Vuelta Stage 3--Second LIVE Thread
by majope on Aug 31, 2009 9:57 AM EDT
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There. Now to the race:
Check cyclingfans for video--should start at 16:00 CEST (10:00AM EDT)
Live ticker here
Chris Horner's Vuelta diary about yesterday's stage
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"When he accelerates, he's like Superman emerging from the telephone booth!" La Gazzetta journo Paolo Condo talking about Edvald Boasson Hagen.
Hmmm
I’m getting a world map on my not quite live thread. Is that right?
"How strange it was to see men doing something beautiful. Something pointless and elegant." Tim Winton, 'Breath'
Errm, that doesn't sound good! :S
See what happens?
I’m just waiting for the triathlon stuff to finish on eurosport
"When he accelerates, he's like Superman emerging from the telephone booth!" La Gazzetta journo Paolo Condo talking about Edvald Boasson Hagen.
Still?
But he’s not even doing anything atm
"When he accelerates, he's like Superman emerging from the telephone booth!" La Gazzetta journo Paolo Condo talking about Edvald Boasson Hagen.
Whose mother are we talking about here?
"How strange it was to see men doing something beautiful. Something pointless and elegant." Tim Winton, 'Breath'
It's just Frinkster telling the world he's a fan of ABBA
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 10:04 AM EDT up reply actions
All I can think here is blondes and clogs
Stereotypes?
"How strange it was to see men doing something beautiful. Something pointless and elegant." Tim Winton, 'Breath'
Ok. Over my head ???
"How strange it was to see men doing something beautiful. Something pointless and elegant." Tim Winton, 'Breath'
True, but I'm trying to learn here...
"How strange it was to see men doing something beautiful. Something pointless and elegant." Tim Winton, 'Breath'
We like to do it easy
‘Steady’ is our call to arms ;)
"How strange it was to see men doing something beautiful. Something pointless and elegant." Tim Winton, 'Breath'
My TV is giving me Lance
Planet Armstrong was annoying already from the start.
Staring at the swim team gets you killed by a gang of dancing ninja men who know how to twirl.
Touching some form of wood..i've never seen it before!
always managed to miss it :s
"When he accelerates, he's like Superman emerging from the telephone booth!" La Gazzetta journo Paolo Condo talking about Edvald Boasson Hagen.
I may complain about my crappy feed, but I don't have to listen to that
"How strange it was to see men doing something beautiful. Something pointless and elegant." Tim Winton, 'Breath'
Mine's buffering to hell
Thinking I need to clean my hard drive
"How strange it was to see men doing something beautiful. Something pointless and elegant." Tim Winton, 'Breath'
Mac powerbook
"How strange it was to see men doing something beautiful. Something pointless and elegant." Tim Winton, 'Breath'
Thank you.
It’s a beautiful thing, but I abuse it
"How strange it was to see men doing something beautiful. Something pointless and elegant." Tim Winton, 'Breath'
sup everyone
so i get home from a weekend spent camping in mud, to find my tv subscripton to eurosport has expired…sigh
"at the end of the day, it's only the tour de france."- bradley wiggins (and majope)
Bummer! :/
"When he accelerates, he's like Superman emerging from the telephone booth!" La Gazzetta journo Paolo Condo talking about Edvald Boasson Hagen.
yeah big time
but the internet is proving alright so far
"at the end of the day, it's only the tour de france."- bradley wiggins (and majope)
sweet thanks
it was a festival, so i’m a bit tired/dehydrated but yeah, it was awesome thanks!
"at the end of the day, it's only the tour de france."- bradley wiggins (and majope)
Ohh, Reading?
"When he accelerates, he's like Superman emerging from the telephone booth!" La Gazzetta journo Paolo Condo talking about Edvald Boasson Hagen.
yeah man
fun times :)
"at the end of the day, it's only the tour de france."- bradley wiggins (and majope)
It looked awesome like always, very jealous!
"When he accelerates, he's like Superman emerging from the telephone booth!" La Gazzetta journo Paolo Condo talking about Edvald Boasson Hagen.
yeah it was rad
especially the surprise set by josh homme, dave grohl and john paul jones with their new band…so sweet
"at the end of the day, it's only the tour de france."- bradley wiggins (and majope)
Wow!
"When he accelerates, he's like Superman emerging from the telephone booth!" La Gazzetta journo Paolo Condo talking about Edvald Boasson Hagen.
That sounds fantastic!
