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Looks like grouppo compacto at this point.   Will someone get away or is this another day to watch for a Cavalanche? 

 

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I was getting twitchy, too

I am sure that it was just to play a joke on this over-tired Aussie… and yes, it worked – I did briefly have to think about whether or not we’d already had the rest day, LOL

by Lou... on Jul 15, 2009 7:26 AM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Hushovd. Or any other sprinter not named Cav.

"When he accelerates, he's like Superman emerging from the telephone booth!" La Gazzetta journo Paolo Condo talking about Edvald Boasson Hagen.

by Helsy33 on Jul 15, 2009 7:24 AM EDT reply actions   0 recs

Cav. Or any sprinter named Cav.

Among his many talents, Mark Cavendish can make it rain in Southern California--Chris Jones, ESPN Magazine

by majope on Jul 15, 2009 7:25 AM EDT reply actions   0 recs

You won't be very popular then ;)

"When he accelerates, he's like Superman emerging from the telephone booth!" La Gazzetta journo Paolo Condo talking about Edvald Boasson Hagen.

by Helsy33 on Jul 15, 2009 7:25 AM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

True!

"When he accelerates, he's like Superman emerging from the telephone booth!" La Gazzetta journo Paolo Condo talking about Edvald Boasson Hagen.

by Helsy33 on Jul 15, 2009 7:27 AM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Bah...missed the podium.

Afternoon!

Adrenalina Italiana!

by Albertina on Jul 15, 2009 7:25 AM EDT reply actions   0 recs

hey

I send you a notice!
how can you miss it?!

by rbjhan on Jul 15, 2009 7:26 AM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Was checking my emails ;-)

Nasty French campsite hasn’t sent me confirmation yet and I’m on the verge of stress…

Adrenalina Italiana!

by Albertina on Jul 15, 2009 7:27 AM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Ring up and curse them, hehe

"When he accelerates, he's like Superman emerging from the telephone booth!" La Gazzetta journo Paolo Condo talking about Edvald Boasson Hagen.

by Helsy33 on Jul 15, 2009 7:28 AM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Can't be any worse than mine

"When he accelerates, he's like Superman emerging from the telephone booth!" La Gazzetta journo Paolo Condo talking about Edvald Boasson Hagen.

by Helsy33 on Jul 15, 2009 7:29 AM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Mine is terrible

I don’t even know the french for “croissant”

by Jens on Jul 15, 2009 7:32 AM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

You know

Since Johnny Ekström is from Gothenburg, that’s almost Gothenburg humour.

Staring at the swim team gets you killed by a gang of dancing ninja men who know how to twirl.

by TheFigurehead on Jul 15, 2009 7:35 AM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Ha!

I think I’ll ring up and say ‘parlez vous Anglais?’

Adrenalina Italiana!

by Albertina on Jul 15, 2009 7:35 AM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Is it?

If we just turn up will there be a place for us?!

Adrenalina Italiana!

by Albertina on Jul 15, 2009 7:30 AM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Practice really hard on an introductory sentence

where you explain that you don’t speak French. “Bonjour monsieur/madame. Je suis désolé mais je parle pas français. Parlez-vous anglais, s’il vous plaît?” Then switch to Pidgin English. Every campsite

by tedvdw on Jul 15, 2009 8:29 AM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

(d’oh). … has someone who speaks at least a leetle beet English.

by tedvdw on Jul 15, 2009 8:29 AM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

We're heading into Tommy Voeckler's homeland today...

Can he disrupt a bunch sprint or get into a breakaway?

"When he accelerates, he's like Superman emerging from the telephone booth!" La Gazzetta journo Paolo Condo talking about Edvald Boasson Hagen.

by Helsy33 on Jul 15, 2009 7:26 AM EDT reply actions   0 recs

Sadly not, but where he's based nowadays

"When he accelerates, he's like Superman emerging from the telephone booth!" La Gazzetta journo Paolo Condo talking about Edvald Boasson Hagen.

by Helsy33 on Jul 15, 2009 7:29 AM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

I've come to a startling decision...

despite the arrogance, an auto-biography (please son, really now), and essential fair weather fan-erry…I maybe forced to remove the Bah from Cavendish…

Bah....Cavendish?!

by bradBordeaux on Jul 15, 2009 7:27 AM EDT reply actions   0 recs

Haha, i was waiting for something like that. What word will?

"When he accelerates, he's like Superman emerging from the telephone booth!" La Gazzetta journo Paolo Condo talking about Edvald Boasson Hagen.

by Helsy33 on Jul 15, 2009 7:31 AM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

excuse spelling errors today....recovering from a hard race yesterday..

paid a trip into a ditch and had to fight back through the cars….more respect to Gesink, except I made it back

Bah....Cavendish?!

by bradBordeaux on Jul 15, 2009 7:31 AM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

The kids got class.

He won me over when he sat up to let his leadout man win last year. Always gives props to his team and is a strong anti doper. I like him better than any of the other mega sprinters (’cept Oscarito).

