In the immediate postwar years, the whole of Europe was in a recession. So first of all, it helped us read more

In the immediate postwar years, the whole of Europe was in a recession. So first of all, it helped us step out of a recession; it gave a certain amount of speed to the economy. But that was the first step.

When we get a big rain, the water comes up and spreads over the orchard. Sometimes we can be 50-75 read more

When we get a big rain, the water comes up and spreads over the orchard. Sometimes we can be 50-75 percent under water. When this happens we can't get our work done, but we can put up with it until the end of February. Then we have to get back to work. When there are breaks in the storm, that allows the water to drain and we can work around that. But when it is just continuous, then we get in trouble.

It was very impressive of Van Heeswijk. He bridged back to the peloton all by himself after his puncture and read more

It was very impressive of Van Heeswijk. He bridged back to the peloton all by himself after his puncture and still had strength left over for the sprint, even though the pace was high towards the end of the stage. Christian Vande Velde crashed during the final descent, but he wasn't seriously hurt and managed to finish in the main peloton, while Linus Gerdemann lost some time because he's suffering from a back ache.

If a man does his best, what else is there?

If a man does his best, what else is there?

Starting in April, the lowest tides are in the morning, so that's when we schedule the digs. These morning digs read more

Starting in April, the lowest tides are in the morning, so that's when we schedule the digs. These morning digs tend to be very popular, partly because we often get good weather.

If we have no respect for our viewers, then how can we have any respect for ourselves and what we read more

If we have no respect for our viewers, then how can we have any respect for ourselves and what we do?

I'll tell you. We were playing little bit to passively. We were a lot more aggressive in the fourth quarter. read more

I'll tell you. We were playing little bit to passively. We were a lot more aggressive in the fourth quarter. We've got to start playing passionately from the beginning.

The corporate charter that we have is very strong.

The corporate charter that we have is very strong.

Common sense is the measure of the possible; it is composed of experience and prevision; it is calculation applied to read more

Common sense is the measure of the possible; it is composed of experience and prevision; it is calculation applied to life.