There is a little race going on in Colorado

Fixed · #1 08-20-2012, 04:18 PM

Anyone catch it ?
Cheers

ultraman6970 · #2 08-20-2012, 05:48 PM

Farrar finally won one?? Pretty lame sprint anyways, sure he was going to win it, even a 40 y/o man sprinted for 10 place and he is not even a darn sprinter.

maxdog · #3 08-20-2012, 06:42 PM

I'm loving it. Sure the teams are a little light, but the more televised cycling (or anything about bikes for that matter), the better.
Okay let the whining and complaining begin.

harryblack · #4 08-20-2012, 07:11 PM

a win's a win... i guess... though I'm MUCH more impressed by Talansky racing the front end in today's Vuelta than anything Garmin could possibly do in Colo... (go Tommy D! whew! {vomit vomit vomi})

also, i didn't follow the timeline but while i understand Cadel Evans, Ivan Basso etc riding grupetto, what happened to Zabriskie? Somebody spike the musette bag or what?

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Originally Posted by ultraman6970

Farrar finally won one?? Pretty lame sprint anyways, sure he was going to win it, even a 40 y/o man sprinted for 10 place and he is not even a darn sprinter.

Fixed · #5 08-20-2012, 07:58 PM

Good day for a cycling fan a.c.. looks like a hungry shark today c.f. Is going to be riding next to a mako shark for three weeks . And the cowboys racing out west well anything can happen there .
I am looking forward to a great week for this cycling fan
Cheers

ultraman6970 · #6 08-20-2012, 09:15 PM

Have to agree with this, he was doing ok untill AC started playing bionic man 7 times in a row.

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Originally Posted by harryblack

a win's a win... i guess... though I'm MUCH more impressed by Talansky racing the front end in today's Vuelta than anything Garmin could possibly do in Colo...

tiretrax · #7 08-20-2012, 09:26 PM

This will be a great week. I hope that someday the US Pro can be stretched into a multiweek race. Such epic climbs and scenery.

oldpotatoe · #8 08-21-2012, 07:38 AM

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Originally Posted by tiretrax

This will be a great week. I hope that someday the US Pro can be stretched into a multiweek race. Such epic climbs and scenery.

I think the 'grand plan' is to meld it with the Tour of Utah, make it a western states 2-3 week race and put the hurts on the Vuelta...possible, me thinks.

Just takes $.

cfox · #9 08-21-2012, 08:29 AM

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Originally Posted by tiretrax

This will be a great week. I hope that someday the US Pro can be stretched into a multiweek race. Such epic climbs and scenery.

I don't know man...it seems like every road they are on are super wide 2 lane highways. Colorado is gorgeous, don't get me wrong, it just lacks the drama of euro goat paths.

oldpotatoe · #10 08-21-2012, 08:58 AM

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Originally Posted by cfox

I don't know man...it seems like every road they are on are super wide 2 lane highways. Colorado is gorgeous, don't get me wrong, it just lacks the drama of euro goat paths.

Wait till saturday.

GRAVELBIKE · #11 08-21-2012, 11:57 AM

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Originally Posted by oldpotatoe

Wait till saturday.

It's going to be CRAZY.

cnighbor1 · #12 08-21-2012, 12:05 PM

I am watching race on TV Also Performance bicycles has a link to watch on your computer.
I rode in Colorado for seven days a few year back. In my 60's. Started in steamboat springs. We went from 6000 feet elevation to over 9700 feet elevation 1st day. wow you just ride a bit slower has you climb higher. Lack of O2. 1st day felt like I needed to throw up every so often. But never happened. after that 1st day fun riding at those heigths. I got up too 11,750 feet elevation later in the week. Still slowing down has I climbed higher. so to race over 10,000 feet and dropping back to 8,000 feet on Mondays race is amazing to me.
Charles

Fixed · #13 08-21-2012, 03:14 PM

Can they not show video from a helicopter without the obnoxious sound ?
I am very sound sensitive these days

Cheers
More great excitement kudos to the west. Great finish IMHO

Hawker · #14 08-22-2012, 11:49 AM

Enjoying the coverage. Did you notice four full pages about the race in USA Today this week?

Lovetoclimb · #15 08-22-2012, 12:25 PM

The Radioshack Tour Tracker is just the bees knees! Very crisp video, excellent sound quality, and works across many platforms. Just yesterday I was streaming the race during the low traffic moments at my farmers market booth. On my iphone! The negative consequence is battery and data plan drain, but to be expected.

I must say with all 3 major stage races in the USA, the coverage seems pretty rock solid for live viewing via the tour trackers. I can't remember, was ToU tracker a Radioshack app? Or just ToC and USPCC.