Tour Down Under 2012

Beasty

Starts officially tomorrow on Tuesday, although there was a "pre-race" around Adelaide today

Official Website here

Sky are due to be showing highlights (starting 1.30pm tomorrow) with the final stage live. ITV also have TV rights, but I'm not sure what coverage they will be putting on

Normal spoiler rules apply - same day race information must be put in spoiler tags if in this thread. If posters don't want to use spoilers, they can start stage specific threads (but no same day race info in the Opening Post, as this can be seen when you hover the mouse over the thread title on the main page)

Beasty

Highlights of today's curtain raiser are on Sky Sports 4 at 6.30

Andre Greipel took it from Edvald Boasson Hagen with Heinrich Haussler third in front of a crowd of 112,000

pantani

what happened to eurosport ,they covered it last year!haven't got sky sports but if you find out details of itv coverage please post.only one irish rider (matt brammeir).:cool:

Beasty

pantani wrote: »

what happened to eurosport ,they covered it last year!haven't got sky sports but if you find out details of itv coverage please post.only one irish rider (matt brammeir).:cool:

Sky covered it last year (and the year before that). It always clashes with the Australian Open tennis, and Eurosport typically devote both their channels to that

Beasty

Today's highlights

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w1AKbUkzgXE

First stage is actually on Tuesday, with tomorrow's Sky coverage being highlights of today

pantani

nice one ,greipel lookin strong this year ,absolutely blew eddie bos away .maybe he'll give cavendish something to think about this year?:cool:

^^^^ Gaaah! Goddamnit man! Spoiler tags!

Beasty

Deleted User wrote: »

^^^^ Gaaah! Goddamnit man! Spoiler tags!

That was yesterday's event. No spoiler tags are necessary after midnight last night;)

Beasty

Beasty wrote: »

That was yesterday's event. No spoiler tags are necessary after midnight last night;)

So as well as being too slow in races, now I'm too slow watching races!:o

pantani

sorry jamesL85 ,but as beasty says that was yesterdays race or should i say prologue!:cool:

Lucifer-0

Anyone got any more details of tv coverage? Preferably ITV....

Lumen

I think the spoiler rules (e.g. midnight cutoffs) were devised with European racing in mind. :pac:

Beasty

Lumen wrote: »

I think the spoiler rules (e.g. midnight cutoffs) were devised with European racing in mind. :pac:

They were, but there will probably be highlights of today's stage on this evening, and there's always the option of starting stage-specific threads ...

Chips Lovell

Brammier said he drank 18 bottles in 140km on today's stage.

Beasty

Won't spoil it by showing it in a preview pane, but here's a short video of part of today's action:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hPOdIIkLniE

Highlights of the stage on Sky Sports 2 at 9.30 this evening

bcmf

Vladimir Kurtains wrote: »

Brammier said he drank 18 bottles in 140km on today's stage.

"........and didnt piss once"

rurs

Lucifer-0 wrote: »

Anyone got any more details of tv coverage? Preferably ITV....

Doesn't seem to be on ITV, but highlights each night on RAI Sport 2, if your dish is that way inclined. Lots of other cycling on this channel all year round.

Beasty

Stage 1 highlights

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eWr9HvHTaAE

Lucifer-0

rurs wrote: »

Doesn't seem to be on ITV, but highlights each night on RAI Sport 2, if your dish is that way inclined. Lots of other cycling on this channel all year round.

Thanks, is that a German station?

manwithaplan

Italian

Morrisseeee

That was some crash near the end, I dunno how a few spectators weren't seriously injured, one girl manages to stay upright as bikes just come crashing in around her at huge speeds, and dust/sand flying everywhere!!

Inquitus

Great solo breakaway win from young Aussie rider, 26yo William Clark, in a 2 man break from the off then rode the later half of the stage alone to hang on for an epic win. Chapeau

Beasty

Stage 2 highlights:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yph5K8vndTs

happytramp

I must say, I'm very fond of those podium girls.

Beasty

Greipel takes Stage 3 to regain the overall lead

Beasty

Stage 3 highlights

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TJhliGVTMss

Blackrockcomet

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uhtQFiPmoqg
Link for stage 5.
It's a good one

Beasty

Final stage highlights currently on Sky Sports 3, repeated at 3pm

ROK ON

Great to see Valverde back. Whatever about his supposed misdemeanours in the past he is a very classy and talented cyclist.
I am really looking forward to seeing how he gets on versus Gilbert this year.

Blackrockcomet

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s_6IAiznIU4
Stage 6, the final stage into Adelaide City Centre.