead in the Manufacturers' Championship, thirty points ahead of Toyota and sixty-one ahead of Ford, with thirteen races remaining in the season. A total of 105,000 people attended the race, while 4.917 million watched it on television.
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I got to say it is pretty satisfying to work with you as a team, although I realise I don't do as much as you, but as you can see from my latest contributions, I'm doing a different job by focusing on personal articles. I realize that if you weren't here, cycling articles would be horrible. I encourage you to continue in this vein, and I will too unless my motivation goes down. Mattaidepikiw(Talk)01:09, 29 August 2012 (UTC)
Grammar: Do we write "a five second advantage" or "a five seconds advantage"? Great Vuelta finish today btw. Rodriguez looks very strong, can't wait for the high mountains :) Mattaidepikiw(Talk)02:16, 31 August 2012 (UTC)
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The 2012 Belgian Grand Prix took place at the historic Spa-Francorchamps circuit. Before the event, it was announced that the circuit's contract to host the race has been extended to 2015.
Formula One (F1) is the highest class of open-wheeledauto racing defined by the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA), motorsport's world governing body. The "formula" in the name refers to a set of rules to which all participants and vehicles must conform. The F1 World Championship season consists of a series of races, known as Grands Prix, held usually on purpose-built circuits, and in a few cases on closed city streets. The results of each race are combined to determine two annual Championships, one for drivers and one for constructors.
Safety standards have improved since the first World Championship Grand Prix at Silverstone in 1950, where there was no medical back-up or safety measures, in case of an accident. It was not until the 1960s these were first introduced, as helmets and overalls became mandatory and the FIA assumed responsibility for safety at the circuits. Steps were taken to improve the safety of the Formula One car in the 1970s; the cockpit opening was enlarged allowing the driver to escape quicker in the event of an accident and outside mirrors became mandatory. The 1980s saw further improvement in the structure of the Formula One car, with the monocoque being made out of carbon fibre instead of aluminium, increasing protection upon impact. Following the death of Ayrton Senna in 1994, a number of measures were introduced in an attempt to slow the cars down, including the prohibition of traction control systems. Grooved tyres were introduced in 1998 instead of racing slick tyres to reduce cornering speed. Safety measures continued to be introduced into the 21st century, with a number of circuits having their configuration changed to improve driver safety.
This list includes drivers who have died during a FIA World Championship race weekend, and those who have died while driving a Formula One car outside of the World Championship. Track marshals and other race attendees who have died as a result of these accidents are not included in the list. Forty-nine drivers have died driving a Formula One car, with Cameron Earl being the first in 1952. Thirty-two of the drivers died during a World Championship Grand Prix race weekend, six during a test session and eleven during a non-championship Formula One event. The Indianapolis Motor Speedway has seen the most fatalities; seven drivers have died there during the course of the Indianapolis 500. Fifteen drivers died in the 1950s; fourteen in the 1960s; twelve in the 1970s; four in the 1980s and two in the 1990s. No driver has suffered a fatal accident since 1994,[A] making this the longest period in F1 history without a driver fatality. Only two Formula One Champions have died while racing or practicing in Formula One, Jochen Rindt in 1970, and Ayrton Senna in 1994. Rindt is the only driver to win the championship posthumously.
For all your great contributions to cycling articles from times immemorial, I award you this smiley!
The smiley is a change from a Barnstar lol. It's from the heart. I enjoy reading your résumés of the Vuelta stages, as well as all the palmares updating. Truly, I am discovering Purrito in this race, I didn't know he was such a funny and good guy. I hope he wins, he certainly deserves a Grand Tour win. Am I right when I say this was the first arrival at the Cuitu Negru? Also, do you have a synonym for "stage"? I have the feeling I repeat that word over and over and over and no online synonym dictionary are helping. I hope you're fine, I try to contribute with one or two "big" edits a day on riders' articles. I will cover the Quebec and Montreal races, if that's fine with you. But of course, I'd be grateful if you could proofread it and add anything I might have missed. I'll be seeing the riders in Quebec and Sagan is coming, that's gonna be awesome! Mattaidepikiw(Talk)03:05, 4 September 2012 (UTC)
Nice, there are a lot of big names in the Tour of Britain. I've expanded the Contador article a bit. The riders in Quebec have arrived and they are lodged at the Chateau Frontenac. I'll add that to the article if I can find a ref. I asked for Tyler Hamilton's book for my birthday (12 October). At my age, you're lucky if you get a pair of socks :P Mattaidepikiw(Talk)03:31, 6 September 2012 (UTC)
Hey, I realized you never give me news, I'm always the one to write :( Oh well, what a heartbreak for Purrito, I read your post about the last stage, how unlucky is that guy? He says that if he has to go to Pekin to get the UCI title he'll do it if it doesn't work out at the Giro di Lombardia. What a fighter. I also stumbled on an amazing video that is resuming the Giro in 15 minutes, I'm sure you'll like. Cheers! Mattaidepikiw(Talk)03:30, 13 September 2012 (UTC)
That's alright! I just caught the final kilometers of the Tour of Britain's stage 5 on Youtube, I wanted to see it after reading your résumé. Nice win for De Maar, especially considering he scraped himself up from the asphalt! It's always cool to see a lesser known guy take a big one. I've updated his article with it and cleaned up the palmarès, I've noticed recently that you put the results in ascending order, so I did that while I was at it. Mattaidepikiw(Talk)09:04, 14 September 2012 (UTC)
Just saw it. Great racing, König didn't make a friend there though lol. I created the Boy Van Poppel article today, I think it was the right timing! It is very promising for the 2 last stages, I didn't know there were big climbs in Britain. By the way, do you know the name of Boy Van Poppel's sister? It's Girl Van Poppel :P Mattaidepikiw(Talk)21:51, 14 September 2012 (UTC)
Greetings, as you see in my talk and Intoronto1125's, we are not agree about having just one article for Volleyball and Beach volleyball. There are interwiki, a template and just adding beach volleyball content under volleyball make it larger and difficult to read. His argument is make it like Olympics, and may be valid in certain way, but there should be another intermediate solution, making a template that links both articles volleyball and beach volleyball in every pan american game, just like Olympics do. I would like to hear from you, thanks. Osplace01:20, 5 September 2012 (UTC)
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Pole position driver Brad Keselowski maintained his lead in the first lap, but in the second lap Tony Stewart pulled ahead. Chase for the Sprint Cup participants Jimmie Johnson, Kurt Busch, and Hamlin were in the top ten for most of the race, but in the closing laps all of them suffered spins or other problems. Hamlin was the only one to recover and finish in the top five. With two laps remaining, Tony Stewart was leading the race when he ran out of fuel, giving the lead to Bowyer, who also led the most laps in the race with 176. There were eight cautions and twenty-three lead changes among eight different drivers during the race.
The race was Clint Bowyer's first win in the 2010 season, and the third of his career. The result advanced Bowyer to second in the Drivers' Championship, thirty-five points behind Hamlin and ten ahead of Kevin Harvick, but because of a penalty three days after the race, he fell to twelfth in the standings. Chevrolet maintained its lead in the Manufacturers' Championship, thirty-two points ahead of Toyota and seventy-four ahead of Ford, with nine races remaining in the season. A total of 95,000 people attended the race, while 3.68 million watched it on television. (Read more...)
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