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Ive put that it isnt replaceable on the disputed form thingy and also in the discussion page for it. SportingNonsense 20:22, 20 January 2007 (UTC)

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Geraint Thomas

I was trying to access the UCI website to access a new registered team roster before changing it, but it seems the UCI don't quite have it working this weekend! I'll try to source a new one this week sometime, and also make some headway on the Pro Conti team rosters.

Again, welcome! Mk3severo 11:33, 21 January 2007 (UTC)

I use Cyclingnews for rosters, theyre all up to date and it lists all the top teams.

Just so you know, if you read this, Im hoping to add the rosters from the bottom of the page to continental teams, Ive experimented with the current team templates in my sandbox and I know what to do. Ill start with Barloworld.

Cyclingnews is good, but the UCI is the horse's mouth so I regard it a better source to use and always try to reference that rather than a third party source which may have mistakes! If you hadn't found it, instructions for the nav boxes can be found at Template talk:Cycling team rider. Happy editing! --Mk3severo 11:53, 21 January 2007 (UTC)

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I know this, I just forget sometimes

WT:CRIC

Hello Sporting Nonsense. It has been decided not to use the squad templates for the world cup in the articles because it was agreed that the templates were overwhelming the articles at that the categories could convery the same information. thus, I reverted your changes to the cricket bios. If the consensus changes in the future, I will be happy to restore them for you. Regards, Blnguyen (bananabucket) 03:01, 14 February 2007 (UTC)

Okay, good job I only did 2 XD --SportingNonsense 03:12, 14 February 2007 (UTC)

Mountain Biking on Mount Tamalpais

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