Suisse Stage 8 Klausenpass ITT... LIVE!
by Chris Fontecchio on Jun 21, 2008 5:00 AM EDT
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Finally, I have something nice to say about the Tour de Suisse. Should be an inspirational event today. Also, the overall will almost certainly be won. Sound OK? Enjoy...
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Hottest day of the year so far here – should be some suffering
by cyclingchallenge on Jun 21, 2008 5:48 AM EDT reply actions
Are you in Switzerland?
Even better, are at the race site? Lucky devil, if you are.
I live near Geneva
But not at today’s race unfortunately
by cyclingchallenge on Jun 21, 2008 7:20 AM EDT up reply actions
Bummer about not being there, although living in the French part of Switzerland is pretty nice.
I lived near Bern for several years and caught the TT which ended in Bern (Ullrich won the overall). That was a few years ago, I think. Wonderful technical course over the final couple of kilometers made for excellent viewing.
If you make it to Bern tomorrow, I recommend taking a swimsuit and floating down the Aare. It’s super invigorating on a hot day.
How hot?
"Hey, hey, settle down boys and girls or Krusty will have to bring out his old friend Corporal Punishment again."
Hmm
I just looked on Weather Underground for Altdorf where the stage starts:
Doesn’t seem excessive to me..
Oops here:
broken link
what’s the lowdown?
"If writing too much about the Classics is wrong, I don't want to be right."
by Chris Fontecchio on Jun 21, 2008 10:17 AM EDT up reply actions
ps
check your email
"If writing too much about the Classics is wrong, I don't want to be right."
by Chris Fontecchio on Jun 21, 2008 10:27 AM EDT up reply actions
no just an our away ;)
I think somewhere between 45 and 50 minutes
Some say the best things in life, are one the inside.
German ticker
Auch Thomas Dekker (RAB) ist heute nicht mehr am Start erschienen. Nach seinem eher schwachen Auftritt will sich der Niederländer noch einmal intensiv mit Trainingseinheiten auf die Tour de France vorbereiten.
Some say the best things in life, are one the inside.
Looks as though
he plans on competing in the TdF. He doesn’t have too much time to shake the effects of his illness and get his legs up to snuff. For my VDS team’s sake, I hope he competes.
What time does Ctv coverage start?
"Hey, hey, settle down boys and girls or Krusty will have to bring out his old friend Corporal Punishment again."
Zaugg (CH?) is also a non starter today.
per Velonews
Fun
is a non-starter today. At least for the riders. Even Jens!, who’s probably mad he only gets to ride for 50 minutes or so.
"If writing too much about the Classics is wrong, I don't want to be right."
by Chris Fontecchio on Jun 21, 2008 10:58 AM EDT up reply actions
Anybody got Ctv running?
"Hey, hey, settle down boys and girls or Krusty will have to bring out his old friend Corporal Punishment again."
that's
a big n-o from here. Still transferring data. But I’m logged in.
"If writing too much about the Classics is wrong, I don't want to be right."
by Chris Fontecchio on Jun 21, 2008 11:05 AM EDT up reply actions
Yup, I'm in! Good morning, everybody!
Jens! on the course! Hoste just finished in 2nd, didn’t catch who’s in first…
One tequila, two tequila, three tequila, floor. - George Carlin
Good morning
....to all. Hot here in So. Cali!
"....Up Sestriere on a rental clunker in jeans and loafers? Brother, lemme buy you a beer."
by Rolls on Jun 21, 2008 11:12 AM EDT reply actions
F***ing ctv............
"Hey, hey, settle down boys and girls or Krusty will have to bring out his old friend Corporal Punishment again."
Zaugg, Schumi and Dekker DNS today, per Brian.
One tequila, two tequila, three tequila, floor. - George Carlin
direct link to ctv feed?
please? I logged up with no problems, but can’t get the “Live Races” page to load to find the link to the feed… (always a different problem with ctv)
same
"Hey, hey, settle down boys and girls or Krusty will have to bring out his old friend Corporal Punishment again."