"…I saw bloody Cavendish coming, really fast…"
HH

by ELVISGOAT on Jul 15, 2009 7:33 AM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

I tend to agree...

…he needs to lose the sense of being entitled to have things go his way a bit.

by Ed K on Jul 15, 2009 8:14 AM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Always seems to me like he's kicking himself

which is something we’re all entitled to do, even if it’s not productive.

by JFS_PGH on Jul 15, 2009 10:00 AM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

No!

“Bah” has become commponplace in my vocab and has quickly replaced “pshaw” as go to word of disgust in the PopUp Rolen Household. It must stay!

by PopUp Rolen on Jul 15, 2009 7:32 AM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

It's a beauty of a word

At first, the wife hated me walking around the house saying “bah” to everything. Then just last night, she unleashed a “bah traffic” as we went to the airport to pick up a friend. I nearly teared up.

by PopUp Rolen on Jul 15, 2009 7:40 AM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

testing 1 2 3

"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 Jul 15, 2009 7:28 AM EDT reply actions   0 recs

WTF...

Bah....Cavendish?!

by bradBordeaux on Jul 15, 2009 7:29 AM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

have you seen it?

I really wasn’t sure it was actually a second…

by civetta on Jul 15, 2009 7:31 AM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Same here. Seemed bizarre to me.

Hope that’s true

Adrenalina Italiana!

by Albertina on Jul 15, 2009 7:31 AM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Misleading though

because isn’t that the time between the first rider in the first group & the first rider in the so-called second group (all riders in a group being given the same time)? Obviously what you need for riders to be given different times is a gap of a second between groups, & it really didn’t look like there was one. Glad it’s been corrected if true, because looking at the footage it seemed a very odd decision.

by civetta on Jul 15, 2009 7:41 AM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Really?

Official site still has the gap as existing… :S

"When he accelerates, he's like Superman emerging from the telephone booth!" La Gazzetta journo Paolo Condo talking about Edvald Boasson Hagen.

by Helsy33 on Jul 15, 2009 7:31 AM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Ah ok.

The official site should learn consistency, if you change it on your ticker, change it on your standings!
Time to edit that onto my blog then.

"When he accelerates, he's like Superman emerging from the telephone booth!" La Gazzetta journo Paolo Condo talking about Edvald Boasson Hagen.

by Helsy33 on Jul 15, 2009 7:35 AM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Ahhh ok.

LL and Wiggo will be happier then.

"When he accelerates, he's like Superman emerging from the telephone booth!" La Gazzetta journo Paolo Condo talking about Edvald Boasson Hagen.

by Helsy33 on Jul 15, 2009 7:43 AM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

For what it's worth, here's what it says on the live ticker:
12:49 – Modification of the classification of stage 10

The president of the jury commissioners announced at the moment after a thorough study of classification of images and real differences found, it was decided to classify all the riders up the 158th place in the time of the winner. The correction concerns the riders who have been registered in a first time with a delay of 15’’, including Wiggins and Leipheimer.

Among his many talents, Mark Cavendish can make it rain in Southern California--Chris Jones, ESPN Magazine

by majope on Jul 15, 2009 7:46 AM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

They were all just rolling in over the line in the wake of the sprint...

…and there had been a crash in the second to last (?) turn before the line, albeit a small one.

by Ed K on Jul 15, 2009 8:17 AM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

the so called "Gap" was negligible

"The Map is not the Territory" ~ A. Korzybski

by le.tour.fan on Jul 15, 2009 8:47 AM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

official tickers

FR – http://gaps.letour.fr/fr.html

EN – http://gaps.letour.fr/us.html

DE – http://gaps.letour.fr/de.html

ES – http://gaps.letour.fr/es.html

"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 Jul 15, 2009 7:30 AM EDT reply actions   0 recs

van summeren and sapa have a 55 sec lead

"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 Jul 15, 2009 7:32 AM EDT reply actions   0 recs

make that 1.45

"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 Jul 15, 2009 7:33 AM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

they'll need help...

"…I saw bloody Cavendish coming, really fast…"
HH

by ELVISGOAT on Jul 15, 2009 7:33 AM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Yep

Adrenalina Italiana!

by Albertina on Jul 15, 2009 7:34 AM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Yeah...

…what sort of a draft is he gonna give Summi?

by Lou... on Jul 15, 2009 7:44 AM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Vansummeren is just racing in an attempt to close the gap

people insist on putting between “Van” and “summeren.”

Among his many talents, Mark Cavendish can make it rain in Southern California--Chris Jones, ESPN Magazine

by majope on Jul 15, 2009 7:47 AM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Isn't the Van indicating like a family origin or something?

So if that’s the case, wouldn’t it be spaced? Where are the Dutch members when you need them?

If I just had one more gear, I...

by SpunOut on Jul 15, 2009 8:03 AM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

For one thing, he's not Dutch.

But the best rule to follow is to spell a name the way the bearer spells it—and in this case, that would be without a space.

Among his many talents, Mark Cavendish can make it rain in Southern California--Chris Jones, ESPN Magazine

by majope on Jul 15, 2009 8:20 AM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Might be wrong...

