Giro d'Italia - stage 1 - Amsterdam - *SPOILER*

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  • Le Commentateur
    Le Commentateur Posts: 4,099
    The Italian commentators are calling Wiggins already, 1km from the line.
    Un uomo solo al commando
  • blazing_saddles
    blazing_saddles Posts: 22,711
    20 second time bonus for the stage win, this year?
    Greipel's @ 18"
    "Science is a tool for cheaters". An anonymous French PE teacher.
  • luckao
    luckao Posts: 632
    Great ride by Wiggo. Maybe he'll take have taken a fancy to pink by day 10...

    Eurosport tunes in right on time to cover the much anticipated ball change.
  • Le Commentateur
    Le Commentateur Posts: 4,099
    RAI webcast couldn't be bothered to wait either. Just one brief shot of the empty podium, then off-air.
    Un uomo solo al commando
  • timoid.
    timoid. Posts: 3,133
    Try Sporza

    http://www.freedocast.com/CTM66#cf
    It's a little like wrestling a gorilla. You don't quit when you're tired. You quit when the gorilla is tired.
  • timoid.
    timoid. Posts: 3,133
    Its appropriate that Wiggins pulls on his first GT leaders jersey so close to the country of his birth.
    It's a little like wrestling a gorilla. You don't quit when you're tired. You quit when the gorilla is tired.
  • LangerDan
    LangerDan Posts: 6,132
    Timoid. wrote:
    Its appropriate that Wiggins pulls on his first GT leaders jersey so close to the country of his birth.

    Oh, behave!
    'This week I 'ave been mostly been climbing like Basso - Shirley Basso.'
  • blazing_saddles
    blazing_saddles Posts: 22,711
    Wiggins tries to put the jersey on backwards.
    Didn't realise the Giro was posh and had a proper one ready!

    He also did a gential "flex" when saluting the crowd! :shock: :oops:
    "Science is a tool for cheaters". An anonymous French PE teacher.
  • luckao
    luckao Posts: 632
    Ufff.. those Brit riders and their salutes. Wonder if Millar was on an onlooker, bemoaning the celebrity culture...
  • calvjones
    calvjones Posts: 3,850
    LangerDan wrote:
    Greipel looks like a condom stuffed with Toblerones

    When & why did you stuff a condom full of...

    ..never mind, I don't want to know.
    ___________________

    Strava is not Zen.
  • sing_for_absolution
    sing_for_absolution Posts: 1,908
    Timoid. wrote:
    I'm sure Sky Sports News will show the podium on repeat.

    all of a sudden, they give a shit :LOL:
  • andyp
    andyp Posts: 10,475
    LangerDan wrote:
    Greipel looks like a condom stuffed with Toblerones

    :lol:

    That's on the money.
  • mididoctors
    mididoctors Posts: 18,867
    Timoid. wrote:
    Its appropriate that Wiggins pulls on his first GT leaders jersey so close to the country of his birth.

    :lol:

    aside....

    vino's non aero tt riding position and yet being only 5 seconds off the pace is alarming.. did he actually use his tt bars?


    Sastre had his "come good in the third" look on
    "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
  • micron
    micron Posts: 1,843
    Wonder what will happen tomorrow? Sky have been excellent when it comes to strong individual results but their team tactics in defence of a jersey have sucked.

    Still, well done Wiggins - about time he won a TT instead of just saying he was going to win it :wink:
  • Percy Vera
    Percy Vera Posts: 1,103
    Found 10min highlights for those who are interested

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hJXYK77P3w0
  • LangerDan
    LangerDan Posts: 6,132
    micron wrote:
    Wonder what will happen tomorrow? Sky have been excellent when it comes to strong individual results but their team tactics in defence of a jersey have sucked.

    Still, well done Wiggins - about time he won a TT instead of just saying he was going to win it :wink:

    I bet Dave B will be ensuring that young Bradley has a wee before he sets off tomorrow, rather than waiting until the final 50km
    'This week I 'ave been mostly been climbing like Basso - Shirley Basso.'
  • blazing_saddles
    blazing_saddles Posts: 22,711
    edited May 2010
    Guess what? Eurosport have virtually no coverage of the first mountain stage, next Sunday. Motorbikes and tennis. :roll: Zoncolan is on the following Sunday, too.
    Best of luck with live feeds.........
    "Science is a tool for cheaters". An anonymous French PE teacher.
  • micron
    micron Posts: 1,843
    Isn't that just typical - haridryers and no hopers instead of the beautiful sport :wink:
  • all show no go
    all show no go Posts: 542
    Just watched the somewhat shonky coverage via Sky+ and i've got to say that that was a storming ride by the Twigsome one. Risk-taking on every corner in greasy conditions and riding in that very trackie low gear, high cadence compact style that he executes brilliantly. The man has a lot of pressure on him to perform this year and he really threw down a marker to his rivals on his first real major outing of the season. Cadel looks very strong and he would be my favourite for the overall.
    In celebration of `Bradleys victory i'm gonna pop a few blues and shimmy on down to the Go-Go-A-Go-Go and get groovesome with an anorexic modette and absorb the blues drenched sounds of The Small Faces and The Who.
    See you all on the other side......
    Let's close our eyes and see what happens
  • blazing_saddles
    blazing_saddles Posts: 22,711
    micron wrote:
    Isn't that just typical - haridryers and no hopers instead of the beautiful sport :wink:

    Certainly, just typical.
    Eurosport International has 3 hours worth, next Sunday.
    After a great early season, British Eurosport fail to deliver at the big event.
    (never mind, there's always Califonia :wink: )
    "Science is a tool for cheaters". An anonymous French PE teacher.
  • micron
    micron Posts: 1,843
    Oh joy :wink: It's the feeds for me then as I don't get International - and I'll be glad of a different commentator :wink:
  • Tusher
    Tusher Posts: 2,762
    You'd think BradLee could have managed more of a smile on the podium.
    Dour or what?
  • takethehighroad
    takethehighroad Posts: 6,811
    I noticed that Sky is written on the jerseys in the Italian style
  • FJS
    FJS Posts: 4,820
    "Wiggins' biggest win of his career" (Sporza).
  • rick_chasey
    rick_chasey Posts: 75,661
    FJS wrote:
    "Wiggins' biggest win of his career" (Sporza).

    Haha. Oh dear.

    Guess the Flandrians don't rate going round in circles eh?
    _
  • Richrd2205
    Richrd2205 Posts: 1,267
    Blazing Saddles wrote:
    Certainly, just typical.
    Eurosport International has 3 hours worth, next Sunday.
    After a great early season, British Eurosport fail to deliver at the big event.
    (never mind, there's always Califonia :wink: )

    The Eurosport Player seems to be a better option than the TV channel in this case, then, since there's 5 hours a day coverage on a bonus channel ATM :D
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  • deal
    deal Posts: 857
    frenchfighter wrote:
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    :lol:
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