ToC Stage 5 Live Thread
by Drew Davis on Feb 19, 2009 1:03 PM EST
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Because Sonny Jim asked for it. Update, by Chris: and because you need to see our cool grafix. Hear me now or listen to me later... Tom Boonen!
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Dang
Just beat me to it. I’m glad I don’t have to do everything around here. Also, the airport connectivity sucks also. Also.
CQRanking.com, you complete me.
by Chris Fontecchio on Feb 19, 2009 1:04 PM EST reply actions
I figured you must be drunk again
I apologize… Can you delete the thread I made?
The Dude will have a White Russian...
Whoa
Virgin Atlantic… first airline in history to play “I Threw a Brick Through a Window” in the gate area? At least since Aer Lingus, circa 1980 or something…
CQRanking.com, you complete me.
by Chris Fontecchio on Feb 19, 2009 1:08 PM EST reply actions
The message:
Fortysomethings rule! bout time too.
CQRanking.com, you complete me.
by Chris Fontecchio on Feb 19, 2009 1:12 PM EST up reply actions
Are you kidding me?
Even satellite radio stations don’t play that song.
2 Side Live – great album
"I didn't look for him and I didn't see him. If you base your race on another rider, most of the time you lose."
Tom Boonen
still ni neutral zone
the fans are screaming like teenaged girls as peloton rolls by. (or they are teenaged girls)
Dang again
I haven’t flown to LA in a while… the kids on this flight are better dressed than I am.
CQRanking.com, you complete me.
by Chris Fontecchio on Feb 19, 2009 1:16 PM EST reply actions
Dude,
I’ve seen homeless people better dressed than you.
"I didn't look for him and I didn't see him. If you base your race on another rider, most of the time you lose."
Tom Boonen
dood ease up he's from Seattle...
I mean they brought us grunge after all, what else do we need to know?
by Christopher See on Feb 19, 2009 1:24 PM EST up reply actions
He's originally from Boston
and he was dressing like the Dude then too.
"I didn't look for him and I didn't see him. If you base your race on another rider, most of the time you lose."
Tom Boonen
Waiting, waiting.....
looks like he’s messing with the riders. Psyche!
Oh, its a lollipop not a popsicle. My mistake.
Why do you pee after the neutral zone?
And why do you have to pee so early
Some say the best things in life, are one the inside.
Too much coffee apparently
"I didn't look for him and I didn't see him. If you base your race on another rider, most of the time you lose."
Tom Boonen
too many people in the zone?
stage fright?
by Christopher See on Feb 19, 2009 1:37 PM EST up reply actions
That's what the guys on Tour tracker said
they had to get away from the crowds first.
Google is my domestique.
It may be early to you
but these guys probably left their hotels several hours ago and have spent an hour or so hanging around the start zone drinking coffee.
no....
hheheeh just being argumantative.
by Christopher See on Feb 19, 2009 1:30 PM EST up reply actions
Haven't seen the Star Wars(?) movies
Or SF movie something
Some say the best things in life, are one the inside.
my 17 year old daughter had me put the 1977 Star Wars movie on the Netflix queue.
Her and her boyfriend are watching it on friday night at my house. She’s never seen it. Paaarrrtay!
they need to do all 6...
in order… PARRTTTYYYY!
by Christopher See on Feb 19, 2009 1:54 PM EST up reply actions
They wanted 123456 but I got them 456123
I want the viewing to be pure. And I got the original theatrical version. None of this CGI remastered crap.
Ha! Good for you.
I wasn’t even sure the original theatrical was still available—the one where Han shoots first.
Google is my domestique.
George Lucas quote:
In essence, films never get finished, they get abandoned. At some point, you’re dragged off the picture kicking and screaming while somebody says, “Okay, it’s done.” That isn’t really the way it should work. Occasionally, [you can] go back and get your cut of the video out there
Big long list of changes here.
Google is my domestique.
For those concerned... the correct order is...
456555…
123 are dead to me.
Sic gorgiamus allos subjectatos nunc.
But..but..
how can you not appreciate deathless dialog like “I am haunted by the kiss that you should never have given me”?
Or, more to the point, the six-and-a-half foot hunk of Jedi manliness that was Qui-Gon Jinn?
