Tour of Qatar Stage 1 TTT ......LIVE
by Jens on Feb 7, 2010 4:46 AM EST
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Start of the season for many of the big guns. Sortainly many of the sprinters have this race marked in their calendars.
Today's 8,2 km Team Timetrial seems to be about the grudge-match between Sky and Garmin. To the winner goes the right to call the other "Wanker" I believe. Normally though, the day is dominated by Quick Step.
Official start list (official site)
Live feeds expected at 12:00 CET (6:00Am US Eastern)
For livefeeds check Steephill or cyclingfans
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Well, I'm hoping Tony is sufficiently recovered from the flu
so that the Saxo boys can call everyone else ‘wanker’ ;)
PS. Jens…’ Qatar’ I think even though it flies in the face of the rule. I promise I tried to fight my ‘true nature’…
"How strange it was to see men doing something beautiful. Something pointless and elegant." Tim Winton, 'Breath'
by Seahorse on Feb 7, 2010 5:49 AM EST reply actions 0 recs
Working feed at cyclingfans
Topsport are off. Riding roadbikes.
by Jens on Feb 7, 2010 6:14 AM EST reply actions 0 recs
Times so far
Vacansoleil 10.03
Topsort 10.14
AG2R10.18
Trek/L 10.20
Couldn’t find an official start list – but seems to be in reverse team order by back numbers
by andrewp on Feb 7, 2010 6:20 AM EST reply actions 0 recs
What's our bruce gap ?
My feed just showed Ag2r at the start
by Jens on Feb 7, 2010 6:22 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
About 13 minutes, they and liqui now finished
by andrewp on Feb 7, 2010 6:23 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
I don't want to show off Jens
but I’m watching teevee….
by rbjhan on Feb 7, 2010 6:25 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
I give it less than two months until rbjhan posts the very same thing
(possibly with ski jumping, luge or something else susbstituting)
by andrewp on Feb 7, 2010 6:27 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Tennis! But then she won't mind..
But since when EUROsport is broadcasted in Australia?
"Here the high school level of immaturity will be left to hottitude columns and people like myself." Der Phil. H
by Frinking on Feb 7, 2010 6:30 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
You'll be pleased to know that I'm not able to see a live feed..
"How strange it was to see men doing something beautiful. Something pointless and elegant." Tim Winton, 'Breath'
by Seahorse on Feb 7, 2010 6:37 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Me neither
But there are sometimes obscure Australian sports n Europsport sometimes
"Here the high school level of immaturity will be left to hottitude columns and people like myself." Der Phil. H
by Frinking on Feb 7, 2010 6:41 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
we just want to make you jealous ;)
PS. i have a live feed now.
"How strange it was to see men doing something beautiful. Something pointless and elegant." Tim Winton, 'Breath'
by Seahorse on Feb 7, 2010 6:42 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
which stream are you guys watching?
seem to be about 5 min behind you all
by thebongolian on Feb 7, 2010 6:30 AM EST reply actions 0 recs
Wow, actual tv.
Nice.
If only I weren’t a poor student. Or actually watched enough tv to make foxtel worth it.
by celerity on Feb 7, 2010 6:33 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Do you have to pay extra for the Eurosport
or does it come with the sports package? Not that I would have that anyway…
by celerity on Feb 7, 2010 6:35 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
just in the sports package
I have exactly the same thing as before.
basic + sports
by rbjhan on Feb 7, 2010 6:37 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
And then some :/
I'm built for descending...
by omnevelnihil on Feb 7, 2010 6:32 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
OOh that's what I'm trying for!
"How strange it was to see men doing something beautiful. Something pointless and elegant." Tim Winton, 'Breath'
by Seahorse on Feb 7, 2010 6:37 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
I've got it! ( Does that sound like Eliza Dolittle?)
"How strange it was to see men doing something beautiful. Something pointless and elegant." Tim Winton, 'Breath'
by Seahorse on Feb 7, 2010 6:39 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Live feed on Day One. TDU could learn a thing or two..
"How strange it was to see men doing something beautiful. Something pointless and elegant." Tim Winton, 'Breath'
by Seahorse on Feb 7, 2010 6:41 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
True, but at least they haven't moved the race
to May or July.
I'm built for descending...
by omnevelnihil on Feb 7, 2010 6:43 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Not as bad as Ag2R.
