Vuelta Stage 3 Zutphen-Venlo.............LIVE
by Jens on Aug 31, 2009 6:00 AM EDT
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Another day for the sprinters. Ciolek, Boonen, Farrar and Bennati all have the lead within their grasp. Cancellara should lose the jersey today.
GC after Stage 2 here (Click Individual)
Live video links at cyclingfans. Live images from 16:00 CEST (10:00AM US Eastern)
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Evening, just reading about Ballan & BMC
"the rest was over 30. And that doesn't mean old and useless, but experienced and with the stamina"
Jens! Voigt, Crit Intl Interview, 2009
And Hincapie and Kroon
Team on a mission
"How strange it was to see men doing something beautiful. Something pointless and elegant." Tim Winton, 'Breath'
I know.. thinking he let the cat out of the bag a little bit..
"the rest was over 30. And that doesn't mean old and useless, but experienced and with the stamina"
Jens! Voigt, Crit Intl Interview, 2009
oh and Burghadt..
"the rest was over 30. And that doesn't mean old and useless, but experienced and with the stamina"
Jens! Voigt, Crit Intl Interview, 2009
Don't know.. But he has obviously been told the names from somewhere.
"the rest was over 30. And that doesn't mean old and useless, but experienced and with the stamina"
Jens! Voigt, Crit Intl Interview, 2009
Apparently they do
When the idea of Hincapie was first mooted there was a lot of chat about the amount of money they had to spend
"How strange it was to see men doing something beautiful. Something pointless and elegant." Tim Winton, 'Breath'
CN article
These are the riders going to BMC
"How strange it was to see men doing something beautiful. Something pointless and elegant." Tim Winton, 'Breath'
Link here
"the rest was over 30. And that doesn't mean old and useless, but experienced and with the stamina"
Jens! Voigt, Crit Intl Interview, 2009
Yep have to agree there..
Love Frei.. I do his Facebook group…. he just won king stage at GP Tell..
"the rest was over 30. And that doesn't mean old and useless, but experienced and with the stamina"
Jens! Voigt, Crit Intl Interview, 2009
You would have had to wait longer for me to do it
"How strange it was to see men doing something beautiful. Something pointless and elegant." Tim Winton, 'Breath'
I'm at school so difficult to multi task.
Searching roosters, booklists, studentthings so you were faster..
I've spent years at school
My good students always multi task
"How strange it was to see men doing something beautiful. Something pointless and elegant." Tim Winton, 'Breath'
But you got there
Every teacher needs to be entertained
"How strange it was to see men doing something beautiful. Something pointless and elegant." Tim Winton, 'Breath'
Have you told them you're bored?
Any good teacher sees that as a challenge
"How strange it was to see men doing something beautiful. Something pointless and elegant." Tim Winton, 'Breath'
Yep. Boredom.
No problem with attitude if you’re interested.
Attitude problem is so last century ;)
"How strange it was to see men doing something beautiful. Something pointless and elegant." Tim Winton, 'Breath'
i have refrained fro asking what you're studying...
"How strange it was to see men doing something beautiful. Something pointless and elegant." Tim Winton, 'Breath'
Makes sense
but me, I’m thinking you’d make a killing in sports journalism ;)
"How strange it was to see men doing something beautiful. Something pointless and elegant." Tim Winton, 'Breath'
Oh no, nonono
Not free. Your services are available for a negotiable fee ;-)
Exactly
KOM = ‘sigh’ sports poetry. Lou’s right.
"How strange it was to see men doing something beautiful. Something pointless and elegant." Tim Winton, 'Breath'
Not kidding when I say
that your ‘sigh’ is a significant, albeit small sign, that you have flair
"How strange it was to see men doing something beautiful. Something pointless and elegant." Tim Winton, 'Breath'
But try 'strike' ;)
"How strange it was to see men doing something beautiful. Something pointless and elegant." Tim Winton, 'Breath'
Absolutely!
eg: completing essays while drinking and socialising at the bar. Very important skill. The Engineering students were the true masters of the art, though. I am sure that their degrees were earnt entirely at the bar…
Engineers-boofheads!
