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| DJP19 |
Posted on 01-02-2011 21:45
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TSN(Canada's leading sports leader) now has full rights to broadcast the Tour de France this summer. Best thing is that its will be in High Definition, showcasing the beauty of cycling and France's lovely scenary. |
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| rjc_43 |
Posted on 01-02-2011 21:47
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issoisso wrote:
I felt like opening the topic.
Since I don't have any actual interesting news to post, I'll leave you with the interesting factoid of the day:
Movistar has set up a Continental feeder team, as you know. The last time they (under the name Banesto) had one, they released a few riders they felt weren't good enough to make their Pro Team.
Among those "not good enough" riders released were Carlos Sastre and Iban Mayo
Amazing what a couple of drops of this or that substance can do for a talentless rider...
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| valverde321 |
Posted on 01-02-2011 22:30
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DJP19 wrote:
TSN(Canada's leading sports leader) now has full rights to broadcast the Tour de France this summer. Best thing is that its will be in High Definition, showcasing the beauty of cycling and France's lovely scenary.
This could also go very badly because I have a feeling Vic Rauter will comentate unless we just steal the Versus feed, like OLN has been doing for the past couple of years.
Also OLN dropped the coverage for this year and it was supposed to be going to Rogers SportsNet. Now I have a feeling TSN will have less of a priority for covering it over other "more canadian" sports events, and we might not see every stage in its entirety, even if they say quote "Will deliver complete coverage".
Atleast its in HD. 
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| issoisso |
Posted on 01-02-2011 22:40
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rjc_43 wrote:
issoisso wrote:
I felt like opening the topic.
Since I don't have any actual interesting news to post, I'll leave you with the interesting factoid of the day:
Movistar has set up a Continental feeder team, as you know. The last time they (under the name Banesto) had one, they released a few riders they felt weren't good enough to make their Pro Team.
Among those "not good enough" riders released were Carlos Sastre and Iban Mayo
Amazing what a couple of drops of this or that substance can do for a talentless rider...
(oops, did I say that out loud?)
Funny how when the new EPO test was introduced for the 2004 Tour, Mayo completely fell off the face of the earth, eh?
The preceding post is ISSO 9001 certified
"I love him, I think he's great. He's transformed the sport in so many ways. Every person in cycling has benefitted from Lance Armstrong, perhaps not financially but in some sense" - Bradley Wiggins on Lance Armstrong
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| FreitasPCM |
Posted on 01-02-2011 22:41
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Teams for Tour of California have been announced today:
World Tour: BMC, HTC-Highroad, Leopard-Trek, Liquigas-Cannondale, Rabobank, Saxo Bank-SunGard, Sky, Garmin-Cervelo, Radio Shack.
Profesional Continental: NetApp, Spidertech Powered By C10, Type 1, Unitedhealthcare.
Continental: Bissel, Jamis-Sutter Home, Jelly Belly, Kelly Benefit, Kenda. |
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| rjc_43 |
Posted on 01-02-2011 22:42
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Now now isso, we shouldn't be so cynical, we are still far too young for that after all. It's not till we hit 25 that we gain the cynical old man edge. |
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| mb2612 |
Posted on 01-02-2011 22:46
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rjc_43 wrote:
issoisso wrote:
I felt like opening the topic.
Since I don't have any actual interesting news to post, I'll leave you with the interesting factoid of the day:
Movistar has set up a Continental feeder team, as you know. The last time they (under the name Banesto) had one, they released a few riders they felt weren't good enough to make their Pro Team.
Among those "not good enough" riders released were Carlos Sastre and Iban Mayo
Amazing what a couple of drops of this or that substance can do for a talentless rider...
(oops, did I say that out loud?)
Yep, Sastre is completely useless as a rider, except when he is doped up to his eyeballs, especially when he won that tour against all those riders more doped than him.
 [url=www.pcmdaily.com/forum/viewthread.php?thread_id=33182] Team Santander Media Thread[/url]
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| ruben |
Posted on 02-02-2011 00:36
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rjc_43 wrote:
Now now isso, we shouldn't be so cynical, we are still far too young for that after all. It's not till we hit 25 that we gain the cynical old man edge.
For me that's in a month.
I'm already cynical though |
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| issoisso |
Posted on 02-02-2011 10:03
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Ruben, you'd break the cynical scale if you became any more.
