Tour of Missouri Stage 4 Live
by ZoeRochelle on Sep 10, 2009 2:13 PM EDT
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PrintFor those of you assuming yesterday's stage would be another ho-hum Cav wins again day, think again. Thor Hushovd and Cervelo Test Team (with the assistance of a Missouri roller and a 6 lane highway) managed to hatch a plan to beat Cavendish and it worked. We, the online viewers, were fighting off seasickness just watching the rollers go by from the back of a motocam. Up and down and up and down and up and down..... Missouri is not flat. We learned this again yesterday.
Once again, Columbia was forced to pull all day yesterday with Cav in yellow and looked like they ran out of steam at the sprinty end. Cervelo now holds the yellow jersey with Hushovd. Will they put their boys on the front, will they again try to force Columbia HTC to pull the break back, or will a break get away and stay away? Rider times are so close in the GC that any break could produce the winner of the 2009 Tour of Missouri. Two thirds of the riders are within 20 seconds of the lead with a 30.5 KM individual time trial tomorrow.
Profile and video information after the jump.
St. James to Jefferson City, 109.2 miles (175.7 km)
The only repeat stage from 2008, the challenging Stage Four is back to test the best. It’s gently rolling start hides the sting that awaits the riders on Jefferson City’s famously-challenging finish circuits. Look for the world’s top sprinters to get humbled by the "capitol wall", a steep 300-meter climb, to the finish line adjacent to the states Capitol.
Video: http://tourofmissouritracker.com/
The low resolution video with no commentary usually starts 30 minutes or so into the stage. High resolution video from Universal Sports with Paul Sherwen and Frankie Andreu commentating is scheduled to start at 5:40 Eastern Time.
Live Ticker: http://live.cyclingnews.com/
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Cav doesn't start today, according to Craig Lewis
Staring at the swim team gets you killed by a gang of dancing ninja men who know how to twirl.
Just saw that. Hmmm....
Pinotti and Rogers have been protected. So perhaps it is time to step up and win the whole thing.
The guy gets beat one time and he goes home...baby.
by Vlaanderen90 on Sep 10, 2009 2:26 PM EDT up reply actions
Post hoc ergo propter hoc
Staring at the swim team gets you killed by a gang of dancing ninja men who know how to twirl.
by TheFigurehead on Sep 10, 2009 2:33 PM EDT up reply actions
Exactly
and hoc = hockey
Staring at the swim team gets you killed by a gang of dancing ninja men who know how to twirl.
by TheFigurehead on Sep 10, 2009 2:54 PM EDT up reply actions
Hi, Jens, buddy! I'm finally home and got the video going.
How are you doing? And, can I just say, it’s scary that you know me so well :-)
Maybe so
Staring at the swim team gets you killed by a gang of dancing ninja men who know how to twirl.
by TheFigurehead on Sep 10, 2009 3:55 PM EDT up reply actions
More info on the "baby"
Staring at the swim team gets you killed by a gang of dancing ninja men who know how to twirl.
by TheFigurehead on Sep 10, 2009 3:49 PM EDT up reply actions
why is this stage starting so late?
seems odd.
George bunny-hopped my bike somehow. He's like a cat. -- cvv
I think because they are doing some circuits at the end so they aren't going to be out too late on a highway
plus they only have a TT tommorow
by Vlaanderen90 on Sep 10, 2009 2:27 PM EDT up reply actions
I think today is going to be very interesting
With Cav out of the race, and a bunch of domestic teams who have not shown well, I think it will be chaos from the gun
It was relatively quiet yesterday at the start compared to 2 days ago, where Ted King said that they averaged 50kph for the first 2 hours
So since they were rested yesterday they should come out guns-a-blazin’
by Vlaanderen90 on Sep 10, 2009 2:29 PM EDT up reply actions
is there a link to the low video?
universal page just seems to be loading and loading but going nowhere on my cp.
George bunny-hopped my bike somehow. He's like a cat. -- cvv
I did read it but ...
didn’t realize your link (which works) was different from the one I had bookmarked earlier in the week. many apologies!
George bunny-hopped my bike somehow. He's like a cat. -- cvv
I'm looking at the profile
Is it part 34763 in the “profiles sucks” series? I can’t see that wall they mention in the description.
Staring at the swim team gets you killed by a gang of dancing ninja men who know how to twirl.
Constant up and down again today
There is a group of about 20 riders getting a gap on a pretty nice riser
he's got a really good gap. one rider trying to bridge
Columbia rider had a mechanical, so they are not helping chase back this lone rider yet
Break is more than a minute up the road, but the peloton is not happy yet
Four more riders trying to get off the front
This incarnation of the break looks dangerous.
Going to be a big group.
The first cyclist to stand up to him. And he did it in silence.
