Starts tonight: Stage 1 live streaming on SBS On Demand from 8:45pm.
A fairly flat stage to get the ball rolling.
Et viva Espania!!
Bubblecar said:
Starts tonight: Stage 1 live streaming on SBS On Demand from 8:45pm.
Not on proper tele until 10.40 pm Eastern states..
But I’ll be doing Swannies first. 😁🦢🦢🦢🦢🦢🦢
Well fancy that.
The Tour of Spain starting in Italy. 😮
And here we are in Italy for the first stage of this Spanish tour :)
Nobody quite seems to know why the first stage is in Italy, but that’s how it is.
This is a looong neutral zone.
Race finally starts.
Allez Pogi!
Very fast start on what will be a very long race.
Now…… what’s goin’ on ‘ere, hey what but.🚴♂️🚴♂️🚴♂️🚴♂️🚴♂️🚴♂️
Woodie said:
Now…… what’s goin’ on ‘ere, hey what but.🚴♂️🚴♂️🚴♂️🚴♂️🚴♂️🚴♂️
Not a lot. A breakaway not far ahead.
But it’s been a fast pace. I haven’t been paying very close attention, truth be told.
The commentators have shut up for a moment. Bliss :)
Bubblecar said:
Woodie said:
Now…… what’s goin’ on ‘ere, hey what but.🚴♂️🚴♂️🚴♂️🚴♂️🚴♂️🚴♂️Not a lot. A breakaway not far ahead.
But it’s been a fast pace. I haven’t been paying very close attention, truth be told.
It’s not on proper tele yet, so I’m tuned into the stream on SBS On Demand now the footy has finished.
Woodie said:
Bubblecar said:
Woodie said:
Now…… what’s goin’ on ‘ere, hey what but.🚴♂️🚴♂️🚴♂️🚴♂️🚴♂️🚴♂️Not a lot. A breakaway not far ahead.
But it’s been a fast pace. I haven’t been paying very close attention, truth be told.
It’s not on proper tele yet, so I’m tuned into the stream on SBS On Demand now the footy has finished.
Yes, I’ve been watching On Demand.
I actually prefer watching it on the big-enough high resolution monitor in the pooter room, rather than the bigger lower resolution telly in the living room.
I don’t know any of those names.
Where’s Biniam?
Woodie said:
I don’t know any of those names.Where’s Biniam?
He’s not in this one.
Lecky blanket is on, tele is on, I’m off.
Woodie said:
Lecky blanket is on, tele is on, I’m off.
Nighto.
Now the footy is over, what’s goin’ on with these bi cycles.
I’‘ll have to do SBS On Demand and stream it for half an hour before it’s on proper tele.
Streaming SBS On Demand 10.10pm
Proper tele 11.10pm
Eastern sates time.
Up and down and round and round on this windy stage.
Apparently loads of crashes yesterday (I went to bed early) but the weather is better today.
Choo ning in as we speak.
There was no l’eglise or chateaux yesterday.
Perhaps they don’t have them in Spain.
Ridiculously long neutral zone due to mechanical problems for a couple of riders.
Other riders getting very impatient.
Flag finally drops.
I’d noddededed off for a while too.
We could play “Count the Roundabouts” game. hehehehe
Surely be some castles and cathedrals eventually. And senile knights charging at windmills.
WOO HOO!! A Castillo!!
Woodie said:
WOO HOO!! A Castillo!!
Damn, I missed it.
Bubblecar said:
Woodie said:
WOO HOO!! A Castillo!!
Damn, I missed it.
…. or what was left of it, anyway.
Castillo!
That’s a big Castello!!!
Bubblecar said:
Castillo!
Does it have an Abbott?
Woodie said:
Bubblecar said:
Castillo!
Does it have an Abbott?
In Spanish, the term is Abad.
Bubblecar said:
Woodie said:
Bubblecar said:
Castillo!
Does it have an Abbott?
In Spanish, the term is Abad.
OIC. So in Spanish, it’s Abad and Castillo.
Breakaway breaking a bit further away, but I’m going to have to abandon tonight’s stage shortly. Eyes refusing to stay at their posts.
Bubblecar said:
Breakaway breaking a bit further away, but I’m going to have to abandon tonight’s stage shortly. Eyes refusing to stay at their posts.
I won’t be far behind. View the continuing stage from the cosiness of a lecky blanket, doona and pillow.
Finally back to Spain (via France) in tonight’s stage, the longest of the tour.
Stage 4 skips a traditional rest day for travel from Italy, instead taking riders through France to Spain via the French Alps on what is the longest stage of the 2025 Vuelta a España.
The race organisers avoided major Alpine passes, selecting three categorised climbs: two second-category and one third-category. With the majority of the climbing coming in the first half of the route, the stage looks finely poised for a game of cat and mouse between the breakaway and the peloton.
Bubblecar said:
Finally back to Spain (via France) in tonight’s stage, the longest of the tour.Stage 4 skips a traditional rest day for travel from Italy, instead taking riders through France to Spain via the French Alps on what is the longest stage of the 2025 Vuelta a España.
The race organisers avoided major Alpine passes, selecting three categorised climbs: two second-category and one third-category. With the majority of the climbing coming in the first half of the route, the stage looks finely poised for a game of cat and mouse between the breakaway and the peloton.
