Tour Down Under - Stage 1: Mawson Lakes - Angaston, 138km

[on3m@n@rmy]

I came up with different numbers
Start: 4:30pm PST
Finish: 8:00pm PST
The time in Adelaide is currently: Mon 9:38 AM

I just noticed my error and was checking if anyone made the correction. Good catch

 

[Tuarts]

I was interested to see how much ground the Tour down under covers. I was thinking they maybe go from Adelaide to Melbourne or even Sydney.

THen i saw this

http://www.tourdownunder.com.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0009/29646/TDU11_MAP_overview_FINAL.pdf

is this true???

Does the entire tour for real not leave the suburbs of Adelaide?

Does a week long pt race really cover a smaller area than the Tour of Flanders?

Logistically, moving the TDU out of a city and its suburbs would be a nightmare here.

 

[Frosty]

Good timings for me in the UK as i am on night shifts, this and the cricket will hopefully keep me sane.

 

[Tuarts]

Is this going to be shown live anywhere?

 

[Frosty]

In the UK, Sky are showing highlights of all stages and live coverage on Sky 4 of the last two

http://www.teamsky.com/article/0,27290,17545_6648892,00.html

http://www.skysports.com/story/0,19528,15264_6649237,00.html

Dunno if there is other live coverage.

 

[auscyclefan94]

Is this going to be shown live anywhere?

In australia there is. SBS is doing the final two stages.

 

[Tuarts]

So for all the other stages its just highlights?

I'd have thought a WorldTour event would get bigger publicity than this...

 

[auscyclefan94]

So for all the other stages its just highlights?

I'd have thought a WorldTour event would get bigger publicity than this...

That is the problem with a low budget TV network.

 

[Parrulo]

will there be any live streams for this?

 

[Ferminal]

That is the problem with a low budget TV network.

It's up to the race organisers, spend $2million on one cyclist or a few hundred k on coverage for the first four stages.

No Australian network would find it profitable, so it's up to the organiser (SA Government) to provide it.

 

[hughmoore]

I was interested to see how much ground the Tour down under covers. I was thinking they maybe go from Adelaide to Melbourne or even Sydney.

THen i saw this

http://www.tourdownunder.com.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0009/29646/TDU11_MAP_overview_FINAL.pdf

is this true???

Does the entire tour for real not leave the suburbs of Adelaide?

Does a week long pt race really cover a smaller area than the Tour of Flanders?

No, its mostly in Adelaide Hills, north south and east of Adelaide outside the metro area.

The advantage of Adelaide is they stay all week in Adelaide Hilton and the starts are not far, some riders ride back to the hotel from the finish line.

Adelaide is a realtive small place with population 1.1m

The stages arnt overly long as its the first event of the season and no point being 200km+

Regards


Hugh

 

[Reverend_T_Preedy]

Short report in advance of the stage:

Lance Armstrong sings autographs and is treated like a hero at the start of the stage. Various dignitaries try to get photos with the 'great man' at the start.

Stage starts...... Breakaway including a rider from UniSA and Euskatel........break caught 5km before the end of the stage.........Sprint finish...............Griepel wins.

The only potential variation is if someone else wins, not the way the race will pan out.

And that right there is why I wish the Tour of San Luis is shown live on the telly rather than TDU.

 

[auscyclefan94]

It's up to the race organisers, spend $2million on one cyclist or a few hundred k on coverage for the first four stages.

No Australian network would find it profitable, so it's up to the organiser (SA Government) to provide it.

Well other than cricket and afl in Australia I guess not many sports would find showing an event profitable of that's the case. What other sports are there that would be profitable?

 

[The Hitch]

Any highlights?

ANd im not talking about geo restricted ones, or sky. Im thinking proper internet highlights which anyone in the world can view on their browser.

 

[auscyclefan94]

Any highlights?

ANd im not talking about geo restricted ones, or sky. Im thinking proper internet highlights which anyone in the world can view on their browser.

SBS's highlights are not geo restricted. Check the cycling central site.

Liggett said that the TDU was around the 4th best race in the world on Cycling central show this week. No joke!

 

[The Hitch]

SBS's highlights are not geo restricted. Check the cycling central site.

Liggett said that the TDU was around the 4th best race in the world on Cycling central show this week. No joke!

Thanks, but its not on there yet.

4th. So which ones 3rd. Presumably its Tour, TOC, Giro in 3rd (just) then TDU.

Boy does this ******** hate cycling,

 

[theyoungest]

Thanks, but its not on there yet.

4th. So which ones 3rd. Presumably its Tour, TOC, Giro in 3rd (just) then TDU.

Boy does this ******** hate cycling,

Of course not. The stage is yet to be ridden.

 

[The Hitch]

Of course not. The stage is yet to be ridden.

Oh ffs not again. I thought the cancer classic came on a saturday and a day before the actual thing. By my count we should be on about stage3 by now.

THose ozzies really do take their time

 

[Ryo Hazuki]

Wonder how Greipel will be climbing. Certainly looks like he's lost a lot of upper body bulk. http://cdn0.media.cyclingnews.futurecdn.net/2011/01/14/2/pic172982163_600.jpg

according to lotto website he has not, he is now 184 and 81 kg while last year he was 79 kg

 

[auscyclefan94]

according to lotto website he has not, he is now 184 and 81 kg while last year he was 79 kg

that's wrong. Everyone is saying he is lighter and grabsch said he is way too light. He has lost weight. Looks skinnier in the face.

 

[theyoungest]

according to lotto website he has not, he is now 184 and 81 kg while last year he was 79 kg

It's not like the webmaster weighed him before publishing those numbers. He probably got them from Wikipedia or whatever.

 

[Ferminal]

Well other than cricket and afl in Australia I guess not many sports would find showing an event profitable of that's the case. What other sports are there that would be profitable?

Sports which don't need helicopters and motorbikes which aren't on in the middle of a weekday competing against the Australian Open!

 

[Ryo Hazuki]

It's not like the webmaster weighed him before publishing those numbers. He probably got them from Wikipedia or whatever.

don't be so stupid. it's not webmaster. these guys get weight and measured at beginning of season and then these are put on website. that's why they fluctuate sometimes so according to website he is now 184 and 81 kg and last year he was 79kg

 

[Ryo Hazuki]

his own website btw says 183 and 80 kg and wikipeda says 184 and 75 kg, who you think is right??

 

[jens_attacks]

i don't know his weight but he definitely looks leaner than last year.