Dave Grohl is the man and he’s such a Zeppelin freak (as am I).
by Spot of Bother on Aug 31, 2009 10:14 AM EDT up reply actions
yeah same
they smashed it, jpj was rolling back the years
"at the end of the day, it's only the tour de france."- bradley wiggins (and majope)
Dont know if geo restricted but some video here
http://www.bbc.co.uk/readingandleeds/2009/artists/themcrookedvultures/
Loads of other videos from the festival as well. Radiohead set well worth a watch.
"We know what the cycling fans want. They love the mountains, and they will have mountains" Javier Guillén - Vuelta Race Director
I watched it on tv last night, very good!
"When he accelerates, he's like Superman emerging from the telephone booth!" La Gazzetta journo Paolo Condo talking about Edvald Boasson Hagen.
You have been to a festival, and comes off dehydrated?
How is that even possible?
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 10:11 AM EDT up reply actions
In Oz, if you didn't
you would hang your head in shame.
And Benrazor, i am so envious!
"How strange it was to see men doing something beautiful. Something pointless and elegant." Tim Winton, 'Breath'
How else did Dorothy think
she could just click her heels and land in Kansas?
"How strange it was to see men doing something beautiful. Something pointless and elegant." Tim Winton, 'Breath'
That was her home
and she needed to go back
"How strange it was to see men doing something beautiful. Something pointless and elegant." Tim Winton, 'Breath'
British Eurosport is going live, woop
"When he accelerates, he's like Superman emerging from the telephone booth!" La Gazzetta journo Paolo Condo talking about Edvald Boasson Hagen.
Just gotta hope he answers and says things!
"When he accelerates, he's like Superman emerging from the telephone booth!" La Gazzetta journo Paolo Condo talking about Edvald Boasson Hagen.
anyone else watching the universal coverage
with the aussie guy commentating…i wonder who he is.
"at the end of the day, it's only the tour de france."- bradley wiggins (and majope)
cool, thanks
"at the end of the day, it's only the tour de france."- bradley wiggins (and majope)
Matt Keenan
We love him
"How strange it was to see men doing something beautiful. Something pointless and elegant." Tim Winton, 'Breath'
Quite ;)
And don’t forget that he also says ‘haitch’!
"How strange it was to see men doing something beautiful. Something pointless and elegant." Tim Winton, 'Breath'
and cringeworthy
"How strange it was to see men doing something beautiful. Something pointless and elegant." Tim Winton, 'Breath'
I am, not sure who he is.
Are you getting a pop-up that is asking you to register to view all of their coverage? I can watch the stream but the rest of the screen (stats, etc) have been covered.
by Spot of Bother on Aug 31, 2009 10:19 AM EDT up reply actions
nah
i’m watching a naughty stream, not the official universal one, i think thats america only?
"at the end of the day, it's only the tour de france."- bradley wiggins (and majope)
ah
you obviously missed our discussion since Stage 1…..
Matt Keenan
with pronunciations problems
ha ha
In Swedish it would be pretty much like "shell"
Maybe a bit different in Finnish.
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 10:33 AM EDT up reply actions
What he needs (hint) is someone
to write things phonetically for him. I think(?) he’s a fast learner
"How strange it was to see men doing something beautiful. Something pointless and elegant." Tim Winton, 'Breath'
Doesn't really bother me, but sounds very funny
by Bruce Suomi on Aug 31, 2009 10:27 AM EDT up reply actions
It probably bothers him though
I know that with my students i write phonetically in my roll so I don’t really mangle their names. But until I hear some names spoken, I’m completely clueless about pronunciation.
"How strange it was to see men doing something beautiful. Something pointless and elegant." Tim Winton, 'Breath'
good point.
If I had no visual, I would have no idea who he was talking about…
by Bruce Suomi on Aug 31, 2009 10:31 AM EDT up reply actions
and in English a 'k' and a 'j' always go together ;)
"How strange it was to see men doing something beautiful. Something pointless and elegant." Tim Winton, 'Breath'
The obligatory shot of cows.
"When he accelerates, he's like Superman emerging from the telephone booth!" La Gazzetta journo Paolo Condo talking about Edvald Boasson Hagen.
UniversalSports does not have any graphics on screen.
by ZoeRochelle on Aug 31, 2009 10:26 AM EDT up reply actions
annoying isn't it?
"at the end of the day, it's only the tour de france."- bradley wiggins (and majope)
To be fair, the hosts only seem to flash them up because there's nothing permanent on eurosport
Not like the Tour where the km/gap is always there. Ah well..
"When he accelerates, he's like Superman emerging from the telephone booth!" La Gazzetta journo Paolo Condo talking about Edvald Boasson Hagen.
i like this matt keenan character
he has a good eye for spotting riders
"at the end of the day, it's only the tour de france."- bradley wiggins (and majope)
Agreed. I do like him.