We’ve missed all the climbing :(
Never mind, still 116km left.
Bubblecar said:
Bubblecar said:
Finally back to Spain (via France) in tonight’s stage, the longest of the tour.Stage 4 skips a traditional rest day for travel from Italy, instead taking riders through France to Spain via the French Alps on what is the longest stage of the 2025 Vuelta a España.
The race organisers avoided major Alpine passes, selecting three categorised climbs: two second-category and one third-category. With the majority of the climbing coming in the first half of the route, the stage looks finely poised for a game of cat and mouse between the breakaway and the peloton.
We’ve missed all the climbing :(
Never mind, still 116km left.
What time did it start streaming?
(I’ve been watching Front Bar)
Woodie said:
Bubblecar said:
Bubblecar said:
Finally back to Spain (via France) in tonight’s stage, the longest of the tour.Stage 4 skips a traditional rest day for travel from Italy, instead taking riders through France to Spain via the French Alps on what is the longest stage of the 2025 Vuelta a España.
The race organisers avoided major Alpine passes, selecting three categorised climbs: two second-category and one third-category. With the majority of the climbing coming in the first half of the route, the stage looks finely poised for a game of cat and mouse between the breakaway and the peloton.
We’ve missed all the climbing :(
Never mind, still 116km left.
What time did it start streaming?
(I’ve been watching Front Bar)
Ten past ten. Race had been going for about 90km of climbing.
Tunes in on proper tele.
Bubblecar said:
Woodie said:
Bubblecar said:We’ve missed all the climbing :(
Never mind, still 116km left.
What time did it start streaming?
(I’ve been watching Front Bar)
Ten past ten. Race had been going for about 90km of climbing.
10.10pm was proper tele time. Previous days, streaming started an hour before proper tele.
Woodie said:
Bubblecar said:
Woodie said:What time did it start streaming?
(I’ve been watching Front Bar)
Ten past ten. Race had been going for about 90km of climbing.
10.10pm was proper tele time. Previous days, streaming started an hour before proper tele.
Streaming On Demand started at 10:10 too, according to their schedule.
Thems there is some hills, hey what but!
Spectacular scenery.
……. or just put a lock on the bike truck.
Woodie said:
……. or just put a lock on the bike truck.
My bike is self-locking. Mind you I haven’t ridden it for years.
Breakaway no more.
Cabeza de Carrera
Sounds like a brand of sunglasses.
Woodie said:
Cabeza de CarreraSounds like a brand of sunglasses.
Or a special edition Porsche.
Bubblecar said:
Breakaway no more.
New breakaway now.
Woodie said:
Bubblecar said:
Breakaway no more.
New breakaway now.
He’s not making much progress.
ad break….. lecky blanket, doona, pillow and tele.
Nie nie.
Woodie said:
ad break….. lecky blanket, doona, pillow and tele.Nie nie.
Nighto.
I’ll probably watch this one to the end, since there’s not much longer to go.
Stage 5 tonight is the Team Time Trials, or Team Tom Trolls as Mitch pronounces it.
But the live stream doesn’t start until 12.25am, so I’ll be giving it a miss.
Bubblecar said:
Stage 5 tonight is the Team Time Trials, or Team Tom Trolls as Mitch pronounces it.But the live stream doesn’t start until 12.25am, so I’ll be giving it a miss.
I reckon I’ll be doing the same. I don’t like the time trial stages as much because there is less scenery.
Bubblecar said:
Stage 5 tonight is the Team Time Trials, or Team Tom Trolls as Mitch pronounces it.But the live stream doesn’t start until 12.25am, so I’ll be giving it a miss.
Might have wait a few days, Parpyone, for a more sensible hour.
La Vuelta 2025 – Live Stream – Stage 7
29 Aug at 7:45pm
Woodie said:
Bubblecar said:
Stage 5 tonight is the Team Time Trials, or Team Tom Trolls as Mitch pronounces it.But the live stream doesn’t start until 12.25am, so I’ll be giving it a miss.
Might have wait a few days, Parpyone, for a more sensible hour.
La Vuelta 2025 – Live Stream – Stage 7
29 Aug at 7:45pm
That’ll be a cosy FNDC.
Some heavy climbing in tonight’s Stage 7, live streaming of which starts in just one hour.
Bubblecar said:
Some heavy climbing in tonight’s Stage 7, live streaming of which starts in just one hour.
Can you enter two drivers?
I’ll do the downhill sections.
Kingy said:
Bubblecar said:
Some heavy climbing in tonight’s Stage 7, live streaming of which starts in just one hour.
Can you enter two drivers?
I’ll do the downhill sections.
The downhill bits are the most dangerous.
Bubblecar said:
Some heavy climbing in tonight’s Stage 7, live streaming of which starts in just one hour.
Stream 7.45pm and 8.30pm eastern states on proper tele.
Bubblecar said:
Kingy said:
Bubblecar said:
Some heavy climbing in tonight’s Stage 7, live streaming of which starts in just one hour.
Can you enter two drivers?
I’ll do the downhill sections.
The downhill bits are the most dangerous.
Yeah. Crashy crashy boom booms straight off the cliff. 😮
Watch the ladies footy initially, then turn on the bicycles streaming at 7.45pm.
