Tour of Qatar Prologue ....... LIVE
by Jens on Feb 6, 2011 4:00 AM EST
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Words can not describe how good it feels to finally post the first real-ish livethread of the 2011 season. Yes, we had that semi-secret Grand Tour Down under but this is the first race that will be available worldwide. As usual Qatar will be a playground for the sprinters but perhaps even more importantly, this is where the Heroes of the Cobbles start honing their skills and building for what will be a grand climax in Belgium in April.
Stage start at 11:45 CET (05:45 US EST, 21:45 AUS EDT)
Live video: 12:50 CET (06:50 US EST, 22:50 AUS EDT) /Thanks Um
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for those in the states, versus live streaming starts at 6.50am est
"Wizard's first rule. People are stupid. They will believe anything they want to be true or fear to be true." -- Terry Goodkind
well, pretty much any scheduled live streaming starts around that time globally, so about an hour of live race coverage.
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also, if you're in the states and missed the live coverage this am, the versus video clips site has the entire prologue available
the first four of six segments is on the site now.
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Good morning Podium Cafe!!!
Its been a long off season!!!
You don’t put all your faith in heart rate or power outputs, however; what’s happening in an athlete’s head is the most important thing. Aldo Sassi
Morning!
Is it sinful to follow Qatar on one’s phone during a church service…?
De cross gaat door!
by Albertina on Feb 6, 2011 4:27 AM EST via mobile reply actions
God is love and understanding!!!!
He know you love cycling, he’ll understand.
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Start - Finish
You don’t put all your faith in heart rate or power outputs, however; what’s happening in an athlete’s head is the most important thing. Aldo Sassi
http://plixi.com/p/75209356#
You don’t put all your faith in heart rate or power outputs, however; what’s happening in an athlete’s head is the most important thing. Aldo Sassi
A Few pics from our local races yesterday
http://www.facebook.com/#!/photo.php?fbid=10150405726365454&set=a.10150405720195454.611693.606035453&pid=17113915&id=606035453
You don’t put all your faith in heart rate or power outputs, however; what’s happening in an athlete’s head is the most important thing. Aldo Sassi
Bici saying that A. Schleck is out in Mallorca...apparently he is ill. Not that this was anything but training to him.
2nd big star, along with Hushovd, to get sick there.
Denifl withdrew sick too
"How strange it was to see men doing something beautiful. Something pointless and elegant." Tim Winton, 'Breath'
baby being the operative word there
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I think lately he's had the makings of a prima dona, but he's entitled to protest his work conditions...
They already have a weak union…someone has to do more than talk.
"How strange it was to see men doing something beautiful. Something pointless and elegant." Tim Winton, 'Breath'
Protest organised by AIGCP
Badger, badger, badger, badger, badger, badger...
by TheFigurehead on Feb 6, 2011 6:15 AM EST up reply actions
This is the dumbest race to pick to stage a protest...
its a friggin circuit race. This will just make them seem whiny if anything…what, you can’t ride an 11km circuit without a radio?
I suspect Schlecklet isn't the type to make 'real' waves...he may leave that to his minions :)
"How strange it was to see men doing something beautiful. Something pointless and elegant." Tim Winton, 'Breath'
Has this thing started yet?
Gosh I’m singing like a drain this morning!
De cross gaat door!
by Albertina on Feb 6, 2011 6:25 AM EST via mobile reply actions
This is the current standings (I think)
http://www.letour.fr/2011/TQA/LIVE/us/0/classement/index.html
Van der Flecha current leader
(Riders have been on course since 11.48 CET)
Breakaway in Mallorca Trophy
Kenny De Haes (Omega), Javier Ramírez (Andalucía), Oleg Chuzdha (Caja Rural), Cheng Ji (Skil-Shimano), Michaël Bär (NetApp), Carlos Verona (Burgos 2016) and Joel Eglin (Price Bikes)
you have a ticker link?
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nvm. good ol' biciciclismo
http://www.biciciclismo.com/cas/site/noticias-ficha.asp?id=35302
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go chuzdha... i like him. he's an escape artist. (just finished watching his escapades in last years tour of portugal.)
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gap dropped to 1.42, at completion of 3rd lap.
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lt, htc, rabo driving the peloton. 7 escapees have 1.00 gap after 4th lap.
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garmin-cervelo joins the chase. chuzdha attacks the break. half way thru, the gap is 50 seconds.
