Giro d'Italia Palermo TTT... Live!!
by Chris Fontecchio on May 10, 2008 3:00 AM EDT
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PrintGiro d'Italia Stage 1... LIVE!!
Great way to christen the new site, eh? Should be a real spectacle today. Enjoy!
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First things first...
what time does this Giro you speak of begin?
"I won! I won! I don't have to go to school anymore." -- Eddy Merckx, after winning his first bike race
2pm GMT +1
what does that mean?
"I won! I won! I don't have to go to school anymore." -- Eddy Merckx, after winning his first bike race
and there she is...
"I won! I won! I don't have to go to school anymore." -- Eddy Merckx, after winning his first bike race
by ELVISGOAT on May 10, 2008 8:13 AM EDT reply actions 1 recs
Alright
Does anyone have a vid link from anywhere, since this is the one thing I’m not paying Ctv for (for the reason that I won’t be able to watch 90% of the race, not because I’m displeased with the coverage. It’s worked well for me so far).
"Resistance is futile. You will be assimilated."
http://www.podiumcafe.com/2008/5/10/506985/livestream-from-the-giro
"I won! I won! I don't have to go to school anymore." -- Eddy Merckx, after winning his first bike race
Good Morning Guys!
I actually got in (thanks for the link as that always seems to be faster). I love baby Schleck.
You guys have 2007 highlights right?
"The most wasted day is that in which we have not laughed."
I've got sound
but I’ve already dropped down to 800 and generally 1200 has usually been pretty good to me.
"The most wasted day is that in which we have not laughed."
Buon giorno a tutti!
Good morning to everyone!
This is the start of my favorite three weeks of the year. I feel like a kid on the first day of summer vacation.
Morning all
1200 working real good for me thus far. It’s my first Giro, so I’m pretty excited about the coming three weeks.
800 working fine
I don’t want to press my luck with 1200 yet, although I have this feeling the live will be better than it has been because it’s North America only.
Mornin folks
Is c.tv still in the pre-game show? Jens’ Finnish link is showing a guy standing in a jet engine so I wasnt sure if it wan’t on the air yet, or if Jens is tricking us into watching Finnish TV
Jens team for the VDS
Born from Jets – must be he’s made a documentary of it for our viewing pleasure.
Time flies like an arrow. Fruit flies like a banana. - G. Marx
Need help!
I’m not getting it at all… feeling stupid what sholud I do to watch it???
Alright
Gotta log in, first, then go to this link: http://www.cycling.tv/channels/giro/live-races/live-race-viewer?id=877
Direct Link to Cycling.tv
Direct Link to Giro coverage
Woo Hoo
We get to start watching!
Thank you Miss Rebecca!
"The most wasted day is that in which we have not laughed."
good lord
last year’s Giro was amazing. And I haven’t had a drop of coffee…
Mornin all! Rebecca steps in, and we’re getting underway.
by Chris Fontecchio on May 10, 2008 9:22 AM EDT reply actions
5 VDS points
for whomever guesses the opera tune in the intro!
by Chris Fontecchio on May 10, 2008 9:23 AM EDT reply actions
actually
it’s a stupid question by me, since I have no way of knowing. Maybe I can ask my mom to log onto Cycling.TV,
by Chris Fontecchio on May 10, 2008 9:26 AM EDT up reply actions
And now
for a dramatic video of journalists walking around…
by Chris Fontecchio on May 10, 2008 9:27 AM EDT reply actions
I've just posted this
on another thread, but as most of you are in here try this: http://www.giroditalia.rai.it then click on the “Diretta della tappa” (Live from the stage – Your Italian lesson for today) button on the left. No coverage when I looked, just a player, but I’m watching RaiSportSat and they aren’t live yet.
Thanks Monty
Was looking for that earlier – teams are on the route
"Resistance is futile. You will be assimilated."
Hey, the top left button is labeled "home page".
I guess Italian isn’t so difficult after all. Thanks for the link.