I love the arty types
"How strange it was to see men doing something beautiful. Something pointless and elegant." Tim Winton, 'Breath'
according to Ballan,
It’s true that BMC is not a ProTour team and has to have invites. But Cervélo showed how it is done this year," he told La Gazzetta dello Sport. “You need to have good riders and the invitations will arrive. BMC also has [George] Hincapie, [Marcus] Burghardt and [Karsten] Kroon, no?”
"the rest was over 30. And that doesn't mean old and useless, but experienced and with the stamina"
Jens! Voigt, Crit Intl Interview, 2009
Yes i know.. another 3h30min and they would have been ok.. hehe
"the rest was over 30. And that doesn't mean old and useless, but experienced and with the stamina"
Jens! Voigt, Crit Intl Interview, 2009
Wow, I hadn't thought of that.
They can break the news in Australia a day early and avoid the fines.
Throughout the stage all I kept on thinking was: ‘don’t finish second, you can’t finish second again’.--Heinrich Haussler
I'm a bit skeptical about Aussies being ahead of us
Are we sure that they’re not almost a week behind?
Staring at the swim team gets you killed by a gang of dancing ninja men who know how to twirl.
by TheFigurehead on Aug 31, 2009 6:48 AM EDT up reply actions
It has to do with the rotation of the Earth
A concept which most of the world is familiar with. It’s kind of a spherical shape, you see…
Yes indeed... So why isn't it happening.. c'mon give us the goss!!
"the rest was over 30. And that doesn't mean old and useless, but experienced and with the stamina"
Jens! Voigt, Crit Intl Interview, 2009
Deep breaths, m'dear. Think calm thoughts :-)
Like you said, it’s still August for three more hours.
And I hate to break it to you, but being realistic- with the timezone difference, you’ll have to wait until tomorrow evening…
Don't know if it's the same in the print version
but in the web version of the Gazzetta article CN are basing their story on, those other names aren’t in a direct quote from Ballan (or aren’t any longer, anyway). Gazzetta seems very keen to talk up Lampre, Cunego staying, Petacchi joining (is it just me or does that not quite do it?), lots of young riders coming through etc. but I wonder if they’re one of the PT teams whose licence is in question & if Ballan really does feel he’ll get better chances elsewhere. Bet the Lampre sponsor’s well pleased after he personally stepped in to keep Ballan in the team.
Second is still good
Are you preparing for Flushing Meadows?
"How strange it was to see men doing something beautiful. Something pointless and elegant." Tim Winton, 'Breath'
Too bloody boring... No really
Can you get any coverage? obviously a big event in the tennis world.
"How strange it was to see men doing something beautiful. Something pointless and elegant." Tim Winton, 'Breath'
In my experience, noone can live without an IQ
but I’m thinking it has another meaning here.
"How strange it was to see men doing something beautiful. Something pointless and elegant." Tim Winton, 'Breath'
Ah yes!
Now that I want. You know I never forsaw a time when I would be recording a sporting event. Now I want ANOTHER IQ
"How strange it was to see men doing something beautiful. Something pointless and elegant." Tim Winton, 'Breath'
we are in the 21 century
I always love to say that
we have IQ, Tivo, DVD recorder, WDTV….you can do anything you want!
Yes, but you have to understand how to do anything you want
"How strange it was to see men doing something beautiful. Something pointless and elegant." Tim Winton, 'Breath'
one thing you need to know about me
I love technology!
I also have Wii, DSi, Roomba….can’t live without my gadgets…
Have you bought a dueling harness for your roomba?
Staring at the swim team gets you killed by a gang of dancing ninja men who know how to twirl.
by TheFigurehead on Aug 31, 2009 6:32 AM EDT up reply actions
Alright, don't laugh
What is a Roomba? I’m assuming not a misspelled dance
"How strange it was to see men doing something beautiful. Something pointless and elegant." Tim Winton, 'Breath'
It's some sort of vacuum cleaner
Plotting to take over the world
Staring at the swim team gets you killed by a gang of dancing ninja men who know how to twirl.
by TheFigurehead on Aug 31, 2009 6:37 AM EDT up reply actions
You understand I may believe you?
