Tirreno-Adriatico 2023, March 6-12

[Lequack]

Some more pics

 

[SafeBet]

It really depends who is commentating, Borgato & Pancani are really good. Frankly I don't even mind Petacchi as a co-commentator alongside 1-2 good ones because he notices small things (someone having a different wheel afterwards, meaning he had to change it) and him being really pessimistic and realistic can be hillarious ("you think the breakaway has any chance of making it?" "No.")

I was mainly talking of ES. Gregorio and Magrini spend 50% of the time complaining about messages they receive from Twitter nobodies. Who cares?
RAI can be hit or miss. De Luca is plain terrible but as you say Pancani / Borgato are fine.
I generally watch ES because they got more races and no commercials on the player.

 

[tobydawq]

It really depends who is commentating, Borgato & Pancani are really good. Frankly I don't even mind Petacchi as a co-commentator alongside 1-2 good ones because he notices small things (someone having a different wheel afterwards, meaning he had to change it) and him being really pessimistic and realistic can be hillarious ("you think the breakaway has any chance of making it?" "No.")

He sounds like the anithesis to Rolf Sørensen (who I like very much, it has to be said).

 

[RedheadDane]

"You gotta go 'Fnuffy! Fnuffy! Fnuffy! On the kitty-belly!"

 

[Mayomaniac]

He sounds like the anithesis to Rolf Sørensen (who I like very much, it has to be said).

Petacchi was like that even as an active rider. He sounded like he was at a funeral when he was giving interviews after winning races, nevermind when things didn't go well for him.

 

[Extinction]

I gotta admit sometimes I choose him over the Italian commentators, which should tell you how bad they are.

Which ones, on Eurosport or RAI2, because the later Italian commentators are far superior to Kirby, at least Panciani.

 

[Lequack]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1633058144153731072

View: https://twitter.com/soudalquickstep/status/1633058144153731072?s=20

https://twitter.com/x/status/1633088729974816772

View: https://twitter.com/TirrenAdriatico/status/1633088729974816772?s=20

 

[TourOfSardinia]

De Luca is plain terrible but as you say Pancani / Borgato are fine.

De Luca is highly cultured on many issues
- but never was a bike rider.

 

[Izzyeviel]

Does this race always start on the west coast? I always imagined it was just an east coast thing

 

[DJ Sprtsch]

Does this race always start on the west coast? I always imagined it was just an east coast thing

It's all in the name...
From the Thyrrenean (sp?) sea to the Adriatic....

 

[Ricco']

Does this race always start on the west coast? I always imagined it was just an east coast thing

Yes, that's why it's called Tirreno-Adriatico.

They start near the Tirreno sea (west coast of the boot) and end near the Adriatico sea (east coast)

 

[Netserk]

But the first edition started from Rome, and most editions have started in Lazio (also several near Napoli in Campania). 2009 was the first edition to start in Tuscany, and since then it has really been Ligure - Adriatico.

 

[DJ Sprtsch]

 

[movingtarget]

Tirreno has the best winners trophy in cycling. Even Cadel Evans looked happy with it.............

 

[Ricco']

I see that the IHO has the northernmost limit of the Tyrrhenian Sea has being a line between Capicorsu and L'Isola del Tinetto near Portovenere, so the coast near Camaiore would still be inside the Tyrrhenian Sea.

 

[search]

seeing the interviews on Eurosport today, I now remember why Vingegaard is doing Paris-Nice instead.

 

[SafeBet]

I'm not watching but going by this thread today's stage must be incredibly entertaining.

 

[BR2]

Some more pics

Wait, who is that in the first pic? We are not supposed to talk about looks, but I would love to have dinner with him.

 

[Lequack]

Wait, who is that in the first pic? We are not supposed to talk about looks, but I would love to have dinner with him.

Jai Hindley.

 

[BR2]

Jai Hindley.

Hm. I guess I never looked very closely at him.

 

[Red Rick]

Roglic is staying very far in front for someone who isn't supposed to go for GC

 

[DNP-Old]

Oh my.

 

[Elos Anjos]

I would have dinner with Roglic anytime.

 

[saunaking]

Wout old school preparation race!
#moderncycling

 

[Logic-is-your-friend]

I would have dinner with Roglic anytime.

You can't have dinner anytime. If you have it at noon it's called lunch. In the morning it's called breakfast.