… but I think in Dutch you would have a gap but in Flemish you might not??

by civetta on Jul 15, 2009 8:22 AM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Good question.

*Lotto does have another Belgian with a joined-up van name: Jelle Vanendert, while all of Rabo’s Dutch vans seem to be spaced. But the sample size is far too small to be conclusive.

Among his many talents, Mark Cavendish can make it rain in Southern California--Chris Jones, ESPN Magazine

by majope on Jul 15, 2009 8:31 AM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

That is how it's usually done, yes

People, I thought I explained this! Commonly:

  • Dutch: Jan-Anton van der Flecha, cap 1st letter w/o first name: Van der Flecha, sort by: “Flecha, van der”
  • Flemish: often joined: Vandenbroucke, if split then all caps: Eddy Van Der Merckx, sort by: “Van Der Merckx”

by tedvdw on Jul 15, 2009 8:42 AM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

We're slow. Thank you.

Among his many talents, Mark Cavendish can make it rain in Southern California--Chris Jones, ESPN Magazine

by majope on Jul 15, 2009 8:44 AM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Thanks for clearing that up

I don’t think that the people putting the stuff on tv are going to take their time to differentiate between the different spelling unless they are Dutch or Flemish, that’s probably why Van Summeren is showing up instead of Vansummeren.

If I just had one more gear, I...

by SpunOut on Jul 15, 2009 8:44 AM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Or Belgian, my bad

I know there are differences between Dutch and Flemish but fundamentally, they are the same. Just wondering.

If I just had one more gear, I...

by SpunOut on Jul 15, 2009 8:31 AM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

4.15

"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 Jul 15, 2009 7:42 AM EDT reply actions   0 recs

Damn French!

"When he accelerates, he's like Superman emerging from the telephone booth!" La Gazzetta journo Paolo Condo talking about Edvald Boasson Hagen.

by Helsy33 on Jul 15, 2009 7:57 AM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Haha, yay, a bah site

It’d be cool if it had something that when you click it said Baaaah in different dialects.
Jeesh i must be bored today..

"When he accelerates, he's like Superman emerging from the telephone booth!" La Gazzetta journo Paolo Condo talking about Edvald Boasson Hagen.

by Helsy33 on Jul 15, 2009 8:01 AM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Pure class

Adrenalina Italiana!

by Albertina on Jul 15, 2009 8:01 AM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

But did you know there is actually a place called Bah?

Bah is a city in Agra District of Uttar Pradesh in India. It has a population of aroud 14,593 in 2001, no update since. Errm ok..

"When he accelerates, he's like Superman emerging from the telephone booth!" La Gazzetta journo Paolo Condo talking about Edvald Boasson Hagen.

by Helsy33 on Jul 15, 2009 8:03 AM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Haha, google and wikipedia

"When he accelerates, he's like Superman emerging from the telephone booth!" La Gazzetta journo Paolo Condo talking about Edvald Boasson Hagen.

by Helsy33 on Jul 15, 2009 8:05 AM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

i meant wiki....

it’s early here. my comments get good about the time you all hit REM sleep!

Incroyable! Incroyable! Incroyable!

by bikepig on Jul 15, 2009 8:06 AM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Here is where i should insert some excuses..

But i’ll just go with err no…my geography isn’t awful but nor is it superb.

"When he accelerates, he's like Superman emerging from the telephone booth!" La Gazzetta journo Paolo Condo talking about Edvald Boasson Hagen.

by Helsy33 on Jul 15, 2009 8:07 AM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

tell me

what’s the local delicacy?

by rbjhan on Jul 15, 2009 8:07 AM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

There's an album called Bah!

http://www.comfortstand.com/catalog/025/index.html

No idea whether it’s any good but i like the artwork..

"When he accelerates, he's like Superman emerging from the telephone booth!" La Gazzetta journo Paolo Condo talking about Edvald Boasson Hagen.

by Helsy33 on Jul 15, 2009 8:08 AM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

In my defense i have no live feed yet ;)

"When he accelerates, he's like Superman emerging from the telephone booth!" La Gazzetta journo Paolo Condo talking about Edvald Boasson Hagen.

by Helsy33 on Jul 15, 2009 8:10 AM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Gosh, lucky you

"When he accelerates, he's like Superman emerging from the telephone booth!" La Gazzetta journo Paolo Condo talking about Edvald Boasson Hagen.

by Helsy33 on Jul 15, 2009 8:13 AM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

how funny was it when mike was like “he’s an intelligent guy…he reads books” like if you read you MUST be intelligent.

by randie on Jul 15, 2009 9:29 AM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

books, jerry

elaine-they read
jerry-we read
elaine-books, jerry books

Incroyable! Incroyable! Incroyable!

by bikepig on Jul 15, 2009 9:31 AM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

It's like Tescos "every little helps"

"When he accelerates, he's like Superman emerging from the telephone booth!" La Gazzetta journo Paolo Condo talking about Edvald Boasson Hagen.

by Helsy33 on Jul 15, 2009 8:03 AM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

AUPA!