Hope this works:
http://www.cycling.tv/channels/premium/live-races/live-race-viewer?id=716
One tequila, two tequila, three tequila, floor. - George Carlin
Right link
which is currently doing nothing :-{
"Hey, hey, settle down boys and girls or Krusty will have to bring out his old friend Corporal Punishment again."
this always works for me as the premium shortcut
http://www.cycling.tv/channels/premium/live-races/live-race-viewer/ctv_player_view?id=1102
"Wizard's first rule. People are stupid. They will believe anything they want to be true or fear to be true." -- Terry Goodkind
by umwolverine on Jun 21, 2008 11:31 AM EDT up reply actions
best time so far by rujano
around 1 hour and 5 minutes. That’s a tough time trial, when was the last time a time trial was over an hour???
by King of Doping on Jun 21, 2008 11:16 AM EDT reply actions
correction
1 hour and a few seconds (not five minutes…)
by King of Doping on Jun 21, 2008 11:25 AM EDT up reply actions
Got in at 800
Martin today eh?
"Hey, hey, settle down boys and girls or Krusty will have to bring out his old friend Corporal Punishment again."
Yeah, he's been great this week. I tell you, I'm
really going to miss A&B&M during July. I would so love to hear Brian’s incredibly astute calls during the TdF. He just gets better and better all the time.
One tequila, two tequila, three tequila, floor. - George Carlin
I enjoy all 3 very much
"Hey, hey, settle down boys and girls or Krusty will have to bring out his old friend Corporal Punishment again."
Gasparotto
won the Star Elektroluxer.
"Hey, hey, settle down boys and girls or Krusty will have to bring out his old friend Corporal Punishment again."
Is Cavendish riding the Tour? Or is he skipping it to prep
for the track?
"Hey, hey, settle down boys and girls or Krusty will have to bring out his old friend Corporal Punishment again."
Skipping it, right?
"Hey, hey, settle down boys and girls or Krusty will have to bring out his old friend Corporal Punishment again."
No, I heard this week that he's starting, and will go at least the first 10 stages
before pulling out. Was it in the Columbia announcement interviews, perhaps?
One tequila, two tequila, three tequila, floor. - George Carlin
Ah - excellent
"Hey, hey, settle down boys and girls or Krusty will have to bring out his old friend Corporal Punishment again."
Jens going nicely Ruthann ;-)
"Hey, hey, settle down boys and girls or Krusty will have to bring out his old friend Corporal Punishment again."
So it looks like
Jens will slot into 2nd when he finishes up. At least temporarily.
"Hey, hey, settle down boys and girls or Krusty will have to bring out his old friend Corporal Punishment again."
Man
He’s nothin’ but a pair of legs and lungs.
"Hey, hey, settle down boys and girls or Krusty will have to bring out his old friend Corporal Punishment again."
Even CN doesn't have the top 5.
From what we’ve seen it’s
Rujano
Zampieri
Hoste
One tequila, two tequila, three tequila, floor. - George Carlin
Someone needs to tell him
he’s a member of Way of the Cross – and we expect some freaking points out of him!
"Hey, hey, settle down boys and girls or Krusty will have to bring out his old friend Corporal Punishment again."
The Little Prince
moving right along
"Hey, hey, settle down boys and girls or Krusty will have to bring out his old friend Corporal Punishment again."
sure does...
...possibly from that low-ish saddle position he favors. Doesnt seem to hurt him tho!
"....Up Sestriere on a rental clunker in jeans and loafers? Brother, lemme buy you a beer."
by Rolls on Jun 21, 2008 11:37 AM EDT up reply actions
If only
Stijn’s DS has drummed into his head that this is the last 25K of the Ronde, and he’s merely climbing the Bossberg 30 times in a row. Then he can win.
"Hey, hey, settle down boys and girls or Krusty will have to bring out his old friend Corporal Punishment again."
by Drew Davis on Jun 21, 2008 11:36 AM EDT reply actions 1 recs
Devo on a regular road bike (as all we've seen today are on) but with the TT aero helmet. Huh?
One tequila, two tequila, three tequila, floor. - George Carlin
Remember
this is Devolder we’re talking about. There’s a good chance he eats soup with a fork.