Google is my domestique.
"Which did you like better, Jedi or Empire Strikes Back?"
“Empire”
“Blasphemy”
“"Empire” had the better ending. I mean, Luke gets his hand cut off, finds out Vader’s his father, Han gets frozen and taken away by Boba Fett. It ends on such a down note. I mean, that’s what life is, a series of down endings. All “Jedi” had was a bunch of Muppets.
"I didn't look for him and I didn't see him. If you base your race on another rider, most of the time you lose."
Tom Boonen
All right, look-
you’re a roofer, and some juicy government contract comes your way; you got the wife and kids and the two-story in suburbia-this is a government contract, which means all sorts of benefits. All of a sudden these left-wing militants blast you with lasers and wipe out everyone within a three-mile radius. You didn’t ask for that. You have no personal politics. You’re just trying to scrape out a living.
Google is my domestique.
And the teddy-bears
apparently there was a shortage of pantomime dwarfs that christmas because they were all off being movie stars.
you go girl!
purity of pacing and no crappy critters!
Kirsten
For those who follow fatcyclist blog
Is this even on air somewhere?
Just spinning the pedals in the hills of Western Maryland
where is the start list?
wanna know who 104 is for OUCH
by Christopher See on Feb 19, 2009 1:46 PM EST reply actions
104 is Cameron Evans...
so yep no Floyd… silly commentators
by Christopher See on Feb 19, 2009 1:50 PM EST up reply actions
Chadwick, Kemp, Evens, Weening, Louder, Crane is the break
by Christopher See on Feb 19, 2009 1:53 PM EST reply actions
oh look HWMNBN is surrounded by Liquigassers… quick guys wheres the frame pump?
by Christopher See on Feb 19, 2009 1:58 PM EST reply actions
sorry just couldn't pass up an old cycling movie reference....
by Christopher See on Feb 19, 2009 2:01 PM EST up reply actions
I didn't know until recently
that Vande Velde’s father played one of the Italians. Way cool.
Google is my domestique.
Just look at his muscular legs!
i miss Eustice
by australopithecine on Feb 19, 2009 2:58 PM EST up reply actions
tomorrow is going to be an exciting TT. Lots of good TTers close to Levi.
Seconds back:
Michael Rogers – 24
David Zabriskie – 28
Lance Armstrong – 30
Thomas Lövkvist – 38
Z is in good shape - I think he may win
But I am keeping my eye on Lovkvist too
in the break:
Pieter Weening (Rabobank)
Jeffry Louder (BMC Racing Team)
Cameron Evans (OUCH p/b Maxxis)
Matthew Crane (Jelly Belly Cycling Team)
Robert Gunn (Fly V Australia)
Glen Chadwick (Rock Racing)
Hi all
Central Valley of California – mind numbing flatness
The peloton is currently in Kings County
which is where the book “East of Eden” by John Steinbeck took place.
Heh... Chris is in the air...
… and when he lands here in LA… he is going to wet himself with how astonishingly beautiful the weather is. Chamber of Commerce weather today here on the west side.
Muahahahahahahahhahahahahahahahahaa… SUCK IT EAST COAST!!!!!
Sic gorgiamus allos subjectatos nunc.
i prefer the cold
"Wizard's first rule. People are stupid. They will believe anything they want to be true or fear to be true." -- Terry Goodkind
PS...
… could you all please put in a call to my employer and politely tell them to go play hide and go fuck yourself? If I have to log into the damn VPN one more time…
k thx by
Sic gorgiamus allos subjectatos nunc.
ZoeRochelle
Nice job getting Rogers to wear the correct color shorts
formerly known as cyclingchallenge
blah blah blah. Dislike people who act like experts who aren't like this guy.
There’s no real research that proves what causes type 2 diabetes. Correlation does not equal causation.
this place is rather dead today
"Wizard's first rule. People are stupid. They will believe anything they want to be true or fear to be true." -- Terry Goodkind
it's early into a flat stage with little or nothing going on...
I’m sick and don’t have to be at work till later so with nothing else to do…. Sucks because it’s a beautiful day in the Wasatch…
by Christopher See on Feb 19, 2009 3:22 PM EST up reply actions
i'm about done with work for the day...
good thing, too… cause ctv’s due to go live and i’ll fall asleep ,istening to ol’ M&M…
"Wizard's first rule. People are stupid. They will believe anything they want to be true or fear to be true." -- Terry Goodkind
If you're done with work, burn me those classic discs!