Adrenalina Italiana!

by Albertina on Jul 15, 2009 8:05 AM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

translation please?

"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 Jul 15, 2009 8:20 AM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Bah!

Collapsed chocolate sponge cake is up for grabs.

Staring at the swim team gets you killed by a gang of dancing ninja men who know how to twirl.

by TheFigurehead on Jul 15, 2009 8:06 AM EDT reply actions   0 recs

Cake would be good right now..

"When he accelerates, he's like Superman emerging from the telephone booth!" La Gazzetta journo Paolo Condo talking about Edvald Boasson Hagen.

by Helsy33 on Jul 15, 2009 8:09 AM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Totally

Adrenalina Italiana!

by Albertina on Jul 15, 2009 8:09 AM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Omg, that looks so good.

I’m so glad the most unhealthy thing in my fridge right now is cheese. Because i could so eat some cake or chocolate

"When he accelerates, he's like Superman emerging from the telephone booth!" La Gazzetta journo Paolo Condo talking about Edvald Boasson Hagen.

by Helsy33 on Jul 15, 2009 8:12 AM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

It does

And it’s delicious, unfortunately.

Staring at the swim team gets you killed by a gang of dancing ninja men who know how to twirl.

by TheFigurehead on Jul 15, 2009 8:15 AM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Trifle

Problem solved.

by Lou... on Jul 15, 2009 8:13 AM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Uhmm, yes

That’s a possibilty

Staring at the swim team gets you killed by a gang of dancing ninja men who know how to twirl.

by TheFigurehead on Jul 15, 2009 8:17 AM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

He's never giving away any cake

he’s from the swedish equivalent of Scotland. They’re very thrifty.

by Jens on Jul 15, 2009 8:09 AM EDT reply actions   0 recs

Shut the fuck up, Donny

I’m trying to present myself as a very generous person. Don’t spoil it for me.

Staring at the swim team gets you killed by a gang of dancing ninja men who know how to twirl.

by TheFigurehead on Jul 15, 2009 8:19 AM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Wahey! yesterday's was 36 or 37, no? Much faster

"When he accelerates, he's like Superman emerging from the telephone booth!" La Gazzetta journo Paolo Condo talking about Edvald Boasson Hagen.

by Helsy33 on Jul 15, 2009 8:15 AM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Cadel says he doesn't think

he’d make a good DS…;-)

by Lou... on Jul 15, 2009 8:17 AM EDT reply actions   0 recs

Sadly, i won't argue with him there..

"When he accelerates, he's like Superman emerging from the telephone booth!" La Gazzetta journo Paolo Condo talking about Edvald Boasson Hagen.

by Helsy33 on Jul 15, 2009 8:18 AM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

sorry, my fault...

I once thought going in a break is a GC move….then I realized he’s not Landis…..

by rbjhan on Jul 15, 2009 8:21 AM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

No..are we missing anything good?

I was yesterday for a bit, today i think my “providers” are back to French Eurosport because 2 cut them off

"When he accelerates, he's like Superman emerging from the telephone booth!" La Gazzetta journo Paolo Condo talking about Edvald Boasson Hagen.

by Helsy33 on Jul 15, 2009 8:19 AM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Ohh we have or at least had that in the UK for a bit, definitely creepy

"When he accelerates, he's like Superman emerging from the telephone booth!" La Gazzetta journo Paolo Condo talking about Edvald Boasson Hagen.

by Helsy33 on Jul 15, 2009 8:20 AM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

agr2 and columbia policing the peloton, break at 4.00

"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 Jul 15, 2009 8:21 AM EDT reply actions   0 recs

huh?

BAH!!!!....Cavendish?!

by bradBordeaux on Jul 15, 2009 8:26 AM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

She's an Alum so it's about College Football (American) recruiting

"The Map is not the Territory" ~ A. Korzybski

by le.tour.fan on Jul 15, 2009 8:30 AM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

bah, michigan football.. worthless coach

"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 Jul 15, 2009 8:57 AM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Guillaume Di whats his face on French eurosport has one of the most boring faces going.

He never looks excited or happy, not even when Voeckler won or Fedrigo. Smile dude!

"When he accelerates, he's like Superman emerging from the telephone booth!" La Gazzetta journo Paolo Condo talking about Edvald Boasson Hagen.

by Helsy33 on Jul 15, 2009 8:22 AM EDT reply actions   0 recs

innit..

BAH!!!!....Cavendish?!

by bradBordeaux on Jul 15, 2009 8:22 AM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

good morning all

versus coverage doesn’t start until 8:30 here, so i’m lurking y’alls posts.

"Race radios in Cat 4?"

by gravel road on Jul 15, 2009 8:23 AM EDT reply actions   0 recs

lurking? how dare ya?

"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 Jul 15, 2009 8:23 AM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Good lord...

