Tour of Poland *spoilers & live video*

afx237vi
afx237vi Posts: 12,630
edited August 2009 in Pro race
Yes I know it's a crap race, but it's still cycling, and cycling is good, no?

Anyway, there's live streaming here of stage 2:

http://www.justin.tv/yarecky200o/old

40-odd kilometres to go. Dominique Cornu, Stephen Cozza, Dominik Roels from Milram and some guy from the Polish team are in the break.
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  • frenchfighter
    frenchfighter Posts: 30,642
    Thanks.
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  • afx237vi
    afx237vi Posts: 12,630
    This commercial break has been on for 7 minutes!
  • Eau Rouge
    Eau Rouge Posts: 1,118
    afx237vi wrote:
    This commercial break has been on for 7 minutes!

    And it will stay on until enough people buy things.
  • afx237vi
    afx237vi Posts: 12,630
    Now the news is on. Polish Natasha Kaplinski is not good.
  • frenchfighter
    frenchfighter Posts: 30,642
    The feed above isn't showing the race. This is, amazingly in crystal clear quality!

    http://www.justin.tv/lukkaszewski27/old
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  • frenchfighter
    frenchfighter Posts: 30,642
    Lovely weather, good crowds.
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  • afx237vi
    afx237vi Posts: 12,630
    frenchfighter wrote:
    The feed above isn't showing the race. This is, amazingly in crystal clear quality!

    http://www.justin.tv/lukkaszewski27/old

    Thanks. For some reason, the Tour of Poland is always really good quality... from the camera bikes to the helicopter shots... it craps all over the stuff you see from Spain and Italy.
  • afx237vi
    afx237vi Posts: 12,630
    1'51" for the 4 @ 19.5km to go.
  • frenchfighter
    frenchfighter Posts: 30,642
    Is that the Lampre guy from Dauphiné - Furlan?

    Edit - yep
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  • BdeB
    BdeB Posts: 110
    What a mess that was. Every man for himself with no lead outs.
  • afx237vi
    afx237vi Posts: 12,630
    frenchfighter wrote:
    Is that the Lampre guy from Dauphiné - Furlan?

    Edit - yep

    Unfortunately, yes, Angelo Furlan. "Unfortunately" because I saw the Lampre jersey and thought it was Gavazzi - thus netting myself 6 valuable PTP points.

    Exciting finish, though. Ballan is getting really desperate to get himself a win in the rainbow jersey. Time is running out...
  • frenchfighter
    frenchfighter Posts: 30,642
    afx237vi wrote:
    Exciting finish, though. Ballan is getting really desperate to get himself a win in the rainbow jersey. Time is running out...

    True! He had bad luck at the start of the season though. Maybe he will have to win the Worlds again...

    I love when those 2km flyers work.
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  • Harry B
    Harry B Posts: 1,239
    Are Eurosport showing any highlights?
    www.justgiving.com/thetwodaves
  • afx237vi
    afx237vi Posts: 12,630
    Stage 3 live: http://www.justin.tv/lukkaszewski27/old

    Looks like quite a tricky finish today, but should still be a bunch sprint:

    e3_height.gif

    Although the past two days have shown us that there are about a dozen sprinters who all fancy their chances and are all willing to have a go. Makes a change...

    Bjorn Schroder, Olivier Kaisen and Laszlo Bodrogi are in the break.
  • afx237vi
    afx237vi Posts: 12,630
    2'20" for the 3 leaders, still 47 kilometres to go. Unfortunately I wasn't paying attention, but looking at the route, they appear to have already gone through the town of Kock.
  • afx237vi
    afx237vi Posts: 12,630
    1'25" with 17 km to go. Lampre doing all of the chase, especially Bruseghin and Sapa. They must have faith in Furlan to do the double.
  • afx237vi
    afx237vi Posts: 12,630
    Gruppo compatto as they arrive on the finishing circuits. 3 laps, 13.8 km in total.
  • frenchfighter
    frenchfighter Posts: 30,642
    Thanks. Just in time to watch the last few km.
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  • afx237vi
    afx237vi Posts: 12,630
    Astana attack! No idea who it is, but guessing he's a Kazakh.
  • afx237vi
    afx237vi Posts: 12,630
    afx237vi wrote:
    Astana attack! No idea who it is, but guessing he's a Kazakh.

    Kazakh... Swiss... same difference. It's Michael Schar.
  • frenchfighter
    frenchfighter Posts: 30,642
    Never heard of that Liquigas winner...

    Afx, have you got a start list?
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  • afx237vi
    afx237vi Posts: 12,630
    1. Guarnieri from Liquigas
    2. Brown
    3. Greipel

    The winner is a new name to me, but he took it fairly easily. Greipel got a better lead-out in the last kilometre, but it was still very messy.
  • afx237vi
    afx237vi Posts: 12,630
    frenchfighter wrote:
    Never heard of that Liquigas winner...

    Afx, have you got a start list?

    http://cyclingstartlists.com/2009/08Aug ... nd2009.htm
  • andyp
    andyp Posts: 10,481
    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jacopo_Guarnieri
  • frenchfighter
    frenchfighter Posts: 30,642
    Thanks.
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  • andyp
    andyp Posts: 10,481
    It's not exactly comprehensive though. :D

    But not a bad sprint by a neo-pro and Liquigas will work for him again now he's delivered.
  • afx237vi
    afx237vi Posts: 12,630
    Today's stage:

    e4_height.gif

    Still no sign of Poland's only hill, but a very long stage. 239 km! In comparison, the longest stage in the Tour was 225 km, and the longest stage in the Vuelta is 224 km. The distance could see the bunch break up a bit.

    Roux from FDJ, Rousseau from AG2R and Vaitkus from Astana are in the break.
  • afx237vi
    afx237vi Posts: 12,630
    QOTD: Why isn't Vaitkus the Lithuanian champion this year? How many other Lithuanian cyclists are there?! :?:
  • prawny
    prawny Posts: 5,440
    I've been quite enjoying the race so far, not the commentry obviously although I warmed to Carlton during le tour.

    It's nice to watch a bunch sprint without knowing who's going to win :D
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  • afx237vi
    afx237vi Posts: 12,630
    17 km to go. Breakaway caught. Columbia and Liquigas keeping the speed high.

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