38ème Tour du Méditerranéen 690K (Feb 09-13)

[stefrees]

Just want to echo what everyone says about dim- it's as good a fan cycling site on the web

 

[DAOTEC]

Stage 3: Carnoux-en-Provence → La Farlede, 123 km (hilly-flat) in progress

During first half of the day Cloudy with light rain tending to cloudy skies during the second half of the day. Light SW wind. Minimun temperature 2°C and maximum temperature 11°C

> has another cat 1 early in the race before a flat second half and flat finish. It's one last chance for the sprinters before the uphill finish stage 4 and the mountaintop finish on stage 5.

 

[Susan Westemeyer]

Is there any kind of ticker or live report or twitters or anything at all?

Susan

 

[Anonymous]

Is there any kind of ticker or live report or twitters or anything at all?

Susan

Nope. possibly tommorow and sundays stage.

 

[Susan Westemeyer]

Bummer. Going to be interesting to try and write today's race report.....

Susan

 

[Anonymous]

If your french is ok, then the roundup video will be online about 7.45cet just copy from that.

Or steal it from Sky later, they get their report from Sean Yates.

 

[Susan Westemeyer]

My French is non-existent and I need to get it online earlier than that. But thanks.

Susan

 

[Ryo Hazuki]

if you work for a cyclingmagazine then how come you don't at least understand or read french? if I was a boss that would be the first thing you need to be able to. italian, french and spanish, the cyclinglanguages.

 

[The Hitch]

italian, french and spanish, the cyclinglanguages.

I wish. Unfortunately this barbarian flemish babble seems to be all they can speak on Sporza, and hence the language of 95% of cycling videos

 

[Susan Westemeyer]

I speak fluent English and German, and can do pretty well reading Spanish, Danish and Dutch.

I was originally hired to cover German cycling, by the way.

Susan

 

[sublimit]

if you work for a cyclingmagazine then how come you don't at least understand or read french? if I was a boss that would be the first thing you need to be able to. italian, french and spanish, the cyclinglanguages.

You are not the boss though lol.

Flemish yes but French are you mad??? You really come out with some stuff man.

 

[Anonymous]

Romain FEILLU wins stage 3 of Med in sprint from HUTAROVICH and takes over race lead.

Via brian smith on twitter.

Just make something up Susan. Its not like anybody will be any the wiser.

 

[Barrus]

Romain FEILLU wins stage 3 of Med in sprint from HUTAROVICH and takes over race lead.

Via brian smith on twitter.

Just make something up Susan. Its not like anybody will be any the wiser.

Feillu really is in great form and does well for Vacansoleil this early

 

[The Hitch]

Damn. Yauheni performing poorly compared to last year. He won 2 stages and a day in leaders jersey then. Now hes come 5th on one and second on one.

I hope he improves as season goes on.

 

[Waterloo Sunrise]

Damn. Yauheni performing poorly compared to last year. He won 2 stages and a day in leaders jersey then. Now hes come 5th on one and second on one.

I hope he improves as season goes on.

And Feillu taking Borut's starts at vacon - hopefully their pro tour status means Bozic will get the chance to take places in lots of GT stages and pro tour races - those 4ths and 5ths can add up very quickly if he gets 30 chances to score points this year.

 

[Susan Westemeyer]

Justin Jules (Velo Club La Pomme Marseille) third

 

[jens_attacks]

Damn. Yauheni performing poorly compared to last year. He won 2 stages and a day in leaders jersey then. Now hes come 5th on one and second on one.

I hope he improves as season goes on.

it's not cold enough.global warming is killing him slowly....

 

[Dekker_Tifosi]

Justin Jules (Velo Club La Pomme Marseille) third

The season just started and already I have to get used to a ton of new sprinter names like Guardini, Justin Jules and other unknowns.

 

[jens_attacks]

Justin Jules (Velo Club La Pomme Marseille) third

what an epic fail name.beats even the team name.

 

[Susan Westemeyer]

I had to look about ten times to make sure I had it write.

I have to praise Vacansoleil, they get their press releases out very quickly, in both Dutch and English.

Susan

 

[Waterloo Sunrise]

Damn. Yauheni performing poorly compared to last year. He won 2 stages and a day in leaders jersey then. Now hes come 5th on one and second on one.

I hope he improves as season goes on.

If you include his bessages win, he's been going pretty well really - he's been a major feature of every sprint he's been near, and he's always been most successful August onwards in the last few years anyway.

 

[Anonymous]

Justin Jules (Velo Club La Pomme Marseille) third

Second podium of the week for the apples. Vaubourzeix had a podium on stage 1. Good week so far for them.

 

[Ryaguas]

You are not the boss though lol.

Flemish yes but French are you mad??? You really come out with some stuff man.

That's why he said "IF I WAS..." but He is not...

Flemish??? WTF is that? is sort of a food or fire or something??? Nah just kidding...

Le français est la langue par excellence dans le velo...

anyway...

Good for Roman!!! Congratz to Vacansoleil...!

 

[Dekker_Tifosi]

Flemish is simply Dutch.

Well, apart from the dialect they speak in West-Flanders, but nobody uses that on TV. Besides nobody in the whole world understands that language, except the West-Flemish people themselves

 

[Kwibus]

I speak fluent English and German, and can do pretty well reading Spanish, Danish and Dutch.

I was originally hired to cover German cycling, by the way.

Susan

I really wouldn't bother if Ryo critisices me. I suggest you do the same