I didn’t mind it last year, but too much light brown now.
by celerity on Feb 7, 2010 6:34 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Maggie Baying the wind musst be bad as the official site was expecting 9.15 ish
by andrewp on Feb 7, 2010 6:33 AM EST reply actions 0 recs
Topsport looked really smooth
in their rotating wheel formation
by Jens on Feb 7, 2010 6:36 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Pretty funny
You guys are reporting finish times for teams just before they pop up at the startline
by Jens on Feb 7, 2010 6:35 AM EST reply actions 0 recs
Is it okay if I laugh a little? ;)
Staring at the swim team gets you killed by a gang of dancing ninja men who know how to twirl.
by TheFigurehead on Feb 7, 2010 6:41 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Thanks, done
Staring at the swim team gets you killed by a gang of dancing ninja men who know how to twirl.
by TheFigurehead on Feb 7, 2010 6:43 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
heh
never nail your colours to the mast too early :)
"well...you live in england so: you love the rain. loves the queen. hates cycling. based on mr bean had a tremendous amount of humour. all ride in a mini cooper. all getting drunk before the age of 12. getting drunk at least 3 times a day."- frinking, 7/9/09
by benrazor on Feb 7, 2010 8:12 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
It's all right
Notoriously difficult to gauge (T)TT performance by looks.
by tedvdw on Feb 7, 2010 8:29 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Lotto fifth man 6 seconds behind the first - another TTT cock up
by andrewp on Feb 7, 2010 6:44 AM EST reply actions 0 recs
armwaving in these winds is bound to cost you 5-6 seconds
by Jens on Feb 7, 2010 6:46 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Eerily prescient remark - scary even......
\O/ now confirmed as 5th man over the line for OLO
by andrewp on Feb 7, 2010 10:17 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
He's been out of training with illness again this winter
only a week or two though
by Jens on Feb 7, 2010 6:48 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Even more surprising Saxo finish with out Cance
by andrewp on Feb 7, 2010 6:46 AM EST reply actions 0 recs
Ha!
"Here the high school level of immaturity will be left to hottitude columns and people like myself." Der Phil. H
by Frinking on Feb 7, 2010 6:47 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
He'S sick. Stop being so gleeful...
"How strange it was to see men doing something beautiful. Something pointless and elegant." Tim Winton, 'Breath'
by Seahorse on Feb 7, 2010 6:49 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Oh.. It's not a joke
"Here the high school level of immaturity will be left to hottitude columns and people like myself." Der Phil. H
by Frinking on Feb 7, 2010 6:49 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
And yet you're laughing...
"How strange it was to see men doing something beautiful. Something pointless and elegant." Tim Winton, 'Breath'
by Seahorse on Feb 7, 2010 6:50 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Irony not a part of the Aussie make=up I take it?
by ursula on Feb 7, 2010 11:42 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
And here was us attributing that to amurricans ;)
"How strange it was to see men doing something beautiful. Something pointless and elegant." Tim Winton, 'Breath'
by Seahorse on Feb 7, 2010 4:15 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Haussler hanging off the back of CTT train - Maggie B concerned
by andrewp on Feb 7, 2010 6:49 AM EST reply actions 0 recs
False alarm from Maggie methinks
Looked OK when whole team finished together
by andrewp on Feb 7, 2010 6:52 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Haussler was on fire already in Qatar last year wasn't he?
by Jens on Feb 7, 2010 6:54 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Was the main reason he got so many VDS picks iirc
by andrewp on Feb 7, 2010 6:55 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
That'll teach people not to pick based on the early races
by Jens on Feb 7, 2010 6:57 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Being sarcastic I assume?
"Let’s plunge ourselves into the roar of time, the whirl of accident; may pain and pleasure, success and failure, shift as they will- it’s only action that can make a man" Faust, Goethe
by Ahillock on Feb 8, 2010 2:10 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Omne, is 'live' for you like live for me... a buffering nightmare?
"How strange it was to see men doing something beautiful. Something pointless and elegant." Tim Winton, 'Breath'
by Seahorse on Feb 7, 2010 6:51 AM EST reply actions 0 recs
It's a bit all over the place
But it hasn’t been too bad so far.
I'm built for descending...
by omnevelnihil on Feb 7, 2010 6:53 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
How's that for equivocation? :)
I'm built for descending...
by omnevelnihil on Feb 7, 2010 6:53 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Love it... you do measured and I'll do hyperbole.
"How strange it was to see men doing something beautiful. Something pointless and elegant." Tim Winton, 'Breath'
by Seahorse on Feb 7, 2010 6:54 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
+8 to CTT and GRM
+13 SAX
+18 HTC
+20 QSI
+21 SAUR, LIQ, BMC
by andrewp on Feb 7, 2010 6:57 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Big whoop... I'm trying to like this result but...