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after 6 laps, chuzda leads 6 by 22 secs, peloton by 1.20
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2 laps left. ramirez has joined chuzda.
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humpf. chuzda caught. ramirez still going.
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altogether. looking like a sprint finish.
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5km.
chuzda wins intermediate sprints and ramirez attacking for this challenge.
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OSCARITO!!!!
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whoops. read that wrong. apologies.
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versus LIVE now. and, yay, matt keenan commentating
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flecha in the lead with 3.12
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Greetings, Podium Cafe! So good to be here, with video! Yay Versus, I didn't
realize they’d be broadcasting. Ah, this is sweet.
You wouldn't think a little rain would stop the God of Thunder. Although maybe he’s conflicted now that he has to wear a rainbow. -Majope
daily for qatar online.
also, according to the schedule, broadcast daily highlights of paris-nice.
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Oh, thank you. Wow, well I'll have to get up a bit early to catch what I can before I go to work.
BTW, how the heck are you? How’s your rehab going, how are you feeling?
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doing well. getting out and about on my ownsome. tho, scheduling vampire trips in this weather hasn't been easy.
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Sorry, "vampire trips?"
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blood draws. every 6 weeks or so.
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Nevermind. I'm still waking up, I get it, when you have to drive to give a
lab sample, right? Hee, for a moment there, I thought you’d taken up a new hobby. :-)
You wouldn't think a little rain would stop the God of Thunder. Although maybe he’s conflicted now that he has to wear a rainbow. -Majope
Oh, forgot to say, I'm glad you are well. Take care with the ice, etc.
You wouldn't think a little rain would stop the God of Thunder. Although maybe he’s conflicted now that he has to wear a rainbow. -Majope
only go out when it's nice and dry. and, at least 30 degrees helps.
otherwise, the stair chair motor not so much likes to work.
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kaa just starting. quinziato coming to the finish
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quinz at 3.18 (currently 6th)
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reminds me of the 05(?) giro starting prologue
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Anybody found a working link yet?
I’ve been shut out so far.
Of course, since I have the day off, I could just head down to the race myself, I guess.
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Never mind
I found one here.
Went to the Euro PGA event yesterday and will catch some of this before it wraps up. The winter is not a bad time to be a sports fan here.
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by tehGrindCrusher on Feb 6, 2011 7:01 AM EST up reply actions
the leppard kits seem to be missing something.... greatly. (stamsnijder)
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I agree, the blue is too dull.
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It looked good at the TDU...very 'summery' if a little bland...
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Based on the pics
its a bit uphill
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Not much.
The only hills here are sand dunes.
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by tehGrindCrusher on Feb 6, 2011 7:03 AM EST up reply actions
The times are slow for 2KM
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It's fairly windy out today.
I’d be more inclined to list that as the reason than the hills.
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by tehGrindCrusher on Feb 6, 2011 7:06 AM EST up reply actions
going strong at 40 yy
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Stallone is in Qatar?
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pretty blue
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well, he's really moving
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Current Leader and those currently within 10 secs
1 75 Juan Antonio FLECHA GIANNONI SKY PROCYCLING 00:03:12.930
2 7 Gert STEEGMANS QUICK STEP CYCLING TEAM 00:00:01
3 68 Maarten WYNANTS RABOBANK CYCLING TEAM 00:00:03
4 13 Matt BRAMMEIER HTC – HIGHROAD 00:00:04
5 17 Mark RENSHAW HTC – HIGHROAD 00:00:04
6 4 * Nikolas MAES QUICK STEP CYCLING TEAM 00:00:05
7 36 Tom STAMSNIJDER TEAM LEOPARD-TREK 00:00:05
8 35 Joost POSTHUMA TEAM LEOPARD-TREK 00:00:06
9 105 Manuel QUINZIATO BMC RACING TEAM 00:00:06
10 98 * Jelle WALLAYS TOPSPORT VLAANDEREN-MERCATOR 00:00:07
11 66 Maarten TJALLINGII RABOBANK CYCLING TEAM 00:00:07
12 85 Daniel LLOYD TEAM GARMIN – CERVELO 00:00:08
13 113 Anthony GESLIN FDJ 00:00:09
14 15 * Jan GHYSELINCK HTC – HIGHROAD 00:00:09
15 14 Bernhard EISEL HTC – HIGHROAD 00:00:09
16 55 Albert TIMMER SKIL-SHIMANO 00:00:09
17 67 * Dennis VAN WINDEN RABOBANK CYCLING TEAM 00:00:09
18 76 Jérémy HUNT SKY PROCYCLING 00:00:10
19 48 Stijn VANDENBERGH KATUSHA TEAM 00:00:10
20 78 * Ian STANNARD SKY PROCYCLING 00:00:10
21 107 Greg VAN AVERMAET BMC RACING TEAM 00:00:10
22 88 Johan VAN SUMMEREN TEAM GARMIN – CERVELO 00:00:10
23 95 * Pieter SERRY TOPSPORT VLAANDEREN-MERCATOR 00:00:10
24 148 Patrik SINKEWITZ FARNESE VINI – NERI SOTTOLI 00:00:10
okay, katusha, those shorts. really?
