Giro Stage 11 finish

If you're a Mac weenie like me, you may have had troubles getting to the
Rai video (compliments to them for the web video, brickbats for the
ActiveX madness I found viewing their source...).

Anyways, I found the decisive minute (the finish line surfing party) on
YouTube:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=McLPIqqvNc0

--
Ryan Cousineau rcousine@sfu.ca http://www.wiredcola.com/
"I don't want kids who are thinking about going into mathematics
to think that they have to take drugs to succeed." -Paul Erdos

In article <rcousine-355F77.21583523052007@news.telus.net>,
Ryan Cousineau <rcousine@sfu.ca> wrote:

> If you're a Mac weenie like me, you may have had troubles getting to the
> Rai video (compliments to them for the web video, brickbats for the
> ActiveX madness I found viewing their source...).
>
> Anyways, I found the decisive minute (the finish line surfing party) on
> YouTube:
>
> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=McLPIqqvNc0

"Ooof! Popovych."

Thanks, Ryan.

--
tanx,
Howard

Never take a tenant with a monkey.

remove YOUR SHOES to reply, ok?

> If you're a Mac weenie like me, you may have had troubles getting to the
> Rai video (compliments to them for the web video, brickbats for the
> ActiveX madness I found viewing their source...).

I've been successful running the RAI live video with http://www.flip4mac.com/
every day except one.You can view the RAI archive video using Windows
Media Player v9 for Mac OSX: http://tinyurl.com/26pxg. I have links to
the RAI archived video my giro page: http://www.steephill.tv/2007/giro-d-italia/

Steve
www.steephill.tv bike travelogue

In article <1179990040.264262.275660@a26g2000pre.googlegroups.com>,
steephill <steephill.tv@gmail.com> wrote:

> > If you're a Mac weenie like me, you may have had troubles getting to the
> > Rai video (compliments to them for the web video, brickbats for the
> > ActiveX madness I found viewing their source...).
>
> I've been successful running the RAI live video with http://www.flip4mac.com/
> every day except one.You can view the RAI archive video using Windows
> Media Player v9 for Mac OSX: http://tinyurl.com/26pxg. I have links to
> the RAI archived video my giro page:
> http://www.steephill.tv/2007/giro-d-italia/
>
> Steve
> www.steephill.tv bike travelogue

Thansk Steve. I had flip4mac, but your direct links worked.

"Carnage generale!"

The streaks of paint being dragged from the ads by the riders are a nice
touch.

--
Ryan Cousineau rcousine@sfu.ca http://www.wiredcola.com/
"I don't want kids who are thinking about going into mathematics
to think that they have to take drugs to succeed." -Paul Erdos

> I've been successful running the RAI live video with http://www.flip4mac.com/
> every day except one.You can view the RAI archive video using Windows
> Media Player v9 for Mac OSX: http://tinyurl.com/26pxg. I have links to
> the RAI archived video my giro page: http://www.steephill.tv/2007/giro-d-italia/

Linux users can use
http://www.tatanka.com.br/ies4linux/page/Main_Page
to install IE and media player using Wine.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=McLPIqqvNc0
bird's eye view
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PN21r3LCmls

"Cazzo!", indeed.

R

in message <rcousine-355F77.21583523052007@news.telus.net>, Ryan Cousineau
('rcousine@sfu.ca') wrote:

> If you're a Mac weenie like me, you may have had troubles getting to the
> Rai video (compliments to them for the web video, brickbats for the
> ActiveX madness I found viewing their source...).
>
> Anyways, I found the decisive minute (the finish line surfing party) on
> YouTube:
>
> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=McLPIqqvNc0

Jesus!

Does skidding across the line on your **** count?

What was on the road surface?

--
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.::;===r==\
/ /___||___\____
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//____\__||___|_// \|: C++ IS an object oriented programming language.
\__/ ~~~~~~~~~ \__/ Citroen 2cv6 IS a four door family saloon.

Ryan Cousineau wrote:
> In article <1179990040.264262.275660@a26g2000pre.googlegroups.com>,
> steephill <steephill.tv@gmail.com> wrote:
>
>>> If you're a Mac weenie like me, you may have had troubles getting to the
>>> Rai video (compliments to them for the web video, brickbats for the
>>> ActiveX madness I found viewing their source...).
>> I've been successful running the RAI live video with http://www.flip4mac.com/
>> every day except one.You can view the RAI archive video using Windows
>> Media Player v9 for Mac OSX: http://tinyurl.com/26pxg. I have links to
>> the RAI archived video my giro page:
>> http://www.steephill.tv/2007/giro-d-italia/
>>
>> Steve
>> www.steephill.tv bike travelogue
>
> Thansk Steve. I had flip4mac, but your direct links worked.
>
> "Carnage generale!"
>
> The streaks of paint being dragged from the ads by the riders are a nice
> touch.
>
i also remember that world famous photo of poor old Rene Haselbacher,
wobbling into the finish line with his torn shorts, naked butt showing
after a big finish line crash at the tour... 2003 i think? Narstee...

Dans le message de news:ks7hi4-4ae.ln1@gododdin.internal.jasmine.org.uk,
Simon Brooke <simon@jasmine.org.uk> a réfléchi, et puis a déclaré :
> in message <rcousine-355F77.21583523052007@news.telus.net>, Ryan
> Cousineau ('rcousine@sfu.ca') wrote:
>
>> If you're a Mac weenie like me, you may have had troubles getting to
>> the Rai video (compliments to them for the web video, brickbats for
>> the ActiveX madness I found viewing their source...).
>>
>> Anyways, I found the decisive minute (the finish line surfing party)
>> on YouTube:
>>
>> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=McLPIqqvNc0
>
> Jesus!
>
> Does skidding across the line on your **** count?

