2012 USA Pro Cycling Challenge, Stage 2

[Eshnar]

Sorry guys but Nibs isn't looking for stage wins. He wants to bonk hard, as preparation for the WC. Bettini training. That's all.

 

[Mellow Velo]

Ugh! Obscene sprinting by Village People reject.

 

[BillytheKid]

Man the commentators are mellow by well certainly P+P standards
I like the tour tracker/stream too.
More smaller races should do something similar.
Are you listening ToB and womens racing

It have bad news. It goes over to P+P in 30 minutes.

They are more dramatic for the common folk. Not for us cynics.

I should also add they start the helo pictures about then as well.

 

[mewmewmew13]

Are you the only soul watching the race? I'll check it out later.

I'm watching between other tasks ...

It is really a **** kicker...altitude is killing some poor folks...

 

[BillytheKid]

I'm watching between other tasks ...

It is really a **** kicker...altitude is killing some poor folks...

You too?

 

[dgodave]

Yes, that's a nice short uphill from what I understand. I still would like to see a Mesa Verde, Hesperas, Purgatory, Coal Bank, Molas and a Red Mountain top finish stage, but that might have had yielded 25 DNFs to start.

A Mesa Verde mtn top finish would be awesome. A really steep climb of close to 2000 vert.
.

 

[RedheadDane]

I'm just waiting for the Eurosport coverage to start...

 

[mewmewmew13]

You too?

I'm rooting for some locals

Great scenery

 

[BillytheKid]

Sorry guys but Nibs isn't looking for stage wins. He wants to bonk hard, as preparation for the WC. Bettini training. That's all.

A good place to do it up here. Montreal and Quebec coming up as well.

 

[BillytheKid]

A Mesa Verde mtn top finish would be awesome. A really steep climb of close to 2000 vert.
.

It would make a nice uphill ITT as well. I driven up to visit several times (no bike ) I remember thinking this would be fun.

 

[Rocksteady]

Man, noticed yesterday and again today. Stetina is SKINNY.

 

[RedheadDane]

Man, noticed yesterday and again today. Stetina is SKINNY.

Noticed during the last couple of years; half the peloton is skinny!

 

[BillytheKid]

I'm rooting for some locals

Great scenery

Neil Rodgers-"Boulder-Centric"

 

[dgodave]

Pro wheel change there.
.

 

[Mellow Velo]

Cooke should just soft pedal after that team car support.

 

[Afrank]

Announcers talking about a rumor of the tour of Utah and the US pro Challenge combining a little bit ago. Add in California and we have a 4th grand tour.

 

[Rocksteady]

Noticed during the last couple of years; half the peloton is skinny!

Ok True... but most have some stomach, but not Stetina.

Wish my stomach looked like that.

 

[Deagol]

Neal Rodgers: "the sweet sounds of Phil Ligget & paul Sherwin" coming shortly

Trivia: Gunnison is the home of MTB legend Dave Weins

 

[Mellow Velo]

Not sure why the peloton are working quite so hard at this stage.
Strung out, but certainly no crosswind.

 

[Deagol]

I've never seen Blue Mesa Reservoir so dry ...

Not far from Gunny now.

 

[Deagol]

Not sure why the peloton are working quite so hard at this stage.
Strung out, but certainly no crosswind.

from Tour Tracker:

There are some considerable crosswinds out there on the road at this point. Gap now at 4:25 to the breakaway riders.

 

[User Guide]

Just doesnt look right Jens sat on the back of a break all day not drilling at the front
Ok cpl teams have more than 1 rider,but that not normally stop Jens

 

[BillytheKid]

Everybody: NOOOOOOOOOOOO!

 

[Afrank]

P and P are back, time to mute the feed.

Just doesnt look right Jens sat on the back of a break all day not drilling at the front
Ok cpl teams have more than 1 rider,but that not normally stop Jens

Don't worry, he's just playing it smart, waiting for the right moment to strike. and solo away for the win

 

[Mellow Velo]

from Tour Tracker:

There are some considerable crosswinds out there on the road at this point. Gap now at 4:25 to the breakaway riders.

That's why I said they were strung out, in single file.
I'd have thought, with any sort of crosswinds, we'd have seen echelons.
Maybe they though there was wind and there wasn't.