Tour of California 2014 **Spoilers**
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Wonderful win for Chaves there. What a season for OGE so far. Impressed by Wiggins as well, probably took a few seconds from Dennis when I honestly thought he could lose the overall at one point.
Edit - this has been a great ToC so far. I haven't even noticed the fancy dress show most of the time!0 -
Chaves looks like a child!0
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Very impressive by Chaves, Yates and Wiggins.
Even Froomedog must be looking at Wiggins now and thinking "I need a bit of that".0 -
Wiggins took 2 seconds in the end. Not bad on a stage where the strategy was probably to limit losses in the final few KMs0
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Part of me is very pleased to see how well Wiggins is going, the other part is wondering how tough this field is.
Anyway, must to bed now.0 -
"Fortune favours the brave"! Definitely a Frenchie stage
Edit: They said it at the end, just in case you read this and thought I was mad...
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Good on you, Wiggo. Classy.
Chaves, Yates, Dennis, Dombrowski. Great to see the young climbers to the fore.0 -
RonB wrote:Impressed by Wiggins as well, probably took a few seconds from Dennis when I honestly thought he could lose the overall at one point.
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I thought he'd loose time today as well, a much better effort from Sky in support with Dombrovski taking a big turn. Wiggins rode it better than the other day too, he saved something for the last 500m and looked as strong as any one at the end.0 -
It was a bit steeper than Diablo in the final three km or so which helps as well. Meant that Wiggo's turn on the front to kill Dennis' attack options did not just result in him giving him an easy draft until the final sprint.UncleMonty wrote:I thought he'd loose time today as well, a much better effort from Sky in support with Dombrovski taking a big turn. Wiggins rode it better than the other day too, he saved something for the last 500m and looked as strong as any one at the end.You only need two tools: WD40 and Duck Tape.
If it doesn't move and should, use the WD40.
If it shouldn't move and does, use the tape.0 -
It was the same last year but has anyone else noticed how bad the TOC coverage is,the picture constantly breaking up and stopping altogether.The same thing happened last year and it seems nothing has changed.You would have thought that especially the yanks could do a better coverage than the likes of Turkey or Azerbaijan for instance.
As for Wiggins,good on him.He seems to have turned a corner from last year and looking really strong.Cannondale CAAD 8 105
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Yates is looking like such a great young rider.
Good effort by Dombrowski and good ride by Wiggins in the final km.
I'm not a Wiggins hater but lets not forget he was only riding against Rohan Dennis and Peter Stetina. Not Nibali and Contador. So although he is looking in good form lets not get carried away at the moment.0 -
Great tactics by Garmin.
A pity no one told Tom Danielson.
That final climb was so up Wiggins's street.
Not a ramp in sight.
Didn't think Dennis would go as good as on Diablo.
Good to see Joe Dombrowski showing signs of life.
OGE are having another golden period.
Chaves looked so happy. Great."Science is a tool for cheaters". An anonymous French PE teacher.0 -
D O G wrote:FF will be happy.
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Yes Paul indeed, fortune favours the brave just as it did yesterday. Imagine if he was riding for sky and taping out tempo.
Glad to see Dombrow going well today and finished not too far behind. Prolly first time this season that sky have done a reasonable job for their leader up a mountain. Racing has been so so much better this sesson when the coal mines have been depleted.
A good Tour of Cali due to the nature of the winners. Not been a fan of the climbs though and not too much desire from GC riders to attack from distance.
Garmin well on top of team tables - congratulations.
Photos have been superb too. Veloimages on the case and Getty getting 50x more photos then for the Giro which is odd. Will post some of Chaves later.Contador is the Greatest0 -
Eeeee, that were great, that were.
Most enjoyable.
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That is true. On current form, he'd be putting minutes into Nibali.Milton50 wrote:Yates is looking like such a great young rider.
Good effort by Dombrowski and good ride by Wiggins in the final km.