I think you've burst through the wrong door, once again.

On May 24, 1:07 pm, Simon Brooke <s...@jasmine.org.uk> wrote:
> in message <rcousine-355F77.21583523052...@news.telus.net>, Ryan Cousineau
>
> > Anyways, I found the decisive minute (the finish line surfing party) on
> > YouTube:
>
> >http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=McLPIqqvNc0
>
> Jesus!
>
> Does skidding across the line on your **** count?

It counts if your bike also skids across the finish line.

> What was on the road surface?

Wet paint, apparently.

It looked like, after the first couple of guys
fell, a lot of the next wave fell without being
touched or running into somebody. They must
have hit the brakes and slid, I guess.

Ben

On May 24, 6:02 pm, "b...@mambo.ucolick.org" <b...@mambo.ucolick.org>
wrote:
> On May 24, 1:07 pm, Simon Brooke <s...@jasmine.org.uk> wrote:
>
> > in message <rcousine-355F77.21583523052...@news.telus.net>, Ryan Cousineau
>
> > > Anyways, I found the decisive minute (the finish line surfing party) on
> > > YouTube:
>
> > >http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=McLPIqqvNc0
>
> > Jesus!
>
> > Does skidding across the line on your **** count?
>
> It counts if your bike also skids across the finish line.
>
> > What was on the road surface?
>
> Wet paint, apparently.
>
> It looked like, after the first couple of guys
> fell, a lot of the next wave fell without being
> touched or running into somebody. They must
> have hit the brakes and slid, I guess.

I'd bet the sponsors were instructed to use a particular paint, or
conspiracy theory aside, maybe it was relatively fresh water-based
paint and the light drizzle acted as a solvent. Dollars to donuts
they choose a paint that was guaranteed to be easy to remove.
Unfortunately, I think it was also guaranteed to lower the asphalt's
coefficient of friction to roughly that of a greased pig. Maybe it's
a new way to prevent nasty bunch sprint road rash-itis.

R

In article <1180044135.097584.21090@h2g2000hsg.googlegroups.com>,
"bjw@mambo.ucolick.org" <bjw@mambo.ucolick.org> wrote:

> On May 24, 1:07 pm, Simon Brooke <s...@jasmine.org.uk> wrote:
> > in message <rcousine-355F77.21583523052...@news.telus.net>, Ryan Cousineau
> >
> > > Anyways, I found the decisive minute (the finish line surfing party) on
> > > YouTube:
> >
> > >http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=McLPIqqvNc0
> >
> > Jesus!
> >
> > Does skidding across the line on your **** count?
>
> It counts if your bike also skids across the finish line.
>
> > What was on the road surface?
>
> Wet paint, apparently.
>
> It looked like, after the first couple of guys
> fell, a lot of the next wave fell without being
> touched or running into somebody. They must
> have hit the brakes and slid, I guess.
>
> Ben

Yeah. I noticed that the first guy to fall was on the back and outer
edge of the sprinter's group. He seems to take an unforced slide,
presumably because he either tried to change lines or braked, and it was
just so slippery.

As soon as that happened, the natural instinct of the rest of the pack
would be to start braking. But they were on a super-slick surface,
apparently, so it was falls galore as they locked up. Riders don't stop
falling until they were far back enough in the pack that when they got
to the line, they were already moving slowly, having braked farther back.

The sprinters wouldn't have braked until after the finish, which
explains their getaway.

--
Ryan Cousineau rcousine@sfu.ca http://www.wiredcola.com/
"I don't want kids who are thinking about going into mathematics
to think that they have to take drugs to succeed." -Paul Erdos

On 24 May 2007 16:08:40 -0700, RicodJour <ricodjour@worldemail.com> wrote:

>On May 24, 6:02 pm, "b...@mambo.ucolick.org" <b...@mambo.ucolick.org>
>wrote:
>> On May 24, 1:07 pm, Simon Brooke <s...@jasmine.org.uk> wrote:
>>
>> > in message <rcousine-355F77.21583523052...@news.telus.net>, Ryan Cousineau
>>
>> > > Anyways, I found the decisive minute (the finish line surfing party) on
>> > > YouTube:
>>
>> > >http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=McLPIqqvNc0
>>
>> > Jesus!
>>
>> > Does skidding across the line on your **** count?
>>
>> It counts if your bike also skids across the finish line.
>>
>> > What was on the road surface?
>>
>> Wet paint, apparently.
>>
>> It looked like, after the first couple of guys
>> fell, a lot of the next wave fell without being
>> touched or running into somebody. They must
>> have hit the brakes and slid, I guess.
>
>I'd bet the sponsors were instructed to use a particular paint, or
>conspiracy theory aside, maybe it was relatively fresh water-based
>paint and the light drizzle acted as a solvent. Dollars to donuts
>they choose a paint that was guaranteed to be easy to remove.
>Unfortunately, I think it was also guaranteed to lower the asphalt's
>coefficient of friction to roughly that of a greased pig. Maybe it's
>a new way to prevent nasty bunch sprint road rash-itis.

Here a light rain will float all the oils up that have been building up on the
road since the last rain. The first rain after a long dry spell makes the roads
frightfully slick. Probably the same thing there, fairly hot mostly dry climate.
Add that streaking paint and it's a bit scary looking.

Ron