2010 in Pictures

[Parrulo]

No. But in English "Tour" is "Tour. So they say "Tour of Romandie" as an English translation of "Tour de Romandie"

Sean Kelly always says Tour of Spain, Tour of Italy, even Tour of France, and he won one of them.

And i swear ive seen Spain write "Vuelta a Flandes" before.

Good spot that its a prologue. That was a good prologue. As i recall about 3km, sharp turns, Cav was in the running and Sagan came 2nd by 1 second to Pinnoti.

indeed you are right. i only new the that the volta a flandres(in portuguese) was the RVV when i started visiting this forum. till then i always called it the voltaa flandres or tour of flanders.

but we do say tour,giro and vuelta

 

[Libertine Seguros]

The other thing with Romandie is to remember that Switzerland is quadruple-tongued. Giro di Romandia could easily be the completely correct term when speaking to Italian-Swiss. However, because the race is in a Francophone territory, Tour de Romandie is the accepted international term for it.

 

[El Pistolero]

No. But in English "Tour" is "Tour. So they say "Tour of Romandie" as an English translation of "Tour de Romandie"

Sean Kelly always says Tour of Spain, Tour of Italy, even Tour of France, and he won one of them.

And i swear ive seen Spain write "Vuelta a Flandes" before.

Good spot that its a prologue. That was a good prologue. As i recall about 3km, sharp turns, Cav was in the running and Sagan came 2nd by 1 second to Pinnoti.

Italians always call the Ronde the Giro delle Fiandre. Sounds better than the Ronde van Vlaanderen tbh
They probably can't even pronounce it decently, so it's better if you say it in the native tongue then.

And I always call FW the Waalse Pijl. Also sounds better lol.

The only safe race from translations is probably the Amstel Gold race.

But Tour of France just doesn't sound right. The "of" totally destroys it.

 

[The Hitch]

The other thing with Romandie is to remember that Switzerland is quadruple-tongued. Giro di Romandia could easily be the completely correct term when speaking to Italian-Swiss. However, because the race is in a Francophone territory, Tour de Romandie is the accepted international term for it.

And just to confuse us they call the Tour of german speaking Switzerland the tour de suisse.

The only safe race from translations is probably the Amstel Gold race.

But surely Liege Bastogne Liege or Paris Roubaix/Tours/Nice.

Then again the Milan San Remo is the Milano San Remo.

 

[hrotha]

In Spanish "tour" and "vuelta" are generic terms (but not interchangeable; "vuelta" is used for most stage races), while "giro" is used for Italian races. The Ronde is the "Tour de Flandes", even though that doesn't make a lot of sense. I seem to remember "Giro de Romandía" was common when I was a child, but I think it'd be "Tour" now.

 

[El Pistolero]

And just to confuse us they call the Tour of german speaking Switzerland the tour de suisse.




But surely Liege Bastogne Liege or Paris Roubaix/Tours/Nice.

Then again the Milan San Remo is the Milano San Remo.

Haven't you noticed I always call it Luik-Bastenaken-Luik?

 

[hrotha]

Haven't you noticed I always call it Luik-Bastenaken-Luik?

For a long time I thought Liège-Bastogne-Liège and Luik-Bastenaken-Luik were different races.
Also Waalse Pijl and Flèche Wallonne.
(spare me, I was, like, 8)

 

[The Devil]

Sean Kelly always says Tour of Spain, Tour of Italy, even Tour of France, and he won one of them.

The thing about Sean Kelly. With his hair sleeked back the way he does he looks like the Godfather. But he sure as heck doesn't speak life a mafia figure. More reminiscent of a rather peculiar nasal twang, or regional dialect that one need's an Enterpeter to understand what the heck he is saying.

 

[Mambo95]

The one I don't understand is the 'Tour de Pologne' (as it's listed on this website and other English language alternatives).

Surely, it should be the Tour of Poland (English being the dominant language) or Polska Zwiedzanie (according to Google translate)

Maybe The Hitch can explain that one.


Oh, and as this is picture thread, here's a picture (who is Bert?):

 

[Libertine Seguros]

The one I don't understand is the 'Tour de Pologne' (as it's listed on this website and other English language alternatives).

Surely, it should be the Tour of Poland (English being the dominant language) or Polska Zwiedzanie (according to Google translate)

Maybe The Hitch can explain that one.

There's a whole bunch of races outside of the traditional cycling countries that Gallicize the race name, probably in order to create some kind of homogeny with Le Tour - Tour de Pologne, Tour de Slovénie, Tour de Serbie, Tour de Slovaquie.

Edit - it's a bit harsh to say Poland or Slovakia aren't traditional cycling nations. The Course de la Paix needs mentioning of course!

 

[steelciocc]

How 'bout a picture?

Here's the best I've got. It pretty much sums up Ballan's 2010 season.

