1 April-grappen in de media: meld ze hier

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Op dinsdag 31 maart 2009 19:41 schreef raptorix het volgende:
http://www.nu.nl/internet(...)eppen-op-de-wii.html

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Op dinsdag 31 maart 2009 20:16 schreef Mirjam het volgende:

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anders kijk je op z'n minst de laatste post van een topic ff door

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Op dinsdag 31 maart 2009 19:28 schreef Nepthys het volgende:

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Op woensdag 1 april 2009 02:56 schreef minthy het volgende:
http://www.telegraaf.nl/b(...)lima_s__.html?p=38,1

Lijkt mij een grap

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Op woensdag 1 april 2009 03:03 schreef Specularium het volgende:

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Dat hoeft niet, het gaat immers over GB.

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Op dinsdag 31 maart 2009 18:57 schreef FloydP het volgende:
Laatste grap: Wilders beschikt over 32 virtuele zetels.

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Modal Shift for Top Gear

Category: Factual & Arts TV; BBC Two
Date: 01.04.2009
Printable version

Top Gear, BBC Two's iconic motoring magazine, is to depart from tradition in the next series, and will focus on cycling as Britain's prime means of transport. Gone will be the razzmatazz associated with fast cars and petrol-headedness, to be replaced with the somewhat more sedate form of transport more associated with Miss Marple and country parsons.



"It's obviously a bit of a climb-down," admitted top presenter Jeremy Clarkson. "My contempt for human-powered transport has been well-known for a long time, but you have to face facts: the car industry is on its knees, Peak Oil is just around the corner and I'm not getting any younger. Frankly, it's pretty pathetic when a male-menopausal baby-boomer tries to pretend that he's still a boy racer."



Richard Hammond, who, riding a bicycle, won the race between different transport modes in November 2007, was far more up-beat. "I love all forms of transport and some of the bikes that are available are just as thrilling to ride as any car is. I'm particularly fond of sleek carbon frames and will be exploring different cycling genres, including road racing, sportives and audax. There's also the perennial debate about different gearing systems: some prefer the derailleur, when the chain is literally hauled from one cog to another, whereas the Germans (who else?) have come up with a 14-speed hub gear which reduces the need for maintenance to almost nil."



James May added "As usual, I'll be into tradition. I've already ordered a penny-farthing from a builder in Essex, and have a number of marvellous machines to show off in the new series, including frames from Longstaff, Hetchins and Mercian. I'll be going out on Sunday Runs with the Cyclists' Touring Club and will be drinking tea and eating cake, but I won't grow a beard or wear sandals."



Top Gear, Sunday 21 June 2009, 8pm, BBC Two.

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*Special Edition* Cycling News for April 1, 2009

Edited by the CN équipe Avril Imbécile
ASO in velodrome dilemma for Roubaix

Major race organiser Amaury Sport Organisation (ASO) has stumbled upon a major hurdle for this month's Paris-Roubaix, with the famed Roubaix velodrome unavailable for the historic Spring Classic. ASO, which also organises the Tour de France, is currently trying to negotiate an alternative with the velodrome's owners who have double booked the venue with a local Easter carnival, the Roubaix Poisson d'Avril, on April 12.

This year's event is the first time Paris-Roubaix has clashed with Easter weekend since the 2004 edition, when Magnus Bäckstedt claimed victory. Over the past five years a local Easter festival has grown to such a degree, that in 2007 it started using the velodrome site in order to cater for increased attendance.

"It's an embarrassing oversight by the velodrome owners," an ASO insider told Cyclingnews. "They simply didn't realise that our event fell on Easter Sunday this year. It only happens every once in a while, so it's an understandable mistake to make."

ASO hopes to have a resolution to the issue by week's end. Several options are being considered, with negotiations between it and the Easter carnival organisers underway which would see the festival moved to the neighboring football grounds.

