Live Track Racing!

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I think we're in Zurich

But I don’t know much else. Looks like we’ve got the Madison and Village People rocking now.

by PopUp Rolen on Dec 16, 2009 4:11 PM EST reply actions

No wonder they took these events out of the olympics

who could possibly make heads and tails of this chaos. Maybe if it was in my native tongue I could grasp it, but right now, it’s just guys on bikes and hand slings.

by PopUp Rolen on Dec 16, 2009 4:15 PM EST reply actions

Zurich six day

Bruno Risi/Franco Marvulli leading – commentator cares about no one else!

Great find – gald I logged on for first time just 3 minutes ago now and saw word Live!

by andrewp on Dec 16, 2009 4:19 PM EST reply actions

Is the green team winning? They seem to be getting the most air time.

by PopUp Rolen on Dec 16, 2009 4:21 PM EST up reply actions

God alone only knows!!!!!

I still havent worked out which ones Risi/Marvulli are (but the competitors names are lower down the article) helps to be swiss to get a mention I think.

by andrewp on Dec 16, 2009 4:23 PM EST up reply actions

Chubby Checker: The Twist

hipsters everywhere not in approval at the absurdity of this

by PopUp Rolen on Dec 16, 2009 4:26 PM EST reply actions

Muller and Kraus gained a round... Or I think

by Frinking on Dec 16, 2009 4:26 PM EST reply actions

Is a round a lap?

by PopUp Rolen on Dec 16, 2009 4:27 PM EST up reply actions

Uuh right

by Frinking on Dec 16, 2009 4:28 PM EST up reply actions

Just heard Daniel Holloway. Must be him in the captain america looking kit

by PopUp Rolen on Dec 16, 2009 4:27 PM EST reply actions

1 Bruno Risi (Sui) – Franco Marvulli (Sui) (Möbel Märki / Skoda)
2 Walter Perez (Arg) – Sebastian Donadio (Arg) (Habegger)
3 Andreas Müller (Aut) – Sven Krauss (Ger) (riverside)
4 Danilo Hondo (Ger) – Christian Bach (Ger) (Skoda)
5 Petr Lazar (Cze) – Alois Kankovski (Cze) (BMC Cycling)
6 Jesper Mørkøv (Den) – Michael Smith-Larsen (Den) (Samsung)
7 Toni Tauler (Esp) – Dario Colla (Arg) (Holcim)
8 Alexander Aeschbach (Sui) – Tristan Marguet (Sui) (Price)
9 Maxime Bally (Sui) – Loïc Perizzolo (Sui) (Riposa)
10 Nolan Hoffman (RSA) – Dean Edwards (RSA) (Atzmännig)
11 Leif Lampater (Ger) – Christian Grasmann (Ger) (ewz)
12 Daniel Holloway (USA) – Sebastian Siedler (Ger) (Hotel Krone Unterstrass)
13 Angelo Ciccone (Ita) – Fabio Masotti (Ita) (Emilia Romagna)

by Frinking on Dec 16, 2009 4:28 PM EST reply actions

start list with colours here

http://www.sixdays-zuerich.ch/downloads/listen/2009/Web_Startliste_Profi_Steher_09_04.pdf

Risi/Marvulli – green/white

by andrewp on Dec 16, 2009 4:34 PM EST up reply actions

Excellent find!

by PopUp Rolen on Dec 16, 2009 4:36 PM EST up reply actions

2 and 8 also won a lap!

by Frinking on Dec 16, 2009 4:29 PM EST reply actions

But an update of the ranking would be fine

by Frinking on Dec 16, 2009 4:30 PM EST reply actions

watched for a while

fantastic music

but some of the bikes seemed to have motors??

Moo

by Willj on Dec 16, 2009 4:47 PM EST reply actions

this race is entirely too long to hold my attention

by PopUp Rolen on Dec 16, 2009 4:48 PM EST reply actions

People on bikes!

by majope on Dec 16, 2009 4:56 PM EST reply actions

The track has gone blue?

by andrewp on Dec 16, 2009 4:57 PM EST reply actions

Panic over!

by andrewp on Dec 16, 2009 4:58 PM EST up reply actions

In Rotterdam, they had lasers.

by majope on Dec 16, 2009 4:58 PM EST up reply actions

Loved them!

If you knew the trouble I’ve been having with my ISP you would understand! 86kbps 2 weeks ago!!!!!!! I try not to panic in public normally……:)

by andrewp on Dec 16, 2009 5:05 PM EST up reply actions

If it helps any, the track really is green now.

by majope on Dec 16, 2009 5:06 PM EST up reply actions

Ta!

Got that one. Have now reached the heady heights of 3.8mb – the only way is up!
In really tiny writing the program for the rest of the week looks like this

http://www.sixdays-zuerich.ch/downloads/Flyer_09.pdf

If I’m reading it right Madison at 21.35 tomorrow.

by andrewp on Dec 16, 2009 5:10 PM EST up reply actions

That's not fair. that guy has a motor on his bike, does wheelies and his soundtrack is AC/DC

How can you compete against that. Automatic winner in my book.

by PopUp Rolen on Dec 16, 2009 4:59 PM EST reply actions

i take it all back. until he does his fancy tricks on the embankment, he's a poser.

by PopUp Rolen on Dec 16, 2009 5:00 PM EST up reply actions

Take it back again! He's on the bank!

