Block Haus Day ... LIVE!!
by Chris Fontecchio on May 27, 2009 2:45 AM EDT
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It's all on the line as the peloton heads uphill... a long, slogging way. It needs no further introduction so don't look for one here. My prediction: Menchov wins the stage, along with the whole calzone. Since I'm always wrong, this should make the next several stages very exciting. Enjoy!
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I dedicate this victory to Rabobank!
"Non-cyclists. The emptiness of those lives shocks me." Tim Krabbé
According to Haussler
Second = first loser ;-)
"Non-cyclists. The emptiness of those lives shocks me." Tim Krabbé
F@%$&ing Haussler
How many VDS points did you earn me last year? Huh? Well at least he wont score today. Errrm VDS wise I mean.
JB
In an interview with Sporza Bruyneel said that Armstrong could have been 5th, 6th or 7th if he hadn’t worked for others. Not a lot of love for LL apparently.
"Non-cyclists. The emptiness of those lives shocks me." Tim Krabbé
not a lot of love for anybody else
LA obviously is the one and only.
seriously, if Bert is not good enough for him, who is?
Yeah . . . .
cos of all that work he did towing LL through the ITT meant that he was so tired he could only finish 13th. I think Johan is having a laugh. Probably at Levi’s expense. I assume he meant overall rather than on Stage 16?
Austria is going crazy
They will hear (former) Rabo riders in the Humanplasma case. Rasmussen, Dekker, Boogerd and Menchov are asked to give their say about the case. The riders will participate on a voluntary basis.
Stupid how unconfirmed rumours can get people drawn into court.
"Non-cyclists. The emptiness of those lives shocks me." Tim Krabbé
And why is that crazy?
Crashdan: "Veni Vidi Vici beats Wing Kong Exchange... … and I’ll change my signature to a backwards smile for a month."
Franzoi wins Parijs-Roubaix and I win a date with the VDS of Team Txirrindulariak..
Aah uncunformid..
Fact is:
Rasmussen doped..
T. Dekker is riding like shit this season..
Boogerd rode the Ardennes with all doped riders
Crashdan: "Veni Vidi Vici beats Wing Kong Exchange... … and I’ll change my signature to a backwards smile for a month."
Franzoi wins Parijs-Roubaix and I win a date with the VDS of Team Txirrindulariak..
And what is the link with Humanplasma?
"Non-cyclists. The emptiness of those lives shocks me." Tim Krabbé
If there isn't any.. Why be afraid?
Crashdan: "Veni Vidi Vici beats Wing Kong Exchange... … and I’ll change my signature to a backwards smile for a month."
Franzoi wins Parijs-Roubaix and I win a date with the VDS of Team Txirrindulariak..
Maybe you're also right about this point..
First reaction of a cycling:
Where smoke is, is fire
Crashdan: "Veni Vidi Vici beats Wing Kong Exchange... … and I’ll change my signature to a backwards smile for a month."
Franzoi wins Parijs-Roubaix and I win a date with the VDS of Team Txirrindulariak..
Cyclingfan
Crashdan: "Veni Vidi Vici beats Wing Kong Exchange... … and I’ll change my signature to a backwards smile for a month."
Franzoi wins Parijs-Roubaix and I win a date with the VDS of Team Txirrindulariak..
They are not afraid
Therefore they are willing to cooperate with the investigation.
"Non-cyclists. The emptiness of those lives shocks me." Tim Krabbé
True.. But it was pretty obvious he did.. wasn't it?
Crashdan: "Veni Vidi Vici beats Wing Kong Exchange... … and I’ll change my signature to a backwards smile for a month."
Franzoi wins Parijs-Roubaix and I win a date with the VDS of Team Txirrindulariak..
Yep.. Mistake from my site.. Sorry Sir
Crashdan: "Veni Vidi Vici beats Wing Kong Exchange... … and I’ll change my signature to a backwards smile for a month."
Franzoi wins Parijs-Roubaix and I win a date with the VDS of Team Txirrindulariak..
Thank God no! But I can fill an opinion page in my own ;)
Crashdan: "Veni Vidi Vici beats Wing Kong Exchange... … and I’ll change my signature to a backwards smile for a month."
Franzoi wins Parijs-Roubaix and I win a date with the VDS of Team Txirrindulariak..
Innuendo!
Some very clear indications that Rasmussen doped, though. His blood values raised in the middle of the Tour and there was the rumour of him testing positive for DynEPO.