Proberlee an early night will beckon at some stage with an early appointment scheduled with lecky blanket, doona, pillow and proper tele. Had a bit of a brain strain day sorting stuff out.
Plus it’s a bit chilly and I’ve got just one night’s worth of firewood left. Save that for tomorrow night when it will be even chillier.
Woodie said:
Watch the ladies footy initially, then turn on the bicycles streaming at 7.45pm.Proberlee an early night will beckon at some stage with an early appointment scheduled with lecky blanket, doona, pillow and proper tele. Had a bit of a brain strain day sorting stuff out.
Plus it’s a bit chilly and I’ve got just one night’s worth of firewood left. Save that for tomorrow night when it will be even chillier.
Fair enough. I’ll probably be noddedding off now and then.
Streaming available in 3 mins (so it says)
Woodie said:
Streaming available in 3 mins (so it says)
Nup. My SBS streaming is not working tonight. Just sits there with the squigling circle.
Woodie said:
Woodie said:
Streaming available in 3 mins (so it says)
Nup. My SBS streaming is not working tonight. Just sits there with the squigling circle.
Going normally here. Try reloading.
Woodie said:
Woodie said:
Streaming available in 3 mins (so it says)
Nup. My SBS streaming is not working tonight. Just sits there with the squigling circle.
Got it now. Just took 10 mins of squigling circle, then a still pic, and now a very stuttering feed.
Useless fucking over subscribed satellite internet.
Now it’s stopped again on a freeze frame and squigling circle.
Woop….. we’re away again…….. nup…………….nup………and still nup. I’ll switch back to the footy for a while.
Woodie said:
Woodie said:
Woodie said:
Streaming available in 3 mins (so it says)
Nup. My SBS streaming is not working tonight. Just sits there with the squigling circle.
Got it now. Just took 10 mins of squigling circle, then a still pic, and now a very stuttering feed.
Useless fucking over subscribed satellite internet.
Now it’s stopped again on a freeze frame and squigling circle.
Woop….. we’re away again…….. nup…………….nup………and still nup. I’ll switch back to the footy for a while.
Damn.
Bubblecar said:
Woodie said:
Woodie said:Nup. My SBS streaming is not working tonight. Just sits there with the squigling circle.
Got it now. Just took 10 mins of squigling circle, then a still pic, and now a very stuttering feed.
Useless fucking over subscribed satellite internet.
Now it’s stopped again on a freeze frame and squigling circle.
Woop….. we’re away again…….. nup…………….nup………and still nup. I’ll switch back to the footy for a while.
Damn.
Working perfectly here. I’ve got capital city fibre-to-the-wardrobe.
party_pants said:
Bubblecar said:
Woodie said:Got it now. Just took 10 mins of squigling circle, then a still pic, and now a very stuttering feed.
Useless fucking over subscribed satellite internet.
Now it’s stopped again on a freeze frame and squigling circle.
Woop….. we’re away again…….. nup…………….nup………and still nup. I’ll switch back to the footy for a while.
Damn.
Working perfectly here. I’ve got capital city fibre-to-the-wardrobe.
Only problem I ever have with SBS On Demand is occasionally when they go silent because “TV is having an ad break” and then they forget to return to the program.
Has happened a few times.
Tis up and going now, with pretty poor resolution. Occasionally flicking to proper resolution. But no stuttering.
switching to full screen mode
these are some wild looking mountains
Woodie said:
Tis up and going now, with pretty poor resolution. Occasionally flicking to proper resolution. But no stuttering.switching to full screen mode
If I force it on to 1080p, it just doesn’t go. Stutters like buggery.
Woodie said:
Woodie said:
Tis up and going now, with pretty poor resolution. Occasionally flicking to proper resolution. But no stuttering.switching to full screen mode
If I force it on to 1080p, it just doesn’t go. Stutters like buggery.
On 1080p here, goes a bit dark now and then, but no stuttering.
party_pants said:
these are some wild looking mountains
Yeah. Ya get all giddy if you look up.
I can switch to the footy with the push of a button during ad breaks now.
Race finally starts.
After all that, I now need a piddle!!
Woodie said:
After all that, I now need a piddle!!
You diabetics and your weewee, I don’t know!
Woodie said:
party_pants said:
these are some wild looking mountains
Yeah. Ya get all giddy if you look up.
What part of Spain are they in now?
Witty Rejoinder said:
Woodie said:
party_pants said:
these are some wild looking mountains
Yeah. Ya get all giddy if you look up.
What part of Spain are they in now?
Not in Spain at this point, they’re in Andorra.
Bubblecar said:
Witty Rejoinder said:
Woodie said:Yeah. Ya get all giddy if you look up.
What part of Spain are they in now?
Not in Spain at this point, they’re in Andorra.
…they’ve just crossed the border and are now in Spain.
Et viva Espania!!
Witty Rejoinder said:
Woodie said:
party_pants said:
these are some wild looking mountains
Yeah. Ya get all giddy if you look up.
What part of Spain are they in now?
The Pyrenees mountains. They have just crossed from Andorra back into Spain proper.
Witty Rejoinder said:
Woodie said:
party_pants said:
these are some wild looking mountains
Yeah. Ya get all giddy if you look up.
What part of Spain are they in now?
Catalunya or however it’s spelt.
Very steep ride. Over 170km to go and some of them are probably already exhausted.
