The Official 99th Tour de France thread, 2012.

[Horton's halftime iceberg]

Lead group shedding a few on this climb, Europcar look like they are setting it up for Rolland

 

[hans kraay fan club]

We walk out to the Barrowlands for gigs from the town centre but no further. You could get a cracking job setting up the timings for the TDF, a stage of sprint every other day. The Veledrome looks quite a square building, but they are great looking things.

Great too see it being built. Hope to be sitting their watching your timing boards this November.

I noticed the UCI world cup is this Noveember and tickets to go on sale soon.

Its all within a fairly 'square' frame, but the velodrome hall is actually curved to follow the shape of the track.

Look in here: Commonwealth Arena and Sir Chris Hoy Velodrome


The opening event of the whole place will be a basketball match in October, then the UCI Track World Cup in November. Bit of presure on us to have everything installed by then, so more trips to Glasgow in the offing for me - hopefully without impacting on home Albion fixtures. We will send a timing team from Switzerland to look after the WC, as there is a longstanding sponsrship deal between Tissot / UCI to cover all of those, so I won't be involved at that, unless I specifically wanted to be.

 

[1066familyman]

Was it last years Tour of California, when 7 of them came off the top of a mountain, together, and hammered it down in TTT mode.
T'was so classy, and fookin fast.

We ain't going to see that on this Tour though are we. I know it's a different level and so not that easy or simple, but I'd like to see Nibali at least try something a bit better than yesterdays tame effort at some point this Tour. Rolland is looking odds on for today the longer this goes on. At least teams like Europcar make the most of what they have.

 

[perseus]

It does not seem to be anybody disturbing the Sky train @ halfway up the second climb. Scarponi could not do it. Not enough legs. It all tame apart from the King of the Mountains, perhaps ??

 

[perseus]

I completely forgot to slag off Menchov, yesterday.

How the hell did he stay 5th in GC, without ever having his name mentioned in the commentary?

Menchoz got a mention about not being mentioned.

 

[Stat Brother]

At last.

Tejay not looked all that, all tour.

 

[Horton's halftime iceberg]

Its all within a fairly 'square' frame, but the velodrome hall is actually curved to follow the shape of the track.

Look in here: Commonwealth Arena and Sir Chris Hoy Velodrome


The opening event of the whole place will be a basketball match in October, then the UCI Track World Cup in November. Bit of presure on us to have everything installed by then, so more trips to Glasgow in the offing for me - hopefully without impacting on home Albion fixtures. We will send a timing team from Switzerland to look after the WC, as there is a longstanding sponsrship deal between Tissot / UCI to cover all of those, so I won't be involved at that, unless I specifically wanted to be.

Looks good with the glass front, amazing they can make it so multi functional. World cup cycling is an excellent event, but we have missed Albion fixtures for it in the past.

Glasgow centre and West End are great places to spend time, the only two places we ever go to in the East are Barrowlands (recomend it if a good bands on) and the peoples palace a mueseam.

 

[Horton's halftime iceberg]

Van Garderen goes on the attack

 

[1066familyman]

And at last something happens. BMC sending Van Garderen up the road.

 

[Horton's halftime iceberg]

TJ flying and Cadel attacks

 

[1066familyman]

And there it goes, Evans is going for it !

 

[Horton's halftime iceberg]

They should be marking him closer in my view

 

[Stat Brother]

That took a lot out of Evans, and the 2 are going to need another push.

 

[Horton's halftime iceberg]

If they catch, then Nibali should then go

 

[1066familyman]

They won't want to panic yet though will they. Keep it steady and reel him back in slowly seems to be their preferred style.

 

[Stat Brother]

If Sky get him back Nibs will be off like a scolded cat

 

[Horton's halftime iceberg]

They won't want to panic yet though will they. Keep it steady and reel him back in slowly seems to be their preferred style.

But its Cadel...

 

[1066familyman]

And that will be when it really gets interesting, IF it happens.

 

[Horton's halftime iceberg]

3 BMC, thats good, come on |Sky

 

[perseus]

Cadel goes and Wiggins lets him go on the second climb. Rogers expected to help Wiggins up the Peleton pace to limit the damage. Watch it on the highlights if you are still at work. (I will be working tonight.)

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