Giro 2015 Stage 17 Aprica - Lugano

pelevin

A day apparently of rouleurs vs sprinters. Very short stage as shown by the fact they've just started. So should presumably be mad in terms of attacks.

Top ten on GC now:

1 Alberto Contador (Spa) Tinkoff-Saxo 65:04:59
2 Mikel Landa Meana (Spa) Astana Pro Team 0:04:02
3 Fabio Aru (Ita) Astana Pro Team 0:04:52
4 Andrey Amador (CRc) Movistar Team 0:05:48
5 Yury Trofimov (Rus) Team Katusha 0:08:27
6 Leopold Konig (Cze) Team Sky 0:09:21
7 Damiano Caruso (Ita) BMC Racing Team 0:09:52
8 Steven Kruijswijk (Ned) Team LottoNL-Jumbo 0:11:40
9 Alexandre Geniez (Fra) FDJ.fr 0:12:48
10 Ryder Hesjedal (Can) Cannondale-Garmin Pro Cycling Team 0:12:49

Above shows how GC isn't the whole story. Someone like Kruijswijk in 8th has been brilliantly active whilst I've hardly noticed Caruso or Konig in the places above him.

Eamonnator

Ive just switched on. There's tennis on.
Will we have to wait long, do you know?

Eamonnator

When I go to the menu, it says, that Cycling is on.When I switch on channel, It's tennis. However, there is a prominent advertisement for Peugeot in the background.

pelevin

Am in a state my ignorance myself. What's that? Namby-pamby, silver-spooned tennis wa..ers? Ah come on, that's a small bit unfair probably. You can't generalise an entire sport like that.

Eamonnator

Cycling is starting after the break. all good.

Eamonnator

pelevin wrote: »

Am in a state my ignorance myself. What's that? Namby-pamby, silver-spooned tennis wa..ers? Ah come on, that's a small bit unfair probably. You can't generalise an entire sport like that.

Why not?

pelevin

Eamonnator wrote: »

Why not?

You might get into trouble.

pelevin

Stunning looking scenery around Lake Como seems to main thing to focus on in the few minutes I've seen. Look to be rushing towards a bunch sprint with 3 men out front little over a minute ahead with 40 kms or so left.

pelevin

Oh and Major General Sir Evelyn Webb-Carter is sending out free medals commemorating the Battle of Waterloo of 1815 if anyone's interested.

Eamonnator

Move along now, nothing to see here!

Eamonnator

And to think, I was giving out about the tennis

neris

pelevin wrote: »

Oh and Major General Sir Evelyn Webb-Carter is sending out free medals commemorating the Battle of Waterloo of 1815 if anyone's interested.

I,ll wear mine in the shower while washing my hair in caffine shampoo before struting out to the kitchen to cook beside my bora extractor yokey

:rolleyes::rolleyes:

pelevin

neris wrote: »

I,ll wear mine :rolleyes: in the shower while washing my hair in caffine shampoo before struting out to the kitchen to cook beside my bora extractor yokey

:rolleyes::rolleyes:

In Israel.

Eamonnator

neris wrote: »

I,ll wear mine :rolleyes: in the shower while washing my hair in caffine shampoo before struting out to the kitchen to cook beside my bora extractor yokey

:rolleyes::rolleyes:

before you head off on holiday to Israel or Croatia

Eamonnator

Snap

neris

has any commentator been able to not mention Motorola when talking about yesterday

neris

Eamonnator wrote: »

before you head off on holiday to Israel or Croatia

nah im going to baku for the european games on holidays

pelevin

Eamonnator wrote: »

Snap

You had to be quick on the draw.

neris

do you reckon the battle of waterloo medal with go my festina watch?

pelevin

neris wrote: »

do you reckon the battle of waterloo medal with go my festina watch?

Besides the aesthetics it should give you a warm patriotic glow as long as you can convince yourself your greater soul dwells within the eternal glory of the British Empire.

In terms of the racing what a stupid self-sabotage by Gretsch there when he could be off with Hansen.

Eamonnator

scenery is nice.

Eamonnator

very scenic

neris

Eamonnator wrote: »

scenery is nice.

Eamonnator wrote: »

very scenic

guess you like the scenery

Eamonnator

not much else to look at

pelevin

For anyone who missed it, definitely one of the greatest stages in cycling history.

Darkglasses

pelevin wrote: »

For anyone who missed it, definitely one of the greatest stages in cycling history.

I didn't miss much today then eh? Hardly saw a thing about it on twitter.

pelevin

Darkglasses wrote: »

I didn't miss much today then eh? Hardly saw a thing about it on twitter.

It was a privilege, even in a humble way, to be part of it.

pelevin

Darkglasses wrote: »

I didn't miss much today then eh? Hardly saw a thing about it on twitter.

In slightly more helpful manner it really was a nothing stage in terms of drama. The scenery was by far the best thing about it. Adam Hansen & a couple of others shot of the front near the end, Hansen got left on his own cos of squabbling over the workload, and depite a great descent by Paolini which briefly looked dangerous, it ended in a bunch sprint which Lampre controlled well & won with Modolo.

L'Enfer du Nord

neris wrote: »

do you reckon the battle of waterloo medal with go my festina watch?

Who is the guy in the festina ads? Shoul I recognise him?

sy

L'Enfer du Nord wrote: »

Who is the guy in the festina ads? Shoul I recognise him?

Richard Virenque http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Festina_cycling_team

L'Enfer du Nord

sy wrote: »

Richard Virenque http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Festina_cycling_team

You are joking!

What next Lance Armstrong dressed up as a postman.

Leroy42

Virenque is very popular in France, he does commentating for Eurosport France. He emerged largely unscathed by the whole Festina affair despite lying about it far more than the others

I never did understand why Festina continues to be associated with him as to me it straight away reminds me of the whole Festina affair, but obviously that isn't true so the audience as a whole.

omri

Bloody tennins on Eurosport...

death1234567

omri wrote: »

Bloody tennins on Eurosport...

I don't understand why I cant see the cycling on Eurosport player though. Surely they can still stream it...

As for Virenque, he was the poster boy for French cycling during the "Armstrong" era and for some reason still seems to held in some regard. Maybe he's the French eamonn dunphy, you either love him or hate him.

L'Enfer du Nord

death1234567 wrote: »

I don't understand why I cant see the cycling on Eurosport player though. Surely they can still stream it...

As for Virenque, he was the poster boy for French cycling during the "Armstrong" era and for some reason still seems to held in some regard. Maybe he's the French eamonn dunphy, you either love him or hate him.

Yeah, I knew he was still popular, but Festina using him for advertising, what kind of message is that? cheat get caught and we'll still pay you long after you've retired. He is shown next to a car rather than a bike, is that subtle joke?Why not go the whole hog and show home using his watch to time drug dosages.

No way Deutsch Telecom would touch Ulrich with a barge pole.

Leroy42

L'Enfer du Nord wrote: »

No way Deutsch Telecom would touch Ulrich with a barge pole.

Don't kid yourself. They would have Ulrich front & centre if he was popular. Germany, however, have loads of high level sports people. WC winning football team, CL winners Bayern, Steffi Graf etc etc etc. They even have current top level cyclists.

A drug era cyclist, and one that basically spent his career getting beat by an american, is never going to be that well remembered.

Virenque 'won' the polka dot jersey 7 times. That huge in an era when France have had nothing else worthy to cheer about in cycling (cycling being much bigger in the public eye in France that Germany)