Vuelta Stage 3...LIVE!
by Chris Fontecchio on Sep 1, 2008 6:00 AM EDT
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Looks like systems are returning to normal, and so too is the Vuelta. After a team time trial and some classics style racing, today looks more like sprinters' fare. Not assured -- last time the race went to Cordoba, Paolo Bettini won a puncheurs' affair. But if the heat isn't too brutal (Cordoba is the hottest place in Europe, and I don't mean Ibiza-hot), perhaps the fastmen can hold it together over some small climbs late in the stage. Should be entertaining as always. The Vuelta is off to a great start so far. Enjoy!
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Good Morning/Afternoon/Evening!
Manuel Ortega (Andalucia-Cajasurm has 11+minutes on the peloton. Very hot day.
some links for live vid (not sure if either one of them shows the race, but let’s hope so for Albertina’s sake)
Aaaaa, how thoughtful of you Bruce!
They might work, but guess what? Our DASTARDLY IT DEPARTMENT HAS BLOCKED THEM!!!!! Excuse me while I go outside and scream.
RTVE won't work in the office either.
Looks like I’m relying on you lovely people to keep me updated again!
rasco is a bit blurry...
and my Spanish is rusty! Valverde sounds much better in Spanish than Roche…
oh look, Activia is at work in Spain, too, keeping women’s digestive systems in order…
Ola - I made it
in time for today’s only hill
by cyclingchallenge on Sep 1, 2008 11:03 AM EDT reply actions
whoa
I’m in! Not much time today, gotta take the boys for a hike. Damn, this computer is struggling… Also, cycling.tv just sucked another improper subscription out of me, but in the modern world it’s my fault for letting someone take my money, so I guess I can;t complain.
"If writing too much about the Classics is wrong, I don't want to be right."
by Chris Fontecchio on Sep 1, 2008 11:12 AM EDT reply actions
who's the aussie commentator?
"If writing too much about the Classics is wrong, I don't want to be right."
by Chris Fontecchio on Sep 1, 2008 11:13 AM EDT reply actions
Let's call him
discount Anthony & Brian.
"If writing too much about the Classics is wrong, I don't want to be right."
by Chris Fontecchio on Sep 1, 2008 11:28 AM EDT up reply actions
yeah
so far he seems OK. Just wondering if they didn’t want to pay A&B. Makes me sad, regardless of the why.
"If writing too much about the Classics is wrong, I don't want to be right."
by Chris Fontecchio on Sep 1, 2008 11:37 AM EDT up reply actions
so, no more ant & brian then? is this confirmed?
"Wizard's first rule. People are stupid. They will believe anything they want to be true or fear to be true." -- Terry Goodkind
Anthony and Brian....
No, that is not confirmed. Matt is bringing us the Vuelta and the usual duo will be back for the Worlds.
Here’s some more info on Matt Keenan:
http://www.cycling.tv/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=101759&SPID=12555&DB_OEM_ID=20300&ATCLID=1573019
tnx for the info...
unfortunately i get stuck with the american worlds commentators…
"Wizard's first rule. People are stupid. They will believe anything they want to be true or fear to be true." -- Terry Goodkind
and FWIW re: Matt Keenan
during the Tour, I’d read a number of Aussies in various places mentioning that they wished they got to listen to Keenan for the entire commentary rather than it switching over to Phil and Paul at the end every stage (or however that worked there), as in they thought he was pretty good. So, I’ll give him a chance – but I still miss Anthony and Brian :-)
good that el grillo has a tummy at the start of the season
Or he’d be deeply concave by now. He’s buff now!
Bettini has special helmet
Laser World Championship edition- according to Eurosport
by cyclingchallenge on Sep 1, 2008 11:28 AM EDT reply actions
looks like a very nice surface
for a tiny road in the spanish hills
by cyclingchallenge on Sep 1, 2008 11:30 AM EDT reply actions
Phew
I was worried I had a huge time delay :)
by cyclingchallenge on Sep 1, 2008 11:36 AM EDT up reply actions
hehe no worries
I can’t tell any of them apart
by cyclingchallenge on Sep 1, 2008 11:39 AM EDT up reply actions
tiny crowd for top
of only climb of the day
Monday in September in Spain is not like July in France
by cyclingchallenge on Sep 1, 2008 11:36 AM EDT reply actions
it's strange
how they keep changing the design (colours) of the various jerseys in the Vuelta
by cyclingchallenge on Sep 1, 2008 11:40 AM EDT up reply actions
moreno
"Wizard's first rule. People are stupid. They will believe anything they want to be true or fear to be true." -- Terry Goodkind
Valverde marking Rebellin on that small attack
Not going to let him go.
wow
chavanel takes foot out crazy turn
by cyclingchallenge on Sep 1, 2008 11:51 AM EDT reply actions
Chav
Should he just wear a red number all year?
