Do long down hill finishes make for boring stages? Did anyone think they would be watching AG2R controlling the field? Countdown to the Alps. The transitional stages better have some breakaway fireworks.
Good new blog. Super Tempo. Sounds like Supertouch which is always a plus.
Mash SF trailer for their TOC is rad. (even with tri-geek bottle cages. Some of the climbing cadences look a little to close to mine-troubling since I have gears.
Today wasn't exactly the Passage de Gois stage or even the cobbled stage from 04 when Mayo crashed out, but it was the first oh fuck moment for a handful of contenders. The one common denominator between those older stages and today, is Armstrong being in the right place at the right time. Retirement hasn't affected that aspect of his performance. Conspiracy theories will abound tonight and tomorrow-did George let Lance know? Was it planned? Is there an alliance(is this Survivor or the TDF?) Did Contador really just lose a wheel and open a gap-a gap he couldn't close or wouldn't close? Can't wait to run the theories through babble-fish in the morning. Contador should remember the words of Fausto Coppi, "Old age and treachery will overcome youth and skill" Anyway you cut it, this is a lot of drama for the third day.
The TTT should be interesting tomorrow. Without the Max 2:30 rule, teams could get knocked pretty hard with time that will be hard to get back. How can you not pick Astana? High Road and Saxobank are my next picks with Garmin in 4th-as JV's twitterized shaming fails to get them in gear. It is shorter(38K) than previous editions(67K in 05,64K in 04, 69K in 03), but more technical so maybe the difficulty will be more of an issue than the length. On the longer TTT courses, a quarter of the teams would forfeit over 3 minutes to the winner! So hopefully for them reducing the length will reduce the deficits their leaders have to recover Either way this tour is starting out right. Punch Ups, Echelons, Drama.
This came out a few months ago and it took me that long to throw it on. Glad I did.Some dudes(3 brothers?) on a farm jamming in a 12x12 room breaking amps. That seems to be how the lable is pitching it. A little bit of Dead Meadow, but more straight aheads. This has a little something for everyone-doomy, proggy, jammy, mathy,bluesy.Just a good rock record. Not a straight ahead rocker, but rocking nonetheless.Pefect for driving in the overcast drizzle that has engulfed the east coast. "Wild Knife Night Fight" is a hell of song title as well. Not what I expected with ThrillJockey on the label. Band Site. Some older video. They have at least 2 other records out.
Velonews Tech Feature Fail. Katusha ride Ridleys. Skil-Shimano ride Kogas. I need a life. I am available to help out with tech-reporting for this years tour. Velonews, feel free to get in contact.
How do you think Filippo Simeoni feel about Ceramica Flaminia's new signing? Imagine being replaced by Ricco? Salt on the wound. Doesn't really reflect that well on CF either, and I can't imagine it helps their chances of getting a Giro invite.
It's been a while since I squinted myself cross eyed looking at bikes for new bits, but this jumped out at me. Stealth Cervelo under Dan Fleeman. Huge tubes compared to any other Cervelo. Tour is coming up, so get ready to look for the prototype tech gear. His teammate Dan Lloyd looked to be on standard issue bike.
Was Wiggins trying to telegraph a solo break by wearing a skinsuit or did he just forget to pack regular kit?
