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Vuelta ‘24

  • 14-08-2024 6:39am
    #1
    Brian?
    Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators Posts: 21,511 Mod ✭✭✭✭


    I’ll get the Velogames league created some time today.

    they/them/theirs


    And so on, and so on …. - Slavoj Žižek




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  • #2
    andyd12
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 380 ✭✭andyd12


    Just seen the parcours, it's looks like a very rough few weeks



  • #3
    CantGetNoSleep
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,262 ✭✭✭CantGetNoSleep


    My first Grand Tour in a long time without a Eurosport / GCN subscription. Still can't justify paying 160 per year for what I was getting for 40€. Any suggestions of other ways to watch, with VPN or otherwise?



  • #4
    mewso
    Moderators, Science, Health & Environment Moderators Posts: 8,995 Mod ✭✭✭✭mewso


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122501724#Comment_122501724

    Thought it was €6.99 (€84 p/y) per month on discovery. Double what I was paying (once the half price offer runs out at end of the year) but still worth it vs other subscriptions I have. I'm also hoping they might go the way of other services and introduce an annual offer for the price of 10 months at some point.



  • #5
    breezy1985
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 26,813 ✭✭✭✭breezy1985


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122501724#Comment_122501724

    I used have a £20 subscription for Eurosport. Now I'm gonna just do April to September. Cut it after the worlds.

    I'll be in Spain for the last week of the Vuelta so I'll mostly be watching via tapas bar except the final TT which I will watch with my eyeballs 😁



  • #6
    mewso
    Moderators, Science, Health & Environment Moderators Posts: 8,995 Mod ✭✭✭✭mewso


    Special Vuelta Jersey for Movistar

    https://movistarteam.com/en/2024-08-12/2024-mens-la-vuelta-kit

    Could be an interesting opening TT. Tarling in red?



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  • #7
    mr spuckler
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,118 ✭✭✭mr spuckler


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122501748#Comment_122501748

    You can sign up just for a month too - I did that for the Tour and will probably do it again now for the Vuelta.



  • #8
    Brian?
    Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators Posts: 21,511 Mod ✭✭✭✭Brian?


    League code: 165223511

    Get it done in a hurry lads!!

    they/them/theirs


    And so on, and so on …. - Slavoj Žižek




  • #9
    retalivity
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 14,458 ✭✭✭✭retalivity


    What the hell is this...

    https://twitter.com/soudalquickstep/status/1824084008357253630



  • #10
    breezy1985
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 26,813 ✭✭✭✭breezy1985


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122506956#Comment_122506956

    A "rad" T-rex, are we back in the 90's ?

    Post edited by breezy1985 on


  • #11
    Paddigol
    Registered Users Posts: 1,816 ✭✭✭Paddigol


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122507027#Comment_122507027

    Most bodaciously so



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  • #12
    Brian?
    Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators Posts: 21,511 Mod ✭✭✭✭Brian?


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122506956#Comment_122506956

    Soudal make a sealant called “T-Rex”

    they/them/theirs


    And so on, and so on …. - Slavoj Žižek




  • #13
    Brian?
    Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators Posts: 21,511 Mod ✭✭✭✭Brian?


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122503251#Comment_122503251

    time is ticking lads!!

    they/them/theirs


    And so on, and so on …. - Slavoj Žižek




  • #14
    mewso
    Moderators, Science, Health & Environment Moderators Posts: 8,995 Mod ✭✭✭✭mewso


    Midnight tonight once I know Pog hasn't changed his mind :)



  • #15
    breezy1985
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 26,813 ✭✭✭✭breezy1985


    Arkea changing out of red for the Vuelta and going with a bike safety message.

    Untitled Image



  • #16
    JMcL
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,243 ✭✭✭JMcL


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122501724#Comment_122501724

    Looks like SBS in Aus are streaming it (https://www.sbs.com.au/) It's free, but I've found it can be laggy over a VPN (NordVPN - others mght be better). Otherwise there's a list of options with non-English commentary at https://www.expressvpn.com/stream-sports/cycling/vuelta-a-espana/



  • #17
    retalivity
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 14,458 ✭✭✭✭retalivity


    Ooofff... Tarling into second by only 0.2s



  • #18
    mewso
    Moderators, Science, Health & Environment Moderators Posts: 8,995 Mod ✭✭✭✭mewso


    Looks like the wind is up a bit in this latter stage of the TT



  • #19
    mewso
    Moderators, Science, Health & Environment Moderators Posts: 8,995 Mod ✭✭✭✭mewso


