USAPCC Stage 1: Salida to Crested Butte 159.9km (23/8/2011)

[just some guy]

Gap up to 2.50 in short time

 

[cyclelicious]

Live video Tour tracker coverage to start at 4pm est (another couple hours).

 

[Moose McKnuckles]

Brad White again in the break on the 1st stage, just as he was in Utah.

 

[theyoungest]

If I read well than officially they begin at 22:00 CET (14:00 local time colorado)

Good. So when the interesting action (i.e. the climb) is over, we'll get to see what's happening.

 

[cyclelicious]

just joking Ben your enthusiasm for the event is rubbing off would like to see it.

ditto...

 

[Moose McKnuckles]

Gap up to 2.50 in short time

Whoa! They've only gone like 9 miles. That break must be flying.

 

[Deagol]

Live video Tour tracker coverage to start at 4pm est (another couple hours).

That sucks !!!!!

Anyone know the rational behind this ?

 

[benpounder]

just joking Ben your enthusiasm for the event is rubbing off would like to see it.

Thanks. I so yearn for a Tour of the Americas - north to south, south to north, doesn't matter. I see this race, and the ToC, the ToU and many other 1-2 week stages races as a stepping stone to that goal. If they can succeed locally then a combination thereof can succeed globally.

Not that I want to see any of these races subjugate their identity, rather I really want to see a race up and down the spine of the new world.


And of course, this particular race has a stage finish 5 blocks from my house.

 

[Mellow Velo]

OK, so no pictures until they've completed the major climb?
15.7mph, too.
Come back later, I think............

 

[this_is_edie]

That sucks !!!!!

Anyone know the rational behind this ?

Yeah I don't get it. They must have cameras on the race anyway in order to do the primetime recap show. I assume it has to do with commentators - or the lack thereof - as P&P only do the last 2 hours on versus live. I guess they don't want to show the feed with no commentating. Shame.

 

[benpounder]

That sucks !!!!!

Anyone know the rational behind this ?

Verses thinks this will be a boring stage. USAPCC thinks we will be inattentive.

That and Phil Ligget needs time to consume his morning Mimosas to attain his vaulted status as an ignoramus. (That is harsh, it is likely that Phil just cant keep up with today's technology - it was much better for him in the days before we all had start lists and could tell the difference between the various AG2R riders.)

[my edit] grammar; Mimosas should not have been possessive...

 

[Deagol]

Yeah I don't get it. They must have cameras on the race anyway in order to do the primetime recap show. I assume it has to do with commentators - or the lack thereof - as P&P only do the last 2 hours on versus live. I guess they don't want to show the feed with no commentating. Shame.

Agreed. I would love to watch the feed without P&P.

We are heading up this evening to camp out and watch Stage 2 in person. I guess that will have to be compensation for missing the stage today.
Turns out I have a meeting right when the video feed is supposed to turn on.

EDIT: LMAO Ben...

EDIT 2: Looks like they are on their way up the pass, now.

 

[just some guy]

Gap @ 3.55

 

[Deagol]

I'm sure those of us that have done bike races can relate to the true sounds of the peleton: the wind, the spin of wheels, and guys yelling at each other. I was just thinking it would be cool to try putting microphones on the bikes and let us listen to that instead of Phil, Paul, & Bob. Maybe it would be like tecno/trance music instead of a grating infomercial...

 

[this_is_edie]

I'm sure those of us that have done bike races can relate to the true sounds of the peleton: the wind, the spin of wheels, and guys yelling at each other. I was just thinking it would be cool to try putting microphones on the bikes and let us listen to that instead of Phil, Paul, & Bob. Maybe it would be like tecno/trance music instead of a grating infomercial...

mics on the camera guys would pick up a lot of that. Of course they probably don't want the Utah mess where the mic picked up the camera guy/moto driver swearing, a lot.

 

[benpounder]

We are heading up this evening to camp out and watch Stage 2 in person. I guess that will have to be compensation for missing the stage today.

Independence or Cottonwood?

Take photos.

 

[Deagol]

mics on the camera guys would pick up a lot of that. Of course they probably don't want the Utah mess where the mic picked up the camera guy/moto driver swearing, a lot.

Haha, that could be true. Funny thing is that the racers swear a lot, too.
Even to watch this part of the stage with no sound at all would be better than this. I was really looking forward to see them flying down the west side of the pass. I was wonderering how fast they could really go...

 

[just some guy]

Haha, that could be true. Funny thing is that the racers swear a lot, too.
Even to watch this part of the stage with no sound at all would be better than this. I was really looking forward to see them flying down the west side of the pass. I was wonderering how fast they could really go...

I agree Utan was fun that way.

gap @ 5.10

 

[this_is_edie]

Haha, that could be true. Funny thing is that the racers swear a lot, too.
Even to watch this part of the stage with no sound at all would be better than this. I was really looking forward to see them flying down the west side of the pass. I was wonderering how fast they could really go...

I agree. The beginning of a stage with all the attacks is always fun to watch and I wanted to see the climb up Monarch. I can deal with no audio. They lost a golden opportunity to get people watching.

 

[just some guy]

anyone read that crosswinds end of the stage echelons are possible.

 

[Jamsque]

anyone read that crosswinds end of the stage echelons are possible.

Not sure how much I trust that report, there were a few stages in Utah where the ticker said the same thing. I think the guys running it under-estimate the amount of wind it takes to split a pro peloton.

It would be fun, though. How windy is it in Colombia?

 

[Deagol]

looks like the break is nearing the top. there is a turn-off for the ski area on the right and then a little further up at the summit, a gondola to take sight-seers to an overlook.

I was thinking that the descent would be fast since the road is pretty wide and not super twisty.

Edit: I expected more Columbians near the front as they got to the top of the pass today.. looks like only one in the break.

 

[benpounder]

I agree. The beginning of a stage with all the attacks is always fun to watch and I wanted to see the climb up Monarch. I can deal with no audio. They lost a golden opportunity to get people watching.

To draw a finer point, the lost opportunity is not so much getting a greater populace to watch; it is denying those of us already interested, the full possible coverage. We are the most powerful advocates. Word of mouth is the best selling tool , and the re-tell the heroics of what transpired are amplified when Cyclingnews or VeloNews articles are backed up by us, the fans. We here in this CN forum are all passionate advocates for road cycling. But our passion is subdued when marketing concerns preempt live/internet coverage that we yearn for.

Tour Tracker made a huge mistake...

 

[Deagol]

Also, the GPS seems messed-up. I zoom in and it shows the break already over the pass, then they are not there yet.

 

[Dekker_Tifosi]

looks like the break is nearing the top. there is a turn-off for the ski area on the right and then a little further up at the summit, a gondola to take sight-seers to an overlook.

I was thinking that the descent would be fast since the road is pretty wide and not super twisty.

Edit: I expected more Columbians near the front as they got to the top of the pass today.. looks like only one in the break.

Even Colombians don't commit total suicide. They do have some sort of racing intelligence.

If you wanted mad attacks the moment the race goes upwards, you have to invite the Iranians. Mizbani, Askari, Sohrabi and the gang will do that for you