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Re: Olympic Road cycling thread [devashish_paul] [ In reply to ]
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echappist
Aug 6, 16 10:57
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devashish_paul wrote:
That descent looks really bad in that there is a 1 foot high cement wall at the edge of the road. If you lose any traction, you go right into it as Ritchie Porte did. It looks really really bad for him grabbing his shoulder. I hope he can do the TT, but not really looking good. Ouch. Great coverage here in Canada.

ditto with the BBC; full commentary from the start

it seems that Nibali really put the hurt on last time up the climb. Italy looks strong here
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Re: Olympic Road cycling thread [Mightygator] [ In reply to ]
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tjones2k9
Aug 6, 16 10:57
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Do any of the streams for other sports have commentary? Or are all of them simply video and background noise?
Team Zoot - Great Lakes
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Re: Olympic Road cycling thread [tjones2k9] [ In reply to ]
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dsmallwood
Aug 6, 16 11:02
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Fabian will be remembered ... for bringing the pain. wow. this is a big turn.
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Re: Olympic Road cycling thread [echappist] [ In reply to ]
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Halvard
Aug 6, 16 11:08
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The NBC streaming here in the USA is late. I can see on twitter what is happening and then check the streaming.
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Re: Olympic Road cycling thread [echappist] [ In reply to ]
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dsmallwood
Aug 6, 16 11:11
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lovin GVA hanging in there, how much longer can this last?!?
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Re: Olympic Road cycling thread [dsmallwood] [ In reply to ]
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devashish_paul
Aug 6, 16 11:16
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lovin GVA hanging in there, how much longer can this last?!?
He is in the lead group near the top of climb from the look of it. Froome can't be that far back closing.
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Re: Olympic Road cycling thread [devashish_paul] [ In reply to ]
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devashish_paul
Aug 6, 16 11:18
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Nibali breaks it apart. Now the downhill, and hopefully he has a better downhill than the one into Morzine when he gave away the stage! He's one o fthe best decenders normally
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Re: Olympic Road cycling thread [dsmallwood] [ In reply to ]
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devashish_paul
Aug 6, 16 11:24
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Henao-Nibali-Majka all in the "medal group" of 3. How much flat do these guys have to ride after the descent. Chase group is only 10 seconds back and looks like Froome is another 10 or so back from that. If the chase group re attaches, then my money is on Rodriguez
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Re: Olympic Road cycling thread [devashish_paul] [ In reply to ]
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devashish_paul
Aug 6, 16 11:28
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What a bummer...Nibali and Henao crash in the same spot as Porte...Majka up the road solo!
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Re: Olympic Road cycling thread [crashes!!!] [ In reply to ]
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dsmallwood
Aug 6, 16 11:28
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noooooo!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Re: Olympic Road cycling thread [dsmallwood] [ In reply to ]
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echappist
Aug 6, 16 11:30
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cobbles causing bottles to be ejected. crash forcing a final selection. is this a hilly classic or Paris Roubaix?
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Re: Olympic Road cycling thread [dsmallwood] [ In reply to ]
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trimick
Aug 6, 16 11:30
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I think this all comes together and GVA takes the win. This has been a great race.
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ija.z
Aug 6, 16 11:31
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Majka has to summon up his pursuiting capabilities!!
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trimick
Aug 6, 16 11:33
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ija.z wrote:
Majka has to summon up his pursuiting capabilities!!

It is looking like he might stay away because the group is messing around. I hope he stays away, but I don't think he will.
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devashish_paul
Aug 6, 16 11:36
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trimick wrote:
ija.z wrote:
Majka has to summon up his pursuiting capabilities!!


It is looking like he might stay away because the group is messing around. I hope he stays away, but I don't think he will.

Is Belgium going to take this race? Or Denmark? I think they will close on Majka

This is waaaaay better than watching large teams dominate.
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Re: Olympic Road cycling thread [ija.z] [ In reply to ]
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echappist
Aug 6, 16 11:37
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Go Greg!
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Re: Olympic Road cycling thread [devashish_paul] [ In reply to ]
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trimick
Aug 6, 16 11:38
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devashish_paul wrote:
trimick wrote:
ija.z wrote:
Majka has to summon up his pursuiting capabilities!!


It is looking like he might stay away because the group is messing around. I hope he stays away, but I don't think he will.


Is Belgium going to take this race? Or Denmark? I think they will close on Majka

This is waaaaay better than watching large teams dominate.

I think GVA has to be the favorite if they catch Majka.
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Re: Olympic Road cycling thread [trimick] [ In reply to ]
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ChrisC42780
Aug 6, 16 11:41
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wow, what a race. Bravo!

That was the most exciting 20 minutes!!
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echappist
Aug 6, 16 11:42
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GvA gets his first major classics win, despite almost nothing was expected of Belgium from this race. Chapeau
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ChrisC42780
Aug 6, 16 11:43
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I had NBC on the tv, it seems a lot of people were on delay online. funny watching twitter knowing the winner already
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McNulty
Aug 6, 16 11:47
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Wow!!!!!!

What a ride by GvA on that track. So hard. Kept hanging in.

And by Purito and Alaphillipe chasing. And others. That course looked nuts!
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Re: Olympic Road cycling thread [echappist] [ In reply to ]
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heyMartin
Aug 6, 16 11:47
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that was just awesome
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Re: Olympic Road cycling thread [dsmallwood] [ In reply to ]
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dsmallwood
Aug 6, 16 11:48
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lovin GVA hanging in there, how much longer can this last?!?


to the finish, apparently. awesome for Greg.


and what a year. so he got Tirreno-Adriatico, he got Omloop Het Nieuwsblad, he broke his collarbone, get got a TDF stage, he got some yellow, and he got an gold medal. bang!




i was pulling for Majka. he was doing some major "shut up legs" action. glad he got bronze.
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Re: Olympic Road cycling thread [McNulty] [ In reply to ]
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devashish_paul
Aug 6, 16 11:49
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I'm really bummed for Nibali and Henao. If Majka had those 2, I think all three get the medals.

Any news on Porte's injuries?
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ija.z
Aug 6, 16 11:52
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It will be interesting to hear about what happened on the descent that took out Nibali and Henao.

The motorbike camera was a little behind, so we could not see what error caused them to crash. Too bad, because it is likely those three could've stayed away.
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