D, B, P & P: Denmark, Burgos, Portugal, and Poland...LIVE!
by ursula on Aug 6, 2010 10:36 AM EDT
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PrintWall-to-wall action today, but let's recap before we get totally confused:
- Denmark. That's the race where Topsport's Michael Van Stayen took a couple Jakob Fuglsang roundhouse punches yesterday to take command in round two. Round three today promises to be more of the same.
- Burgos saw that closing cat 3 climb separate Samu and Jiggy (sammy Sanchez and Jose Ivan Gutierrez) from the pack for a several second lead over a flotilla of riders. Today's 21.3 km TTT on tap. The TT will set things up nicely for the climbing stage 5 finale on Sunday.
- Portugal meanwhile saw Oleg Chuzhda of Caja Rural escape for a 1:32 lead on GC over Candido Barbosa of Palmeiras Resort. Stage 2 today finishes with a big climb which is sure to shake and bak the field again. (Hey! Notice I got the stage number right um and the rest of ya?)
- Finally Poland saw Dan Martin of shh-garmin TRANSITIONS (gotta give some respect to the second name of the team) take off on the final climb while his rivals wrung their hands in fear. He's got a 20 second lead over nine other guys heading into stage 6 and its razor sharp course profile including another uphill finish. With stage 7 being downhill to the end, today's stage will probably determine the final GC.
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And here we go
Junior world champs separated from the senior world champs and: blammo! No media coverage whatsoever :( The time trial for girls has just started.
Ceci n'est pas une signature.
Well I believe they are coming back together in a couple years time for the Limburg Worlds, so that will be nice
Tommeke!, Tommeke!, Tommeke!, Tommeke!
Ah, BVLS = Belgisch Voetbal Live Streams...
Never got that. Never watched any Belgian football on it either.
by blackswangreen on Aug 6, 2010 5:30 AM EDT up reply actions
I know
just that they removed the dedicated cycling page so the link in the post is no longer valid.
Ceci n'est pas une signature.
Go into History... your old links will still work..
"How strange it was to see men doing something beautiful. Something pointless and elegant." Tim Winton, 'Breath'
Yeah, the past ain't what it used to be.
I'm no Tom Danielson. He's a great guy, but I think there are people that can handle pressure, and people that can't.--Taylor Phinney
Only correction above is that it is a TTT in Burgos and not a TT
1. Andronio Giocattoli 15:17
2. Burgos 2016-Castilla y León 15:21
3. Orbea 15:25
4. Topsport Vlaanderen-Mercator 15:29
5. Andalucía-CajaSur 15:33
6. Quick Step 15:37
7. Vacansoleil 15:41
8. Footon-Servetto 15:45
9. Ceramica Flaminia 15:49
10. Acqua&Sapone 15:53
11. Rabobank 15:57
12. Team Sky 16:01
13. Euskaltel-Euskadi 16:05
14. Team Katusha 16:09
15. Liquigas-Doimo 16:13
16. Xacobeo Galicia 16:17
17. Caisse d’Epargne 16:21
Above is the start order and the course is pretty darn flat with only a couple small rollers.
Tommeke!, Tommeke!, Tommeke!, Tommeke!
In a Team Time Trial and in a race that he isn't currently in? Now that would be a feat...
Tommeke!, Tommeke!, Tommeke!, Tommeke!
Crazy Thomas just got fourth in the first Nem-ID bakkespurt in Denmark
So he’s trying :) He’s in an 11-man break.
I know
but he is Thomas de Gendt, after all. I would not put it past him.
Queen Stage in Poland today with 6 categorized climbs including an hilltop finish
should be an interesting watch, profile here
Hilltop finish in Portugal today as well though more of a drag than anything, the whole course and the final 3 km
Danmark will be a tough day with 4 categorized hills and a tough finishing circuit. Here is the course route profile and followed by the circuit profile which I think they are doing between 2 or 3 times
Tommeke!, Tommeke!, Tommeke!, Tommeke!
Poland looks hard today.
Burgos doesn’t look like anything Sanchez can’t handle. Denmark I struggle to get excited about.
Poland is going to be some good racing today...I can't get too excited about Denmark since there is no viddy
but there is going to be good racing there
Tommeke!, Tommeke!, Tommeke!, Tommeke!
Denmark: i haven't been paying much attention so far,
and that’s one of those amplified profiles which throws you, so I have no clue who might do what.
It has to be a Sexy Banker... just because I want it to be...
"How strange it was to see men doing something beautiful. Something pointless and elegant." Tim Winton, 'Breath'
Porte for me...even without a man scarf he's excellent..
"How strange it was to see men doing something beautiful. Something pointless and elegant." Tim Winton, 'Breath'
Jakob is also too far back in comparison with Breschel
"How strange it was to see men doing something beautiful. Something pointless and elegant." Tim Winton, 'Breath'
Well, it's actually Breschel near the head of the GC..
"How strange it was to see men doing something beautiful. Something pointless and elegant." Tim Winton, 'Breath'
If I'm being biased,
rather a classics rider with a sprint than a bescarfed young hype magnet for this type of flattish tour.
Porte... who is an excellent TT'er
"How strange it was to see men doing something beautiful. Something pointless and elegant." Tim Winton, 'Breath'
And if Porte makes up 4 minutes in a sub 20-km TT, he is Superman
Tommeke!, Tommeke!, Tommeke!, Tommeke!
Of course he is... not. Lol
"How strange it was to see men doing something beautiful. Something pointless and elegant." Tim Winton, 'Breath'
They mustn't... but Porte is on my VDS team
and one of the few riders I know in Denmark..
"How strange it was to see men doing something beautiful. Something pointless and elegant." Tim Winton, 'Breath'
Well there is always Tuft, if he is on form...Sergent can time trial excellent
Maybe Roulston, Jens Mouris, Gretsch, Ghyselinck (if on complete form), Guldhammer…There is hope
Tommeke!, Tommeke!, Tommeke!, Tommeke!
Rolling...the last climb is the steep one right near the end but while its steep, it is very short.
Tommeke!, Tommeke!, Tommeke!, Tommeke!
Maybe...if his TT is up to snuff. There are like 4 or 5 guys on HTC
that could come close to Fuglsang in the TT
Tommeke!, Tommeke!, Tommeke!, Tommeke!
And he may well get it..
"How strange it was to see men doing something beautiful. Something pointless and elegant." Tim Winton, 'Breath'
My work schedules eh?
Well today I have NOTHING on. No desk shifts, no courses, no tutorials. I am currently however searching for guidlines on end of life care, which is a little depressing. I shall be looking to the Cafe for light relief ;)
Nice marmotte
Or perhaps you could provide us with light relief?
