Tour of Oman *Spoiler*
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ES coverage is 50% Visit Oman PR. What's the rationale for showing this a whole day after? Can understand it's cheaper and easier to knock a highlights package rather than live broadcast but why not show in the evening?0
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Art Vandelay wrote:ES coverage is 50% Visit Oman PR. What's the rationale for showing this a whole day after? Can understand it's cheaper and easier to knock a highlights package rather than live broadcast but why not show in the evening?
I agree but then maybe people like to see the scenery and find out a little bit about the country, at least if nothing much is happening.Contador is the Greatest0 -
Macaloon wrote:Why not?
Yeah why not...other than more weight on them and potentially coming off and causing a crash/injury.Contador is the Greatest0 -
frenchfighter wrote:Art Vandelay wrote:ES coverage is 50% Visit Oman PR. What's the rationale for showing this a whole day after? Can understand it's cheaper and easier to knock a highlights package rather than live broadcast but why not show in the evening?
I agree but then maybe people like to see the scenery and find out a little bit about the country, at least if nothing much is happening.
Aside for it being a reasonably intolerant and sexist feudal state which has a core of European ex pats who drink themselves stupid to forget what a dump it is.
When I was there if a woman was involved in a car accident it was her fault. Unless it was with a foreigner...
And that's before they threatened prison for teachers who didn't pass students who were related to the ruling family.0 -
Lol, what a joke eh! I thought Oman was on the better side of the scale.Contador is the Greatest0
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Just caught the stage one highlights, didn't realise Eurosport was 24 hrs behind?
Two things:
I though Griepel had royally mucked that sprint up being boxed in but managed to deliver the goods.
What is with the faux dramatic music? Can't remember Eurosport doing this last year?0 -
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TourofOman_live 11:14am via iOS
Heading to Al Jissah climb. All bunched #tourofoman
...a rare 100% loyal Pro Race poster. A poster boy for the community.0 -
Uh-oh
Lotto_Belisol 11:23am via Web
Attack by Froome with 5 km to go #TourofOman...a rare 100% loyal Pro Race poster. A poster boy for the community.0 -
Fabs, Sagan and Stybar went after him, then it all came together for a bunch sprint, won by....
Griepel!
Bit of a warning shot to his rivals, there, Froome's feeling frisky0 -
TourofOman_live 11:24am via Twitter for iPhone
4 in lead. Cancellara, Froome, Sagan and Stybar. Pack just behind. 2kms to go #TourofOman
Nice group...a rare 100% loyal Pro Race poster. A poster boy for the community.0 -
Sagan still looking his first win of the season0
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Greipel from Sagan and Bouhanni0
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https://twitter.com/TourofOman_live/sta ... 12/photo/1 Solid 1.5 bike lengths in it. Greipel is looking strong and consistent this year.0
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Should Sagan have sat back and saved himself? I'm guessing he might've done had Fab and Stybar not gone as well - probably felt that there was enough fire power there to get a sneaky gap.... Boding well for the classics though!http://www.georgesfoundation.org
http://100hillsforgeorge.blogspot.com/
http://www.12on12in12.blogspot.co.uk/0 -
Worth looking at the photos. Froome was not the one that lit it up - there were plenty attacks before. Trusty boy Lopez pulled them back then Jens went, Froome jumped on the wheel (head down - see photo) before he accelerated himself. Looks pretty exciting from the photos.
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Not being able to watch this race is beyond infuriating0
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Carlton Kirby had plenty of time to write the commentary and still made a bad job of it.0
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Greipel's celebration is very distinctive.0
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4 man breakaway - Van Avermaet, Popovych, Wallays, Huffman
4:15 gap, less than 70km to go
Breakaway's just hit top of the first climb0 -
Greipel dropped so the ticker says0
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Greipel dropped:
Profile:
JRod:
"I'm up for it and want to win again on Green Mountain. Why not? I don't think Froome is as fit or as lean as he was last year. Contador isn't here either. I won last year and so why can't I win again?"
Froome...
"I felt a good sensation being able to follow the front guys, and Stybar has just won the world 'cross title. That's extremely intense racing, and so I was surprised I was able to go with him today,"Contador is the Greatest0 -
Purito bullish - LIKES
Gap down to 3:05 at 125km
Breakaway about to hit the 2nd climb0 -
Howard dropped too0
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Boonen, but also Andy Schleck, dropped on 3rd climb0