"How strange it was to see men doing something beautiful. Something pointless and elegant." Tim Winton, 'Breath'
Welcome...
…to the Dark side.
Staring at the swim team gets you killed by a gang of dancing ninja men who know how to twirl.
by TheFigurehead on Aug 31, 2009 6:40 AM EDT up reply actions
I thought Figurehead was joking!
Am i going to look appallingly gullible in print when I say wow?
"How strange it was to see men doing something beautiful. Something pointless and elegant." Tim Winton, 'Breath'
rbjhan, trying to drag us into the 21st century again?
I truly cannot fathom why GPS would be in any way necessary…
I'm guessing
that your idea of a wild shopping trip is not a tour of the op-shops, and secondhand bookstores…
I'm a library person
I don’t buy books, not a lot anyway. unless it’s textbooks.
my ideal kind of shopping trip would be going to JB Hifi, EB Games & Harvey Norman….
you would be getting that vacuum thing
to work around the hundreds of books I own. Electronics shopping in Tokyo is exciting even to me
"How strange it was to see men doing something beautiful. Something pointless and elegant." Tim Winton, 'Breath'
only problem is I don't read Japanese!
otherwise I would have bought Professor Layton 2&3 long time ago!
They have English instructions
albeit very strange ones.
I even managed to set the timer on my air conditioning when I lived there.
I’m thinking that with your knowledge of characters, you’d cope – especially if a Luddite like me can.
"How strange it was to see men doing something beautiful. Something pointless and elegant." Tim Winton, 'Breath'
So pencil in Akihabara
Heaven on a stick for ‘gadget geeks’
"How strange it was to see men doing something beautiful. Something pointless and elegant." Tim Winton, 'Breath'
What's an op-shop?
Throughout the stage all I kept on thinking was: ‘don’t finish second, you can’t finish second again’.--Heinrich Haussler
A shop run by a charity (usually)
Selling whatever folks have donated. Clothes, furniture, books, anything
Thanks--hadn't seen that term for them.
Thrift shops is what we usually call them here.
Throughout the stage all I kept on thinking was: ‘don’t finish second, you can’t finish second again’.--Heinrich Haussler
Call me when they invent a steamer
that will find and clean cat pee on its own.
Oh, the joys of having a 17-year-old cat…
Throughout the stage all I kept on thinking was: ‘don’t finish second, you can’t finish second again’.--Heinrich Haussler
Very low gadget IQ
Good on books ;)
"How strange it was to see men doing something beautiful. Something pointless and elegant." Tim Winton, 'Breath'
Weird I know, but I don't even know about Foxtel
All those white sports ;)
"How strange it was to see men doing something beautiful. Something pointless and elegant." Tim Winton, 'Breath'
What, you don't have normal toilets in Australia?
Staring at the swim team gets you killed by a gang of dancing ninja men who know how to twirl.
by TheFigurehead on Aug 31, 2009 6:24 AM EDT up reply actions
This flushing meadows thing sounded strange
You work in the sewage business then.
Staring at the swim team gets you killed by a gang of dancing ninja men who know how to twirl.
by TheFigurehead on Aug 31, 2009 6:28 AM EDT up reply actions
Nah, no children involved
Toilet humour is universal
"How strange it was to see men doing something beautiful. Something pointless and elegant." Tim Winton, 'Breath'
Sometimes revolting...
And I promise yesterday was just a feeble attempt at humour
"How strange it was to see men doing something beautiful. Something pointless and elegant." Tim Winton, 'Breath'
What?
That was you, not me.
Staring at the swim team gets you killed by a gang of dancing ninja men who know how to twirl.
by TheFigurehead on Aug 31, 2009 6:34 AM EDT up reply actions
I hesitate to call you children
but get your stories straight ;)
"How strange it was to see men doing something beautiful. Something pointless and elegant." Tim Winton, 'Breath'
I just did ;)
Staring at the swim team gets you killed by a gang of dancing ninja men who know how to twirl.
by TheFigurehead on Aug 31, 2009 6:37 AM EDT up reply actions
The last word?