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klier on course
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those "e"s on the shoulders really stand out
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Tanel Kangert. Estonian champ. Has alwasy struck me as such a
mellifluous name. Tanel Kangert. Up there with Jose Vicente Garcia Acosta. To me, at least….
Wow, some enlightened guy has allowed his wife to watch. I’m sure she’s there to just watch the kid, but it’s nice to see a woman spectator in Qatar. /snark.
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Not really accurate.
There’s a lot to say about the role of women in society here, but it’s not medieval.
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by tehGrindCrusher on Feb 6, 2011 7:16 AM EST up reply actions
Sorry, no offense, I was really just snarking.
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Doesn't offend me.
I’m not saying that all is peachy here with regards to gender issues, but how this society works is very complicated and most people don’t really get it. I know I had no clue about the Middle East and Islam before I moved here. So there are a lot of perceptions that are massively inaccurate, is all.
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by tehGrindCrusher on Feb 6, 2011 7:22 AM EST up reply actions
lots of tight turns
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i think it's mattan
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i seem to remember that from last year's exqi coverage
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I'm thinking the signing of Klier this year may be the 2nd best deal that Garmin
got in their merge w/Cervelo, with Thor, of course, being #1. They will have a smart guy out there on the road in Klier, something they’ve needed.
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Now they just need a smart guy in the car
Have we heard anything if they are hiring a White-replacement?
My bags are guaranteed sand-free.
I've been looking around, but no news to be found. They must be worried, and I'm surprised
no rumors are out there…
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shhhh, albertina's in church. let's not get her too excited.
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hey, albertina, benna on course
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Benati has a good shot at taking the lead
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7 sec behind
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a repeat of flecha's ride
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wow. barricades almost took him out. and he still has the fastest time.
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it's bruce....
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Hei Bruce!!!!! Now I know the season has started!
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I'm all excited and everything, how about you???
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wow. that wakes you up.
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That water looks absolutely beautiful. What is the temp there?
It’s snowing, 26 F here today, actually warm for us….
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72 F
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by tehGrindCrusher on Feb 6, 2011 7:26 AM EST up reply actions
Still over 20 C here at 11.30pm :)
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It occurs to me
When you basically have no spectators but just want to get touristy pictures on TV, a Prologue is just pointless.
My bags are guaranteed sand-free.
now, now
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Speaking of Topsport
I lust for an Eddy Merckx trackbike. (and a track to ride it on)
My bags are guaranteed sand-free.
I doubt they are anything but rebadged custombikes but they are sweet
( Kenny de Ketele/ Tim Mertens rode them in the 6 days)
My bags are guaranteed sand-free.
Trelleborg?
Don’t know what the condition is like, don’t think it’s too bad though.
Badger, badger, badger, badger, badger, badger...
by TheFigurehead on Feb 6, 2011 7:45 AM EST up reply actions
It's a mess
My cousin lives a few hundred meters from it, it’s a big pothole with fragments of road and glass and debris around it.
My bags are guaranteed sand-free.
Ah, bummer
Badger, badger, badger, badger, badger, badger...
by TheFigurehead on Feb 6, 2011 7:49 AM EST up reply actions
GHH on the course :)
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Well, the timing is a bit off: gav's interview hasn't been posted yet. :-)
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"Heinrich Haussler, THE man of the spring season"
“Together with Boonen and Gilbert.” Museeuw not too impressed with Cancellara, apparently.
Death before decaf! :D
- gavia
Quite possibly
The idea of Cancellara sort of kills the speculation over the classics that we love so much.
"...and that's my two cents"
boom!
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The new race leader is off!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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How does it differ from the old one?
