Asia/Africa/Australasia - [2.2] Tour de Kumano, 31st May

DinZ · « **Reply #30 on:** May 31, 2012, 09:00 »

Quote from: ram on May 31, 2012, 08:34

Giacoppo is riding and winning

he won! Jono said he was talking smack before the race. Wish i had actually had put 20 bucks on him

ram · « **Reply #31 on:** May 31, 2012, 09:09 »

Where? Don't remember seeing any such, or was it via social networking? And is there any betting on the Tour de Kumano? Odds could be brilliant.

DinZ · « **Reply #32 on:** May 31, 2012, 09:17 »

Quote from: ram on May 31, 2012, 09:09

Where? Don't remember seeing any such, or was it via social networking? And is there any betting on the Tour de Kumano? Odds could be brilliant.

yeah asked if AJ was racing on twitter and Jono said he was talking himself up. do not rate my chances of finding a bookie that would know what the Tour de Kumano is let alone give me odds.

ram · « **Reply #33 on:** May 31, 2012, 09:19 »

Or they could just type up some random numbers and Nippo could turn out as dark horses by the random odds, the odds could favour such a situation.

DinZ · « **Reply #34 on:** May 31, 2012, 09:23 »

Do you have a results list yet? or am i going to have to use google

ram · « **Reply #35 on:** May 31, 2012, 09:26 »

Not yet, will post when I get them.

ram · « **Reply #36 on:** May 31, 2012, 13:16 »

Stage 1 results
http://www.nspk.net/tdk/2012results/C02_Stage1.pdf

Bit worse than expected Jono? Or was it one purely for the sprinters?

DinZ · « **Reply #37 on:** May 31, 2012, 13:23 »

Hong Kong going well again. Cheung got 3rd in Japan starting TT and second here

Think Richeze will be disappointed with his time, strike one to Giacoppo.

Judging from their placing some riders are not built for 700 m TTs

DinZ · « **Reply #38 on:** May 31, 2012, 13:25 »

51 seconds required to win

ram · « **Reply #39 on:** May 31, 2012, 13:29 »

Quote from: DinZ on May 31, 2012, 13:23

Hong Kong going well again. Cheung got 3rd in Japan starting TT and second here

Think Richeze will be disappointed with his time, strike one to Giacoppo.

Judging from their placing some riders are not built for 700 m TTs

Japan was a 2km prologue, so similarish.

Strike 2 will be tomorrow, and it be Giacoppo.

ZamanAbbaticchio · « **Reply #40 on:** May 31, 2012, 17:37 »

Quote from: ram on May 31, 2012, 05:39

Hehe, wouldn't mind a race there.

If there is a race up north in those parts(hills or mountains)...the pro peleton would be screaming bloody murder ;D

ram · « **Reply #41 on:** May 31, 2012, 17:40 »

Mountains, I say

Jono L. · « **Reply #42 on:** May 31, 2012, 23:18 »

Quote from: ram on May 31, 2012, 13:16

Stage 1 results
http://www.nspk.net/tdk/2012results/C02_Stage1.pdf

Bit worse than expected Jono? Or was it one purely for the sprinters?

Pretty much as expected. As one of the guys on my team said

'Jono takes 700m just to get up to speed' ;D

But also given the technical nature, and the wet road, I pussy-footed it around the first turn on the bridge. Went in hot then braked and got some front wheel slide, so lost all speed and mojo right then and there :o

But pretty much as expected.

DinZ · « **Reply #43 on:** June 01, 2012, 00:50 »

Quote from: Jono L. on May 31, 2012, 23:18

Pretty much as expected. As one of the guys on my team said

'Jono takes 700m just to get up to speed' ;D

But also given the technical nature, and the wet road, I pussy-footed it around the first turn on the bridge. Went in hot then braked and got some front wheel slide, so lost all speed and mojo right then and there :o

But pretty much as expected.

Guess you get you own back on the fact guys when it starts going up hill, what is todays stage looking like

ram · « **Reply #44 on:** June 01, 2012, 03:20 »

Are the hills large enough? The peak point is around 100 odd metres, that it's laps will get it in the climbers' favour, but I don't think Tony Giacoppo is too weak on the climbs, see the win in the Tour of Taiwan.

Thinking that stage 2, tomorrow, be the day for the climby folk.

Live stream for today's stage is up now
tourdekumano

ram · « **Reply #45 on:** June 01, 2012, 04:08 »

Looks like Genesys are controlling the tempo at the moment.

ram · « **Reply #46 on:** June 01, 2012, 04:19 »

And they have a man in the break, now if only the stream were clearer I'd have an idea. Jono or Shaw maybe?

Breakaway going one way, the main group the other.

DinZ · « **Reply #47 on:** June 01, 2012, 04:24 »

Trying to find the riders numbers as seen the riders in break on twitter.

just heard there is no stream for Singkarak

DinZ · « **Reply #48 on:** June 01, 2012, 04:27 »

Right for break i have

21 - JANG Chan Jae from TSG
34 - IRIBE Shotaro from SMN
51 - Mr Shaw surely you can tell the difference between him and Jono
73 - NAKAMURA Makoto from BLZ
84 - WIESIAK Mariusz - which is interesting as he is one of the strongest sprinters in the field

DinZ · « **Reply #49 on:** June 01, 2012, 04:28 »

OK just seen the quality of the stream and you are forgiven for not knowing the rider

ram · « **Reply #50 on:** June 01, 2012, 04:28 »

Anyway, a half audacious 10 or so man attack was quickly gobbled up by the main group. Pace mustn't be electrifying with a man, Shaw it seems, up front.

Nippo dragging along Tony Giacoppo now.

ram · « **Reply #51 on:** June 01, 2012, 04:30 »

Quote from: DinZ on June 01, 2012, 04:28

OK just seen the quality of the stream and you are forgiven for not knowing the rider

Takes a while just to recognise the team let alone the rider, grainy and shaky. Still, something's much better than nothing.

ram · « **Reply #52 on:** June 01, 2012, 04:45 »

Just seen one of the ramps, it's short, but mighty steep.

Just more than a minute's lead for the break.

ram · « **Reply #53 on:** June 01, 2012, 05:09 »

Defo not showing much racing, they are showing the banks of either the Akigagawa or Kumanogawa. Not sure which, or it could be something totally different :o

ram · « **Reply #54 on:** June 01, 2012, 05:14 »

And with that, the stream's gone mental.

ram · « **Reply #55 on:** June 01, 2012, 05:48 »

just saw a jarritos ad in the stream, mental.

Main group stringing out a bit, less than 20km to go.

DinZ · « **Reply #56 on:** June 01, 2012, 05:51 »

Altogether Earle on the front pulling for another Genesys win hopefully

DinZ · « **Reply #57 on:** June 01, 2012, 05:55 »

Stream is terrible. this is like watching Japanese Porn

just lots of pixilated movement with the occasional grimacing face appearing through the blur. Looked to be the Nippo team on the front

ram · « **Reply #58 on:** June 01, 2012, 05:56 »

Is Giacoppo AJ, AG, TG or TJ? Confusion, I tell thee, but one of those four to win.

ram · « **Reply #59 on:** June 01, 2012, 05:57 »

Quote from: DinZ on June 01, 2012, 05:55

Stream is terrible. this is like watching Japanese Porn

just lots of pixilated images with the occasional face appearing through the blur. Looked to be the Nippo team on the front

It's like a vintage video game, one pixel fighting another.

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