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

[roundabout]

Hope the speed bumps on the descent are gone

 

[Beech Mtn]

Jeez, this camerawork is bad. Hold the camera still, man!

 

[Richeypen]

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?!

I just dont understand broadcasting races without a KM graphic

 

[Ryo Hazuki]

Could be Acqua & Sapone?

oh yes, well that's not really big sponsor I would say. he made it sound like was really big

 

[roundabout]

I just dopnt unsderstand broadcasting races without a KM graphic

It must be 16 or so to go for Albasini

Will be 10 or so when the descent is over

 

[wirral]

Albasini getting motopaced there!! Busted by the camera, and then moto disappears!! Yep, we're in Spain.

 

[Benotti69]

oh yes, well that's not really big sponsor I would say. he made it sound like was really big

not a big sponsor? not huge but look how much they have put into Italian cycling and yes they are big.

 

[Ney the Viking]

Albasini getting motopaced there!! Busted by the camera, and then moto disappears!! Yep, we're in Spain.

err he's swiss on an aussie team, why on earth would he get motorpaced in spain

 

[diggercuz]

how long to go now? surely albisini is getting close...

 

[wirral]

err he's swiss on an aussie team, why on earth would he get motorpaced in spain

They just want to help.

 

[meat puppet]

err he's swiss on an aussie team, why on earth would he get motorpaced in spain

Because....Spain.

 

[Ney the Viking]

6k to go.

10 char

 

[roundabout]

Looks like he will make it.

And Delaplace for second

 

[JRanton]

If this is the best they can do TV coverage wise then they shouldn't bother again next year.

 

[Ney the Viking]

Looks like he will make it.

sure does!

 

[Lexman]

hopefully Sohrabi sprints to get some WT points for Lotto

 

[Ryo Hazuki]

hopefully Sohrabi sprints to get some WT points for Lotto

how? there are 5 guys in front

 

[hrotha]

how? there are 5 guys in front

By sprinting really hard.

 

[hatcher]

I'm wrong more than I'm right, but I wouldn't be giving Albasini a 2 minute advantage in this race.

 

[Lexman]

how? there are 5 guys in front

i'm just jumping in and thought there were only 3 in front, my apologies

 

[hatcher]

i'm just jumping in and thought there were only 3 in front, my apologies

There might be by the end.

 

[roundabout]

I'm wrong more than I'm right, but I wouldn't be giving Albasini a 2 minute advantage in this race.

Nah, although he rode the last 20 really well today

 

[roundabout]

It certainly didn't take them 5 hours

 

[Benotti69]

The Shimano service car insisting on getting as much publicity as possible

 

[Zam_Olyas]

Albasini for the GC as well. Greenedge are a great team.