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LOL...the TT kit has more white? At the TDU I didn't notice any difference
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I think for the road kit, I like this year's better...thanks for the pics
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That's beyond my ken I'm afraid..Matthews wears this one well..
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Though that would've meant more blue in the peloton, so maybe it's for the best that they didn't
Death before decaf! :D
- gavia
Well, I gotta agree that the skinsuit version looks slightly odd.
It looks like they designed the regular jersey and didn’t quite know how to make a long sleeved version out of it. But otherwise I like the kit.
by blackswangreen on Feb 6, 2011 8:23 AM EST up reply actions
nice starting ramp there.... who needs something special?
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8 secs back for haussler
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It's nice to see that little Southern Cross next to GHH's name
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barely
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'nuff said
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3.07
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told you
came with CROSS form!!!!
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Bobridge...has he gone yet?
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He's had a magic start to the year...
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you are a mean, mean person
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green on the shoulers/upper back is easy to spot
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So what's he been saying?
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Just a lot of generalizations that don't make much sense
“Heinrich Haussler, if he does well in this prologue he will kill it in the classics”, “Visconti could pick from a handful of teams but stayed with his old one, that’s a sign that if a rider feels comfortable somewhere he never leaves just for money”.
That and a lot of love for Leif Hoste.
Death before decaf! :D
- gavia
Well someone has to love Leif...aside from Lou..
"How strange it was to see men doing something beautiful. Something pointless and elegant." Tim Winton, 'Breath'
Not surprised with the Hoste love...
He is pretty much an Belgian from the 80’s-early 90’s into today.
This is a course for higher cadence
those turning big gears will be off the pace.
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too big a gear
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Not long enough for him on the road...
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wiggo
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a bit of pursuit here
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Hello, don't worry, I have exited church and am on my way home.
How many riders to go?
De cross gaat door!
by Albertina on Feb 6, 2011 7:46 AM EST via mobile reply actions
well, scheduled to finish in about 8 mins for the last rider.
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hmmm, 3.17 for jb
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well, he beat wiggo at least
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Good morning!
Oh, Wiggo…
It definitely got played into the ground. Even I was flinching after a while--Tyler Farrar, on that Transitions ad.
a bit late to the party
"Wizard's first rule. People are stupid. They will believe anything they want to be true or fear to be true." -- Terry Goodkind
Woke up at 3, almost gave up on getting back to sleep, then drifted off again about 5:30.
I think I had a hideous premonition of Cav’s facial hair interfering with my dreams.
It definitely got played into the ground. Even I was flinching after a while--Tyler Farrar, on that Transitions ad.
ha
"Wizard's first rule. People are stupid. They will believe anything they want to be true or fear to be true." -- Terry Goodkind
pippo about to start
"Wizard's first rule. People are stupid. They will believe anything they want to be true or fear to be true." -- Terry Goodkind
Think Boom will own this..
"How strange it was to see men doing something beautiful. Something pointless and elegant." Tim Winton, 'Breath'
cance on course
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Go Fabian!!!
You wouldn't think a little rain would stop the God of Thunder. Although maybe he’s conflicted now that he has to wear a rainbow. -Majope
Rainbowy kit for Fabian. Even striped socks.
It definitely got played into the ground. Even I was flinching after a while--Tyler Farrar, on that Transitions ad.
did KoS approve?
"Wizard's first rule. People are stupid. They will believe anything they want to be true or fear to be true." -- Terry Goodkind
Cadel passed his on..
"How strange it was to see men doing something beautiful. Something pointless and elegant." Tim Winton, 'Breath'
last to go... boonen
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cance coming in... 3.11
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2nd
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yep
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Go Boom!
It definitely got played into the ground. Even I was flinching after a while--Tyler Farrar, on that Transitions ad.
Cavendish laboring.
Looks like he’s in too high a gear.
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He looked to one side, and the weight of his goatee unbalanced him.
It definitely got played into the ground. Even I was flinching after a while--Tyler Farrar, on that Transitions ad.
by majope on Feb 6, 2011 7:55 AM EST up reply actions 5 recs
on fire this am
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smash cav
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Cav down!
It definitely got played into the ground. Even I was flinching after a while--Tyler Farrar, on that Transitions ad.
Cav's fallen
"How strange it was to see men doing something beautiful. Something pointless and elegant." Tim Winton, 'Breath'
new bike.
