Giro 2019, Stage 1: Bologna-Bologna (San Luca) 8kms ITT. *Spoilers*

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  • daniel_b
    daniel_b Posts: 11,610
    Well that's one positive then!
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  • RichN95.
    RichN95. Posts: 27,172
    Personally I've liked 'The Breakaway' studio debrief so far. It's almost always foolish to judge after just two days.
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  • bobmcstuff
    bobmcstuff Posts: 11,196
    I think their format was a bit stale, so anything to mix it up should be good.

    Finally somewhere with decent internet but can't get on Eurosport Player in Gabon, so another week or so till I can watch any :(

    On the plus side it sounds like the first period of the race is going to be a bit dull.
  • RichN95.
    RichN95. Posts: 27,172
    bobmcstuff wrote:
    I think their format was a bit stale, so anything to mix it up should be good.

    Finally somewhere with decent internet but can't get on Eurosport Player in Gabon, so another week or so till I can watch any :(

    On the plus side it sounds like the first period of the race is going to be a bit dull.
    It's on S4C which is on the BBC iPLayer, but that's probably geo-restricted.

    Non-Eurosport customers can watch The Breakaway through their twitter account.
    Twitter: @RichN95
  • rick_chasey
    rick_chasey Posts: 72,901
    OMG

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  • RichN95.
    RichN95. Posts: 27,172
    ^^^ FKW
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  • shirley_basso
    shirley_basso Posts: 6,195
    What are we looking at here?
  • RichN95.
    RichN95. Posts: 27,172
    Shirley Basso wrote:
    What are we looking at here?
    A young Roglic doing a mountain bike race in full FdJ kit and trainers
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  • rick_chasey
    rick_chasey Posts: 72,901
    RichN95 wrote:
    Shirley Basso wrote:
    What are we looking at here?
    A young Roglic doing a mountain bike race in full FdJ kit and trainers

    Guy behind is a roadie. I think it’s just a sportive or something.
    _
  • knedlicky
    knedlicky Posts: 3,097
    Rick Chasey wrote:
    RichN95 wrote:
    Shirley Basso wrote:
    What are we looking at here?
    A young Roglic doing a mountain bike race in full FdJ kit and trainers
    Guy behind is a roadie. I think it’s just a sportive or something.
    The photo is from Roglic's first attempt at the Sveta Gora hill-climb in August 2011. This is an annual mass-start open race from Nova Gorica in Slovenia to the top of the Sveta Gora mountain where there is a pilgrimage church. About 560 metres climb over 5.7 kms, steepest bits over 18%. Most participants are on road bikes, but there are always a few on mountain bikes.
    Roglic returned to win the event in 2012 on a racing bike and did the same again in 2013.
  • rick_chasey
    rick_chasey Posts: 72,901
    I mean, to think such a top rider came from that.

    Trainers on a MTB with full pro kit *Francaise des Jeux*

    Unbelievable
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  • mididoctors
    mididoctors Posts: 17,040
    Stylish kickstand on the MTB is a nice touch. Still less triggering than Edwards.
    "If I was a 38 year old man, I definitely wouldn't be riding a bright yellow bike with Hello Kitty disc wheels, put it that way. What we're witnessing here is the world's most high profile mid-life crisis" Afx237vi Mon Jul 20, 2009 2:43 pm
  • KnightOfTheLongTights
    KnightOfTheLongTights Posts: 1,415
    Shirley Basso wrote:
    What are we looking at here?

    A deleted scene from Memento?
  • daniel_b
    daniel_b Posts: 11,610
    RichN95 wrote:
    Personally I've liked 'The Breakaway' studio debrief so far. It's almost always foolish to judge after just two days.

    I'm not warming to the anchor - can't put my finger on why, but perhaps she will grow into the role.
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