by PopUp Rolen on Dec 16, 2009 5:01 PM EST up reply actions

Maybe they call him "PopUp" too.

by majope on Dec 16, 2009 5:02 PM EST up reply actions

link

by PopUp Rolen on Dec 16, 2009 5:04 PM EST up reply actions

Vuelta stages would be a lot more interesting if they did revese wheelies from time to time.

by majope on Dec 16, 2009 5:00 PM EST up reply actions

+1

by PopUp Rolen on Dec 16, 2009 5:01 PM EST up reply actions

Basic Sports Event Marketing 101: Mike the audience

By the sound of it, today’s events are just a dress rehearsal for the real event tomorrow with people in attendance

by PopUp Rolen on Dec 16, 2009 5:03 PM EST reply actions

Anybody know what event we have going on here?

by PopUp Rolen on Dec 16, 2009 5:10 PM EST reply actions

Link to timetable

http://www.sixdays-zuerich.ch/downloads/Flyer_09.pdf

by andrewp on Dec 16, 2009 5:12 PM EST up reply actions

Skoda Autosprint?

by majope on Dec 16, 2009 5:14 PM EST up reply actions

Reckon so

Followed by the “Bicycle Holidays Max Hürzeler Steherrennen” – WTF?
Am guessing a Keirin.

by andrewp on Dec 16, 2009 5:16 PM EST up reply actions

I get "motor-paced race" when I try to look it up. Derny?

by majope on Dec 16, 2009 5:20 PM EST up reply actions

I see dernies!

by PopUp Rolen on Dec 16, 2009 5:21 PM EST up reply actions

Never mind.

by majope on Dec 16, 2009 5:21 PM EST up reply actions

I google translated Steh... from Germ to Eng

and got “bird race”. So can’t help!

In my world that was a “derny-off” for the right to pace the keirin i’m expecting to come next..

by andrewp on Dec 16, 2009 5:23 PM EST up reply actions

Steher = stayer, rennen = race

by tedvdw on Dec 16, 2009 5:44 PM EST up reply actions

Many thanks

Whilst watching it all made sense but didn’t get the trans at all.

by andrewp on Dec 16, 2009 5:47 PM EST up reply actions

Sprint.

by majope on Dec 16, 2009 5:11 PM EST reply actions

that was fun

by PopUp Rolen on Dec 16, 2009 5:12 PM EST up reply actions

is he riding a pursuit bike with a 26 in front wheel...

…or am I hallucinating?

6-days, not uci events huh?

by Ed K on Dec 16, 2009 5:25 PM EST reply actions

My word, a 6 day! Yaaaaaay!

by Albertina on Dec 16, 2009 5:25 PM EST reply actions

From the schedule, this is only day 2, so 4 days left to go!

by majope on Dec 16, 2009 5:26 PM EST up reply actions

Oh this has made my week!

by Albertina on Dec 16, 2009 5:26 PM EST up reply actions

Good video, too. And bad music. What more could you want?

by majope on Dec 16, 2009 5:27 PM EST up reply actions

A derny driver playing the saxophone?

by Albertina on Dec 16, 2009 5:28 PM EST up reply actions

Demanding.

by majope on Dec 16, 2009 5:29 PM EST up reply actions

And where's Frank Bauer?

(was that his name?)

by Albertina on Dec 16, 2009 5:30 PM EST up reply actions

Hey, they can't all be Rotterdam!

Besides, they’ll probably bring out the big guest stars on the weekend. They did have a trick rider earlier.

by majope on Dec 16, 2009 5:32 PM EST up reply actions

Frans :)

by tedvdw on Dec 16, 2009 5:45 PM EST up reply actions

Ah, I thought that didn't look quite right!

by Albertina on Dec 16, 2009 5:47 PM EST up reply actions

and I have a pile of grading to do...

…YES!

by Ed K on Dec 16, 2009 5:27 PM EST up reply actions

Hmm, there are loads of riders in this I've never heard of

by Albertina on Dec 16, 2009 5:29 PM EST reply actions

Yes, but there are some great names.

Tristan Marguet. Leif Lampater. I approve.

by majope on Dec 16, 2009 5:32 PM EST up reply actions

Oh I know Lampater. Tristan not so much.

by Albertina on Dec 16, 2009 5:33 PM EST up reply actions

wow. the combination of the music, commentary and derny motors have put my baby right asleep!

I need this soundtrack at 3am.

by PopUp Rolen on Dec 16, 2009 5:32 PM EST reply actions

it is more than a little hypnotic

by Ed K on Dec 16, 2009 5:38 PM EST up reply actions

Swapping onto my laptop upstairs...catch you later!

What fun.

by Albertina on Dec 16, 2009 5:32 PM EST reply actions

Thanks so much for finding this, PopUp.

Will try to catch it earlier tomorrow.

by majope on Dec 16, 2009 5:51 PM EST reply actions

+1

I was hoping someone would find one—at least one!—this winter.

by Ed K on Dec 16, 2009 5:52 PM EST up reply actions

+2

Way better than wrapping presents!

by andrewp on Dec 16, 2009 5:53 PM EST up reply actions

Me and my dad were going to go to this on our Europe winter trip

but something came up and no trip. BUT therefore I get to go to the winter Olympics for a week where my dad is translating. I will take the substitution but I will miss those lovely derny’s.

Look, it's a bird...no, it's a plane....oh never mind it's just fucking balloon boy

by Phil H. on Dec 16, 2009 6:00 PM EST reply actions