… is Gabriel Gate actually in France?! Like, as opposed to the usual Melbourne restaurant with a token accordian player…

by Lou... on Jul 15, 2009 8:25 AM EDT reply actions   0 recs

honestly

I have no idea….

by rbjhan on Jul 15, 2009 8:27 AM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

He was actually in Monaco for the first stage

Have seen the accordian restaurant too, though.

by celerity on Jul 15, 2009 8:30 AM EDT reply actions   0 recs

Chatting to Mark Renshaw on British euro

And Auge on French, spoilt for choice of who to listen to. But Mark wins as i speak no French

"When he accelerates, he's like Superman emerging from the telephone booth!" La Gazzetta journo Paolo Condo talking about Edvald Boasson Hagen.

by Helsy33 on Jul 15, 2009 8:30 AM EDT reply actions   0 recs

Ladies will love this

myself included…

"When he accelerates, he's like Superman emerging from the telephone booth!" La Gazzetta journo Paolo Condo talking about Edvald Boasson Hagen.

by Helsy33 on Jul 15, 2009 8:32 AM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Yay, Alberto!

"When he accelerates, he's like Superman emerging from the telephone booth!" La Gazzetta journo Paolo Condo talking about Edvald Boasson Hagen.

by Helsy33 on Jul 15, 2009 8:34 AM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Nice!

I read it as Bennalanche first though so am a little disappointed ;-)

How about a Portalanche to pass the time (heehee)?

Adrenalina Italiana!

by Albertina on Jul 15, 2009 8:34 AM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

I don't think you have to be a lady to enjoy that. Or even necessarily a woman.

Among his many talents, Mark Cavendish can make it rain in Southern California--Chris Jones, ESPN Magazine

by majope on Jul 15, 2009 8:34 AM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Ugh. That was most certainly NOT supposed to go below the picture of the accountant.

Among his many talents, Mark Cavendish can make it rain in Southern California--Chris Jones, ESPN Magazine

by majope on Jul 15, 2009 8:34 AM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Absofreakinglutely.

Among his many talents, Mark Cavendish can make it rain in Southern California--Chris Jones, ESPN Magazine

by majope on Jul 15, 2009 8:36 AM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Scroll down and you'll see I'm testing out being nice today.

After two full weeks under the sign of the Black Unicorn, I’m starting to think about changing things up a bit.

In fact, if Cav wins three more stages, I’m switching my avatar to Whitey and being positive for at least a week.

Among his many talents, Mark Cavendish can make it rain in Southern California--Chris Jones, ESPN Magazine

by majope on Jul 15, 2009 9:40 AM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

(shhhhhh)

Among his many talents, Mark Cavendish can make it rain in Southern California--Chris Jones, ESPN Magazine

by majope on Jul 15, 2009 9:42 AM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Hey Ted, can you look up thread and answer a question concerning differences

Between Dutch and Flemish spelling or surnames?

If I just had one more gear, I...

by SpunOut on Jul 15, 2009 8:33 AM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Dealing with a nasty saddle sore, according to his blog on

cyclingnews.

Among his many talents, Mark Cavendish can make it rain in Southern California--Chris Jones, ESPN Magazine

by majope on Jul 15, 2009 8:39 AM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

are saddles sores more a male thing, or just a cyclist thing...

mea culpa on the ignorance front…

BAH!!!!....Cavendish?!

by bradBordeaux on Jul 15, 2009 8:45 AM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Reading an article with Victoria Pendleton the other day and she says women can get them...

so advised getting good shorts.

"When he accelerates, he's like Superman emerging from the telephone booth!" La Gazzetta journo Paolo Condo talking about Edvald Boasson Hagen.

by Helsy33 on Jul 15, 2009 8:47 AM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

And chamois cream!

If I just had one more gear, I...

by SpunOut on Jul 15, 2009 8:48 AM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

I didn't think I had much of an opinion on the new CN look

but I just realized I don’t go to the site naturally like I used to. So I suppose that says it all about what I feel about it, without me even knowing it.

by Jens on Jul 15, 2009 8:49 AM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Is Egoi really wearing orange gloves with that polka dot outfit?

hmm

"When he accelerates, he's like Superman emerging from the telephone booth!" La Gazzetta journo Paolo Condo talking about Edvald Boasson Hagen.

by Helsy33 on Jul 15, 2009 8:37 AM EDT reply actions   0 recs

115km to go, 3.12 minute gap for the twosome

"When he accelerates, he's like Superman emerging from the telephone booth!" La Gazzetta journo Paolo Condo talking about Edvald Boasson Hagen.

by Helsy33 on Jul 15, 2009 8:38 AM EDT reply actions   0 recs

Right, my wrath at the French has just exploded.

Finally got through to the campsite and the girl on the phone had no record of me at all! I even got an email on Saturday acknowledging my reservation which said they’d get back to me to confirm as soon as possible! BAH to French campsites!!!!

Adrenalina Italiana!

by Albertina on Jul 15, 2009 8:47 AM EDT reply actions   0 recs

Oh man....do they have room for you then?

