Big race in my backyard
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Big race in my backyard
Postby toolonglegs » Wed Aug 11, 2010 2:00 pm
Although I was supposed to be riding it!...they have a cyclosportive race that covers the 4 full stages (not last nights prologue) run on the same day as the race.
Can't have everything I suppose!.
David Moncoutie Cofidis
Maxime Bouet AG2R la Mondiale
Haimar Zubeldia Radioshack (1st place Prologue)
Thomas Voeckler
Steve Morabito BMC
Wilco Kelderman Rabobank (2nd Prologue)
Cyril Dessel (?)
Laurent Mangel Saur Sojasun (3rd Prologue)
Mickael Buffaz Cofidis
Nacer Bouhanni FDJ
Jan Bakelants Omega Pharma Lotto
Beppu Fumiyuki Team Radioshack warming up
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Re: Big race in my backyard
Postby MichaelB » Wed Aug 11, 2010 3:10 pm
Mickael Buffaz - love the face in th pic. Was that because he just made it around the corner ???
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Re: Big race in my backyard
Postby Chuck » Wed Aug 11, 2010 3:15 pm
+1, seems to know his way around a lensedaacha wrote:Great pics TL......
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Re: Big race in my backyard
Postby toolonglegs » Wed Aug 11, 2010 3:27 pm
Today I will test my knowledge of all the little back roads in the area...hopefully!.
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Re: Big race in my backyard
Postby toolonglegs » Thu Aug 12, 2010 6:41 am
Stéphane Poulhies ( Saur-Sojasun )
Haimar Zubeldia ( Team Radioshack ) in yellow on the Cat 2 Col de Fay
Peloton
Radioshack leading the peloton
Peloton
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Re: Big race in my backyard
Postby toolonglegs » Thu Aug 12, 2010 4:13 pm
Today I will just watch in one spot.
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Re: Big race in my backyard
Postby rustychisel » Thu Aug 12, 2010 5:05 pm
nice photos though.
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Re: Big race in my backyard
Postby toolonglegs » Fri Aug 13, 2010 5:41 am
Peloton near the start of Stage 2
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Re: Big race in my backyard
Postby toolonglegs » Sat Aug 14, 2010 4:14 am
Anyway pics from today...not my best work and I seemed to miss all the days players ...only got to 3 spots for snaps thou...was hoping for 6 or so but roads closed in the wrong places!.
Edit...had to move all my pics from this post... everything is here now.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/52946773@N ... 599058123/
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Re: Big race in my backyard
Postby AUbicycles » Sat Aug 14, 2010 6:59 am
I am thinking we need to save up to get you on the back of a moped during the races.
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Re: Big race in my backyard
Postby Chuck » Sat Aug 14, 2010 12:25 pm
Agree, though they're all pretty goodAUbicycles wrote:Very nice - I like best the church and street images where the riders are placed in the scene
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Re: Big race in my backyard
Postby toolonglegs » Sat Aug 14, 2010 6:27 pm
I was pretty impressed with the crowds thou...some of the cols were comparable to TDF crowds (on the smaller cols) although the average age of the crowds was a lot older.
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Re: Big race in my backyard
Postby velocopedant » Mon Aug 16, 2010 7:11 pm
Help!! The guy in the Skoda is trying to run me over!!!!!!
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Re: Big race in my backyard
Postby toolonglegs » Mon Aug 16, 2010 8:28 pm
I think he was feeling the pressure to preform...last years overall winner etc.In the end he was working for David Moncoutie who came in 3rd overall.Pretty funny pic thou .velocopedant wrote:
Help!! The guy in the Skoda is trying to run me over!!!!!!
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