46th Amstel Gold Race (The maze) - Sunday April 17, 2011

[auscyclefan94]

HARMON DOESN'T KNOW CADEL IS INJURED!!!!!

 

[Tuarts]

Who's the joker on Eurosport? Has nfi why Cadel isn't riding. What a ****ing amateur.

 

[Descender]

David Harmon aka master in sports journalism.

 

[issoisso]

I thought the combined tactical genius of Breukink/Maassen have been deployed to secure a victory. One who is so careful that he always rides with the hand break on and the other wanting to launch attacks at moments that raises everyone's eyebrows ...

Every time Maassen shows up, my mind wanders to that Paris-Nice that he lost (yes, he lost it, not Gesink)

"Oh no, a break of guys half an hour down on GC has 5 minutes' lead. CHASE"

10 minutes later, Gesink's support on a climbing stage was down to Moerenhout and a very dead Flecha.

 

[issoisso]

According to our commentator, Taaramae is "estenuan".

Does that mean he's from Estenua?

 

[Bala Verde]

Every time Maassen shows up, my mind wanders to that Paris-Nice that he lost (yes, he lost it, not Gesink)

"Oh no, a break of guys half an hour down on GC has 5 minutes' lead. CHASE"

10 minutes later, Gesink's support on a climbing stage was down to Moerenhout and a very dead Flecha.

didn't he also make the call in the omloop het volk with Langeveld ahead, when he gave orders to chase him down with the entire team, 2-5K before the end?

 

[auscyclefan94]

Generally I like harmon but that was an amateur mistake.

 

[sublimit]

Roche is a good rider so worth mentioning but yes he does talk rubbish at times

 

[issoisso]

didn't he also make the call in the omloop het volk with Langeveld ahead, when he gave orders to chase him down with the entire team, 2-5K before the end?

I don't remember that, to be honest

 

[auscyclefan94]

Pace is upping by lotto

 

[Libertine Seguros]

Another name that makes me weep when our commentator attempts to pronounce it

"Jez-linking"

Paulo Martins?

 

[Ney the Viking]

Good thing I got the Danish Eurosport guys, they may not be the best, but they usually dont talk much rubbish, and they are not afraid to admit if thye made a mistake recognising someone, and then correct themselves.

edit: LOL @ SIDI, strangest commercials ever.

 

[issoisso]

Paulo Martins?

The one and only

The above is both how he pronounces Ghyselinck and Gesink

 

[palmerq]

Harmon seems to me to be getting worse in his commentary... :S a couple of years ago I thought he was really good, he wasn't annoying or biased or anything but since I came back to the uk in 2010 he seems to have become quite arrogant and is always talking about his own things and is showing quite a lot of bias towards the riders from blighty and gets quit a few things wrong these days. I think the fame of being the number 1 eurosport cycling commentator has gone to his head :S...

Although I still think he is better than the other guys they have, except backstedt and kelly, but you couldn't have those two on their own...

btw do I have time to clean the bathroom before the race gets really interesting? or is it about to start seriously now?

 

[Kazistuta]

@ACF: Actually thought Ballan was supposed to race here, any particular reason he isn't?

 

[Bala Verde]

I don't remember that, to be honest

I think it was 2009 edition with Hausler and Langeveld ahead, and in the last k they were overtaken and he even crashed.

drama all over...

Anyway, it seems like RAB has this race in the pocket, all their angles covered and ready to pounce!

 

[Libertine Seguros]

The one and only

The above is both how he pronounces Ghyselinck and Gesink

And thank god that he is one and only.

 

[auscyclefan94]

Harmon seems to me to be getting worse in his commentary... :S a couple of years ago I thought he was really good, he wasn't annoying or biased or anything but since I came back to the uk in 2010 he seems to have become quite arrogant and is always talking about his own things and is showing quite a lot of bias towards the riders from blighty and gets quit a few things wrong these days. I think the fame of being the number 1 eurosport cycling commentator has gone to his head :S...

Although I still think he is better than the other guys they have, except backstedt and kelly, but you couldn't have those two on their own...

btw do I have time to clean the bathroom before the race gets really interesting? or is it about to start seriously now?

Nope, it will get interesting very soon...

 

[superconfex]

Quick....... call Eurosport and demand Carlton Kirby

 

[Cobblestones]

How fast are they going? It's below 50 km to go.

 

[auscyclefan94]

nibali and basso have done a new weird sidi ad. Weird...

 

[roundabout]

Depending how dirty it is i'd say there's at least 30 minutes before the action really starts

 

[sublimit]

Quick....... call Eurosport and demand Carlton Kirby

Kirby makes Harmon look a genius, the guy is an idiot.

 

[The Hitch]

Which is why I use the sopcast. Stutters at the start then is flawless.

Hitch - 60713

Channel - 60713 isn't bad.

I get a "this sop adress is not valid" message when i type that in.

 

[Descender]

The youngest of the classics, Harmon? Really? What about San Sebastian?