Tour Stage 3, Live Thread #3
by Drew Davis on Jul 6, 2009 10:29 AM EDT
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Bicycling is so ahead of the times
Speaking of Floyd, I thought it funny yesterday when Pereiro was working his way back through the caravan and Phil referred to him as “previous TdF winner.” There should have been a rimshot after that comment.
I do mind, the Dude minds. This will not stand, ya know, this aggression will not stand, man.
Cmon Bouet!!
"When he accelerates, he's like Superman emerging from the telephone booth!" La Gazzetta journo Paolo Condo talking about Edvald Boasson Hagen.
so that's him, huh?
Good effort.
Your power is turning our darkness to dawn,
Roll on Columbia, Roll on!
by Chris Fontecchio on Jul 6, 2009 10:43 AM EDT up reply actions
Are Rabobank going to string this out? Echelon time?
"When he accelerates, he's like Superman emerging from the telephone booth!" La Gazzetta journo Paolo Condo talking about Edvald Boasson Hagen.
I'd like that....i'm getting well bored with this
Bah....Cavendish?!
by bradBordeaux on Jul 6, 2009 10:34 AM EDT up reply actions
don't worry
should be a bunch sprint at the end
I don't understand how anyone drafts
behind Dumoulin (nicknamed the Mad Midget)
sometimes life is a false flat
They don't, it's why they're happy for him to be at the back i guess, helps them no less or more
"When he accelerates, he's like Superman emerging from the telephone booth!" La Gazzetta journo Paolo Condo talking about Edvald Boasson Hagen.
rabobank
going for a repeat of paris-nice? only with less rain.
Lots of teams working now
Columbia only has 1 guy on the front. Awesome, bodes well for another Cav win.
"…I saw bloody Cavendish coming, really fast…"
HH
I like that Orbea Mr Perez is using, nice eye candy
"When he accelerates, he's like Superman emerging from the telephone booth!" La Gazzetta journo Paolo Condo talking about Edvald Boasson Hagen.
heh
:]………
Your power is turning our darkness to dawn,
Roll on Columbia, Roll on!
by Chris Fontecchio on Jul 6, 2009 10:45 AM EDT up reply actions
just said that bull fighting in camargue
doesn’t go to the death. Not sure what they do exactly – armwrestle, chess?
They somersault over top of the Bulls
"The Map is not the Territory" ~ A. Korzybski
by le.tour.fan on Jul 6, 2009 10:40 AM EDT up reply actions
apparently the idea is to grab ribbons and things attached the horns
Bah....Cavendish?!
by bradBordeaux on Jul 6, 2009 10:43 AM EDT up reply actions
According to Wikipedia you have to snatch a rosette
Is this the arena we just passed?
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Amfitheater.jpg
Adrenalina Italiana!
looks to be
Your power is turning our darkness to dawn,
Roll on Columbia, Roll on!
by Chris Fontecchio on Jul 6, 2009 10:50 AM EDT up reply actions
snatch a rosette from a bull
That’s not nice! Poor bull. Can’t wander out with a rosette anymore without someone trying to snatch it. Jeeez.
Phil mentioning possibility of a storm a-brewing...
Yep. And a green-jersied rider followed with it…
Oooh, so poetic you are today
I do mind, the Dude minds. This will not stand, ya know, this aggression will not stand, man.
Don't think I'll be going for a ride before or after my parents' meal tonight
It is p**sing it down, like torrential!
"When he accelerates, he's like Superman emerging from the telephone booth!" La Gazzetta journo Paolo Condo talking about Edvald Boasson Hagen.
Looks like you got our weather for all of June
You’re welcome
I do mind, the Dude minds. This will not stand, ya know, this aggression will not stand, man.
I would normally say ok we'll take it
but having spent a week in your june visiting my friend with mostly crap weather, please take it back :P
Although during the Tour i don’t mind.
It’s flash flooding our roads/pavement
"When he accelerates, he's like Superman emerging from the telephone booth!" La Gazzetta journo Paolo Condo talking about Edvald Boasson Hagen.
I retract my previous post
I do mind, the Dude minds. This will not stand, ya know, this aggression will not stand, man.
are you in France?
Your power is turning our darkness to dawn,
Roll on Columbia, Roll on!
by Chris Fontecchio on Jul 6, 2009 10:46 AM EDT up reply actions
As far as you know...........
