"Gobsmackingly Brilliant" rides of 2000

Erik Dekker

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Erik Dekker's final jump leading to his victory in the Classica San Sebastian was one of sheer raw power and beauty! Elite pursuit group on full speed couldn't catch him.

Anonymous
Somewhere
Monday, 11 December

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Dekker, Axelsson, Bruylandts
Dekker's winning rides/attacks in both the TdF and Classica San Sebastian were most remarkable in 2000, because so far he has been a second-line rider, a domestique. He is sympathetic to the bone, non-glamorous, unobtrusive and honest. A true rider of class, but not pretending things like some others in the peloton. It's good to see men like him surprise all those oh-so-fashionable and favourite riders. And maybe he even saved Radobank's season.

Christian Westhoff
Berlin, Germany
Monday, 11 December

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Dekker's TdF stage wins and Classica victory

Dave Hunt
Ivins, Utah USA
Mon, 11 Dec

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Erik Dekker x 4

Kjetil Haaland
Hamar, Norway
Wed, 13 Dec

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Dekker - the form rider of 2000. If ya hang in there, your day will come.

Mark Windsor
Bathurst NSW, Australia
Fri, 15 Dec

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San Sebastian: Dekker. Great performance. You'd think that at least one rider would have had his M.O. by this point.

T Sexton
Rochester, NY
Thu, 14 Dec

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