"How strange it was to see men doing something beautiful. Something pointless and elegant." Tim Winton, 'Breath'
You're here now, so light relief is in sight :)
"How strange it was to see men doing something beautiful. Something pointless and elegant." Tim Winton, 'Breath'
You may be the only one here aside from Sminer capable of that... we'd love it :)
"How strange it was to see men doing something beautiful. Something pointless and elegant." Tim Winton, 'Breath'
And what will be the accompaniment?
"How strange it was to see men doing something beautiful. Something pointless and elegant." Tim Winton, 'Breath'
A choir of assorted vegetables
For rhythm I will stomp my feet occasionally.
I want fruit please...
"How strange it was to see men doing something beautiful. Something pointless and elegant." Tim Winton, 'Breath'
Excellent :)
"How strange it was to see men doing something beautiful. Something pointless and elegant." Tim Winton, 'Breath'
Hanna Solovey (Ukraine) is the Junior Women's ITT World Champion
1 SOLOVEY HANNA UKR 21’30.36
2 FERRAND PREVOT PAULINE FRA 5.13
3 CURE AMY AUS 12.30
4 TROTT LAURA GBR 53.18
5 ZORZI SUSANNA ITA 1’14.60
6 MUFFAT ALEXIA FRA 1’22.21
7 VISSER ANNELIES NED 1’26.86
8 KRÖGER MIEKE GER 1’34.42
9 THORSEN THEA NOR 1’43.84
10 RIVERA CORYN USA 1’45.47
Tommeke!, Tommeke!, Tommeke!, Tommeke!
nice work Coryn
"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."
tickers (still waiting on portugal)
danmark:
http://pdr.reimer-it.dk/live_text.html
poland:
http://tdp.magazynrowerowy.pl/
burgos:
http://www.biciciclismo.com/cas/site/noticias-ficha.asp?id=29169
"Wizard's first rule. People are stupid. They will believe anything they want to be true or fear to be true." -- Terry Goodkind
Woman of the hour! Good morning...
"How strange it was to see men doing something beautiful. Something pointless and elegant." Tim Winton, 'Breath'
morning. sorry for the delay. had to wait for stage 8 of the tdf to stop capturing (so, needed to hoard the bandwidth).
"Wizard's first rule. People are stupid. They will believe anything they want to be true or fear to be true." -- Terry Goodkind
ticker for portugal
"Wizard's first rule. People are stupid. They will believe anything they want to be true or fear to be true." -- Terry Goodkind
DANMARK: after 10km, 10 riders have a 23 second gap, cervelo leads the peloton.
"Wizard's first rule. People are stupid. They will believe anything they want to be true or fear to be true." -- Terry Goodkind
like that one worked. after 28km, another 5 riders have a 30 sec gap
"Wizard's first rule. People are stupid. They will believe anything they want to be true or fear to be true." -- Terry Goodkind
They have 46s and go by the names of
Lieuwe Westra (Vacansoleil Pro Cycling Team)
Ronan van Zandbeek (Skil-Shimano)
Kasper Jebjerg (Team Designa Køkken-Blue Water)
Nikolaj Olesen (Team Concordia Forsikring Himmerland)
Sep Vanmarcke (Topsport Vlaanderen-Mercator)
Cervélo is chasing them down, the break had over a minute.
Wow, if Vanmarcke and Westra were allowed a gap, it might not come back...but they aren't
Tommeke!, Tommeke!, Tommeke!, Tommeke!
after 49km, gap 1.11
"Wizard's first rule. People are stupid. They will believe anything they want to be true or fear to be true." -- Terry Goodkind
don't know about Vanmarcke's TT, but if Westra could stay away...
no idea about the other s in the break, if they’ll last.
Westra is the only threat I can see but he is 40 seconds down on Fuglsang and co. in the G.C. plus
so Topsport played it smart to put Vanmarcke in there for protection of the jersey if the break goes. He would have a 40 second buffer on Westra if it went to the line.
Tommeke!, Tommeke!, Tommeke!, Tommeke!
POLAND: after 6km, 8 riders attacking
"Wizard's first rule. People are stupid. They will believe anything they want to be true or fear to be true." -- Terry Goodkind
POLAND:
Breakaway:
Trusov, Van Winden, Devolder, Stubbe, Marycz, Eichler, Golas, Rollin
Stubbe is feeling frisky this week...3rd break I believe he has been in
Tommeke!, Tommeke!, Tommeke!, Tommeke!
Dziś [13:51] Attack, #34 CZAłIłOW Michaił (KAT) , #132 ARAMENDIA LORENTE Javier (EUS) , #134 IZAGIRRE Gorka (EUS) , #122 HAYMAN Mathew (SKY) , #194 HOOGERLAND Johnny (VAC) ,
"Wizard's first rule. People are stupid. They will believe anything they want to be true or fear to be true." -- Terry Goodkind
The live text update about the attack that stated
13:53 – Johnny Hoogerland is there.
Is probably the most redundant update ever.
Khalilov for Katusha? I'm just going by the KAT at the end there
Tommeke!, Tommeke!, Tommeke!, Tommeke!
Poland:
six climbs I cat. (km 143,5; 182,3; 193; 205,3; 217,1
and two sprints (km 77 and 91).
Will Martin be dead meat
after the impressive win yesterday? My money is on Szmyd today.
A win by Szmyd would be sweet...
"How strange it was to see men doing something beautiful. Something pointless and elegant." Tim Winton, 'Breath'
Is the Polish champ at all likely to do anything in this race?
or will team Poland just be going for Rutkiewitz for the overall?
We miss Frinking... not least of all for his entertainment value. This is from his Twitter... priceless!
Worst day on the mountainbike ever.. Just parked on one mountain. Think I saw a snail surpass me. Ï called it a day after 45 min.
"How strange it was to see men doing something beautiful. Something pointless and elegant." Tim Winton, 'Breath'
Nah.. It wasn,t the bike.. That time.
Not used bike from my parents.. But being in France.. Mountainbike is nice if you try every path you see
I love the image of the snail surpassing you... lol
"How strange it was to see men doing something beautiful. Something pointless and elegant." Tim Winton, 'Breath'
I first wanted to say I was that slow that Albertina could have surpassed me..
But that would have been too offensive
like a little boy punching the little girl in the arm?
"Wizard's first rule. People are stupid. They will believe anything they want to be true or fear to be true." -- Terry Goodkind
does that not work?
"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."
i cannot say. i've had no personal experience of such.
needless to say, not many people like me.
