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Papillon: The Joe Papp Diary 2005
Joe Papp is a UCI Elite rider with the UPMC cycling team. He was a double stage winner at the 2003 Vuelta a Cuba (UCI 2.5) and has finished in the top-10 three times at the UCI Pan American Continental Championships (2005, 2004, 1996). Joe's writing is good enough to make boring races intriguing and intriguing races captivating.
Latest entry: December 23 - Flying high
2005 entries
- December 23 - Flying high
- November 22 - Doing a few new things
- August 15 - Riding the rollercoaster
- February 11-23 - A Cuban Odyssey - parts 1-6
- January 22 - Not dead yet
2004 entries
Univest Grand Prix and Univest GP Criterium, Pennsylvania, USA, September 18-19, 2004
Green Mountain Stage Race, Vermont, USA, September 3-6, 2004
- Part Five - September 6, 2004 - GMSR Stage 3 - Criterium
- Part Four - September 5, 2004 - GMSR Stage 2 - Road Race
- Part Three - September 4, 2004 - GMSR Stage 1 - Circuit Race
- Part Two - September 3, 2004 - GMSR Prologue Time Trial
- Part One - September 2, 2004 - Arrival and memories
- June 23-27: Coming full-circle: Pan-American Championships
Tour of Korea - 2.5 Korea, June 12-18, 2004
- Stage 6 - June 18: A hat-trick for ACT-UPMC
- Stage 5 - June 17: Acton - again!
- Stage 4 - June 16: Ecstasy - go team!
- Stage 3 - June 15: Pizza Hut for Western guts
- Stage 2 - June 14: Forgettable
- Stage 1 - June 13: Suffering... like a dog
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Prologue - June 12: Getting the ball rolling
- May 9: Building back up: Bear Mountain Spring Classic
- March 11-21: Vuelta de Chile
- February 10-22: Vuelta a Cuba
- January 29 - February 1: Vuelta a Cienfuegos, Cuba
- December 19-January 1: The training begins
2003 entries
Pre-season training in Uruguay
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December 6-7: Back to basics, Rocky-style
Vic Roads Herald Sun Tour
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October 12-26: "Ready or not, here I come!"
Post-crash recovery
- August 23: Back on the bike
Tour of Somerville weekend
- May 23-26: Everything clicked... apart from Lady Luck
South Carolina Heritage series
- April 29 - May 2: Looking for the crit legs
Vuelta Ciclista al Uruguay - 2.6 - Uruguay, April 11-20, 2003
- April 7-10 - Preparation: Easy on the meat, por favor!
- April 11-13 - Vuelta Ciclista al Uruguay - Disappointment follows elation
Vuelta de Chile - 2.5 - Chile, March 27-April 5, 2003
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Santiago, April 6 - Vuelta a Chile wrap up: Intense recollections
28th Vuelta a Cuba - 2.5 - Cuba, February 11-23, 2003
- January 26-February 3 - Final preparation at the Vuelta a Cienfuegos
- February 11-16 - Vuelta a Cuba: Stages 1-5
- Febuary 17-18 - Vuelta a Cuba: Stages 6-8
- February 19-23 - Vuelta a Cuba: Stages 9-13
Joe's racing exploits in 2003
- February 11-23: 28th Vuelta a Cuba - 2.5, Cuba
- March 27-April 5: Vuelta de Chile - 2.5, Chile
- April 11-20: Vuelta Ciclista al Uruguay - 2.6, Uruguay