"Wizard's first rule. People are stupid. They will believe anything they want to be true or fear to be true." -- Terry Goodkind
you can't push him the whole way
"Wizard's first rule. People are stupid. They will believe anything they want to be true or fear to be true." -- Terry Goodkind
Cav's fallen more in the last month than in the last two years..
"How strange it was to see men doing something beautiful. Something pointless and elegant." Tim Winton, 'Breath'
Season is long. Have some faith in Cav!
I do!
"I love bike races warm up, warm down, cobbles mountains or flats."
perezbike
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OK, I'm definitely going to rethink the getting a beard thing now
Badger, badger, badger, badger, badger, badger...
boom, cance, veelers (dutch, swiss, dutch)
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interesting cocoa blend there
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Nice ass there.
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Ooo Tommeke's? ;)
De cross gaat door!
by Albertina on Feb 6, 2011 7:58 AM EST via mobile up reply actions
i think boom's
"Wizard's first rule. People are stupid. They will believe anything they want to be true or fear to be true." -- Terry Goodkind
A Boom win
I bet that won’t get Chris overexcited
What are the odds he predicts a clean sweep of the spring classics before the day is over?
My bags are guaranteed sand-free.
You don't suppose...you don't suppose...?
The Coming Dutch Hegemony is HERE?
It definitely got played into the ground. Even I was flinching after a while--Tyler Farrar, on that Transitions ad.
AAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHH!
First the Ronde route, now this. Better keep scrolling to see if he held on.
If cobble delusions are wrong, who wants to be right? -JFS PGH
by Chris Fontecchio on Feb 6, 2011 9:30 AM EST up reply actions
Poor predictable Chris...
"It's crazy. In Belgium they would have stopped the train"
-Peter Van Petegem, April 2006-
what's on second
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who
"Wizard's first rule. People are stupid. They will believe anything they want to be true or fear to be true." -- Terry Goodkind
What is the name of the guy on first?
It definitely got played into the ground. Even I was flinching after a while--Tyler Farrar, on that Transitions ad.
who
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You guys can just post a Second thread in the Fanposts
when you run out of room and the thread starts crashing
My bags are guaranteed sand-free.
ya think
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I don't know's on third.
It definitely got played into the ground. Even I was flinching after a while--Tyler Farrar, on that Transitions ad.
BOOM!
It definitely got played into the ground. Even I was flinching after a while--Tyler Farrar, on that Transitions ad.
play along, majope
"Wizard's first rule. People are stupid. They will believe anything they want to be true or fear to be true." -- Terry Goodkind
Sorry, just excited.
It definitely got played into the ground. Even I was flinching after a while--Tyler Farrar, on that Transitions ad.
pretty flowers
"Wizard's first rule. People are stupid. They will believe anything they want to be true or fear to be true." -- Terry Goodkind
379 PdCers suddenly perk up, noticing Dowsett only costs 1 point...
It definitely got played into the ground. Even I was flinching after a while--Tyler Farrar, on that Transitions ad.
And I chuckle because I put him on my team a week ago
But seriously Alex, why couldn’t you wait til after the VDS deadline to show off? February is the only time when we wish bad results on a rider…
My fruit bowl is full of sex wax--gavia
by Douglas Ansel on Feb 6, 2011 9:04 AM EST up reply actions
Cross is dead to me now
I have tasted the sweet taste of asphalt and nothing can make me go back to that putrid mudhole racing again until Lombardia is done and dusted
My bags are guaranteed sand-free.
Shunning stick!!!!!!
De cross gaat door!
by Albertina on Feb 6, 2011 8:26 AM EST via mobile up reply actions
damnit. the recorder software stopped the record after 53 mins.
"Wizard's first rule. People are stupid. They will believe anything they want to be true or fear to be true." -- Terry Goodkind
Good morning folks!
I am late as usual. Glad you all had some fun today!
"I love bike races warm up, warm down, cobbles mountains or flats."
perezbike
.
Wait--Boom and Farrar both won on the same day?
Are you sure we aren’t all stuck in one of Chris’s dreams?
It definitely got played into the ground. Even I was flinching after a while--Tyler Farrar, on that Transitions ad.
He doesn't seem to be around today.
Maybe he’s hooked up to his global thought wave amplifier, dictating reality. Can I have a Storck?
"...and that's my two cents"
He's on the fainting couch..
"How strange it was to see men doing something beautiful. Something pointless and elegant." Tim Winton, 'Breath'
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