Volta a Catalunya 2012: Stage 1, Calella - Calella (139 km)

[TeoSheva]

are there time bonuses at the arrival?

 

[true legend]

are there time bonuses at the arrival?

Nope, not any bonusses in Catalunya

 

[Richeypen]

Nope, not any bonusses in Catalunya

Awesome. May the best man win (not the GC man with the fastest sprint)

 

[search]

first stage could be something for sohrabi btw. he is fast and pretty good climber for a sprinter

they should have get rid of all the mountains at this stage of the race, it will be interesting to see if they'd have done any damage to the amount of sprinters in the bunch

they reduced the gap quite quickly, so I assume the tempo is high, possibly too high for guys like Hutarovich and van Hummel. But I'm quite sure Ravard or Davis will keep contact (and I think both are quicker than Soharbi)

 

[nvpacchi]

Live coverage has started. no live shots yet, but some interviews.

http://www.tv3.cat/3alacarta/#/directes/esport3

 

[cineteq]

Live coverage has started. no live shots yet, but some interviews.

http://www.tv3.cat/3alacarta/#/directes/esport3

I prefer this one, on small screen.
http://www.tv3.cat/directes/esport3

 

[Mellow Velo]

Eurosport finally turn up with Mr Harmon....

 

[roundabout]

Loving the delightfully retro graphics.

Not loving the helicopter camera. Mobile phone videos have better quality than that.

 

[Beech Mtn]

Cue the obligatory speech about Contador being stripped of his rightful wins.

 

[roundabout]

The race is on the last climb now. Looks like the break may well make it if the time check is correct

 

[DominicDecoco]

Only spanish producers can deliver such an awful picture quality on Eurosport HD. I remember that from The Vuelta as well. What's up with that?!

 

[Beech Mtn]

I like how Eurosport started coverage by basically saying that Baby Schleck is in this race to prove something after having to pull out of PN due to illness. I shall look forward to seeing that.

 

[Kwibus]

Loving the delightfully retro graphics.

Not loving the helicopter camera. Mobile phone videos have better quality than that.

Yeh Heli shots are pretty horrible.

Dutch commentators on Eurosport so I don't have to endure Harmon. Allthough this ain't perfect either. Atleast they are enthusiastic about the race

 

[hatcher]

Gonna be close.

 

[Beech Mtn]

A Kash sighting?!

 

[roundabout]

Only spanish producers can deliver such an awful picture quality on Eurosport HD. I remember that from The Vuelta as well. What's up with that?!

You don't remember the pixilated shots of the Cvendish group last Saturday?

 

[cineteq]

Only spanish producers can deliver such an awful picture quality on Eurosport HD. I remember that from The Vuelta as well. What's up with that?!

Here we go again, associating nationalities to something wrong...

 

[wirral]

Break has it.

 

[roundabout]

Eh, still 3.45?

I know they aren't chasing really hard, but still

 

[hatcher]

Not much, if any, of a chase going on at all now.

 

[JRanton]

Albasini FTW

 

[Ryo Hazuki]

Yeh Heli shots are pretty horrible.

Dutch commentators on Eurosport so I don't have to endure Harmon. Allthough this ain't perfect either. Atleast they are enthusiastic about the race

nelissen again with one of his so called scoops, the comiong days a big italian sponsor will say they will quit cycling. it must be liquigas then as lampre are sponsor for live. let's see if this actually happens like his announcement 2 years ago that contador and andy schleck would go ride in the same team

 

[roundabout]

A Cofidis rider chasing a break containing a Cofidis rider

 

[Ryo Hazuki]

A Cofidis rider chasing a break containing a Cofidis rider

dumoulin can win this. edet I doubt it

 

[Beech Mtn]

nelissen again with one of his so called scoops, the comiong days a big italian sponsor will say they will quit cycling. it must be liquigas then as lampre are sponsor for live. let's see if this actually happens like his announcement 2 years ago that contador and andy schleck would go ride in the same team

Could be Acqua & Sapone?