Personally, I very much appreciate that they are taking action so quickly on this matter. With the seem of Humanplasma being Rabobank’s doping-hideout, there’s every reason to actually investigate this case.
by Forstoppelse on May 27, 2009 9:00 AM EDT up reply actions
don't forget
the “”http://velonews.com/article/12851" target="new">shoes."
un-investigatable, but for me, it’s got that “you couldn’t make stuff like this up” ring of truth. And if you’d put that crap in your veins, you’d put anything in there.
These are the names that popped up in the later retracted story
a year and a half ago. Except Weening was mentioned instead of Dekker then. These guys should be afraid, very afraid.
Are you serious?
Crashdan: "Veni Vidi Vici beats Wing Kong Exchange... … and I’ll change my signature to a backwards smile for a month."
Franzoi wins Parijs-Roubaix and I win a date with the VDS of Team Txirrindulariak..
The Humanplasma thing was laid aside for technical legal reasons
The journos clearly had the inside story from the investigating officers, they just didn’t have anyone to go on the record. With the major upheavals in Austria with a special commission and Matschiner naming everyone except their mothers those who have had anything at all to do with that lab is going to get dragged into this.
No it hasn't.. They said sorry for the rimours.. And it was a year ago.. If there was really something they could have done it a lot faster
Crashdan: "Veni Vidi Vici beats Wing Kong Exchange... … and I’ll change my signature to a backwards smile for a month."
Franzoi wins Parijs-Roubaix and I win a date with the VDS of Team Txirrindulariak..
But i want to enjoy Rebo today.. |Out of the discussion.. For now
Crashdan: "Veni Vidi Vici beats Wing Kong Exchange... … and I’ll change my signature to a backwards smile for a month."
Franzoi wins Parijs-Roubaix and I win a date with the VDS of Team Txirrindulariak..
Nice story..
Di Luca who failed to poker towards Menchov (In Dutch)
Crashdan: "Veni Vidi Vici beats Wing Kong Exchange... … and I’ll change my signature to a backwards smile for a month."
Franzoi wins Parijs-Roubaix and I win a date with the VDS of Team Txirrindulariak..
If the legs can not, then the head, Danilo Di Luca should have thought. With poker you can also win a Giro. But not if your opponent is Denis Menchov.
A few weeks ago the Russian multi-millionaire Roman Abramovich lost a yacht of a half million dollars during a game of poker. He immediately had trouble with his beautiful girlfriend. His Russian wife would rather see that Roman stops playing poker. Because it is addictive, but mostly because Roman simply can not poker.
No mow
Undoubtedly Danilo Di Luca knows the story. And maybe he is secretly hoping that the Russian in the pink jersey also can’t poker. That Denis Menchov overplayed his hand in another koninginnenrit of this Giro and would throw away his jersey like a boat of half million.
See him look, little Danilo, as the favorites ride along the 10km sign of the last ten kilometers. From the corner of his eyes he observe the face of the pink Russia right next to him. Half a minute is the difference between the two in the rankings. It seems so little. But Menchov face betrays nothing. No sign of fatigue or panic. No grimace on his face. No sweat drops on his forehead. The eyes of the Russian are hidden behind a mirror glasses, in which Di Luca just sees his own desperate gaze.
Di Luca accelerates. Menchov responds with playful ease and takes place in the wheel of the little Italian. Di Luca looks back and sees what he feared. Di Luca hold his legs. Menchov does the same. Sastre attacks. Di Luca looks at Menchov. He does nothing. Basso attacks. Di Luca looks at Menchov. He does nothing. Di Luca is trying to bluff. He cites(?) his shoulders. Acting as if he isn’t slightly interested in the little dots who in the horizon disappear. But Menchov is bluffing back. As a piece of Siberia in Italy. Di Luca gets shivers over his back. After a minute of back and forth bluffing he can’t longer control himself. He attacks with everything he has. All his aces are on the table. After hundred meters, he looks around. Right in the pokerface of Menchov, who not even seems to gasp.
Lost Case
There, a mile or five from the top, Di Luca throw the towel. There is still a week to go, but Di Luca is dedicated down that he will not win the Giro. Poker against a piece of Siberian pink with a royal flush in his legs is a lost case. Dutifully Di Luca put himself ahead and he pilot Menchov in a seat up. Sastre can just stay out the grip of the two, Basso is taken over just in sight of the finish. Menchov sets just up to humiliate Di Luca. External unaffected he drive over the line – lips together, chin up and just focus of the reflective glasses on the horizon. Pokerface Denis Menchov is in. With regards to the girlfriend of Abramovich.
All mistakes are mine and off course google translate
Crashdan: "Veni Vidi Vici beats Wing Kong Exchange... … and I’ll change my signature to a backwards smile for a month."
Franzoi wins Parijs-Roubaix and I win a date with the VDS of Team Txirrindulariak..