Now that the streaming is working properly, and the effort involved in doing so………………. fuck ‘em. I’ll continue in clagging up the satellite for the rest of the evening. That’ll learn ‘em.
Bubblecar said:
Bubblecar said:
Witty Rejoinder said:What part of Spain are they in now?
Not in Spain at this point, they’re in Andorra.
…they’ve just crossed the border and are now in Spain.
Do they have to have their passports checked and stamped when they cross the border?
btm said:
Bubblecar said:
Bubblecar said:Not in Spain at this point, they’re in Andorra.
…they’ve just crossed the border and are now in Spain.
Do they have to have their passports checked and stamped when they cross the border?
Nooo.
btm said:
Bubblecar said:
Bubblecar said:Not in Spain at this point, they’re in Andorra.
…they’ve just crossed the border and are now in Spain.
Do they have to have their passports checked and stamped when they cross the border?
I imagine that is all done officially before the race.
btm said:
Bubblecar said:
Bubblecar said:Not in Spain at this point, they’re in Andorra.
…they’ve just crossed the border and are now in Spain.
Do they have to have their passports checked and stamped when they cross the border?
Your seeming unfamiliarity with the Schengen Area, even if you’re just playin’ for laffs, is concerning.
party_pants said:
btm said:
Bubblecar said:…they’ve just crossed the border and are now in Spain.
Do they have to have their passports checked and stamped when they cross the border?
I imagine that is all done officially before the race.
Ditto
Weeeeeeeeeeeee….
Bubblecar said:
Weeeeeeeeeeeee….
Didn’t last long. Climbing again.
Geeze …… It’s a bloody long hill, hey what but.
Bubblecar said:
Weeeeeeeeeeeee….
Wah……. them down the hill, or you in the loo.
TV stations can GAGF.
Switch over to the footy in the ad break, and guess what. They’ve got ads on too.
Woodie said:
TV stations can GAGF.Switch over to the footy in the ad break, and guess what. They’ve got ads on too.
WOO HOO!! Onefa outa onefa in me ladies footy tips!! Essendon won!!
Well, they’re up in the snowy altitudes now, with the road snow poles.
Woodie said:
Well, they’re up in the snowy altitudes now, with the road snow poles.
Only a km or so to go before the big downhill.
Kids being rather dangerous there, dashing across the road in front of motorbikes.
Who is Groupo Perseguidor?? Same team as Cabeza de Carrera?
Me nein sprachen ze Espaniola.
weeeeeee
Come on you lot…… A collective WEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE.
Woodie said:
Who is Groupo Perseguidor?? Same team as Cabeza de Carrera?Me nein sprachen ze Espaniola.
Pursuing group, whereas Cabeza de Carrera is the front of the peleton.
Woodie said:
Come on you lot…… A collective WEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE.
Bubblecar said:
Woodie said:
Who is Groupo Perseguidor?? Same team as Cabeza de Carrera?Me nein sprachen ze Espaniola.
Pursuing group, whereas Cabeza de Carrera is the front of the peleton.
What a coincidence. Peloton is the same in French as it is in Spanish.
It’s a bloody long weeeeeeeeeeeee, hey what but.
Woodie said:
Bubblecar said:
Woodie said:
Who is Groupo Perseguidor?? Same team as Cabeza de Carrera?Me nein sprachen ze Espaniola.
Pursuing group, whereas Cabeza de Carrera is the front of the peleton.
What a coincidence. Peloton is the same in French as it is in Spanish.
Yes I meant front of the race :)
Leading group, which of course is often the breakaway.
That’s the first Iglesia they’ve had all night.
Let’s play “spot the Julio”. 😎
.
Not many peeps on the side of the road, hey what but.
Where’d they all go?
I’m thinking I’ll abandon for the night at this point, and do a bit more Norwegian train riding before bed.
Bubblecar said:
I’m thinking I’ll abandon for the night at this point, and do a bit more Norwegian train riding before bed.
Next ad and the lecky blanket gets turned on full blast.
Woodie said:
Bubblecar said:
I’m thinking I’ll abandon for the night at this point, and do a bit more Norwegian train riding before bed.
Next ad and the lecky blanket gets turned on full blast.
Lecky blanket now cranked up. Nie nie. Watch the rest from snug under the doona.
Streaming same time as proper tele tonight.
10:50pm eastern states time.
Woodie said:
Streaming same time as proper tele tonight.10:50pm eastern states time.
Bit late.
party_pants said:
Woodie said:
Streaming same time as proper tele tonight.10:50pm eastern states time.
Bit late.
That’s 8:50pm streaming for you?
Woodie said:
party_pants said:
Woodie said:
Streaming same time as proper tele tonight.10:50pm eastern states time.
Bit late.
That’s 8:50pm streaming for you?
It’s fine for me, I’m thinking about you lot.
It’s one for the sprinters tonight but live stream doesn’t start until 10:50pm.
party_pants said:
Woodie said:
party_pants said:Bit late.
That’s 8:50pm streaming for you?
It’s fine for me, I’m thinking about you lot.
I’ll watch some of it but I don’t know how much.
Bubblecar said:
party_pants said:
Woodie said:That’s 8:50pm streaming for you?
It’s fine for me, I’m thinking about you lot.
I’ll watch some of it but I don’t know how much.
