Tour Down Under Stage 1: Clare - Tanunda - 141km

[auscyclefan94]

Even when the do catch the break it won't be too far away from the finish. Expect some attacks on Menglers Hill.
7:15 to the break. They are really going Columbia. They want revenge for screwing up the Down Under Classic leadout.

 

[auscyclefan94]

Kohler got the sprint, he's very fast and did it very easily. Go BMC!!!!He'll be 4th at the end of the day due to time bonuses

 

[Anonymous]

Hey dim ain't it like 3:00am where you are

only 2:20

doing some work and updating the website while listening to it.. may stick around to the end, see how it goes..

katusha sky and columbia all working at it.. only one of them will end the day happy..

OH STFU ABOUT ARMSTRONG...

 

[Ferminal]

Just heard Ligget say "They (Lance and others) don't do it for money"

 

[Anonymous]

Just heard Ligget say "They (Lance and others) don't do it for money"

im starting to think theyve cloned phil ligget... the &*&^$£&^&'er is everywhere...

 

[auscyclefan94]

only 2:20

doing some work and updating the website while listening to it.. may stick around to the end, see how it goes..

katusha sky and columbia all working at it.. only one of them will end the day happy..

OH STFU ABOUT ARMSTRONG...

You listening, to abc radio????

Kohler got up to 55km/h in that sprint...

 

[BroDeal]

LOL. I put on the ABC audio and the only thing they are talking about is Armstrong.

Australian accents are funny.

 

[Anonymous]

You listening, to abc radio????

Kohler got up to 55km/h in that sprint...

yup.. although 4am finish i dont know if i will stay awake.. shall see..

 

[auscyclefan94]

LOL. I put on the ABC audio and the only thing they are talking about is Armstrong.

Australian accents are funny.

Fair Dinkum... these commentators are from adelaide so they aren't quite right in the head. They were talking about Djamoldine Abdoujaporov.

If i were radioshack, garmin or Astana with sprinters who can climb should try to split it up on the crosswinds or Menglers Hill. Even if the sprinters like Davis or Griepel get back on the pace on the climb might put the sting in their legs.

 

[auscyclefan94]

yup.. although 4am finish i dont know if i will stay awake.. shall see..

What are you doing to keep yourself occupied?

 

[Hugh Januss]

Just heard Ligget say "They (Lance and others) don't do it for money"

To paraphrase Firesign Theater Lance doesn't do it for the money, he does it for $hit loads of money.

 

[BroDeal]

To paraphrase Firesign Theater Lance doesn't do it for the money, he does it for $hit loads of money.

I thought that was from Spaceballs.

I expect one of the Australian commentators at any moment to start off with, "What we have here is a brown Tasmanian devil snake. She's a cute one. Lete me grab her by the tail..."

 

[kukiniloa]

No live video?

nope.. only the last two stages have video coverage..

No really - no live video?

 

[kukiniloa]

Australian accents

LOL. I put on the ABC audio and the only thing they are talking about is Armstrong.

Australian accents are funny.

True that.

If I had an Australian woman, I certainly wouldn't want to hear her speak very much...

 

[BroDeal]

How tough is this hill? Hard enough to cause a split?

 

[auscyclefan94]

True that.

If I had an Australian woman, I certainly wouldn't want to hear her speak very much...

Are you from American? if so we think the same about your accents!

 

[Ferminal]

I thought that was from Spaceballs.

I expect one of the Australian commentators at any moment to start off with, "What we have here is a brown Tasmanian devil snake. She's a cute one. Lete me grab her by the tail..."

As long as they don't introduce any of the South Australian locals you should be OK.

 

[kukiniloa]

Austrlian accents, contd

Are you from American? if so we think the same about your accents!

I am from American and so can you!


Back to the race: Greipel is going to turn into a Tasmanian Devil and crush.

 

[BroDeal]

Are you from American? if so we think the same about your accents!

We don't have accents. Aside from Sylvester Stallone that is. It is hard to hear an Australian accent and not think of Crocodile Dundee or the Croc Hunter (RIP).

 

[auscyclefan94]

How tough is this hill? Hard enough to cause a split?

hard enough to cause the split but a team or a few teams will have to turn up the heat to get rid of griepel, mcewen etc.

I think garmin said they might try to setup something, probably for Hunter so they will probably lift the pace on menglers or try to send meyer up the road.

 

[auscyclefan94]

Time gap is not falling as fast now. At 4mins 30.

1 hour 10 minutes left.

 

[taiwan]

I think one of the commentators just retroactively awarded mark Cavendish the Tour's Green Jersey. Did I hear right?

Edit: Sorry, they were speculating on the next Tour.

 

[PACONi]

We don't have accents. Aside from Sylvester Stallone that is. It is hard to hear an Australian accent and not think of Crocodile Dundee or the Croc Hunter (RIP).

Strewth Mate! I just got back from riding my Kangaroo down to the pub for a few Green Soldiers. Had to wrestle a few croc's on the way otherwise I'd have been here for the start of the stage.

 

[Anonymous]

breakaway caught with one dangler...

pelaton split into 3 with 30 riders in the first group but they not saying who.. gotta assume columbia and sky in that group

 

[BroDeal]

Strewth Mate! I just got back from riding my Kangaroo down to the pub for a few Green Soldiers. Had to wrestle a few croc's on the way otherwise I'd have been here for the start of the stage.

Hopefully you were not attacked by magpies as well.