And he’s spotting riders well.
by Spot of Bother on Aug 31, 2009 10:30 AM EDT up reply actions
He actually does part of TDF commentary in Oz.
"How strange it was to see men doing something beautiful. Something pointless and elegant." Tim Winton, 'Breath'
sweet for you guys!
"at the end of the day, it's only the tour de france."- bradley wiggins (and majope)
i think he's cheaper than P and P
"How strange it was to see men doing something beautiful. Something pointless and elegant." Tim Winton, 'Breath'
did he do the pre Paul & Phil commentary on TDF Versus this year?
by ZoeRochelle on Aug 31, 2009 10:32 AM EDT up reply actions
yes, but it's getting longer every year
I suspect that they’re being phased out
"How strange it was to see men doing something beautiful. Something pointless and elegant." Tim Winton, 'Breath'
streaming, yes; broadcast, no
"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 Aug 31, 2009 10:48 AM EDT up reply actions
I don't understand what you mean
"How strange it was to see men doing something beautiful. Something pointless and elegant." Tim Winton, 'Breath'
in the us, versus had two coverage choices
online streaming had mk bookending p&p
broadcast had just p&p, after the dang pre-race show
"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 Aug 31, 2009 10:50 AM EDT up reply actions
Thanks. P and P really are getting less airtime each year in Oz
"How strange it was to see men doing something beautiful. Something pointless and elegant." Tim Winton, 'Breath'
What I like
about Matt is he doesn’t seem to feel the need to spend every second of the race talking. I love the silent spaces.
He's actually very 'steady' (Australian compliment) ;)
"How strange it was to see men doing something beautiful. Something pointless and elegant." Tim Winton, 'Breath'
Is anyone getting commentary on Universal?
or is it just me who’s sitting in silence?
oh well
good news is the picture is brilliant.
I assume you've checked the volume level of the stream?
Lower right corner. The pic is very clear.
by Spot of Bother on Aug 31, 2009 10:41 AM EDT up reply actions
Question for the Europeans:
What is the deal with the road? I see two bike lanes on each side (very nice, not something we have here in the US usually) but the road isn’t divided by a center line. Do you folks just trust each other to share the road in each direction? Seems like it would be a bit of a free-for-all, particularly at night.
by Spot of Bother on Aug 31, 2009 10:34 AM EDT reply actions
Oh sure, now the road changes after I typed that out.
by Spot of Bother on Aug 31, 2009 10:35 AM EDT up reply actions
it depends on the road i guess
how busy it gets, how much money the local council has..
"at the end of the day, it's only the tour de france."- bradley wiggins (and majope)
ha true dat
"at the end of the day, it's only the tour de france."- bradley wiggins (and majope)
I lived in Germany for a few years and it just depended on the size of the road, some have divider some don't.
by ZoeRochelle on Aug 31, 2009 10:38 AM EDT up reply actions
Ok, which Lampre wimp wouldn't go over the middle?!
Lost lots of ground there
"When he accelerates, he's like Superman emerging from the telephone booth!" La Gazzetta journo Paolo Condo talking about Edvald Boasson Hagen.
Money money money
"When he accelerates, he's like Superman emerging from the telephone booth!" La Gazzetta journo Paolo Condo talking about Edvald Boasson Hagen.
Spain taunting the Netherlands by reminding everyone that they used to own them.
Throughout the stage all I kept on thinking was: ‘don’t finish second, you can’t finish second again’.--Heinrich Haussler
44.7km for Universal viewers
gap at 2:42
by Spot of Bother on Aug 31, 2009 10:43 AM EDT reply actions
Jesus Rosendo (Andalucia Cajasur), Lars Boom (Rabobank) and Johnny Hoogerland (Vacansoleil).
"When he accelerates, he's like Superman emerging from the telephone booth!" La Gazzetta journo Paolo Condo talking about Edvald Boasson Hagen.
No problem :)
Coffee time?
"When he accelerates, he's like Superman emerging from the telephone booth!" La Gazzetta journo Paolo Condo talking about Edvald Boasson Hagen.
Ah, very nice.
It may be the afternoon but it’s always time for a good ice cofee
"When he accelerates, he's like Superman emerging from the telephone booth!" La Gazzetta journo Paolo Condo talking about Edvald Boasson Hagen.
Ohhh. If only i had an espresso machine
"When he accelerates, he's like Superman emerging from the telephone booth!" La Gazzetta journo Paolo Condo talking about Edvald Boasson Hagen.
lol, well there's always the local coffee shop
but yes, it is nice to have a machine in the kitchen, for sure
The local coffee shop is a 35 minute walk, not so great when i'm engrossed in Vuelta stuff..
