ToCalifornia Stage 8: TO/Westlake/Agoura Hills 134.4km

[The Sheep]

Don't know what RS were doing there

 

[kjetilraknerud]

This stage actually had hints of excitement, but Rogers never looked like losing. A deserved overall victory.

 

[afpm90]

It's Ярослав actually.

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[Moondance]

Nice for Hesjedal.

So Radioshack gets no stage wins, and a 3rd & 4th in the GC for their 2nd target race of the year against limited opposition.

Nice one Shack.

 

[Anonymous]

so finally after a week we got 20k of action...

whens the next proper race? oh yeh, tommorow

 

[Jamsque]

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No, rest day at the Giro tomorrow! I might actually get some work done.

Another Australian winner. What are they putting in those barbecues?

 

[issoisso]

so finally after a week we got 20k of action...

whens the next proper race? oh yeh, tommorow

In about 36 hours

 

[oncearunner]

Since we got the tracker up, there has been 1 (one) post about the race.

That says everything there is to say about the race.

Well I've been enjoying watching the stage. I've ridden those roads and know the area. Good stage.

 

[Moondance]

so finally after a week we got 20k of action...

whens the next proper race? oh yeh, tommorow

Rest day, actually.

Unless you mean stage 2 of the FBD Insurance Ras

EDIT: Wow... Three people were ahead of me with this comment. I feel slow and stupid now.

 

[Moose McKnuckles]

so finally after a week we got 20k of action...

whens the next proper race? oh yeh, tommorow

Tuesday actually. Tomorrow's a rest day, no?

 

[goggalor]

Whoa. That looks like a nice place to live.

 

[Libertine Seguros]

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But because of different spellings/orthographies when transliterating from Cyrillic to Latin, that makes it totally fine to spell his name in different ways. In English-speaking countries the convention is 'Yaroslav Popovych', but in, say, a German speaking country, 'Jaroslaw Popowitsch' would be just as acceptable and just as correct.

Hincapie was doing some serious wheelsucking in the closing stages there - shirking turns and gluing himself to back wheels. I like Big George but I was pleased for Ryder to beat him.

 

[kjetilraknerud]

But because of different spellings/orthographies when transliterating from Cyrillic to Latin, that makes it totally fine to spell his name in different ways. In English-speaking countries the convention is 'Yaroslav Popovych', but in, say, a German speaking country, 'Jaroslaw Popowitsch' would be just as acceptable and just as correct.

One of the most famous examples is probably the composer Пётр Ильич Чайковский/Pëtr Il'ich Chaikovskiy/Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky/Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky.

 

[Moondance]

But because of different spellings/orthographies when transliterating from Cyrillic to Latin, that makes it totally fine to spell his name in different ways. In English-speaking countries the convention is 'Yaroslav Popovych', but in, say, a German speaking country, 'Jaroslaw Popowitsch' would be just as acceptable and just as correct.

Kanstantsin Siutsou is a good example. In Dutch we transliterate his name as Kanstantsin Siwtsow, and the Germans turn it into Kanstanzin Siuzou...

I have still no idea how you're actually supposed to pronounce his name.

 

[Jamsque]

Well one thing I think we can all agree on is that this AMGEN Tour of California has been great for American cycling. We've seen a week of thrilling racing and the domestic US teams have really shown that they can mix it up with the European super-squads.

Rory Sutherland was basically the only impact the domestic teams had on the race, he got a 2nd place and a 4th place, and seventh overall. And he's not even American!

 

[Dekker_Tifosi]

Well one thing I think we can all agree on is that this AMGEN Tour of California has been great for American cycling. We've seen a week of thrilling racing and the domestic US teams have really shown that they can mix it up with the European super-squads.

Rory Sutherland was basically the only impact the domestic teams had on the race, he got a 2nd place and a 4th place, and seventh overall. And he's not even American!

Now you're doing De Maar a bit short imho.

 

[Moondance]

TT1 got the mountains jersey... With a foreigner, but still.

 

[Jamsque]

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I thought TT1 were an Aussie team, am I wrong?

Now you're doing De Maar a bit short imho.

Eh, he was there or thereabouts most days, but I wouldn't say he really had an impact on the race.

And Garmin won the Most Important Classification Presented by Lance Armstrong's "The Shack" Cycling Team!

 

[Moondance]

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I thought TT1 were an Aussie team, am I wrong?

Yes, you be wrong.

 

[euanli]

Horner really stumped his lead out for Hincapie.

 

[Jamsque]

Yes, you be wrong.

Well props to them for getting the only win of any sort for a (properly) domestic team in this race.

 

[Publicus]

Why did Bruyneel jump out of the car to help with a bike change????

 

[Anonymous]

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No, rest day at the Giro tomorrow! I might actually get some work done.

Another Australian winner. What are they putting in those barbecues?

technically i wrote that at quarter past midnight on monday

 

[Moose McKnuckles]

Whoa. That looks like a nice place to live.

Wait until you see the price tag.

 

[armstrong4ever]

Ben Jacques-Maynes:

Was in the middle of cracking over the top of the climb, lap 1, when a marshal grabbed me, trying to get me off the course. Seriously!?!