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rogerzilla

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2021 Vuelta
« on: 15 August, 2021, 08:30:10 pm »
The third and least prestigious of the Grand Tours.

Roglic doesn't seem to have many big challengers. 

Quest TV showed Polish Border Force instead of the prologue TT (the muppets also showed stage 1 instead of stage 4 of the Giro earlier this year), so I can't comment on that.

Just watching stage 2. Beautiful tarmac, hot, sunny, and barren, like a spaghetti western.  Spain is big and empty. 


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Re: 2021 Vuelta
« Reply #1 on: 15 August, 2021, 09:30:39 pm »
Quote from: rogerzilla on 15 August, 2021, 08:30:10 pm
...Spain is big and empty.

And so is the Quest colemantator's head.
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spesh

Re: 2021 Vuelta
« Reply #2 on: 15 August, 2021, 10:02:23 pm »
Quote from: Pingu on 15 August, 2021, 09:30:39 pm
Quote from: rogerzilla on 15 August, 2021, 08:30:10 pm
...Spain is big and empty.

And so is the Quest colemantator's head.

Ah, the joys of Carlton Kirby's endless inanities.

It's almost (emphasis on "almost") enough to make one nostalgic for Liggett and Sherwin past their prime.  :demon:
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Re: 2021 Vuelta
« Reply #3 on: 15 August, 2021, 11:24:17 pm »
I want Sean Kelly to keep rambling drearily monotonally about fuck all so that Carlton doesn't have time to talk shite. That's what it's come to  :hand:
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Re: 2021 Vuelta
« Reply #4 on: 16 August, 2021, 09:38:48 am »
Quote from: rogerzilla on 15 August, 2021, 08:30:10 pm
Quest TV showed Polish Border Force instead of the prologue TT (the muppets also showed stage 1 instead of stage 4 of the Giro earlier this year), so I can't comment on that.

Ha, yes my recorder picked up the Polish Border Force thing as well. Shouldn't have been a problem as it's recorded direct from Eurosport as well but that gave me  highlights of Strade Bianche  :demon:
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andyoxon

Re: 2021 Vuelta
« Reply #5 on: 16 August, 2021, 10:26:29 am »
Going to be getting scorchio as the stages move south.
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spesh

Re: 2021 Vuelta
« Reply #6 on: 16 August, 2021, 11:29:15 am »
Quote from: andyoxon on 16 August, 2021, 10:26:29 am
Going to be getting scorchio as the stages move south.

<Channel 9 intensifies>
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rogerzilla

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Re: 2021 Vuelta
« Reply #7 on: 16 August, 2021, 11:34:03 am »
Quote from: spesh on 16 August, 2021, 11:29:15 am
Quote from: andyoxon on 16 August, 2021, 10:26:29 am
Going to be getting scorchio as the stages move south.

<Channel 9 intensifies>
Chris Waddle
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andyoxon

Re: 2021 Vuelta
« Reply #8 on: 16 August, 2021, 05:38:51 pm »
Still some Nimbo Cumulos about atm.  Impressive climb at the end of today.
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rogerzilla

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Re: 2021 Vuelta
« Reply #9 on: 19 August, 2021, 09:03:12 am »
Well, yesterday's stage shook things up a bit, for the wrong reason.  Surprisingly, the frequently-horizontal Miguel Angel Lopez seems to have done well out of the carnage, as he's faIrly high on GC.
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spesh

Re: 2021 Vuelta
« Reply #10 on: 19 August, 2021, 11:32:18 am »
The Vuelta does seem to be considered the "chipper"1 of the grand tours, given how much attention it's getting.

The Beeb's gone big on Jakobsen getting his first win after his head was smashed up in in a crash last year, with "the carnage" as RZ puts it barely meriting a mention.



1 A term used to describe 4th-Cat or "unimportant" races where the prize money is about enough to pay for a fish and chip supper on the way home - though in this case, "chicken in a basquet"2 might be more apt. IGMC...

2 I blame the translators of Asterix in Spain for that one. ;D
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Re: 2021 Vuelta
« Reply #11 on: 19 August, 2021, 09:28:18 pm »
The tv coverage up that last climb today was abysmal. Much like Carlton's 'banter'.
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Re: 2021 Vuelta
« Reply #12 on: 19 August, 2021, 11:25:17 pm »
Did Roglic pull up a bit at the end?
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andyoxon

Re: 2021 Vuelta
« Reply #13 on: 20 August, 2021, 05:06:38 pm »
Valverde was fortunate to have that gap in the crash barrier; still nasty.
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rogerzilla

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Re: 2021 Vuelta
« Reply #14 on: 20 August, 2021, 07:06:19 pm »
Looking hot and rocky today.  Spanish scenery makes good TV.  They never comment in the many bullrings, for some reason  :hand:
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Re: 2021 Vuelta
« Reply #15 on: 20 August, 2021, 08:19:05 pm »
Bad day at the office for Sr Valverde
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Re: 2021 Vuelta
« Reply #16 on: 21 August, 2021, 01:30:22 am »
Cycling News has him “breaking down in dears” as a result of coming altogether too near to Spaign-o.
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spesh

Re: 2021 Vuelta
« Reply #17 on: 21 August, 2021, 12:24:03 pm »
Quote from: Mr Larrington on 21 August, 2021, 01:30:22 am
Cycling News has him “breaking down in dears” ...

Did they have Movistar's tic-tacs AI write that?

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Re: 2021 Vuelta
« Reply #18 on: 21 August, 2021, 07:43:29 pm »
Also, I love how the Quest highlights just dump you in the middle of some coverage without any preamble as to what might have happened already.
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rafletcher

Re: 2021 Vuelta
« Reply #19 on: 22 August, 2021, 11:33:04 am »
And ends with 20 minutes of the programme still remaining for mostly aimless chat  ::-). It really is dreadful.
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Re: 2021 Vuelta
« Reply #20 on: 22 August, 2021, 04:33:32 pm »
Are Quest showing coverage from Eurosport? I’m watching it on ES, and I never thought I’d be missing Rob Hatch. But the Kirby/Kelly combination is dire. Carlton is permanently amused by himself, and John (yes, that’s his name) ‘Yes, well…’ Kelly is only loosely familiar with the English language. He may have been great on a bike, but lucid talking is not a strength of his.
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giropaul

Re: 2021 Vuelta
« Reply #21 on: 22 August, 2021, 05:01:54 pm »
Quote from: TimC on 22 August, 2021, 04:33:32 pm
Are Quest showing coverage from Eurosport? I’m watching it on ES, and I never thought I’d be missing Rob Hatch. But the Kirby/Kelly combination is dire. Carlton is permanently amused by himself, and John (yes, that’s his name) ‘Yes, well…’ Kelly is only loosely familiar with the English language. He may have been great on a bike, but lucid talking is not a strength of his.

Quest = Eurosport = GCN , all of which = Discovery
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rogerzilla

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Re: 2021 Vuelta
« Reply #22 on: 22 August, 2021, 06:36:26 pm »
= very low quality dross
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Re: 2021 Vuelta
« Reply #23 on: 22 August, 2021, 08:07:28 pm »
That was awful today, spent ages showing us nothing happening on a descent and then suddenly jumped to 3km left on the last (somewhat longer climb).
And then showed us a couple of clips of juicy bits happening at 8-9km to go in the yak at the end. Thanks.
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Re: 2021 Vuelta
« Reply #24 on: 22 August, 2021, 08:16:35 pm »
While I'm here, why does Orla C keep wrapping up the program with dank u well. Is she doing it for a bet or something?
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