"Hey, hey, settle down boys and girls or Krusty will have to bring out his old friend Corporal Punishment again."
by Drew Davis on Jun 21, 2008 11:39 AM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
I'm actually kind of shocked
that he’s not chosen a square wheel set, just to make it harder.
"Hey, hey, settle down boys and girls or Krusty will have to bring out his old friend Corporal Punishment again."
He needs to consult noted wheel builder
Fred Flintstone.
"Hey, hey, settle down boys and girls or Krusty will have to bring out his old friend Corporal Punishment again."
Yeah
I figured the other thread was done and wanted to get it on record.
"Hey, hey, settle down boys and girls or Krusty will have to bring out his old friend Corporal Punishment again."
sidenote...
someone needs to tell the race org peeps that they need to make the race ticker more bandwidth friendly. sh-t, kids, it’s just text. pleez don’t take over my whole computer…
He's so enjoyable
to see. I’d watch him do laundry just to see how fast he could fold socks.
"Hey, hey, settle down boys and girls or Krusty will have to bring out his old friend Corporal Punishment again."
by Drew Davis on Jun 21, 2008 11:43 AM EDT reply actions 1 recs
TC check!
Live is good.
"Hey, hey, settle down boys and girls or Krusty will have to bring out his old friend Corporal Punishment again."
and saying stuff like,
“Don’t joke mit my SOCKS!”
"....Up Sestriere on a rental clunker in jeans and loafers? Brother, lemme buy you a beer."
by Rolls on Jun 21, 2008 11:49 AM EDT up reply actions
That would be perfect - stealing one of his socks before the start.
"Hey, hey, settle down boys and girls or Krusty will have to bring out his old friend Corporal Punishment again."
Aha
You’re one of those eh?
"Hey, hey, settle down boys and girls or Krusty will have to bring out his old friend Corporal Punishment again."
Considering he weighs about 30lbs more than Rujano,
I’m ecstatic! Ah, Jens!, you freaking stud, you!!!!!
One tequila, two tequila, three tequila, floor. - George Carlin
30 KILOS I think
they said Rujano was 48 kilos…Jens has got to be 78 or more, no?
so multiply by 2.2… he weighs perhaps 75 lbs more. If the weight on Rujano is right, that is.
Quick Step had a Boonen - Rujano pic
at the team presentation or something like that during the brief time Rujano spent at QS… pretty impressive size difference there.
Just thinking but
I’d love to see an uphill TT where every rider had to weight the same at the start (including bikes). So the little guys would have to wear a backpack filled with sand to make things even. Then we’d find out about power to weight ratios.
"Hey, hey, settle down boys and girls or Krusty will have to bring out his old friend Corporal Punishment again."
Of course
Weight being equal (whoops). Force of habit.
"Hey, hey, settle down boys and girls or Krusty will have to bring out his old friend Corporal Punishment again."
I've been thinking the same thing
We’re planning on doing a 2xTT stage race here in Montreal (it’s easier to organize), one uphill, one flat. We’ve talked about going TdG style with no aero equipment on the flat TT. But then I think we should weigh all the bike for the uphill TT.
Auf Deutsch, it's
kuh-neese. Even better. :-)
One tequila, two tequila, three tequila, floor. - George Carlin
Much better than that guy
Dmitri Anus. That’s just a tough one for the announcers.
"Hey, hey, settle down boys and girls or Krusty will have to bring out his old friend Corporal Punishment again."
Ride harder! For Christ's sake!
"Hey, hey, settle down boys and girls or Krusty will have to bring out his old friend Corporal Punishment again."
Per CN now:
Finish – km 25
1 José Rujano Guillen (Caisse d’Epargne) 1.00.38
2 Jens Voigt (Team CSC) 1.01.57
3 Johann Tschopp (Bouygues Telecom) 1.03.43
4 Steve Zampieri (Cofidis – Le Crédit par Téléphone) 1.04.48
One tequila, two tequila, three tequila, floor. - George Carlin
Terrible scenery, just awful
I wish all races could be run on a flat spanish highway crossing an infinite suntorched macchia so we didn’t have to look at stuff like this.
by Jens on Jun 21, 2008 11:54 AM EDT reply actions 1 recs
:-)
I loved the scorched earth of southern Spain.
