Tour du Romandie: 27 April - 2 May 2010

[santacruz]

little mark might think the commentators and writers know "jack ****" about cycle racing.
he definently knows "jack ****" about winning friends and influencing people.

tosser!

maybe he doesn't care? certainly entertaining to watch this kind of behavior in road cycling.. much much better than the overt smugness found with most uber bicycle race winners.

 

[dolophonic]

He's doing the macarena! Cav style... Chav style... he own's it.
please don't give me a hard time for the misuse of the word "style".

 

[Ferminal]

I can't hear you ferminal. 7th, 11th on the stage. In the breakaway again with the sprint jersey and woin the team classification for the
day.

btw, pettachi's is better!

Obviously I'm not going to respond to someone who takes things so seriously.

Amazing how quickly some forget how serious the TEAMS CLASSIFICATION is.

(Of which BMC is still down the bottom)

 

[Pellizotti]

When will they finish today?
Today i think Pinotti will take his sceond victory for this race.

 

[auscyclefan94]

Even though some say the field is weak I think the gc race will be interesting.

 

[Archibald]

am i the only one that thinks his win is lame? for the same reasons he has a go at Greipel... it's not like C(h)av beat a world class field this time in Hondo and Hunter...

 

[MagnusW]

why does the TV coverage start so late? Compared to other races.

 

[Andy99]

Robbie Hunter tweet -
"Well 3rd today not bad.Cav had an extra gear when he went.gotta love the w@nk&rs who fight for his wheel then when he goes they sit up!knobs "

 

[Roland Rat]

Robbie Hunter tweet -
"Well 3rd today not bad.Cav had an extra gear when he went.gotta love the w@nk&rs who fight for his wheel then when he goes they sit up!knobs "

Watched the finish last night - it was Ben Swift on his wheel, and it didn't look like he sat up, he just looked knackered.

 

[search]

I found the reason for Chad Beyer riding so well in the first two stages:

"My first flight in europe that's not on Ryanair this year"

11:39 AM Apr 26th via UberTwitter

 

[joy118118]

cavendish's apology

PUBLIC APOLOGY FROM CAVENDISH

30th April 2010 - Please find below an apology that Mark Cavendish wishes to be released today.

"I want to publicly apologize for the gesture I made on the finish line of the Tour de Romandie yesterday. I did want to make a statement to my critics but I realize that making a rude gesture on the finish line is not the best way to do that. I apologize to everybody watching the race and especially the kids. I am not proud of releasing the feelings in that way. I hope I can redeem myself and show my feelings and passion for cycling with some exciting results in the next couple of months rather than with gestures such as the one yesterday."

 

[python]

I realize that making a rude gesture on the finish line is not the best way to do that.

that's right, stick it into a moto-mounted camera midrace ?

 

[BroDeal]

LOL. That does not even sound like him. Where is all the swearing?

 

[issoisso]

LOL. That does not even sound like him. Where is all the swearing?

"Mark, the PR official has the text ready. Sign at the bottom"

 

[Ferminal]

Coverage starting at 1600CET.

So...

16:00: 00 194 SUI19721222 MOOS Alexandre BMC
16:01: 00 124 POR19851018 MACHADO Tiago RSH
16:03: 00 88 USA19760522 VANDEVELDE Christian GRM
16:05: 00 98 NED19810405 WEENING Pieter RAB
16:07: 00 143 GER19810909 FOTHEN Markus MRM
16:09: 00 141 GER19860919 *CIOLEK Gerald MRM
16:11: 00 121 SLO19831218 BRAJKOVIC Janez RSH
16:13: 00 37 FRA19770522 PERAUD Jean-Christophe OLO
16:15: 00 87 CAN19770509 TUFT Svein GRM
16:17: 00 167 FIN19810329 VEIKKANEN Jussi FDJ
16:19: 00 36 BEL19820705 GILBERT Philippe OLO
16:21: 00 94 RUS19780125 MENCHOV Denis RAB
16:23: 00 25 RUS19800920 KARPETS Vladimir KAT
16:25: 00 84 RSA19770422 HUNTER Robert GRM
16:27: 00 54 AUS19810511 HANSEN Adam THR
16:29: 00 42 SWE19800920 LARSSON Gustav SAX
16:31: 00 27 RUS19860711 *OVECHKIN Artem KAT
16:33: 00 18 ESP19800425 VALVERDE BELMONTE GCE
16:35: 00 116 ESP19800711 OROZ UGALDE Juan Jose EUS
16:37: 00 176 ITA19900329 *FELLINE Fabio FOT
16:39: 00 96 NED19850515 STAMSNIJDER Tom RAB
16:41: 00 158 IRL19840703 ROCHE Nicholas ALM
16:43: 00 128 ESP19770401 ZUBELDIA Haimar RSH
16:45: 00 16 ESP19800229 PLACE OIL MILL Ruben GCE
16:47: 00 1 CZE19860506 W*KREUZIGER Roman LIQ
16:49: 00 131 ITA19840801 GAVAZZI Francesco LAM
16:51: 00 14 FRA19710412 MOREAU Christophe GCE
16:53: 00 58 AUS19791220 ROGERS Michael THR
16:55: 00 132 DEEP GER19740104 Danilo LAM
16:57: 00 166 FRA19830622 ROY Jeremy FDJ
16:59: 00 55 ITA19760225 PINOTTI Marco THR
17:01: 00 5 SVK19900126 and *SAGAN Peter LIQ

 

[Ferminal]

Grabsch 32:28
Ignatiev +3
Rabon +22

 

[auscyclefan94]

Hey ferminal, sometimes i take things a bit too seriously here and don't realise it's only meant as a bit of fun!

 

[Ferminal]

Morabito just went +1s

 

[auscyclefan94]

Morabito just went +1s

Go BMC!!!!!! Let's move up that Teams classification!

 

[sublimit]

Rogers for this one.

Ben Swift didnt sit up yesterday he just got burned off. As for Cavendish- he won so easily even if the field wasnt that special so thats what counts. Obviously that has upset so many people here but life is so cruel sometimes.

OK back to the TT.

 

[TRDean]

Rogers for this one.

Ben Swift didnt sit up yesterday he just got burned off. As for Cavendish- he won so easily even if the field wasnt that special so thats what counts. Obviously that has upset so many people here but life is so cruel sometimes.

Pull your head out of Cavs balloon knot...you are running out of O2!!

 

[theyoungest]

Rogers for this one.

Ben Swift didnt sit up yesterday he just got burned off. As for Cavendish- he won so easily even if the field wasnt that special, thats what counts. Obviously that has upset so many people here but life is so cruel sometimes.

I don't care if Cav wins or not. But he could at least try to do it with a little decency (or class, of which everyone but a certain poster knows what it means). Mentally, the guy is a 12 year old.

 

[Ferminal]

F*ck, Porte just smoked them so far, 30'54".

 

[sportzchick]

F*ck, Porte just smoked them so far, 30'54".

oh nice

anyone got some online links for the race (in english mainly)

 

[theyoungest]

F*ck, Porte just smoked them so far, 30'54".

That's either insanely fast, or the weather has changed.