Stage 17 *spoiler*

iainf72
iainf72 Posts: 15,784
edited July 2008 in Pro race
Live coverage started on Cyclingnews.

And they're letting me put the plasma on Eurosport at work. Sweet.

Hoping for some early action - Would like only a small group to arrive at Croix de Fer
Fckin' Quintana … that creep can roll, man.
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  • richa
    richa Posts: 1,632
    Little glory for 2nd & 3rd. CSC have do throw everything at it today.

    How about Jens & Andy attack on the Galibier...

    Carlos attacks on the Croix de Fer...

    Andy follows Cadel's wheel and attacks either when he weakens of the foot of AdH (whichever comes first).
    Rich
  • Doobz
    Doobz Posts: 2,800
    eugh - Dad Schleck reckons they are not gonna attack today.. oh great :p
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  • iainf72
    iainf72 Posts: 15,784
    They got to attack.

    Coming 6'th or 72nd is for Columbia riders!
    Fckin' Quintana … that creep can roll, man.
  • Eurostar
    Eurostar Posts: 1,806
    They won't attack because they're only aiming for the team classification now, as exclusively revealed here: http://www.bikeradar.com/forums/viewtop ... t=12578860
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  • dirk_van_gently
    dirk_van_gently Posts: 826
    It's a real shame that the Lotto team isn't stronger, could make for some real fireworks.
    Cadel really is doing this almost on his own
    If you see the candle as flame, the meal is already cooked.
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  • Doobz
    Doobz Posts: 2,800
    lol David Harmon is exited
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  • blazing_saddles
    blazing_saddles Posts: 22,725
    A Voeckler gang to charge off, in search of the spots. Cancellara thrown up the road. Maybe, hopefully the big attacks start on the Croix, but it'll all come down to the historical giant.
    Whether CSC can take sufficient time out of Evans and Menchov, remains to be seen.

    Yup, Harmon is wound up. :wink:
    "Science is a tool for cheaters". An anonymous French PE teacher.
  • Eurostar
    Eurostar Posts: 1,806
    Doobz wrote:
    eugh - Dad Schleck reckons they are not gonna attack today.. oh great :p

    Where's that? Can you give me the link pls?
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    <h6>What\'s the point of going out? We\'re just going to end up back here anyway</h6>
  • Doobz
    Doobz Posts: 2,800
    Eurostar wrote:
    Doobz wrote:
    eugh - Dad Schleck reckons they are not gonna attack today.. oh great :p

    Where's that? Can you give me the link pls?

    it was on the international feed before the start of the stage
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  • blazing_saddles
    blazing_saddles Posts: 22,725
    Schumi seems to have made an excellent recovery after yesterdays exploits.

    Anyone else find these pointless Eurosport stats annoying?
    Invariably, they miss something of importance, when showing a graph that a deranged mind has thought up.
    The other day, to Prato, they even managed to miss the roundabout crash. :x
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  • sportzchick
    sportzchick Posts: 45
    Eurostar wrote:
    They won't attack because they're only aiming for the team classification now, as exclusively revealed here: http://www.bikeradar.com/forums/viewtop ... t=12578860
    dont believe a word - its a ploy to make Cadel complacent

    Not that it will work - he lost the tour by 23 secs last year - he wont let it slip again
  • Pirahna
    Pirahna Posts: 1,315
    sportzchick wrote:
    dont believe a word - its a ploy to make Cadel complacent

    Not that it will work - he lost the tour by 23 secs last year - he wont let it slip again

    Was he in it last year? :D
  • Doobz
    Doobz Posts: 2,800
    Blazing Saddles wrote:
    Schumi seems to have made an excellent recovery after yesterdays exploits.

    Anyone else find these pointless Eurosport stats annoying?
    Invariably, they miss something of importance, when showing a graph that a deranged mind has thought up.
    The other day, to Prato, they even managed to miss the roundabout crash. :x

    I thought the same thing when I heard he jumped off the front today. Maybe he came into the tour out of form and is just peaking now.. (in an ideal world eh?)

    I find the stats confusing but sometimes some comedy thrown in when they are having a chat,

    Did anyone read the info from Roche about the "secret molecule" that they introduced into the Cera that ricco used? Pretty crafty if you ask me
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  • dirk_van_gently
    dirk_van_gently Posts: 826
    I thought I noted a hint of excitement in Sean Kelly's voice?

