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Jagerstar
Aug 17, 08 19:54
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Re: Official Womens Olympic Triathlon Thread [big kahuna]
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ok that's 20 exactly in the lead pack,
hill #4 coming up.
big kahuna
Aug 17, 08 19:55
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Re: Official Womens Olympic Triathlon Thread [Tom Demerly]
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With the exception of Ertel (who may have finally blown a gasket), it's shaped up to be a tactical bike. Maybe they're counting on Fernandes possibly not having a good run, as Fitz says her last couple of races have gone poorly. Maybe peaked too soon?
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Aug 17, 08 19:56
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Re: Official Womens Olympic Triathlon Thread [majorminor]
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Swiss, Switzerland, or as they like to say it Suisse
monty
Aug 17, 08 19:57
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Maybe peaked too soon? \\
I'm pretty sure it was the freezing water and weather that has done her in lately, won't have that problem today....
Jagerstar
Aug 17, 08 19:57
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Re: Official Womens Olympic Triathlon Thread [Jagerstar]
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Snowsill is glued to Fernandez's wheel,
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Aug 17, 08 19:57
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Re: Official Womens Olympic Triathlon Thread [Jagerstar]
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Ertel's still hanging in in the middle of the pack.
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Aug 17, 08 19:57
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Re: Official Womens Olympic Triathlon Thread [Jagerstar]
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what's with the emphasis on the chase group???
Tom Demerly
Aug 17, 08 19:57
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Re: Official Womens Olympic Triathlon Thread [Jagerstar]
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Yes, 20 in the lead group there. I agree.
Now, let's loook at the places to attack here as we get down to a final set of three laps. With all the banter about the blue matting in the stadium it makes sense to launch an attack just prior to re-entering the stadium. A lone rider- or small group- can get over tha matting and up and over that little ramp more easily than a group of 20. That may be a factor.
If they did get away then they are out of sight of the chaser very quikly. The smart chasers would use the mega-screens around the course to watch the action up front though, as Hincapie failed to do in a prevous Olympic road race...
Tom Demerly
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Skoorb
Aug 17, 08 19:58
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Re: Official Womens Olympic Triathlon Thread [Jagerstar]
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That hill looks quite painful.
big kahuna
Aug 17, 08 19:58
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Re: Official Womens Olympic Triathlon Thread [monty]
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Maybe peaked too soon? \\
I'm pretty sure it was the freezing water and weather that has done her in lately, won't have that problem today....
One hopes that that's all it is.
Hamner
Aug 17, 08 19:59
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Re: Official Womens Olympic Triathlon Thread [big kahuna]
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She went to the front before the hill and it looked like the red sea parting as she came back. But she's just catching on again.
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Aug 17, 08 19:59
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Re: Official Womens Olympic Triathlon Thread [big kahuna]
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Ertel's off the back again. Like Tom said: A horrible cyclist.
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Aug 17, 08 20:00
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Re: Official Womens Olympic Triathlon Thread [Tom Demerly]
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What helmet is #45 (in orange) wearing? It's sweet.
Tom Demerly
Aug 17, 08 20:00
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Re: Official Womens Olympic Triathlon Thread [Tom Demerly]
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Ertel and Haskins there at the back. This seems rather deliberate on the part of the... Oh, big attempt by the Italina there to try to bridge. That will be quite a bit of wrok but a bold move.
that really blew the chasers up a bit.
Ah ha, you see Ertel there, very smart, stretching, saving her legs. Quite a cagey athlete.
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Triphilosophia
Aug 17, 08 20:01
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Re: Official Womens Olympic Triathlon Thread [majorminor]
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Hey guys, would you mind helping me watch the race?! I do not have the nbc available down here in Brazil and would like to have a ZIP code and a TV provider to access the web live coverage!
WOuld you mind me borrowing it for me?
Thanks, Marcos!
http://www.marcosapenedoamaral.blogspot.com
Hamner
Aug 17, 08 20:01
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Re: Official Womens Olympic Triathlon Thread [Tom Demerly]
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They just commented, but Bennett does look lean.
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Aug 17, 08 20:01
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Re: Official Womens Olympic Triathlon Thread [Tom Demerly]
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Uh, did Ron McLean just call Lauren Groves Karen? lol
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Paul Smeulders
Aug 17, 08 20:02
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Re: Official Womens Olympic Triathlon Thread [Skoorb]
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what you are watching is the common feed from the cameras covering the event. Directors etc put the pieces together in real-time, and commentary is "overlaid" by each of the networks. For example, you will see EXACTLY these shots on CBC with voice overs. The commentators are watching the same thing you are on small monitors and are likely provided more detailed info on status of racers, speed etc. Same as phil and paul in the tdf. NBC, CBC etc do not have their own on-course cameras set-up, but use this common video feed in their production and broadcast with talking heads. I imagine they may have some cameras assigned to specifically follow some nation's stars, too, that get piped to the right network serving that nation.
I like it, since I find some commentators very annoying.
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big kahuna
Aug 17, 08 20:02
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Re: Official Womens Olympic Triathlon Thread [Tom Demerly]
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Does she have the guns to go blow-for-blow with Fernandes and Bennett on the run? Preeeety tough.
BK
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Aug 17, 08 20:03
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48195, Dish Network, WDIV Channel 4, Detroit, Michigan
Tom Demerly
Aug 17, 08 20:04
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OK, I think we may have caught a glimpse of a third group there- not quite sure....
Some action up front now. Four riders attacking just before the mat as we mentioned. Nope, it's back together. Lap 4.
Tom Demerly
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Aug 17, 08 20:04
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Re: Official Womens Olympic Triathlon Thread [big kahuna]
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Lauren...get off the stinking front!
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Aug 17, 08 20:04
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Re: Official Womens Olympic Triathlon Thread [Hamner]
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For those that do not have video:
monty
Aug 17, 08 20:04
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Ertel's off the back again. Like Tom said: A horrible cyclist. \\
I wouldn't call her horrible. SHe is actually doing the smart thing, start the climb near the front, then fade to the back. It is a great tatic when the others are better climbers than you, or you just want to save your legs from smashing the hill.. I used to have to do this all the time...
mag900
Aug 17, 08 20:05
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Re: Official Womens Olympic Triathlon Thread [Hamner]
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lead back down to 19 but ertel lives on.
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