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goatface
Dec 5, 2007

I had a video of that when I was about 6.

I remember it being shit.


Grimey Drawer
I can see why Dumoulin decided it was a bad day to ride with a fragile wrist.

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ukle
Nov 28, 2005

Skarsnik posted:

gently caress me that's steep

Yeah, I would not like to drive a car down some of these descents at the speeds the bikes are going.

Withnail
Feb 11, 2004
Yes the cobbles loosened everyone seatpost bolts :rolleyes:

Smirr
Jun 28, 2012

I was doubting the use of super slow motion in road cycling, BUT I forgot about temper tantrums

e: ... imagine a super slo mo of the Brambilla/Rovny fight

Skarsnik
Oct 21, 2008

I...AM...RUUUDE!




Carbon ones don't use clamps do they?

goatface
Dec 5, 2007

I had a video of that when I was about 6.

I remember it being shit.


Grimey Drawer
It's good for the bouncing and all the subtle gestures as people call each other dumb fucks

Carpet
Apr 2, 2005

Don't press play

Skarsnik posted:

Carbon ones don't use clamps do they?

Yep. Some aero ones though use a wedge like this

paddyboat
Feb 20, 2013

Maxi, Maxi Rodriguez
Run down the wing for me
Loving the super slo-mo of the bottles flying

serious gaylord
Sep 16, 2007

what.
All the riders having a cry at being forced to use the dogshit olympic sponsor water bottles.

goatface
Dec 5, 2007

I had a video of that when I was about 6.

I remember it being shit.


Grimey Drawer
I thought the commentators had died.

Smirr
Jun 28, 2012

goatface posted:

I thought the commentators had died.

The German commentator is still off the air. It's chill as gently caress though, so I don't mind

Skarsnik
Oct 21, 2008

I...AM...RUUUDE!




Carpet posted:

Yep. Some aero ones though use a wedge like this



Ah ok, I assumed they were all the wedge ones on the proper top end

Not something I'll ever have to worry about I suspect

serious gaylord
Sep 16, 2007

what.
Theres a large part of me that wanted someone to have an accident and twat the couple taking the selfie.

goatface
Dec 5, 2007

I had a video of that when I was about 6.

I remember it being shit.


Grimey Drawer
Ian Stannard appears to be on his standard Sky ride.

serious gaylord
Sep 16, 2007

what.

goatface posted:

Ian Stannard appears to be on his standard Sky ride.

So's Thomas and Froome.

Carpet
Apr 2, 2005

Don't press play
Long break in the BBC commentary there - maybe stagger your piss breaks a bit better?

edit: also lol @ that 30m break in the barrier:



second edit: scenery is good though - those waves looked p. massive in the background. and why don't the organisers just pay whoever does the World Tour coverage to provide the timing?

Carpet fucked around with this message at 16:01 on Aug 6, 2016

goatface
Dec 5, 2007

I had a video of that when I was about 6.

I remember it being shit.


Grimey Drawer
I don't think they've got enough people out on the course handing out bottles. Shouldn't be a difficult thing to do with the loop structure.

serious gaylord
Sep 16, 2007

what.

goatface posted:

I don't think they've got enough people out on the course handing out bottles. Shouldn't be a difficult thing to do with the loop structure.

It'd be fine if they could actually stay in the cages.

Smirr
Jun 28, 2012

Lol at the Korean guy. Nearly threw his feed bag into another rider, then bonks

goatface
Dec 5, 2007

I had a video of that when I was about 6.

I remember it being shit.


Grimey Drawer
They're short bottles as well.

Withnail
Feb 11, 2004

Smirr
Jun 28, 2012


Yeah that shot was great

serious gaylord
Sep 16, 2007

what.
The commissars literally dont give a poo poo about team cars and sticky bottles today.

Smirr
Jun 28, 2012

Let's just hope some IOC gently caress doesn't decide that creative interpretation of rules is against the olympic spirit

ukle
Nov 28, 2005
Porte really is Mark Webber in disguise

Skarsnik
Oct 21, 2008

I...AM...RUUUDE!




Good job porte

serious gaylord
Sep 16, 2007

what.
lmao loving hell Porte.

goatface
Dec 5, 2007

I had a video of that when I was about 6.

I remember it being shit.


Grimey Drawer
Porte's got a domestique.

serious gaylord
Sep 16, 2007

what.
Well theres the move I think. Czechs ripping it up.

Smirr
Jun 28, 2012

Did... a rider just stop on the descent to pour out his bidon?

Skarsnik
Oct 21, 2008

I...AM...RUUUDE!




Ow

goatface
Dec 5, 2007

I had a video of that when I was about 6.

I remember it being shit.


Grimey Drawer
Where are the French?

Smirr
Jun 28, 2012

These feed zone shenanigans are bizarre

tylertfb
Mar 3, 2004

Time.Space.Transmat.
small teams and no radios are the way and the light. This race is very entertaining.

Lenin Riefenstahl
Sep 18, 2003

That's enough! Out of here, you tubs of beer!
That's some top top car drafting by Thomas and Froome

Smirr
Jun 28, 2012

Extremely blatant drafting is not in the olympic spirit IMO

serious gaylord
Sep 16, 2007

what.

Lenin Riefenstahl posted:

That's some top top car drafting by Thomas and Froome

Aru's was better imo, the judges literally dont give a poo poo it seems.

Smirr
Jun 28, 2012

Someone go test that glowing spot in the Brazilian jungle

goatface
Dec 5, 2007

I had a video of that when I was about 6.

I remember it being shit.


Grimey Drawer
We'll get to the end and the top 10 will all be docked 30 seconds, letting randos from the peleton win it.

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Smirr
Jun 28, 2012

A month from now there will be an epidemic of bobble-headed animals west of Rio

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