"When he accelerates, he's like Superman emerging from the telephone booth!" La Gazzetta journo Paolo Condo talking about Edvald Boasson Hagen.
d'oh
that’s very far! i was doing research in britain for 3 weeks and nearly died from lack of convenient coffee ;-)
Yes!
That was something i got used to when i visited the US in June, came back and realised how crap it is. You guys have the coffee thing perfected. Kitschy coffee shops rock but the chain stuff was just as good
Should have one a 5 minute walk from my house that i’m moving into tomorrow though. so it’s just where i am now is crappy.
"When he accelerates, he's like Superman emerging from the telephone booth!" La Gazzetta journo Paolo Condo talking about Edvald Boasson Hagen.
oooh, 5 minutes is perfect!
I was working at the public record office in kew. heh, not much coffee around. at least the french archives had vending machine espresso in the basement. not that it tasted good, of course…
Well that lifts the tenor of any conversation ;)
"How strange it was to see men doing something beautiful. Something pointless and elegant." Tim Winton, 'Breath'
50 quid for SK's biography? Owch!
"When he accelerates, he's like Superman emerging from the telephone booth!" La Gazzetta journo Paolo Condo talking about Edvald Boasson Hagen.
I'd get it from a library or something...
"When he accelerates, he's like Superman emerging from the telephone booth!" La Gazzetta journo Paolo Condo talking about Edvald Boasson Hagen.
I remember Erik Zabel talking about that
in ‘Hell on Wheels’. Can’t blame them
"How strange it was to see men doing something beautiful. Something pointless and elegant." Tim Winton, 'Breath'
I know, and Zabel was still contesting
as is McEwen, but my understanding is it gets harder. Wisdom of age? self preservation?
"How strange it was to see men doing something beautiful. Something pointless and elegant." Tim Winton, 'Breath'
Part of me thought McEwen would be relieved at
not having to contest against Cav day after day in the TDF
"How strange it was to see men doing something beautiful. Something pointless and elegant." Tim Winton, 'Breath'
34.5, graphic finally flashed up
"When he accelerates, he's like Superman emerging from the telephone booth!" La Gazzetta journo Paolo Condo talking about Edvald Boasson Hagen.
You're absolutely not
More brain power the better
"How strange it was to see men doing something beautiful. Something pointless and elegant." Tim Winton, 'Breath'
Butting in is generally encouraged here. :-)
by ZoeRochelle on Aug 31, 2009 11:09 AM EDT up reply actions
In fact, it's a survival technique
"How strange it was to see men doing something beautiful. Something pointless and elegant." Tim Winton, 'Breath'
Depends whether you're a morning or a night person.
It’s one am here ;)
"How strange it was to see men doing something beautiful. Something pointless and elegant." Tim Winton, 'Breath'
Who is that annoying little voice?
"How strange it was to see men doing something beautiful. Something pointless and elegant." Tim Winton, 'Breath'
I'm the same. Not a morning person
"How strange it was to see men doing something beautiful. Something pointless and elegant." Tim Winton, 'Breath'
And you surf and read. Incredibly smart ;)
"How strange it was to see men doing something beautiful. Something pointless and elegant." Tim Winton, 'Breath'
lol
good surf will send me flying out of bed, though i have been known to show up to the beach in my pj’s ;-)
All class!
"How strange it was to see men doing something beautiful. Something pointless and elegant." Tim Winton, 'Breath'
He's happy, got himself some cash, that was the solidarity sprint
"When he accelerates, he's like Superman emerging from the telephone booth!" La Gazzetta journo Paolo Condo talking about Edvald Boasson Hagen.
So I just tried to research this, can you clarify, please:
Are there only sprint points for the end of the stage? No intermediate points? Thanks in advance.
by Spot of Bother on Aug 31, 2009 11:25 AM EDT up reply actions
That may be true (I don't know and I can't find any official rules & regulations)
but I did hear that there are bonus seconds at the intermediate sprints. Boom entered the top 10.
Yay, shots of Erviti!
"When he accelerates, he's like Superman emerging from the telephone booth!" La Gazzetta journo Paolo Condo talking about Edvald Boasson Hagen.
Wednesday i think
"How strange it was to see men doing something beautiful. Something pointless and elegant." Tim Winton, 'Breath'
wednesday
"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 Aug 31, 2009 11:19 AM EDT up reply actions
they just started and they need a rest already?
by ZoeRochelle on Aug 31, 2009 11:20 AM EDT up reply actions
Weird schedule indeed.
Europe isn’t small enough to get them all to Spain after the stage?