"Wizard's first rule. People are stupid. They will believe anything they want to be true or fear to be true." -- Terry Goodkind
oh, please no. i like being anti-social.
"Wizard's first rule. People are stupid. They will believe anything they want to be true or fear to be true." -- Terry Goodkind
Look after the birdlife :)
"How strange it was to see men doing something beautiful. Something pointless and elegant." Tim Winton, 'Breath'
He just does guest appearances these days :)
"How strange it was to see men doing something beautiful. Something pointless and elegant." Tim Winton, 'Breath'
So he has to place himself somewhere in the photograph of the fen above...
"How strange it was to see men doing something beautiful. Something pointless and elegant." Tim Winton, 'Breath'
I like it... or in Podicci's beak...
"How strange it was to see men doing something beautiful. Something pointless and elegant." Tim Winton, 'Breath'
ya think?
"Wizard's first rule. People are stupid. They will believe anything they want to be true or fear to be true." -- Terry Goodkind
Rain favours the brave and
sometime the mindless.
Dziś [13:46] So much water on the road, almost impossible to ride in some places
"Wizard's first rule. People are stupid. They will believe anything they want to be true or fear to be true." -- Terry Goodkind
The guy's name is §Michael van Staeyen..
Topsprinter when he rode at the Rabo CT. Almost won a sprint or maybe he did in Missouri beating Cavendish
Actually I think the stage Frink is referring to in the '08 edition of missouri when Boy Van Poppel won and van staeyen was second
and both of them beat Cavendish
Tommeke!, Tommeke!, Tommeke!, Tommeke!
yep.. this one
http://www.cqranking.com/men/asp/gen/race.asp?raceid=8755
It must be said.. Cav was in the breakaway of the day
Can I talk about cricket without getting the banhammer?
We have Pakistan 37/6!!!! :-))
Nice marmotte
Well done... although when anyone flogs Pakistan, I feel like we're picking on them..
"How strange it was to see men doing something beautiful. Something pointless and elegant." Tim Winton, 'Breath'
Good morning, Multitasking gifted people!
I sense some excitement in the air. Let me guess. Frinking was here!
ASTANA - 4 - EVAH! Is classier than SUNGARD- WHATEVAH!
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You missed him! Very bad timing...
"How strange it was to see men doing something beautiful. Something pointless and elegant." Tim Winton, 'Breath'
He will be back. It is hard to stay away from the Café for long.
ASTANA - 4 - EVAH! Is classier than SUNGARD- WHATEVAH!
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Frinking: Frog Saver and Protector!
Good man :)
"How strange it was to see men doing something beautiful. Something pointless and elegant." Tim Winton, 'Breath'
Sorry, last we heard it was:
Dziś [13:51] Attack, #34 CZAłIłOW Michaił (KAT) , #132 ARAMENDIA LORENTE Javier (EUS) , #134 IZAGIRRE Gorka (EUS) , #122 HAYMAN Mathew (SKY) , #194 HOOGERLAND Johnny (VAC) ,
Nice marmotte
I have
- SAPA Marcin (LAM) , #34 CZAłIłOW Michaił (KAT) , #122 HAYMAN Mathew (SKY) , #132 ARAMENDIA LORENTE Javier (EUS) , #134 IZAGIRRE Gorka (EUS) , #185, #193 GOłAś Michał (VAC) , #194 HOOGERLAND Johnny (VAC)
Tommeke!, Tommeke!, Tommeke!, Tommeke!
Some others, includes of course obligatory Vacansoleil rider or two!
ASTANA - 4 - EVAH! Is classier than SUNGARD- WHATEVAH!
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Denmark: 4 are still out there...I think Van Zandbeek dropped back, at least according to the ticker
gap is 5:20 with over 100km to go for Westra, Vanmarcke, Jebjerg and Olesen
Tommeke!, Tommeke!, Tommeke!, Tommeke!
Van Zandbeek, who is stagiairing for Skil, suffered a punctured and then crashed too so that is why he isn't in the escape still
but is safely in the peloton
Tommeke!, Tommeke!, Tommeke!, Tommeke!
ha!
Vacansoleil in the Break. Don’t worry it is not going to stick!
ASTANA - 4 - EVAH! Is classier than SUNGARD- WHATEVAH!
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Lagutin is sitting good at 11th...if somebody pops today like Bole, he could have a shot at top 10.
Tommeke!, Tommeke!, Tommeke!, Tommeke!
Dziś [15:06] Wyniki drugiej premii lotnej Fiat:
1. #194 HOOGERLAND Johnny (VAC)
2. #122 HAYMAN Mathew (SKY)
3. #17 SAPA Marcin (LAM)
"Wizard's first rule. People are stupid. They will believe anything they want to be true or fear to be true." -- Terry Goodkind
sorry
"Wizard's first rule. People are stupid. They will believe anything they want to be true or fear to be true." -- Terry Goodkind
my ticker translation says he has returned to the lead group but gave some explanation about him having derailleur problems
Tommeke!, Tommeke!, Tommeke!, Tommeke!
6.20 the gap
"Wizard's first rule. People are stupid. They will believe anything they want to be true or fear to be true." -- Terry Goodkind
What you posted above...Hoogerland won an intermediate sprint. No climbs yet
Tommeke!, Tommeke!, Tommeke!, Tommeke!
Denmark: 80km to go now, gap still at 6 minutes for the leading 4. Topsport leading the peloton
Tommeke!, Tommeke!, Tommeke!, Tommeke!
52km to go, gap is 6.05
"Wizard's first rule. People are stupid. They will believe anything they want to be true or fear to be true." -- Terry Goodkind
PORTUGAL: 3 man break has a 3.15 gap after 33km
Vladimir Isaichev (Xacobeo Galicia), Vitaly Kondrut (ISD-Neri) e Yohan Gene (Bbox Bouygues Telecom)
"Wizard's first rule. People are stupid. They will believe anything they want to be true or fear to be true." -- Terry Goodkind
after 45km, gap out to 4.44
"Wizard's first rule. People are stupid. They will believe anything they want to be true or fear to be true." -- Terry Goodkind
If you counting time to the afternoon tea, means it is really slow day at work. Am I right? Or maybe you just hungry.
ASTANA - 4 - EVAH! Is classier than SUNGARD- WHATEVAH!
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Oh I know. I am a caffeine junky! But we have coffee machine right in the office.
ASTANA - 4 - EVAH! Is classier than SUNGARD- WHATEVAH!
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Dziś [15:50] #185 LOSADA ALGUACIL Alberto (GCE) a virtual leader.
