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Olympic Road Race - 6th August 2016 Rio

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    #152
    MPFGLB
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    Thi is going to be a long long hard race ....


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    #153
    REBELSAFC
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    lovely section of pavé there!!!!


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    #154
    nomdeboardie
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    What a striking and complete Olympic location - city, mountains, water, all jumbled together spectacularly :D
    (Water pollution and poverty not so good though :()
    ETA cobbles to the miseries - ouch for the fallen!


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    #155
    Pudsy33
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    Two of my picks in the break. Happy with that


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    #156
    pelevin
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    There'll be none but the elite to win this surely given the parcours and the hard racing already. Not just brutal hills but cobbles also!


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    #157
    Chuchote
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    Deleted User wrote: »
    I meant them do it in English of course :D

    I usually have to watch on TG4 and not understand a word but the 2 lads always sound really into it.

    The Irish isn't that difficult for goodness sake!


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    #158
    mhiggy09
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    Ouch that fall must have been sore on the hard dusty cobbles


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    #159
    Darkglasses
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    Chuchote wrote: »
    The Irish isn't that difficult for goodness sake!

    Fairly difficult if you don't know Irish.


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    #160
    Chuchote
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    Was really reacting to the 'majority of the population' crack.


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    #161
    pelevin
    Registered Users Posts: 2,630 ✭✭✭pelevin


    Looking at the toughness of this I think I'd stump for Nibali if picking a name.


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    #162
    ThisRegard
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    mhiggy09 wrote: »
    Ouch that fall must have been sore on the hard dusty cobbles

    Is he the same Turkish lad who had an issue not long after the start? Edit, yeah, BBC said so.

    Right, I'm off, nobody call or text me with the result until after I get home and watch the recording.


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    #163
    djemba djemba
    Registered Users Posts: 2,586 ✭✭✭djemba djemba


    Today I learned where RTE news now is on my sky box


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    #164
    pelevin
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    ThisRegard wrote: »
    Is he the same Turkish lad who had an issue not long after the start? Edit, yeah, BBC said so.

    Right, I'm off, nobody call or text me with the result until after I get home and watch the recording.

    Cav outsprints Froome for the win.


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    #165
    MPFGLB
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    pelevin wrote: »
    Looking at the toughness of this I think I'd stump for Nibali if picking a name.

    I said that (wrote) earlier in the week and you were no no no?


    That descent is scary


    oops echleons...this race has everyting


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    #166
    velo.2010
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    This is a hard race! I've not seen a single day race this tough from this early on regardless of the ability of some of the lesser nations.

    And now crosswinds... this race has everything.


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    #167
    JK.BMC
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    [Deleted User] wrote: »
    They should have just got the TG4 guys in to cover it .

    'Agus an buachaill as An Turcai ar an urlar aris! Ta se i dtriobloid ar na gCobbles!'


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    #168
    pelevin
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    MPFGLB wrote: »
    I said that (wrote) earlier in the week and you were no no no?


    That descent is scary


    oops echleons...this race has everyting

    Think you're exaggerating my scepticism. I just mentioned it looked hard to distance everyone that longish flat at the end, though wasn't saying twas impossible. Well seeing it firsthandish it certainly looks made for the hardest & I'll go with your tip! Froome wouldn't surprise me at all either tobh, nor of course would several others.


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    #169
    velo.2010
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    OK where can I watch the race now? RTE doesn't seem to work. Any other legal streams?


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    #170
    JK.BMC
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    20 finishers at best I reckon.

    So far this has been a bit like a sportive, mixed with stage 1 of the Gorey mixed with the Angliru mixed with the World championship RR. Saw Tim Wellans earlier flicking the arm at a chap from Peru and another lad from Mehico biting the handlebars.
    Cracking race!


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    #171
    [Deleted User]
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    velo.2010 wrote: »
    OK where can I watch the race now? RTE doesn't seem to work. Any other legal streams?

    FilmOn app? One for windows and theres one for the phones. Should have RTE news now on it


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    #172
    pelevin
    Registered Users Posts: 2,630 ✭✭✭pelevin


    Albasini loses a bottle on the cobbles. That'll cost him some time stopping to go back and get it.


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    #173
    velo.2010
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    I got a 'front row' seat for BBC.;)


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    #174
    Darkglasses
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    CpKbuV4WEAAM6dH.jpg

    Caption competition.


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    #175
    djemba djemba
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    Must have been close to 7 riders on the side of the road there


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    #176
    pelevin
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    Darkglasses wrote: »
    CpKbuV4WEAAM6dH.jpg

    Caption competition.

    Chris Froome ignores criticism of his ungainly style to put in a stinging attack on the roads of Rio.


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    #177
    Darkglasses
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    pelevin wrote: »
    Chris Froome ignores criticism of his ungainly style to put in a stinging attack on the roads of Rio.

    Claims that Froome has put on some extra pounds post-Tour may be well founded.


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    #178
    pelevin
    Registered Users Posts: 2,630 ✭✭✭pelevin


    Darkglasses wrote: »
    Claims that Froome has put on some extra pounds post-Tour may be well founded.

    Probably with the TT in mind.


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    #179
    Darkglasses
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    Darkglasses wrote: »
    CpKbuV4WEAAM6dH.jpg

    Caption competition.

    "Ah here, who said that EPO would turn me into a racehorse..."


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    #180
    MediaMan
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    BBC commentators not great. Seem to be bemused by the whole thing.

    Separately, just saw Nico amongst the cars with Mollema there.


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    #181
    ILIKEFOOD
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    This only on Rte news? At a wedding hoping to schneak off and watch some of it


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