And did anyone else notice on the Versus coverage this morning that Phil and Paul would read off the placement of each of the major contenders as they went through a checkpoint ... er, except for Lance?
I suppose their producers warned them not to say anything that would make Lance look less than, well, awesome. Lance was in 12th place through that first checkpoint, although Phil and Paul made no mention of that little factoid. They also didn't mention at the finish that he was currently in 14th. Wow wasn't this where Lance was supposed to dominate? Obviously the announcers were under orders to not stray from the talking point.
Of course when Frank Schleck passed through that checkpoint a few minutes later, we were even given a countdown of his placement ...
Ah, gotta love Versus.
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07-23-2009, 08:39 AM #1
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07-23-2009, 08:47 AM #2
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True to all that but with TV coverage of cycling I'll take what I can get.
While waiting for TT to start this morning they were showing hillbillies shooting bow and arrow at frisbees
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07-23-2009, 08:50 AM #3
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Heh, Versus knows it's audience ... frisbees & bullriding.
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they were showing hillbillies shooting bow and arrow at frisbees
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07-23-2009, 08:58 AM #4
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But enough of my daily (some may rightly say hourly) Versus kvetch.
Some excellent Jens news
Riis wants to keep German with team
Jens Voigt (Saxo Bank) is already planning to ride the 2010 Tour de France. “This would be a bad way to stop,” he said from his hospital bed in Grenoble. The German suffered a fractured right cheekbone and a severe concussion in a crash in the 16th stage of the Tour on Tuesday.
He told the German news agency dpa that he felt quite good and hopes to fly home to Berlin on Friday. Voight said he will remain in hospital until then, “because they want to scan my head again. There was a small blood clot as a result of the concussion.”
heh heh, this sounds familiar...
The 37-year-old doesn't have any recollection of the crash itself. “I was thinking on the descent that it was going very well for me, that I could still work a bit for the Schleck brothers – and then I woke up on the stretcher in the ambulance.”
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07-23-2009, 09:42 AM #5
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Sounds like he is in relatively good spirits. I am so relieved he going to be ok. Originally Posted by jobob
But enough of my daily (some may rightly say hourly) Versus kvetch.
Some excellent Jens news
Riis wants to keep German with team
Jens Voigt (Saxo Bank) is already planning to ride the 2010 Tour de France. “This would be a bad way to stop,” he said from his hospital bed in Grenoble. The German suffered a fractured right cheekbone and a severe concussion in a crash in the 16th stage of the Tour on Tuesday.
He told the German news agency dpa that he felt quite good and hopes to fly home to Berlin on Friday. Voight said he will remain in hospital until then, “because they want to scan my head again. There was a small blood clot as a result of the concussion.”
heh heh, this sounds familiar...
The 37-year-old doesn't have any recollection of the crash itself. “I was thinking on the descent that it was going very well for me, that I could still work a bit for the Schleck brothers – and then I woke up on the stretcher in the ambulance.”
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07-23-2009, 09:44 AM #6
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Very good news about Jens!
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07-23-2009, 09:46 AM #7
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Doesn't Versus have to take the video feed as it comes? I know they have in other races. I know I whizzed through the recording, but don't recall that a video was available for all the time checks. Originally Posted by jobob
And did anyone else notice on the Versus coverage this morning that Phil and Paul would read off the placement of each of the major contenders as they went through a checkpoint ... er, except for Lance?Frends know gud humors when dey is hear it. ~ Da Crockydiles of ZZE.
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