Tour of Cali

iainf72
iainf72 Posts: 15,784
edited May 2012 in Pro race
Starting tomorrow. The one thing it's got on the Giro is at least it's in HD!
Fckin' Quintana … that creep can roll, man.
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  • ddraver
    ddraver Posts: 26,695
    doping free for all as well - should make it exciting :wink:

    http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/uci-con ... california
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  • cogidubnus
    cogidubnus Posts: 860
    I can never get excited by this race. Anyone good riding it?
  • iainf72
    iainf72 Posts: 15,784
    ddraver wrote:
    doping free for all as well - should make it exciting :wink:

    http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/uci-con ... california

    No passport controls and no doping controls are 2 different things.
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  • fungus_the_muffin_man
    fungus_the_muffin_man Posts: 1,608
    Normally I love watching cycling that much I would watch a dead dog cycling up a hill. However the Tour of Cali doesn't float my boat! I think it's cos it's in America and I seem to have an inbuilt anti american things going on for a good few years now.
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  • LeicesterLad
    LeicesterLad Posts: 3,908
    Sh*t small race.
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  • afx237vi
    afx237vi Posts: 12,630
    It's 'cos it lacks the prestige of being on the PTP calendar, innit.
  • frenchfighter
    frenchfighter Posts: 30,642
    Wouldn't know this race was coming up if Iain hadnt mentioned it. Goes to show. I'd know if there was a short stage race in Spain coming up though.

    This race has provided almost zero excitement over the years. They should take a leaf out of Battenkill's book to spice it up.
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  • frenchfighter
    frenchfighter Posts: 30,642
    1hr20mins from the press conference if you care...

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TYn7iJjj1FE
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  • frenchfighter
    frenchfighter Posts: 30,642
    Sagan
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  • jim453
    jim453 Posts: 1,360
    Last year I watched the tour of California on my telly, live. I think it was on itv4 and coverage began around eleven pm. This was perfect for all kinds of reasons, not least of which because it was after my wife had gone to bed so did not pi@@ her off. Why is it not on freeview this year?

    Or is it and I've not spotted it yet?
  • Frank the tank
    Frank the tank Posts: 6,553
    Well, there's not a lot on telly at 10.30pm and as I'm off work laid up I reckon I'll give it a whirl.
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  • RichN95.
    RichN95. Posts: 27,253
    edited May 2012
    jim453 wrote:
    Last year I watched the tour of California on my telly, live. I think it was on itv4 and coverage began around eleven pm. This was perfect for all kinds of reasons, not least of which because it was after my wife had gone to bed so did not pi@@ her off. Why is it not on freeview this year?

    Or is it and I've not spotted it yet?

    It's not on ITV4. However, the ToC broadcast it via their rather good website. A direct link to their 'Tour Tracker': http://radioshacktourtracker.amgentourofcalifornia.com/
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  • Gazzetta67
    Gazzetta67 Posts: 1,890
    jim453 wrote:
    Last year I watched the tour of California on my telly, live. I think it was on itv4 and coverage began around eleven pm. gonThis was perfect for all kinds of reasons, not least of which because it was after my wife had e to bed so did not pi@@ her off. Why is it not on freeview this year? Or is it and I've not spotted it yet?

    Is that cos you had that same problem as me when you tried to press for ITV4 you always got "Babestation" 8) watching cycling this late has its positives..Of course me being a good Catholic boy taped the cycling and watched a bit of the God Channel. :mrgreen:
  • blazing_saddles
    blazing_saddles Posts: 22,725
    I will be watching closely to spot the difference between Eurosport's "fake" HD and the real McCoy from the US of A.
    Nice to have a bit of late night live cycling. Usually good for the bigger forums to banter over; a meeting across the waters and all that.
    Decent coverage of the main stages, too. A bit skimpy, mid-week.