800 looks great right now
"I won! I won! I don't have to go to school anymore." -- Eddy Merckx, after winning his first bike race
Start order
15.30 Milram
15.35 Tinkoff
15.40 Cofidis
15.45 Saunier Duval-Scott
15.50 Diquigiovanni-Androni
15.55 Caisse d’Epargne
16.00 Slipstream
16.05 Quick Step
16.10 Astana
16.15 Rabobank
16.20 Euskaltel-Euskadi
16.25 CSF Group-Navigare
16.30 Lampre
16.35 Française des Jeux
16.40 CSC
16.45 AG2R La Mondiale
16.50 Barloworld
16.55 High Road
17.00 Liquigas
17.05 Gerolsteiner
17.10 Silence-Lotto
17.15 Lpr
So there’s 4 important teams in the first half-hour (besides Tinkoff, which is a possible stage-winner) – Saunier, Diquigiovanni, Caisse, and Slipstream
Milram first up
Love it… they’re a warm-up act.
And… we’re off!
by Chris Fontecchio on May 10, 2008 9:30 AM EDT reply actions
sigh
[insert rant macro]
Morning, all. Assuming that I can get a feed going, I’ll be here and wrenching on bikes this rainy AM. Anyone else need something fixed/adjusted?
mornin!
Can you patch a sew-up for me?
by Chris Fontecchio on May 10, 2008 9:32 AM EDT up reply actions
Not me!
They’re ksyriums, so I can do a good 5 more miles if it flats.
by Chris Fontecchio on May 10, 2008 9:35 AM EDT up reply actions
for CTV
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Not really the language I was looking forward to parsing today.
I used the link we have above
and it worked well. When I try cold from the CTV site I get that a lot.
"The most wasted day is that in which we have not laughed."
New Goal...
to become a bike holder at the start :-)
"The most wasted day is that in which we have not laughed."
5' btw teams??
Man, they’re really gonna drag this out. Plenty of time for little sidebars. Cue interview with DiLuca’s priest in about 2’?
by Chris Fontecchio on May 10, 2008 9:32 AM EDT reply actions
Danilo is the new spokesperson for the reduced calorie communion wafer
It’s called, “I can’t believe it’s not Jesus.”
by bethie on May 10, 2008 9:36 AM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
Never thought
I could laugh w/o coffee…
by Chris Fontecchio on May 10, 2008 9:37 AM EDT up reply actions
Just sent that to a friend
You seem to share her sense of humor. With luck, your politics will also align enough for you to enjoy this… http://2politicaljunkies.blogspot.com/
Alright folks
I expect to hear klaxons go off when the racing actually begins so I will know to fire up the RAI engines.
So who's
the tourist on the back? 3km into the Giro and he’s suffering? Did he train?
TINKOFF goes, a team designed to defend it’s T.V. Garibaldi title.
by Chris Fontecchio on May 10, 2008 9:37 AM EDT reply actions
Tinkoff sucking it up
They keep getting big gaps… Doesn’t look like they’re all riding at the front.
Bouncy camera
I might hurl.
Tinkoff struggling a tad. That was a bit of a gap.
by Chris Fontecchio on May 10, 2008 9:39 AM EDT reply actions
New drinking game
everytime Brian says “of course” as the answer to one of Anthony’s comments, you drink
coffee?
or do I have to bust out some almond liqueur
by Chris Fontecchio on May 10, 2008 9:42 AM EDT up reply actions
Not sure which would be worst
for you guys to read from. We all know coffee can be bad… very bad. :-P
"The most wasted day is that in which we have not laughed."
Good morning all!
New site with the auto-refresh is great!
So far so good with CTV – I’m on at 800.
Now I’ll get my coffee and all will be well!
Cycling's answer
to those Japanese game shows where the goal is to survive and not fall into a giant bowl of soba or something.
by Chris Fontecchio on May 10, 2008 9:45 AM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
RAI Sport
has a weird cropped screen, but most of the bikes can be seen the and announcers are in fine form. I love these guys even when I can’t understand them.
"Resistance is futile. You will be assimilated."
As CTV craps out a bit
I’ve got the funky shot of RAI in the bottom corner. Hopefully won’t miss a beat with all of this.
Hopefully the computer won’t get loaded down with so much open and running.
"The most wasted day is that in which we have not laughed."
Hey Tinkoff
you guys suuuuuuuuuck at this.
by Chris Fontecchio on May 10, 2008 9:46 AM EDT reply actions
Team Rider List
Team Rider List from Gazzetta.IT
auto refresh is fantastic
I watch full screen on the mac and read PD on the iPhone. The auto refresh works great on it. Yeah.
Zoe
yep
seriously.
But remember, CTV is part of the wonderful Jump Network, and there will be nooo problems once they upgrade.
Rebecca....!
Whay do all the stream suck?