"How strange it was to see men doing something beautiful. Something pointless and elegant." Tim Winton, 'Breath'
Yes
Staring at the swim team gets you killed by a gang of dancing ninja men who know how to twirl.
by TheFigurehead on Aug 31, 2009 6:41 AM EDT up reply actions
Morning all!
More cobbles today, yay! Unless you’re an Andalucia rider then i’m sure it’s more arghhh :/
"When he accelerates, he's like Superman emerging from the telephone booth!" La Gazzetta journo Paolo Condo talking about Edvald Boasson Hagen.
Err, no....should i have been?
"When he accelerates, he's like Superman emerging from the telephone booth!" La Gazzetta journo Paolo Condo talking about Edvald Boasson Hagen.
Perhaps the most confused were the riders from second-tier Spanish outfit Andalucia-Caja Sur. These flat, cobbled roads through woodland and housing estates in North West Europe are clearly not what they signed up for when opting to compete in their national Tour.
Ahhh!
No, I hadn’t read that, but I did see a thing with a couple of their guys saying they had no idea what to expect. I feel sorry for them, it’s no wonder about 6 of their riders came down yesterday :/
My favourite quote was from Valverde though, said perhaps he’ll do Paris-Roubaix next year since the cobbles weren’t that bad. Hah, i think he was joking….we’ll see
"When he accelerates, he's like Superman emerging from the telephone booth!" La Gazzetta journo Paolo Condo talking about Edvald Boasson Hagen.
I like there jerseys... Can you buy them...
"the rest was over 30. And that doesn't mean old and useless, but experienced and with the stamina"
Jens! Voigt, Crit Intl Interview, 2009
On today's stage....
"When he accelerates, he's like Superman emerging from the telephone booth!" La Gazzetta journo Paolo Condo talking about Edvald Boasson Hagen.
Hmm, strange, i got told there were cobbled sections today
"When he accelerates, he's like Superman emerging from the telephone booth!" La Gazzetta journo Paolo Condo talking about Edvald Boasson Hagen.
Confusion. Think it was yesterday. Others thought it was today...
"How strange it was to see men doing something beautiful. Something pointless and elegant." Tim Winton, 'Breath'
Yeh.
I got told that ProCycling listed it as having cobbled sections but i dont have my copy handy to check, it’s packed away somewhere inside my car ready to move house!
"When he accelerates, he's like Superman emerging from the telephone booth!" La Gazzetta journo Paolo Condo talking about Edvald Boasson Hagen.
I think cobbles were over yesterday
"How strange it was to see men doing something beautiful. Something pointless and elegant." Tim Winton, 'Breath'
ProCycling
St 3. Route analysis:
This stage could change depending on the weather. If it’s fine, the riders will tackle a number of cobbled sections but these will be bypassed if it’s inclement. Apparently, the organizer’s don’t want to make things too stressful. What’s next? Mid-stage counselling? The cobbles should spice up this flattish stage. A final bunch sprint looks likely.
Beautifully done!
So can we assume weather is fine?
"How strange it was to see men doing something beautiful. Something pointless and elegant." Tim Winton, 'Breath'
But the funny counselling stuff is yours, right?
"How strange it was to see men doing something beautiful. Something pointless and elegant." Tim Winton, 'Breath'
If Jens! was racing
I’d think it was a direct quote from him
"How strange it was to see men doing something beautiful. Something pointless and elegant." Tim Winton, 'Breath'
Ah thanks for that! Awesome
"When he accelerates, he's like Superman emerging from the telephone booth!" La Gazzetta journo Paolo Condo talking about Edvald Boasson Hagen.
For the PdC Hottitude ladies, Here is the answer from Rory..
Here’s Benna. Yes, PdC girls, they are aware
"the rest was over 30. And that doesn't mean old and useless, but experienced and with the stamina"
Jens! Voigt, Crit Intl Interview, 2009
I just read that
Haha, not really surprising. Bet they love it really ;)
"When he accelerates, he's like Superman emerging from the telephone booth!" La Gazzetta journo Paolo Condo talking about Edvald Boasson Hagen.