:-)
"I didn't look for him and I didn't see him. If you base your race on another rider, most of the time you lose."
Tom Boonen
all i need is your shipping address
"Wizard's first rule. People are stupid. They will believe anything they want to be true or fear to be true." -- Terry Goodkind
D'oh!
On the way – thanks ;-)
"I didn't look for him and I didn't see him. If you base your race on another rider, most of the time you lose."
Tom Boonen
he was feeling a bit
festive this morning?
by Christopher See on Feb 19, 2009 3:36 PM EST up reply actions
Livestrong colors or just could find anything else but some old TDF covers?
Just spinning the pedals in the hills of Western Maryland
Yes, they're having fun
Bruyneel:
“We have Dean singing rap songs in the second car over the walkie talkie. Great entertainment while there’s nothing going on”
Allen Lim:
“6:45 is split. We are so boooored right now. May have to eat a sandwich. Ohhh right turn up. 4 more to go.”
Lim again:
“Oh, it wasn’t a real turn. Just a bend.”
Bork, bork, bork!
Golden Gate bridge crossing
being discussed in the booth by race official as a possiblity again for next year or beyond
a Santa Rosa to San Francisco stage/
I hope they do it
it was a trifle disappointing what with the weather (plus, IIRC, that was neutral riding & the race didn’t technically start until after they crossed it).
across the bridge...
…up Fillmore…
…down Lombard…
…and a 2k wide-open sprint down The Embarcadero.
Ok like that’ll ever happen. Still.
my Dad called yesterday from FL
“I saw that a bike race went over the Golden Gate Bridge. Is Greg in the race?”
Priceless.
Kirsten
"Yes Dad - He's in 3rd place so far"
"I didn't look for him and I didn't see him. If you base your race on another rider, most of the time you lose."
Tom Boonen
They are talking about the Roll shaved head!
Just spinning the pedals in the hills of Western Maryland
at work so will be brief...
..but did anybody find photo/video evidence of the Lance vs. devil incident yesterday? Missed it and sounds entertaining.
~StephT
boooooooorrrrrrrrrring..
I have to drag my sorry butt to work now see youse all later…
by Christopher See on Feb 19, 2009 3:49 PM EST reply actions
Hey, it's just like a transition stage in the Tour
Or every other stage of the Vuelta
"I didn't look for him and I didn't see him. If you base your race on another rider, most of the time you lose."
Tom Boonen
So this stage is what happens when they go to 9 days - I want my money back
Just spinning the pedals in the hills of Western Maryland
:D except that it's getting late here.....
not sure if I can stay awake watching this for 3-4 more hours….
I need a good guesstimate
Don’t know if I have the guts to see all this action, any guesses when they will be in Paso Robles?
Bork, bork, bork!
if they step on it they might make it in 3h,
more likely closer to 4 h.
I’m feeling guilty if I can’t stay awake for this, it’s not often we have to deal with the late/early mornings…
At first I was mad I had a rush project today
but now I think I’ll be able to finish it before the end of the race. :-)
Or
Decide which superuseless superpower you want. I’ve already decided on the in-flight flight.
Bork, bork, bork!
by TheFigurehead on Feb 19, 2009 4:20 PM EST up reply actions
You don't have super gap today?
And tell me who wins this stage :)
Bork, bork, bork!
by TheFigurehead on Feb 19, 2009 4:18 PM EST up reply actions
Levi having a quick chat with his ex-teammates
Vandborg and Basso after long chat with VDV in the pack.
Rides back to the front behind Lance.
zzzzzzzzzzzzz
I need a beer.
hi :-)
anything fun?
erm, i guess that would be a no. i sorta had my doubts about this stage when they announced it. the central valley, so flat.
have you seen any cows?
Cadels
10 mins ago. Very exciting.
Bork, bork, bork!
by TheFigurehead on Feb 19, 2009 4:32 PM EST up reply actions
Yeah, Cuddle or Cuddles,
it was an IHT reporter writing a story during the Tour last year who
revealed it….
