Tour coverage Sunday night (2004-07-18) (possible minor spoiler)

kingsley

*spoiler warning*


Did anyone catch the live coverage the other night?


There was one point during the stage where the road was
split with raised islands. For whatever reason the camera-dude
was filming the peleton from the side, Robbie McEwen(sp?) in
shot, everyone cruising on about 40km/h ++

To escape the bunch (or other reason?) Robbie bunny-hops
his bike up onto the island, rides along it, then similiarly
- and flawlessly - hops off back onto the road on the other
side just before the end and a 'keep right' bollard!

It was bloody magical; effortless style and grace.


-kt

hippy

"kingsley" <kingsley@maddogsbreakfast.com.au> wrote in message
newsan.2004.07.21.11.45.59.964032@maddogsbreakfast.com.au...
>
> *spoiler warning*
>
>
> Did anyone catch the live coverage the other night?

Yes.

> There was one point during the stage where the road was
> split with raised islands. For whatever reason the camera-dude
> was filming the peleton from the side, Robbie McEwen(sp?) in
> shot, everyone cruising on about 40km/h ++
>
> To escape the bunch (or other reason?) Robbie bunny-hops
> his bike up onto the island, rides along it, then similiarly
> - and flawlessly - hops off back onto the road on the other
> side just before the end and a 'keep right' bollard!
>
> It was bloody magical; effortless style and grace.

Yes, Phil and Paul keep commenting on him being the best
bike handler in the peloton. He's an ex-bmx'er. Did you
see his wheelies across the line on two of the stages?
The d'Huez "one-hander, wipe the brow" was funny as! :-)

Did you also see the guy crash into the post in one of the
centre islands? It looked painful...

hippy

rickster

"hippy" <NOSPAMsbirnie@NOSPAMbigpond.com> wrote in message news:<XdXLc.12073$K53.5472@news-server.bigpond.net.au>...
> "kingsley" <kingsley@maddogsbreakfast.com.au> wrote in message
> newsan.2004.07.21.11.45.59.964032@maddogsbreakfast.com.au...
> >
> > *spoiler warning*
> >
> >
> > Did anyone catch the live coverage the other night?
>
> Yes.
>
> > There was one point during the stage where the road was
> > split with raised islands. For whatever reason the camera-dude
> > was filming the peleton from the side, Robbie McEwen(sp?) in
> > shot, everyone cruising on about 40km/h ++
> >
> > To escape the bunch (or other reason?) Robbie bunny-hops
> > his bike up onto the island, rides along it, then similiarly
> > - and flawlessly - hops off back onto the road on the other
> > side just before the end and a 'keep right' bollard!
> >
> > It was bloody magical; effortless style and grace.
>
> Yes, Phil and Paul keep commenting on him being the best
> bike handler in the peloton. He's an ex-bmx'er. Did you
> see his wheelies across the line on two of the stages?
> The d'Huez "one-hander, wipe the brow" was funny as! :-)
>
> Did you also see the guy crash into the post in one of the
> centre islands? It looked painful...
>

I've never crashed head first into anything before. Has any one here
? Any one Hip ? Any one ?

Munk3y

*snip*
>>Did you also see the guy crash into the post in one of the
>>centre islands? It looked painful...
>>
>
>
> I've never crashed head first into anything before. Has any one here
> ? Any one Hip ? Any one ?

When I was a cycle courier I would consistently be distracted by some of
the more attractive pedestrians and ride up the back of buses.
Fatigue + rampant early 20s testorerone + women's summer fashions =
easily distracted = many stupid accidents.

- Mark Munk3y

hippy

"rickster" <rdj1969@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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> > Did you also see the guy crash into the post in one of the
> > centre islands? It looked painful...
>
> I've never crashed head first into anything before. Has any one here
> ? Any one Hip ? Any one ?

Yeah.. ran into the back of a car whilst riding
my bmx once. I was looking for the source of
some strange noise beside the road and managed
to fit the front tyre nicely under the car's rear
bumper. I had braked at the last second and
managed not to break anything on car or bike.
Unstuck wheel, snuck away embarassed...

Then there was that time I didn't make the corner
coming down the mountain.. 50kph + sudden
stop = 40min blank memory of my first road race..

hippy