TeamSkyFans said:
I like km, you get more for the same ride, and the speedo displays a higher number. What's not to like.
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I like km, you get more for the same ride, and the speedo displays a higher number. What's not to like.
does anybody know what the complete times are for stage 2? I can't believe that its been 3+ hrs and the complete results aren't in yet.....
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Dr. Maserati said:
Ha Ha Ha!
Glad there was no coverage, don't think I could have sat through another stage
Huh? Cyclingnews has Van Winden 15 mins back, and Martens 10 mins?Moondance said:Back to Rabo
I was surprised van Winden was able to make the cut (been invisible all season so far), and Martens wasn't. I was hoping Martens would do well and wrap up his slot at the Tour, because he was riding great throughout the early season, and deserves to go....
I'm quite surprised this morning to see who made the cut. Lars Boom the best Rabo climber in the race? Interesting.
theyoungest said:
Meh.... Live report said he was in the lead group; and not having live picture meant that was all we had to go on.
Cyclingnews Live Report said:
So much for confirmation
Funny how they made that mistake. Since the final result shows Boom was the only Rabo in the lead group... So it's not as if they could've confused van Winden with someone else.
I guess he could've fallen on the final descent or something... That would certainly account for why he was given as being in the lead group early, despite finishing WAAY down.
From what I've heard from Marc de Maar, both he and Boom were part of a 12 man lead group after the climb, on the descent a second group returned
Dekker_Tifosi said:From what I've heard from Marc de Maar, both he and Boom were part of a 12 man lead group after the climb, on the descent a second group returned
Well; I guess that means Holland are going to be the next super power in cycling!
to let you know, that was a joke!
Moondance said:
but to be fair the live report said the peloton was 20 seconds behind the lead group
Good Stetina finish in the lead group.
I still have high hopes that some of the younger americans like Stetina, Van Garderen and Phinney can turn out to be good pro-riders. There's been a bit of a gap since the guys who are in their mid-late 30's now with US cycling talent.
I still have high hopes that some of the younger americans like Stetina, Van Garderen and Phinney can turn out to be good pro-riders. There's been a bit of a gap since the guys who are in their mid-late 30's now with US cycling talent.
Moondance said:So much for confirmation
Funny how they made that mistake. Since the final result shows Boom was the only Rabo in the lead group... So it's not as if they could've confused van Winden with someone else.
I guess he could've fallen on the final descent or something... That would certainly account for why he was given as being in the lead group early, despite finishing WAAY down.
Surprisingly most of the Rabo's were way back going up over Howell Mtn. The pace wasn't that high with HTC sheparding Cav up that hill. I'm sure they would be less enthusiastic going up Oakville/Trinity.
That descent of Trinity is diabolical with bad camber and decreasing radius. Oh, and half of the pavement is choppy. Hincapie bit there as well.
Oh this is classic. Couldn't watch it live. Recorded it. Even avoided the CN forum during today's Giro "just in case". Made some time, got ready with spicy nibbles around me as I was sure I would need something to get me through the excitement that is the ToC. And then this joke of a race broadcast. The second best party on Earth floored by evil thinly spread H2O.
OK, that's it. Gave 'em a chance, swallowed the sight of umpire's on a bike, sat through the deification of Lance, waited patiently for a bend in the road. The opening day was dire. Yesterday was... eh.... raced apparently. Actually made time for this sport celebration for two days in a row now, and I am not sure what was more pathetic, the hype or the actual show.
One cycling fan who watches a lot, but will switch off now, happily so. Curious strategy to make new converts.
Please keep staging this so Cav&Co don't show up anywhere near these shores when there is some proper cycling under way. No wonder US folk are pumped when Cav wins another train or another Tour has the life sucked out of it by Team Lance tactics. If this is the excitement that you have to compare it to.... yeah, I'm starting to see why now.
Anyone needing a capture of "this stage" too? One owner only, barely watched. And even less shown.
OK, that's it. Gave 'em a chance, swallowed the sight of umpire's on a bike, sat through the deification of Lance, waited patiently for a bend in the road. The opening day was dire. Yesterday was... eh.... raced apparently. Actually made time for this sport celebration for two days in a row now, and I am not sure what was more pathetic, the hype or the actual show.
One cycling fan who watches a lot, but will switch off now, happily so. Curious strategy to make new converts.
Please keep staging this so Cav&Co don't show up anywhere near these shores when there is some proper cycling under way. No wonder US folk are pumped when Cav wins another train or another Tour has the life sucked out of it by Team Lance tactics. If this is the excitement that you have to compare it to.... yeah, I'm starting to see why now.
Anyone needing a capture of "this stage" too? One owner only, barely watched. And even less shown.
Eyjafjallajokull said:
Do we really care?
Post them in the most recent thread (i.e stage 3) rather than bumping old threads. Otherwise we will end up with 8 ToC threads on the first page.
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