Dziś [15:48] Przewaga 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
Gap out to 6:10
Tommeke!, Tommeke!, Tommeke!, Tommeke!
by Vlaanderen90 on Aug 6, 2010 10:00 AM EDT up reply actions
Gap under 6 minutes and Dominique Cornu withdraws
Tommeke!, Tommeke!, Tommeke!, Tommeke!
by Vlaanderen90 on Aug 6, 2010 10:08 AM EDT up reply actions
Kinda O/T...Lawson Craddock won't win the Junior World TT but podium possible. Sitting in 3rd currently...don't know about the other riders
I’m thinking Jungels and Parker.
Tommeke!, Tommeke!, Tommeke!, Tommeke!
Bob Jungels will most likely be the Junior World TT champ...Schleck's need to keep their eye on him. Could be some great home-grown talent there
Tommeke!, Tommeke!, Tommeke!, Tommeke!
Podium +4th and 5th
1 JUNGELS BOB LUX 40’05.96
2 SÜTTERLIN JASHA GER 27.91
3 CRADDOCK LAWSON USA 28.75
4 PARKER DALE AUS 33.53
5 MCCARTHY JAY AUS 33.63
Aussies did well with almost exact times. Jungels might be able to pull off the double for Luxembourg in the roadrace
Tommeke!, Tommeke!, Tommeke!, Tommeke!
Denmark: Gap still out at 6 minutes but Saxo Bank starting to come up and chase
Around 60km left
Tommeke!, Tommeke!, Tommeke!, Tommeke!
Denmark: 55km to go
Bonus Sprint results…(is that time bonus too?)
1. Sep Vanmarcke (Topsport Vlaanderen-Mercator)
2. Lieuwe Westra (Vacansoleil Pro Cycling Team)
3. Kasper Jebjerg (Team Designa Køkken-Blue Water)
Tommeke!, Tommeke!, Tommeke!, Tommeke!
Saxo Bank is all over the front of the peloton with about 50km to go
Tommeke!, Tommeke!, Tommeke!, Tommeke!
by Vlaanderen90 on Aug 6, 2010 10:03 AM EDT up reply actions
Gap all ready down to 4:30 with Rasmussen on the front for Saxo
Tommeke!, Tommeke!, Tommeke!, Tommeke!
by Vlaanderen90 on Aug 6, 2010 10:07 AM EDT up reply actions
In the middle of route, the Topsport Vlaanderen marks the best time with 10:52, better than Androni (11: 11), Burgos (11: 16), Andalusia (11: 21) and Orbea (11: 31).
These teams have yet to start:
11. Rabobank 15:57
12. Team Sky 16:01
13. Euskaltel-Euskadi 16:05
14. Team Katusha 16:09
15. Liquigas-Doimo 16:13
16. Xacobeo Galicia 16:17
17. Caisse d’Epargne 16:21
Euskie leaving now
Tommeke!, Tommeke!, Tommeke!, Tommeke!
by Vlaanderen90 on Aug 6, 2010 10:05 AM EDT up reply actions
Rabobank new leaders at timecheck by 5 seconds over QS
Tommeke!, Tommeke!, Tommeke!, Tommeke!
by Vlaanderen90 on Aug 6, 2010 10:08 AM EDT up reply actions
Katusha leaving
Tommeke!, Tommeke!, Tommeke!, Tommeke!
by Vlaanderen90 on Aug 6, 2010 10:09 AM EDT up reply actions
Are they riding in the Carrot Formation?
"Thanks again, Floyd Landis, Yellow Jersey Wearer: Nuisance Category"
BURGOS: live streaming now
with commentary:
http://www.rtvcyl.es/emisiononline.cfm
without commentary:
http://82.203.210.184/VisualSportLive/
"Wizard's first rule. People are stupid. They will believe anything they want to be true or fear to be true." -- Terry Goodkind
QuickStep leading by 12 seconds (i think?) over Topsport
Tommeke!, Tommeke!, Tommeke!, Tommeke!
by Vlaanderen90 on Aug 6, 2010 10:11 AM EDT up reply actions
yep
El Quick Step marca el mejor tiempo, 22:04, 12 segundos mejor que el Topsport Vlaanderen, 22:16
"Wizard's first rule. People are stupid. They will believe anything they want to be true or fear to be true." -- Terry Goodkind
Mhm...Topsport 2nd
Tommeke!, Tommeke!, Tommeke!, Tommeke!
by Vlaanderen90 on Aug 6, 2010 10:12 AM EDT up reply actions
Though Rabo is looking like the team to beat so far
Tommeke!, Tommeke!, Tommeke!, Tommeke!
by Vlaanderen90 on Aug 6, 2010 10:12 AM EDT up reply actions
Liquigas off
Tommeke!, Tommeke!, Tommeke!, Tommeke!
by Vlaanderen90 on Aug 6, 2010 10:12 AM EDT up reply actions
hey, follow the program here. need to state what race you're talking about first.
"Wizard's first rule. People are stupid. They will believe anything they want to be true or fear to be true." -- Terry Goodkind
at the end of the sentence. do you read right to left?
"Wizard's first rule. People are stupid. They will believe anything they want to be true or fear to be true." -- Terry Goodkind
Burgos
Discreet time of the Sky in the intermediate point. Km 10,7:
1. Rabobank 10:50
2. Quick Step 10:55
3. Topsport Vlaanderen 10:58
4. Flaminia ceramics 11:03
5. Team Sky 11:07
Goal:
1. Quick Step 22:04
2. Topsport Vlaanderen to 12
3. Androni Giocattoli to 28
4. Andalusia-CajaSur to 57
5. Burgos 2016-Castile and Leon to 1:10
boy, the sky is a bright bright blue. reminds of qatar or oman with that brightness
"Wizard's first rule. People are stupid. They will believe anything they want to be true or fear to be true." -- Terry Goodkind
euskie is flying...2 seconds down to Rabo at intermediate
Tommeke!, Tommeke!, Tommeke!, Tommeke!
by Vlaanderen90 on Aug 6, 2010 10:16 AM EDT up reply actions
nice
"Wizard's first rule. People are stupid. They will believe anything they want to be true or fear to be true." -- Terry Goodkind
I think Cermica Flaminia clocked into the finish at 20 seconds down
Tommeke!, Tommeke!, Tommeke!, Tommeke!
by Vlaanderen90 on Aug 6, 2010 10:15 AM EDT up reply actions
Acqua e Sapone slotted into 3rd
Tommeke!, Tommeke!, Tommeke!, Tommeke!
by Vlaanderen90 on Aug 6, 2010 10:16 AM EDT up reply actions
cde starting
"Wizard's first rule. People are stupid. They will believe anything they want to be true or fear to be true." -- Terry Goodkind
3 days in a row? Could they do it?