As I walked up the hill to the Madonna del Ghisallo chapel after the field, and most of the support vehicles, had passed at this year's Giro di Lombardia I turned around in time to snap this shot. Ballan was the absolute LAST rider over the top (just behind the much over-hyped Pozzato).

I hope 2011 will be a better year for one of my faves...

 

[The Devil]

Giro di Lombardia/Tour of Lombardy

Is this guy possessed. Or does the camera not have automatic eye red reduction

 

[The Hitch]

The one I don't understand is the 'Tour de Pologne' (as it's listed on this website and other English language alternatives).

Surely, it should be the Tour of Poland (English being the dominant language) or Polska Zwiedzanie (according to Google translate)

Maybe The Hitch can explain that one.


Oh, and as this is picture thread, here's a picture:

Polska zwiedzanie, lol, that would be "Poland visiting"

Theres no word for Tour so it should be probably called Race around Poland "Wyścig Dookoła Polski"

I think they just made the title french because of the Tour.

Great picture. daaaan, immediatly made me a fan by winning The Tour.

 

[luckyboy]

Here's the best I've got. It pretty much sums up Ballan's 2010 season.

As I walked up the hill to the Madonna del Ghisallo chapel after the field, and most of the support vehicles, had passed at this year's Giro di Lombardia I turned around in time to snap this shot. Ballan was the absolute LAST rider over the top (just behind the much over-hyped Pozzato).

I hope 2011 will be a better year for one of my faves...

edited to show photo

 

[Mambo95]

Edit - it's a bit harsh to say Poland or Slovakia aren't traditional cycling nations.

I never said that though. I remember Lech Piasecki in the Yellow Jersey. I was just commenting on the linguistic quirk.

 

[Eric8-A]

 

[Eric8-A]

 

[Libertine Seguros]

I never said that though. I remember Lech Piasecki in the Yellow Jersey. I was just commenting on the linguistic quirk.

I meant I was harsh to say that they weren't.

 

[dotcycling]

Is this guy possessed. Or does the camera not have automatic eye red reduction

Thats Rigoberto Uran, and his eyes looked like that .... 100% bloodshot. It happens when you are on the limit and with harsh weather. You can see it in the TV shots also

 

[dotcycling]

And just to confuse us they call the Tour of german speaking Switzerland the tour de suisse.


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Nope... Tour de Suisse is the tour of the whole country, not just limited to the German speaking part. It has a German and Italian name too, but is called TdS by most of the cycling community which has more of an affinity with French than German.

BTW, after the Tour, Giro and Vuelta lies the TdS as the 4th most important stage race of the year. The Dauphine has been rising in prominence but still has a way to go to eclipse the history and prestige of the TdS.

 

[dotcycling]

Here's the best I've got. It pretty much sums up Ballan's 2010 season.

As I walked up the hill to the Madonna del Ghisallo chapel after the field, and most of the support vehicles, had passed at this year's Giro di Lombardia I turned around in time to snap this shot. Ballan was the absolute LAST rider over the top (just behind the much over-hyped Pozzato).

I hope 2011 will be a better year for one of my faves...

And he is riding with a 34 tooth chainring!!!!

 

[The Hitch]

Nope... Tour de Suisse is the tour of the whole country, not just limited to the German speaking part. It has a German and Italian name too, but is called TdS by most of the cycling community which has more of an affinity with French than German.

BTW, after the Tour, Giro and Vuelta lies the TdS as the 4th most important stage race of the year. The Dauphine has been rising in prominence but still has a way to go to eclipse the history and prestige of the TdS.

I would say Paris Nice and Tirreno are bigger than TDS.

Afterall, the UCI system (which was scrapped) would have teams pay 6 points for Giro, 6 points for Vuelta, 6 points for Tirreno, 6 points for Paris Nice, but only 3 points for TDS and all other PT races.

 

[dotcycling]

I would say Paris Nice and Tirreno are bigger than TDS.

Afterall, the UCI system (which was scrapped) would have teams pay 6 points for Giro, 6 points for Vuelta, 6 points for Tirreno, 6 points for Paris Nice, but only 3 points for TDS and all other PT races.

Yup, bigger in terms of points, but not necessarily in terms of distance or duration as the TdS is an 8 day race. Also, its the 4th biggest "national tour"

 

[Libertine Seguros]

TdS is a 9 day race. In what terms is it the 4th biggest national tour? Portugal is longer (11 days), and outside of Europe you have several longer races like Venezuela and Colombia.

The Dauphiné, Paris-Nice, Suisse, Tirreno, País Vasco... lots of races can lay claim to that biggest-stage-race-outside-the-GTs crown. It all depends on where you're from and what you prefer to see.

 

[The Hitch]

Besides. TDS is a TDF warm up.

Paris Nice and Tirreno are races in their own right. The only thing they are used to warm up for is Milan San Remo, if your a sprinter or Cancellara.