Tirreno Adriatico *spoiler*

johndf

Well done Oscar, but what happened to Cav .... 5 mins down?

Bronzie

johndf wrote:

what happened to Cav .... 5 mins down?

Must have been the curse of Bronzie picking him for Pro Tour Pundit :roll:

Boonen back in 40th also, although McEwen seems a bit more spritely in 8th. Peta and Freire looking good for Milan San Remo.

Are we going to see a break by a Tinkoff rider every stage like last year's Giro?

jimmythecuckoo

Is Tornado Tom sandbagging? or is his form further behind than Oscar and some of the other classics challengers?

This will be an interesting next four weeks in terms of the season.

afx237vi

I was kinda disappointed to see Ignatiev in a pointless doomed breakaway yesterday. He's too good for that... Oleg needs to have a word and tell him to pick his attacks more carefully. Today's uphill finish would have been perfect for him, but I bet he's stuffed after yesterday.

timoid.

afx237vi wrote:

I was kinda disappointed to see Ignatiev in a pointless doomed breakaway yesterday. He's too good for that... Oleg needs to have a word and tell him to pick his attacks more carefully. Today's uphill finish would have been perfect for him, but I bet he's stuffed after yesterday.

Agreed. He has the ability to win races like this. Not play a Russian Jacky Durand.

iainf72

Timoid. wrote:

afx237vi wrote:

I was kinda disappointed to see Ignatiev in a pointless doomed breakaway yesterday. He's too good for that... Oleg needs to have a word and tell him to pick his attacks more carefully. Today's uphill finish would have been perfect for him, but I bet he's stuffed after yesterday.

Agreed. He has the ability to win races like this. Not play a Russian Jacky Durand.

Perhaps he's a bit like Devolder, ie. not much happening upstairs, and needs a good brain to control him? He's super strong and a great rider.

Kléber

Interesting to see Ricco's outburst against Gerdemann. I'm just waiting for the German to say "Ricardo, I heard you had the hormonal values of a child, you're certainly behaving like one"

Salsiccia

Kléber wrote:

Interesting to see Ricco's outburst against Gerdemann. I'm just waiting for the German to say "Ricardo, I heard you had the hormonal values of a child, you're certainly behaving like one"

What did Ricco say?

LangerDan

Salsiccia wrote:

Kléber wrote:

Interesting to see Ricco's outburst against Gerdemann. I'm just waiting for the German to say "Ricardo, I heard you had the hormonal values of a child, you're certainly behaving like one"

What did Ricco say?

http://www.cyclingnews.com/news.php?id= ... mar14news2


Also interesting to see Ballans comments about Ricco in this months ProCycling.

GroupOfOne MkII

He's not the most well liked individual is he?

I'm trying to find a video of his bike throwing, need to ascertain whether it is as good as Riis in the '97 Tour

afx237vi

GroupOfOne MkII wrote:

He's not the most well liked individual is he?

I'm trying to find a video of his bike throwing, need to ascertain whether it is as good as Riis in the '97 Tour

Here you go:

http://www.dailymotion.com/search/ricco ... 2008_sport

You can't really see what happened in the run-up, but the bike throwing is there.

afx237vi

Wow, Eurosport coverage hits an all time low. Stage 3 was supposed to be live on ES 2 from 2.15. Coverage starts with like 5 km to go and Duffers and the other guy, who is even worse than Duffers, have NO CLUE what's going on.

Even when they go under the red kite and ULTIMO KM comes on screen, they still think there's a lap to go. Even when Rodriguez crosses the line and does his salute they still don't realise the race is over.

Then there's some kind of moto crash on the hill and it's chaos... Duffers still doesn't know the race is over. Truly woeful.

GroupOfOne MkII

Cheers.

The photo made it look more spectacular It was more of a slightly petulant toss-push over the line rather than throw. I'd been hoping to see bits of Scott scatter all across the road.

ContrelaMontre

afx237vi wrote:

Wow, Eurosport coverage hits an all time low. Stage 3 was supposed to be live on ES 2 from 2.15. Coverage starts with like 5 km to go and Duffers and the other guy, who is even worse than Duffers, have NO CLUE what's going on.

Even when they go under the red kite and ULTIMO KM comes on screen, they still think there's a lap to go. Even when Rodriguez crosses the line and does his salute they still don't realise the race is over.

Then there's some kind of moto crash on the hill and it's chaos... Duffers still doesn't know the race is over. Truly woeful.

Stage 3 is already over then. Have you got results? Which Rodriguez is that?

afx237vi

Spanish champion Joaquim Rodriguez (Caisse d'Epargne). Di Luca second. Couldn't stick the inane rambling long enough to catch who got third... losing money whilst watching Cheltenham was the more attractive option :shock:

ricadus

afx237vi wrote:

GroupOfOne MkII wrote:

He's not the most well liked individual is he?

I'm trying to find a video of his bike throwing, need to ascertain whether it is as good as Riis in the '97 Tour

Here you go:

http://www.dailymotion.com/search/ricco ... 2008_sport

You can't really see what happened in the run-up, but the bike throwing is there.

After both going either side of a slower rider Gerdemann sideswiped Ricco's bike accidently knackering the brake calipers so the wheel jammed, while the German also pulled his foot out the pedal and was lucky to stay upright.

ContrelaMontre

ricadus wrote:

After both going either side of a slower rider Gerdemann sideswiped Ricco's bike accidently knackering the brake calipers so the wheel jammed, while the German also pulled his foot out the pedal and was lucky to stay upright.

I disagree. Ricco cut across Gerdemann - he sideswiped himself! It was in own fault.

ContrelaMontre

afx237vi wrote:

Spanish champion Joaquim Rodriguez (Caisse d'Epargne). Di Luca second. Couldn't stick the inane rambling long enough to catch who got third... losing money whilst watching Cheltenham was the more attractive option :shock:

Got a bet on the Gold Cup? Who've you picked?

afx237vi

I really know nothing about racing, but I've gone for Denman.

ContrelaMontre

Me too. I'm hoping for a 1,2,3 of Denman, Kauto Star, and Exotic Dancer. (Although I've also made an each way for Neptune Collonges and in case the pundits are right I've got 2 quid on Kauto first, Denman 2nd)

afx237vi

YESSSS :P

ContrelaMontre

well done afx - that was exciting to listen to.

Neptune Collonges picked a couple of quid for me.

afx237vi

Cheers. I only had a tenner on it, but it does mean there's more money in my Betfair account than there was at the start of the week... miraculous :P

drenkrom

This was 100% Ricco's fault. No question. I'm amazed Gerdemann kept both tires on the road.