Tommeke!, Tommeke!, Tommeke!, Tommeke!
by Vlaanderen90 on Aug 6, 2010 10:19 AM EDT up reply actions
Caisse is off
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by Vlaanderen90 on Aug 6, 2010 10:20 AM EDT up reply actions
Denmark:Saxo has cut the advantage in half after being on the front for 20km from 6 to 3 minutes
Tommeke!, Tommeke!, Tommeke!, Tommeke!
Olesen being dropped from the break, having a hard time sticking
Tommeke!, Tommeke!, Tommeke!, Tommeke!
by Vlaanderen90 on Aug 6, 2010 10:20 AM EDT up reply actions
no more hills
"Wizard's first rule. People are stupid. They will believe anything they want to be true or fear to be true." -- Terry Goodkind
circuit is rolling with an uphill finish though
Tommeke!, Tommeke!, Tommeke!, Tommeke!
by Vlaanderen90 on Aug 6, 2010 10:23 AM EDT up reply actions
Of course. Helped Fuglsang yesterday until Renshaw decided not to pull
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by Vlaanderen90 on Aug 6, 2010 10:25 AM EDT up reply actions
Well it isn't as bad as the hill in Poland that Rollin got his mountains jersey on.
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by Vlaanderen90 on Aug 6, 2010 10:29 AM EDT up reply actions
you mean ursula's snowdrifts?
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2.20
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If I am reading the graphic right, then it looks like Van Staeyen has been dropped
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by Vlaanderen90 on Aug 6, 2010 10:27 AM EDT up reply actions
yep. gaps 2.00 and 1.30
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BURGOS
1. Rabobank 21:53
2. Quick Step a 11
3. Topsport Vlaanderen a 23
4. Acqua e Sapone a 26
5. Ceramica Flaminia a 31
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Katusha first at the split..I think
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by Vlaanderen90 on Aug 6, 2010 10:22 AM EDT up reply actions
looks like
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rabo was 10.52
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Sky into 3rd
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by Vlaanderen90 on Aug 6, 2010 10:23 AM EDT up reply actions
sky in at 22.14
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Liquigas fastest at T1...by 2 seconds
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by Vlaanderen90 on Aug 6, 2010 10:24 AM EDT up reply actions
okay, anyone else getting psyched for the vuelta's nighttime ttt in segovia?
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depends who got the invite
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SKY's highest rider doesn't pass Vandewalle on GC so thats good
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by Vlaanderen90 on Aug 6, 2010 10:26 AM EDT up reply actions
euskie coming in 22.10
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or, it could have been 22.11
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3rd
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by Vlaanderen90 on Aug 6, 2010 10:27 AM EDT up reply actions
yeah. but the katusha rider caruso is 6 secs back of samu on gc
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Xacobeo into 3rd at the time check
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by Vlaanderen90 on Aug 6, 2010 10:29 AM EDT up reply actions
I think 2 riders have been dropped though
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by Vlaanderen90 on Aug 6, 2010 10:31 AM EDT up reply actions
30 secs
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BURGOS:
1. Team Katusha 10:42
2. Rabobank a 11
3. Quick Step a 22
4. Euskaltel-Euskadi a a 28
5. Team Sky a 32
and liqui was 2 secs faster than katusha at the intermediate
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Burgos: If Zaugg is with Leaky, he is likely to be in Purple if they can keep their pace up
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soon to die
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They need more hair gel to keep up with the smoother Leaky though
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by Vlaanderen90 on Aug 6, 2010 10:34 AM EDT up reply actions
Km 10,7:
1. Liquigas-Doimo 10:42
2. Team Katusha 10:44
3. Caisse d’Epargne 10:47
4. Xacobeo Galicia 10:48
5. Rabobank 10:52
6. Euskaltel-Euskadi 10:54
7. Quick Step 10:55
8. Topsport Vlaanderen 10:58
9. Flaminia ceramics 11:03
10. Team Sky 11:07
Goal:
1. Team Katusha 10:42
2. Rabobank to 11
3. Quick Step to 22
4. Euskaltel-Euskadi to a 28
5. Team Sky to 32
liqui, 2nd, 21.48
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Down by 6.
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by Vlaanderen90 on Aug 6, 2010 10:35 AM EDT up reply actions
no, that's not right
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yes, it is.
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come on, cde
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cde 3rd at intermediate
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Caruso is looking to be in purple now...depending on how Caisse does
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by Vlaanderen90 on Aug 6, 2010 10:36 AM EDT up reply actions
Goal:
1. Team Katusha 10:42
2. Liquigas-Doimo to 7
3. Rabobank to 11
4. Quick Step to 22
5. Euskaltel-Euskadi to a 28
6. Team Sky to 32
7. Topsport Vlaanderen to 34
8. Acqua and Sapone to 37
9. Flaminia ceramics to 42
10. Androni Giocattoli to 50
11. Andalusia-CajaSur to 1:08
12. Burgos 2016-Castile and Leon to 1:21
I believe that is supposed to be 21:42
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by Vlaanderen90 on Aug 6, 2010 10:39 AM EDT up reply actions
yeah, a little strange at the top there
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xacabeo is no threat
(sorry zeke)
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They were 4th at intermediate only 1 second behind Caisse
not too bad
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by Vlaanderen90 on Aug 6, 2010 10:38 AM EDT up reply actions
Certainly for a team with top time trialist Mosquera in it
by blackswangreen on Aug 6, 2010 10:38 AM EDT up reply actions
4th at finish. 21.54
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cde dropped someone
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arroyo not taking turns
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here they come
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yikes. 5th. 21.57
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Not going to do it
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by Vlaanderen90 on Aug 6, 2010 10:43 AM EDT up reply actions
Rabo 3d... quite good for a team without a single TT specialist
Although Ardila is surprisingly good at this TTT thing.
by blackswangreen on Aug 6, 2010 10:46 AM EDT up reply actions
Denmark: Break sucked in
Yellow still behind. 25K to go
peloton split, 40 riders in front
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Yes...
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by Vlaanderen90 on Aug 6, 2010 10:43 AM EDT up reply actions
Burgos
For VDS scoring I need to know if Katusha dropped anyone and which riders finished together. Anyone know?
not yet
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All I know is they finished with 5
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by Vlaanderen90 on Aug 6, 2010 10:47 AM EDT up reply actions
Caruso and Karpets up there
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by Vlaanderen90 on Aug 6, 2010 10:49 AM EDT up reply actions
he's looking for top 5 on the team, not the gc
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Yeah, I know...they both had to have been up there if they are top 5 in G.C.
