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Another 10 out of the Vuelta so far today..........1 did not start and 9 Abandons, including Tony Martin, Philippe Gilbert and Luke Rowe, the last remaining Brit
It looks tough going at the moment..........bit misty and cold and the roads look a bit patchy with damp and re-laid bits |
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If Uran had thrown his bike instead of looking across?? https://pbs.twimg.com/media/BTvbhKxIAAE7gWc.jpg
Barguel made it look like he was grinding to a halt as he was caught but then was talking alongside Uran on the run in. |
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Yes, good little stage, plenty going on. Horner must be kicking himself for not attacking earlier. And Sky scraping around for stage wins.
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Barguel made it look like he was grinding to a halt as he was caught but then was talking alongside Uran on the run in.
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I thought that was odd too... it was like "oh, Uran is coming, I'll just wait, get a bit of shelter in the last km, then beat him in the sprint". A bit cocky, but it worked!
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Loving Obree's new attempt on the world speed record
Hope he can see where he's going! ![]() http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-24015622 |
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Not an expert, but enjoying watching, just wondering if the course is not really a Sprinters course then why is Cav in the team? Is it because he won in 2011?
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Not an expert, but enjoying watching, just wondering if the course is not really a Sprinters course then why is Cav in the team? Is it because he won in 2011?
For example..........there might be a breakaway that no one wants to pull back too quickly or the teams might start arguing about who does the chasing and bluffing each other......if it ends up that the peloton are not going full pelt Cav could probably stay with them up the climbs I suspect that the top half dozen sprinters will all be there, just in case I wouldn't think there's much point picking Andy Fenn.....he's another sprinter but young and just getting going (he's in the same pro team as Cav)................I don't think there's much point picking a sprinter who's below the top level cos he probably won't win even it comes down to a bunch sprint |
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Just noticed on a thread on DS Broadcasting that Eurosport and ITV have won contract extensions to show the Tour up to 2019
The deal includes other races as well.............4 additional races for ITV from 2016 including Paris-Roubaix and the Dauphine ! http://sport-onthebox.com/2013/09/09...e-france-deal/ |
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I think the reasoning would be that you never quite know how the race will pan out..........if there's a scenario in which a big bunch come to the finish together then Cav is a possible winner. The race finish looks flat ........Cav wouldn't have a chance if it was an uphill finish. Cav's usually OK getting over the smaller climbs along the course. He'll probably get dropped on the 7th or 8th passage of the circuit climb when the speed increases, but you never know.........
For example..........there might be a breakaway that no one wants to pull back too quickly or the teams might start arguing about who does the chasing and bluffing each other......if it ends up that the peloton are not going full pelt Cav could probably stay with them up the climbs I suspect that the top half dozen sprinters will all be there, just in case I wouldn't think there's much point picking Andy Fenn.....he's another sprinter but young and just getting going (he's in the same pro team as Cav)................I don't think there's much point picking a sprinter who's below the top level cos he probably won't win even it comes down to a bunch sprint ![]() Actually the strategy / tactics aspect of one of things about road cycling that I am finding really interesting but just don't know enough about teams, riders etc to take in all of what's going on sometimes.......... listening to Carlton Kirby's commentaries only gets me so far! |
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Actually the strategy / tactics aspect of one of things about road cycling that I am finding really interesting but just don't know enough about teams, riders etc to take in all of what's going on sometimes.......... listening to Carlton Kirby's commentaries only gets me so far!
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I started watching during the Roche-Duffield years and between them they did a good job of explaining the tactics as the race unfolded
Sean is good if a little predictable...........he keeps saying the same thing but maybe that's because the same tactics keep being played out |
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Sean is good if a little predictable...........he keeps saying the same thing but maybe that's because the same tactics keep being played out |
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Another Candadian event tonight, the Quebec Challenge Sprint. It's a different race format, short knock out races run in heats of 4, with the top 2 riders going through to the next round.
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Another Candadian event tonight, the Quebec Challenge Sprint. It's a different race format, short knock out races run in heats of 4, with the top 2 riders going through to the next round.
Track sprinting on the road ! |
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Interesting insight into Wiggins 2012 Tour win.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/cycling/24061236 I'm sure at the time it was played down as a slight misunderstanding. |
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Is there any great reason why there are a lot less "sprinters" stages in the Vuelta la espana than the Tour De France -
A deliberate plan to suit the climbers of whom a few are Spanish? |
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Horner now only 3 seconds behind Nibali..
Team Sky get their first win. |
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Pretty epic stage by any standards. So delighted to see Kirienka getting the win, we've seen him doing so much work for Froome and Wiggins to break the others in the early stages of the climb, but always veering off just as the action starts.
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Carlton is doing the commentary from Quebec............although he's in Spain
or is he in the Paris studio ?.............
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Is there any great reason why there are a lot less "sprinters" stages in the Vuelta la espana than the Tour De France -
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Pretty epic stage by any standards. So delighted to see Kirienka getting the win, we've seen him doing so much work for Froome and Wiggins to break the others in the early stages of the climb, but always veering off just as the action starts.
Poor old Carlton....... he'd have had Horner ahead by about 5 minutes if he'd carried on with his mental arithmetic much longer!
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