"How strange it was to see men doing something beautiful. Something pointless and elegant." Tim Winton, 'Breath'
by Seahorse on Feb 7, 2010 6:58 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
1. Sky 9’41 2. Cervélo + 8" 3. Garmin + 8" 4. Saxo+ 13" 5. HTC + 18" 6. Qucik-Step + 20" 7. Saur + 21" 8. Liquigas + 21" 9. BMC + 21" 10. Vacansoleil + 22" 11. Milram + 25" 12. Katusha + 33" 13. Omega + 33" 14. Topsport + 33" 15. AG2R + 37" 16. Livestrong + 39"
"Here the high school level of immaturity will be left to hottitude columns and people like myself." Der Phil. H
by Frinking on Feb 7, 2010 6:58 AM EST reply actions 0 recs
went wtf for a second there
in my mind he’s still on columbia
by thebongolian on Feb 7, 2010 7:00 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
That would be good news
"How strange it was to see men doing something beautiful. Something pointless and elegant." Tim Winton, 'Breath'
by Seahorse on Feb 7, 2010 7:01 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Cyclingnews is giving that honour to Wiggins?
"How strange it was to see men doing something beautiful. Something pointless and elegant." Tim Winton, 'Breath'
by Seahorse on Feb 7, 2010 7:15 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Defintely the Norwegian jersey that crossed the line first
Am now watching bits on rewind and just seen that again
by andrewp on Feb 7, 2010 7:19 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Probably relying on the Eurosport commentary
which is unfortunately provided by Carlton Kirby
by William H on Feb 7, 2010 7:24 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Cervelo are going to be so pissed off
when the PdC kits roll out and Cervelo are relegated to second coolest
by Jens on Feb 7, 2010 7:01 AM EST reply actions 0 recs
Time bonuses:
1st – 10"
2st – 6"
3st – 4"
by Grzdylu on Feb 7, 2010 7:02 AM EST reply actions 0 recs
Sky look like Frinking's Dementors...
"How strange it was to see men doing something beautiful. Something pointless and elegant." Tim Winton, 'Breath'
by Seahorse on Feb 7, 2010 7:02 AM EST reply actions 0 recs
Well, no other team had three engines like Wiggo, EBH and Thomas in the race
by Jens on Feb 7, 2010 7:03 AM EST reply actions 0 recs
they look
a bunch of amateurs compared with cervelo, sky…lol
my feed is a bit late. lol
by semprenaroda on Feb 7, 2010 7:06 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
It's going to be tough for Boonen to keep his title now.. Farrar in pole position now
"Here the high school level of immaturity will be left to hottitude columns and people like myself." Der Phil. H
by Frinking on Feb 7, 2010 7:07 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
I'm still trying to work out what my feed is giving me :(
"How strange it was to see men doing something beautiful. Something pointless and elegant." Tim Winton, 'Breath'
by Seahorse on Feb 7, 2010 7:07 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Cervelo got penalised 1 minute for "unauthorised pushing"
by William H on Feb 7, 2010 9:30 AM EST reply actions 0 recs
bos?
sorry, couldn’t resist.
"well...you live in england so: you love the rain. loves the queen. hates cycling. based on mr bean had a tremendous amount of humour. all ride in a mini cooper. all getting drunk before the age of 12. getting drunk at least 3 times a day."- frinking, 7/9/09
by benrazor on Feb 7, 2010 9:56 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
handsling, apparently
I haven’t watched any of it yet though.
by civetta on Feb 7, 2010 10:04 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Damn, damn, damn.
Just catching up with the news. GHH says he pushed Rasch to avoid crashing when the wind blew them together. Knocked from second to dead last—too far back to catch up in a race like this. That’s got to hurt.
I will be a different rider in 2010, one who wins races.--Linus Gerdemann
by majope on Feb 7, 2010 10:41 AM EST reply actions 0 recs
Seriously?
That was either the longest “push to avoid a crash” in history or some overzealous adjudication.
Those little pushes are very common in cycling, even in a TTT. What next, no body contact at all?
"Age and treachery will overcome youth and skill" - Fausto Coppi
by muk on Feb 7, 2010 12:35 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
That is idiotic that they are penalized 1 minute for such a short course. Should have just gotten like 30 seconds or something so they
aren’t dead in the water.
by Vlaanderen90 on Feb 7, 2010 5:53 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
A Push Is A Push...
…it doesn’t matter how long the race is – it’s still a penalty.
by Chief Commissaire on Feb 7, 2010 6:22 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
So says the Commissaire.
Anybody got a video of this “push” yet?
"It's a lovely thing, feeling that momentum. If you're lucky, it's also about grace." Tim Winton
by sminer on Feb 7, 2010 10:16 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Yeah that really sucks.
Wish I could see a video replay of what happened. So much for Haussler winning Tour of Qatar. Hopefully this makes him mad and he goes on a tear this season. ;)
"Let’s plunge ourselves into the roar of time, the whirl of accident; may pain and pleasure, success and failure, shift as they will- it’s only action that can make a man" Faust, Goethe
by Ahillock on Feb 8, 2010 2:18 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
*-Lotto
continuing their fine tradition of team time trialling.
by slowK on Feb 7, 2010 3:02 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
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