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Milano - Sanremo... LIVE!!

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La Primavera... just in time for Spring. Last chance to read the Podium Cafe without seeing the word "cobble" for a while. Well, except there. Anyway, should be an epic struggle, enjoy!

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I will be driving to NY while they're thundering down the Via Roma. Going out to ride the trainer now and watch MSR 1997, Zabel's first win. That should ease the pain slightly.
"Only those who are in top condition can say that the Ronde is not hard. For everyone else, it's the Way of the Cross." -Andrea Tafi

by Drew on Mar 22, 2008 7:34 AM EDT   0 recs

Via Roma?
You don't actually read this site, do you?

It's Italo Calvino street this year.

by Chris... on Mar 22, 2008 9:08 AM EDT to parent up   0 recs

Not to put to fine a point on it but
eat me

\O/

"Only those who are in top condition can say that the Ronde is not hard. For everyone else, it's the Way of the Cross." -Andrea Tafi

by Drew on Mar 22, 2008 9:52 AM EDT to parent up   0 recs

Heh heh
Rose like a brook trout, he did. Drive safer than you sprint.

by Chris... on Mar 22, 2008 10:00 AM EDT to parent up   0 recs

Thanks
Enjoy Cyclingtv

(boy was that uncalled for.....but I regret nothing)

"Only those who are in top condition can say that the Ronde is not hard. For everyone else, it's the Way of the Cross." -Andrea Tafi

by Drew on Mar 22, 2008 10:03 AM EDT to parent up   0 recs

Live streams
Looks like there will be several possibilities at

http://www.cyclingfans.com/

Let it begin already!

by Toyota on Mar 22, 2008 7:41 AM EDT   0 recs

sanremo!
meanwhile we can follow the action with the live feed from cyclingnews

http://live.cyclingnews.com/?id=latest

still two hours for live feed

by King of Doping on Mar 22, 2008 8:09 AM EDT   0 recs

Enjoy the race
I'm off to our club's race today. Dominique Rollin is registered. We'll see if he races.

by johnw on Mar 22, 2008 9:06 AM EDT   0 recs

Timing
I gather 15.00 is the start time for everything? 7am Pacific?

Cycling.TV is showing it on the Norte Americano Gold, which means if you're not buying the full package, you're not seeing MSR.

I'd planned to stick with Premium, so I guess I'm cueing up for a Eurosport or RAI feed. The good news is that RAI feeds seem to be easier to get on the weekends, when Italians can watch TV at home.

by Chris... on Mar 22, 2008 9:10 AM EDT   0 recs

Frischkorn
is in a 4-man break with 10' on the pack. Also, apparently Pippo Pozzato has dreads now. They're over the Turchino and approaching the Ligurian coastline. Given the makeup of the break, I'd say there's little action going on.

by Chris... on Mar 22, 2008 9:22 AM EDT   0 recs

cycling.tv pages
are loading at a snail's pace. probably not a good sign.
-K-

by KevinK on Mar 22, 2008 9:26 AM EDT   0 recs

It's not suposed to start
for another 20 minutes or so.  

But I agree, this is not looking good.  

by Hons on Mar 22, 2008 9:32 AM EDT to parent up   0 recs

Ah. It's running now.
pregame show.
-K-

by KevinK on Mar 22, 2008 9:32 AM EDT   0 recs

still waiting for the 3rd or millionth page
to load, not looking good at all. Crappy software.

by lyne on Mar 22, 2008 9:34 AM EDT to parent up   0 recs

one of the worst sites
I have ever used. The Specialized online store is also bad. Emphasis on crappy graphics instead of function.

CTV stream is struggling. Might be a rough day.

-K-

by KevinK on Mar 22, 2008 9:38 AM EDT to parent up   0 recs

I am not having any problems
Sometimes it helps to close all the CTV windows and start over.
 I have the live races page book marked so I dont have to open multiple screens. Click on your bookmark,  then click on the race and log in.  No multiple screen mess.

by roadside on Mar 22, 2008 9:41 AM EDT to parent up   0 recs

800 is barely working
so much for "premium".
-K-

by KevinK on Mar 22, 2008 9:40 AM EDT   0 recs

Kohl attacks
on le Manie.