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by Vlaanderen90 on Aug 6, 2010 10:50 AM EDT up reply actions
gonna be a while
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top 5 on gc (not that you wanted it)
caruso
jiggy
zaugg
karpets
lopez
"Wizard's first rule. People are stupid. They will believe anything they want to be true or fear to be true." -- Terry Goodkind
1. Giampaolo Caruso (Katusha)
2, Iván Gutiérrez (Caisse d’Epargne) to 9
3. Olivier Zaugg (Liquigas) to 10
4. Vladimir Karpets (Katusa) to 14
5. David Lopez (Caisse d’Epargne) to 16
6. Mauro Finetto (Liquigas) to 21
7. David Garci’a (Xacobeo Galicia) to 22
8. Samuel Sanchez (Euskaltel-Euskadi) m.t.
9. Ezequiel Mosquera (Xacobeo Galicia) m.t.
10. Delio Fernandez (Xacobeo Galicia) m.t.
Denmark:20km to go...
Bonus sprint
1. Martin Mortensen (Vacansoleil Pro Cycling Team)
2. Jens Voigt (Team Saxo Bank)
3. André Steensen (Team Saxo Bank)
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Fuglsang and Brechel trying to break free
from front 40. 12 secs in hand.
Lead at 26 secs. Chased by 8 riders
Rest seems to have resigned.
Mortensen, De Kort, Vandborg and two cervelo’s are among the eight
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by Vlaanderen90 on Aug 6, 2010 11:00 AM EDT up reply actions
8 riders sucked up. Still Fuglsang and Breschel in front by 31 secs
Yellow still further behind.
Tour of Burgos could be here. Looks so similiar in geography.
Minus the Roman architecture, of course.
and Karpets still hasn't grown back the carpet and looks so much better without it
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by Vlaanderen90 on Aug 6, 2010 10:55 AM EDT up reply actions
The Burgos podium girls are carrying some ridiculous handbags too
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by Vlaanderen90 on Aug 6, 2010 10:57 AM EDT up reply actions
Unless it was dirt or a massive shadow on his lip, I am afraid so
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by Vlaanderen90 on Aug 6, 2010 10:58 AM EDT up reply actions
!
Poland ticker- things are looking tough
Today [16:55] into the second driveway is very steep premium, over 20%, players and cars have serious problems. CZAłIłOW # 34 Mikhail (KAT) was eliminated from the escape.
Today [16:54] Second climb and cat.:
1st # 194 HOOGERLAND Johnny (VAC)
2nd # 193 Michal Golas (VAC)
3rd # 17 SAPA Marcin (LAM)
4th # 122 Mathew Hayman (SKY)
5th # 185 Alberto Losada Alguacil (GCE)
Today [16:53] mountain performance bonuses:
1st # 194 HOOGERLAND Johnny (VAC)
2nd 193
3rd # 17 SAPA Marcin (LAM)
4th # 122 Mathew Hayman (SKY)
5th # 185 Alberto Losada Alguacil (GCE)
Today [16:53] into the second driveway is very steep premium. CZAłIłOW # 34 Mikhail (KAT) was eliminated from the escape. The slope of about 20%
Today [16:51] into the second driveway is very steep premium. CZAłIłOW # 34 Mikhail (KAT) was eliminated from the escape. The slope of about 20%
Today [16:51] Driveway with an inclination of 22% of players have trouble maintaining balance,
Ted King did say the climbs there were like extended Ardennes climbs...ouch
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by Vlaanderen90 on Aug 6, 2010 10:57 AM EDT up reply actions
fun
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well, yesterday's stage is on now
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see the bvls link up thread and scroll down the page for poland.
i can’t open and give you the link to the exact feed, since i’m having probs with portugal streaming
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PORTUGAL live stream
http://streamz.yolasite.com/ch-13.php
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I think that is 61km to go though the feed is fuzzy
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by Vlaanderen90 on Aug 6, 2010 11:02 AM EDT up reply actions
very fuzzy. there is a clearer flv feed, but that's the helo only, no commentary
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wish the damn feed would stop buffering. i've got plenty of bandwidth for it
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Denmark: If Breschel wins today, he will join Nicola Minali and Jesper Skibby as the only
riders to win 5 stages in the Tour of Denmark.
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Denmark
178 km Team Saxo Bank’s Fuglsang and Breschel are 31 seconds ahead of a group of about 30 riders.
Reports says Fuglsang and Breschel are riding on two different teams next season
If they hold the lead, who will take the win?
Most likely Breschel since Fuglsang will out Time Trial him
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by Vlaanderen90 on Aug 6, 2010 11:08 AM EDT up reply actions
Garmin and HTC chasing
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by Vlaanderen90 on Aug 6, 2010 11:08 AM EDT up reply actions
Breschel wins it
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by Vlaanderen90 on Aug 6, 2010 11:13 AM EDT up reply actions
Fuglsang second
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by Vlaanderen90 on Aug 6, 2010 11:13 AM EDT up reply actions
Around 25 seconds...no exact times given
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by Vlaanderen90 on Aug 6, 2010 11:14 AM EDT up reply actions
Plus time bonuses too
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by Vlaanderen90 on Aug 6, 2010 11:16 AM EDT up reply actions
Denmark
1. Matti Breschel, Team Saxo Bank
2. Jakob Fuglsang, Team Saxo Bank
3. Joost Van Leijen, Vacansoleil Pro Cycling Team
4. Troels Vinther, Glud & Marstrand-LRØ Rådgivning
5. Xavier Florencio, Cervélo Test Team
6. ?
7. Koen De Kort, Skil-Shimano
8. Sebastian Lander, Team Concordia Forsikring Himmerland
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Yes...I forget what the time bonuses are so add that to the 6 second gap between him and Fuglsang
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by Vlaanderen90 on Aug 6, 2010 11:24 AM EDT up reply actions
Breschel wants to win
some of the big classics. Riding fast and alone can be a big advantage. Fuglsang is the favourite for Saturday’s TT, but perhaps Breschel will grind his teeth hard.
