TOC Stage 1: Sunday, May 16 2010, Nevada City - Sacramento, 167.8km

[Moondance]

Do you guys have any suggestions for what to shout at some of the riders? My GF and I wanted to yell at the riders coming up Bonny Doon rd, and I was hoping to shout some specific comments... definitely going to have her shout for Cozza to give her a mustache ride, lol.

Give Cavendish the finger.

He did it to all the cycling fans world-wide, so he should get some of that back IMO.

 

[Anonymous]

Worse than anything. Their commentary consists of inane blather, Lance chamois-sniffing, recycling the hype of the race whole, telling us all about how brilliant the race is, how all the big stars are here, how all these Anglophone riders are going to be world-beaters, and then some nonsense for tourist boards, then back to Armstrong, then pretending the breakaway have a chance (they were screaming 'André Greipel is LOSING THIS BIKE RACE!' when people in a breakaway were in virtual ochre in the Tour Down Under), talking about it being good for sprinters, then insisting that the GC riders will be fighting for the seconds on the final stage...

but they have helpfully told us that the winner is the person with the lowest time overall, and that if cavendish wins today he will get a time bonus and will be the leader because of it.

 

[Moondance]

Sporza is a bit overrated, IMO. During the Giro it's ok, with Schotte and De Cauwer. But with Wuyts and Vannieuwkerke the chauvinism is just too much to bear.

Eurosport switched to English commentary, that's what I use most.

Still better than Dijkstra and Ducrot... Who should just start their own Coffee Club & Knitting Society for all the pointless yakking they do.

But at least D&D aren't flat out bad, like these Eurosport yokels.

 

[tgsgirl]

Sporza is a bit overrated, IMO. During the Giro it's ok, with Schotte and De Cauwer. But with Wuyts and Vannieuwkerke the chauvinism is just too much to bear.

Schotte over Wuyts or Karl? Are you insane?

 

[Andrichuk]

What was Jelly Belly doing right there?

 

[Libertine Seguros]

Still better than Dijkstra and Ducrot... Who should just start their own Coffee Club & Knitting Society for all the pointless yakking they do.

But at least D&D aren't flat out bad, like these Eurosport yokels.

Dutch Eurosport, or are we onto the discussion of English-language commentary? Because British Eurosport has some pretty decent commentary teams, although Séan Kelly can miss stuff because of putting together insanely long run-on sentences and David Harmon is a huge Cadel Evans fanboy, they are at least informed and self-deprecating. Phil and Paul have long since descended into self-parody.

 

[Libertine Seguros]

Schotte over Wuyts or Karl? Are you insane?

En nu Michel Wuyts met de versnelling!

 

[tgsgirl]

What was Jelly Belly doing right there?

Making us chuckle every time their name comes up?

 

[Moondance]

Dutch Eurosport, or are we onto the discussion of English-language commentary? Because British Eurosport has some pretty decent commentary teams, although Séan Kelly can miss stuff because of putting together insanely long run-on sentences and David Harmon is a huge Cadel Evans fanboy, they are at least informed and self-deprecating. Phil and Paul have long since descended into self-parody.

Dutch Eurosport; I don't get English/British Eurosport

 

[Libertine Seguros]

Dutch Eurosport; I don't get English/British Eurosport

Then please ignore my irrelevant interruption.

 

[Moondance]

En nu Michel Wuyts met de versnelling!

Your nationality becomes ever more ambiguous...

You, sir, are the mystery man of the forum

 

[tgsgirl]

Your nationality becomes ever more ambiguous...
You, sir, are the mystery man of the forum

Oh, oh I know!

 

[santacruz]

lol no way I don't want Lance to shove my head into a rocky cliff face.

 

[theyoungest]

Dutch Eurosport; I don't get English/British Eurosport

If you have digital TV, or if you have a slightly advanced analog TV, you can switch to English commentary.

Schotte over Wuyts or Karl? Are you insane?

Not a fan, sorry.

 

[jaylew]

I feel so uncool now... Everyone is in on the Phil and Paul Bash-Fest and I simply have no clue... Ohhh, creul Zeus, why was I born a non-Anglophone?

In case you haven't figured out yet, it's Paul Sherwin and Phil Liggett. Strangely, neither is American.

 

[Jamsque]

Gosh, it sure looks like a tough day's racing out there.

They are really going full gas.

I think I'm going to go watch some paint drying, that should be fun.

 

[Libertine Seguros]

Not a fan, sorry.

...Heresy!

 

[tgsgirl]

Not a fan, sorry.

De gustibus et coloribus, right?

 

[Jamsque]

Andy Schleck and Mark Cavendish comparing sunglasses there. Thrilling.

 

[bobs nob]

In case you haven't figured out yet, it's Paul Sherwin and Phil Liggett. Strangely, neither is American.

Yes, of course, but they are the team that Americans are subjected to 99% of the time.

 

[Moondance]

If you have digital TV, or if you have a slightly advanced analog TV, you can switch to English commentary.

Meh... I've tried jiggering with all the buttons on my remote, but no results... Thanks for the suggestion though.

 

[Anonymous]

im bored.....

will be interesting to see how cn can dress this one up to more than a paragraph though.

 

[Moondance]

im bored.....

I think we all are... Look at where the thread has gone the last couple of pages

 

[theyoungest]

Meh... I've tried jiggering with all the buttons on my remote, but no results... Thanks for the suggestion though.

It's usually somewhere under "settings". Which you probably figured.

 

[The Sheep]

im bored.....

It needs some gravel and some rain