I do mind, the Dude minds. This will not stand, ya know, this aggression will not stand, man.
Nobody -- and I mean NOBODY
feels sorry for you Will!
Your power is turning our darkness to dawn,
Roll on Columbia, Roll on!
by Chris Fontecchio on Jul 6, 2009 10:48 AM EDT up reply actions
Must be a European thing (reporting from the UK)
"When he accelerates, he's like Superman emerging from the telephone booth!" La Gazzetta journo Paolo Condo talking about Edvald Boasson Hagen.
lemme guess
Mortirolo, Gavia, Pordoi and Plan de Corones?
Your power is turning our darkness to dawn,
Roll on Columbia, Roll on!
by Chris Fontecchio on Jul 6, 2009 10:55 AM EDT up reply actions
pordoi, Gardena, Giau, Campolongo, sella, Val Parola
yesterday’s event
sometimes life is a false flat
In a future life
I want to be you.
Your power is turning our darkness to dawn,
Roll on Columbia, Roll on!
by Chris Fontecchio on Jul 6, 2009 11:00 AM EDT up reply actions
Dissing Flanders?
What about the shrine? don’t I get credit for it? I mean, the kids had to move to the basement!
Your power is turning our darkness to dawn,
Roll on Columbia, Roll on!
by Chris Fontecchio on Jul 6, 2009 11:03 AM EDT up reply actions
You were planning on going out again?
Shouldn’t you be sitting in a hot bath and getting lots of massages.
we had that earlier, thunder, lightning, the lot
poor students & their mums & dads dressed up for their graduation getting soaked to the skins!
Just carrying on like you have for the past 4 years
Badabing!
I do mind, the Dude minds. This will not stand, ya know, this aggression will not stand, man.
Will Astana try for a tactical split of the peleton ?
"The Map is not the Territory" ~ A. Korzybski
by le.tour.fan on Jul 6, 2009 10:50 AM EDT reply actions
I dunno
Contador is the de facto leader already, since Cancellara won’t last in the mtns. But they have the horses.
Your power is turning our darkness to dawn,
Roll on Columbia, Roll on!
by Chris Fontecchio on Jul 6, 2009 10:53 AM EDT up reply actions
Surely not
it would cost too much energy and tomorrow is a very important day.
No, they’ll just sit back and let Saxo along with Columbia commit suicide.
Crashhh
"When he accelerates, he's like Superman emerging from the telephone booth!" La Gazzetta journo Paolo Condo talking about Edvald Boasson Hagen.
Sadistic Versus showing an anthology of crashes
"The Map is not the Territory" ~ A. Korzybski
by le.tour.fan on Jul 6, 2009 10:53 AM EDT reply actions
Where's Bos on Lampey??
Your power is turning our darkness to dawn,
Roll on Columbia, Roll on!
by Chris Fontecchio on Jul 6, 2009 10:54 AM EDT up reply actions
Bruseghin today again
Staring at the swim team gets you killed by a gang of dancing ninja men who know how to twirl.
just like Versus to show a feature of crashes & miss a real one
"The Map is not the Territory" ~ A. Korzybski
by le.tour.fan on Jul 6, 2009 10:55 AM EDT reply actions
Yeehoo....did you catch the italian reference...
Bah....Cavendish?!
by bradBordeaux on Jul 6, 2009 10:57 AM EDT up reply actions
I suppose
it’s too much to ask to have Paul pronounce Italian? -ghin doesn’t go with tonic.
Your power is turning our darkness to dawn,
Roll on Columbia, Roll on!
by Chris Fontecchio on Jul 6, 2009 10:57 AM EDT reply actions
Why have they sent no-one back for Bruseghin?!
"When he accelerates, he's like Superman emerging from the telephone booth!" La Gazzetta journo Paolo Condo talking about Edvald Boasson Hagen.
Ohh now they have nm
"When he accelerates, he's like Superman emerging from the telephone booth!" La Gazzetta journo Paolo Condo talking about Edvald Boasson Hagen.
They did send one
He’s behind Bruse
Staring at the swim team gets you killed by a gang of dancing ninja men who know how to twirl.
by TheFigurehead on Jul 6, 2009 10:58 AM EDT up reply actions
That's a big f'in 'pond'
Bah....Cavendish?!