Official result
1. Matti Breschel, Team Saxo Bank
2. Jakob Fuglsang, Team Saxo Bank s.t.
3. Joost Van Leijen, Vacansoleil Pro Cycling Team +0.17
4. Troels Vinther, Glud & Marstrand-LRØ Rådgivning s.t.
5. Xavier Florencio, Cervélo Test Team s.t.
6. Sergei Firsanov, Team Designa Køkken-Blue Water s.t.
7. Koen De Kort, Skil-Shimano s.t.
8. Richie Porte, Team Saxo Bank s.t.
9. Svein Tuft, Garmin-Transitions s.t.
10. Sep Vanmarcke, Topsport Vlaanderen-Mercator s.t.
Less than half the size of Indiana.
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They do have Greenland, though
Or, now that I looked it up (le sigh), not. Greenland is an autonomous country in the Kingdom of Denmark. Bigger than Alaska or Mexico. Not that Mexico is a US state.
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ha.
well, there’s always that island that is shared btwn finland and sweden and has a split personality
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Well don't they have Svalbard (sp?)?
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by Vlaanderen90 on Aug 6, 2010 11:53 AM EDT up reply actions
nvm, thinking Norway
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by Vlaanderen90 on Aug 6, 2010 11:54 AM EDT up reply actions
That's the one...I should have known that since my geography knowledge was nearly tops in my state in school.
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by Vlaanderen90 on Aug 6, 2010 12:14 PM EDT up reply actions
Very big difference here?
"How strange it was to see men doing something beautiful. Something pointless and elegant." Tim Winton, 'Breath'
Poland: Hoogerland gets the points on the mountain over Izagirre
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Cousins, I believe.
I'm no Tom Danielson. He's a great guy, but I think there are people that can handle pressure, and people that can't.--Taylor Phinney
Dan Martin's mother Maria is Stephen Roche's sister.
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first cousins
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Roche, by about 2 years
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by Vlaanderen90 on Aug 6, 2010 11:40 AM EDT up reply actions
i learned that from hockey jerseys
"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."
really green
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by Vlaanderen90 on Aug 6, 2010 11:40 AM EDT up reply actions
So is everyone right with a live feed?
"How strange it was to see men doing something beautiful. Something pointless and elegant." Tim Winton, 'Breath'
English every day... what a luxury..
"How strange it was to see men doing something beautiful. Something pointless and elegant." Tim Winton, 'Breath'
Perhaps in Polish it's not?
"How strange it was to see men doing something beautiful. Something pointless and elegant." Tim Winton, 'Breath'
i don't know... I'm trying to be nice...
"How strange it was to see men doing something beautiful. Something pointless and elegant." Tim Winton, 'Breath'
yes. they spell it with two "e", one "o"
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He probably already is...
"How strange it was to see men doing something beautiful. Something pointless and elegant." Tim Winton, 'Breath'
Ha! Yes, obviously that is HOW they changed it
but I am quite sure it is just a mistake. To be fair, I certainly wouldn’t recognise spelling mistakes in Polish, widely made or not.
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PORTUGAL: about 32km to the uphill finish. 3 man break still holds a gap over 3 mins
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27km to go, 3.13
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how much further in poland, please?
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k. tnx. looks like it will be a race btwn portugal and poland, which finishes first.
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They look impressive don't they? Good to see :)
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I wonder if this is their Vuelta team for the most part
"Thanks again, Floyd Landis, Yellow Jersey Wearer: Nuisance Category"
I guess not, as Tyler Farrar and Julien Dean are not there.
"Thanks again, Floyd Landis, Yellow Jersey Wearer: Nuisance Category"
I think guys like Meyer might miss it with Commonwealth Games coming up...
"How strange it was to see men doing something beautiful. Something pointless and elegant." Tim Winton, 'Breath'
Well some of those guys like Bobridge might be able to focus on Worlds if the velodrome in Delhi doesn't get finished
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by Vlaanderen90 on Aug 6, 2010 12:06 PM EDT up reply actions
I'm sure it will be finished... I'd like to think it will be safe..
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Hopefully but the cycling Commonwealth stuff isn't until October
track being the 5-8th, RR on the 10th and TT on the 13th
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by Vlaanderen90 on Aug 6, 2010 12:10 PM EDT up reply actions
Yes... we only have one string... not enough to have two..
And then there’s the little matter of beating the brits, who flogged us at the Olympics… the shame!
"How strange it was to see men doing something beautiful. Something pointless and elegant." Tim Winton, 'Breath'
Hold that thought :)
"How strange it was to see men doing something beautiful. Something pointless and elegant." Tim Winton, 'Breath'
You must be joking or sandbagging.
Or are you talking about track.
Brits only get 5 riders at WC this year.
Commonwealth Games and WC's will have almost totally different sets of riders...
We have an embarrassment of riches for both, but in the WC RR, I’m not sure we have the winner. I’m not sanbagging though… I’ll talk smack closer to both events :)
"How strange it was to see men doing something beautiful. Something pointless and elegant." Tim Winton, 'Breath'
We'll see... his knee still obviously isn't okay...
I don’t think they’ll let him ride on promise alone..
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POLAND: roads look like my neighborhood. cracked. asphalt here and there. rolling. trees. curves.
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arena football in europe?
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Eurosport 2 shows all kinds of un-European sports.
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Weet je wat ik wil?
Een opblaaskrokodil!
Om in de zee te drijven
Tussen de lekkere wijven
It’s a classic. Frinking will confirm.
Ceci n'est pas une signature.
Kudos to Poland. They are racing on absolutely great routes that encourage aggressive and fast riding
"Thanks again, Floyd Landis, Yellow Jersey Wearer: Nuisance Category"
I agree... the live coverage here is better than last year's Vuelta too..
"How strange it was to see men doing something beautiful. Something pointless and elegant." Tim Winton, 'Breath'
Could have been safer with the sprints in the first couple stages though and watching their barrier placement
but since then, top notch
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by Vlaanderen90 on Aug 6, 2010 12:15 PM EDT up reply actions
The history of Poland in one word
Badger, badger, badger, badger, badger, badger...
by TheFigurehead on Aug 6, 2010 12:52 PM EDT up reply actions
Tough stage to protect a yellow jersey
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Rutkiewicz I think
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by Vlaanderen90 on Aug 6, 2010 12:26 PM EDT up reply actions
hey, skippy, ygm
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PORTUGAL: 6km left, gustavo rodriquez (xacobeo) attacks. chuzda in danger of losing yellow
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3km to go, rodriquez passed by Andrea Tonti (CarmioOro) and Sérgio Sousa (Madeinox-Boavista)
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now joined by marco manzano (lampre). peloton 10 secs behind
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manzano leaves the others in his dust. scooting up that hill now.
