So who's watching the Giro?

I have been. It's the 100 year anniversary and the course planners seem to have made the course more difficult than in years past, especially because of the early mtn stages.

Lance had a couple of tough days the last 2 days. Cavendish looks like he could win this year.

What do you say?

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Permalink Reply by Anne on May 15, 2009 at 2:54pm
Cav for the overall? no way.
It's a waiting game for the individual time trial next Thursday (Stage 12) then the true contenders will be revealed. DiLuca looks damn good.
Permalink Reply by Joe TV on May 15, 2009 at 5:47pm
It was a very pleasant surprise to learn that I can catch the replay every night. BROADCAST!!! (digital 5.3) I think that the Italians gave the smack down to Versus in choosing to give US the rights for the next few years. It's not as if VS wasn't interested. It was VS vs. US. sorry.

Anyway, it's been great to watch. I hate to dwell on Lance, but I saw him suffering the other day, and a part of me wondered if he's sandbagging. After today, though, he's down by over 4 minutes, so I guess not. Levi and Horner seem to be riding well. The drama! Too bad about Christian too. I need someone new to root for, I guess.
Permalink Reply by Joe TV on May 15, 2009 at 6:09pm
holy moly. I just looked at the standings, and Slipstream has absolutely imploded. Only 2 riders in the top one hundred (Wiggans at 27th and Danielson at 93rd)!! WHA??? That crash of Christian's must have absolutely destroyed the team! As a team they are 21st of 22 teams, ahead of only Bbox Bouygues Telecom. sheesh.
Permalink Reply by David Travis on May 16, 2009 at 9:53am
I'm watching on:

http://www.justin.tv/directory/sports/cycling?order=hot&lang=en

any other streaming sources to choose from?
Permalink Reply by Joe TV on May 16, 2009 at 10:32am
David Travis said:
I'm watching on:

http://www.justin.tv/directory/sports/cycling?order=hot&lang=en

any other streaming sources to choose from?

Live webcast at www.universalsports.com and then in prime time on NBC's third digital channel - the Universal Sports channel - 5.3 on your converter box.
Permalink Reply by David Travis on May 16, 2009 at 2:41pm
Thanks. Riders were talking about the coverage on Universal at the Monsters of the Midway criterium today. Excellent weather finally, except for the "wind tunnel" on the stretch going west.

Joe TV said:
David Travis said:
I'm watching on:

http://www.justin.tv/directory/sports/cycling?order=hot&lang=en

any other streaming sources to choose from?

Live webcast at www.universalsports.com and then in prime time on NBC's third digital channel - the Universal Sports channel - 5.3 on your converter box.
Permalink Reply by David Travis on May 23, 2009 at 1:31am
Now Mark Cavendish has packed up after his last sensational sprint win and gone home to "recover" for the Tour de France. Things really get interesting now. And Levi Leipheimer is looking strong and in a great position to strike.
Permalink Reply by pjc jr on May 23, 2009 at 5:56am
Been enjoying watching each stage on USnbc, since my basic cable doesn't get VS's. There was an early crash in the first week that created this significant time lose for most the field. Regardless, it bothers me when these guys drop out early and pack it in. I feel it is as much a team sport as individual effort, but I know traditionally this always goes on. (though don't see Lance heading home yet) Go Levi!!! Anybody know if VandeValde's broken bone would be heeled by TourdeFrance?
Permalink Reply by David Travis on May 26, 2009 at 10:33am
Wednesday morning it's stage 17 of the Giro d'Italia.

Another grueling day? is Leipheimer ready this time? Read about stage 16 at:
http://www.velonews.com/article/92417/john-wilcockson-takes-a-look-...

Lots to resolve.

And watching the streaming feed live is a splendid sinkhole of time.
http://www.universalsports.com/mediaPlayer/media.dbml?id=136045&...

Its a good viewer tune-up for the Tour de France.
Permalink Reply by Brian Bird on May 26, 2009 at 1:27pm
I've been watching it on and off this month. Missed the one rider's crash when he fell a few hundred feet down a ravine (the aftermath can be seen on various postings on YouTube, et al.). Saw the highlights Sunday night and Lance schlepping water bottles for Levi. Had to rub my eyes for 5 seconds after seeing that. Haven't seen that in quite a while but it's great to see Lance being a team player to try to help Levi win it.

But I'm with Anne on this one: DeLuca seems to be the one to beat despite trailing as of today.
Permalink Reply by Joe G. on May 27, 2009 at 11:31am
Menchov looks tough to beat now. But what caught my attention was Armstrong today, he looked great. Considering the setback with the collarbone and the fact he hasn't ridden a major stage race in 3 years, he looked exceptional. He's really ridden himself into shape over the past couple of weeks, he's shed a lot of upper body mass and he's not climbing bad at all. He's missing that top gear, but he's been better than I thought he was going to be. He may have too many things to over come before July, but it sure is interesting to watch.
Permalink Reply by E A on May 28, 2009 at 6:38am
I finally found the Universal channel on Comcast -- ch 251, also perfectly accessible without cable and a DTV converter box. But I thoroughly enjoyed watching stage 17 coverage last night! :-) Gosh... I wish I'd known about that hidden channel 251 earlier this month.

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