I think the Kansas City thing might be an unfortunate name then
Staring at the swim team gets you killed by a gang of dancing ninja men who know how to twirl.
by TheFigurehead on Sep 10, 2009 3:48 PM EDT up reply actions
Yeah, but
Kansas City means Kansas City, Missouri. Kansas City, Kansas means Kansas City, Kansas. The big town’s in MO.
Now I'm singing Kansas City, Kansas City here I come. They got pretty little women and I'm gonna...
The first cyclist to stand up to him. And he did it in silence.
By cracky,
we ain’t even IN Kansas! It’s right over there, hit a homer to left field, you’re in Kansas. We get SICK of fighting this battle!
Homer who?
What if I end up in Homer, Alaska?
Staring at the swim team gets you killed by a gang of dancing ninja men who know how to twirl.
by TheFigurehead on Sep 10, 2009 3:58 PM EDT up reply actions
VN commentary claims Cav had an infection that was bothering him, so he's out and taking antibiotics.
I think maybe that finish scared the bejesus out of him. It’s all fun and games until someone gets their eye poked out.
The first cyclist to stand up to him. And he did it in silence.
Hrm.....
I am at http://tourofmissouritracker.com/ and all I get is the timetable, and “Connecting to video server”
Can anyone help?
"It looks like talking, but it’s just words that comes out"
~ Andy Schleck
click on "low"
Staring at the swim team gets you killed by a gang of dancing ninja men who know how to twirl.
by TheFigurehead on Sep 10, 2009 3:54 PM EDT up reply actions
I think we lost Hons. Haven't heard from him yet.
The first cyclist to stand up to him. And he did it in silence.
I'm a slow clicker
or I had some work to do.
"It looks like talking, but it’s just words that comes out"
~ Andy Schleck
but that's workign perfecttly
thanks
"It looks like talking, but it’s just words that comes out"
~ Andy Schleck
I know it's impossible to enforce
but sprinters should get fined when they quit Grand Tours as soon as the hills arrive.
Moo
Number 71?
Staring at the swim team gets you killed by a gang of dancing ninja men who know how to twirl.
by TheFigurehead on Sep 10, 2009 4:05 PM EDT up reply actions
Break at 3.15
Bernard Van Ulden (Jelly Belly), Bradley White (OUCH p/b Maxxis), Jeff Louder (BMC Racing Team) Bradley White (OUCH p/b Maxxis) and Michael Creed (Team Type 1)
Which one was the real Bradley White. They both looked identical to me.
The first cyclist to stand up to him. And he did it in silence.
They are hilarious. Our local has cows, chickens and other various barnyard
animal decor, including on the table tops. Went there one, didn’t make a return visit.
Not enough bike races in N. America.
Waffle houses are closing down in lots of places.
The first cyclist to stand up to him. And he did it in silence.
My research on everything Missouri goes on
And today I’ve learnt that Cedric the Entertainer and Christian Cantwell both comes from Jefferson City, Kans… sorry, Jefferson City, Missouri. I’ve also learnt that there is city named Westphalia in Missouri, don’t know if it’s peaceful there, and maybe the rest of the peloton can fool Garmin to ride to Argyle, Missouri (population: 164).
Staring at the swim team gets you killed by a gang of dancing ninja men who know how to twirl.
There also is a Bourbon, Missouri
Which has a water tower that says “BOURBON” on it, which in turn has led to hundreds of bad jokes from my parents every year when I was growing up as we passed the tower on the way to vacation.
An efficient way of losing potential girlfriends
Staring at the swim team gets you killed by a gang of dancing ninja men who know how to twirl.
by TheFigurehead on Sep 10, 2009 4:21 PM EDT up reply actions
Hello people...can I join the party?
Not much else to do on your own in Jerusalem at this time of night!
"If I were World Road Race Champion, I would wear black shorts. That probably has more to do with me being on the wiser side of 30 and understanding better that the decisions I make now never really go away. White shorts would not be something I'd be proud of...." - David Millar, in Rouleur.
AN Albertina? There are others?!
"If I were World Road Race Champion, I would wear black shorts. That probably has more to do with me being on the wiser side of 30 and understanding better that the decisions I make now never really go away. White shorts would not be something I'd be proud of...." - David Millar, in Rouleur.
Has it not occurred to you that the UK one might be on holiday in Israel...?
"If I were World Road Race Champion, I would wear black shorts. That probably has more to do with me being on the wiser side of 30 and understanding better that the decisions I make now never really go away. White shorts would not be something I'd be proud of...." - David Millar, in Rouleur.
I'm pleased to hear it.
"If I were World Road Race Champion, I would wear black shorts. That probably has more to do with me being on the wiser side of 30 and understanding better that the decisions I make now never really go away. White shorts would not be something I'd be proud of...." - David Millar, in Rouleur.