"Hey, hey, settle down boys and girls or Krusty will have to bring out his old friend Corporal Punishment again."
Noticed how I did that?
Deflected attention away from poor swedish performance to the weather…......
Um.....I'm still noticing
"Hey, hey, settle down boys and girls or Krusty will have to bring out his old friend Corporal Punishment again."
Oh good
Devolder throws the anchor off his back, opens his break pads, and decides to actually ride like he gives a shit about winning.
"Hey, hey, settle down boys and girls or Krusty will have to bring out his old friend Corporal Punishment again."
And what's with all the water
running down the road in the final 200 meters? Is there a glacier melting at the top of this climb?
"Hey, hey, settle down boys and girls or Krusty will have to bring out his old friend Corporal Punishment again."
So is that the explanation world wide? I guess global warming is a farce after all
"Hey, hey, settle down boys and girls or Krusty will have to bring out his old friend Corporal Punishment again."
Anton has an ugly pedaling style
Horrible left knee tracking problem, could use some orthotics for sure.
If I just had one more gear, I...
KREUZIGERRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR!!!
Has a nice ring to it…
"If writing too much about the Classics is wrong, I don't want to be right."
by Chris Fontecchio on Jun 21, 2008 11:59 AM EDT reply actions
Boy he's got a nice style
"Hey, hey, settle down boys and girls or Krusty will have to bring out his old friend Corporal Punishment again."
mancrush
"If writing too much about the Classics is wrong, I don't want to be right."
by Chris Fontecchio on Jun 21, 2008 12:02 PM EDT up reply actions
Agreed
"Hey, hey, settle down boys and girls or Krusty will have to bring out his old friend Corporal Punishment again."
Well
he is all of 105lbs. That counts for something.
"Hey, hey, settle down boys and girls or Krusty will have to bring out his old friend Corporal Punishment again."
Gav
how do you say Happy Puppy in Italian?
"Hey, hey, settle down boys and girls or Krusty will have to bring out his old friend Corporal Punishment again."
Agreed
We’ll stick to English
"Hey, hey, settle down boys and girls or Krusty will have to bring out his old friend Corporal Punishment again."
the pppp really makes it
italian’s got the alliteration thingy going, but too many syllllabbblllees.
Sooo
Kirchen’s getting crushed…
Wonder if he’s reeling it in a tad. Still 4 weeks to the Alpe.
"If writing too much about the Classics is wrong, I don't want to be right."
by Chris Fontecchio on Jun 21, 2008 12:03 PM EDT reply actions
He's being timed with
a sundial – not a good sign
"Hey, hey, settle down boys and girls or Krusty will have to bring out his old friend Corporal Punishment again."
Everyone gets timed with a cuckoo-clock in the Tour de Suisse
No exceptions
by Jens on Jun 21, 2008 12:07 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
Brian must be reading your mind: he was 52 seconds down from the top.
One tequila, two tequila, three tequila, floor. - George Carlin
Yeah, the scenery is just beautiful....
One tequila, two tequila, three tequila, floor. - George Carlin
You know,
If I were a neighboring country to the Swiss I’d invade them immediately just for their scenery. This has to be the prettiest stage race going.
"Hey, hey, settle down boys and girls or Krusty will have to bring out his old friend Corporal Punishment again."
Jets in the mountains too
This country is armed to the gils, make no mistake. The neutrality is in no way passive.
with hangars built into the sides of the mountains
and the israeli army organization and training was modeled on the Swiss army. Really quite hard core. Good thing they can only play within their own borders (pope’s Swiss guard excepted).
that's what I remember about Switzerland
peaceful walks through the mountains interrupted by the sound of military jets flying overhead…
That Swiss efficiency.
You ought to taste their Würste.
One tequila, two tequila, three tequila, floor. - George Carlin
Well, the Germans might disagree, but the food there is excellent, in general.
One tequila, two tequila, three tequila, floor. - George Carlin
Was thinking
what Martin and Brian would say if Klodi all of sudden just turned around and followed those guys.
"Hey, hey, settle down boys and girls or Krusty will have to bring out his old friend Corporal Punishment again."
