2014 Santos Tour Down Under - *Spoilers*

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  • phil s
    phil s Posts: 1,128
    Haha, they should have a "Like" button for posts here.
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  • alihisgreat
    alihisgreat Posts: 3,872
    Marcel Kittel is a very big man.
  • Macaloon
    Macaloon Posts: 5,545
    Marcel Kittel is a very big man.
    Putting the 'thrust' in Zarathrustra - if he wasn't such a mouthful
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RJKsp9_L24Q&list=PLK6hSr23ymDsqqmu3zDi_pefDx1wnop4-&index=3

    Highly recommend the sublime original for a bliss-out.
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y9QxaJLt7EA
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  • ocdupalais
    ocdupalais Posts: 4,224
    Thanks for those, Maca - as luck would have it I was already dressed in my space age pimp outfit...

    This is the peerless version to my mind...
    http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=hpJ6anurfuw
  • slim_boy_fat
    slim_boy_fat Posts: 1,810
    Looks as thought the current high temps are not only making riders break out their triathlon gear. Seems bush fires could affect the schedule of the event.
  • Macaloon
    Macaloon Posts: 5,545
    OCDuPalais wrote:
    Thanks for those, Maca - as luck would have it I was already dressed in my space age pimp outfit...

    This is the peerless version to my mind...
    http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=hpJ6anurfuw

    A performance of true integrity. But it's torturing credulity that they could have improved so much with just a new conductor and some remedial horn sessions :roll:
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  • salsiccia1
    salsiccia1 Posts: 3,725
    OCDuPalais wrote:
    Thanks for those, Maca - as luck would have it I was already dressed in my space age pimp outfit...

    This is the peerless version to my mind...
    http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=hpJ6anurfuw

    :lol::lol:
    It's only a bit of sport, Mun. Relax and enjoy the racing.
  • slim_boy_fat
    slim_boy_fat Posts: 1,810
    Looks as thought the current high temps are not only making riders break out their triathlon gear. Seems bush fires could affect the schedule of the event.
    Although seems that is less likely now
    inrng: Tour Down Under Stage 1 to go ahead tomorrow as threat of forest fires recedes
  • Complete rebuild of my fantasy team needed after this result :(
  • For those of a nervous position, look away...a spectator's roadside view of the crash

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wutPB0Kg ... ata_player

    No wonder there were some broken bones
  • Pross
    Pross Posts: 40,216
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    Has he just caught sight of the new kit in a mirror and about to barf as a result?
  • Paul 8v
    Paul 8v Posts: 5,458
    Had a look on the 'Live feed' Just a load of people knocking about on Quad bikes and drift trikes!

    Edit: Meant to put this in the San Luis thread...
  • Macaloon
    Macaloon Posts: 5,545
    Paul 8v wrote:
    Had a look on the 'Live feed' Just a load of people knocking about on Quad bikes and drift trikes!

    Edit: Meant to put this in the San Luis thread...

    So much racing going on. I'm all twisted up.
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  • Paul 8v
    Paul 8v Posts: 5,458
    Macaloon wrote:
    Paul 8v wrote:
    Had a look on the 'Live feed' Just a load of people knocking about on Quad bikes and drift trikes!

    Edit: Meant to put this in the San Luis thread...

    So much racing going on. I'm all twisted up.
    Haha, I know, nothing for months and now two in a day, carnage!
  • Pross
    Pross Posts: 40,216
    For those of a nervous position, look away...a spectator's roadside view of the crash

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wutPB0Kg ... ata_player

    No wonder there were some broken bones

    Was Visconti the one down just out of sight to the right of shot? Everyone else seemed to get up and continue without problems (or was Visconti in a different crash?).
  • frenchfighter
    frenchfighter Posts: 30,642
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    Contador is the Greatest
  • Feel sorry for Chris Sutton, still not been hurt enough from falls and been trained enough to handle falls to stop himself from putting his arms out as he went down if you watch the vid very carefully.

    Without going into the whole "Sky" thread thing that is running, for me there is a real gain to be gained (pardon the pun here) from learning from another sport. Horse race jockeys are taught how to fall, as part of their profession they are going to hit the deck from a greater height at a (on average) greater speed than pro race cyclists. Jockeys never put arms out, they relax and pull their limbs in. If Chris had done that his wrist would have had a much greater chance of not being broken - this also reduces the chances of a collar bone being broken. If you think how much time and money has been put into Chris stopping him having a broken bone must be important.
  • As for Visconti - that is unlucky - he is front of the actual crash - I think it was his back wheel that was touched - he knew he was going into the barriers but was expecting it to be a glancing blow - should not have had a broken leg from that fall. Very unlucky to do it on the barrier or more probable (imo) someone fell onto his leg
  • joelsim
    joelsim Posts: 7,552
    Sky Sports 2 10pm - preview, 2am - race live
  • Anonymous
    Anonymous Posts: 79,667
    Hansen in KOM tomorrow, splitting up on the climb with just over 10k to go, catch made at foot of climb.


    The Saxo kit looks hideous,
  • Anonymous
    Anonymous Posts: 79,667
    two Europecar riders attacked with 5.6km to go.


    Commentators are rubbish, referring to people just as race numbers.


    Apparently Schleck thinks he could "do something"
  • Anonymous
    Anonymous Posts: 79,667
    small group maybe 50 riders, lotto have 5 riders with Andre there,
  • Anonymous
    Anonymous Posts: 79,667
    Gerrans wins from Greipel, he will be annoyed about that. he went very early on a slight incline and Gerrans stayed on wheel and nicked it at the line, win bonus and one from the stage.


    Crash with 1k to go, didn't seem bad but one Belkin rider looked sore.
  • Macaloon
    Macaloon Posts: 5,545
    Aw, look final kilometers - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PuYwq_lFZVM
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  • Yellow Peril
    Yellow Peril Posts: 4,466
    Not really a Gerrans fan but he played a blinder there.
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  • alihisgreat
    alihisgreat Posts: 3,872
    Macaloon wrote:

    haha "one of the greatest wins of his career!" - not sure about that one Phil :roll: (i'd say 4 Grand Tour Stage wins, Milan San Remo , and a national championship are all a bit better than that!)
    Not really a Gerrans fan but he played a blinder there.

    Classic no-neck Gerro. (See MSR 2012 for more evidence - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-b3JIUeqrVA)
  • frenchfighter
    frenchfighter Posts: 30,642
    What a disaster if Gerrans can beat Greipel. I'm guessing Greipel went half gas as Kittel wasnt there - wont make that mistake again.

    What happened to Kittel? Looks like he took it easy.

    Here is Greipel saying wtf:
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  • smokey_bacon
    smokey_bacon Posts: 1,639
    Decent by Gerrans.

    I think I read somewhere that Kittel was targeting stage 4 rather than going for this one.
  • Macaloon
    Macaloon Posts: 5,545
    Gerrans showing 2012 form. High hopes that his feud with FF will light a fire under the early season skirmishing.
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  • RichN95.
    RichN95. Posts: 27,137
    What happened to Kittel? Looks like he took it easy.
    There was a reasonable hill 10km from the finish. Kittel finished in the last group about 8 minutes behind. Ewan was about 4 minutes back too.
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