94 km to go.  

by Hons on Mar 22, 2008 9:43 AM EDT   0 recs

I'll send positive mental vibes
at cycling.tv instead of complaints. Good cycling.tv... Good boy! That's it! Keep it up!
-K-

by KevinK on Mar 22, 2008 9:45 AM EDT   0 recs

Does premium cut it today?
or do I have to upgrade to gold in order to see it.  

by Hons on Mar 22, 2008 9:48 AM EDT   0 recs

i'm not getting in on gold
so if you're not in yet, you may be screwed, regardless.
--JFS

by JFS_PGH on Mar 22, 2008 9:49 AM EDT to parent up   0 recs

you do
but apparently, that's no guarantee
America is all about speed. Hot, nasty, badass speed. -Eleanor Roosevelt

by ELVISGOAT on Mar 22, 2008 9:49 AM EDT to parent up   0 recs

if you can get far enough in to sign in
you at least get flickers and still images...and occasional feed, with or without sound.  I seem to be getting chunks of pre-race.
--JFS

by JFS_PGH on Mar 22, 2008 10:01 AM EDT to parent up   0 recs

I thought premium included gold
but maybe I'm wrong. I thought I signed up for the package that was all-in-one.
-K-

by KevinK on Mar 22, 2008 9:50 AM EDT   0 recs

Vise versa
Gold includes premium as well as a bunch of other stuff...including the Vuelta channel, the Giro channel...etc.  I suspect its the Giro channel that you need as I don't, and its not working for me.  

by Hons on Mar 22, 2008 9:53 AM EDT to parent up   0 recs

Im in
Gold>Italian>400kbs
America is all about speed. Hot, nasty, badass speed. -Eleanor Roosevelt

by ELVISGOAT on Mar 22, 2008 9:54 AM EDT   0 recs

400 k is it for me
800k drops out frequently.
-K-

by KevinK on Mar 22, 2008 9:56 AM EDT to parent up   0 recs

yup. 400 is the good one today
finally got in and unfrozen
--JFS

by JFS_PGH on Mar 22, 2008 10:04 AM EDT to parent up   0 recs

Pop quiz
1400hrs UK time = ??? EST

by Hons on Mar 22, 2008 9:57 AM EDT   0 recs

10 am
America is all about speed. Hot, nasty, badass speed. -Eleanor Roosevelt

by ELVISGOAT on Mar 22, 2008 10:00 AM EDT to parent up   0 recs

Thanks
in theory then, Eurosport should be broadcasting live now.  I'll keep you posted.  

by Hons on Mar 22, 2008 10:02 AM EDT to parent up   0 recs

Wait! I know this!
Er... 9. Is Canada still on standard time? This whole early Daylight Savings thing seems bizarre. It's like I can drive to Vancouver and actually travel back in time.

by Chris... on Mar 22, 2008 10:02 AM EDT to parent up   0 recs

race feed officially delayed
more talk about rock racing
--JFS

by JFS_PGH on Mar 22, 2008 10:03 AM EDT   0 recs

Good call
Rock Racing: will it or won't it survive past July, and will Tyler Hamilton ever race again???
Perhaps he'll be the one doing MSR when he's 41....

by Cyclingrush on Mar 22, 2008 10:06 AM EDT to parent up   0 recs

So...
no Eurosport feed yet. I signed on and it's counting away but there's nothing to see. Maybe they're a couple minutes tardy.

by Chris... on Mar 22, 2008 10:05 AM EDT   0 recs

I think that we are all waiting for the same feed
to start.... oh well time for breakfast

by lyne on Mar 22, 2008 10:07 AM EDT to parent up   0 recs

How do you access it?
i clicked on the link in cyclingfans and it opens Real Player and gives me a "Windows Media Player cannot find the file"...but i'm not using WMP!?!?

by Hons on Mar 22, 2008 10:10 AM EDT to parent up   0 recs

Not nice
teasing like that

by Hons on Mar 22, 2008 10:11 AM EDT to parent up   0 recs

That's almost cruel
But not nearly as cruel as the constantly broken promises from cycling.tv. It's a true testament to our eternal optimism that we still hope cycling.tv will deliver....

by Cyclingrush on Mar 22, 2008 10:11 AM EDT to parent up   0 recs

breakfast
hmm. lucky charms or frosted flakes?