Current standings, per CN:
Finish – km 25
1 José Rujano Guillen (Caisse d’Epargne) 1.00.38
2 Frank Schleck (Team CSC) 1.01.48
3 Jens Voigt (Team CSC) 1.01.57
4 Johann Tschopp (Bouygues Telecom) 1.03.43
5 Steve Morabito (Astana) 1.03.47
One tequila, two tequila, three tequila, floor. - George Carlin
Kirchen
Trying to bring back this style of glasses
"Hey, hey, settle down boys and girls or Krusty will have to bring out his old friend Corporal Punishment again."
Lovley
slow motion mucus shot. Thanks Ctv!
"Hey, hey, settle down boys and girls or Krusty will have to bring out his old friend Corporal Punishment again."
I'm sorry
but I’m sitting here hoping Klöden snorts that nose tape into his nose and chokes on it. I so cannot pretend to like him. Go away already.
The Kid!
Coming up on Knees!
If I had mancrushes… which I don’t…
"If writing too much about the Classics is wrong, I don't want to be right."
by Chris Fontecchio on Jun 21, 2008 12:20 PM EDT reply actions
If they stood side by side
the Kid would come up to his knees. That guy is enormous.
"Hey, hey, settle down boys and girls or Krusty will have to bring out his old friend Corporal Punishment again."
Kreuzinger- wowowowowowow!
1st at the 2nd time check over Kloden! The kid’s having his coming out party!
woohoo!
kreuziger first at the time check thingy…
kreuz virtual first, klodie second, kirchen third, anton fourth, cunego fifth
KREUZIGEEERRRRRRR!!!
[Channeling McBain]
"If writing too much about the Classics is wrong, I don't want to be right."
by Chris Fontecchio on Jun 21, 2008 12:26 PM EDT up reply actions
Yikes
Kirchen riding like he’s got Devolder sitting on the bike behind him
"Hey, hey, settle down boys and girls or Krusty will have to bring out his old friend Corporal Punishment again."
So, the man of the Cross (Kreutz) beating the man of the church (Kirche.)
One tequila, two tequila, three tequila, floor. - George Carlin
I would like
to beat Lovkvist with a cross. Of a large sock full of manure.
"Hey, hey, settle down boys and girls or Krusty will have to bring out his old friend Corporal Punishment again."
Yes
Jens told me he was good. The lesson is never listen to Jens.
"Hey, hey, settle down boys and girls or Krusty will have to bring out his old friend Corporal Punishment again."
I thought you were making a joke
:-O
"Hey, hey, settle down boys and girls or Krusty will have to bring out his old friend Corporal Punishment again."
Why is Devolder
riding wish a chamber pot on his head? Did he think that would make him faster?
"Hey, hey, settle down boys and girls or Krusty will have to bring out his old friend Corporal Punishment again."
Maybe it's a
stylish planter.
"Hey, hey, settle down boys and girls or Krusty will have to bring out his old friend Corporal Punishment again."
He should
put Kloden into the barriers, a la Bettini.
"Hey, hey, settle down boys and girls or Krusty will have to bring out his old friend Corporal Punishment again."
Just like when Lance pipped him back in 2004
He can’t sprint for shit :-)
"Hey, hey, settle down boys and girls or Krusty will have to bring out his old friend Corporal Punishment again."
Kirchen really mashing a huge gear, there, huh?
One tequila, two tequila, three tequila, floor. - George Carlin
Yep - looks like Gonchar
With similar results
"Hey, hey, settle down boys and girls or Krusty will have to bring out his old friend Corporal Punishment again."
I'm keeping it out for Devolder
"Hey, hey, settle down boys and girls or Krusty will have to bring out his old friend Corporal Punishment again."
I wonder if Devolder saw that
and decided “screw him – I’ll ride this in my 53×14.”
"Hey, hey, settle down boys and girls or Krusty will have to bring out his old friend Corporal Punishment again."