"I won! I won! I don't have to go to school anymore." -- Eddy Merckx, after winning his first bike race
Video
keeps stopping. not sure whose fault it is.
by Chris Fontecchio on May 10, 2008 9:48 AM EDT reply actions
Interview with Bruno Reverberie
DS of CSF about Richeze(?)’s positive test. He doesn’t show much sympathy “In these days riders need to be aware of everything going in to their body”
And accordint to RAI
This town was bonificated in the 18th century.
Is that
good or bad? When was Seattle bonificated?
by Chris Fontecchio on May 10, 2008 9:50 AM EDT up reply actions
And Tinkoff into first!!
They’re on the ride of their lives.
by Chris Fontecchio on May 10, 2008 9:49 AM EDT reply actions
Rai working for me
And because i’m cheap, that’s cool
If you don't have time to do it right the first time, when are you going to have time to do it again?
I used to laugh
on rare occassions when I would see him at the store.
"The most wasted day is that in which we have not laughed."
I'm stoked
about all of the time trials this year, but I wish the TTT was a bit later in the race (where I would make more of a difference)
Hey,
PC works real fine though
If you don't have time to do it right the first time, when are you going to have time to do it again?
Went back to 800
And it surprisingly seems okay right now.
"The most wasted day is that in which we have not laughed."
screen has gone blank w 400
not good
"I won! I won! I don't have to go to school anymore." -- Eddy Merckx, after winning his first bike race
the best thing
About the library I’m currently working at is that I can discreetly watch that NRK stream and no one’s the wiser. Especially since we’re not even open to the public yet.
Team Gunners
NRK is that good?
"I won! I won! I don't have to go to school anymore." -- Eddy Merckx, after winning his first bike race
well
I don’t need sound and I don’t need a big picture, so for me it works well. But it is choppy, but that’s also because the library I work had as huge IP issues (which we never knew about until they installed our new computer management software and the computers didn’t talk to each other regularly).
Team Gunners
Fish-Boy you still here?
"I won! I won! I don't have to go to school anymore." -- Eddy Merckx, after winning his first bike race
can you be over here @ 12:00?
"I won! I won! I don't have to go to school anymore." -- Eddy Merckx, after winning his first bike race
still too wet
soggy fields
"I won! I won! I don't have to go to school anymore." -- Eddy Merckx, after winning his first bike race
oh my golly...
Are you bailing on me in front of millions?
"I won! I won! I don't have to go to school anymore." -- Eddy Merckx, after winning his first bike race
Plowing?
you boys on a break from your chores?
by Chris Fontecchio on May 10, 2008 9:56 AM EDT up reply actions
got to take care of the chores
:-)
"I won! I won! I don't have to go to school anymore." -- Eddy Merckx, after winning his first bike race
"meddlesome nelly"
HIGH-LARIOUS!
You will hear that again…
"I won! I won! I don't have to go to school anymore." -- Eddy Merckx, after winning his first bike race
Visconti fan club
spooky…
Cofidis 32” down on TNK.
by Chris Fontecchio on May 10, 2008 9:55 AM EDT reply actions
here comes MILK
"I won! I won! I don't have to go to school anymore." -- Eddy Merckx, after winning his first bike race
MRM train
lining it up for Zabel here in the last km.
by Chris Fontecchio on May 10, 2008 9:57 AM EDT reply actions
live stream
I using the Rai Sport, for me is perfect..
Bernie gave:
http://www.rai.it/dl/RaiSport/ContentItem-1b678d81-d701-4cf8-b7da-6e2f99a79f4f.html
the image is 400kp at maximum but the comments are in italian a language that i understand…
That is a beautiful street
they are riding on.
"I won! I won! I don't have to go to school anymore." -- Eddy Merckx, after winning his first bike race
I LOVE the Z button
Click that and it takes you through quick run of comments! No zipping up and down to make sure nothing is missed. Cool!
"The most wasted day is that in which we have not laughed."
Agree with you on picture quality (excellent)
but Italian is still mostly a mystery to me – very pretty sounding though
"Resistance is futile. You will be assimilated."
