Olympic RR *SPOILERS*

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  • nickel
    nickel Posts: 476
    Menchov's in trouble! No Hugh thats Kolobnev attacking!
  • frenchfighter
    frenchfighter Posts: 30,642
    Tony Martin has got off.

    So what if Eisel works for Cav. Its his best friend and teammate for every race in the next four years.
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  • disgruntledgoat
    disgruntledgoat Posts: 8,957
    Has Hugh just invented "the manx express"?
    "In many ways, my story was that of a raging, Christ-like figure who hauled himself off the cross, looked up at the Romans with blood in his eyes and said 'My turn, sock cookers'"

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  • carl_p
    carl_p Posts: 989
    Eurosport showing bloody swimming now :evil:

    Eisel now well in the GB team. Make of that what you will.
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  • Gazzetta67
    Gazzetta67 Posts: 1,890
    For F**k sake Porter shut up please - Menchov on the attack ...its KOLOBNEV ........thats looks like Duggan on the attack and phinney.....they are up the road in the break you senile old C**t :twisted:
  • carl_p
    carl_p Posts: 989
    Tony Martin has got off.

    So what if Eisel works for Cav. Its his best friend and teammate for every race in the next four years.

    Not so good for Greipel then.
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  • Is it just me that's amused by the constant references to 'The Sky Team'?
  • alanp23
    alanp23 Posts: 696
    edited July 2012
    Re Manx express - Yes!!! He has said it a couple of times.


    And now that Bernie is there, CB has taken to calling them Sky.



    Edited as I was way too slow
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  • afx237vi
    afx237vi Posts: 12,630
    Eurosport is on.
  • disgruntledgoat
    disgruntledgoat Posts: 8,957
    Gilbert really wants to make me some money.
    "In many ways, my story was that of a raging, Christ-like figure who hauled himself off the cross, looked up at the Romans with blood in his eyes and said 'My turn, sock cookers'"

    @gietvangent
  • alan_a
    alan_a Posts: 1,581
    Hello Mr Harmon, you have been missed.






    *BBC are missing a trick not having the excellent Simon Brotherton doing the tv stuff.
  • carl_p
    carl_p Posts: 989
    Yay, now on Eurosport. Harmon & Kelly :lol:
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  • Gazzetta67
    Gazzetta67 Posts: 1,890
    afx237vi wrote:
    Eurosport is on.

    Thank God - That BBC coverage was awful Porter is worse than Duffield and thats saying something as for Boardman he makes Rob Hayles sound interesting.
  • madden2011
    madden2011 Posts: 142
    Thank god for David Harmon, BBC's commentary has been dire. I think they went about a minute or 2 without saying a word during the early Box Hill laps.
  • jgsi
    jgsi Posts: 5,062
    Is Pip up the road? I admit , I was asleep,, o'l fart Porters fault,, switched to the main men.
  • No_Ta_Doctor
    No_Ta_Doctor Posts: 14,535
    Think yourselves lucky. While the commentary here in Denmark is pretty good get the right riders etc) they can't stop calling the GB team English. I'm sure Millar and Cav would be delighted....
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  • Turfle
    Turfle Posts: 3,762
    turn the lawnmower off, Harmon.
  • carl_p
    carl_p Posts: 989
    Aargh... freakin adverts now
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  • disgruntledgoat
    disgruntledgoat Posts: 8,957
    The crowds are massive!
    "In many ways, my story was that of a raging, Christ-like figure who hauled himself off the cross, looked up at the Romans with blood in his eyes and said 'My turn, sock cookers'"

    @gietvangent
  • jgsi
    jgsi Posts: 5,062
    I'm seeing more Flanders flags on the roadside for Pip... :wink:
  • schweiz
    schweiz Posts: 1,644
    schweiz wrote:
    yes.

    Maybe he'll lead out Cav and then keep pushing for Silver?
    not possible

    why not? it's not like it's a tour stage where they'll all get the same time and they can have another crack tomorrow. If it a sprint on the Mall and if Cav is led out by Team GB and Eisel and if Cav leaves his sprint until late then why not keep pushing and hope for the best for silver and bronze?
  • Jez mon
    Jez mon Posts: 3,809
    So apparently it's against Olympic rules to have time gaps/distance to go constantly on the screen...
    You live and learn. At any rate, you live
  • nickel
    nickel Posts: 476
    I heard him use 'the manx express' in the ToB last year, along with the oft repeated 'fastest finisher on the planet'
  • No_Ta_Doctor
    No_Ta_Doctor Posts: 14,535
    JGSI wrote:
    I'm seeing more Flanders flags on the roadside for Pip... :wink:

    Oh he'll be happy to see them... ;-)
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  • oldwelshman
    oldwelshman Posts: 4,733
    schweiz wrote:
    schweiz wrote:
    yes.

    Maybe he'll lead out Cav and then keep pushing for Silver?
    not possible

    why not? it's not like it's a tour stage where they'll all get the same time and they can have another crack tomorrow. If it a sprint on the Mall and if Cav is led out by Team GB and Eisel and if Cav leaves his sprint until late then why not keep pushing and hope for the best for silver and bronze?
    because of many other faster guys will pass him, Sagan, Greipel,Goss, Gerrans Rochas, Boonen etc if it was Renshaw then almost possible, you may as well ask why GB cant get 1,2,3 by your thinking, just lead it out and stay there.
  • carl_p
    carl_p Posts: 989
    Are the BBC responsible for the pictures? It's crap there are no screen captions re gap to peloton.
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  • pics come from olympic broadcasters, not BBC
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  • jgsi
    jgsi Posts: 5,062
    JGSI wrote:
    I'm seeing more Flanders flags on the roadside for Pip... :wink:

    Oh he'll be happy to see them... ;-)

    the buggers have swapped 'em for the national flag :D