Commonwealth Games Road Race Spoiler Thread

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  • gsk82
    gsk82 Posts: 3,599
    jack bauer looks like valverde :-o
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  • Gazzetta67
    Gazzetta67 Posts: 1,890
    Well dont you think it's a terrible circuit ? - why dont they just throw diesel down on it also to make it more dangerous :roll:
  • adr82
    adr82 Posts: 4,002
    Gazzetta67 wrote:
    Well dont you think it's a terrible circuit ? - why dont they just throw diesel down on it also to make it more dangerous :roll:
    No I don't think it's a great circuit, but it seemed to be relatively OK last year for the Nationals. Weather like this will make any course more dangerous. There are definitely loads of roads out in the hills near Glasgow that would have been really nice to see the race taking in, but there are also some incredibly badly surfaced roads out there too, and throw in rain like this...

    The crowds would also have been much much smaller if they'd held it outside the city, so I can understand that part at least.
  • mm1
    mm1 Posts: 1,063
    Most interesting multi games RR circuit since Athens. How does this differ from having the Worlds round say Verona or Lisbon (other than the weather of course)? JV tipping his rider on twitter.
  • frenchfighter
    frenchfighter Posts: 30,642
    Shame for PK but thank you sir for making a race of it. Very little strength in depth in this field. This rain is a joke - been beautiful all day in London.

    Such a stupid idea these commonwealth games. Archaic just like the inbred royals.

    How long has it been a race of three?

    Millar is so rubbish, thank goodness he didnt ride the Tour. He should have retired last year.
    Contador is the Greatest
  • adr82
    adr82 Posts: 4,002
    frenchfighter wrote:
    This rain is a joke - been beautiful all day in London.
    It's not like they can control the weather... I remember it being a bit damp when the TdF came into London!
    frenchfighter wrote:
    How long has it been a race of three?
    Been these 3 for a couple of laps now
  • frenchfighter
    frenchfighter Posts: 30,642
    Yeah true that was also a washout.

    3 laps, ok thanks. At what km did PK get reeled in? Had to leave so missed the last 75km.
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  • Gazzetta67
    Gazzetta67 Posts: 1,890
    mm1 wrote:
    Most interesting multi games RR circuit since Athens. How does this differ from having the Worlds round say Verona or Lisbon (other than the weather of course)? JV tipping his rider on twitter.


    Differ. Wel you said it. the WEATHER. Cobbles. Monoblock through a park.... Same as the National's you'd be better having only 15 riders start cos everybody else has climbed off.
  • adr82
    adr82 Posts: 4,002
    frenchfighter wrote:
    Yeah true that was also a washout.

    3 laps, ok thanks. At what km did PK get reeled in? Had to leave so missed the last 75km.
    Think it was in the middle of lap 9, must have been around 120k
  • dsoutar
    dsoutar Posts: 1,746
    frenchfighter wrote:
    Such a stupid idea these commonwealth games. Archaic just like the inbred royals.
    Eh ???? I think you'll find thousands of competitors and hundreds of thousands of spectators would strongly disagree with you

    The royal thing is a pretty disingenuous connection
  • Gazzetta67
    Gazzetta67 Posts: 1,890
    frenchfighter wrote:
    Shame for PK but thank you sir for making a race of it. Very little strength in depth in this field. This rain is a joke - been beautiful all day in London.

    Such a stupid idea these commonwealth games. Archaic just like the inbred royals.

    How long has it been a race of three?

    Millar is so rubbish, thank goodness he didnt ride the Tour. He should have retired last year.


    Well seeing as were 400 miles further north than london. the jetstream sits virtually on top of us your bound to get lots of rain.....But as usual only when LONDON gets lots of rain or the south then you only here of it on the national news.


    Millar is 37 he has no tour miles in his legs so he wont have the condition -go compare
  • adr82
    adr82 Posts: 4,002
    Gazzetta67 wrote:
    mm1 wrote:
    Most interesting multi games RR circuit since Athens. How does this differ from having the Worlds round say Verona or Lisbon (other than the weather of course)? JV tipping his rider on twitter.


    Differ. Wel you said it. the WEATHER. Cobbles. Monoblock through a park.... Same as the National's you'd be better having only 15 riders start cos everybody else has climbed off.
    Why are you so focused on the weather, the one thing nobody involved had any control over...?
  • mfin
    mfin Posts: 6,729
    Thomas goes
  • adr82
    adr82 Posts: 4,002
    Thomas makes a move!
  • mfin
    mfin Posts: 6,729
    11.5k to go
  • adr82
    adr82 Posts: 4,002
    He has 5-10s
  • frenchfighter
    frenchfighter Posts: 30,642
    English riders got pumped today. Scott lad the only one here and he only rides for Endura. Good.

    Geraint turns on the gas. GAME OVER.
    Contador is the Greatest
  • Gazzetta67
    Gazzetta67 Posts: 1,890
    adr82 wrote:
    Gazzetta67 wrote:
    mm1 wrote:
    Most interesting multi games RR circuit since Athens. How does this differ from having the Worlds round say Verona or Lisbon (other than the weather of course)? JV tipping his rider on twitter.


    Differ. Wel you said it. the WEATHER. Cobbles. Monoblock through a park.... Same as the National's you'd be better having only 15 riders start cos everybody else has climbed off.
    Why are you so focused on the weather, the one thing nobody involved had any control over...?

    He said what was the difference - and i said the weather
  • mm1
    mm1 Posts: 1,063
    Archaic? Maybe, but I bet Thomas is going to enjoy winning in Welsh jersey.
  • kingstonian
    kingstonian Posts: 2,847
    Looks like GT has it in the bag.
  • philwint
    philwint Posts: 763
    Go G! (and it's not often I cheer for a Welshman)
    Phil

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  • mfin
    mfin Posts: 6,729
    18s
  • adr82
    adr82 Posts: 4,002
    Gazzetta67 wrote:
    adr82 wrote:
    Gazzetta67 wrote:
    mm1 wrote:
    Most interesting multi games RR circuit since Athens. How does this differ from having the Worlds round say Verona or Lisbon (other than the weather of course)? JV tipping his rider on twitter.


    Differ. Wel you said it. the WEATHER. Cobbles. Monoblock through a park.... Same as the National's you'd be better having only 15 riders start cos everybody else has climbed off.
    Why are you so focused on the weather, the one thing nobody involved had any control over...?

    He said what was the difference - and i said the weather
    My point is you're complaining about the course because of the weather.
  • frenchfighter
    frenchfighter Posts: 30,642
    This is ridiculous. G has 40secs already.
    Contador is the Greatest
  • mfin
    mfin Posts: 6,729
    +38 seconds :)
  • tailwindhome
    tailwindhome Posts: 19,434
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    Come on T, you can do it!
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  • mfin
    mfin Posts: 6,729
    +43s
  • adr82
    adr82 Posts: 4,002
    edited August 2014
    Mechanical for G! Front wheel
  • mfin
    mfin Posts: 6,729
    Puncture FRONT WHEEL
  • adr82
    adr82 Posts: 4,002
    edited August 2014
    Caught him, massively slow change... oh wait he's still got a bit of a gap... but ffs that mechanic!

    Edit: he's lucky he had almost a minute there

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