I can watch from under the doona, accompanied by my lecky blanket. 😁
Set fire to the last of my winter firewood supplies tonight too.
Woodie said:
Bubblecar said:
party_pants said:It’s fine for me, I’m thinking about you lot.
I’ll watch some of it but I don’t know how much.
I can watch from under the doona, accompanied by my lecky blanket. 😁
Set fire to the last of my winter firewood supplies tonight too.
We’ve had the fire lit all day today. Chilly and strong westerly winds from early in the morning.
Fortunately, i have good supply of firewood .
The local woodcrafters society has workshops at the showground, where i often walk with the Barely-Domesticated Wolf, and they have this you-beauty horizontal bandsaw set up out the back. I mean, it’s industrial. They saw up whole tree trunks into slabs, which they then stash in their sheds to season for two or three years.
There’s some bits that they can’t use, like bent and twisted tree branches, and they’re often 20 cm or so in diameter. They throw them onto a scrap heap (and it definitely is a scrap heap), from where i retrieve some from time to time.
Thus, i end up burning a lot of camphor laurel and silky oak in our fire.
I noddededed off.
Perfect timing, though, hey what but.
125km to go, breakaway is at 3 minutes, after a fairly slow start.
There must be a Russian in it. Velocidad.
Didn’t think they let Russians in it. Sanctions and all, you know.
Like last night, hardly any peeps in the side of the road.
Woodie said:
Like last night, hardly any peeps in the side of the road.
There were loads in the village back there, but yeah, in between it’s deserted.
Some of these castles must have awesome views. Inconvenient locations sure, but the view must be worth it.
Live stream of Stage 9 once again starts at 10:50pm.
I’m not in much of a bicycles mood tonight so may or may not peep at it, but for those who will – it’s a hilly stage with a big category 1 climb at the end.
Rest day today.
I noddeded off again.
For some reason, we get the live stream (SBS On Demand) 1hr 20 mins (9.20pm) before proper tele at 10:40pm.
Woodie said:
For some reason, we get the live stream (SBS On Demand) 1hr 20 mins (9.20pm) before proper tele at 10:40pm.
That’s tonight. Not usual for other nights so far.
Woodie said:
For some reason, we get the live stream (SBS On Demand) 1hr 20 mins (9.20pm) before proper tele at 10:40pm.
I’ll have a peep at it. But it hasn’t been engaging me as much as LE TOUR.
Bubblecar said:
Woodie said:
For some reason, we get the live stream (SBS On Demand) 1hr 20 mins (9.20pm) before proper tele at 10:40pm.
I’ll have a peep at it. But it hasn’t been engaging me as much as LE TOUR.
Jay Vine (Aussie) won the stage last night, and also wears the pokey dot jersey.
Woodie said:
Bubblecar said:
Woodie said:
For some reason, we get the live stream (SBS On Demand) 1hr 20 mins (9.20pm) before proper tele at 10:40pm.
I’ll have a peep at it. But it hasn’t been engaging me as much as LE TOUR.
Jay Vine (Aussie) won the stage last night, and also wears the pokey dot jersey.
Well that’s good news.
Some controversial confrontation going on before the race starts.
Bubblecar said:
Some controversial confrontation going on before the race starts.
Was everywhere last night. We’re in the wrong business. Should be selling Palestinian flags. Palestinian flag all along the roadside.
I noddededed off again.
Woodie said:
I noddededed off again.
You’re falling asleep on your letter D key.
Tis only a small peleton (stopped) from the air.
Very speedy neutral zone.
…and we’re off.
Dare I say they’ll mention and show as little as possible of the protests.
Streaming cranked itself up very easily tonight.
Woodie said:
Streaming cranked itself up very easily tonight.
Goodo.
lotsa flags in this little town :)
They haven’t had any ads for ages.
Now THAT is an iglesia!!!! 😮
Woodie said:
They haven’t had any ads for ages.
Spoke too soon, hey what but.
Breakaway still not a whole minute ahead.
I’m about to indulge in a stick of celery, unsalted.
No potholes in Spain, is there.
Woodie said:
No potholes in Spain, is there.
The potholes in Spain form mainly on the plain
as a result of the rain
party_pants said:
Woodie said:
No potholes in Spain, is there.
The potholes in Spain form mainly on the plain
as a result of the rain
Are you saying that the rain in Spain stays mainly on the plain? Who’d have thought, hey what but!
Weeeeeeeeeeeee!
Woodie said:
party_pants said:
Woodie said:
No potholes in Spain, is there.
The potholes in Spain form mainly on the plain
as a result of the rain
Are you saying that the rain in Spain stays mainly on the plain? Who’d have thought, hey what but!
let me explain, potholes form mainly because of rain. I don’t know specifically of the plains in Spain, but my brain assumes they are much the same.
I’m not going to stay awake much longer
heading off bedwards
party_pants said:
I’m not going to stay awake much longerheading off bedwards
Nighto.
Last breakaway rider pulled in.
It’s lecky blanket, doona, snug pillow and tele time again.
Cozy tooties here I come!! 🛌
Nie nies.
Woodie said:
It’s lecky blanket, doona, snug pillow and tele time again.Cozy tooties here I come!! 🛌
Nie nies.
Nighto x 2
Watched through to the end last night.
Unfortunately because the protests at the end of the stage were so disruptive and unsafe, the race was terminated 3km from the finish with GC times taken then, and no stage winner.