Ah, Google translate
Notorious for being off course
"Non-cyclists. The emptiness of those lives shocks me." Tim Krabbé
Hey..
Google translate reckon off course also as natuurlijk
Crashdan: "Veni Vidi Vici beats Wing Kong Exchange... … and I’ll change my signature to a backwards smile for a month."
Franzoi wins Parijs-Roubaix and I win a date with the VDS of Team Txirrindulariak..
Thanks!
Especially nice because everybody was talking at podiumcafe about the pokerface of Di Luca
Crashdan: "Veni Vidi Vici beats Wing Kong Exchange... … and I’ll change my signature to a backwards smile for a month."
Franzoi wins Parijs-Roubaix and I win a date with the VDS of Team Txirrindulariak..
Is that real..
I thought I saw tremendous lot of girls in bikini who where fighting with superhuge Boobs.. Those paddo’s has a looong effect probably
Crashdan: "Veni Vidi Vici beats Wing Kong Exchange... … and I’ll change my signature to a backwards smile for a month."
Franzoi wins Parijs-Roubaix and I win a date with the VDS of Team Txirrindulariak..
Carry on films
very British. I suspect that the trailer contains pretty much every clip of girls in bikinis fighting that they could find in the film. The rest is just unfunny. I just always remember that first line for the sheer will-the-censor-spot-this-one gall.
in case anyone's interested, sporza should/will have live coverage of the tour of belgium starting at 14.00 local
"Wizard's first rule. People are stupid. They will believe anything they want to be true or fear to be true." -- Terry Goodkind
see http://www.myp2p.eu/competition.php?competitionid=&part=sports&discipline=cycling
"Wizard's first rule. People are stupid. They will believe anything they want to be true or fear to be true." -- Terry Goodkind
Starlist With Boom!
Crashdan: "Veni Vidi Vici beats Wing Kong Exchange... … and I’ll change my signature to a backwards smile for a month."
Franzoi wins Parijs-Roubaix and I win a date with the VDS of Team Txirrindulariak..
as for today's schedule on raisport piu
12.40 — si gira
14.00 — aspettando il giro
14.45 — 17a tappa
17.10 — processo alla tappa
"Wizard's first rule. People are stupid. They will believe anything they want to be true or fear to be true." -- Terry Goodkind
so, we get the entire stage today, scheduled start is 14.50
"Wizard's first rule. People are stupid. They will believe anything they want to be true or fear to be true." -- Terry Goodkind
Live tickers for Belgium and Bayern Rundfahart
Tour of Belgium
Bayern Rundfahrt
Long day--bad grammar. That's the way it works.--Lance Armstrong
Peloton together in Belgium, 2 escapees in Bayern
Belgium: Greg Van Avermaet was in a group of 9 that got a gap for a brief time, then were pulled back. Lotto says this race is of great importance to them.
Bavaria: Jonas Schmeiser (TMH) and Martin Reimer (CER) have considerable gap—7:15 most recent report. No update for about half an hour, though—ticker just came back to say they’ve had internet problems.
Long day--bad grammar. That's the way it works.--Lance Armstrong
lotto - great importance... ya think?
"Wizard's first rule. People are stupid. They will believe anything they want to be true or fear to be true." -- Terry Goodkind
They obviously don't bother with those little foreign races like the one in Italy.
Long day--bad grammar. That's the way it works.--Lance Armstrong
obviously...
morning majope
"Wizard's first rule. People are stupid. They will believe anything they want to be true or fear to be true." -- Terry Goodkind
Good morning. It's almost fully light here now.
Long day--bad grammar. That's the way it works.--Lance Armstrong
Incidentally, one of the entries in "Create Dunkin's Next Donut" contest is called the Tour de France
It’s currently in 4th place in the popular vote. Chocolate cake doughnut with hazelnut filling. Can it beat Chocolate Monkey and Economic Crunch? Vote here.
Long day--bad grammar. That's the way it works.--Lance Armstrong
that should be called the giro d'italia...
i swear those people breath nutella
"Wizard's first rule. People are stupid. They will believe anything they want to be true or fear to be true." -- Terry Goodkind
Is that place called Paradise?
Crashdan: "Veni Vidi Vici beats Wing Kong Exchange... … and I’ll change my signature to a backwards smile for a month."
Franzoi wins Parijs-Roubaix and I win a date with the VDS of Team Txirrindulariak..
He's alive!
12:21 encore 132km Résultat sprint Nissan 1:
1. Lars Boom
2. Tiziano Dall’Antonia
3. Borut Bozic
Crashdan: "Veni Vidi Vici beats Wing Kong Exchange... … and I’ll change my signature to a backwards smile for a month."