    Naaarrh! :D
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  • dirk_van_gently
    dirk_van_gently Posts: 826
    I'm watching/listening via t'interweb, anyone else seeing about a 90 second delay between the pics and audio?
    If you see the candle as flame, the meal is already cooked.
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  • Doobz
    Doobz Posts: 2,800
    try use this stream for vid [url=mms://a1729.l2168647534.c21686.g.lm.akamaistream.net/D/1729/21687/v0001/reflector:20965]mms://a1729.l2168647534.c21686.g.lm.aka ... ctor:20965[/url]

    and this stream for audio
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  • blazing_saddles
    blazing_saddles Posts: 22,725
    I assume SS is up there to take K of the M points?
    I hope that's not a "patch" he's wearing on his arm! :shock:

    CSC seem quite happy to let them go, as, surprisingly does the peloton. I think the next time riders will try to get across will now be on the first ascent.
    "Science is a tool for cheaters". An anonymous French PE teacher.
  • Eurostar
    Eurostar Posts: 1,806
    sportzchick wrote:
    dont believe a word - its a ploy to make Cadel complacent

    That makes sense - Riis is such a pro that he wouldn't allow his riders or their Dads to give anything away. He's just sandbagging. Isn't that Sastre's best tactic these days? Didn't he do it on Hautacam the other day, causing Sean to launch into one of his "heh...you know" chortles?
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  • deltadawn
    deltadawn Posts: 168
    I'm soo excited that this stage if finally here!

    Since I'm watching coverage online, hopefully my computer won't bonk on me in the mountains. ;-) For anyone else looking for live streaming of the stage, cyclingfans.com has got several links to choose from.

    http://cyclingfans.com/

    Dawn
  • ricadus
    ricadus Posts: 2,379
    I am at home with TV (and audio playing through hifi for added volume) rather than relying on the streaming coverage from the internet.

    I had a major panic though when I turned the digibox on at 9:45 this morning and there was no signal for 10 minutes. Thankfully a re-start seems to have cleared the glitch and I can sit back and enjoy my 7 hour "lunch break".
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  • afx237vi
    afx237vi Posts: 12,630
    Well the Galibier was dull. Oscar Freire riding tempo just behind O'Grady and Sorensen :o
  • calvjones
    calvjones Posts: 3,850
    Yeah, I could have kept up.

    Ahem.
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  • afx237vi
    afx237vi Posts: 12,630
    YEEEEES, GO NIBALI!! :D

    Stage just got better. Hopefully CSC will now keep their powder dry and take it cautiously :P
  • Doobz
    Doobz Posts: 2,800
    I missed the race for the mountains points. When Kohl broke to take the points did anyone from Silence or CSC try and chase him down?
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  • DaveyL
    DaveyL Posts: 5,167
    Nope, looked like only Voeckler and Augustyn went with him. Kohl took Wegmann (or vice versa).
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  • Doobz
    Doobz Posts: 2,800
    I hope they underestimate his strength in the hills and he breaks on the second Climb and they think "ohh he has only gone for the mountains points" - A break from him there with Augustyn would be awesome
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  • ricadus
    ricadus Posts: 2,379
    A breakaway beginning only near the top of the CdF would be hard to stay away, as there are a couple of places on the descending side where it actually goes uphill and there's a few kms of very straight flat road before the final climb.
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  • blazing_saddles
    blazing_saddles Posts: 22,725
    Predictibly, not the most exciting of stages, thus far.
    Hope they kick of early. The top 6kms of the Croix are really tough.......
    "Science is a tool for cheaters". An anonymous French PE teacher.
  • Kléber
    Kléber Posts: 6,842
    If Sastre or Schleck want to win the GC, they have to go on the Croix de Fer. I can't think of a time when someone has attacked on Alpe Huez and taken that much time. Even Armstrong in 2001 took 2 minutes from Ullrich, but that's probably the biggest gap possible and he was far superior.

    Of course, very hard to attack early but that's the only option to gain the time needed. Not sure if they can do it.
  • iainf72
    iainf72 Posts: 15,784
    That'll learn you for wearing black socks Benny.
    Fckin' Quintana … that creep can roll, man.

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