"If writing too much about the Classics is wrong, I don't want to be right."
by Chris Fontecchio on Sep 1, 2008 11:54 AM EDT up reply actions
yes
Sean Kelly is saying his eulogy on eurosport
by cyclingchallenge on Sep 1, 2008 11:53 AM EDT up reply actions
predictions?
looking like sprint finish?
by cyclingchallenge on Sep 1, 2008 11:52 AM EDT reply actions
OK then
sprint time! This ought to be fun.
"If writing too much about the Classics is wrong, I don't want to be right."
by Chris Fontecchio on Sep 1, 2008 11:55 AM EDT reply actions
REminds me
of an old joke in Boston from the 80s: Go Red Sox! And take the Patriots with you!
"If writing too much about the Classics is wrong, I don't want to be right."
by Chris Fontecchio on Sep 1, 2008 11:56 AM EDT up reply actions
might need to revive that
"Wizard's first rule. People are stupid. They will believe anything they want to be true or fear to be true." -- Terry Goodkind
Needless to say
that joke has been shelved.
"If writing too much about the Classics is wrong, I don't want to be right."
by Chris Fontecchio on Sep 1, 2008 11:59 AM EDT up reply actions
Someone forgot to tell a certain presidential candidate about that
[veering very close the political commentary ban line, but I couldn’t resist.]
the spanish commentators are quite calm this year
"Wizard's first rule. People are stupid. They will believe anything they want to be true or fear to be true." -- Terry Goodkind
OK
so Discount Anthony & Brian is pretty good. He seems to recognize guys and has plenty to say about them.
"If writing too much about the Classics is wrong, I don't want to be right."
by Chris Fontecchio on Sep 1, 2008 12:00 PM EDT reply actions
ruh roh
"If writing too much about the Classics is wrong, I don't want to be right."
by Chris Fontecchio on Sep 1, 2008 12:05 PM EDT up reply actions
WTF - I logged out and then back in
Can click on Medium stream but nothing
Picks?
Benna, it says here.
"If writing too much about the Classics is wrong, I don't want to be right."
by Chris Fontecchio on Sep 1, 2008 12:05 PM EDT reply actions
is it truly done?
I’m running a bit behind, so as not to tax the hardware. Waiting for the shoe to drop.
Whoops. Hello shoe. Dang.
"If writing too much about the Classics is wrong, I don't want to be right."
by Chris Fontecchio on Sep 1, 2008 12:08 PM EDT up reply actions
you're welcome :)
unfortunately, ES audio was a bit behind rasco’s video stream, but it wasn’t a bad combo overall…
WTF
Where is the coverage? Must have stopped at 9:00 here.
IN!
Thanks Justin TV
"If writing too much about the Classics is wrong, I don't want to be right."
by Chris Fontecchio on Sep 1, 2008 12:09 PM EDT reply actions
Boonen!
Benna went too soon. Rookie!
"If writing too much about the Classics is wrong, I don't want to be right."
by Chris Fontecchio on Sep 1, 2008 12:09 PM EDT reply actions
pity. still can't stand boonen
"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 Sep 1, 2008 12:10 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
yeah, nice finish, but big "meh" on the big boner
(And don’t tell me you’ve never thought of him that way.)
For those wondering the
CTV announcer is Matt keenan
Uh oh... this sounds like Anthony and Brian are done
"Already this year he has worked for ASO providing the full international commentary for the Tour of Qatar and the year’s first big European stage-race, Paris-Nice. He will be returning to Europe in September for the Tour of Spain, which invited him to provide the English commentary – a sign that his professional skills and reputation are becoming known.
As a result, last month he took the decisive step of resigning from his job at WorkSafe Victoria to join Jump Media and Marketing, which will manage his blossoming new career as a commentator."