Franzoi wins Parijs-Roubaix and I win a date with the VDS of Team Txirrindulariak..
How on earth did he won that sprint?
Crashdan: "Veni Vidi Vici beats Wing Kong Exchange... … and I’ll change my signature to a backwards smile for a month."
Franzoi wins Parijs-Roubaix and I win a date with the VDS of Team Txirrindulariak..
"The Dutch Rabobank is cited as one of candidates for final victory."
Non-VDS races break my heart.
Long day--bad grammar. That's the way it works.--Lance Armstrong
Mmm the food they're cooking always looks so good
Makes me hungry, it is getting to lunchtime here..
Wow, Boom won? Awesome! Almost forgot him.
I support the Spanish Armada.
Haha.. HE didn't won.. He just won an intermediate sprint
Crashdan: "Veni Vidi Vici beats Wing Kong Exchange... … and I’ll change my signature to a backwards smile for a month."
Franzoi wins Parijs-Roubaix and I win a date with the VDS of Team Txirrindulariak..
Ahh hell, i should really learn to be awake before reading...
:( i guess i was due saying something really stupid, i’ve been doing very well of late.
I support the Spanish Armada.
Belgium: breakaway of 3 has a minute advantage
Brent Bookwalter (BMC Racing Team), Sep Vanmarcke (Jong Vlaanderen – Bauknecht) and Federico Canuti (CSF Group – Navigare)
Long day--bad grammar. That's the way it works.--Lance Armstrong
Bruyneel must have something in mind for today
He just tweeted “Aut inveniam viam aut faciam” which means “I shall either find a way or make one” and was told by General Hannibal before crossing the Alps with Elephant and kick some Roman asses.
A few minutes before Bruyneel tweeted “Today is going to be a special day. I can feel it!” Do you think he got some special plan to bring Levi back in the game??
Given the interview posted above...
…one almost thinks he’s having visions of Lance—which seems, um, as if it might be somewhat divorced from reality.
Or maybe he bribed his way onto the Rabo equipment truck.
Watch for Menchov to have multiple mechanicals today.
Long day--bad grammar. That's the way it works.--Lance Armstrong
Or, given the reality of the situation...
…make dramatic sounding statements of absolute commitment to try to take the edge off the criticism he’s deservedly getting for not having a particularly coherent strategy up until this point.
don't get me wrong though
i like it
'you want to say your feelings and if you let your emotions pour out it shows how much the sport means to you. and cycling means everything to me.'- mark cavendish
Don't expect Astana today..
Crashdan: "Veni Vidi Vici beats Wing Kong Exchange... … and I’ll change my signature to a backwards smile for a month."
Franzoi wins Parijs-Roubaix and I win a date with the VDS of Team Txirrindulariak..
Has it occurred to anyone else that this climb...
…with almost nothing substantially difficult before it, almost looks as if it’s tailor made for bubble boy?
Danielson...
…and b/c he goes uphill ridiculously fast but burns out on longer stages.
i'm not quite sure what they're showing on raisport piu -- local race?
"Wizard's first rule. People are stupid. They will believe anything they want to be true or fear to be true." -- Terry Goodkind
They aren't working very hard over at ther Bayern Rund Fart
The two leaders have now arrived at the buffet and are now something to eat and drink included.
"Never swing a small stick. " Andy Hampsten
seriously though
is the rundfahrt a VDS race? Cause it has pretty much every non-scoring member of my team.
"Never swing a small stick. " Andy Hampsten
In the Giro they have refreshments
And in Bayern they have buffets. Sounds more like a vernissage.
Bork, bork, bork!
by TheFigurehead on May 27, 2009 8:01 AM EDT up reply actions
Am I the only one who missed Lance, Levi and Jens!?
Crashdan: "Veni Vidi Vici beats Wing Kong Exchange... … and I’ll change my signature to a backwards smile for a month."
Franzoi wins Parijs-Roubaix and I win a date with the VDS of Team Txirrindulariak..
So that's what he sounds like.
Appears to be a pleasant guy, with a good sensve of humor.
Jens?
He looks like a kid.. a little shy but very funny
Crashdan: "Veni Vidi Vici beats Wing Kong Exchange... … and I’ll change my signature to a backwards smile for a month."
Franzoi wins Parijs-Roubaix and I win a date with the VDS of Team Txirrindulariak..
Over in Belgium
Silence-Lotto is leading the peloton.
No, really.
Long day--bad grammar. That's the way it works.--Lance Armstrong
QST also working
Crashdan: "Veni Vidi Vici beats Wing Kong Exchange... … and I’ll change my signature to a backwards smile for a month."
