I really like how a couple of these ToC stages end with Crit-esque finishing circuits. A nice nod IMO to American style racing, and cool for amateur racers like me to see the pros riding similar circuits to what we do.
― sous les paves, Sunday, 22 May 2011 21:55 (thirteen years ago) link
yeah crits really aren't a thing in europe huh
― cop a cute abdomen (gbx), Sunday, 22 May 2011 21:55 (thirteen years ago) link
For reals, sprint finishes on nice flat wide California roads are really nice, gives all the sprint trains plenty of space to do their thing and levels the playing field nicely. None of the silly road furniture in the last 1km that you see in a lot of races.
― sous les paves, Sunday, 22 May 2011 22:02 (thirteen years ago) link
Crit racing is becoming more popular in the UK thanks to the Halfords Tour series.
― American Fear of Pranksterism (Ed), Sunday, 22 May 2011 22:05 (thirteen years ago) link
I know logistics prevent it but I'd love to see crits that were less like NASCAR and more like F1. Like empty street alleycats. Monaco style.
― cop a cute abdomen (gbx), Sunday, 22 May 2011 22:13 (thirteen years ago) link
Also are gravel centuries a thing outside the Midwest? The Almanzo 100 is huge thing here now, and it looks to be as brutal as some of the euro spring classics.
― cop a cute abdomen (gbx), Sunday, 22 May 2011 22:15 (thirteen years ago) link
Also the amount of work that the race organizer puts into it is pretty astonishing.
― cop a cute abdomen (gbx), Sunday, 22 May 2011 22:16 (thirteen years ago) link
http://cycleture.photoshelter.com/gallery/2011-Almanzo/G0000gJ8g8tTETok
― cop a cute abdomen (gbx), Sunday, 22 May 2011 22:52 (thirteen years ago) link
take your filthy gran fondo talk over here:
For nary all of us can be Cat2 cutiez: the gentleperson's weekly sportif / randonnée / brevet log
― it's a meme i made and i like (Steve Shasta), Sunday, 22 May 2011 23:06 (thirteen years ago) link
Another death - did you guys see this? http://uk.eurosport.yahoo.com/23052011/58/tondo-killed-garage-door.html
― Mark C, Monday, 23 May 2011 12:00 (thirteen years ago) link
Bloody hell
― Que sera sera... (Nasty, Brutish & Short), Monday, 23 May 2011 12:26 (thirteen years ago) link
that is horrible! rip tondo.
― the entire premise of your tweet is incorrect (Hunt3r), Monday, 23 May 2011 13:05 (thirteen years ago) link
poor guy :(
― zappi, Monday, 23 May 2011 13:07 (thirteen years ago) link
wrt grand tours, uphill time trials are stupid, redundant, and should be banned. #foodforthought
― the entire premise of your tweet is incorrect (Hunt3r), Monday, 23 May 2011 13:08 (thirteen years ago) link
Awful about Tondo... such a well respected rider.
Part of me suspects may be a retaliation though, he blew the whistle on the Girona juniors doping program not that long ago, ya?
― it's a meme i made and i like (Steve Shasta), Monday, 23 May 2011 17:21 (thirteen years ago) link
Didn't a garage door fall on him? Haven't read any of.the stories in full yet, but nobody suspects foul play, right?
― sous les paves, Monday, 23 May 2011 17:33 (thirteen years ago) link
Mafia always makes it look like an accident right, that's the point?
/dons tinfoil hat
― it's a meme i made and i like (Steve Shasta), Monday, 23 May 2011 17:35 (thirteen years ago) link
Flashback to Vaughters' kudos article on Tondo just 3 months agohttp://www.cyclingnews.com/blogs/jonathan-vaughters/connecting-the-dots
― it's a meme i made and i like (Steve Shasta), Monday, 23 May 2011 18:53 (thirteen years ago) link
yeah i thought about that as soon as i heard about his death. wow, i thought that was like a month ago.
― no i dont wanna see your fucking latest iphone app, srsly (Hunt3r), Monday, 23 May 2011 20:09 (thirteen years ago) link
uh-oh
http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/italian-police-search-radioshack-vehicles-on-giro-ditalia-rest-day
― American Fear of Pranksterism (Ed), Tuesday, 24 May 2011 02:29 (thirteen years ago) link
Team boss Johan Bruyneel left the race last night and was unavailable for comment.
quelle surprise
― Tyler the Accuser (haitch), Tuesday, 24 May 2011 03:25 (thirteen years ago) link
was gonna post on that, but got all distracted by the idea of lance asking popo to submit to jurisdiction by coming to ride for the roses, lol.
