TDF Stage 9 - Tuesday, July 13 2010, Morzine-Avoriaz - Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne, 204 k

[sportzchick]

generally - but its only 'they' untill the next game/race comes along

 

[unsheath]

The jumpy feed is really F'king me off.

 

[Jamsque]

The jumpy feed is really F'king me off.

Eh, nothing's really happening anyway. There won't be any more action until the Madeleine, unless someone falls over on this descent.

 

[Ferminal]

Easy to turn it off for the next 40km.

The break is going to get torn to shreds come Madeleine.

 

[sportzchick]

OK starting to get nervous

 

[Beech Mtn]

Mike Creed and Schmalz (one of the guys who creates Toto comic) are doing an audio broadcast of the stage starting in about 15 minutes. I am going to mute the TV and enjoy the Versus video with some snarky commentary rather than the tiresome Phil-n-Paul show.

At least if Versus is going to insist on showing a dude who's 15 minutes back on GC so much, there can be some humor in it.

 

[Jamsque]

Mike Creed and Schmalz (one of the guys who creates Toto comic) are doing an audio broadcast of the stage starting in about 15 minutes. I am going to mute the TV and enjoy the Versus video with some snarky commentary rather than the tiresome Phil-n-Paul show.

At least if Versus is going to insist on showing a dude who's 15 minutes back on GC so much, there can be some humor in it.

That sounds cool, can you post a link when it starts up?

 

[Mellow Velo]

After the threat of excitement, on the Colombiere, we end up with the normal TDF trudgefest.

 

[Beech Mtn]

That sounds cool, can you post a link when it starts up?

It's here. Right now I think they are only playing music to keep the feed open. Commentary will begin at 9 Eastern (US) time.

Schmalz does a hilarious recap of each day's Tour stage on that same site, so his audio should be good too.

 

[BroDeal]

Mike Creed and Schmalz (one of the guys who creates Toto comic) are doing an audio broadcast of the stage starting in about 15 minutes. I am going to mute the TV and enjoy the Versus video with some snarky commentary rather than the tiresome Phil-n-Paul show.

At least if Versus is going to insist on showing a dude who's 15 minutes back on GC so much, there can be some humor in it.

You need a cardboard strip cut into the silhouette of movie theater seats and the MST3K regulars that you can put at the bottom of your TV.

 

[Ryaguas]

I had forgotten that Le Mevel is REALLY bad on the descent! he is right now on the arriére of the peloton...

 

[Ferminal]

Mike Creed and Schmalz (one of the guys who creates Toto comic) are doing an audio broadcast of the stage starting in about 15 minutes. I am going to mute the TV and enjoy the Versus video with some snarky commentary rather than the tiresome Phil-n-Paul show.

At least if Versus is going to insist on showing a dude who's 15 minutes back on GC so much, there can be some humor in it.

Sounds interesting, might give it a go.

mms://75.125.198.226:2347 is the link to the feed (open it in your media player of choice).

 

[Beech Mtn]

Did Thor crash today after taking intermediate sprint points? I wasn't watching yet then. Was Thor OK?

 

[Beech Mtn]

You need a cardboard strip cut into the silhouette of movie theater seats and the MST3K regulars that you can put at the bottom of your TV.

NO! I need that RS jersey icon. It's very important not lose sight of where the guy in 39th place is. The whole race hinges on him!

 

[Ferminal]

Paul just said Botero won the last stage which went over Madeleine (ending in Briancon).

It was VINO...

 

[Anonymous]

It's here. Right now I think they are only playing music to keep the feed open. Commentary will begin at 9 Eastern (US) time.

Schmalz does a hilarious recap of each day's Tour stage on that same site, so his audio should be good too.

Thanks for the link!

 

[Carl0880]

Paul just said Botero won the last stage which went over Madeleine (ending in Briancon).

It was VINO...

I think Paul meant to say Botero won the climb itself, as he did crest that first.

 

[Francois the Postman]

Hushovd out of the back on my TdF ticker. Anyone knows what the story is there?

 

[Jamsque]

It's here. Right now I think they are only playing music to keep the feed open. Commentary will begin at 9 Eastern (US) time.

Schmalz does a hilarious recap of each day's Tour stage on that same site, so his audio should be good too.

Ta. Shame the audio quality is so poor.

 

[Beech Mtn]

Ta. Shame the audio quality is so poor.

Yeah, too bad. Sounds like they are trying to work on it. I wanted to hear more about Jens being in a break being like Viagra for masters racers.

 

[ttrider]

so any predictions on which GC favorite will lose time?
On stages like this there is typically 1 or 2

 

[Lyds97]

Hushovd out of the back on my TdF ticker. Anyone knows what the story is there?

Dave Harmon reckoned he crashed not long after the intermediate sprint - he certainly dropped back out of the break. He was at the doctor's car a little while ago so maybe got a bit bashed up but whatever happened did so off-screen.

 

[sometriguy]

so any predictions on which GC favorite will lose time?
On stages like this there is typically 1 or 2

wiggans, hesjedal, and van den broeck...

I still think that the tempo is going to hurt andy schleck, although he won't get dropped

 

[Ferminal]

Nice little bit of uphill for someone to take advantage of if there's a group sprint going to the finish.

 

[Ripper]

Good old Phil and Paul ... if there was ever a good reason for mute!

On another note, I really love some of the bizarre thinking about what will put BMC "under pressure". Sending JB (Radio Fail) up the road will not.