Can we talk about Qatar?

[Dekker_Tifosi]

Apparently what you don't realize is that your attempts at humor aren't always funny, or appropriate.

Can't please everyone.

 

[Mambo95]

Maybe it's because of the prologue?

Renshaw was world junior champion at the 1km time trial on the track, and the world champion (and world record holder) for the teams pursuit in seniors.

Cavendish is no slouch at the short ones, though, when he's up for it:


http://www.cqranking.com/men/asp/gen/race.asp?raceid=7419

http://www.cqranking.com/men/asp/gen/race.asp?raceid=6371

 

[Kwibus]

Just got a bit excited when I realised tomorrow is the first day we'll get to see cycling live broadcasted on tv again! YaY!

 

[theyoungest]

Just got a bit excited when I realised tomorrow is the first day we'll get to see cycling live broadcasted on tv again! YaY!

If you have Eurosport 2, that is.

 

[sublimit]

I think some interesting odds are:

Dowsett vs Gretsch @ 2.10
Bobridge vs Boom @ 1.61
Bos vs Cavendish @ 2.50

Any thoughts?

I like Bos for that, Dowsett also.

I'm not sure on Bobridge.. Boom can sprint and will go full bore and i fancy him to finish in front of Bobridge.

 

[Echoes]

Today's the second anniversary of Frederiek Nolf's passing.

I still remember it as if it were yesterday.

Sleep well, Nolfke ! We won't forget you.

 

[Kwibus]

If you have Eurosport 2, that is.

I allready set my recorder as I'm not sure I will be home. I got UPC with a digital recorder etc. Great stuff. Upc is a crap company, but I'm very happy with all the features they gave me.

 

[theyoungest]

Manuel Quinziato:

Tomorrow prolog in Qatar. 2km with 12 corners, 5 roundabouts and some cobblestones! I'm curious to see where they've found it! haha

Maybe more for the technically apt than the pure speed monsters?

 

[El Pistolero]

Cobblestones could be interesting.

 

[auscyclefan94]

I am hoping for a feed! Does anyone know about one for it? It finishes at 3:55am Melbourne time so I want to be sure that there is a feed!

 

[Sasquatch]

There will be a feed somewhere. There always is.

 

[theyoungest]

There will be a feed somewhere. There always is.

Except for that great race in the southern hemisphere where we had to scramble for results, hours after the race was finished

 

[Ferminal]

Looks like Jacky B has been completely smashed overnight.

Boom now paying 3.00 in the H2H... Too hard to refuse that.

 

[taiwan]

Manuel Quinziato:

"Tomorrow prolog in Qatar. 2km with 12 corners, 5 roundabouts and some cobblestones! I'm curious to see where they've found it! haha"

Maybe more for the technically apt than the pure speed monsters?

Not that I was sure before who'd be good, but that's totally thrown me. Who knows who'll win. Cav (accelerations)?

 

[Timmy-loves-Rabo]

Looks like Jacky B has been completely smashed overnight.

Boom now paying 3.00 in the H2H... Too hard to refuse that.

i really like boom @15 for the win.

 

[Dekker_Tifosi]

cobblestones, 12 corners, 2km

sounds like a cyclocross course without the mud / field. Yeah, you would think Boom would stand a good chance, but then again. Boom is as consistent as sand. He might as well end up 84th

 

[auscyclefan94]

all I can say is that this will be a lottery! Someone who nobody has talked about will win! One corner or mis shift stuffs up your chances in this!

 

[auscyclefan94]

I'm just hoping Matt Rendall isn't commentating...Awful to listen to but I have a feeling that Matt Keenan is commentating for one of the networks.

 

[search]

Cobblestones could be interesting.

I've had a look at some pictures of the "Cultural Village" (or called "Katara") of Doha and it look like this is the cobblestoned-section:

I couldn't find a recent satellite shot but the course should be something like that (or possible just half of it, don't really know) and the cobbled section seems to be the one near the beach:

doesn't look too technical and if they don't have to take a shortcut through the village the roads seems to be quite wide