― so come right back, we have count dracula and we have adam rich (Hunt3r), Tuesday, 24 May 2011 11:39 (thirteen years ago) link
w/r/t giro: *yawn*
― it's a meme i made and i like (Steve Shasta), Tuesday, 24 May 2011 15:28 (thirteen years ago) link
YO DAWG! HEARD YA LIKE HILLS SO WE PUT A HC TT IN YO HILLY SR!
― it's a meme i made and i like (Steve Shasta), Tuesday, 24 May 2011 16:20 (thirteen years ago) link
http://cdn.mos.bikeradar.com/images/news/2011/05/23/1306146491331-wq26aplvgz2w-670-75.jpg
― ser hoosteen (cozen), Tuesday, 24 May 2011 18:23 (thirteen years ago) link
swine in the news
http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/verbruggen-says-armstrong-never-never-never-doped
― so come right back, we have count dracula and we have adam rich (Hunt3r), Tuesday, 24 May 2011 18:28 (thirteen years ago) link
someone stick a syringe in it, this race is done
― ser hoosteen (cozen), Tuesday, 24 May 2011 18:40 (thirteen years ago) link
whats wrong with hill TTs btw? just rubbish?
― ser hoosteen (cozen), Tuesday, 24 May 2011 18:44 (thirteen years ago) link
they encourage risky behavior, like running with atlatl-propelled hypodermics
― so come right back, we have count dracula and we have adam rich (Hunt3r), Tuesday, 24 May 2011 19:10 (thirteen years ago) link
Hill climb TTs are good equalizers if the parcours of the other stages tilt the advantage to the fat mantis TT/sprint/breakaway artists.
But in mountainous stage races like the Giro which already favor the climbers, the selection through the mountains has been made over and over again and again x7 to the tune of about 10 minutes for the leader. Why add further to that? The final results are even further cemented now than they were a stage ago.
― it's a meme i made and i like (Steve Shasta), Tuesday, 24 May 2011 19:19 (thirteen years ago) link
wrt grand tours, uphill time trials are stupid, redundant, and should be banned. #foodforthought― the entire premise of your tweet is incorrect (Hunt3r), Monday, May 23, 2011 7:08 AM (Yesterday) Bookmark
― the entire premise of your tweet is incorrect (Hunt3r), Monday, May 23, 2011 7:08 AM (Yesterday) Bookmark
― so come right back, we have count dracula and we have adam rich (Hunt3r), Tuesday, 24 May 2011 19:24 (thirteen years ago) link
is conty planning on riding the tdf?
so...
― itp, l-r: me, you http://bit.ly/itplrmy (cozen), Thursday, 26 May 2011 13:49 (thirteen years ago) link
I guess he can now
http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/cas-postpone-contador-hearing
― American Fear of Pranksterism (Ed), Thursday, 26 May 2011 15:14 (thirteen years ago) link
Although ASO might not let him ride if there is no CAS decision.
so dominant, but nice gesture. i woulda thought tiralongo had a major win before this, its not like he's totally obscure.
― so come right back, we have count dracula and we have adam rich (Hunt3r), Friday, 27 May 2011 19:06 (thirteen years ago) link
Today's stage make me miss living in Torino. I shall have to buy a bottle Barolo to celebrate.
― American Fear of Pranksterism (Ed), Saturday, 28 May 2011 13:11 (thirteen years ago) link
just switched over from F1 qualifying - beautiful looking roads. Have had a cheeky 2 quid on Menchov, he's going to win one, and at 30-1 couldn't not.
― problem chimp (Porkpie), Saturday, 28 May 2011 13:38 (thirteen years ago) link
it sure isn't protour, but 55 y/o ned overend won iron horse for the 5th time today. *bows down*
― so come right back, we have count dracula and we have adam rich (Hunt3r), Sunday, 29 May 2011 02:12 (thirteen years ago) link
http://www.cyclingweekly.co.uk/news/latest/527272/millar-wins-giro-s-final-time-trial-overall-result-in-doubt.html
Cycling Weekly not exactly overjoyed at Contador's victory.
