2012 Giro d'Italia, May 6th, stage 2: Herning → Herning, 206K

[Izzy eviel]

Is it me or is there a strange whistling sound on the Eurosport commentary?

 

[cycladianpirate]

The director has got a serious tractor fetish....

 

[rzombie1988]

Is there a eurosport audio feed somewhere?

 

[cycladianpirate]

Harmon just said that points were more heavily awarded for flat stages. I thought that wasn't the case in the Giro.

Perhaps I've got it wrong (wouldn't be the first time)..

 

[Zoetemelk-fan]

Wow, news just came in that the mayor of Horsens, where the stage tomorrow takes place, was hit by a heart attack today and has passed away. Might affect the stage 3 tomorrow.

Thats really a chock. Jan Trøjborg, mayer of Horsens, was (bizarre not to write 'is') a very highly profiled polititician in Denmark, and a former minister.

The tragedy happened while he was participating in a public giro-celebration cycling race called "Giroen i Horsens", a race of which I would have participated in, if it wasn't for a right knee injury.

Now Horsens can grieve of both 1 year of WW's death (marked with a 1 minute silence before start) and their mayor tomorrow. This is really sad

 

[Eshnar]

Harmon just said that points were more heavily awarded for flat stages. I thought that wasn't the case in the Giro.

Perhaps I've got it wrong (wouldn't be the first time)..

As far as I know, points are the same for any kind of stage.

 

[Moose McKnuckles]

Meersman down.

 

[barn yard]

meersman up and going again... hes lucky theres a rest day soon

 

[Libertine Seguros]

Harmon just said that points were more heavily awarded for flat stages. I thought that wasn't the case in the Giro.

Perhaps I've got it wrong (wouldn't be the first time)..

Unless they've changed it in the last week, all stages pay the same number of points. It's just that this year a sprinter has more of a chance of winning it than the last couple of years.

 

[Moose McKnuckles]

Thank goodness that moron Bob Roll isn't doing the commentary on Universal today.

 

[Moose McKnuckles]

Farnese Vini kit is excellent. Italian style.

 

[virandociclista]

any stream live?

 

[cycladianpirate]

Farnese Vini kit is excellent. Italian style.

Sunglasses required for close-ups

 

[FjPavels]

any stream live?

http://videochat.gazzetta.it/index_Radiocorsa01.shtml

 

[DominicDecoco]

Farnese Vini kit is excellent. Italian style.

Is the correct answer.

 

[amatoer]

Well you don't expect Hushovd to help him do ya.

Bmc is going to go for Hushovd in the sprint today ,they say,
phinney is going to lead out Hushovd.

 

[Rocksteady]

any stream live?

Eurosport
http://www.stopstream.tv/39/76/397656.html

 

[aspire]

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[Vino attacks everyone]

Bmc is going to go for Hushovd in the sprint today ,they say,
phinney is going to lead out Hushovd.

really? now that is interesting, wonder how he will do, mybe he can do a Pettachi and suddenly perform with the best again

 

[DominicDecoco]

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[Ryo Hazuki]

Bmc is going to go for Hushovd in the sprint today ,they say,
phinney is going to lead out Hushovd.

I thought hushovd stopped doing massprints

 

[maltiv]

I thought hushovd stopped doing massprints

He apparently thinks that today's finish suits him because it's slightly uphill. I highly doubt he has a chance though.

 

[Ryo Hazuki]

that uphill is nothing really in a bunch sprint

 

[Moose McKnuckles]

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You rule. Thanks!

 

[Moose McKnuckles]

Davis Phinney sounds as though he just smoked a bowl.