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gone up the road or gone blown?
The former
Epic stage. What a ride by Contador.
Fascinating stage. Aru slipping off the podium. Landa up the road.
Now that was something. Contador surely is going to rip up the next climb.
What live feed are folk using, to stay up to date with events?
Eurosport ?
I can't get ES at work, are there text based updates somewhere online, etc, etc?
Eurosport player on the iPad 🙂
Beej.
Thank you.
Small bunch out front 2.20 to Bertie.. raining, bit blustery but the jackets are coming off.
Portes Bus's on eBay 😆
[hijack] Is there anywhere online that shows detailed route maps for TDF stages this year? I cant find anything on the letour website except for the large generic yellow france map.[/hijack]
Ruthless stuff by Astana.
Very disappointed Eurosport cut out the puncture & chase from their coverage, seemed really short too, wonder if they cut it down 'cos of the tennis and athletics either side. Def started late.
Don't you hate it when your favourites drop out/down, with Porte out and Uran not being/doing well I'm kinda losing interest. I need someone to cheer for!! Hopefully that Dutch (?) guy on the Lotto Jumbo team keeps fighting on, he'll get my fandom!
Building up to a good finish today.
Don't you hate it when your favourites drop out/down, with Porte out and Uran not being/doing well I'm kinda losing interest. I need someone to cheer for!!
I lose interest when people / teams that i have no faith in are dominating. You can imagine how enthralled I am given the major players in this race appear to be Contador, Tinkoff and Astana.
Don't forget Katusha 🙂
Full stage to those who missed it.
Bit of a pisstake today don't you think hearing about all the riders fined for sticky bottles on the climbs...
Rumour has it Bertie went home last night.
Rumour has it Bertie went home last night
Grrr, I fell for it. I presume he may have slept in his own bed as his house was nearby.
😆
Indeed.
😉
Bit of a pisstake today don't you think hearing about all the riders fined for sticky bottles on the climbs...
Funny how it was ok for Aru to do it without penalty and for Contador to remove his helmet in an earlier stage, again without penalty...
I joked about this on another thread and now it seems it has gone live... [url= http://facesofaru.tumblr.com/ ]facesofaru.tumblr[/url] 😀
Come on Eurosport, missing cycling for tennis yet again !
Getting a very bored of the almost daily "what Oleg thinks" articles on the cycling news sites.
Should be a good finish to today's stage.
Should be a good finish to today's stage.
Perhaps I'll find out if Eurosport start showing it before the race is over
Arghhhh, similar Eurosport frustration! You have 17 channels of tennis! Give us back the cycling! Did anyone manage to catch last nights highlights round the tennis?
Oh I see Gilbert is in the break. Did think of him when I saw the profile. A tough climb on the way though.
Why don't they have the Giro on ONE of the on-demand online channels at least. French Eurosport had 100% Roland Garos coverage on the player
FFS, very poor of Eurosport. Ok, a big deal in the world of tennis if Williams gets knocked out, but this game could easily go to a 3rd set. When do we get the Giro?
Looks like Contador wants to make a point!
Oh I see Gilbert is in the break. Did think of him when I saw the profile. A tough climb on the way though.
Sometimes I wish I was a betting man 🙂
Edit... am I the only one watching today?
Gilbert!
🙂
If Eurosport is hacking you off, you could always watch via RAI Sports website. http://www.raisport.rai.it/dl/raiSport/Page-e4b09033-8cc9-44ad-b3bb-07749f6be153.html
You also get to pick either of the moto's or helicopters if you so fancy.
^This.
Coverage is outstanding. Loads of camera options, commentary and analysis just let down by the fact I don't understand Italian. It's also on from around 12:45pm to it's conclusion. Nice to have on in the background while pottering about.
Didn't get chance to see todays stage but so happy for Gilbert 😀
And Bertie wiggled off from Astana to prove a point too, well then the Italian press aren't going to like that very much are they..
I foresee a penalty for some obscure infringement heading Berties way handed out by the RCS Mafia, you know just to "even" things up for Aru.. Watch this space.
But have to comment on Aru's all balls out ride yesterday, whilst not able to hang on in there towards the end, sure there aren't many riders willing to turn inside out as he did on the climb when Landa scuttled off. Proper respect I have for him.
Someone sabotage Tinkoff's Twitter feed please, Dear Me he's such a bore.
whats in Aru's bottle?
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Loads of camera options, commentary and analysis just let down by the fact I don't understand Italian.
I wonder how the feeds match up. In theory I could run the eurosport commentary with the rai video... hmm
Contador taking the piss there 😀 sucks to be Astana.
whats in Aru's bottle?
I saw Contador had a similar bottle without a lid last week. I thought it was just while he had a bad shoulder to keep his snacks in without having to reach around to his back pockets.
Never seen them before in a race, but it does look like the ones you keep spares in! 🙂
I foresee a penalty for some obscure infringement heading Berties way handed out by the RCS Mafia, you know just to "even" things up for Aru.. Watch this space.
[url= http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/uci-checks-bikes-of-contador-hesjedal-and-gilbert-for-motors-at-giro-ditalia ]They're certainly trying[/url].
I thought it was just while he had a bad shoulder to keep his snacks in without having to reach around to his back pockets.
I can only assume that with the motorbikes carrying water all over the leaders group they are happier carrying extra food rather than a second water bottle.
whats in Aru's bottle?
It's not the battery for his motor is it? The Astana mechanics are obviously forgetting to keep it charged! 😆
A sensible suggestion may be some aero advantage? More likely though it is Specialized really pushing their SWAT b()llocks that has now seen stash hatches appearing on the MTB's. What is wrong with pockets 🙄 😀
I foresee a penalty for some obscure infringement heading Berties way handed out by the RCS Mafia, you know just to "even" things up for Aru
It would be much easier to penalize him for taking his helmet off when he did but hey ho 🙄 Contador winning the Giro is equally good advertising for the event so I don't think are too bothered either way