Tour Down Under **SPOILERS**

[SWSteve]

Did anyone know that there are 2 Lotto teams in this race? Maybe they could point it out

Fed up of hearing this, especially when Lotto-Soudal have the best kit in the peloton and Lotto-Jumbo NL kit is shocking.

 

[rich p]

Did anyone know that there are 2 Lotto teams in this race? Maybe they could point it out

Fed up of hearing this, especially when Lotto-Soudal have the best kit in the peloton and Lotto-Jumbo NL kit is shocking.

If you don't have Sky it helps

Who are the comms, Steve?

 

[Pro Tour Punditry]

Who are the comms, Steve?

I'm surprised you had to ask, what with the clue:
"Calling all the action will be the international voice of cycling, sports broadcasting legend Phil Liggett, along with his long-time commentary partner Paul Sherwen and Australian cycling legend Robbie McEwen."

 

[rich p]

I'm surprised you had to ask, what with the clue:
"Calling all the action will be the international voice of cycling, sports broadcasting legend Phil Liggett, along with his long-time commentary partner Paul Sherwen and Australian cycling legend Robbie McEwen."

I seem to have missed that post but thanks anyway. It's good that the Aussies are willing to give a couple of up and coming young fellows a start.
There's a new boy currently doing the Oz Open tennis commentary who might go far, Dan Maskell, I think

 

[Pro Tour Punditry]

I seem to have missed that post but thanks anyway. It's good that the Aussies are willing to give a couple of up and coming young fellows a start.
There's a new boy currently doing the Oz Open tennis commentary who might go far, Dan Maskell, I think

The "clue" was this bit:

Did anyone know that there are 2 Lotto teams in this race? Maybe they could point it out.

which had Liggett and Sherwen repetitive bollocks writ large all over it, rather than the bit I quoted which was taken from TDU coverage info stating that UK coverage was by SKY:

I'm surprised you had to ask, what with the clue:
"Calling all the action will be the international voice of cycling, sports broadcasting legend Phil Liggett, along with his long-time commentary partner Paul Sherwen and Australian cycling legend Robbie McEwen."

They might not be the commentators...

 

[Pro Tour Punditry]

Jeezo, these stage races are dull...

 

[Norry1]

I watched the 1 hr coverage on YouTube
View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uJFjWaUcREA

 

[rich p]

Rohan Dennis takes the stage 3 win from his team-mate Cuddles.
Looking like a good start to the year for BMC.

 

[smutchin]

Fans of African cyclists will be pleased to note that Tsgabu Grmay is going well - riding consistently and currently in 14th place on GC, 25 seconds behind Dennis. Also 5th in the young rider classification.

 

[Flying_Monkey]

Fans of African cyclists will be pleased to note that Tsgabu Grmay is going well - riding consistently and currently in 14th place on GC, 25 seconds behind Dennis. Also 5th in the young rider classification.

Yes, I noticed that - an outside bet for the queen stage?

 

[smutchin]

Yes, I noticed that - an outside bet for the queen stage?

He posted on twitter earlier that he's "looking forward to stage 5" so he's obviously got it earmarked. He'll face a tough challenge from the likes of Porte and Evans though.

 

[Flying_Monkey]

The hot, dry conditions will be pretty familar to someone from Ethiopia...

 

[Pro Tour Punditry]

On bike footage of crash near the finish at Mt. Barker - Jeremy Roy:

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Py_7pYVF664&feature=youtu.be

And in case you are wondering how he managed to avoid it, he has nae idea

 

[rich p]

Budget Forklifts are an Oceanic continental team. UniSA-Australia are, I think, the equivalent of a GB team riding the Tour of Britain; it gets some homegrown talent in the race. Steele von Hoff is riding UniSA-Australia too even though he's with NFTO.

Talking of whom, von Hoff takes today's stage.

 

[Hont]

Finish line crash courtesy of Jeremy Roy's onboard camera. He should buy a lottery ticket this weekend....