Are You Ready For Some... Parcours??
by Chris Fontecchio on Oct 13, 2009 2:52 PM EDT
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Tomorrow, ASO opens its doors, invites into a grand auditorium the cream of the non-Lombardia cycling crop (with the exception of a few people who they don't like, for various and arbitrary reasons), and assaults the audience with videos covering the 2010 Tour de France route. Riders, managers, and past cycling greats will all don their best clothes to smile, say nice things, and try not to provoke a fight with Bernard Hinault. It should be great fun, and make for a cool liveblog. I don't see the video info at Letour.fr, but Cycling.TV will be among the sources of live coverage. Stay tuned for details, or fill them in as you see them. We will open a new post for the event itself, and do a wrap-up with the stage announcements after. For now, use this to coordinate, spread rumors, and provoke a fight with Bernard Hinault.
[Update] I am asking -- nay, demanding! -- that the PdC fashionistas do their best to attend the liveblog. Fashion is what this event is mostly about, and anyway it's a good way to get in snark-shape for the upcoming Giro gala, the REAL cycling fashion event.
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is streaming it live, I believe. It starts at like 5.30 am. Eastern.
Count me out, thanks ;-)
Just stay up late, of course.
But the Tour presentation is decidedly less of a fashion show than the Giro presentation so maybe you should just get your sleep.
Although I wonder if this is really one of those police stings where they gather everyone with promises of baseball tickets and free tvs and then arrest them for illicit substances in syringes.
So is Cycling Weekly I believe
"If I were World Road Race Champion, I would wear black shorts. That probably has more to do with me being on the wiser side of 30 and understanding better that the decisions I make now never really go away. White shorts would not be something I'd be proud of...." - David Millar, in Rouleur.
ha!
red bikes only, man.
lol, actually i have icon thingies turned off for the comments, so i didn’t realize.
i have icon thingies turned off for the comments
wow – so you might not know that Jens is Swedish?
PS – Eurosport starts noon CET. (6:00 am EST?)
Moo
Depends on where you live. I see there are no less than 5 different timezones! Western is GMT+6, Northern +7.5, Southern +8.5 (DST), Queensland +8, NSW/Vic +9 (DST). The presentation is at 10am GMT so that’ll be anything from 4pm to 7pm in Oz.
I don't think that's right.
Normally, Eastern Standard Time is GMT+10 hours. Queensland will operate on this basis, so if 10.00 GMT is correct, it will be 8 pm in Qld. Northern Territory is half an hour behind (7.30pm, then).
NSW, Vic, Tasmania have gone to Daylight Saving already, so they are a further hour ahead, giving a 9 pm start. SA is half an hour behind (8.30).
I think WA has yet to go to DST, so that should be a 6 pm start.
Yep, add 2 to all the "GMT+X" numbers
Sorry, the graph I saw counted from my current timezone (GMT+2) not from GMT.
Can you belive we have 5 friggin time zones... Crazy!!
"the rest was over 30. And that doesn't mean old and useless, but experienced and with the stamina"
Jens! Voigt, Crit Intl Interview, 2009
same thing here
5 time zones in continental Canada… and Newfoundland with an half hour difference too. Always wondered why…
Age and treachery will overcome youth and skill (F. Coppi)
I guess it makes sense for people who live there
China has only one time zone, GMT+8
but everything goes funny in the west most part of the country….
Which
is completely fucked up. It’s dark at 10am in Xinjiang!
ABRUZZIAM...uh oh
by Chris Fontecchio on Oct 14, 2009 1:16 AM EDT up reply actions
CEST!! CEST!! CEST!!!!
IFP unite! CET fascism must be brought to it’s knees!
NO MORE CET, SO SAY WE! NO MORE CET SO SAY WE!
[is the Badger pissed off yet?]
Little know fact
that the word “Badger” comes from the French word “blaireau” which means “corn-hoarder”…
Little known fact
that the word "Jimbo" comes from the French word "Joimbeau" which means "special-lady"…
If only one of these live streams would work in the office. My fingers and toes are so crossed that I'm getting cramp.
I love these thingies. I’ll be here for the live thread if nothing else!
"If I were World Road Race Champion, I would wear black shorts. That probably has more to do with me being on the wiser side of 30 and understanding better that the decisions I make now never really go away. White shorts would not be something I'd be proud of...." - David Millar, in Rouleur.
Reason number 6455900003993333288899000033222 the Giro is cooler than the Tour
11 local?! Who wants to go to a gala before noon? The Giro presentation is at night…and I am only complaining because I can’t see it live.
Dammit Elk! I don't care if it's your mating season, you are disturbing my peaceful sleep! Just STFU!
Btw according to Paris-Thover the finish to stage 3 wil be...
at the entrance to the Trouée d’Arenberg….I…am…speechless.
Dammit Elk! I don't care if it's your mating season, you are disturbing my peaceful sleep! Just STFU!
Oh yes, they are going over about 10km of cobbles that stage
Dammit Elk! I don't care if it's your mating season, you are disturbing my peaceful sleep! Just STFU!
God it's a scary thought
he and all the other GT contenders will not be pleased. Hey, here is Cance’s chance, he needs to gain about 45 minutes on the stage…can he do it?
Dammit Elk! I don't care if it's your mating season, you are disturbing my peaceful sleep! Just STFU!
maybe lobbying them put 100K cobbles in it? ha ha
seriously tho, I love Tony, but, le tour, err….No.
on the other hand, the idea of all 5 monuments sounds good.
I'm thinking that Conta might actually just fall apart...
…like one of those less well put together plastic toys when you shake it too much.
Does that mean they're going over the things?! Or are they just stopping at the entrance?
If the latter is true they are all wimps!
"If I were World Road Race Champion, I would wear black shorts. That probably has more to do with me being on the wiser side of 30 and understanding better that the decisions I make now never really go away. White shorts would not be something I'd be proud of...." - David Millar, in Rouleur.
I can't believe I'm going to miss the fashion fantasies and fiascos :(
Hope there are pics in the live thread.
"How strange it was to see men doing something beautiful. Something pointless and elegant." Tim Winton, 'Breath'
Won't be there for the live feed
Will be waking up / commuting to work.
But when I get there, I’ll peek at the live thread.
Age and treachery will overcome youth and skill (F. Coppi)
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