| Subject: | RE: "Tonkink" on Euro cx site |
| Date: | 12/21/2004 04:47 AM |
| From: | k.sc-@verizon.net |
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Not Bad Steve! Those Web-based translation engines sure are getting better every day, even when translating from an odd language like Flemish (which BTW is the same as Dutch). Here is the translation using the old-school method (i.e. ask a native): Twelve Americans are heading to Belgium on Dec 23 to prepare for the world championship, which takes place at the end of January in Sankt-Wendel, Germany. Besides American champion Page, who is already a resident in our country, other [U.S.] elite riders are heading to Europe, including Ryan Trebon, Barry Wicks, Erik Tonkink en Ben Turner. The most talented [U.S.] junior riders will also prepare themselves in the Low Lands [i.e. Flanders & Holland]. Besides the elite riders mentioned above, espoir riders Jesse Anthony, Jeremy Powers en John Hanson and junior riders Bjorn Selander, Charles "Toby" Marzot, Brady Kappius, Adam McGrath and Alex Howes are coming. The Americans will tackle a busy schedule during the Christmas season. They will start on Christmas day in Beernem, then Diegem, followed by [races in] Hofstade and Loenhout, from there to Surhuisterveen in Holland, and then kick off the new year with [races in] Baal, Aigle and Waregem. They will be seen in action a last time in St-Niklaas on Jan 3. The day after they will fly back West. The cost of the trip is being paid by the riders themselves and their sponsors. The U.S. federation [U.S. Cycling?] helps out with the logistics and contacts. The riders will be accompanied by two "directors", Geoff Proctor and Noel Dejonckheere. ~Kris Steve Davee wrote: Thanks for the link, Chris, and for the laugh, Brad. The translation was pretty darn amusing: " Twelve Americans come down themselves to 23 December to Belgium there to prepare to the world championship of by the end of January in German Sankt-Wendel. Beside American champion page, that already in our country stays, to fall among others eliterenners such as Ryan Trebon, Barry Wicks, Erik Tonkink and are turner finished to Europe. Also the most number comes prepare itself jeugdrenners in the low countries. Beside rather eliterenners come also the promises Jesse Anthony mentioned, Jeremy Powers and John Hanson and the June ears Bjorn Selander, Charles "Toby" Marzot, Brady Kappius, Adam McGrath and Alex Howes. The Americans will finish a busy programme in the kerstperiode. They start on kerstdag in Beernem, then they come to Diegem, afterwards it concerns the new commitment year Hofstade and Loenhout to the Dutch Surhuisterveen then with bundle, Aigle and Waregem. They come a last time into operation in St-Niklaas on 3 January. One days later they step on the plane direction the west. The onkosten of this sniffing are carried by the renners themselves and their sponsors. The American association helps them with the organisation and the contacts. Them renners will be accompanied by two "directors", , as it happens, Geoff Proctor and Noel Dejonckheere. " Steve Brad Cockman, DC wrote: I used to speak German, which is very dissimilar to Flemish, but I think they said something like "Trebon should be playing basketball" and Tonkin is a "fast furry gorilla." I could be wrong. Yeah, definitely. Happy Festivus OBRAland! Thomas Hoffman wrote: This is Cool! But what does it say!?!? Any Flemish speaking OBRA members out there that could translate? (That is a Hint Mr. Schamp) Tom Hoffman -----Original Message----- From: Chris Brandt [mailto:cdbr-@gmail.com] Sent: Tuesday, December 21, 2004 11:11 AM To: ob-@topica.com Subject: [OBRA Chat] Tonkin on Euro cx site http://www.cyclocrossonline.be/html2004/index.htm |