    Kirby - "Yates making a massive statement" as he finishes behind Skjelmose, Vine, Tiberi, Martinez



  • #20
    retalivity
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    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122514690#Comment_122514690

    "Poor TT for Uijtdebroeks", who is a renowned crap tt'er but only 9s behind the 'amazing' yates effort



  • #21
    retalivity
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 14,458 ✭✭✭✭retalivity


    Dunbar 31s back, not bad



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  • #22
    Morris Garren
    Registered Users Posts: 667 ✭✭✭Morris Garren


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122514698#Comment_122514698

    I'm interested in how to pronounce his first name which, although containing just 4 letters, is proving to be devilishly more difficult than his colourful looking surname to sme of the english-speaking commentators.

    As an Irish person, 'Cian' is a straightforward recognisable name, sounding not unlike 'keen' but with a slight Tallafornian accent. To anyone unfamiliar with it, I've heard ''See-An' 'Chee-Ann' and a mildly dyslexiacal "KANE" on other commentaries. This evening, CK offered up something like 'Shee-unn' and followed later by "Chunnng" or something like that.

    Maybe they should take the John Giles/Jackie Charlton approach and just say something like 'the boy OOtybrooks!'



  • #23
    Dodge
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    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122514690#Comment_122514690

    felt like I was losing my mind earlier “laying down a real marker!”

    Anyway, really impressive TT by Eddie Dunbar. Both Irish lads in the top 40 is great to see



  • #24
    Daroxtar
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,347 ✭✭✭Daroxtar


    Pretty sure that's my first time ever to be top of the velogames 😁



  • #25
    Squidgy Black
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 21,713 ✭✭✭✭Squidgy Black


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122514838#Comment_122514838

    I think the way he pronounces it himself is ‘See-an’, as opposed to the Irish pronunciation



  • #26
    retalivity
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 14,458 ✭✭✭✭retalivity


    The eurosport guys seem to have settled on a one syllable "KYAAN", except for Sean who has a different pronunciation every time he mentions him

    Post edited by retalivity on


  • #27
    Morris Garren
    Registered Users Posts: 667 ✭✭✭Morris Garren


    Quiet day yesterday with a 5-hour pedestrian stage. Oh, and Eddie Dunbar crashed with about 20km to go. Not serious it seems. And then he got held up by the later crash inside the final 3km, but same time awarded as the winner. If I was any other competitor, unfortunately I would want to avoid him as he is an utter crash-magnet in the mould of Geraint Thomas, if not worse. I don't want to wish ill-luck upon him but it is unavoidably obvious that there is some sort of issue here--- he survived the TT but managed to crash on the very first road stage. Can he not follow a lumpy, experienced teammate or something?



  • #28
    MangleBadger
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 555 ✭✭✭MangleBadger


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122518266#Comment_122518266

    But this is the Vuelta. And Roglic the ultimate crash magnet has managed to win it 3 times. Crashes actually make you a stronger rider in Spain.



  • #29
    mewso
    Moderators, Science, Health & Environment Moderators Posts: 8,995 Mod ✭✭✭✭mewso


    I do find it fascinating how riders get tagged with being crash prone. I would love to see some stats on it. You would assume most crashes are one or two riders at fault followed by anyone close behind getting taken down with them. So surely bad luck plays as much of a part. Obviously some riders are better handlers which would mean they could avoid a spill in front of them or maybe maintain control if they have a wobble etc. Someone throws a bidon in the Giro and Thomas goes down. His fault? Should he have dodged it? Either way it goes in his crash column. How many crashes equals crash prone?



  • #30
    breezy1985
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 26,813 ✭✭✭✭breezy1985


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122520163#Comment_122520163

    Thomas had 2 problems from what I can remember.

    Some of it was due to being a team leader that spent a lot of time behind teammates which resulted in some bad luck. You could maybe say his reaction times were not good but a lot of it was bad luck.

    But he also was pretty poor on cornering which caused a fair few problems.

    Some riders like himself (and maybe Dan Martin) only needed the tiniest little thing to send them flying as soon as the bike was any bit tilted. Whatever it is about the way Rog rides is even more extreme. He is so unstable he recently crashed going up hill.

    Cant remember who but there is a running joke in the Ronde documentaries about a rider who crashes multiple times every year.



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  • #31
    retalivity
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 14,458 ✭✭✭✭retalivity


    I know they wouldnt have much chances but the sprint field for this Vuelta is hilariously bad. WVA & Groves, then a heap of no-names for Euskaltel, Equipa Kern Pharama, etc. The 2 should share 6-7 stages between them.



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