by bike to live on Mar 22, 2008 10:09 AM EDT   0 recs

front

breakaway--igor & 2 others

rider down rider down in main field

--JFS

by JFS_PGH on Mar 22, 2008 10:10 AM EDT   0 recs

who?
zenotti (sp?)
--JFS

by JFS_PGH on Mar 22, 2008 10:11 AM EDT   0 recs

Igor anton hernandez
and rest of break maybe being caught

Bettini clawing back, from back

voelkler attacking

--JFS

by JFS_PGH on Mar 22, 2008 10:13 AM EDT   0 recs

Last year?
Do you see any Astana jerseys??

by Chris... on Mar 22, 2008 10:15 AM EDT to parent up   0 recs

Someday...
we'll have a ESPN Cycling channel.

by bike to live on Mar 22, 2008 10:13 AM EDT   0 recs

sigh
someday

wait...that means I will have to but a tv doesn't it?

by Hons on Mar 22, 2008 10:14 AM EDT to parent up   0 recs

climb of sopressa
pelizotti and gerol rider on attack
--JFS

by JFS_PGH on Mar 22, 2008 10:13 AM EDT   0 recs

I've been trying to get into c.tv
for an hour now, with no luck.  I've opened and closed my browser more times than I can count.  This has got to be the worst customer service experience I've had in my life, over and over and over again.  AUGH

by Ruthann on Mar 22, 2008 10:14 AM EDT   0 recs

I agree Ruthann
They are disgusting.
America is all about speed. Hot, nasty, badass speed. -Eleanor Roosevelt

by ELVISGOAT on Mar 22, 2008 10:16 AM EDT to parent up   0 recs

I feel ya
I started to keep track of how many times it took to get in, but realized I can't count that high....

by Cyclingrush on Mar 22, 2008 10:16 AM EDT to parent up   0 recs

Um, cancel all that
I had it down too low on the screen to see the 2007, and didn't want to move the picture, because it's so twitchy
--JFS

by JFS_PGH on Mar 22, 2008 10:15 AM EDT   0 recs

I seen your
POPO attacks...!

...in a disco jersey...

by orangekick on Mar 22, 2008 10:16 AM EDT to parent up   0 recs

cancel all my comments
I had some audio, only a small chunk of the picture...didn't see / hear the "2007" but I'm glad no-one's crashed [abashed grin]
--JFS

by JFS_PGH on Mar 22, 2008 10:18 AM EDT to parent up   0 recs

Ha Ha
I did that once last year for a stage of the Tour I think. I even got to the finish before anyone told me.

by Monty. on Mar 22, 2008 10:21 AM EDT to parent up   0 recs

When Oscarito get sight of the line
you guys are going to thinks its a replay from last year :-)
America is all about speed. Hot, nasty, badass speed. -Eleanor Roosevelt

by ELVISGOAT on Mar 22, 2008 10:17 AM EDT   0 recs

Hahahahah
I was wondering why the CN ticker wasn't updating.  

by Hons on Mar 22, 2008 10:17 AM EDT   0 recs

So...
sounds like the whole world is relying on something going right in Italy... to our detriment. At least we have company.

by Chris... on Mar 22, 2008 10:19 AM EDT   0 recs

So hows the weather out west
you riding outside yet?

by Hons on Mar 22, 2008 10:20 AM EDT to parent up   0 recs

Is there a jar to drop some quarters into?
for bad posts?  [red faced]
--JFS

by JFS_PGH on Mar 22, 2008 10:20 AM EDT   0 recs

Hey now
no harm done. You were just getting warmed up, doing some posting calisthetics.

by Chris... on Mar 22, 2008 10:21 AM EDT to parent up   0 recs

Or
calisthenics?

Also, you can always re-register here under an assumed name.

by Chris... on Mar 22, 2008 10:22 AM EDT to parent up   0 recs

Gotta wonder
Is someone making money by showing us LESS cycling? Is this like paying farmers not to grow crops? Otherwise, I really can't understand what the problem is. Maybe the helicopter is on the ground negotiating a new price for fuel.

by Chris... on Mar 22, 2008 10:21 AM EDT   0 recs

Eurosport 2
works fine here

by Bruce on Mar 22, 2008 10:22 AM EDT   0 recs

where
are you? US?

by Chris... on Mar 22, 2008 10:23 AM EDT to parent up   0 recs

no,
Europe

by Bruce on Mar 22, 2008 10:26 AM EDT