Should a deal between the two organisations fail to materialise, ASO will consider asphalting the old running track that surrounds the football field next door and erecting a temporary grand stand for the event. While it's considered an extreme measure, ASO wants to ensure the event stays close to its roots.

"We are working with both organisers and the velodrome owners," said a local council member. "If ASO must resort to its back-up measure, the local government will offer its resources to help lay the asphalt in time. Roubaix is proud of this event and doesn't want to see the finish moved to another province, not even as a one off."

An ASO official admitted that while paving the running track next door wasn't ideal, it was the most attractive alternative. It wishes to stay close to the site where race founders Théodore Vienne and Maurice Perez held the first event in 1886, ruling out a one-off move to a nearby city.

The organisation had also considered postponing the event for one week, but has since decided that's not an option. With a temporary alternative in place, the organiser didn't want to upset fans or teams who have all booked accommodation and travel for the existing date, in addition to athletes timing their condition specifically to that date.

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Armstrong perfects aero position with surgery

By Lorne Wisely

During the height of his career Lance Armstrong was famous for taking every possible step to perfect his aerodynamic position on the bike because, during the Tour de France, "every second counts". Since his return to the sport, he has yet to dominate in the race against the clock. Insider sources have revealed to Cyclingnews that the American recently underwent a radical, secret surgery to alter his physique to help cheat the wind.

Following his crash in the Vuelta a Castilla y Leon, where Armstrong fractured his right collarbone, he flew back to his Austin, Texas home. Once back in Texas he had surgery - supposedly to repair the clavicle which, doctors insisted, was broken into four pieces.

Sources within the Armstrong camp explained that initial reports that the break was a single, clean fracture were true. But the seven-time Tour winner had been told he could shave seconds per kilometre off of his time trials if only his shoulders weren't so broad. The American decided that, since he faced several weeks of recovery from the broken bone anyhow, he might as well go through with a plan which would shorten both clavicles and narrow the width of his upper body.

Doctors cut out a section of the right clavicle before putting the bone back together with a plate and screws, then moved over to the previously intact left collarbone to duplicate the procedure. The surgery marks the first time an athlete has undergone such a radical surgery to gain a performance boost.

The extreme measure was taken with a view toward the Giro d'Italia's stage 12 time trial from Sestri Levante to Riomaggiore which, at 61.2km, is the longest individual test of Armstrong's career and could well be the decisive stage of the tour.

"We did everything we could in the wind tunnel to shave fractions of seconds off of Lance's times - Trek invented new technology to cheat the wind on the bike, Nike used space-age technology to create the world's most aerodynamic skinsuit... but there was no getting around the fact that Lance's frontal area was just bigger than other riders," a spokesman said.

"The surgeons took two centimeters off of both collarbones and then screwed the bones back together," he added. "With the titanium plates holding the bones in place, Lance is already cleared to get back on the trainer. He was so eager to find out how much more aerodynamic he is that we flew straight away to San Diego to do some tests in the wind tunnel. And boy, oh boy, all I can say is watch out!"

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Op woensdag 1 april 2009 07:33 schreef starla het volgende:
http://www.nos.nl/nosjour(...)lfonsnoverleden.html



Kom maar te voorschijn!

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Op woensdag 1 april 2009 07:35 schreef TARAraboemdijee het volgende:

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Ik zie de grap niet

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Op woensdag 1 april 2009 08:01 schreef TARAraboemdijee het volgende:
Hij staat nu hier
http://www.nos.nl/nosjour(...)fonsinoverleden.html

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alfonsin

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Op woensdag 1 april 2009 08:08 schreef TARAraboemdijee het volgende:
Nou starla, leg eens uit. Jij komt met een doodnormaal nieuwsbericht over het overlijden van oud-president Alfonsin van Argentinie
Ik zie het niet, url wordt op de NOS site aangepast (er zat een foutje in, de eigenlijke stond alfonsn) en jij plaatst alleen maar smileys

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Op woensdag 1 april 2009 08:12 schreef starla het volgende:

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OMFG