"When he accelerates, he's like Superman emerging from the telephone booth!" La Gazzetta journo Paolo Condo talking about Edvald Boasson Hagen.

by Helsy33 on Jul 15, 2009 8:48 AM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

She had no idea. Her boss wasn't there and she obviously can't tell on her own...unbelievable.

And while she went to look for her boss, I got the most eardrum busting version ever of Mozart’s 40th played in my ear, out of tune…aaargh!

Adrenalina Italiana!

by Albertina on Jul 15, 2009 8:49 AM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Owch!

That’s pretty crap. Definitely no recommendation for them then

"When he accelerates, he's like Superman emerging from the telephone booth!" La Gazzetta journo Paolo Condo talking about Edvald Boasson Hagen.

by Helsy33 on Jul 15, 2009 8:50 AM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Not sure you can really...

If they haven’t got room we’ll just have to find somewhere else. It’s only for one night so it’s not a total disaster. Either that or we’ll just have to sneakily park the campervan on a quiet roadside and sleep there…. Her boss is supposedly going to email me when she returns.

Adrenalina Italiana!

by Albertina on Jul 15, 2009 8:52 AM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

my girlfriend's sister and her husband

travel by camping car every summer – they never stay in a campground. Don’t believe in it, don’t like it. They just park along the road here or there – apparently never have a problem. For showers they just walk over to a campsite or park outside one – apparently the campsites let them just pay for a shower. So if you don’t find a campsite, don’t worry.

by yeehoo on Jul 15, 2009 9:46 AM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Probably doesn't help though,

if you have a van with a Roast Beef licence plate.

by tedvdw on Jul 15, 2009 11:51 AM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Finding some irony that I just watched Contador and Martin pace up from the cars alone..

And Armstrong is being paced up by 2 guys. Priorities there eh.

"When he accelerates, he's like Superman emerging from the telephone booth!" La Gazzetta journo Paolo Condo talking about Edvald Boasson Hagen.

by Helsy33 on Jul 15, 2009 8:55 AM EDT reply actions   0 recs

Exactly my point, if Contador & Martin can do it alone..

Why does dark helmet require 2 people, he was only going through cars also.
I’m not surprised, just funny in some ways.

"When he accelerates, he's like Superman emerging from the telephone booth!" La Gazzetta journo Paolo Condo talking about Edvald Boasson Hagen.

by Helsy33 on Jul 15, 2009 8:57 AM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

True...

Menchov was lurking back there..

"When he accelerates, he's like Superman emerging from the telephone booth!" La Gazzetta journo Paolo Condo talking about Edvald Boasson Hagen.

by Helsy33 on Jul 15, 2009 9:00 AM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

otherwise la gets lost

"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 Jul 15, 2009 8:58 AM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Interview with JI Gutierrez..

He says he expected the break to go unless Columbia were prepared to do work because no other sprinters teams will because of Cavendish’s supremacy. Guess that means Caisse won’t work today then.

"When he accelerates, he's like Superman emerging from the telephone booth!" La Gazzetta journo Paolo Condo talking about Edvald Boasson Hagen.

by Helsy33 on Jul 15, 2009 8:59 AM EDT reply actions   0 recs

42km per hour average speed for this second hour, slowed up a little..

"When he accelerates, he's like Superman emerging from the telephone booth!" La Gazzetta journo Paolo Condo talking about Edvald Boasson Hagen.

by Helsy33 on Jul 15, 2009 9:01 AM EDT reply actions   0 recs

What if for one day only...

instead of bashing and bah-ing riders we don’t care for, we just cheered on the ones we DO like? What if we even found something positive to say about the bahed ones?

I’ll start: The accountant, while not my favorite rider, does have very long eyelashes. And he does indeed go admirably fast on steep uphills.

Among his many talents, Mark Cavendish can make it rain in Southern California--Chris Jones, ESPN Magazine

by majope on Jul 15, 2009 9:02 AM EDT reply actions   0 recs

bah, this is a difficult one

Cadel…hmm….ok at least he’s really trying!

by rbjhan on Jul 15, 2009 9:04 AM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

hmm

Cadel is a well rounded person. he likes dogs.

Incroyable! Incroyable! Incroyable!

by bikepig on Jul 15, 2009 9:05 AM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

aaahhh

nowhere says I have to be animal-loving!

by rbjhan on Jul 15, 2009 9:07 AM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Have you been riding the White Unicorn?

I really like Cav, cocky comments and all. That said I’m hoping Farrar beats him to the line just once this Tour. He deserves a win, as does Garmin.

by Jens on Jul 15, 2009 9:05 AM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

It is a nice idea so i'll bite.

Although i really don’t hate or dislike that many riders…

Cadel…is attacking more lately which is good to see.

"When he accelerates, he's like Superman emerging from the telephone booth!" La Gazzetta journo Paolo Condo talking about Edvald Boasson Hagen.

by Helsy33 on Jul 15, 2009 9:06 AM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

majope, this is really unfair.

Have you any idea how challenging this is, with the level of sleep-deprivation that I am suffering? I can’t bloody do ‘nice’!