    No blood tests, so they will be taking the wee-wee.
    Just so long as grandad's is deep purple.:P :wink:

    Those racing: Horner, TJVG, Talansky, Zabriske, Danielson, Duarte, Sagan etc (maybe Levi and Gesink)
    Those not: Nibali, Boonan, probably Sanchez.
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  • hammerite
    hammerite Posts: 3,408
    And they use feet/miles for the stages/profiles. I know the race goes high, but the profiles on the website make it look like they're climbing everest based on the scales used.
  • Moomaloid
    Moomaloid Posts: 2,040
    edited May 2012
    afx237vi wrote:
    It's 'cos it lacks the prestige of being on the PTP calendar, innit.

    Nope, for me its coz the stages are pretty damn dull...
  • napoleond
    napoleond Posts: 5,992
    I used to love it when it was on in Feb as it got me excited about proper races coming up.
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  • frenchfighter
    frenchfighter Posts: 30,642
    hammerite wrote:
    And they use feet/miles for the stages/profiles. I know the race goes high, but the profiles on the website make it look like they're climbing everest based on the scales used.

    Exactly - looking at the profiles you would think it a climbers dream...
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  • blazing_saddles
    blazing_saddles Posts: 22,725
    Tracker live feed is running, but it's very poor at the moment:
    http://radioshacktourtracker.amgentourofcalifornia.com/
    58kms to go. The 2 Pees.
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  • B3rnieMac
    B3rnieMac Posts: 384
    It's really annoying me that I can't hear any sound from the road, it's just a video feed. Missing that comforting sound of a helicopter or buzz of a moped.... :(
  • Ringo 68
    Ringo 68 Posts: 441
    Blazing Saddles wrote:
    I will be watching closely to spot the difference between Eurosport's "fake" HD and the real McCoy from the US of A. Nice to have a bit of late night live cycling. Usually good for the bigger forums to banter over; a meeting across the waters and all that.
    Decent coverage of the main stages, too. A bit skimpy, mid-week.

    No blood tests, so they will be taking the wee-wee.
    Just so long as grandad's is deep purple.:P :wink:

    Those racing: Horner, TJVG, Talansky, Zabriske, Danielson, Duarte, Sagan etc (maybe Levi and Gesink)
    Those not: Nibali, Boonan, probably Sanchez.

    Much better than the 'HD' coming from the Giro which seems to be just upscaled standard definition.

    I wish all cyling was shown like this as it does make a difference.
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  • iainf72
    iainf72 Posts: 15,784
    Ringo 68 wrote:

    Much better than the 'HD' coming from the Giro which seems to be just upscaled standard definition.

    I wish all cyling was shown like this as it does make a difference.

    AToC is broadcast in HD, so it's real HD on ES. They do something on ES HD which makes the picture look a bit better but as you say, it's not HD.

    I think RAI have an HD channel now, so hopefully in the future the RCS races will look nicer.
    Fckin' Quintana … that creep can roll, man.
  • blazing_saddles
    blazing_saddles Posts: 22,725
    Must be me. I can't see a lot of difference.
    Sagan does a spot of car dodging.
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  • B3rnieMac
    B3rnieMac Posts: 384
    Few lads hit the deck here. Looks like rabopants to blame.
  • B3rnieMac
    B3rnieMac Posts: 384
    "big" Peter Sagan takes it!
  • afx237vi
    afx237vi Posts: 12,630
    Liggett and Sherwen referring to "Bling" Matthews without any hint of irony is almost as bad as David Cameron signing his texts LOL.
  • Gazzetta67
    Gazzetta67 Posts: 1,890
    Sagan taking the P**s and making it look too easy.
  • B3rnieMac
    B3rnieMac Posts: 384
    Hincapie 6th in the sprint *raises eyebrows*
  • afx237vi
    afx237vi Posts: 12,630
    B3rnieMac wrote:
    Hincapie 6th in the sprint *raises eyebrows*

    Never mind that, Fred Rodriguez is still going?! :shock:
  • Gazzetta67
    Gazzetta67 Posts: 1,890
    B3rnieMac wrote:
    Hincapie 6th in the sprint *raises eyebrows*

    Not bad for this Mountain Climber to get 6th place ??? - Pity it was'nt Pla d adet climb in the Pyrenees he would have dropped EVERYBODY in his Postal days :roll:

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