― non voglio parlarne (Nasty, Brutish & Short), Sunday, 29 May 2011 21:28 (thirteen years ago) link
Yesterday was all about the football and excessive alcohol consumption. I've only just discovered that Bradley Wiggins won a time trial stage and beat Cancellara in the process, and Geraint Thomas won the overall, and David Millar won the Giro time trial today.
― non voglio parlarne (Nasty, Brutish & Short), Sunday, 29 May 2011 21:31 (thirteen years ago) link
dear lazynets,
is there anywhere to catch video highlights of the US Pro Championships? or is USA cycling coverage restricted only to sketchy dopers coming out of the closet?
― it's a meme i made and i like (Steve Shasta), Wednesday, 1 June 2011 18:20 (thirteen years ago) link
Have you tried steephill?
― Waking Suggs to make music to wake Suggs to (Nasty, Brutish & Short), Wednesday, 1 June 2011 19:01 (thirteen years ago) link
Yeah, i actually chatted with them and they said that Versus (shitty us "alt sports"? network) will be showing recaps this coming weekend. 1 week delays in the '11, good stuff.
Jealous of britishers, aussies and le euros...
― it's a meme i made and i like (Steve Shasta), Wednesday, 1 June 2011 19:10 (thirteen years ago) link
lol, i remember back when the tdf was 1/2 hour first weekend, 1 hour second and third weekends on abc, and they cut away all the time to like, world lawn darts champs.
― so come right back, we have count dracula and we have adam rich (Hunt3r), Wednesday, 1 June 2011 19:30 (thirteen years ago) link
Just saw this:http://neilbrowne.com/2011/06/opportunity-for-versus-to-increase-cyclings-ratings/
― it's a meme i made and i like (Steve Shasta), Wednesday, 1 June 2011 19:50 (thirteen years ago) link
eh, dunno. i just don't see the future of pro cycling video in usa being distributed cable programming. the interests just don't align, no matter how much mr. browne wishes that an educated viewership could be created and fostered. i can think of programming/scheduling that that might help achieve that end, but...good luck finding a cable venue for it.
i don't think it would hurt to "teach the controversy" wrt cycling, esp now that ppl know how pervasive doping is. i don't mean to have guys being all cynical about doping and who's gonna pop next (that's what the internets are for), but yeah, have commentators be really real about it.
i haven't followed universal/nbc too closely, but what do ppl think of universal's model? they seemed to do web based shit in addition to cable.
― so come right back, we have count dracula and we have adam rich (Hunt3r), Wednesday, 1 June 2011 21:20 (thirteen years ago) link
looking at that, i dont mean teach the controversy, i just mean, don't gloss over it when the dude in the pink jersey could be suspended and stripped in the near future. maybe they did a good job with that on tv, i don't know- i didn't watch! ha maybe i should talk about something i know about. *crickets*
― so come right back, we have count dracula and we have adam rich (Hunt3r), Wednesday, 1 June 2011 21:23 (thirteen years ago) link
I think you're probably right (not that I see American cycling coverage, though). For quite a while I thought all coverage was pretty frank about the numerous doping controversies, but after quite a while I realised that all the frank stuff on ITV was done by Ned Boulting / Gary Imlach (the journalist/presenter types, doing their little pieces) while the commentary from Paul Sherwen and Phil Ligget barely touched on it, if at all. Which is fine: it made for a balanced programme. But then eventually I discovered that the Phil & Paul bit was syndicated to various other countries (but obviously without the Boulting/Imlach stuff), so I assume a lot of coverage does the ostrich with head in the sand trick.
― Waking Suggs to make music to wake Suggs to (Nasty, Brutish & Short), Wednesday, 1 June 2011 21:41 (thirteen years ago) link
the Real Peloton podcast is highly recommended for the true views of Ned and Matt Rendell, they are most definitely not pro-Lance, unlike Paul and Phil, who are great commentators, but definitely Lance-enablers. Also the Flammecaste, for even more cynicism and anti-dopig talk.
― problem chimp (Porkpie), Wednesday, 1 June 2011 21:44 (thirteen years ago) link
<3http://www.leopardtrek.lu/news/jens-answers-your-questions
― this you irl http://i.imgur.com/v3kw8.gif (cozen), Saturday, 4 June 2011 12:23 (thirteen years ago) link