Sigh. Fine… I guess I shall have to restrict my comments to the weather, then…

by Lou... on Jul 15, 2009 9:08 AM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

White Unicorn says

“You can’t have rainbows without rain!”

Among his many talents, Mark Cavendish can make it rain in Southern California--Chris Jones, ESPN Magazine

by majope on Jul 15, 2009 9:11 AM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Rain tomorrow!

We want rain tomorrow… then the bastards won’t interrupt supply, and prevent me from either watching or recording the stage…

by Lou... on Jul 15, 2009 9:15 AM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Well, even if you can't participate in the find-something-nice-to-say part

surely there are riders you like that you can cheer on?

Among his many talents, Mark Cavendish can make it rain in Southern California--Chris Jones, ESPN Magazine

by majope on Jul 15, 2009 9:10 AM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Now that I think about it...

… man, I would just about cry with joy if Summi took this one :-).

(and rest assured, I’ll be cheering enthusiastically if we are blessed with any footage of Tony’s ‘charm’…)

by Lou... on Jul 15, 2009 9:14 AM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

hahaha

somehow I know you’d say that!

by rbjhan on Jul 15, 2009 9:15 AM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

You knew...

… that I harboured a quiet love for Summi?

;-)

by Lou... on Jul 15, 2009 9:16 AM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

...that ain't a quiet love

… that’s open and loud worship. As is due to such a deity.

by Lou... on Jul 15, 2009 9:23 AM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Would be nice to see him towering over the podium girls!

I wonder how the negotiations with Garmin are going?

Among his many talents, Mark Cavendish can make it rain in Southern California--Chris Jones, ESPN Magazine

by majope on Jul 15, 2009 9:16 AM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

cheer on...yeah baby

fabian’s stage 7 downhill is pure class.

i like big butts and i can not lie. GO FABIAN

Incroyable! Incroyable! Incroyable!

by bikepig on Jul 15, 2009 9:24 AM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

How about

white shorts aren’t really that bad? Hmm…

by Seahorse on Jul 15, 2009 9:10 AM EDT reply actions   0 recs

OK, I think that was way over the line

Staring at the swim team gets you killed by a gang of dancing ninja men who know how to twirl.

by TheFigurehead on Jul 15, 2009 9:12 AM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

My commentator just said "Riders just cruising along enjoying a bit of coke.."

Bombshell there David. He of course meant the liquid kind though

"When he accelerates, he's like Superman emerging from the telephone booth!" La Gazzetta journo Paolo Condo talking about Edvald Boasson Hagen.

by Helsy33 on Jul 15, 2009 9:12 AM EDT reply actions   0 recs

Zabel: "Mark has no confidence problem"

(he meant lack of confidence …)

by tedvdw on Jul 15, 2009 9:13 AM EDT reply actions   0 recs

i feel like

i’m watching the first week of the tour. sheesh.

by benrazor on Jul 15, 2009 9:21 AM EDT reply actions   0 recs

I think that's the problem, this would normally be the first week in terms of the flat stages...

whereas the first week started more in the South

"When he accelerates, he's like Superman emerging from the telephone booth!" La Gazzetta journo Paolo Condo talking about Edvald Boasson Hagen.

by Helsy33 on Jul 15, 2009 9:23 AM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

a 3 week tour that hinges on one stage

how come we didn’t spot this when the route was released? or maybe someone did, and we didn’t believe them.

by benrazor on Jul 15, 2009 9:27 AM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

oh they did...

l’equipe was all smiles…until someone actually looked hard at it

BAH!!!!....Cavendish?!

by bradBordeaux on Jul 15, 2009 9:28 AM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Hmm perhaps, but, I seem to be in a minority of people who mostly enjoyed the first week..

Always expected this one to be more boring, but normally i find the first one is boring and 2nd/3rd is good.

I don’t think there’ll ever be a perfect route, just glad I don’t have to plan them ;)

"When he accelerates, he's like Superman emerging from the telephone booth!" La Gazzetta journo Paolo Condo talking about Edvald Boasson Hagen.

by Helsy33 on Jul 15, 2009 9:30 AM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

yeah

i didn’t not enjoy it at the time, but looking back, its a shame they couldn’t have made the pyrenees more influential on the outcome..

by benrazor on Jul 15, 2009 9:31 AM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

As for perfect route, we'll see...

but I too enjoyed the first week….but then again I enjoyed the Tour of Qatar…

BAH!!!!....Cavendish?!

by bradBordeaux on Jul 15, 2009 9:31 AM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Baah university, it stopped me watching Qatar.

"When he accelerates, he's like Superman emerging from the telephone booth!" La Gazzetta journo Paolo Condo talking about Edvald Boasson Hagen.

by Helsy33 on Jul 15, 2009 9:32 AM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

I enjoyed the first week...

echelons & everything… but the Tourmalet stage seemed like a huge waste.

by civetta on Jul 15, 2009 9:32 AM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

I agree, why waste Tourmalet like that..

But i still think the Alps will be exciting so i’ll hold back on major criticism until the end.

