ToC Stage 2 Preview - Davis to Santa Rosa
by Jimbo... on May 17, 2010 1:56 PM EDT
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Today's stage rolls 109 miles (176 km) from Davis to Santa Rosa. Word on the street is that Levi lives in or around this Santa Rosa place! Who knew... Unlike yesterday's downhill parade to what appeared to my eyes to be a very expensive office-park Cat 4/5 crit, today's stage promises some real racing complete with climbing (yeah) and vineyards (yum) and rain (yuk)...
Three, count-em, three climbs! Not easy climbs either. I've personally ridden the Trinity/Oakville grade from Sonoma to Oakville, in both directions, and they are doing it the hard direction. The road up out of Oakville is a solid 17% for a mile. Ouch. The fine folks at Williams Wheels even put together some nice video of couple of skinny guys riding all three climbs. Check em out here. And the even finer folks at AEG and Amgen, who are putting on this excellent event (thanks!), have more details here and here. And don't miss the live tour tracker coverage here (not actually live until 2 Pacific time). Oh, and Gav posted this Bonnie Ford link as well (thanks Gav). So many links, so little sunshine. Now, where did I put that rain gear from last year?
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very expensive office park crit, ha!
also, i thought bike racers only crashed on road furniture in the netherlands.
Maybe Sacramento has a large Dutch population?
"Do you think we are a bunch a girls?...Go and ride some cobbles and you’ll definately know that we don’t discuss perfume and shaving cream." - Dom
Nah. Just wannabees ;)
"Mollema not flying, +12 at interm." Bruce. "I hope he doesn't slip in Frinking's tears.." Seahorse.
When does this go live video?
"Mollema not flying, +12 at interm." Bruce. "I hope he doesn't slip in Frinking's tears.." Seahorse.
it will be 2pm pst all week, except sat and sun when it will be 3.30pm pst
"Wizard's first rule. People are stupid. They will believe anything they want to be true or fear to be true." -- Terry Goodkind
yeah. sorry about that. don't know what my fingers were thinking there
"Wizard's first rule. People are stupid. They will believe anything they want to be true or fear to be true." -- Terry Goodkind
I read that. Just did the math wrong. thx.
"Mollema not flying, +12 at interm." Bruce. "I hope he doesn't slip in Frinking's tears.." Seahorse.
5PM EDT?!?!?!
C’Mon, 85% of the nation’s cyclists will be on their own ride at 5PM!!
Oh well, beats no coverage. Looks like rain here in Michigan anyway.
damn it,
now i have to watch bike racing on personal time. i like getting paid for it so much better.
"Ants don’t worry, they operate like a fantastic team, they accept obstacles and deal with them in a positive manner, they don’t complain and remain positive. An ant doesn’t work on emotion, is proactive and always chooses the ant role."
Currently raining at the finish
"Do you think we are a bunch a girls?...Go and ride some cobbles and you’ll definately know that we don’t discuss perfume and shaving cream." - Dom
so, where's the live race thread?
"Wizard's first rule. People are stupid. They will believe anything they want to be true or fear to be true." -- Terry Goodkind
Scheduled for 4:30.
The first 20 minutes of the breakaway I was regretting that I went. But after that it was a really nice day, with huge crowds. I felt like I was in the Giro, only Vinokourov was missing.--Marc de Maar, after Stage 1 of ToC
KOM #1 results: Cat. 4 “Cardiac Hill” at mile 26.9:
1. Thomas Rabou (Team Type 1)
2. Karl Menzies (Unitedhealthcare Presented by Maxxis)
3. Jay Robert Thomson (Fly V Australia)
4. Andrew Randell (SpiderTech Powered by Planet Energy)
SITUATION
Karl Menzies (Unitedhealthcare Presented by Maxxis), Jay Robert Thomson (Fly V Australia), Andrew Randell (SpiderTech Powered by Planet Energy), Thomas Rabou (Team Type 1)
Michael Friedman (Jelly Belly Presented by Kenda) at ?
Peloton at 6:00
"Wizard's first rule. People are stupid. They will believe anything they want to be true or fear to be true." -- Terry Goodkind
Hurray umwolverine.
We got our live thread right here.
Bicycling is the nearest approximation I know to the flight of birds. Louis J. Helle, Jr.
How soon can we expect pictures? ;-)
Bicycling is the nearest approximation I know to the flight of birds. Louis J. Helle, Jr.
do you read the posts?
"Wizard's first rule. People are stupid. They will believe anything they want to be true or fear to be true." -- Terry Goodkind
ah. those type of pictures. thought you meant video. apologies.
"Wizard's first rule. People are stupid. They will believe anything they want to be true or fear to be true." -- Terry Goodkind
Go Meatball!
I’m hoping something impossible happens and he finds his climbing legs.
Bicycling is the nearest approximation I know to the flight of birds. Louis J. Helle, Jr.
We are home. Went to the Davis departure, made sure Tom and George are ok, and came home.
Both of our boys look stiff and sore.
How soon can we expect pictures?
Bicycling is the nearest approximation I know to the flight of birds. Louis J. Helle, Jr.
Break with 6:40 lead with 60k down
Karl Menzies (Unitedhealthcare Presented by Maxxis),
Jay Robert Thomson (Fly V Australia),
Andrew Randell (SpiderTech Powered by Planet Energy),
Thomas Rabou (Team Type 1),
Michael Friedman (Jelly Belly Presented by Kenda)
Bicycling is the nearest approximation I know to the flight of birds. Louis J. Helle, Jr.
CyclingNews has a few “pictures from the start”http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/at-the-start-of-stage-two-of-the-tour-of-california
Bicycling is the nearest approximation I know to the flight of birds. Louis J. Helle, Jr.
Thanks! Did you have fun there or what?
Bicycling is the nearest approximation I know to the flight of birds. Louis J. Helle, Jr.
We did! So much happens at once though that I need to be 3 people.
I stood on a picnic table with 5 other people to get pics of the sign in.
yeah, she is back this year
Tommeke!, Tommeke!, Tommeke!, Tommeke!
by Vlaanderen90 on May 17, 2010 4:23 PM EDT up reply actions
She walked by me. Couldn't get a pic. Her white pants are made of plastic. :-\
and she looked horribly uncomfortable in her heels.
I just wish the pictures they posted had captions.
It just seemed really out of place. But that is always the case in cycling isn’t it. Random things like devils and antlers are always showing up.
Who does that nasty knee belong to?
"Mollema not flying, +12 at interm." Bruce. "I hope he doesn't slip in Frinking's tears.." Seahorse.
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