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They are off!!
Do the riders have radios?
Do the riders have radios?
don't think so....
no they don't have radios
Hmmm, didn't realise Sagan was riding it without a team.....
....right, off to see them flash by Weybridge 😀
Damn You [name of unklehomer's employers redacted] !
"I'm sorry, your version of Flash is out of date."
Teddy is now officially thrown out of cot. I had a cunning plan involving a small IE window and a subtle single earphone...
You guys are my commentators. Go!
What are those bikes GB are riding? I saw Wiggo on one at the start of the week and couldn t work out what the hell it is.
not much happening taking it easy and just pootling - well pootling at Olympic pace in a peleton.
Bit cold some of them putting on tops
Loving the Olympic kits. Germany is putting me in mind of Escaoe to Victory, Belgium is proper old school cool. GB not so good - wgaf if they grab the gold for Cav though!
Massive piiss stop! Never show them on the TdF!!!
Piss stops a plenty.
Jeez, I guess they all over hydrated.
Nice houses.
Ooh look Richmond Park.
"FENTON!"
Just nervous
Bit like taking your kids on a long car trip
For unkle about 1/3 ish of the peleton stopped for a "comfort break" [ wee] a
Circuit looks waaaay toooo narrow! 😯
Errrm it's a road race, it's as wide as a road.
Errrm it's a road race, it's as wide as a road.
So there won't be any bottlenecks then? Oh hang on! 🙄
dog in the road!
Camera bikes not very good, struggling to pace correctly with the riders.
So there won't be any bottlenecks then? Oh hang on!
Why would you think that it's a road race.
Was the dog Fenton?
Dog ! Maybe it was Fenton ?
Why would you think that it's a road race.
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Circuit looks waaaay toooo narrow!
If [url= http://www.google.co.uk/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&frm=1&source=web&cd=1&ved=0CE0QFjAA&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.yorkshire.com%2Fback-the-bid&ei=ZLITUKiwNIGH0AXN04GYAw&usg=AFQjCNHmsmMccQzQQ9BVQS7DzX2pByKTyg&sig2=2kVh_zZfAOrg6XuSfpcQyA ]Back le Bid[/url] succeeds you may see narrower. By the by, everyone should fill that in, would be an awesome Grand Depart.
I know I could be being monumentally stupid here but where can I watch it? BBC1 have swimming on
I hate to be negative, but why don't the commentators know who everyone is. There will be lot of people watching for the first time. I'm hoping the commentators step up soon. Come on fellas! Where is to Rob Warner!
Online, bbc > TV > olympics >Cycling
Possible red button action too
Is Cav growing his side burns?
Excellent, thanks dude!
BBC3.
red button then the sports are there alphabetically
Sky and Virgin have 24 channels of Olympics in HD.
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That's a big 'ole gap already
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that's just what I thought!
more toilet stops...
Is it me or is the BBC shite at covering this
Watching from afar and I have to commend the public for getting out and supporting it.
Not the bbc in control of pictures. World wide coverage is the same, controlled by IOC/LOCOG. That said, Hugh porter should have a list of riders names/numbers you'd think!
Cheers Simon 😳
Is it me or is the BBC shite at covering this
Looks like they are struggling to get the info needed for good commentary. They do not have time splits, race radio etc.
yep, same here in Belgland. The video is the same as the IOC streaming so there seems to be limited info. available 🙁
Crash.
Pretty boring to watch TBH without the time splits
Think I'll go to F1 qually and come back for the last half hour
Lesanita2 - MemberI hate to be negative, but why don't the commentators know who everyone is. There will be lot of people watching for the first time. I'm hoping the commentators step up soon. Come on fellas! Where is to Rob Warner!
Porter is like Liggett....past it. Least they have Boarman who knows what he is on about but dull as foook. Eurosport for last 2 hours.
(have you heard warner commentate on xc MTB ... what a c0 ck)
Getting bored of this, the total lack of time split info combined with the commentators struggling to name anyone unless the monitor tells them is getting wearing.