They were obviously reading the post where we were discussing it...
LoL.. Well we did send him the link…
LoL.. Well we did send him the link…
"the rest was over 30. And that doesn't mean old and useless, but experienced and with the stamina"
Jens! Voigt, Crit Intl Interview, 2009
I hereby resolve
never to mention again that Benna’s eyes are too close together.
Throughout the stage all I kept on thinking was: ‘don’t finish second, you can’t finish second again’.--Heinrich Haussler
LoL... Thats funny...
"the rest was over 30. And that doesn't mean old and useless, but experienced and with the stamina"
Jens! Voigt, Crit Intl Interview, 2009
Oh there will be many..
"the rest was over 30. And that doesn't mean old and useless, but experienced and with the stamina"
Jens! Voigt, Crit Intl Interview, 2009
Best to act as if there is no audience :)
"How strange it was to see men doing something beautiful. Something pointless and elegant." Tim Winton, 'Breath'
Heh, like I said in that thread
we’re not exactly an obscure little spot on the web- cycling-wise, anyway
Yeah, but can Cav read?
"How strange it was to see men doing something beautiful. Something pointless and elegant." Tim Winton, 'Breath'
Tsk
Trying to provoke a response now, m’dear?
No, engineers were my only fishing expedition
"How strange it was to see men doing something beautiful. Something pointless and elegant." Tim Winton, 'Breath'
Luddite here
And english teacher. I have both limits and prejudices ;)
"How strange it was to see men doing something beautiful. Something pointless and elegant." Tim Winton, 'Breath'
Characters/letters
"How strange it was to see men doing something beautiful. Something pointless and elegant." Tim Winton, 'Breath'
Thank god for that1
Life can’t be lived in shorthand
"How strange it was to see men doing something beautiful. Something pointless and elegant." Tim Winton, 'Breath'
Exactly. Tears the heart out of language
(At least i knew what you meant).
"How strange it was to see men doing something beautiful. Something pointless and elegant." Tim Winton, 'Breath'
So long as you read the odd novel too :)
"How strange it was to see men doing something beautiful. Something pointless and elegant." Tim Winton, 'Breath'
No! Try 'Jasper Jones'
new novel by Craig Silvey. I’m betting you like it
"How strange it was to see men doing something beautiful. Something pointless and elegant." Tim Winton, 'Breath'
Quite
Staring at the swim team gets you killed by a gang of dancing ninja men who know how to twirl.
by TheFigurehead on Aug 31, 2009 8:32 AM EDT up reply actions
So are you taking the piss?
I really meant it yesterday when I said I love ‘quite’. It’s an option, that as an Australian is closed to me, but it’s ‘cool’.
"How strange it was to see men doing something beautiful. Something pointless and elegant." Tim Winton, 'Breath'
No, I'm not
I was trying to like illustrate the point :) hmmm… but maybe “indeed” would’ve been better
Staring at the swim team gets you killed by a gang of dancing ninja men who know how to twirl.
by TheFigurehead on Aug 31, 2009 8:41 AM EDT up reply actions
No, stick with 'quite'
It’s magnificent in its understatement.
"How strange it was to see men doing something beautiful. Something pointless and elegant." Tim Winton, 'Breath'
Great thing is we're all entitled to an opinion :)
"How strange it was to see men doing something beautiful. Something pointless and elegant." Tim Winton, 'Breath'
If anyone cares there's a breakaway trying to get away...
Jesus Rosendo (Andalucia-Cajasur), Lars Boom (Rabobank) and Johnny Hoogerland (Vacansoleil)…love that dude’s name.
"When he accelerates, he's like Superman emerging from the telephone booth!" La Gazzetta journo Paolo Condo talking about Edvald Boasson Hagen.
Ohh the race.. yeah thanx....
Se what happens when the Lime green get in our head..
"the rest was over 30. And that doesn't mean old and useless, but experienced and with the stamina"
Jens! Voigt, Crit Intl Interview, 2009
I have a confession: I hate lime green!