Diqui
little split in the back. Where’s the old man?
by Chris Fontecchio on May 10, 2008 10:02 AM EDT reply actions
12" faster
Someone yesterday predicted they’d be fast…
by Chris Fontecchio on May 10, 2008 10:05 AM EDT up reply actions
way off
even my races last longer than that.
by Chris Fontecchio on May 10, 2008 10:07 AM EDT up reply actions
Slippies
what’s the red kit? Canadian champ?
by Chris Fontecchio on May 10, 2008 10:07 AM EDT reply actions
Yep, that's Hesjedal
I’m always happy when I actually get to see a Canadian champs jersey in a “televised” race – Ryder here, Cam Evans at Georgia…
Zlippy gonna win it...?
They going for it.
"I won! I won! I don't have to go to school anymore." -- Eddy Merckx, after winning his first bike race
Cofidis last
OTOH, they should make the shuttle for the castle tour. Might even have time to swing by the raw bar first.
by Chris Fontecchio on May 10, 2008 10:10 AM EDT reply actions
ASTANA
Shouldn’t they have entrance music, like in wrestling?
by Chris Fontecchio on May 10, 2008 10:10 AM EDT reply actions
Some big ole Rush 2112-style
fireballs when they take off.
"I won! I won! I don't have to go to school anymore." -- Eddy Merckx, after winning his first bike race
Like it.
I knew I could count on you southern boys to work with me here.
by Chris Fontecchio on May 10, 2008 10:13 AM EDT up reply actions
SDV not that fast
Ricco limiting his losses now. They have less than no mojo this year.
by Chris Fontecchio on May 10, 2008 10:12 AM EDT reply actions
hehehe
She said “prepare”... :-)
"I won! I won! I don't have to go to school anymore." -- Eddy Merckx, after winning his first bike race
Brian on LL
“You just have to put up with it.”
"I won! I won! I don't have to go to school anymore." -- Eddy Merckx, after winning his first bike race
VN states Pate is off SS
Wasn’t it Sutton who fell off?
"The most wasted day is that in which we have not laughed."
Only those that finish
with the team. All others are actual time.
"The most wasted day is that in which we have not laughed."
the group
gets the time of the first rider across the line, assuming there are at least five riders. if you fall off in the TTT (like Sutton just did), you’re on your own.
he's right; the ones who finish together--
which (duh) need not be exactly 5—
Slippies blow two now, one is Pate! They’ll be lucky to get their 5
Means the others are really ripping though…
love the Z key indeed
Strategy—push to where the slower guys drop, and hope you have enough to finish? Or hold back for your laggards?
Slippies going with strategy 1?
nice shot
of that last turn…
DIQ 27. 23
by Chris Fontecchio on May 10, 2008 10:18 AM EDT reply actions
Slippy going for it
"I won! I won! I don't have to go to school anymore." -- Eddy Merckx, after winning his first bike race
The 6
Millar, Hesjedal, Dean, DZ, CVV, and Backstedt
Shocked that Pate is done already, but he may have just gone all-out at the start.
i would hate
to try to keep up with that group
Too stressful!
Pate popped at ToG as well so not as surprised with that but oh jeepers – down to 6.
"The most wasted day is that in which we have not laughed."
Was thinking the exact same thing
Start out super hard and blow up 3 guys knowing the course is too short for them to finish outside the time limit. Bold move if so
"Resistance is futile. You will be assimilated."
p'rhps
Given how they looked w/o them. I mean, how’s a mortal supposed to stay with those horses for long anyway?
by Chris Fontecchio on May 10, 2008 10:24 AM EDT up reply actions
Slippies
That was very cool to watch. Those guys were flying.
Astana 9” down on MRM at the turn
by Chris Fontecchio on May 10, 2008 10:22 AM EDT reply actions
Caisse d'Epargne
in second? Nope, fourth. Small gaps though.
by Chris Fontecchio on May 10, 2008 10:23 AM EDT reply actions
however I do appreciate some of the riders, like Leipheimer
it’s just the way the team is managed that makes me go blah
i've never
liked Leipheimer, so that wasn’t a problem for me.
Team Gunners
by callmecayce on May 10, 2008 10:37 AM EDT up reply actions
i never saw
postal (or for that matter discovery) ride slow
And here we go
Killer time!! Millar or no. Final turn, everyone up. Here we go: 26.30!
by Chris Fontecchio on May 10, 2008 10:27 AM EDT reply actions
OMG!
Woo hoo! Go C!!!
Nice to see what I heard be real! So exciting!
"The most wasted day is that in which we have not laughed."
