ToC

Wow, it's a Bettini and Boonen shoot-out.

lw

Can you guys believe this ?

Quote " There was a crash in the background, Hincapie went down."

-🙄

lwedge said:

Can you guys believe this ?

Quote " There was a crash in the background, Hincapie went down."

-🙄

Does he do anything but fall anymore? I hope he isn't in charge of showing new blood the ropes!

Easily the worst luck of any rider in the current peloton? Good win be Haedo against some really tough opposition.

Smilf said:

Does he do anything but fall anymore? I hope he isn't in charge of showing new blood the ropes!

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lw

Eldrack said:

Easily the worst luck of any rider in the current peloton? Good win be Haedo against some really tough opposition.

Yes, had a little help from Bobby Julich as well.... Not bad for an old man. 😉

lw

Its funny how someone grafittied PED PED on the road just at the finish line!!!

Check the video of the finish on the ToC official site 😉

plectrum said:

Its funny how someone grafittied PED PED on the road just at the finish line!!!

Check the video of the finish on the ToC official site 😉

actually, I thought it was a pedestrian crosswalk - I've seen that in a number of cities, "PED" to indicate a crosswalk coming up ... (but still funny, given the context).

confusedfan said:

actually, I thought it was a pedestrian crosswalk - I've seen that in a number of cities, "PED" to indicate a crosswalk coming up ... (but still funny, given the context).

:d

come on confused, get with the PROGRAM!

next time you will be saying EPO expedited pedestrian overpass 😄

plectrum said:

Its funny how someone grafittied PED PED on the road just at the finish line!!!

Check the video of the finish on the ToC official site 😉

Someone grafittied Basso Cheat on last climb. Why? Maybe Basso sexed his girlfriend.

If SS can't get Farrar in the jersey today, something's wrong.

plectrum said:

Its funny how someone grafittied PED PED on the road just at the finish line!!!

Check the video of the finish on the ToC official site 😉

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Riders Diary Gerald Ciolek Tour of California 2008, Day 1 & 2: "I'm still missing the final punch."
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cyclingheroes said:

Riders Diary Gerald Ciolek Tour of California 2008, Day 1 & 2: "I'm still missing the final punch."

Hmm, a bit prophetic that comment, as it seemed that he couldn't hang on to Cavendish's wheel several times in that sprint (most noticeably when Cavendish powered away - too bad Cav didn't realize Ciolek wasn't with him and slowed down/looked back).

Cipollini: amazing.

poulidor said:

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I thought the same thing, at first.

But, it is more likely an official stencil in each lane to warn of a Pedestrian crossing up ahead. California is on steriods over pedestrian crossings and laws concerning them.

hawkeye87 said:

I thought the same thing, at first.

But, it is more likely an official stencil in each lane to warn of a Pedestrian crossing up ahead. California is on steriods over pedestrian crossings and laws concerning them.

I saw another one today at some point in the stage - this time there was "SLOW SLOW" then "PED PED" then "XING XING" on the road...

Drongo said:

Cipollini: amazing.

Third is not bad.

confusedfan said:

I saw another one today at some point in the stage - this time there was "SLOW SLOW" then "PED PED" then "XING XING" on the road...

That's just too much. I would have thought it impossible to get a perfect official double entendre like that etched on the road for the helicopter camera.

SLOW SLOW.... PED PED .... XING XING. .... 😄 😄 😄

Maybe if the "X" was a "Z", but then it wouldn't have made sense as a road marking... 🙄 :p

confusedfan said:

Hmm, a bit prophetic that comment, as it seemed that he couldn't hang on to Cavendish's wheel several times in that sprint (most noticeably when Cavendish powered away - too bad Cav didn't realize Ciolek wasn't with him and slowed down/looked back).

When I saw the finish of the race today, I thought it was a hell of a tactic. The luxury of having 2 sprinters, everyone thought Cavendish was leading out Ciolek, but Ciiolek let the gap open up and that's when Cavendish went for the line. Then I though, "they tried that way the hell too early!" So what was it, on purpose or an accident? He almost won the stage, just didn't have quite enough.