According to the NY times reporter
Astana and Garmin stayed last night in a former convent. If it’ weren’t Monday morning, I’d think of some jokes.
heh
is she done whining about how it’s hot in the press room?
Your power is turning our darkness to dawn,
Roll on Columbia, Roll on!
by Chris Fontecchio on Jul 6, 2009 11:01 AM EDT up reply actions
follow-up to a post in the 1st thread, regarding astana not signing on
The Tour de France jury has summoned the Astana team after they arrived late for the pre-stage registration on Monday. UCI regulations state that a rider must register for a stage at least 20 minutes before the start or faces a fine of 100 Swiss Francs ($92). Tour de France competitions director Jean-Francois Pescheux called for tougher sanctions. “Today, and as usual, the Astana team arrived late at the pre-stage registration, in contempt of the crowd, who has once again not seen Lance Armstrong. They don’t care about the fine. We are going to ask the UCI to be tougher.”
apologies if this has been posted already. or if it is in the wrong post.
no prob
Why is the Tour forcing a confrontation over this? At the TOC about 80% of the crowds were swarming the Astana bus. There are legitimate issues.
Your power is turning our darkness to dawn,
Roll on Columbia, Roll on!
by Chris Fontecchio on Jul 6, 2009 11:04 AM EDT up reply actions
Errm I like Marzio but not like that.
Seems like a cool dude though
"When he accelerates, he's like Superman emerging from the telephone booth!" La Gazzetta journo Paolo Condo talking about Edvald Boasson Hagen.
41.2km/h average speed for the last hour
"When he accelerates, he's like Superman emerging from the telephone booth!" La Gazzetta journo Paolo Condo talking about Edvald Boasson Hagen.
whoa....really takin their time
Bah....Cavendish?!
by bradBordeaux on Jul 6, 2009 11:05 AM EDT up reply actions
De Kort
looks a little gassed.
Your power is turning our darkness to dawn,
Roll on Columbia, Roll on!
by Chris Fontecchio on Jul 6, 2009 11:05 AM EDT reply actions
That's the spirit!
Among his many talents, Mark Cavendish can make it rain in Southern California--Chris Jones, ESPN Magazine
Afternoon all
anyone Britiish might like to check out the Giro Donne results I’ve just posted in stage 3’s thread. It was an extra in RAI 2’s coverage of the Tour rather than Rai sport trying to catch up with yesterday’s ridiculous delay, so you can still watch it later if you want.
True, but still, damn, I was on the same one
"When he accelerates, he's like Superman emerging from the telephone booth!" La Gazzetta journo Paolo Condo talking about Edvald Boasson Hagen.
Geico ads
hey! That’s not Turkish doing the voice anymore! I thought for sure they’d been holding some of his relatives hostage or something.
Your power is turning our darkness to dawn,
Roll on Columbia, Roll on!
by Chris Fontecchio on Jul 6, 2009 11:10 AM EDT reply actions
5 minutes?
It was 2 minutes 5 minutes ago.
I do mind, the Dude minds. This will not stand, ya know, this aggression will not stand, man.
Why the fuck...
… did you put Gorgeous George into a bare-knuckle boxing match two days before he had to fight the Bomber?
Respect the Shit List; it respects you.
Who took the jam out of your donut?
I do mind, the Dude minds. This will not stand, ya know, this aggression will not stand, man.
Who the fuck's talkin'g to you, boy?
I do mind, the Dude minds. This will not stand, ya know, this aggression will not stand, man.
Ah, Tommy.
Bricktop just loved Tommy.
I do mind, the Dude minds. This will not stand, ya know, this aggression will not stand, man.
what have i told you about thinking?
try not to do so much of it.
Incroyable! Incroyable! Incroyable!
Your girlfriend got a voice Turkish?
I do mind, the Dude minds. This will not stand, ya know, this aggression will not stand, man.
i'm out
i’m also going to watch snatch directly after this stage ends
Aren't you supposed to be collating?
I do mind, the Dude minds. This will not stand, ya know, this aggression will not stand, man.
Oh - carry on
I do mind, the Dude minds. This will not stand, ya know, this aggression will not stand, man.
