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Giro stage 11 finish - or 'cycling for tobboganists'
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=McLPIqqvNc0
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PN21r3LCmls Apparently Bettini only had ten of those jerseys made... he'd better get on the phone to his tailor. -- (Simon Brooke) http://www.jasmine.org.uk/~simon/ [ This mind intentionally left blank ] |
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Giro stage 11 finish - or 'cycling for tobboganists'
Simon Brooke wrote:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=McLPIqqvNc0 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PN21r3LCmls Apparently Bettini only had ten of those jerseys made... he'd better get on the phone to his tailor. lots more on http://www.media.rai.it/mpmedia/0,,S...E25528,00.html and live every day too |
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Giro stage 11 finish - or 'cycling for tobboganists'
Simon Brooke wrote:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=McLPIqqvNc0 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PN21r3LCmls Apparently Bettini only had ten of those jerseys made... he'd better get on the phone to his tailor. Yikes! The way I read the reports one rider brought down the others but it seems they came down independently. Strange that the leaders didn't crash. -- Phil Cook looking north over the park to the "Westminster Gasworks" |
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Giro stage 11 finish - or 'cycling for tobboganists'
Phil Cook wrote:
Yikes! The way I read the reports one rider brought down the others but it seems they came down independently. Strange that the leaders didn't crash. They didn't have to brake before the line. -- Andy Morris AndyAtJinkasDotFreeserve.Co.UK Love this: Put an end to Outlook Express's messy quotes http://home.in.tum.de/~jain/software/oe-quotefix/ -- Posted via NewsDemon.com - Premium Uncensored Newsgroup Service -------http://www.NewsDemon.com------ Unlimited Access, Anonymous Accounts, Uncensored Broadband Access |
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Giro stage 11 finish - or 'cycling for tobboganists'
in message , Phil Cook
') wrote: Simon Brooke wrote: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=McLPIqqvNc0 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PN21r3LCmls Apparently Bettini only had ten of those jerseys made... he'd better get on the phone to his tailor. Yikes! The way I read the reports one rider brought down the others but it seems they came down independently. Strange that the leaders didn't crash. There was a lot of paint (sponsors logos) on the road. Fine if you coast across it, very dangerous in the wet if you have to even touch the brakes. One of the Tinkoff boys went down, then Bettini went down, and between the two of them they were occupying a lot of the road. So the people behind them had to brake madly just on the painted logos, so they all went down, and from that point on it was a house of cards. -- (Simon Brooke) http://www.jasmine.org.uk/~simon/ ;; Let's have a moment of silence for all those Americans who are stuck ;; in traffic on their way to the gym to ride the stationary bicycle. ;; Rep. Earl Blumenauer (Dem, OR) |
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Giro stage 11 finish - or 'cycling for tobboganists'
On 25 May, 09:29, Simon Brooke wrote:
in message , Phil Cook ') wrote: Simon Brooke wrote: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=McLPIqqvNc0 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PN21r3LCmls Apparently Bettini only had ten of those jerseys made... he'd better get on the phone to his tailor. Yikes! The way I read the reports one rider brought down the others but it seems they came down independently. Strange that the leaders didn't crash. There was a lot of paint (sponsors logos) on the road. Fine if you coast across it, very dangerous in the wet if you have to even touch the brakes. One of the Tinkoff boys went down, then Bettini went down, and between the two of them they were occupying a lot of the road. So the people behind them had to brake madly just on the painted logos, so they all went down, and from that point on it was a house of cards. -- (Simon Brooke)http://www.jasmine.org.uk/~simon/ ;; Let's have a moment of silence for all those Americans who are stuck ;; in traffic on their way to the gym to ride the stationary bicycle. ;; Rep. Earl Blumenauer (Dem, OR) There seems to be something wrong with Italian tarmac. A few days ago the whole peloton went down (barring the first 20 or so riders) again as a result of light rain. That was how Bettini damaged his ribs and had a couple of days at the back. |
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Giro stage 11 finish - or 'cycling for tobboganists'
Simon Brooke wrote on 25/05/2007 09:29 +0100:
There was a lot of paint (sponsors logos) on the road. Fine if you coast across it, very dangerous in the wet if you have to even touch the brakes. One of the Tinkoff boys went down, then Bettini went down, and between the two of them they were occupying a lot of the road. So the people behind them had to brake madly just on the painted logos, so they all went down, and from that point on it was a house of cards. Wasn't it a painted white line in the wet that caught Chris Boardman out in the 1995 TdeF when he broke his ankle and arm? -- Tony "The most savage controversies are those about matters as to which there is no good evidence either way." - Bertrand Russell |
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Giro stage 11 finish - or 'cycling for tobboganists'
Tony Raven wrote:
Simon Brooke wrote on 25/05/2007 09:29 +0100: There was a lot of paint (sponsors logos) on the road. Fine if you coast across it, very dangerous in the wet if you have to even touch the brakes. One of the Tinkoff boys went down, then Bettini went down, and between the two of them they were occupying a lot of the road. So the people behind them had to brake madly just on the painted logos, so they all went down, and from that point on it was a house of cards. Wasn't it a painted white line in the wet that caught Chris Boardman out in the 1995 TdeF when he broke his ankle and arm? Possibly. I know it was the white line (down the middle of the road) that did for one of the Motorola (or has it just become US postal?) team in the TTT a few years back, he was too busy concentrating on where he would slot back into the line and went down like a sack of spuds as his front wheel ran along the edge of the line. Steer well clear of line sin the road. Another reason for not riding in the gutter. -- Phil Cook looking north over the park to the "Westminster Gasworks" |
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Giro stage 11 finish - or 'cycling for tobboganists'
Phil Cook wrote on 25/05/2007 14:50 +0100:
Steer well clear of line sin the road. Another reason for not riding in the gutter. Or in the white line delineated cycle lane ;-) -- Tony "The most savage controversies are those about matters as to which there is no good evidence either way." - Bertrand Russell |
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Giro stage 11 finish - or 'cycling for tobboganists'
Simon Brooke wrote:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=McLPIqqvNc0 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PN21r3LCmls I know this is terrible -- as I'm sure it hurt pretty bad! -- but did anyone else find that second clip funny? (Even just slightly?)... You see the first one-or-two and you're like, "Ouch"; but then half the pelaton crosses the line upside down and... and... OK, maybe I've just got a sick sense of humour! Dan Gregory wrote: lots more on http://www.media.rai.it/mpmedia/0,,S...E25528,00.html and live every day too http://www.steephill.tv/2007/giro-d-italia/ has pretty good coverage -- granted, the feed is the same (from RAI), but lots more info and written commentary in English. |
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