The day I turn 25, remind me to shoot myself.
FreitasPCM wrote:
Teams for Tour of California have been announced today:
World Tour: BMC, HTC-Highroad, Leopard-Trek, Liquigas-Cannondale, Rabobank, Saxo Bank-SunGard, Sky, Garmin-Cervelo, Radio Shack.
Profesional Continental: NetApp, Spidertech Powered By C10, Type 1, Unitedhealthcare.
Continental: Bissel, Jamis-Sutter Home, Jelly Belly, Kelly Benefit, Kenda.
And Café de Colombia were rejected.
These guys must be trying really hard to make their race as boring as possible.
The preceding post is ISSO 9001 certified
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| CrueTrue |
Posted on 02-02-2011 10:24
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And what about this?
https://www.cyclingnews.com/news/uci-r...california |
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| issoisso |
Posted on 02-02-2011 10:58
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That would be really cool
The preceding post is ISSO 9001 certified
"I love him, I think he's great. He's transformed the sport in so many ways. Every person in cycling has benefitted from Lance Armstrong, perhaps not financially but in some sense" - Bradley Wiggins on Lance Armstrong
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| CrueTrue |
Posted on 02-02-2011 11:45
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Just a somewhat funny quote (Jakob Fuglsang).
I think it's great to be in a team with riders you like hanging out with. I can't see myself riding for Katusha. Imagine how it would be like staying in the same room with Vladimir Karpets for three weeks... |
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| kumazan |
Posted on 02-02-2011 11:52
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CrueTrue wrote:
Just a somewhat funny quote (Jakob Fuglsang).
I think it's great to be in a team with riders you like hanging out with. I can't see myself riding for Katusha. Imagine how it would be like staying in the same room with Vladimir Karpets for three weeks...
Wouldn't it be worse if your room-mate was Pável 'Brrr'?  |
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| alexkr00 |
Posted on 02-02-2011 12:29
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kumazan wrote:
CrueTrue wrote:
Just a somewhat funny quote (Jakob Fuglsang).
I think it's great to be in a team with riders you like hanging out with. I can't see myself riding for Katusha. Imagine how it would be like staying in the same room with Vladimir Karpets for three weeks...
Wouldn't it be worse if your room-mate was Pável 'Brrr'?
or maybe just maybe, Brrr and Karpets are room - mates?
But seriously, what's wrong with Karpets?
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| kumazan |
Posted on 02-02-2011 14:35
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alexkr00 wrote:
kumazan wrote:
CrueTrue wrote:
Just a somewhat funny quote (Jakob Fuglsang).
I think it's great to be in a team with riders you like hanging out with. I can't see myself riding for Katusha. Imagine how it would be like staying in the same room with Vladimir Karpets for three weeks...
Wouldn't it be worse if your room-mate was Pável 'Brrr'?
or maybe just maybe, Brrr and Karpets are room - mates?
But seriously, what's wrong with Karpets?
He gives a whole new meaning to the word serious. |
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| Jonathan |
Posted on 02-02-2011 18:02
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alexkr00 wrote:
kumazan wrote:
CrueTrue wrote:
Just a somewhat funny quote (Jakob Fuglsang).
I think it's great to be in a team with riders you like hanging out with. I can't see myself riding for Katusha. Imagine how it would be like staying in the same room with Vladimir Karpets for three weeks...
Wouldn't it be worse if your room-mate was Pável 'Brrr'?
or maybe just maybe, Brrr and Karpets are room - mates?
But seriously, what's wrong with Karpets?
but I think that's his charm. |
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| felix_29 |
Posted on 02-02-2011 18:06
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DJP19 wrote:
TSN(Canada's leading sports leader) now has full rights to broadcast the Tour de France this summer. Best thing is that its will be in High Definition, showcasing the beauty of cycling and France's lovely scenary.
In Germany, ARD and ZDF will stop live broadcasting in 2012
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| CrueTrue |
Posted on 02-02-2011 18:25
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You still have Eurosport, don't you? |
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| felix_29 |
Posted on 02-02-2011 18:28
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Not in HD, and with more adverts in between.
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| roturn |
Posted on 02-02-2011 20:29
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But with less talking about doping...
ARD/ZDF talked about nothing else for 80% of the broadcast.
Eurosport found a good mix between both. |
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