In the meantime in Turkey - SPOILER

FJS
FJS Posts: 4,820
edited April 2010 in Pro race
In the meantime... Greipel beating Rabon, Cornu and Grabsch in a TT?! Anyone knows what happened there? 5.8 km is short, but not that short
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  • calvjones
    calvjones Posts: 3,850
    neither Rabon nor Grabsch are at full speed before about 3K in...
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  • blazing_saddles
    blazing_saddles Posts: 22,951
    Oh wow! The Turkish coast in glorious HD!

    Just waiting for live pics. Harmon and Maggie B ( a bonus) are on, so there should be a live feed amongst this lot. If not, now, soon.
    http://www.myp2p.eu/broadcast.php?match ... art=sports
    Today's stage:

    stage2.gif

    67kms to go......
    "Science is a tool for cheaters". An anonymous French PE teacher.
  • pottssteve
    pottssteve Posts: 4,069
    It's live on Eurosport here in HK! :) ISD just found the big ring....
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  • blazing_saddles
    blazing_saddles Posts: 22,951
    Nice last few kms!
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  • takethehighroad
    takethehighroad Posts: 6,850
    Greipel takes Stage 2
  • afx237vi
    afx237vi Posts: 12,630
    Somewhere in Europe a certain little Manxman is chuckling to himself. Tour of Turkey...
  • takethehighroad
    takethehighroad Posts: 6,850
    Against giants such as Haselbacher and the CCC Polsat team
  • stagehopper
    stagehopper Posts: 1,593
    Blazing Saddles wrote:
    Nice last few kms!

    Indeed. Loved the ISD attack from 40-ish km out which animated the race. Surprisingly bumpy that last part of the stage. Despite the "lack" of oppositin for Greipl I think that was a very good win - no cakewalk.
    @stagehopper
  • wicked
    wicked Posts: 844
    Turkey by name........

    No G-W and we get this dross and in bloody HD as well! WTF
    It’s the most beautiful sport in the world but it’s governed by ***ts who have turned it into a crock of ****.
  • knedlicky
    knedlicky Posts: 3,097
    afx237vi wrote:
    Somewhere in Europe a certain little Manxman is chuckling to himself. Tour of Turkey...
    Chuckling to himself because he could never cope with the short sharp climbs or with the heat already in April?
    Or maybe now he's with Fiorella, he could never really race at the "Turkish Beauties Sprint Prime"?
    Or maybe he wouldn't like the landscape or Greipel isn't felt any opposition?
    Pity if any were the case.
  • blazing_saddles
    blazing_saddles Posts: 22,951
    Today's outing.

    stage3.gif
    "Science is a tool for cheaters". An anonymous French PE teacher.
  • blazing_saddles
    blazing_saddles Posts: 22,951
    http://www.myp2p.eu/broadcast.php?matchid=71955&part=sports
    60 odd kms to go........
    "Science is a tool for cheaters". An anonymous French PE teacher.
  • timoid.
    timoid. Posts: 3,133
    Why snigger at the man for winning. I don't get you people sometimes.

    People fawned over EBH for wins in the equally insigificant Tour of Britain last year.
    It's a little like wrestling a gorilla. You don't quit when you're tired. You quit when the gorilla is tired.
  • afx237vi
    afx237vi Posts: 12,630
    Timoid. wrote:
    Why snigger at the man for winning. I don't get you people sometimes.

    People fawned over EBH for wins in the equally insigificant Tour of Britain last year.

    Mine was a reference to Cav's interview in the Guardian. Internet forum people taking the mick is one thing, but when your own team-mate refers to your victories as "sh*t small wins in sh*t small races"... well... what can you say?

    Greipel is doing what he does well, but I don't think the Tour of Turkey would have been high on his list of priorities at the start of the season.
  • mididoctors
    mididoctors Posts: 19,269
    there's some pretty horrible drags in this race....
    "If I was a 38 year old man, I definitely wouldn't be riding a bright yellow bike with Hello Kitty disc wheels, put it that way. What we're witnessing here is the world's most high profile mid-life crisis" Afx237vi Mon Jul 20, 2009 2:43 pm
  • luckao
    luckao Posts: 632
    Sweet bunny hopping on the descent 8)
  • blazing_saddles
    blazing_saddles Posts: 22,951
    A little tactical gem.
    You would have thought Cofidis had it in the bag, since they knew they had to work over Visconti.
    But the group chasing meant they had to keep driving.
    Excellent stage.
    Turkey seems adept at producing spot on parcours, that can end up with any number of different finishes. :)
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  • mididoctors
    mididoctors Posts: 19,269
    active entertaining racing
    "If I was a 38 year old man, I definitely wouldn't be riding a bright yellow bike with Hello Kitty disc wheels, put it that way. What we're witnessing here is the world's most high profile mid-life crisis" Afx237vi Mon Jul 20, 2009 2:43 pm
  • blazing_saddles
    blazing_saddles Posts: 22,951
    Very interesting. Montcoutie and Visconti in a group, 3 minutes behind the leaders.(2 ISD up there already).
    Terribly tough stage. 32kph average means 95 kms still to go. An hour behind schedule.
    Live now:
    http://www.myp2p.eu/broadcast.php?match ... art=sports
    "Science is a tool for cheaters". An anonymous French PE teacher.
  • blazing_saddles
    blazing_saddles Posts: 22,951
    pottssteve wrote:
    It's live on Eurosport here in HK! :) ISD just found the big ring....