I feel better now…
"How strange it was to see men doing something beautiful. Something pointless and elegant." Tim Winton, 'Breath'
Nice, but not my fave
Cancellara, Kloden, Hincapie: Tall and not too pretty
"How strange it was to see men doing something beautiful. Something pointless and elegant." Tim Winton, 'Breath'
Hhmm May Fav doesn't wear lime green either..
But the Lime green won the Hottitude Team of the year.. and it’s there honour until next year…
and there are a few that Lime Green suits them well..
"the rest was over 30. And that doesn't mean old and useless, but experienced and with the stamina"
Jens! Voigt, Crit Intl Interview, 2009
They're welcome to the honour
but my heart lies elsewhere
"How strange it was to see men doing something beautiful. Something pointless and elegant." Tim Winton, 'Breath'
That's the beauty though
Between us all we pretty much love all cyclists, so no-one gets left out! :)
"When he accelerates, he's like Superman emerging from the telephone booth!" La Gazzetta journo Paolo Condo talking about Edvald Boasson Hagen.
Except for the guy with the yappy dog.
I would feel worse for him, though, if he didn’t have a gorgeous wife at home.
Throughout the stage all I kept on thinking was: ‘don’t finish second, you can’t finish second again’.--Heinrich Haussler
Leave him (Cuddles) alone
As a ‘nation’ we have unrealistic expectations and the poor little bastard actually tried to live up to them. He’s difficult and embarrassing, but he’s ours. i’m sending him on a ‘tough love’ camp with O’Grady, McEwen and Rogers’ He’ll be alright then ;)
"How strange it was to see men doing something beautiful. Something pointless and elegant." Tim Winton, 'Breath'
Why will he get a voice transplant there? ;)
"When he accelerates, he's like Superman emerging from the telephone booth!" La Gazzetta journo Paolo Condo talking about Edvald Boasson Hagen.
Helsy, rack off! ;)
Can’t think of anything smart
"How strange it was to see men doing something beautiful. Something pointless and elegant." Tim Winton, 'Breath'
Mmmm
Klodi’s a bit too scrawny. Weird thing… a man’s gotta weigh at least 15kg more than I do, preferably more than 20. Tony and George – no problem!
I'm the queen of brown eyes. Always a sucker
"How strange it was to see men doing something beautiful. Something pointless and elegant." Tim Winton, 'Breath'
Helsy, when you tell us to care, we care
Ticker queen, remember? We just need to be reminded.
"How strange it was to see men doing something beautiful. Something pointless and elegant." Tim Winton, 'Breath'
Is there a reason for this outpouring of patriotism?
"How strange it was to see men doing something beautiful. Something pointless and elegant." Tim Winton, 'Breath'
Boom-Boom is in the break.
Throughout the stage all I kept on thinking was: ‘don’t finish second, you can’t finish second again’.--Heinrich Haussler
Yep, break of the day=sorted!
So i can now do things until video time
"When he accelerates, he's like Superman emerging from the telephone booth!" La Gazzetta journo Paolo Condo talking about Edvald Boasson Hagen.
Hey all!
majope I’m not by the computer all day , can you make sure these yappy aussies have a second thread when there is actual, you know, racing to discuss?
But it looks good
24 hour chat. The fact that it’s banal is irrelevant ;)
"How strange it was to see men doing something beautiful. Something pointless and elegant." Tim Winton, 'Breath'
Which reminds me...
… where the hell is Flatbagger these days?
I barely know (of) him
but I’ve wondered(Worried)
"How strange it was to see men doing something beautiful. Something pointless and elegant." Tim Winton, 'Breath'
I'm glad you let me stay
"How strange it was to see men doing something beautiful. Something pointless and elegant." Tim Winton, 'Breath'
alright, now I'm traumatised :(
"How strange it was to see men doing something beautiful. Something pointless and elegant." Tim Winton, 'Breath'
I'm not traumatised
And don’t you dare. What did I ever do to you to deserve such a thing?
That or the red shorts
Personally, I opt for the red shorts. At least I can laugh my way past the trauma
"How strange it was to see men doing something beautiful. Something pointless and elegant." Tim Winton, 'Breath'
The Polish national team?