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manzano swamped by four other riders in the last 100 meters. Sérgio Ribeiro (Barbot-Siper) wins the stage
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stage results
1º Sérgio Ribeiro (Barbot-Siper), 4h00m37s
2º David Blanco (Palmeiras Resort-Prio-Tavira), a 1s
3º Cândido Barbosa (Palmeiras Resort-Prio-Tavira), mt
4º Sergio Pardilla (CarmioOro-NGC), a 3s
5º Vítor Rodrigues (Caja Rural), a 5s
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chuzda keeps yellow by 3 seconds over barbosa
"Wizard's first rule. People are stupid. They will believe anything they want to be true or fear to be true." -- Terry Goodkind
ha
"Wizard's first rule. People are stupid. They will believe anything they want to be true or fear to be true." -- Terry Goodkind
Vacansoleil rider chasing
Tommeke!, Tommeke!, Tommeke!, Tommeke!
by Vlaanderen90 on Aug 6, 2010 12:32 PM EDT up reply actions
yes. rooting for the hometown rider
"Thanks again, Floyd Landis, Yellow Jersey Wearer: Nuisance Category"
probably not thinking...there have been little things like that in Poland like barrier feet sticking out and blow ups kinda on the course.
They should expect the worse (stormy weather) so that shit doesn’t happen.
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by Vlaanderen90 on Aug 6, 2010 12:35 PM EDT up reply actions
i can't be that lucky
"Wizard's first rule. People are stupid. They will believe anything they want to be true or fear to be true." -- Terry Goodkind
Danielson not strong enough to pull them back but Martin looks strong
Tommeke!, Tommeke!, Tommeke!, Tommeke!
by Vlaanderen90 on Aug 6, 2010 12:44 PM EDT up reply actions
I know frinky's off saving frogs, but he'll be sorry he missed this..
"How strange it was to see men doing something beautiful. Something pointless and elegant." Tim Winton, 'Breath'
15-20 sec
"Wizard's first rule. People are stupid. They will believe anything they want to be true or fear to be true." -- Terry Goodkind
about time
"Wizard's first rule. People are stupid. They will believe anything they want to be true or fear to be true." -- Terry Goodkind
Good for Martin...has a 10 second gap on Bole
Tommeke!, Tommeke!, Tommeke!, Tommeke!
by Vlaanderen90 on Aug 6, 2010 12:52 PM EDT up reply actions
Exciting..
"How strange it was to see men doing something beautiful. Something pointless and elegant." Tim Winton, 'Breath'
excellent win. the last two stages have been great rides for the win
"Thanks again, Floyd Landis, Yellow Jersey Wearer: Nuisance Category"
General:
1 BOLE Grega
2 MOLLEMA Bauke + 00’ 02’’
3 ALBASINI Michael + 00’ 12’’
What? Martin is still leading
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by Vlaanderen90 on Aug 6, 2010 12:53 PM EDT up reply actions
Nope. he was right there
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by Vlaanderen90 on Aug 6, 2010 12:54 PM EDT up reply actions
1 MARTIN Daniel
2 BOLE Grega + 00’ 08’’
3 MOLLEMA Bauke + 00’ 10’’
4 ALBASINI Michael + 00’ 20’’
5 BALLAN Alessanandro + 00’ 21’’
6 SZMYD Sylwester + 00’ 26’’
7 SANTAMBROGIO Mauro + 00’ 28’’
8 RUTKIEWICZ Marek + 00’ 30’’
9 ULISSI Diego + 00’ 30’’
10 DANIELSON + 00’ 33’’
POLAND: please note that tomorrow's final stage coverage starts an hour and a half earlier, at 16.00 local
"Wizard's first rule. People are stupid. They will believe anything they want to be true or fear to be true." -- Terry Goodkind
thank goodness for that!
"How strange it was to see men doing something beautiful. Something pointless and elegant." Tim Winton, 'Breath'
OOPS, sorry no (too many P races). nevermind. coverage still starts tomorrow at 17.30 local.
"Wizard's first rule. People are stupid. They will believe anything they want to be true or fear to be true." -- Terry Goodkind
tomorrow's final stage might be a little rolly-polly
"Wizard's first rule. People are stupid. They will believe anything they want to be true or fear to be true." -- Terry Goodkind
Very rolly polly at the start
Then flattens out/downhill.
Which will be a big danger to Martin. Bole wins the stage and Martin does not finish in top three then Bole wins the Tour.
Here we are.
So Bole could win with a first at the int. sprint at 22k, and second on the stage. Right?
But they're not sending a team...
"How strange it was to see men doing something beautiful. Something pointless and elegant." Tim Winton, 'Breath'
I hope i have this right, but Vino isn't racing again until Novemeber...
and the Kazakh points come almost entirely from him.
"How strange it was to see men doing something beautiful. Something pointless and elegant." Tim Winton, 'Breath'
um, Iglinskiy probably has a lot with all the great results he has had this year
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You're correct I'm sure... but my understanding was that without Vino, they wouldn't be there.
"How strange it was to see men doing something beautiful. Something pointless and elegant." Tim Winton, 'Breath'
Iglinskiy had a great start of the season as well, can they send a team
without Vino?
Bazayev has been riding well in Poland too
They won't have a full nine but I am sure they can at least send 3
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yeah, I'd be very surprised if they wouldn't send a team there,
even if smaller than the 9 man they have place for.
They're not allowed to send nine, per the new rules.
Unless they have nine riders on the individual ranks (which they don’t, it was two after TdF, last time I checked. Vino and Maxim Iglinskyi). But they have enough guys on the continental ranks to bump it up to six.
If you have 9 or more you get to send 9, 8 = 8, 7 = 7, 6 or less is six. They’ve changed the rules and it’s total shambles this year, really. I wrote an article on it which I could copy on here, if anyone’s interested…
Alright, I'll write it up then.
Stupid question time though: what’s the difference between a fanpost and a fanshot? Which should I use?
If it's substantive, use a fan post.
Fan shots should just be for quick links or photos posted without much commentary.
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Thank you :)
I’m more confused than usually, so I’d appreciate a clarification.
"Maybe my side is not the right side, but I like to get it across anyway." Mark Cavendish
I'm sure there'd be no problem sending a team without Vino...
"How strange it was to see men doing something beautiful. Something pointless and elegant." Tim Winton, 'Breath'
I blame Kroon & Hoogie
and all three GT organisers for not inviting Vacansoleil.
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Burgos VDS postscript
The 5 Katusha riders to cross the line together and so each got 5 VDS points are:
1 Filippo Pozzato
2 Serguei Klimov
3 Vladimir Karpets
4 Denis Galimzyanov
5 Gianpaolo Caruso
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