Vuelta Stage 6: Post Stage Thread
by Chris Fontecchio on Sep 4, 2009 12:09 PM EDT
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PrintFun last half-hour today, with a world-class breakaway group enlivening things around the 12km mark. Talent notwithstanding, Alessandro Ballan, Matti Breschel, David De la Fuente and Philippe Gilbert couldn't survive the undulating, technical run-in, which eventually left us with a bunch sprint. Results:
- Borut Božič, Vacansoleil
- Tyler Farrar, Gamin
- Daniele Bennati, Liquigas
- Davide Vigano,
- Tom Boonen, Quick Step
Not much change in GC, Greipel stays in gold until tomorrow, when the cronomen will take over. Here's your image du jour:
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Exceedingly slow
"How strange it was to see men doing something beautiful. Something pointless and elegant." Tim Winton, 'Breath'
But loading the thread...Aargh!
"How strange it was to see men doing something beautiful. Something pointless and elegant." Tim Winton, 'Breath'
I think
whatever was going wrong has finally been addressed.
ABRUZZIAM...uh oh
by Chris Fontecchio on Sep 4, 2009 1:17 PM EDT up reply actions
Broke the cork. Amateur.
Throughout the stage all I kept on thinking was: ‘don’t finish second, you can’t finish second again’.--Heinrich Haussler
nice job with the grimaces, too
This definitely made the top ten all-time champagne bottle opening sequences. Cipollini’s status as the best at getting the bottle open efficiently and effortlessly remains unchallenged (Ale-Jet isn’t bad), but Bozic raised the standard for the “clowning while wrestling with a recalcitrant bottle” category.
by GreylockGrinder on Sep 4, 2009 12:55 PM EDT up reply actions
See you tomorrow folks. Nice as usual today.
Now work → ride (it is not as sunny as Spain…) → Beer(s)
Your bike doesn't want to crash so relax and let it roll!!!
Makes it a lot more fun
"How strange it was to see men doing something beautiful. Something pointless and elegant." Tim Winton, 'Breath'
The Spaniards haven't been this evil since the inquisition
And noone expected this to be the spring classics all over again either. First they start off in the Netherlands and in Belgium, bad weather, cobbles, Cauberg, St Nicolas and whatnot. Then they go to Spain, have road furniture all over the place and attacks from Gilbert, Breschel and Ballan. Stop teasing us, can we have the spring classics for real, please?!
Staring at the swim team gets you killed by a gang of dancing ninja men who know how to twirl.
Despite being an Haitch Tee See fan
I am happy to see someone new win a sprint stage. Nice sprintin’ Borut Božič. Spread the love around.
Oh
that is excellent.
ABRUZZIAM...uh oh
by Chris Fontecchio on Sep 4, 2009 1:18 PM EDT up reply actions
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