So funny.
Yes yes yes, I saw some cows!
They were kinda strolling along in the same direction as the peloton. It’s the most exciting thing to happen today.
very very very flat
actually, the central valley is tilted slightly north south. the north end is about an inch or so higher than the south end. otherwise? it’s one of the flattest places EVAH.
here's a sample:
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by gregm on Feb 19, 2009 4:48 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs
Yes, very washed out
and its not my computer becuase the tour tracker video is great
California Dreaming!!!
Is it always sunny in southern californa or only if you know your way to San Jose?
Though i would much rather sit here and converse with you idiots I have to go and get de-stapled! I thought that ‘Weening’ had something to do with breasts or Pushing Little Daisies but there he is in the break yet again…give him the Tumour of the day jersey for Cliff’s sake.
Have a nice day compardres….does getting staples outta ya noggin Ouch!!?
My prediction for the day….it will but i feel no pain :-)
errrr....am i supposed to sign this??
Question: "What are you doing to prevent cancer?"
Answer: “We give away chalk for people to write on roads.”
"I won! I won! I don't have to go to school anymore." -- Eddy Merckx, after winning his first bike race
Allan Lim on twitter:
Quickstep riders were on side of road doing #2. Looked like onion blossom from outback steak house. So happy Grealishes are cookin for us.
Just gave the quickstep car some rice cakes cause they have upset stomach. They are now in a state of bliss. Another Marco Polo moment.
78k... How much more time will that be?
1.5 hrs or so…?
"I won! I won! I don't have to go to school anymore." -- Eddy Merckx, after winning his first bike race
these riders, all 108 of them, deserve every cm,
of this flatter, dry stage.
They have been putting out incredibly over past 5 days
night all.....
"Wizard's first rule. People are stupid. They will believe anything they want to be true or fear to be true." -- Terry Goodkind
The Gutter!
I love it.
"I won! I won! I don't have to go to school anymore." -- Eddy Merckx, after winning his first bike race
Versus saying
of 136 starting riders, 108 are left in the race
its farmland. California is the biggest agricultural state in the country.
This is the heart of it all.
Freire; Rabo person assuming 3 weeks out, hopefull for the biggies
blaiming KK for an amateur mistake that caused the crash
But you're santa
don’t you get what you want?
"If you go (with a break), you can either win or not win. If you don't go for it, you definitely won't win."
~ Jens Voigt
yesterday I tried tourtracker for video, muted Frankie,
tried to get ctv audio, but did not work out :(
Were is Oscar when you need him?
too bad he crashed ot he could have ripped the flag from that antler guy again.
"If you go (with a break), you can either win or not win. If you don't go for it, you definitely won't win."
~ Jens Voigt
Oh yeah duh
were is Flecha when you need him?
"If you go (with a break), you can either win or not win. If you don't go for it, you definitely won't win."
~ Jens Voigt
Spanish guy for Rabo
same thing :) Plus that stage was absolutely horrible to watch so no kidding I can’t remember it.
"If you go (with a break), you can either win or not win. If you don't go for it, you definitely won't win."
~ Jens Voigt
No idea
maybe in Portugal?
"If you go (with a break), you can either win or not win. If you don't go for it, you definitely won't win."
~ Jens Voigt
Nope just finished Vuelta Andalucia
"If you go (with a break), you can either win or not win. If you don't go for it, you definitely won't win."
~ Jens Voigt
There is a fanshot of it
I will look to find it and link it, just a sec
"If you go (with a break), you can either win or not win. If you don't go for it, you definitely won't win."
~ Jens Voigt
Also copyrighted...crap :(
"If you go (with a break), you can either win or not win. If you don't go for it, you definitely won't win."
~ Jens Voigt
Hi, eveyone. P&P saying the break might not get caught?
I just got here, time for a commercial: how many k to go?
"It's official. For the next four years, it will be pronounced 'nuclear' " --Seth Meyers
Hey, we do what Santa says we do
unless you want coal for Christmas this year
"If you go (with a break), you can either win or not win. If you don't go for it, you definitely won't win."
~ Jens Voigt
Basso dropping
trying to get back on
"If you go (with a break), you can either win or not win. If you don't go for it, you definitely won't win."
~ Jens Voigt
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