Exciting news!

iainf72
iainf72 Posts: 15,784
edited August 2008 in Pro race
The Eneco tour is on Eurosport next week.

:P
Fckin' Quintana … that creep can roll, man.

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  • skavanagh.bikeradar
    skavanagh.bikeradar Posts: 1,097
    I'm watching paint grow. Sorry, grass dry. No, it'll come to me in a minute.....
  • iainf72
    iainf72 Posts: 15,784
    skavanagh.bikeradar wrote:
    I'm watching paint grow. Sorry, grass dry. No, it'll come to me in a minute.....

    I think the term you're looking for is "track cycling"

    :wink:
    Fckin' Quintana … that creep can roll, man.
  • Doobz
    Doobz Posts: 2,800
    looks like it should be a decent 8 day tour. Some good teams and riders also..
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  • steviedonut
    steviedonut Posts: 69
    iainf72 wrote:
    skavanagh.bikeradar wrote:
    I'm watching paint grow. Sorry, grass dry. No, it'll come to me in a minute.....

    I think the term you're looking for is "track cycling"

    :wink:

    track cycling?i'll watch the paint,thanks
    is the eneco live or just highlights?
  • aac
    aac Posts: 12
    steviedonut wrote:
    is the eneco live or just highlights?

    30 second highlight show at 11pm each night.
  • moray_gub
    moray_gub Posts: 3,328
    skavanagh.bikeradar wrote:
    I'm watching paint grow. Sorry, grass dry. No, it'll come to me in a minute.....

    guys guys ..............its better than no cycling surely ?

    cheers
    MG
    Gasping - but somehow still alive !
  • afx237vi
    afx237vi Posts: 12,630
    aac wrote:
    steviedonut wrote:
    is the eneco live or just highlights?

    30 second highlight show at 11pm each night.

    Delayed by two hours because of extra time in the World Carrom Championships. That was actually shown on ES2 this morning. It was fascinating.

    Really though, the Eneco Tour is not that bad. Where else can you watch 200 riders being led off the course and ending up 15km from the actual route? Great stuff.
  • moray_gub
    moray_gub Posts: 3,328
    afx237vi wrote:
    aac wrote:
    steviedonut wrote:
    is the eneco live or just highlights?

    30 second highlight show at 11pm each night.

    Delayed by two hours because of extra time in the World Carrom Championships. That was actually shown on ES2 this morning. It was fascinating.

    Really though, the Eneco Tour is not that bad. Where else can you watch 200 riders being led off the course and ending up 15km from the actual route? Great stuff.


    Had to do a google to find out what Carrom is never heard of that before.

    cheers
    MG
    Gasping - but somehow still alive !
  • Jez mon
    Jez mon Posts: 3,809
    afx237vi wrote:
    Really though, the Eneco Tour is not that bad. Where else can you watch 200 riders being led off the course and ending up 15km from the actual route? Great stuff.

    The Tour of Britain?
    You live and learn. At any rate, you live
  • ms_tree
    ms_tree Posts: 1,405
    I think you'll find it on Eurosport 2 in the afternoon for a couple of hours. :)
    'Google can bring back a hundred thousand answers. A librarian can bring you back the right one.'
    Neil Gaiman
  • blazing_saddles
    blazing_saddles Posts: 22,725
    Stefan Schumacher flattening Big George Hincapie to sneak the GC overall, in the final 100 metres of this race, a couple of years back.
    Georgie then throwing a wobbly and the clumsy SS apologies.
    Both nail biting and hilarious stuff. Made his recent doping denials seem plausible.
    "Science is a tool for cheaters". An anonymous French PE teacher.
  • drenkrom
    drenkrom Posts: 1,062
    Full-contact road cycling. You can't beat that!
  • Tim Farr
    Tim Farr Posts: 665
    You mean to say Iainf72 you didn't enjoy the team sprint today? What kind of cycle competitions - don't like track racing don't like stage races - do you like Iainf72? Have you ever competed? You can ride a bike can't you? You're not one of these so called 'trolls' are you?
    T Farr
  • iainf72
    iainf72 Posts: 15,784
    Tim Farr wrote:
    You mean to say Iainf72 you didn't enjoy the team sprint today? What kind of cycle competitions - don't like track racing don't like stage races - do you like Iainf72? Have you ever competed? You can ride a bike can't you? You're not one of these so called 'trolls' are you?

    I love stage races but I will call them boring when they are (IMO)

    I don't like track cycling and think it's boring. But that's just my opinion. Your mileage may vary - I've tried to like it but it doesn't work for me.

    I can ride a bike but I didn't realise that you needed to be able to do that in order to follow the sport? I don't compete but I think I've got a pretty good idea about bike racing - Well, I like to think so - The rest of you might think I'm a moron who knows nothing.
    Fckin' Quintana … that creep can roll, man.
  • andyp
    andyp Posts: 10,549
    iainf72 wrote:
    I can ride a bike but I didn't realise that you needed to be able to do that in order to follow the sport? I don't compete but I think I've got a pretty good idea about bike racing - Well, I like to think so - The rest of you might think I'm a moron who knows nothing.
    Hmm, what do the stats say;
    Pro Tour Pundit wrote:
    iainf72 461

    Not quite a moron then. :wink:
  • iainf72
    iainf72 Posts: 15,784
    "andyp wrote:
    Not quite a moron then. :wink:

    Close as dammit with that pitiful score.

    :wink:
    Fckin' Quintana … that creep can roll, man.
  • afx237vi
    afx237vi Posts: 12,630
    Tim Farr wrote:
    You mean to say Iainf72 you didn't enjoy the team sprint today? What kind of cycle competitions - don't like track racing don't like stage races - do you like Iainf72? Have you ever competed? You can ride a bike can't you? You're not one of these so called 'trolls' are you?

    Didn't realise you needed to be an active cyclist to watch it on telly. That'll be me off, then...
  • ms_tree
    ms_tree Posts: 1,405
    afx237vi wrote:
    Tim Farr wrote:
    You mean to say Iainf72 you didn't enjoy the team sprint today? What kind of cycle competitions - don't like track racing don't like stage races - do you like Iainf72? Have you ever competed? You can ride a bike can't you? You're not one of these so called 'trolls' are you?

    Didn't realise you needed to be an active cyclist to watch it on telly. That'll be me off, then...

    Me too! How many fans at football, cricket etc play? We used to go to cricket matches and there were loads there that obviously didn't play but were still knowledgeable.
    'Google can bring back a hundred thousand answers. A librarian can bring you back the right one.'
    Neil Gaiman
  • iainf72
    iainf72 Posts: 15,784
    Folks - I gave it another go today and watched some of the track stuff in Eurosport HD. I'm afraid I'm still a lost cause - I don't get it and can't get into it. But that's just me,

    Shocked to see many empty seats in the velodrome though. You'd think they'd fill the venue?
    Fckin' Quintana … that creep can roll, man.

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