Somewhat deflating after all that build-up.
Bubblecar said:
Watched through to the end last night.Unfortunately because the protests at the end of the stage were so disruptive and unsafe, the race was terminated 3km from the finish with GC times taken then, and no stage winner.
Somewhat deflating after all that build-up.
Spectators ruining the sport by spectating.
roughbarked said:
Bubblecar said:
Watched through to the end last night.Unfortunately because the protests at the end of the stage were so disruptive and unsafe, the race was terminated 3km from the finish with GC times taken then, and no stage winner.
Somewhat deflating after all that build-up.
Spectators ruining the sport by spectating.
Not the spectators, they were disappointed too of course.
Anti-Israel demonstrators.
Bubblecar said:
Watched through to the end last night.Unfortunately because the protests at the end of the stage were so disruptive and unsafe, the race was terminated 3km from the finish with GC times taken then, and no stage winner.
Somewhat deflating after all that build-up.
I noddeded off. (again)
Bubblecar said:
roughbarked said:
Bubblecar said:
Watched through to the end last night.Unfortunately because the protests at the end of the stage were so disruptive and unsafe, the race was terminated 3km from the finish with GC times taken then, and no stage winner.
Somewhat deflating after all that build-up.
Spectators ruining the sport by spectating.
Not the spectators, they were disappointed too of course.
Anti-Israel demonstrators.
Or pro Palestinian. Depends on how you look at these things.
Stage 12 doesn’t start streaming until 11 tonight, but I’ll watch at least some of it.
Couple of high pointy climbs are in store.
I’ll settle in for a while, have sumint ta eat, and see how i go.
They’ve been racing for 45 minutes after an aggressive start, but still 109km to go.
An update for you all.
That bloke Groupo Perseguidor is coming 2nd again. Cabeza de Carrera is coming 1st again, as always.
Woodie said:
An update for you all.That bloke Groupo Perseguidor is coming 2nd again. Cabeza de Carrera is coming 1st again, as always.
my Spanish ain’t great, but even I can work that one out.
Big fat breakaway nearly a minute away from the peloton.
party_pants said:
Woodie said:
An update for you all.That bloke Groupo Perseguidor is coming 2nd again. Cabeza de Carrera is coming 1st again, as always.
my Spanish ain’t great, but even I can work that one out.
I think that bloke Cabeza de Carrera is somehow related to Tete de la Course. Maybe second cousins or sumfin.
But both of the are bloody good bike riders. They’re both always coming first.
Crash involving several riders, but not too dramatic by the look.
Bubblecar said:
Crash involving several riders, but not too dramatic by the look.
I can see the headlines now……
SMALL CRASH IN VUELTA. NO ONE DEAD
I learnt a bit of Spanish by cassette tape many years ago, but I can’t remember much except:
El telefono es negro (The telephone is black)
La grabadora es blanca (the tape recorder is white)
…and a few similar phrases.
As Matt and Macca were saying, the racing has sparkled quite a bit more in the last few days, after the rather ho-hum opening stages.
Interesting how these roads sometimes have deep V-shaped gutters on one side.
party_pants said:
Interesting how these roads sometimes have deep V-shaped gutters on one side.
Probably rains quite heavy at times.
Don’t think I’ll last till the end of the stage. Looking forward to some finishes on the weekend.
party_pants said:
Don’t think I’ll last till the end of the stage. Looking forward to some finishes on the weekend.
Tomorrow’s is being billed as a classic.
Palestinian flags are few and far between today………………. so far.
………… and I reckon those church bells when ever there is a iglesia, are sound effects superimposed over the audio.
Mads Pederson surging ahead.
Bubblecar said:
Mads Pederson surging ahead.
Pederson = Pedersen
Lovely day for a bike ride.
Dunno why they don’t take it a bit easier, and maybe stop for a nice picnic somewhere.
Woodie said:
Lovely day for a bike ride.Dunno why they don’t take it a bit easier, and maybe stop for a nice picnic somewhere.
They’d need bikes like mine, with nice wicker panniers for all the food.
They’re really climbing now, up these bucolic little roads.
They’d better get ready in 2 kms for the big WWWWWEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!!
Woodie said:
They’d better get ready in 2 kms for the big WWWWWEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!!
It’ll be a risky weeeee down these rustic roads.
Bubblecar said:
Woodie said:
They’d better get ready in 2 kms for the big WWWWWEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!!
It’ll be a risky weeeee down these rustic roads.
…actually the road quality is much better downhill.
Oh look!!
A Spanish TOOT!!
Going to be an interesting finish.
Ayuso wins.
Excellent competitive finish. 😎
Should be a good race tomorrow too.
But for now, time to park the bike.
Well…… that’s it. I’m orf!!
nie nies.
Tis Streaming 10.50pm and proper tele 11.00pm for tonight. (EST)
Stage 12 of La Vuelta 2025, as the peloton takes on a 143 km route starting in Laredo and finishing in Los Corrales de Buelna.
Woodie said:
Tis Streaming 10.50pm and proper tele 11.00pm for tonight. (EST)Stage 12 of La Vuelta 2025, as the peloton takes on a 143 km route starting in Laredo and finishing in Los Corrales de Buelna.
Um, that was yesterday :)
Stage 13 tonight.
