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CLKD

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Re: Cycling
« Reply #1110 on: September 20, 2020, 06:28:02 PM »

A weird end to le Tour  :-\. .......... but it has opened up the race on the whole with a different Team controlling.
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Re: Cycling
« Reply #1111 on: September 20, 2020, 06:28:41 PM »

I don't like Time Trials, so didn't see it either.

Turned out to be quite exciting though.
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Re: Cycling
« Reply #1112 on: September 20, 2020, 07:01:34 PM »

No I dont like time trials either.  Not long to wait until the Giro starts  ;D
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Re: Cycling
« Reply #1113 on: September 20, 2020, 07:02:51 PM »

 ;D.  I would like a Time Trial after each rest day ;-). I would get more done in the garden  :D..

Giro and le Veulta over-lap? 
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Re: Cycling
« Reply #1114 on: September 20, 2020, 07:04:04 PM »

le Giro - 3rd October ..........


Running from Tuesday, October 20th to Sunday November 8th 2020, La Vuelta will be made up of
18 stages and will cover a total distance of 2846,9 kilometres.

4 flat stages
8 hilly stages
5 mountain stages
1 individual time-trial stage
2 rest days
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Re: Cycling
« Reply #1115 on: October 03, 2020, 09:18:42 AM »

The summit of Passo dello Stelvio at the moment. It's -7°C and snowing. More snow over the weekend. (ilmeteo)


Part of le Giro stage  :o  ;D
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Re: Cycling
« Reply #1116 on: October 03, 2020, 09:47:30 AM »

Its late in the year for mountain stages, could be interesting  :o

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Re: Cycling
« Reply #1117 on: October 03, 2020, 10:12:29 AM »

Did U C the photo on the Sports websites  ;D.  We get hi lights after 10.00 p.m., do you get to watch all day?
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Re: Cycling
« Reply #1118 on: October 03, 2020, 10:19:18 AM »

Yes we have eurosports, we LOVE sport so dont mind paying because we enjoy it :). Shame ITV are not covering it I did look for their highlights prigramme  :-\
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Re: Cycling
« Reply #1119 on: October 03, 2020, 10:34:44 AM »

Can you get S4C they have live coverage  :)
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Re: Cycling
« Reply #1120 on: October 03, 2020, 12:26:53 PM »

That'll B in Welsh then  ;D DH is looking right this moment .............. tnx, found it.  Will have to remember my Welsh.


Mount Etna on Monday - might be a little warm up there?

WHHOOPS - 1 fell on the finish line, mayB hit a hole in the road and veered off .......  :'(. Michael Lopis  :'( off to hospital  :-\
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Re: Cycling
« Reply #1121 on: October 04, 2020, 12:32:13 PM »

Giro is already on S4C, an hour before Eurosport. Looks like a beautiful day in Sicily, wish I was there instead if here in the rain  :-\
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Re: Cycling
« Reply #1122 on: October 04, 2020, 12:52:34 PM »

Yep.  It's in Welsh still  ;D with the odd English word thrown in to keep me awake ........ it's olives and grapes right now with sunshine.  Doesn't encourage me to get my cycle out though  :D

Dreadful crash for Michael Lopis Angle ........... but back to the Hotel following surgery! builds 'em tuff  :o
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Re: Cycling
« Reply #1123 on: October 04, 2020, 01:44:38 PM »

After 3 weeks you’ll be fluent or get your OH a teach yourself Welsh course for Christmas and next year he can translate for you  ;D
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Re: Cycling
« Reply #1124 on: October 04, 2020, 02:04:15 PM »

He lived there for 12 years, me for 8 ....... we were busy doing other things  ;D

Another Astana rider stepped off this afternoon .........
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