Millar
must have done a HUGE turn in the last few km to pop like that.
by Chris Fontecchio on May 10, 2008 10:30 AM EDT reply actions
contador
i’m not sure, but i think see the spanish on always on drafting in the bback!!
by semprenaroda on May 10, 2008 10:34 AM EDT up reply actions
oohh!
regional animosity. Love it!
by Chris Fontecchio on May 10, 2008 10:35 AM EDT up reply actions
QS
into third. Not too shabby, considering how much they hate not wearing their various road title kits.
by Chris Fontecchio on May 10, 2008 10:33 AM EDT reply actions
Astana looks like they are starting to step it up
They just need to keep pac with teh GC Contenders, which shouldn’t be too hard to do.
man-I can't wait for those sprints
just hearing Bettini’s name…
well I don't think
they are going to sacrifice riders over an attempt to win today’s stage
Morning all...
... what’s everyone talking about? Is there a race going on this morning? And why is everyone talking about eating Gyros?
============= Daniel
Cause we got tired
of making fun of your VDS team ;-)
"Resistance is futile. You will be assimilated."
Tee hee hee
Good Morning Dan. So happy to see you finally got up. :-)
"The most wasted day is that in which we have not laughed."
For a team that just got a call uip
that’s a pretty freaking good time
"Resistance is futile. You will be assimilated."
AStana into 2nd
27.01
High Road and CSC the likeliest threats to Slippy. Don’t forget Lampre tho’
by Chris Fontecchio on May 10, 2008 10:38 AM EDT reply actions
CSF
Love this team… in the mountains.
by Chris Fontecchio on May 10, 2008 10:39 AM EDT reply actions
Love Jens!
This should be fun to watch to see how they do!
"The most wasted day is that in which we have not laughed."
Why wouldn't you have a TTT
in every grand tour? I mean if you really want to provide for the best “Team” to be able to gain an advantage…
============= Daniel
That'd be the Dutch way to say that
you should hear them on Van Gough. Don’t think it’s quite right for German, though. How does Jens himself say it?
it's pronounced voit in german too...
... just like in English. There’ s no “H” in it.
============= Daniel
I know it's a long three weeks...
... but if you lose two or three minutes to Astana today, isn’t there a good chance that you’ve been screwed?
============= Daniel
David Millar interviewed
by Alessandro di Stefano. In French. THeir aim was to get CVV into the pink so they are happy. In how many other sports would a player and a commmentator both do an interview in a second language?
CN Feed
16:42 CEST
David Millar said after the race that “Our main objective was to get the jersey. Christian really deserves the jersey,” revealing that letting Vande Velde cross the line in first was planned. Millar took long pulls and dropped off at the end.
"The most wasted day is that in which we have not laughed."
High resolution
will be pretty important if you’re to have a hope of telling AG2R, Quick Step and Diquigiovanni apart on a road stage.
by Chris Fontecchio on May 10, 2008 10:46 AM EDT reply actions
Heh
For those who missed it, Brian has already given up on pronouncing Dee-kwee-jeeoh-vannee. Scottish and Italian, a toxic mix.
by Chris Fontecchio on May 10, 2008 10:50 AM EDT up reply actions
Well... if there's a dutchman on the team...
... then it could be a hijrd of cxatz
============= Daniel
Barlo! Barlo! Barlo!
I am officially rooting for about half the teams here.
by Chris Fontecchio on May 10, 2008 10:51 AM EDT reply actions
several very different meanings
because sandbags can be used in different ways. One meaning is to force to do something, like when people were dragged into the navy by hitting them over the head with a sandbag (bag with sand in it). This meaning is “The act of initially playing a strong hand weakly in order to give opponents misguided confidence.” Acting like you are dragging bags of sand with you, then dumping the sand out!
the official
international language of cycling
by Chris Fontecchio on May 10, 2008 11:01 AM EDT up reply actions
Some talk of possible rain
And apparently the tyres they are all using have absolutely no grip on Sicilian tarmac in the wet.
Some talk of possible rain
And apparently the tyres they are all using have absolutely no grip on Sicilian tarmac in the wet.
order
1 Slipstream 26.32
2 Astana 27.01
3 Tinkoff 27.05
4 Quick Step 27.14
5 Milram 27.17
6 Serramenti Diquigiovanni 27.23
7 Caisse d’Epargne 27.26
8 Saunier Duval 27.34
9 Rabobank 27.35
10 Cofidis 27.35
11 Euskaltel 27.45