He was Austrian
Staring at the swim team gets you killed by a gang of dancing ninja men who know how to twirl.
by TheFigurehead on Jul 6, 2009 11:11 AM EDT up reply actions
a lot of energy in the Peleton
"The Map is not the Territory" ~ A. Korzybski
by le.tour.fan on Jul 6, 2009 11:12 AM EDT reply actions
Tactics soon to follow
"The Map is not the Territory" ~ A. Korzybski
by le.tour.fan on Jul 6, 2009 11:13 AM EDT reply actions
finally the business end of the race
Bah....Cavendish?!
You are? That's sweet.
Or maybe disturbing, depending on how you mean that.
Among his many talents, Mark Cavendish can make it rain in Southern California--Chris Jones, ESPN Magazine
on the way out the door to watch the race..
“honey? Where’s that inflatable flamingo? I found the goofy fishing hat and the sunglasses, but I can’t find…”
scroll up
Your power is turning our darkness to dawn,
Roll on Columbia, Roll on!
by Chris Fontecchio on Jul 6, 2009 11:23 AM EDT up reply actions
Go ahead... fine me...
… you’re still not getting into Michael Jackson’s Memorial Service.
Respect the Shit List; it respects you.
That's it? I thought it was supposed to be 100 Swiss francs per rider.
Among his many talents, Mark Cavendish can make it rain in Southern California--Chris Jones, ESPN Magazine
Maybe they meant per rider.
Or Astana got a great deal.
Among his many talents, Mark Cavendish can make it rain in Southern California--Chris Jones, ESPN Magazine
seems like
the how to beat cavendish chat from yesterday is proving true. doesn’t look like anyone is willing to help chase down at the moment. leaving columbia to their headwind.
Just tuned in. Notice Lee and Ann Marie are back
also “Here’s our friend Bob” click. They still haven’t fixed it?
there's that to....we could it's retro-ugly
Bah....Cavendish?!
by bradBordeaux on Jul 6, 2009 11:23 AM EDT up reply actions
Very 1970s.
But I didn’t like that color combination the first time around, so why would I be nostalgic for it now?
Among his many talents, Mark Cavendish can make it rain in Southern California--Chris Jones, ESPN Magazine
and about the cool colours
i thinks the peloton have already much white and black,.,.,.
by semprenaroda on Jul 6, 2009 11:25 AM EDT up reply actions
innit, no effort at all made towards a semblance of style
Bah....Cavendish?!
by bradBordeaux on Jul 6, 2009 11:22 AM EDT up reply actions
i'm down with it
nico roche looks lovely when he combines it with the irish champs jersey
I will be posting about this
later. And with extreme prejudice.
Your power is turning our darkness to dawn,
Roll on Columbia, Roll on!
by Chris Fontecchio on Jul 6, 2009 11:24 AM EDT up reply actions
Oops, windy
Staring at the swim team gets you killed by a gang of dancing ninja men who know how to twirl.
Anyone for a pelican?
"When he accelerates, he's like Superman emerging from the telephone booth!" La Gazzetta journo Paolo Condo talking about Edvald Boasson Hagen.
Pelican wins cool shades debate
"The Map is not the Territory" ~ A. Korzybski
by le.tour.fan on Jul 6, 2009 11:28 AM EDT up reply actions
Uh-oh, echelon!
"When he accelerates, he's like Superman emerging from the telephone booth!" La Gazzetta journo Paolo Condo talking about Edvald Boasson Hagen.
this will never last.......
Bah....Cavendish?!
remember when Moreau was crushed this way
2007 or 2008
(I know only Moreau)
sometimes life is a false flat
LA and Popovych are in there
Nice to see they’re looking after LL and Contador and Klodi..err..
"When he accelerates, he's like Superman emerging from the telephone booth!" La Gazzetta journo Paolo Condo talking about Edvald Boasson Hagen.
this is going to hurt the teams for the TTT
Bah....Cavendish?!
Big Jens is pulling at the front, Saxo don't want their Schlecks missing out here.
Evans is in the big bit caught out too
"When he accelerates, he's like Superman emerging from the telephone booth!" La Gazzetta journo Paolo Condo talking about Edvald Boasson Hagen.
Oh, I'm sure Cadel's team will have him back up front in no time
I do mind, the Dude minds. This will not stand, ya know, this aggression will not stand, man.
skil should go to the front and hammer
Bah....Cavendish?!
i'll say it again....skil-shimano should go to the front and HAMMER
Bah....Cavendish?!
Surely Rabobank would be wanting to help more to kill this thing Columbia have going?
