Anyone watching the races?

[endurancerider]

Vande Velde had a good day in the Pais Vasco:

http://www.velonews.com/article/9038...dor-in-control

And of course, the start list for Paris Roubaix is out:

http://www.velonews.com/article/9042...ary-start-list

Any favorites? I would like to see George Hincapie win it, I really would. Still can't figure out what happened in Flanders...

[papaver]

Yes I'm watching... the Tour of Flanders and Paris-Roubaix are my two most favorite races. And I'm glad Stijn won.

I'm counting on the double for him!

Go Stijn!!!!

Also a possible winner is Chavanel. He's in great shape.

[Kalidurga]

I need to find a schedule of the races so I can put them on my calendar.

[7rider]

Pais Vasco is being broadcast nightly on Universal Sports network. I never actually heard of the race before this (they are calling it "Tour of the Basque Country" - as Pais Vasco is perhaps a bit to hard for them to say?? ). DH and I have been watching it nightly, but it is hard to stay up for the end of the stage. Usually, we don't.
I hope Universal Sports broadcasts others....we've become addicted to that channel.

[Aggie_Ama]

We have the DVR set for Paris Roubaix and watched anything Versus will show. I think Big George Hincapie has excellent form, can he break the Roubaix curse he seems to carry? He has been my favorite pro for years so I sure hope so.

[Suzie Green]

I love watching the races too, can't wait for Paris-Roubaix this weekend! I hope George Hincapie can finally do it after years of "almost." If he can stay away from the broken handlebars that cursed him last year....

[ny biker]

Pais Vasco is being broadcast nightly on Universal Sports network. I never actually heard of the race before this (they are calling it "Tour of the Basque Country" - as Pais Vasco is perhaps a bit to hard for them to say?? ). DH and I have been watching it nightly, but it is hard to stay up for the end of the stage. Usually, we don't.
I hope Universal Sports broadcasts others....we've become addicted to that channel.

Yes I was going to post about this - I've never heard of this channel, but I started getting it when I upgraded to an hd dvr a couple of months ago. The other night I found that they were broadcasting the Basque tour, so I've been recording it every night and watching it the next day. The announcers are kind of generic sounding, but they seem to understand bike racing. And I'm fascinated by the fact that everyone seems to have their own personal way to pronounce "Bouygues" - my favorite so far is "bweeg." (So what's the correct way to say that word, anyway?)

BTW I'm glad to hear that Chris Horner has not broken his wrist. He is the man!

[missjulied]

I am AT the races, and they've been fantastic! Last Saturday I rode in the amateur Tour of Flanders, and let me tell you that riding those cobbles is even harder than it looks!

I got to see the ToF and Gent-Wevelgem from many different vantage points. Had the groups pass within 5 feet of me! Oi, on Wednesday (G-W) they were so filthy they looked like coal miners. It was a horrible day for a spectator - I couldn't even have imagined riding in those conditions.

Today we went for a group ride, and ran across Team Quick Step doing their training ride. Chavanel was way out in front, so you might be right to bet on him this year for Paris-Roubaix.

Look for me on tv! :-)

[Jo-n-NY]

I have also been watching at least whatever Versus shows.

+1 for Big George to win Paris Roubaiz....he had rotten luck with that race the last 2 yrs.

I will have to look into Universal Sports Network. I also have never heard of it.

~ JoAnn

[endurancerider]

I am AT the races, and they've been fantastic! Last Saturday I rode in the amateur Tour of Flanders, and let me tell you that riding those cobbles is even harder than it looks!

I got to see the ToF and Gent-Wevelgem from many different vantage points. Had the groups pass within 5 feet of me! Oi, on Wednesday (G-W) they were so filthy they looked like coal miners. It was a horrible day for a spectator - I couldn't even have imagined riding in those conditions.

Look for me on tv! :-)

Way to go Miss Julie D! We will look for you!

[endurancerider]

I need to find a schedule of the races so I can put them on my calendar.

I can't help you with TV channel schedules, but you can find out when the road races are on Velonews--they have a list of the major races:

http://www.velonews.com/road.html

[endurancerider]

and there is a chance of rain again this year--currently 30 percent!
Go George go!!

[Kalidurga]

I can't help you with TV channel schedules, but you can find out when the road races are on Velonews--they have a list of the major races:

http://www.velonews.com/road.html

Thank you for that link, I hadn't scoured Velonews to the point of finding that. This list is even better and just got bookmarked.

Of course, though, I have a friend visiting from out of town tomorrow who's not into cycling...

[papaver]

I am AT the races, and they've been fantastic! Last Saturday I rode in the amateur Tour of Flanders, and let me tell you that riding those cobbles is even harder than it looks!

I got to see the ToF and Gent-Wevelgem from many different vantage points. Had the groups pass within 5 feet of me! Oi, on Wednesday (G-W) they were so filthy they looked like coal miners. It was a horrible day for a spectator - I couldn't even have imagined riding in those conditions.

Today we went for a group ride, and ran across Team Quick Step doing their training ride. Chavanel was way out in front, so you might be right to bet on him this year for Paris-Roubaix.

Look for me on tv! :-)

It was great cycling weather yesterday (Friday), wasn't it? Is it you that rented a bike at Jowan's ?

[papaver]

You guys can follow Paris-Roubaix livestream here:


http://www.sporza.be/cm/lmc/wielrenn...Parijs_Roubaix


Comments are in Dutch, sorry for that. It'll go online 13h40 Paris time...