And Lovey into 6th. Per CN, results so far:
Finish – km 25
1 José Rujano Guillen (Caisse d’Epargne) 1.00.38
2 Damiano Cunego (Lampre) 1.01.16
3 Frank Schleck (Team CSC) 1.01.48
4 Jens Voigt (Team CSC) 1.01.57
5 Laurens Ten Dam (Rabobank) 1.03.12
One tequila, two tequila, three tequila, floor. - George Carlin
no wasted motion
(much as I love puppy tails, if it’s moving something other than the pedals, it’s wasted energy)
Re Roman conservative race
Martin seems to be forgetting that Kreuz got himself into the break yesterday.
Brilliant!
"Hey, hey, settle down boys and girls or Krusty will have to bring out his old friend Corporal Punishment again."
That bonehead
"Hey, hey, settle down boys and girls or Krusty will have to bring out his old friend Corporal Punishment again."
Thanks boys and girls
gotta go ride now while the sun is shining.
"Hey, hey, settle down boys and girls or Krusty will have to bring out his old friend Corporal Punishment again."
Hupp!
"If writing too much about the Classics is wrong, I don't want to be right."
by Chris Fontecchio on Jun 21, 2008 12:43 PM EDT up reply actions
Yeah!
Great ride for our tall spidery smooth-pedalin’ man from Czech!!
"....Up Sestriere on a rental clunker in jeans and loafers? Brother, lemme buy you a beer."
by Rolls on Jun 21, 2008 12:44 PM EDT reply actions
Stage results, per CN:
Finish – km 25
1 Roman Kreuziger (Liquigas) 1.00.22
2 José Rujano Guillen (Caisse d’Epargne) 1.00.38
3 Andreas Klöden (Astana) 1.00.39
4 Damiano Cunego (Lampre) 1.01.16
5 Frank Schleck (Team CSC) 1.01.48
6 Jens Voigt (Team CSC) 1.01.57
7 Igor Anton Hernandez (Euskaltel – Euskadi) 1.02.10
8 Thomas Lövkvist (Team High Road) 1.02.30
9 Laurens Ten Dam (Rabobank) 1.03.12
One tequila, two tequila, three tequila, floor. - George Carlin
maybe 1 or 2???
and yes, he is in my team. MUAHAHAHA
by King of Doping on Jun 21, 2008 12:50 PM EDT up reply actions
Ah. He cost 4 points.
Damn.
Damn damn damn.
I wish I were smart like Drew and Jens who undoubtedly have him on their teams….
:) ;)
Nope, I like him
but I have a no-guys-from-stinky-teams-policy this year.
And using Jens+Drew +smart in the same sentence is a big mistake. I think there is enough evidence of that in this thread alone.
Heh
I was just looking at that too, lol!
"....Up Sestriere on a rental clunker in jeans and loafers? Brother, lemme buy you a beer."
by Rolls on Jun 21, 2008 12:52 PM EDT up reply actions
Wow, nice stage today. Excellent commentary and company here, thanks to all!
One tequila, two tequila, three tequila, floor. - George Carlin
Remember, tomorrow's stage is an earlier one, c.tv coverage starting 8:30 CDT.
One tequila, two tequila, three tequila, floor. - George Carlin
Kreuziger? Where the heck did he come from?
Was that guy riding out of his skin toady or is this somewhat expected?
Bye all
Great stage, fun times. Have a good day out there.
"....Up Sestriere on a rental clunker in jeans and loafers? Brother, lemme buy you a beer."
by Rolls on Jun 21, 2008 1:02 PM EDT reply actions
Cycling Quotient
If he wins the GC tomorrow, Kreuzinger will move up to … just out of the top 20 for the year in CQ. (Klodi will move up to around there as well which is kinda fitting because these two riders have both dominated this year’s two Swiss pro tour races and got the bulk of their points so far at those two races as well.)
Yep
As far as I can tell he only has one other stage win in his career and that in last year’s Settimana Ciclistica Lombarda. I would say that was overshadowed by this year’s 2nd overall @ Romandie. He also had a 2nd in the ITT of last year’s Paris-Nice.
I almost want to cry...
Almost the whole gang was here for this stage and I missed it. :-(
And Drew – wow. Fun having you back for a whole stage!. Where have you been lately?
Funny thread had me laughing for a good hour while I caught up tonight!
Thanks Gang!!!
"The most wasted day is that in which we have not laughed."
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