Lombardy *spoiler*

iainf72
iainf72 Posts: 15,784
edited October 2009 in Pro race
Don't have one but just wanted to mention its starting on ES HD NOW!
Fckin' Quintana … that creep can roll, man.

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  • iainf72
    iainf72 Posts: 15,784
    Break with a good lead including Roche
    Fckin' Quintana … that creep can roll, man.
  • stagehopper
    stagehopper Posts: 1,593
    *sobs uncontrollably at the fact that he doesn't have Eurosport HD*
    @stagehopper
  • jim one
    jim one Posts: 183
    Roche dropping his breakaway companions on the climb
  • iainf72
    iainf72 Posts: 15,784
    Oh look, Hoogerland is attacking.

    There's a surprise
    Fckin' Quintana … that creep can roll, man.
  • barney1000
    barney1000 Posts: 16
    Here's a link to live internet streaming of the race http://www.justin.tv/zura988 and here's a link to commentary in English http://eurosport.yahoo.com/audioplayer.html just turn down the volume on the picture and run both sites.
    Barney
  • redddraggon
    redddraggon Posts: 10,862
    Really good RAI video link:

    [url=mms://a1509.l6934735508.c69347.e.lm.akamaistream.net/D/1509/69347/v0001/reflector:45832]mms://a1509.l6934735508.c69347.e.lm.aka ... ctor:45832[/url]
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  • stagehopper
    stagehopper Posts: 1,593
    thanks for the links - much appreciated. Good to hear Harmon back in action. Clearly the petition to the European Parliament worked.
    @stagehopper
  • DaveyL
    DaveyL Posts: 5,167
    How did that Rabo rider manage to fall off?
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  • takethehighroad
    takethehighroad Posts: 6,821
    I love Davide Cassani's voice, he makes Itallian understandable for a non speaker like myself
  • all show no go
    all show no go Posts: 542
    Sanchez and Gilbert away. Very good move just at the right time.....
    Let's close our eyes and see what happens
  • redddraggon
    redddraggon Posts: 10,862
    Gilbert
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  • takethehighroad
    takethehighroad Posts: 6,821
    Gilbert wins. Has anyone EVER won Paris Tours and Lombardy in the same season?
  • all show no go
    all show no go Posts: 542
    Gilbert!!! Excellent win.
    Let's close our eyes and see what happens
  • finchy
    finchy Posts: 6,686
    Yeahhhhhh!!!! Gilbert!!!!!!
  • redddraggon
    redddraggon Posts: 10,862
    Has any one ever done so well in the last few races in the season like Gilbert has this year?
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  • finchy
    finchy Posts: 6,686
    TakeTheHighRoad wrote:
    Gilbert wins. Has anyone EVER won Paris Tours and Lombardy in the same season?

    Been done twice before. Can't remember the riders, but I'll look it up if I have the time and if nobody else does
  • takethehighroad
    takethehighroad Posts: 6,821
    Have a team ever had such a different end to the season as the start?

    All three end of season classics for the snoring boys.
  • iainf72
    iainf72 Posts: 15,784
    Cracking race.

    Nice work by Evans for Phil.
    Fckin' Quintana … that creep can roll, man.
  • dave_1
    dave_1 Posts: 9,512
    4 wins in a row...amazing :?
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NKBacb2V ... ata_player
  • takethehighroad
    takethehighroad Posts: 6,821
    Wikipedia wrote:
    The Autumn Double refers to Paris–Tours and the Giro di Lombardia, run within a week of each other. The races are different - Lombardia is for climbers - making the double difficult. Only three have achieved it: Philippe Thys (Belgium) in 1917, Rick van Looy in 1959 and Dutchman Jo de Roo in 1962 and 1963.
  • finchy
    finchy Posts: 6,686
    johnfinch wrote:
    TakeTheHighRoad wrote:
    Gilbert wins. Has anyone EVER won Paris Tours and Lombardy in the same season?

    Been done twice before. Can't remember the riders, but I'll look it up if I have the time and if nobody else does

    Sorry. 4 times - Phillipe Thys (1918), Van Looy (59) and Jo de Roo (62 and 63), according to wikipedia
  • teagar
    teagar Posts: 2,100
    redddraggon wrote:
    Has any one ever done so well in the last few races in the season like Gilbert has this year?

    Bettini?
    Note: the above post is an opinion and not fact. It might be a lie.
  • iainf72
    iainf72 Posts: 15,784
    I like the l'equipe flash on the race

    http://www.lequipe.fr/Cyclisme/breves20 ... ibale.html
    Fckin' Quintana … that creep can roll, man.
  • blazing_saddles
    blazing_saddles Posts: 22,726
    Must be a mark of the new, clean peloton, that Gilbert can drop all those GT climbers in the second hilliest classic.

    Anyhow, he has effectively turned Lotto's disasterous season into a success.

    That's it.
    We can all turn off our computers for 4 months.
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  • dave_1
    dave_1 Posts: 9,512
    Blazing Saddles wrote:
    Must be a mark of the new, clean peloton, that Gilbert can drop all those GT climbers in the second hilliest classic.

    Anyhow, he has effectively turned Lotto's disasterous season into a success.

    That's it.
    We can all turn off our computers for 4 months.

    yes, definite sign of cleaner racing... :) not too long to wait until next season thanks to people who are not in the business of dodging dope controls
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NKBacb2V ... ata_player
  • DaveyL
    DaveyL Posts: 5,167
    iainf72 wrote:
    Cracking race.

    Nice work by Evans for Phil.

    Cadel is resplendent:

    http://twitter.com/CadelOfficial/status/4944883633

    "He he he..... Phil wins again (Lombardia) .... If I may say so myself, I'm not a bad 'gregario' when it's necessary...."
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  • frenchfighter
    frenchfighter Posts: 30,642
    Gilbert is once again amazing, attacking with panache and destruction.

    Bettini Photos
    bettiniphoto_0043504_1_full_600.jpg

    I think he needs a pay rise!

    Nice to see Dan Martin in the 2nd group.
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  • frenchfighter
    frenchfighter Posts: 30,642
    1 Philippe Gilbert (Bel) Silence - Lotto 5:43:45
    2 Samuel Sanchez Gonzalez (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi
    3 Alexandr Kolobnev (Rus) Team Saxo Bank 0:00:07
    4 Luca Paolini (Ita) Acqua & Sapone - Caffe Mokambo 0:00:08
    5 Johnny Hoogerland (Ned) Vacansoleil Pro Cycling Team
    6 Robert Gesink (Ned) Rabobank
    7 Alexandre Vinokourov (Kaz) Astana
    8 Daniel Martin (Irl) Garmin - Slipstream
    9 Juan Jose Cobo Acebo (Spa) Fuji-Servetto
    10 Cadel Evans (Aus) Silence - Lotto
    11 Leonardo Bertagnolli (Ita) Serramenti PVC Diquigiovanni-Androni Giocattoli
    12 Christopher Horner (USA) Astana
    13 Ivan Basso (Ita) Liquigas
    14 Damiano Cunego (Ita) Lampre - N.G.C

    An interesting mix of riders.
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  • mididoctors3
    mididoctors3 Posts: 76
    well i never

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