2014 Santos Tour Down Under - *Spoilers*

phil s

Haha, they should have a "Like" button for posts here.

alihisgreat

Marcel Kittel is a very big man.

Macaloon

ALIHISGREAT wrote:

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

ocdupalais

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

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

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:

salsiccia1

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

slim_boy_fat

Slim Boy Fat wrote:

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

jimmythecuckoo

Complete rebuild of my fantasy team needed after this result

Richmond Racer

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

frenchfighter wrote:

Has he just caught sight of the new kit in a mirror and about to barf as a result?

Paul 8v

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

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.

Paul 8v

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

Richmond Racer wrote:

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

Clements753

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.

Clements753

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

Sky Sports 2 10pm - preview, 2am - race live

Anonymous

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

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

small group maybe 50 riders, lotto have 5 riders with Andre there,

Anonymous

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

Aw, look final kilometers - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PuYwq_lFZVM

Yellow Peril

Not really a Gerrans fan but he played a blinder there.

alihisgreat

Macaloon wrote:

Aw, look final kilometers - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PuYwq_lFZVM

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!)

Yellow Peril wrote:

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

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:

smokey_bacon

Decent by Gerrans.

I think I read somewhere that Kittel was targeting stage 4 rather than going for this one.

Macaloon

Gerrans showing 2012 form. High hopes that his feud with FF will light a fire under the early season skirmishing.

RichN95.

frenchfighter wrote:

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.