Is anyone in Richmond Park? Is it too busy to take the bike or should I go on foot?
As always, http://live.cyclingnews.com/ is rather good as a secondary text feed
I think my money is on this break staying away now with no trade team sized team to pull it back.
should leave boardy to it and shoot other guy
nice to see roads i ride though
without all the info, live cycling is quite dull. I'm off to do some washing up! (PS is that music form the car that I can hear?)
Just back in from watching at Coombe Lane hairpin. Great to see things up close but gap seemed to go on for ages ! Remarkably easy to get to and police and marshals were great. CAV gave everyone a roar on the bend!
Go team GB
Mick Rogers' break?
Anybody got a guess as to why?
Maybe he was hoping his Sky mates might make the jump with him and bridge the gap, cos good as he is as a TT rider, I don't think he can bridge that gap on his own...
Is anyone in Richmond Park? Is it too busy to take the bike or should I go on foot?
Fine on the bike, watched it go out. Will be watching the end on the telly
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Commentary in Australia also vague. Would have liked to have seen a Brit (Stannard?) in the inevitable break as a plan B option.
But also great to see my part of the world on TV all the way over in Oz.
Would have liked to have seen a Brit (Stannard?) in the inevitable break as a plan B option.
I thought that too, though Millar would probably have been the better option with his experience he could have paced the break slow enough for a surely inevitable catch by the Peloton I reckon.
I think they've gone for strength in numbers though, and will work very closely with the Germans, right until the final few KM of the race. As the 2 strongest teams there, they'll need to work together well and use the TT prowess of the likes of Wiggo, Froome and Martin to bridge that gap.
Here we go.........
....team GB, stick or twist ?
Oh we might finally have a race
GB really need to up the pace
Crikey, just popped outside to bring my washing in off the line... What happened? 😯
Nibbles trying to go up the road with a small group
team GB still churning out at tempo
mboy - MemberI thought that too, though Millar would probably have been the better option with his experience he could have paced the break slow enough for a surely inevitable catch by the Peloton I reckon.
why would you put the team captain in the break ?????
why would GB want anyone in the break ?? would leave 3 men to chase it down with no help from anyone else.
anyway....attacks going off like last nights fireworks.
What's with all the channel hopping for the love of god?
I would guess the small group attacks are more to rattle team GB rather than actually get away...
don simon - Member
What's with all the channel hopping for the love of god?
+1
coverage is crap
Porter is worse than Murray Walker. referring to Rogers as O Grady, now talking about cav attacking on the climb. foooooooook off you you senile old git.
why would you put the team captain in the break ?????
Forgot he was the team captain.
why would GB want anyone in the break ?? would leave 3 men to chase it down with no help from anyone else.
My thoughts were someone experienced could possibly work to slow the break down somewhat, given that they've got no team radios though, I suppose it would be extremely difficult to manage at all accurately, so what they're doing will be the best option for sure thinking about it.
don simon - Member
What's with all the channel hopping for the love of god?
Didn't you know that half time at a women's soccer match is more important than cycling?
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Didn't you know that half time at a women's soccer match is more important than cycling?
Ye Gods!! They let women play football??? They'll be wanting the vote next. 😐
So there isn't a commentary off option on the actual sporting events then...
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As always, http://live.cyclingnews.com/ is rather good as a secondary text feed
*thumbs up*
Good link
Ye Gods!! They let women play football??? They'll be wanting the vote next.
Don, it is a girl's game. Didn't you know?
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Jesus wept he called it soccer 🙄
So how did you like the first Test and who is the best in the world - gets in low blow 😉
EDIT: that photos is funny though
They'll be wanting the vote next.
There was some protest to that effect in Stratford last night, I think. Well, I saw some placards anyway.
Now where's it gone?
Anyone know the expected finish time as I have to nip out to the shops?
🙂 @ Junky!
(Was in the Caribbean for the first test, so rather glad to have missed it! 🙂 WI v NZ in Antigua looked pretty spicy, though!)
NZ have a rider called Jack Bauer. That's my pleasing fact for the day.