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  • tailwindhome
    tailwindhome Posts: 19,310
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    “New York has the haircuts, London has the trousers, but Belfast has the reason!
  • FocusZing
    FocusZing Posts: 4,373
    Good to see Chris Boardman involved with the coverage. Looking forward to this, it looks like the Spec torch bikes will be yellow.
  • stagehopper
    stagehopper Posts: 1,593
    PTP picks

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    @stagehopper
  • mechanism
    mechanism Posts: 891
    Interesting that no one went for Froome.
  • kleinstroker
    kleinstroker Posts: 2,133
    Dumoulin climbs off, saving himself no doubt
  • tailwindhome
    tailwindhome Posts: 19,310
    Looks like Dumolin is quitting the RR
    “New York has the haircuts, London has the trousers, but Belfast has the reason!
  • kleinstroker
    kleinstroker Posts: 2,133
    edited August 2016
    Grumari Circuit map

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  • rich_pcp
    rich_pcp Posts: 113
    kleinstroker wrote:
    Dumoulin climbs off, saving himself no doubt
    Was he obliged to start the road race in order to do the TT?
    Otherwise, why bother doing 10km?
  • kleinstroker
    kleinstroker Posts: 2,133
    **Specialized Bike Colour Update **

    Condition is ORANGE, I repeat condition is ORANGE
  • The_Boy
    The_Boy Posts: 3,099
    rich pcp wrote:
    kleinstroker wrote:
    Dumoulin climbs off, saving himself no doubt
    Was he obliged to start the road race in order to do the TT?
    Otherwise, why bother doing 10km?

    Yes. Until someone tells me I'm wrong
    Team My Man 2018: David gaudu, Pierre Latour, Romain Bardet, Thibaut pinot, Alexandre Geniez, Florian Senechal, Warren Barguil, Benoit Cosnefroy
  • FocusZing
    FocusZing Posts: 4,373
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    kleinstroker wrote:
    **Specialized Bike Colour Update **

    Condition is ORANGE, I repeat condition is ORANGE

    HA!

    There going essex.
  • tailwindhome
    tailwindhome Posts: 19,310
    Breakaway: Simon Geschke (Germany), Michal Kwiatkowski (Poland), Svan Erik Bystrom (Norway), Michael Albasini (Switzerland), Jarlinson Pantano (Colombia), Pavel Kochetkov (Russia).



    Gap: 2:00
    “New York has the haircuts, London has the trousers, but Belfast has the reason!
  • bobmcstuff
    bobmcstuff Posts: 11,398
    Gap is shooting up now as the peloton has slowed to club run pace.
  • imatfaal
    imatfaal Posts: 2,716
    gap is about 7:30 now. Turkish rider down at begining of the cobbles - "fukcing idiot!" was the yell from one english speaker as the peleton avoided him. Richie Porte off the side of road - not sure hwat is the problem
  • bobmcstuff
    bobmcstuff Posts: 11,398
    Richie just dropped a chain.
  • Vino'sGhost
    Vino'sGhost Posts: 4,129
    bobmcstuff wrote:
    Richie just dropped a chain.

    and didnt seem in any rush to put it back on
  • gsk82
    gsk82 Posts: 3,570
    Why do people fancy nibali got the win? He won't ride off the front on the climb and won't make a big enough gap on the descent to hold on for 12k on the flat. I recon it'll either be a to climber open a big gap on the climb (Froome) or a decent climber who can sprint
    "Unfortunately these days a lot of people don’t understand the real quality of a bike" Ernesto Colnago
  • Vino'sGhost
    Vino'sGhost Posts: 4,129
    the course has everything, climbs jungle, tropical beaches and cobbles.
  • Vino'sGhost
    Vino'sGhost Posts: 4,129
    Nibali? hes well aggressive and won the Giro on the basis of attacks! and that ride on stage 1 of the TDF in the UK was an attack toward the end up the hill
  • slim_boy_fat
    slim_boy_fat Posts: 1,810
    Enjoying this. Could end up being a decent race.
  • FocusZing
    FocusZing Posts: 4,373
    Windy!
  • imatfaal
    imatfaal Posts: 2,716
    What's happened to cycling on the Beeb? I just have rubbish presenters talking about beaches
  • TheBigBean
    TheBigBean Posts: 21,532
    Pantano has shown he is no slouch. Surprised they let him go.
  • above_the_cows
    above_the_cows Posts: 11,406
    TailWindHome wrote:
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    This has made my Olympics. :D
    Correlation is not causation.
  • Vino'sGhost
    Vino'sGhost Posts: 4,129
    think ill have a sleep for a few hours
  • kleinstroker
    kleinstroker Posts: 2,133
    BBC red button not working for me all I get is BBC four when i press it, what channel is it on ?
  • slim_boy_fat
    slim_boy_fat Posts: 1,810
    Never seen so many riders drop a chain!
  • slim_boy_fat
    slim_boy_fat Posts: 1,810
    kleinstroker wrote:
    BBC red button not working for me all I get is BBC four when i press it, what channel is it on ?
    I'm watching on sky and there are 8 separate HD channels. Sure I saw a cycling option on the red button before.

    Edit: just checked red button and once you select Rio 2016 you can then press blue button and cycling is top option.
  • Okarnill
    Okarnill Posts: 20
    edited August 2016
    We had trouble, go to bbc 1 - red button, wait for it to load, go BACK to bbc 1 and the option to 'choose sport' will come up top left in a few seconds. then click on blue button
  • philwint
    philwint Posts: 763
    Good stream on the BBC website

    I will admit I'm struggling to ID some riders out of their team kit

    Mad course - this is going to be a tough one
    Phil

    www.philwinterbourne.co.uk

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