Franzoi wins Parijs-Roubaix and I win a date with the VDS of Team Txirrindulariak..
Sporza libe (Ronde van Belgium)
Crashdan: "Veni Vidi Vici beats Wing Kong Exchange... … and I’ll change my signature to a backwards smile for a month."
Franzoi wins Parijs-Roubaix and I win a date with the VDS of Team Txirrindulariak..
It's an official, unrestricted link
Long day--bad grammar. That's the way it works.--Lance Armstrong
Ooh.. didn't know there was a live stream on internet.. Just had to put on the tv
Crashdan: "Veni Vidi Vici beats Wing Kong Exchange... … and I’ll change my signature to a backwards smile for a month."
Franzoi wins Parijs-Roubaix and I win a date with the VDS of Team Txirrindulariak..
Darn. It needs Flash Player, which I can't download at work.
Can my life get any worse?!
Adrenalina Italiana!
you should know this by now, albertina
"Wizard's first rule. People are stupid. They will believe anything they want to be true or fear to be true." -- Terry Goodkind
ah the dulcet tones of flemish commentary
it feels like early spring again.
'you want to say your feelings and if you let your emotions pour out it shows how much the sport means to you. and cycling means everything to me.'- mark cavendish
Vansummeren leading the peloton? Looks like him, but small picture.
Long day--bad grammar. That's the way it works.--Lance Armstrong
Yep with Bodrogi
Crashdan: "Veni Vidi Vici beats Wing Kong Exchange... … and I’ll change my signature to a backwards smile for a month."
Franzoi wins Parijs-Roubaix and I win a date with the VDS of Team Txirrindulariak..
N. Albert wants to win the Tour of Belgium
Crashdan: "Veni Vidi Vici beats Wing Kong Exchange... … and I’ll change my signature to a backwards smile for a month."
Franzoi wins Parijs-Roubaix and I win a date with the VDS of Team Txirrindulariak..
Yep he does.. The WC
But there are ‘a lot’ more crossers.. Nys, Vantornhout, Vanthourenhout, Simunek
Crashdan: "Veni Vidi Vici beats Wing Kong Exchange... … and I’ll change my signature to a backwards smile for a month."
Franzoi wins Parijs-Roubaix and I win a date with the VDS of Team Txirrindulariak..
And Boom.. But is he still crosser
Crashdan: "Veni Vidi Vici beats Wing Kong Exchange... … and I’ll change my signature to a backwards smile for a month."
Franzoi wins Parijs-Roubaix and I win a date with the VDS of Team Txirrindulariak..
But from what I've seen, cross riders with the exception of Franzoi
Aren’t really made for high level road racing. Not that I’ve seen a lot.
If I just had one more gear, I...
What's good?
Nys rode some good Rond van Belgium’s with top 10 places.. But a top level.. No.. Too long
Crashdan: "Veni Vidi Vici beats Wing Kong Exchange... … and I’ll change my signature to a backwards smile for a month."
Franzoi wins Parijs-Roubaix and I win a date with the VDS of Team Txirrindulariak..
Yep.. But it's good publicity a Ronde of Belgium..
And Albert said he wants to win this.. I’m curious to see if he can do something
Crashdan: "Veni Vidi Vici beats Wing Kong Exchange... … and I’ll change my signature to a backwards smile for a month."
Franzoi wins Parijs-Roubaix and I win a date with the VDS of Team Txirrindulariak..
ok gang, raisport piu stage 17 live coverage now
"Wizard's first rule. People are stupid. They will believe anything they want to be true or fear to be true." -- Terry Goodkind
well, after the commercials
"Wizard's first rule. People are stupid. They will believe anything they want to be true or fear to be true." -- Terry Goodkind
morning
its at
'you want to say your feelings and if you let your emotions pour out it shows how much the sport means to you. and cycling means everything to me.'- mark cavendish
that's a long one
"Wizard's first rule. People are stupid. They will believe anything they want to be true or fear to be true." -- Terry Goodkind
http://www.raisport.rai.it/dl/raisport/direttaGiro.html
"Wizard's first rule. People are stupid. They will believe anything they want to be true or fear to be true." -- Terry Goodkind
Bakelants with a small attack
Crashdan: "Veni Vidi Vici beats Wing Kong Exchange... … and I’ll change my signature to a backwards smile for a month."
Franzoi wins Parijs-Roubaix and I win a date with the VDS of Team Txirrindulariak..
With... Albert!
Crashdan: "Veni Vidi Vici beats Wing Kong Exchange... … and I’ll change my signature to a backwards smile for a month."
Franzoi wins Parijs-Roubaix and I win a date with the VDS of Team Txirrindulariak..