    Someone is just getting a mention from Harmon. :wink:
    "Science is a tool for cheaters". An anonymous French PE teacher.
  • deejay
    deejay Posts: 3,138
    Blazing Saddles wrote:
    Very interesting. Montcoutie and Visconti in a group, 3 minutes behind the leaders.(2 ISD up there already).
    Terribly tough stage. 32kph average means 95 kms still to go. An hour behind schedule.
    Live now:
    http://www.myp2p.eu/broadcast.php?match ... art=sports

    I'm not at all impressed with Backstedt.
    There is Moncoutie riding second wheel and they cannot say that the guy is blocking and what an excellent team job he is doing.
    One ISD on the front and no one can get by the bloody frenchman. get it. ???
    Organiser, National Championship 50 mile Time Trial 1972
  • blazing_saddles
    blazing_saddles Posts: 22,951
    All the ISD boys on the front now, as Moncoutie takes a second wheel break and all the rest continue to suck.
    The peloton looks "light". Paolo Borgini finally blows.........
    "Science is a tool for cheaters". An anonymous French PE teacher.
  • deejay
    deejay Posts: 3,138
    wicked wrote:
    Turkey by name........

    No G-W and we get this dross and in bloody HD as well! WTF
    In fact I would put this Turkey today on a par with GW.
    Interesting even though the big names are missing and I do like a cycle race.
    Organiser, National Championship 50 mile Time Trial 1972
  • calvjones
    calvjones Posts: 3,850
    Dunno why but Visconti looks proper evil.
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  • blazing_saddles
    blazing_saddles Posts: 22,951
    Visconti is the man!
    ISD boss the race.
    Is their Giro invite lost in the post? :roll:
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  • mididoctors
    mididoctors Posts: 19,269
    calvjones wrote:
    Dunno why but Visconti looks proper evil.

    shaves his Eyebrows


    should HTC and cofidis started chasing earlier?
    "If I was a 38 year old man, I definitely wouldn't be riding a bright yellow bike with Hello Kitty disc wheels, put it that way. What we're witnessing here is the world's most high profile mid-life crisis" Afx237vi Mon Jul 20, 2009 2:43 pm
  • frenchfighter
    frenchfighter Posts: 30,642
    Blazing Saddles wrote:
    Visconti is the man!
    ISD boss the race.
    Is their Giro invite lost in the post? :roll:

    Visconti is a superb rider. Really annoyed they didn't get an invite especially with them having Rujano. I would have thought Cipo's connection would have helped their case.
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  • iainf72
    iainf72 Posts: 15,784
    frenchfighter wrote:
    Visconti is a superb rider. Really annoyed they didn't get an invite especially with them having Rujano. I would have thought Cipo's connection would have helped their case.

    They did FA with their Giro invite last year though.
    Fckin' Quintana … that creep can roll, man.
  • frenchfighter
    frenchfighter Posts: 30,642
    Can always be relied on to provide the action:
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  • pottssteve
    pottssteve Posts: 4,069
    Blazing Saddles wrote:
    pottssteve wrote:
    It's live on Eurosport here in HK! :) ISD just found the big ring....

    Someone is just getting a mention from Harmon. :wink:


    Yes, Haha!

    It's become a hobby of mine. I started with the Eneco Tour last year and since then have also scored hits in the Dauphine Libere, Giro and last year's Tour of Turkey as well. I'll be targeting a dull, long, flat stage in this year's Tour de France and probably also the Vuelta. It's hard to get a mention in the 1 day races 'cos there's so much going on, so Paris Roubaix etc. are the big ones to go for!

    Last night I also asked how they felt about Rasmussen's return and who they fancied in Castilla y Leon but they didn't answer those....

    Steve
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