Is this song
sung while wearing the chicken suit or the bear suit?
there are rumors that field hockey exists
by australopithecine on Sep 10, 2009 4:37 PM EDT up reply actions
No, USA
I have never seen field hockey outside of the Olympics though so it is still a rumor to me.
by australopithecine on Sep 10, 2009 4:42 PM EDT up reply actions
I grew up in the south
and it was too backwards to include such a sport. We had football and then some other sports. I played the other sports and we were not looked upon kindly.
by australopithecine on Sep 10, 2009 4:44 PM EDT up reply actions
we also have la crosse, rugby, swimming, water polo, lots
of different sports in the schools around here in Northern California.
Phooey
We played in college, it is big in NC around the Chapel Hill area in high school and colleges.
No horn, watch for finger.
NC is the plutocrat south compared to Louisiana
I seem to recall hearing a couple of years ago the Duke had a lacrosse team too.
by australopithecine on Sep 10, 2009 4:50 PM EDT up reply actions
Aah you had Austral in your name..
But I play hockey.. So you can scrape that from your cospiracy list ;)
Does anybody know what time it is?
Commentary says it’s 1:24.
Blue bar above picture says ETA of 7:13
Eastern time (east coast usa) is 4:24 so relative to that can anybody figure out how much longer the race might last.
The first cyclist to stand up to him. And he did it in silence.
Thank you. I know you are in the same time zone as the race so I'll work with that.
The first cyclist to stand up to him. And he did it in silence.
Mine says ETA: 1.10
And maybe that’s CEST, I don’t know.
Staring at the swim team gets you killed by a gang of dancing ninja men who know how to twirl.
by TheFigurehead on Sep 10, 2009 4:30 PM EDT up reply actions
What kind of a Fairy Godmother did you meet?
Staring at the swim team gets you killed by a gang of dancing ninja men who know how to twirl.
by TheFigurehead on Sep 10, 2009 4:36 PM EDT up reply actions
Garmin, Liquigas, Cervelo, Astana and Cloumbia controlling the field.
The first cyclist to stand up to him. And he did it in silence.
Oops, more exciting stuff to do
Like watching a movie about the Swedish sterilization program. Good night.
Staring at the swim team gets you killed by a gang of dancing ninja men who know how to twirl.
I have a confession to make
I succumbed to peer pressure and ordered Oakley Jawbones. Even though they are rather ugly, I want to be as fast as Cav.
Bahahaha...let us know the extent to which your performance improves now won't you?
"If I were World Road Race Champion, I would wear black shorts. That probably has more to do with me being on the wiser side of 30 and understanding better that the decisions I make now never really go away. White shorts would not be something I'd be proud of...." - David Millar, in Rouleur.
anything you need to concede is 'rather ugly'
before you even have it in hand is probably a fashion don’t.
George bunny-hopped my bike somehow. He's like a cat. -- cvv
I really have to go to bed....I am wilting. Night all!
"If I were World Road Race Champion, I would wear black shorts. That probably has more to do with me being on the wiser side of 30 and understanding better that the decisions I make now never really go away. White shorts would not be something I'd be proud of...." - David Millar, in Rouleur.
Anybody know how much time the break has?
The first cyclist to stand up to him. And he did it in silence.
I'm ready for the high resolution to start anytime now. tap. tap. tap.
The first cyclist to stand up to him. And he did it in silence.
Was one of them riding a bike and does it answer to Will. ;-D
The first cyclist to stand up to him. And he did it in silence.
Did I jsut see a Cervelo domestiqu giving a bottle to the liqi guy up front?
I love this sport.
"It looks like talking, but it’s just words that comes out"
~ Andy Schleck
Andy said that in a video interview. Someone aksed him what they say
in the peloton when it looks like they are talking to each other, Andy and Frank that is.
Actually
I thought it was referring to how the press create rumours when they see riders chatting
ie. “we saw you talking to Bert…were you conspiring against Lance?”
"It looks like talking, but it’s just words that comes out"
~ Andy Schleck
morning all, no work today means i get to watch Tom..yay
"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
lol... he looks good in the champ jersey
"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 jj..daMN IT
"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
Wahoooo SexyBank..... Yay.........JJ Haedo awesome
"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 think Jens! deserves all the credit.
The first cyclist to stand up to him. And he did it in silence.
indeed
"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
no i haven't..... Ok i'm going to check it out ..thanx
"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
Paul and Frankie had JJ by two tenths, I (they) could be wrong.
The first cyclist to stand up to him. And he did it in silence.
Wahooo Stage win and the Yellow.. Great day for Sexybank..
"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
Official site linked me to CN where they have JJ as the leader.
The first cyclist to stand up to him. And he did it in silence.
Thanks for keeping this all together through the day ZoeRochelle.
The first cyclist to stand up to him. And he did it in silence.
+1
It’s always fun to read these things afterwards
+2 - reading these a week later is pretty funny.
Being at the race, you miss everything. You have a great time, but what actually happens in the race, no idea.
Huge thanks Zoe!!! Next year (god and the political folks of MO willing) we need to set up a phone call tree so you can get live reports from us out on the road!
I'm ready for this road season to wrap up. Bring on Cross!
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