OK - back to c.tv griping
You CAN’T drop the coverage at 2k to go. That’s just silly.
gotta love tve-international's abrupt cut off of the vuelta
NOT!!!
"Wizard's first rule. People are stupid. They will believe anything they want to be true or fear to be true." -- Terry Goodkind
Oh well, at least we'll have some nice pics to view later!
Wish he’d won though :-( What happened to VV then that Benna’s in gold?
yes
Bennati is the new race leader. He was second in two intermediate sprints and again at the finish, picking up valuable bonus seconds.
for some reason i couldn’ find the CN live coverage until just now – i wish the people would sort there links out!
Ad (?) What's with the guys with the rope round their necks?
Is she giving them enough rope to hang themselves? Anyone who slings the lingo hear that, care to edify?
"slings the lingo"
Addition to the CrashDan Lexicon…
I know, it said "als" instead of "ist"... don't give me any crap...
don't you love (not) how the live feed totally disappeared from the list of live events?
I guess that’s one way to tell us, “do not adjust your set, it’s us, not you.”
I kept thinking, what did I just do
Thought I may have scrolled down on the live events list. Then check backed here and no one said anything. I thought for sure it was me at first.
c.tv is back (medium res)
if you want to see podium ceremonies
Results
from CN:
Results
1 Tom Boonen (Bel) Quick Step
2 Daniele Bennati (Ita) Liquigas
3 Erik Zabel (Ger) Team Milram
4 Koldo Fernandez De Larrea (Spa) Euskaltel – Euskadi
5 Nicolas Roche (Irl) Crédit Agricole
6 Greg Van Avermaet (Bel) Silence – Lotto
7 Leonardo Duque (Col) Cofidis – Le Crédit par Téléphone
8 Sébastien Hinault (Fra) Crédit Agricole
9 Tom Stamsnijder (Ned) Gerolsteiner
10 Lloyd Mondory (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale
i found it a bit difficult...
to pull together a solid one-off GC team for the Vuelta, so i played a different strategy – early days yet, so we’ll see how it pays off in the long run… still, a nice day out for my fledgling team :)
I think my strategy may well backfire....
…I’m taking a gamble on Contador, who took up most of my point allowance! One or two other jokers in the pack though so it may yet come off.
i had the same dilemma...
although i was looking at a different leader. but i couldn’t work out the back-up well enough with the remaining points, and the gamble was a bit too high…
Anyone else think that the high res and the mid res look startlingly similar?
And neither one crystal clear like the DK feed we here can no longer get?
GC
Benna
VV
Boonen
Pozz
Egoi!
Rebellin
landaluze
Zabel
Ardilla
Anton!
Astarloza
Arroyo
J. Rodriguez
etc
the last climb
certainly spiced things today.
I’m most likely going to miss tomorrows stage, so hopefully the streams work and you’ll keep us updated! :)
yes it did!
i’ll have to miss out on the next few live streams, too, till next weekend… this new job is interfering with important matters!
Boonen wins
and Benna takes over the GC from Valverde- this race is already topping the TdF for hotitude.
lol, yes!
Almost ideal! And remember too that Alejandro “perfect smile” Valverde took over from Pozzato (who now looks hotter than he did then, admittedly…)
One of the twins doesn't look to pleased to see Daddy
http://www.cyclingnews.com/photos/2008/vuelta08/index.php?id=/photos/2008/vuelta08/vuelta082/Par2129034
(darn, hit submit too early, here are the pics)
what exactly is in those bags?
So much hotitude they have to work on toning it down
Thanks KatieK!
Busy weekend – nice catch up with some nice pics. :-)
"The most wasted day is that in which we have not laughed."
i knew it
i should choose Koldo Fernandez instead JJ Haedo :(…
Duque, at least in 5th, come on…
Nicolas Roche in 5º, very nice…
Woo hoo!
Go Roche!
Ok, so like I have him in my VDS squad, sue me for cheering :)
pounding along in three ratios like a sonata
like a Ritter with pommelled scrotum atra cura on the step
Botticelli from the fork down pestling the transmission
tires bleeding voiding zeep the highway
by fmk on Sep 1, 2008 6:12 PM EDT up reply actions
Darn it!
I completely forgot about the Vuelta this year. I’m ashamed. Thanks for reminding me.
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