"When he accelerates, he's like Superman emerging from the telephone booth!" La Gazzetta journo Paolo Condo talking about Edvald Boasson Hagen.

by Helsy33 on Jul 15, 2009 9:33 AM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

in terms of one week stage race

don’t think they can beat Paris Nice this year!

by rbjhan on Jul 15, 2009 9:35 AM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

that

was brilliant. when rabo tore everyone apart in that driving rain…amazing.

by benrazor on Jul 15, 2009 9:36 AM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Agreed. That race rocked!

I can’t even begin to tell you how pissed I was I missed Luis Leon’s attack and stage win :( I had to go to crappy work. So glad i quit before the Giro

"When he accelerates, he's like Superman emerging from the telephone booth!" La Gazzetta journo Paolo Condo talking about Edvald Boasson Hagen.

by Helsy33 on Jul 15, 2009 9:36 AM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

oooh

Bert bonking is such a sight….I mean, I hate it, but you don’t see things like that very often….

by rbjhan on Jul 15, 2009 9:39 AM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

I had to leave the house just as the favourites began attacking him...

So basically i missed that and LL’s win, i was sooo pissed!
Actually LL putting on yellow from that stage is still the wallpaper on my mobile phone, but i’ll be changing it to his stage 8 victory soon, heh

"When he accelerates, he's like Superman emerging from the telephone booth!" La Gazzetta journo Paolo Condo talking about Edvald Boasson Hagen.

by Helsy33 on Jul 15, 2009 9:40 AM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

yep

it could have been such a brilliant stage

by benrazor on Jul 15, 2009 9:33 AM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Definitely not up to the standard of the scenery we enjoyed over the weekend

"When he accelerates, he's like Superman emerging from the telephone booth!" La Gazzetta journo Paolo Condo talking about Edvald Boasson Hagen.

by Helsy33 on Jul 15, 2009 9:27 AM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

I enjoyed the sunflowers yesterday, they were a novelty.

Today they’re just so yesterday.

"When he accelerates, he's like Superman emerging from the telephone booth!" La Gazzetta journo Paolo Condo talking about Edvald Boasson Hagen.

by Helsy33 on Jul 15, 2009 9:31 AM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Yup

Like I said yesterday, the really interesting bits are covered up here

by Lou... on Jul 15, 2009 9:34 AM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Sorry, wrong piccie ..

by tedvdw on Jul 15, 2009 9:32 AM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Well, they didn’t actually name any names! (not even Schlecklet, I mean)

by tedvdw on Jul 15, 2009 9:35 AM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

la telling schlecket how to beat conta...

"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 Jul 15, 2009 9:32 AM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

hehehehe

so THAT’s where i can find ferrari.

Incroyable! Incroyable! Incroyable!

by bikepig on Jul 15, 2009 9:34 AM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Lance is trying to recruit him

for a back of the bus video

by Katiek on Jul 15, 2009 9:35 AM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Eeeeewww!

by tedvdw on Jul 15, 2009 9:36 AM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

I'd watch that.

Among his many talents, Mark Cavendish can make it rain in Southern California--Chris Jones, ESPN Magazine

by majope on Jul 15, 2009 9:36 AM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

you're no one

if you haven’t been on the bus video

by benrazor on Jul 15, 2009 9:36 AM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

and his smirk

says, “I’m in!, can my brother join?”

Incroyable! Incroyable! Incroyable!

by bikepig on Jul 15, 2009 9:37 AM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

yikes

maybe no one else will notice. :/

Incroyable! Incroyable! Incroyable!

by bikepig on Jul 15, 2009 9:41 AM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

I'd watch that, too.

Among his many talents, Mark Cavendish can make it rain in Southern California--Chris Jones, ESPN Magazine

by majope on Jul 15, 2009 9:43 AM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

lol

Incroyable! Incroyable! Incroyable!

by bikepig on Jul 15, 2009 9:43 AM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

please no

(wonder if anyone has turned the offer to appear in one down yet?)

by civetta on Jul 15, 2009 9:37 AM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Sunflowers !

"The Map is not the Territory" ~ A. Korzybski

by le.tour.fan on Jul 15, 2009 9:32 AM EDT reply actions   0 recs

75km to, a 2 minute 43 second gap for the twosome

"When he accelerates, he's like Superman emerging from the telephone booth!" La Gazzetta journo Paolo Condo talking about Edvald Boasson Hagen.

by Helsy33 on Jul 15, 2009 9:34 AM EDT reply actions   0 recs

over 300 posts jens, elvisgoat, majope...

"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 Jul 15, 2009 9:37 AM EDT reply actions   0 recs

Perhaps a fight with the razor this morning

Staring at the swim team gets you killed by a gang of dancing ninja men who know how to twirl.

by TheFigurehead on Jul 15, 2009 9:45 AM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Cuts on Efimkin's face look owchies!

"When he accelerates, he's like Superman emerging from the telephone booth!" La Gazzetta journo Paolo Condo talking about Edvald Boasson Hagen.

by Helsy33 on Jul 15, 2009 9:43 AM EDT reply actions   0 recs

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