And Boom.. Last Belgium post
Crashdan: "Veni Vidi Vici beats Wing Kong Exchange... … and I’ll change my signature to a backwards smile for a month."
Franzoi wins Parijs-Roubaix and I win a date with the VDS of Team Txirrindulariak..
Everybody back together..
p.s. it wasn’t my last post
Crashdan: "Veni Vidi Vici beats Wing Kong Exchange... … and I’ll change my signature to a backwards smile for a month."
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Nuyens in the attack with Ivanov?
Crashdan: "Veni Vidi Vici beats Wing Kong Exchange... … and I’ll change my signature to a backwards smile for a month."
Franzoi wins Parijs-Roubaix and I win a date with the VDS of Team Txirrindulariak..
It would be so great
if Nuyens would get his act together and win something.
"…I saw bloody Cavendish coming, really fast…"
HH
There are 25 riders in the attack..
Nuyens and sprinting.. Is not going to happen
Crashdan: "Veni Vidi Vici beats Wing Kong Exchange... … and I’ll change my signature to a backwards smile for a month."
Franzoi wins Parijs-Roubaix and I win a date with the VDS of Team Txirrindulariak..
...
Somebody rode over a black cat..
Crashdan: "Veni Vidi Vici beats Wing Kong Exchange... … and I’ll change my signature to a backwards smile for a month."
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Breakaway Hermans, Weylandt, Weynants, Brown, Nuyens, Delage, Roelandts, Rosseler, Scheirlinckx, Dall Antonia, Veelers, Bozic, Timmer, Ivanov
+others
Crashdan: "Veni Vidi Vici beats Wing Kong Exchange... … and I’ll change my signature to a backwards smile for a month."
Franzoi wins Parijs-Roubaix and I win a date with the VDS of Team Txirrindulariak..
Clement, Fumagali, de Roo, Bakelants
Crashdan: "Veni Vidi Vici beats Wing Kong Exchange... … and I’ll change my signature to a backwards smile for a month."
Franzoi wins Parijs-Roubaix and I win a date with the VDS of Team Txirrindulariak..
20km to go.. 21 secs
Crashdan: "Veni Vidi Vici beats Wing Kong Exchange... … and I’ll change my signature to a backwards smile for a month."
Franzoi wins Parijs-Roubaix and I win a date with the VDS of Team Txirrindulariak..
I can't believe there are three races going, and I have a hair appointment.
Have to leave in 5 minutes. Bad timing!
Long day--bad grammar. That's the way it works.--Lance Armstrong
+1
Crashdan: "Veni Vidi Vici beats Wing Kong Exchange... … and I’ll change my signature to a backwards smile for a month."
Franzoi wins Parijs-Roubaix and I win a date with the VDS of Team Txirrindulariak..
Don't think I could pull of the Sinead O'Connor look.
Long day--bad grammar. That's the way it works.--Lance Armstrong
A hair appointment?!
Really majope, don’t you have important race days marked in your diary?! For shame.
Adrenalina Italiana!
Deeply ashamed. In my defense, I have to make appts a month ahead
and the startlists aren’t usually up by then.
Long day--bad grammar. That's the way it works.--Lance Armstrong
Which Brown, Graham?
They need to dump him and Bozic before the line if that’s the case.
If I just had one more gear, I...
Yep Brown.. Whom do you support?
Crashdan: "Veni Vidi Vici beats Wing Kong Exchange... … and I’ll change my signature to a backwards smile for a month."
Franzoi wins Parijs-Roubaix and I win a date with the VDS of Team Txirrindulariak..
So Graham is what I meant
Crashdan: "Veni Vidi Vici beats Wing Kong Exchange... … and I’ll change my signature to a backwards smile for a month."
Franzoi wins Parijs-Roubaix and I win a date with the VDS of Team Txirrindulariak..
None of the above really, just saying that
It’s never wise to tow two sprinters to the line with you.
If I just had one more gear, I...
Ok.. Get that.. If Rabo wins they are oing for the double.. Forza Rabo!
Crashdan: "Veni Vidi Vici beats Wing Kong Exchange... … and I’ll change my signature to a backwards smile for a month."
Franzoi wins Parijs-Roubaix and I win a date with the VDS of Team Txirrindulariak..
11km.. still 22sec. I think the Breakaway is going to make it
Crashdan: "Veni Vidi Vici beats Wing Kong Exchange... … and I’ll change my signature to a backwards smile for a month."
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Roelandts, Juan Antonia?
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Franzoi wins Parijs-Roubaix and I win a date with the VDS of Team Txirrindulariak..
menchov releases the day's pink ballons
"Wizard's first rule. People are stupid. They will believe anything they want to be true or fear to be true." -- Terry Goodkind
great use of talking heads
from rai here! superb.
