2010 in Pictures

[Libertine Seguros]

Which Mythical Pass is this?

Passo di Stelvio.

 

[Parrulo]

Passo di Stelvio.

womens giro i assume?

 

[Mambo95]

(Sadly the photo's actually from 2009, but more relevant to 2010)

 

[Libertine Seguros]

Yup. There were some half decent climbs in Trentino and Emakumeen Bira, but the Giro Donne is the race where the biggest and best women's racing goes on.

That happened the same day as a Tour stage when the break got 2 and a half minutes up the road, so HTC held them there for 100km+, then dragged them in quickly and Cavendish strolled home without trying.

 

[The Devil]

Passo di Stelvio.

Western ascent from Bormio or the Eastern ascent from Prato allo Stelvio?

 

[Mambo95]

 

[The Devil]

Looks like when Andy Schleck's chain came off ? Yes

 

[Libertine Seguros]

Western ascent from Bormio or the Eastern ascent from Prato allo Stelvio?

Western ascent from Bormio. Short stage from Livigno to Stelvio.

 

[Mambo95]

Looks like when Andy Schleck's chain came off ? Yes

Yes. It would be a fairly dull picture otherwise. But this is the "2010 in pictures" so it needs to be in.

 

[krebs303]

 

[Mambo95]

Krebs, surely the best Voigt photo was him bandaged up riding a kids bike

 

[krebs303]

Krebs, surely the best Voigt photo was him bandaged up riding a kids bike

I'm just picking one photo from each race except GT's. I have pics from the classics coming up but it is time to get my drink on and cook dinner. That was Paris-Nice. I'm just looking for striking photos. It's kinda fun to go back and remissness this last season which has been the best I can remember. This has been the first year I have been able to follow live streams on the internet. I can remember back when 2 inches in the back of the newspaper in the sports section for the TDF was all I could get back in 1996. And the CN forum has greatly increased my enjoyment

 

[The Devil]

 

[The Hitch]

Why oh why do the tdf not do this. the domestiques who go through big pain for the winner, deserve their moment on top of the podium.

 

[Parrulo]

Why oh why do the tdf not do this. the domestiques who go through big pain for the winner, deserve their moment on top of the podium.

so true

but the TdF is somewhat a diva creator. and the winner must have all the spotlight.

 

[Anonymous]

After winning on an uphill finish taking 4 seconds in the final "sprint" in the sleet, Greipel has one of the best 'victory faces' of the year.

And should henceforth be known as Wallace.

 

[Anonymous]

Been a ton of great photos this year....
These two from The giro

Sky 1-2 in Germany by a mile

photos: teamsky

 

[mr. tibbs]

This is apparently from LBL. It would be pretty amazing to ride a bike up a hill, surrounded by screaming fans, and see TiBBS TiBBS TiBBS painted on the tarmac the whole way up.

 

[Parrulo]

that is indeed from this years l-b-l

la redoute i think.

 

[Beech Mtn]

Alexandre Gordeyev took some amazing pictures of the Astana team at the TdF for the Astanafans website. I always remember this one from the summit of Tourmalet, with his face covered in frost and the sunken cheeks. The glamorous life of a climbing domestique:

 

[Beech Mtn]

 

[Beech Mtn]

 

[Mambo95]

There may well have been trickery involved, but this was a great photo:

 

[Beech Mtn]

 

[The Hitch]

Wow. 10 seconds (the gap to yellow jersey) looks very short on that picture. Misleading.