"When he accelerates, he's like Superman emerging from the telephone booth!" La Gazzetta journo Paolo Condo talking about Edvald Boasson Hagen.
F**k, Zubeldia wtf are you doing?! You're supposed to be with Contador!
EEk
"When he accelerates, he's like Superman emerging from the telephone booth!" La Gazzetta journo Paolo Condo talking about Edvald Boasson Hagen.
In the lead group, ie not with Contador where he should be
"When he accelerates, he's like Superman emerging from the telephone booth!" La Gazzetta journo Paolo Condo talking about Edvald Boasson Hagen.
This is exciting
I kind of hope they stay away.
everything to gain....nothing to lose....cav guaranteed win
Bah....Cavendish?!
by bradBordeaux on Jul 6, 2009 11:35 AM EDT up reply actions
No Contador???
Holy shit!!! Lance made it… this is huge, no??
Your power is turning our darkness to dawn,
Roll on Columbia, Roll on!
by Chris Fontecchio on Jul 6, 2009 11:34 AM EDT reply actions
other perspective
LA is just a big domestique and of course Astana want someone to wheel suck in the break …
sometimes life is a false flat
Yeah, he and Zubeldia aren't contributing to it
If they were i’d be screaming murder at them
"When he accelerates, he's like Superman emerging from the telephone booth!" La Gazzetta journo Paolo Condo talking about Edvald Boasson Hagen.
yes
Your power is turning our darkness to dawn,
Roll on Columbia, Roll on!
by Chris Fontecchio on Jul 6, 2009 11:35 AM EDT up reply actions
Which group are they pulling?
The front or the back? Where’s CVV, Millar, DZ, and Wiggo? They want the maillot jaune
Will this stick....i don't think so?
Bah....Cavendish?!
My fingers are crossed it doesn't, none of my boys are in the lead group
Well….not my GC boys
"When he accelerates, he's like Superman emerging from the telephone booth!" La Gazzetta journo Paolo Condo talking about Edvald Boasson Hagen.
dude, we're out of ponies
"I get paid to hurt other people. How good is that? How good is that?
I get paid to make other people suffer on my wheel, that's good." Jens!
huge error if skil don't go to the front and help
Bah....Cavendish?!
by bradBordeaux on Jul 6, 2009 11:37 AM EDT up reply actions
there we go....go on Skil-S
Bah....Cavendish?!
Including Mr Hivert, impressive..
"When he accelerates, he's like Superman emerging from the telephone booth!" La Gazzetta journo Paolo Condo talking about Edvald Boasson Hagen.
Including Mr Hivert, impressive..
"When he accelerates, he's like Superman emerging from the telephone booth!" La Gazzetta journo Paolo Condo talking about Edvald Boasson Hagen.
Skil-S helping now
But the peloton is like 3x as big so…
"When he accelerates, he's like Superman emerging from the telephone booth!" La Gazzetta journo Paolo Condo talking about Edvald Boasson Hagen.
They will pull this back if they think LA is a GC threat
Other than that no real reason to pull this back. Since Contador is not there, the real GC contenders will not have to worry
Ughhhh he best not! Because it's not like Contador is by himself
The Schlecks, Evans, Menchov, Liquigas, they ALL missed it
"When he accelerates, he's like Superman emerging from the telephone booth!" La Gazzetta journo Paolo Condo talking about Edvald Boasson Hagen.
tell me about it...i've written one page today
Bah....Cavendish?!
I'm supposed to be looking for stuff on
“The Philosophy of Good Prescribing”. Whatever the hell that means….
Adrenalina Italiana!
Astana now showing the benifit of having multiple GC contenders. Get one up front…the other teams need to drag the other back.
"Never swing a small stick. " Andy Hampsten
if la and zub go take a pull
we’ll have a very exciting tour ahead
No reason for that
It’s a brilliant tactical move on Astana’s part.
"Never swing a small stick. " Andy Hampsten
PLEASE SWITCH TO FOURTH LIVE THREAD
Your power is turning our darkness to dawn,
Roll on Columbia, Roll on!
by Chris Fontecchio on Jul 6, 2009 11:40 AM EDT reply actions
Skil tactics
Gotta save someone to go for a stage win and hold Cav’s wheel. Other than that, they want to work their asses off – this might be the best chance for a win (relative to every other team, they’re in awesome shape)
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