Vuelta talk - spoilers allowed

[ny biker]

So the Vuelta starts today. Should be an interesting race. I think I'm hoping one of the Schlecks will win. Would also like to see Sastre have a good result.

Let the TTT begin...

[malkin]

I've been having false starts about this for the last 3 weeks!
I'm excited!

[redrhodie]

Where are you watching?

[Possegal]

Where are you watching?

I'm watching on Universal Sports.

[malkin]

Universal Sports here too.

[redrhodie]

Thanks. I found it free here:http://www.cyclingfans.com/node/1306 and caught the last couple of teams. Can't wait for more!

[malkin]

It's going to be HOT!

[Crankin]

We just discovered we had Universal a few weeks ago, by accident. Comcast added it, without any fanfare.
Watching the ttt today was awesome, especially after having been in Sevilla in May. I can imagine the party that went on after it was over, given what I saw after the local team won a semi-final soccer match. Also, the local Andalucia team that went last in the race today is the team our tour leader/owner rides with.
It's nice to be able to watch this on TV, although I miss having it in HD.

[pll]

I loved that it started with a team time trial.

[malkin]

I think the announcer boys didn't get quite enough sleep last night.

[ny biker]

I just watched the end of stage 4. What a steep hill!!

It's interesting to see a grand tour that isn't all about the sprinters in the first week.

[pll]

I miss the commentary of Bobke, Phil and Paul...

[Crankin]

I've enjoyed watching some of it so far, but the production quality seems amateur-ish. The announcers are sitting in a booth, not even at the race? That's what it seems like. They are fine announcers, but I also miss Phil, Paul, and Bobke. And the picture quality of the actual race is pretty poor.
It is fun to see different riders, though.

[ny biker]

I've enjoyed watching some of it so far, but the production quality seems amateur-ish. The announcers are sitting in a booth, not even at the race? That's what it seems like. They are fine announcers, but I also miss Phil, Paul, and Bobke. And the picture quality of the actual race is pretty poor.
It is fun to see different riders, though.

They're not at the race, but then the Versus guys are also sitting in a booth and commentating on what they see on a screen and hear over race radio. Sometimes they're on another continent when doing so. FWIW that's how Speed TV covers Formula One and other motor races -- announcers in their HQ watching on a screen.

I am really missing the high def pictures that you get on most races on Versus. And although I also prefer Phil and Paul (over Bob and that other dude on Versus) I try to remind myself that the Universal guys have not been doing this nearly as long as P&P, who have had many years to hone their skills.

[malkin]

Another not-particular-fan of Gogulski here, although I was relieved to hear him say that Thor was riding in the Norwegian road race champion's jersey rather than "the blue plus with red" as he had described it earlier in the week.


really, I think gogulski is a sign of the coming zombie invasion