No way. That… just no, OK?
But laughing is better than screaming
"How strange it was to see men doing something beautiful. Something pointless and elegant." Tim Winton, 'Breath'
I'll send him a friendly reminder...
He has been missing in action…
"the rest was over 30. And that doesn't mean old and useless, but experienced and with the stamina"
Jens! Voigt, Crit Intl Interview, 2009
As i said, i don't really know him
but I think it’s worth noting
"How strange it was to see men doing something beautiful. Something pointless and elegant." Tim Winton, 'Breath'
Sure.
Where would we be without the yappy aussies first thing in the morning? I’ve come to depend on them as much as coffee to wake me up.
Throughout the stage all I kept on thinking was: ‘don’t finish second, you can’t finish second again’.--Heinrich Haussler
I've decide it's like a job
Shift work: we’re on the afternoon. The Northern Hemisphere in general takes over around midnight.
"How strange it was to see men doing something beautiful. Something pointless and elegant." Tim Winton, 'Breath'
Yup
I wake up in the morning, check the Cafe and think to myself ‘Geez, those buggers can talk!’
I think we do well in our timeslot ;)
"How strange it was to see men doing something beautiful. Something pointless and elegant." Tim Winton, 'Breath'
And us euros can sit back
and watch the poor sods in the colonies do the work. Just like the good old times. [sniff]
Could you please disregard sycophancy?
But Jens, you always make me laugh, but I’m not witty enough to keep up.
"How strange it was to see men doing something beautiful. Something pointless and elegant." Tim Winton, 'Breath'
But you're getting there. I won't. Journalism is your true major ;)
"How strange it was to see men doing something beautiful. Something pointless and elegant." Tim Winton, 'Breath'
Just to let you know...
I realise they’re not always synonymous, but wit is usually a great indicator of ability. I stand by what I said.
"How strange it was to see men doing something beautiful. Something pointless and elegant." Tim Winton, 'Breath'
Bullshit.
I know of what I speak. It’s how I make my living
"How strange it was to see men doing something beautiful. Something pointless and elegant." Tim Winton, 'Breath'
Knew that would get your attention.
Crude but effective
"How strange it was to see men doing something beautiful. Something pointless and elegant." Tim Winton, 'Breath'
Not claiming that
but your writing is effective. You grab people’s attention – without swearing.
"How strange it was to see men doing something beautiful. Something pointless and elegant." Tim Winton, 'Breath'
Yours attention!
Those American dissed me and didn;t purt my well written Prologue ’summary’on the frontpage.. Communists! (:
We always claimed they didn't have a sense of humour
Editing can fix the little things, but you can’t write in wit
"How strange it was to see men doing something beautiful. Something pointless and elegant." Tim Winton, 'Breath'
No, YOU do it naturally
an editor can’t do it for you
"How strange it was to see men doing something beautiful. Something pointless and elegant." Tim Winton, 'Breath'
Think bigger!
Does everyone here recognise your writing style? Yes.
You’re half way there
"How strange it was to see men doing something beautiful. Something pointless and elegant." Tim Winton, 'Breath'
But.. If you are really good..
They laugh at you and they do recognise the masterwork a few decades after you died
forget Van Gogh
That’s really not always true. It’s about having a voice. I don’t think anyone here would deny that yours is strong
"How strange it was to see men doing something beautiful. Something pointless and elegant." Tim Winton, 'Breath'
I thought he wrote so well
he must be a Finn
"How strange it was to see men doing something beautiful. Something pointless and elegant." Tim Winton, 'Breath'
Or his pens?
"How strange it was to see men doing something beautiful. Something pointless and elegant." Tim Winton, 'Breath'
It's not just us!
It’s never just us! Frinking is usually involved as well…
We consider Frinking one of the 'girls'
"How strange it was to see men doing something beautiful. Something pointless and elegant." Tim Winton, 'Breath'
I always knew he loved the hottitude threads really
"When he accelerates, he's like Superman emerging from the telephone booth!" La Gazzetta journo Paolo Condo talking about Edvald Boasson Hagen.