I'm not a Wiggins hater but lets not forget he was only riding against Rohan Dennis and Peter Stetina. Not Nibali and Contador. So although he is looking in good form lets not get carried away at the moment.0 -
Last night was the first stage ive been able to watch live - enjoyable to watch and im very impressed with the ipad app in terms of coverage and information given.0
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In these type of races, the experience and guidance the young lads are getting ( not so much Rowe) from riding with pate, knees and wiggo will be invaluable. Something for them to really help them develop I reckon.
They may have faltered on stage 3 but very impressed lastnight. Great learning curve.0 -
B3rnieMac wrote:woody1545 wrote:
Er…does anyone know what his tattoo says?
W.A.?.?.?.?
(I also like Wiggins)
it says warrior, after the wigan rugby guys.
Why the full stop after every letter?
Surely every letter in W.A.R.R.I.O.R. must be a word or phrase for that to be correct grammar?
I left school at 16 so that's my excuse 0 -
frenchfighter wrote:D O G wrote:FF will be happy.
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Yes Paul indeed, fortune favours the brave just as it did yesterday. Imagine if he was riding for sky and taping out tempo.
Glad to see Dombrow going well today and finished not too far behind. Prolly first time this season that sky have done a reasonable job for their leader up a mountain. Racing has been so so much better this sesson when the coal mines have been depleted.
A good Tour of Cali due to the nature of the winners. Not been a fan of the climbs though and not too much desire from GC riders to attack from distance.
Garmin well on top of team tables - congratulations.
Photos have been superb too. Veloimages on the case and Getty getting 50x more photos then for the Giro which is odd. Will post some of Chaves later.
You really cant help yourself can you?
You are unhealthily obsessed...... :roll:0 -
OnYourRight wrote:
Don’t have it, but the iPhone app (probably similar) is brilliant. Loads of info, sensibly arranged, easy to use, everything works. Has things like live gradient indicators for the groups on the road, not to mention zoomable maps, profiles, etc. Makes a mockery of the Giro website, which is nearly unusable (and of course doesn’t have free live video anywhere in the world – the killer feature).Omar Little wrote:im very impressed with the ipad app in terms of coverage and information given.
The Californians may not have mastered camera work at a bike race, but they sure know how to code an app.
The app isn't specific to ToC, just they have a separate branded one. Check out cyclingnews tour tracker and you can get the same info for the Giro, TdF and Vuelta.
That said.... I think the developers might well be Californians anyway!0 -
Great news is that one Chaves is photogenic and is not wearing those appalling Bolle glasses most of the team is. Those glasses spoilt the Yates photos from Turkey a little.Contador is the Greatest0
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zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz fest.0
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frenchfighter wrote:D O G wrote:FF will be happy.
Photos have been superb too. Veloimages on the case and Getty getting 50x more photos then for the Giro which is odd. Will post some of Chaves later.
Pity you can't say the same about the broadcast coverage which has been barely LD never mind HD
Anyone know who is providing the pictures ?0 -
Classy and composed victory salute by this rider.
Check out this smile. Braces have worked wonders.
Proper display of emotion.
He looks about 15.
If you are a fan, check out this interview with him:
http://www.cyclinginquisition.com/2014/ ... y-and.html
These are the type of riders that should be backed and the ones which will give you the most reward for your loyalty.
Nice quote from his dad:
“Cycling moves me. I enjoy it. When I’m on a bike I feel like a different person. I feel the wind. I feel the descent, the rise. I feel that life is absolutely beautiful…I feel I can reach goals, my own goals of climbing a mountain, of going somewhere by my own means. That is what cycling makes me feel. That passion.”Contador is the Greatest0 -
Chaves family and club named in his honour are probably flying in the clouds right now.Contador is the Greatest0 -
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With Samu watching @taylorphinney doing his best 30’ on #trainingpeaks! Thanks for the show buddy!Contador is the Greatest0 -
It is great to see Joe Dombrowski back to a good level. He was really putting the hurt on a few guys yesterday. Delighted his injured knee has healed up. Role on the Vuelta.
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