'you want to say your feelings and if you let your emotions pour out it shows how much the sport means to you. and cycling means everything to me.'- mark cavendish
Haha...
Psycho killer!
Bork, bork, bork!
by TheFigurehead on May 27, 2009 8:58 AM EDT up reply actions
+1
RAI has used also used Iggy Pop, etc. I think the music editor was a CBGBs in ’77
awesome stufff
'you want to say your feelings and if you let your emotions pour out it shows how much the sport means to you. and cycling means everything to me.'- mark cavendish
I mean that DiLuca has been looking a bit tired, as in not as much snap in the legs
Menchov looks great!
If I just had one more gear, I...
Yes, that's what I thought you meant, sorry!
And I meant I’d love to see Di Luca do it :-)
Adrenalina Italiana!
Buon Giorno a tutti!
I wonder if this Universal guy knows we can hear him yawning, coughing, scratching, etc? What a marroon!
not really...
it’s a live mic on “dead air”
"Wizard's first rule. People are stupid. They will believe anything they want to be true or fear to be true." -- Terry Goodkind
Has the Giro already began?
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RAI Coverage
They seem to be showing the whole stage…………………….
Alpe Du Huez is my favorite place on earth!!!!!!
'whole' stage
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More than that
you get the whole roll out to k0
considering how short the stage is, yep, you'll see all of it
and they’re off
"Wizard's first rule. People are stupid. They will believe anything they want to be true or fear to be true." -- Terry Goodkind
Morning all
this would have to be the day my boss gets back from his vacation. I hope he doesn’t need to talk to me this morning. :)
another bright sunny day...
"Wizard's first rule. People are stupid. They will believe anything they want to be true or fear to be true." -- Terry Goodkind
Wish it were that way here in Germany right now
Just a bit breezy and overcast.
If I just had one more gear, I...
83 km
They seem to be heavily controlled by the Comm at the start today.
Haven’t arrived at km 0 yet.
Is it me
or do those ISD kits look like skeletons from above
Tghey are going to make it.. They are not.... They are going to make it
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anyone know if a live-trap for a mouse or for a rat
will catch a chipmunk? He’s inside, hiding behind boxes and crapping on the pillows and bookshelves. The city loaned me a squirrel trap, but he doesn’t trigger the lever (too light). In fact, I think he’d have to be fired out of a cannon to trigger it.
that's what brought it into the house
and dropped it.
No, they’re not so good with pottery on bookshelves.
If you let them free miles from home
they tend to get beaten up by the locals and die of starvation.
another unfortunate translation
provided by the broadcaster.
Italians always over-rated their translation skills.
A tin ear for established usage.
I rather miss the
“Inseguitori,” “gruppo compatto” and “testa della corsa,” from years gone by…. They are part of the charm (at least for me. :-))
+1
but the translations ARE pretty amusing
by billcicletta on May 27, 2009 9:30 AM EDT up reply actions
it already is.
he is deeply disturbed.
I’ve looked him in the eye numerous times.
he’s not all there.
I picture you doing an Elmer Fudd one day
slowly blasting away your own house in a futile attempt to get the wabbit
Dore?
“Dåre” in Swedish, pronounced almost in the same way, means lunatic.
Bork, bork, bork!
by TheFigurehead on May 27, 2009 9:32 AM EDT up reply actions
The reason I'm asking is that being military
You learn that most Americans that you run into here aren’t living over here just for the fun of it, they are here for a reason. I assumed he worked for the government in some capacity.
If I just had one more gear, I...
lool.. Nice last km's in Belgium
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Rosseler?
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Nuyens is really strong.. And last km.. Brown, Ivanov, Roelandts or Bozic?
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That was clooooose!
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1 Ivanov 2 Brown 3 Bociz 4 Roelands
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Greipel wins in Bayern Rundfahrt
1. Andre Greipel (THR)
2. Christopher Sutton (TSL)
3. Fabian Wegmann (MRM)
Mark
I couldn't believe it at first,
it’s the first time I’ve seen them switch to cycling in the middle of a tennis match. And it was Sharapova playing.
Voeckler!
typical doomed but noble french effort.
I've noticed that
Doesn’t work at a couple of other sites either. Strange.
Bork, bork, bork!
by TheFigurehead on May 27, 2009 9:33 AM EDT up reply actions
Mornin all
Man, that Pescara is a charmless place. Do they stop by the lido?