Throughout the stage all I kept on thinking was: ‘don’t finish second, you can’t finish second again’.--Heinrich Haussler
thx all
I remember the rest day coming early on, not sure when
by Bruce Suomi on Aug 31, 2009 11:22 AM EDT up reply actions
Breschel too, lots of cheeky glances at the camera!
"When he accelerates, he's like Superman emerging from the telephone booth!" La Gazzetta journo Paolo Condo talking about Edvald Boasson Hagen.
Good weather, flat roads, gold jersey
Time for a chat…What’s not to enjoy?
"How strange it was to see men doing something beautiful. Something pointless and elegant." Tim Winton, 'Breath'
Cancellara, both Schlecks, Valverde, Fuglsang
all in the same picture. They are really trying to make a lot of PdC ladies happy at the same time :)
they're taking requests
"How strange it was to see men doing something beautiful. Something pointless and elegant." Tim Winton, 'Breath'
MMmmmmm, spoilt
"When he accelerates, he's like Superman emerging from the telephone booth!" La Gazzetta journo Paolo Condo talking about Edvald Boasson Hagen.
Internet here is making video really freezy this morning....
Thanks for all the updates.
Morning everybody
I've been up in LA with the kittie cats
Can see all the smoke from the fires, but at least it’s not blowing this way. Nice and clear here. Been really hot. Other than that nice weekend.
Pom Wonderful?
Sounds like a British fan site.
Throughout the stage all I kept on thinking was: ‘don’t finish second, you can’t finish second again’.--Heinrich Haussler
Looked like a really tight turn or crash
A few stragglers back there (Farrar)
by Spot of Bother on Aug 31, 2009 11:27 AM EDT up reply actions
Nice shot of Fabian's thigh, the cameraman so lingered on it
"When he accelerates, he's like Superman emerging from the telephone booth!" La Gazzetta journo Paolo Condo talking about Edvald Boasson Hagen.
Lou will love that with her morning coffee
"How strange it was to see men doing something beautiful. Something pointless and elegant." Tim Winton, 'Breath'
Farrar had a problem, crash or mechanical?
"When he accelerates, he's like Superman emerging from the telephone booth!" La Gazzetta journo Paolo Condo talking about Edvald Boasson Hagen.
Nice to see Eurosport were talking up Garcia Acosta, super domestique for sure :)
One day I’ll make them realise that Erviti is one of the best domestiques around.
"When he accelerates, he's like Superman emerging from the telephone booth!" La Gazzetta journo Paolo Condo talking about Edvald Boasson Hagen.
Ryder is quite a rider today
He just paced two teamies back to the bunch on separate occasions.
by Spot of Bother on Aug 31, 2009 11:30 AM EDT up reply actions
He's doing an apprenticeship to take over from Jens! one day
"How strange it was to see men doing something beautiful. Something pointless and elegant." Tim Winton, 'Breath'
Jakob looking good & an irresistible smile
"When he accelerates, he's like Superman emerging from the telephone booth!" La Gazzetta journo Paolo Condo talking about Edvald Boasson Hagen.
No problemo. Any requests for future stages?
"When he accelerates, he's like Superman emerging from the telephone booth!" La Gazzetta journo Paolo Condo talking about Edvald Boasson Hagen.
Stuey, just so we know he's still there?
It’s not a hottitude one …
"How strange it was to see men doing something beautiful. Something pointless and elegant." Tim Winton, 'Breath'
My eyes are peeled. I'm not around tomorrow but hopefully Thursday ;)
"When he accelerates, he's like Superman emerging from the telephone booth!" La Gazzetta journo Paolo Condo talking about Edvald Boasson Hagen.
Thanks Helsy
i love your screen shots
"How strange it was to see men doing something beautiful. Something pointless and elegant." Tim Winton, 'Breath'
Schlecks, Cance, well pretty much anything to do with Sexy Backs,
and maybe Boonen, Valv. and Basso.
I love you.
275-ish. Seems too close to the end to start a new one.
Throughout the stage all I kept on thinking was: ‘don’t finish second, you can’t finish second again’.--Heinrich Haussler
Go for it.
Throughout the stage all I kept on thinking was: ‘don’t finish second, you can’t finish second again’.--Heinrich Haussler
going to lose my connections if i try now....
my computer is running really slow right now.
i’ll just drop off.
I'm glad you asked ;)
"How strange it was to see men doing something beautiful. Something pointless and elegant." Tim Winton, 'Breath'
Post-race thread up
Throughout the stage all I kept on thinking was: ‘don’t finish second, you can’t finish second again’.--Heinrich Haussler
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