>This will have been highlighted by many as the key stage of the 2025 Vuelta a España and its easy to understand why when you delve into the route.
Many will have laser-sharp focus on the summit finish on the Angliru, but another important aspect of this stage that may have flown under the radar is the length. Stage 13 is a whopping 202.7km, making it the second-longest stage of this edition of the Vuelta.
https://www.domestiquecycling.com/en/features/vuelta-a-espana-stage-13-preview-moment-of-truth-on-the-mighty-angliru/
Bubblecar said:
Woodie said:Tis Streaming 10.50pm and proper tele 11.00pm for tonight. (EST)Stage 12 of La Vuelta 2025, as the peloton takes on a 143 km route starting in Laredo and finishing in Los Corrales de Buelna.
Um, that was yesterday :)
Times came from SBS On Demand. Details from my webernet’s TV guide for tonight. they must be a day behind.
Woodie said:
Bubblecar said:
Woodie said:Tis Streaming 10.50pm and proper tele 11.00pm for tonight. (EST)Stage 12 of La Vuelta 2025, as the peloton takes on a 143 km route starting in Laredo and finishing in Los Corrales de Buelna.
Um, that was yesterday :)
Times came from SBS On Demand. Details from my webernet’s TV guide for tonight. they must be a day behind.
Yes, the time is right, details are for yesterday.
130km has already been raced. But the big climbs are ahead.
Bubblecar said:
130km has already been raced. But the big climbs are ahead.
The bloody thing is nearly over.
Woodie said:
Bubblecar said:
130km has already been raced. But the big climbs are ahead.
The bloody thing is nearly over.
they haven’t hit the mountains yet…
Woodie said:
Bubblecar said:
130km has already been raced. But the big climbs are ahead.
The bloody thing is nearly over.
These climbs will take quite a while to get through.
But yeah, given that this has been billed as the best stage of the tour, you’d think they would have given it broadcast priority.
Presumably the ratings haven’t been great for this tour.
Scary descending on these very twisty roads.
Bubblecar said:
Scary descending on these very twisty roads.
Dog dragging a chair into the road, ooh.
Tiberi hits the barrier.
Looks like Woodie and party have noddeded off…
daffuq?
Bubblecar said:
Looks like Woodie and party have noddeded off…
I was Youtubing on the laptop with the bikes on the TV but with sound down.
More trouble with the Palestine protesters. They’re not winning many friends with these antics.
Bubblecar said:
More trouble with the Palestine protesters. They’re not winning many friends with these antics.
Yeah, agree. stringing a rope over the road is not the way to make the point.
Only 10km to go but it’ll take half an hour or more due to the gradient.
Bubblecar said:
Only 10km to go but it’ll take half an hour or more due to the gradient.
I’ve got plenty of cold beer and snacks
party_pants said:
Bubblecar said:
Only 10km to go but it’ll take half an hour or more due to the gradient.
I’ve got plenty of cold beer and snacks
Plenty of chilled wine and snacks here.
Go Vine!
Bubblecar said:
Looks like Woodie and party have noddeded off…
No I haven’t. 😁
Bubblecar said:
More trouble with the Palestine protesters. They’re not winning many friends with these antics.
Ruffian no good riff raff layabouts!
Go Hindley!
It’s all a bit agonising at this speed.
Almeida wins, Vingegaard second, Hindley third.
Bubblecar said:
Almeida wins, Vingegaard second, Hindley third.
Well done to the lads. 😎
Can I go nie nies now?
Woodie said:
Can I go nie nies now?
You have my permission.
I’ll be doing a bit of old-fashioned web-surfing before heading bedwards myself.
Woodie said:
Can I go nie nies now?
buuuuurrrrrrpppppp
i’m having “just one more beer’ and going beddy-byes myself
On a bit earlier tonight.
Streaming SBS On Demand 9.20pm, proper tele 10.40pm
Stage 14: All the action from Stage 14 of La Vuelta 2025, as the peloton takes on a 135 km route starting in Aviles and finishing in La Farrapona, Lagos de Somiedo.
I’ll peep in after the footy finishes.
More major mountains tonight:
>The Angliru has been conquered, but the major mountains in the Asturias region don’t subside just yet. Although less brutal than Friday, Saturday’s stage 14 is another route that will test the mettle of the GC contenders once more.
https://www.domestiquecycling.com/en/features/vuelta-a-espana-stage-14-preview-more-major-mountains-in-asturias/
We get the whole race tonight.
Very long neutral zone.
Meantime I’m sipping from a giant mug with CHICKEN SOUP written on it, but is it CHICKEN SOUP?
No, it’s cocoa.
The live stream is cranked up.
pushes button on remote
Back to the footy for the last quarter.
Woodie said:
The live stream is cranked up.pushes button on remote
Back to the footy for the last quarter.
Now…… what’s goin’ on with thems bicycles……
pushes other button on remote
It’s a big Cabeza, hey what but!! 🚴♂️🚴♂️🚴♂️🚴♂️🚴♂️🚴♂️
Woodie said:
It’s a big Cabeza, hey what but!! 🚴♂️🚴♂️🚴♂️🚴♂️🚴♂️🚴♂️
I missed it
Oh come on with the stupid sound effects. 🙄
Trickling water whenever they show a river, and fake church bells whenever they show a iglesia.