He's hiding now ...traumatised
"How strange it was to see men doing something beautiful. Something pointless and elegant." Tim Winton, 'Breath'
He *ought* to take it as a complement
And anyway, my gender is indeterminate…
Nup, you 'came out' Remember girl?
"How strange it was to see men doing something beautiful. Something pointless and elegant." Tim Winton, 'Breath'
Well that means you're really one of the girls
"How strange it was to see men doing something beautiful. Something pointless and elegant." Tim Winton, 'Breath'
well played!
"How strange it was to see men doing something beautiful. Something pointless and elegant." Tim Winton, 'Breath'
But not Tony
World Championships anyone?
"How strange it was to see men doing something beautiful. Something pointless and elegant." Tim Winton, 'Breath'
Good move by Rabo
they need to do something on these dutch stages and this way they don’t have to chase the break for an outside chance for Freire.
So are these real climbs or acne?
"How strange it was to see men doing something beautiful. Something pointless and elegant." Tim Winton, 'Breath'
it's rather classics like
with Cauberg and St Nicolas on the menu.
but finish is quite flat as far as I can see…
Perfect race for Freire. He marked this stage with his marker. Think it's almost perfect.
He’s always there in AGR, WP and LBL. Only the last hill is too steep for him., With this flat finish it would fit him perfectly.
So someone is paying attention.
"How strange it was to see men doing something beautiful. Something pointless and elegant." Tim Winton, 'Breath'
We're so 21st century.
The race doesn’t really begin until we get live pictures.
Throughout the stage all I kept on thinking was: ‘don’t finish second, you can’t finish second again’.--Heinrich Haussler
I've decided that my crappy feeds mean I'm only semi-live
I was referring to the peloton , but you’re right, seeing is believing in the twenty first century :)
"How strange it was to see men doing something beautiful. Something pointless and elegant." Tim Winton, 'Breath'
140km to go, gap's going back up again, nearing 10 minutes again
"When he accelerates, he's like Superman emerging from the telephone booth!" La Gazzetta journo Paolo Condo talking about Edvald Boasson Hagen.
A bunch of us followed Lyne and a few others who were there on twitter yesterday
There was no live video if you can believe that.
I am so excited still!
Ah yes, I just read Vlaanderen90's race thread about it.
Thanks to Vlaaderen for the breakdown. And good for George! He needed that.
by Spot of Bother on Aug 31, 2009 9:08 AM EDT up reply actions
Amazing thread. Lots of work and great typing skills.
Seriously ZoeRochelle, how could we come here and miss Big George?
Great result by the way ;)
"How strange it was to see men doing something beautiful. Something pointless and elegant." Tim Winton, 'Breath'
I know. I was kidding. I figured you'd all heard but had to say it again.
Did you see this? Mike Friedman crashed badly. Ouch.
Even looking at that hurts.
"How strange it was to see men doing something beautiful. Something pointless and elegant." Tim Winton, 'Breath'
Ouch indeed.
Throughout the stage all I kept on thinking was: ‘don’t finish second, you can’t finish second again’.--Heinrich Haussler
So you see the editors' problem ;)
"How strange it was to see men doing something beautiful. Something pointless and elegant." Tim Winton, 'Breath'
Is this like when the Swiss army couldn't read the map
And managed to invade Liechtenstein?
Staring at the swim team gets you killed by a gang of dancing ninja men who know how to twirl.
by TheFigurehead on Aug 31, 2009 9:41 AM EDT up reply actions
I have a second thread ready to go, I'm just waiting for the video to start.
Throughout the stage all I kept on thinking was: ‘don’t finish second, you can’t finish second again’.--Heinrich Haussler
This is the same thing
As a man tapping his watch while waiting for his wife to get ready.
Staring at the swim team gets you killed by a gang of dancing ninja men who know how to twirl.
by TheFigurehead on Aug 31, 2009 9:55 AM EDT up reply actions
Okay, then
MOVE TO SECOND LIVE THREAD HERE
Throughout the stage all I kept on thinking was: ‘don’t finish second, you can’t finish second again’.--Heinrich Haussler
Thanks Bruce
Just turned it on
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