Abruzziamo!
by Chris Fontecchio on May 27, 2009 9:36 AM EDT reply actions
so doomed a break
you may never again see…
Abruzziamo!
by Chris Fontecchio on May 27, 2009 9:38 AM EDT reply actions
there's a pile of them off the front
"Wizard's first rule. People are stupid. They will believe anything they want to be true or fear to be true." -- Terry Goodkind
This is a crap load of comments for a day that just started.
Chatter bugs!
I love C, not because he rocks as a cyclist, but because deep down he's a band geek! LOL!
LOL, yes, I was reading the names and had to go back and look what race it was. :-)
I love C, not because he rocks as a cyclist, but because deep down he's a band geek! LOL!
Tour of Belgium Road Race
and Bayern Rundfahrt
Breakaway: Voeckler, Marzoli, Palumbo, Cardenas, Visconti, Bono, Chiarini, Facci, Rabunal, Fernandez
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Franzoi wins Parijs-Roubaix and I win a date with the VDS of Team Txirrindulariak..
The foreboding presence of Voeckler...
Do the other riders in the break get the feeling this is doomed because of Voeckler’s presence?
by Spot of Bother on May 27, 2009 9:41 AM EDT up reply actions
Heeey.. You are dissing Voeckler!
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Nah, just joking...
…it wouldn’t be a GT without Tommy V in a few breaks. He rides with a ton of heart.
by Spot of Bother on May 27, 2009 9:43 AM EDT up reply actions
Pff Thank God.. I loove Voeckler... But you're right. He had one good breakaway in the TdF..
Other breakaways in GT’s are most of the time not working out too well
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Bono still hasn't found what he's looking for.
He thinks its atop Blockhaus.
Thinking hard - really hard - of something witty to say....
great day for watching sports...
shit weather + Giro + Champions league finals
Hola Chica!
I love C, not because he rocks as a cyclist, but because deep down he's a band geek! LOL!
She's a girl......
Crashdan: "Veni Vidi Vici beats Wing Kong Exchange... … and I’ll change my signature to a backwards smile for a month."
Franzoi wins Parijs-Roubaix and I win a date with the VDS of Team Txirrindulariak..
eeeh woman
Crashdan: "Veni Vidi Vici beats Wing Kong Exchange... … and I’ll change my signature to a backwards smile for a month."
Franzoi wins Parijs-Roubaix and I win a date with the VDS of Team Txirrindulariak..
Yeah.. You are good with pictures and photoshop.. My brain said.. Has to be a man.. Sorry :)
Crashdan: "Veni Vidi Vici beats Wing Kong Exchange... … and I’ll change my signature to a backwards smile for a month."
Franzoi wins Parijs-Roubaix and I win a date with the VDS of Team Txirrindulariak..
I haven't been able to watch any from work
and this one, well, I just can’t bring myself to miss it.
I love C, not because he rocks as a cyclist, but because deep down he's a band geek! LOL!
That must be me.. Gm to you too
Crashdan: "Veni Vidi Vici beats Wing Kong Exchange... … and I’ll change my signature to a backwards smile for a month."
Franzoi wins Parijs-Roubaix and I win a date with the VDS of Team Txirrindulariak..
Peleton
Lpr—-Rabo—-CTT—Rest… If I was Rabo (: (: (: (: (: (: (:
Crashdan: "Veni Vidi Vici beats Wing Kong Exchange... … and I’ll change my signature to a backwards smile for a month."
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Gap is 44" to the chasing 5 riders (who is the Saxo rider in there, can anyone tell?)
and 1:44 back to the main peloton.
Lund, I believe
Ô col Bayard, Ô Tourmalet, à côté du Galibier, vous êtes de la pale et vulgaire bibine !
its 18km long
so…about 50-60?
'you want to say your feelings and if you let your emotions pour out it shows how much the sport means to you. and cycling means everything to me.'- mark cavendish
Right, ok, thanks.
Can’t really concentrate on it too hard what with work and all!
Adrenalina Italiana!
Which Mountain?
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Franzoi wins Parijs-Roubaix and I win a date with the VDS of Team Txirrindulariak..
Has anything interesting happened before we switch threads and i get lost for being late?
errrr....am i supposed to sign this??
Sweet... they must still be down on the beach based on the camera shots...
Respect the Shit List; it respects you.
Hahaha the Belgian Commentator fell through his chair
Crashdan: "Veni Vidi Vici beats Wing Kong Exchange... … and I’ll change my signature to a backwards smile for a month."
Franzoi wins Parijs-Roubaix and I win a date with the VDS of Team Txirrindulariak..
we need a 2nd thread already
"Wizard's first rule. People are stupid. They will believe anything they want to be true or fear to be true." -- Terry Goodkind
So.. I expect you to go through until Alpe d;Huez!
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