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    #32
    blorg
    Registered Users Posts: 15,989 ✭✭✭✭blorg


    Raam wrote: »
    Blorg, what are you smoking in that pic?
    Classic pic. I think it's my camera :pac:


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    #33
    BaBiT
    Closed Accounts Posts: 76 ✭✭BaBiT


    Was at the start early yesterday so i had a chance to wander around and take a look over the bikes....Anyone else notice that there was a set of CAISSE D'EPARGNE bikes there including Valverde's champ of Spain bike, but they're not in the tour??


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    #34
    zzzzzzzz
    Registered Users Posts: 1,431 ✭✭✭zzzzzzzz


    BaBiT wrote: »
    Was at the start early yesterday so i had a chance to wander around and take a look over the bikes....Anyone else notice that there was a set of CAISSE D'EPARGNE bikes there including Valverde's champ of Spain bike, but they're not in the tour??

    just noticed this photo that someone posted earlier. http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3040/2804858473_8415b6be97_b.jpg

    According to the start list 131/132 are Pinarello CandiTV team riders:
    131 Downing,Russell GBR
    132 Elliott,Malcom GBR

    Weird


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    #35
    johnnyboy4711
    Closed Accounts Posts: 795 ✭✭✭johnnyboy4711


    blorg wrote: »
    Classic stuff, we were wondering what was keeping them!

    Great day cycling to see the end of the race whizz by in 15 seconds! We took a pretty "direct" route down but almost all on back roads and it was more than a bit hilly in places. Quite a good (and completely gratuitous) climb near the start took us up over 325m, in order to avoid the N81.

    th_27-08-2008Route.png th_27-08-2008Elevation-Distance.png

    We were on the N9 for only around 5km during which Raam was almost killed by a truck, gave him about 4cm at the most passing, absolutely disgraceful driving (we were single file, me behind, and as close to the edge as we could be too.) Wavin were the owners of it if ye happen to be a big consumer of plastic pipes and want to start a boycott.

    I must say it was absolutely classic to sprint down the finishing straight in Waterford with all the 500m, 400m, etc to go markers and with spectators cheering us!

    David Millar's chain snapped just inches from the finish line :D
    th_david_millar.jpg

    Raam has a very good photo of the winner who shall remain nameless for now as I am sure many of ye will be watching the highlights in just a few minutes.


    used to work with him(pats son) over in New zealand and met him today at Loughrea!
    sean


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