Woodie said:
Oh come on with the stupid sound effects. 🙄Trickling water whenever they show a river, and fake church bells whenever they show a iglesia.
I’ve got the sound turned down so I can watch Youtubes on the laptop
28 degrees out there.
The two Dutchmen make it back to the breakaway.
Time for late night outside poos and piddles.🚽
(not me, but Benny Boy)
Woodie said:
Time for late night outside poos and piddles.🚽(not me, but Benny Boy)
Is he fully house-trained?
Bubblecar said:
Woodie said:
Time for late night outside poos and piddles.🚽(not me, but Benny Boy)
Is he fully house-trained?
Nope. But he hasn’t let loose inside yet. Neither piddle nor poos.
Not trained for anything actually. Doesn’t even respond to “sit”.
But he now nearly does “on the mat” meaning on ya bed. He went back onto is bed just then without me having to tell him.
Woodie said:
Bubblecar said:
Woodie said:
Time for late night outside poos and piddles.🚽(not me, but Benny Boy)
Is he fully house-trained?
Nope. But he hasn’t let loose inside yet. Neither piddle nor poos.
Not trained for anything actually. Doesn’t even respond to “sit”.
But he now nearly does “on the mat” meaning on ya bed. He went back onto is bed just then without me having to tell him.
I think I’ll make a good doggie daddy. 🐕😁
Woodie said:
Woodie said:
Bubblecar said:Is he fully house-trained?
Nope. But he hasn’t let loose inside yet. Neither piddle nor poos.
Not trained for anything actually. Doesn’t even respond to “sit”.
But he now nearly does “on the mat” meaning on ya bed. He went back onto is bed just then without me having to tell him.
I think I’ll make a good doggie daddy. 🐕😁
:)
Does he talk much?
Bubblecar said:
Woodie said:
Woodie said:Nope. But he hasn’t let loose inside yet. Neither piddle nor poos.
Not trained for anything actually. Doesn’t even respond to “sit”.
But he now nearly does “on the mat” meaning on ya bed. He went back onto is bed just then without me having to tell him.
I think I’ll make a good doggie daddy. 🐕😁
:)
Does he talk much?
He sorta whimpered when he saw his first cow today. Then ran away. He’s supposed to be a farm working dog. I’m beginning to think there were not good experiences in his previous lives. He has no problems with botty pats, but try and put some pressure on his bot bot to get him to sit, and he seems to get a bit frightened and certainly does not like it.
Woodie said:
Bubblecar said:
Woodie said:I think I’ll make a good doggie daddy. 🐕😁
:)
Does he talk much?
He sorta whimpered when he saw his first cow today. Then ran away. He’s supposed to be a farm working dog. I’m beginning to think there were not good experiences in his previous lives. He has no problems with botty pats, but try and put some pressure on his bot bot to get him to sit, and he seems to get a bit frightened and certainly does not like it.
My dog Daisy was a cattle dog cross but she too was rather scared of cattle.
If we went for walks past cattle paddocks she’d try to keep a low profile. But if cows came up to our own fence out of curiosity, she’d work up the courage to go and sniff their noses.
Breakaway now over six minutes ahead.
There’s that trickling water again………….
Bubblecar said:
Woodie said:
Bubblecar said::)
Does he talk much?
He sorta whimpered when he saw his first cow today. Then ran away. He’s supposed to be a farm working dog. I’m beginning to think there were not good experiences in his previous lives. He has no problems with botty pats, but try and put some pressure on his bot bot to get him to sit, and he seems to get a bit frightened and certainly does not like it.
My dog Daisy was a cattle dog cross but she too was rather scared of cattle.
If we went for walks past cattle paddocks she’d try to keep a low profile. But if cows came up to our own fence out of curiosity, she’d work up the courage to go and sniff their noses.
He certainly sniffs. Go for walkies round the yard and paddocks, and it’s 100% snout to the ground, zig zagging everywhere.
Bloody ‘ell thems are some big hills in the background, hey what but!!
Get a move on!
I’m thinking fondly of curling up in a warm bed.
Bubblecar said:
Get a move on!I’m thinking fondly of curling up in a warm bed.
Well you get out there, Parpyone, and give them a good talking to, coz if they don’t get a wriggle on, you’ll belt their bare bicycled bums all the way back to Barcelona!!
Woodie said:
Bubblecar said:
Get a move on!I’m thinking fondly of curling up in a warm bed.
Well you get out there, Parpyone, and give them a good talking to, coz if they don’t get a wriggle on, you’ll belt their bare bicycled bums all the way back to Barcelona!!
Heh.
They’re nearly to the top then……………………………. WWWWEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!! 🚴♂️🚴♂️🚴♂️🚴♂️🚴♂️🚴♂️
Damn, mechanical for Vine.
Vine’s caught up again.
Soler might win this or he might be ordered to forfeit for Almeida.
3 kms to go.
Soler wins….
Vingegaard second, Almeida third, Hindley fourth.
Bubblecar said:
Soler wins….
He did too. That was a long hill.
Benny Boy says nie nies and so do I. 🥱
Woodie said:
Bubblecar said:
Soler wins….
He did too. That was a long hill.
Benny Boy says nie nies and so do I. 🥱
Nighto Benny and his new human.
Stage 15 doesn’t start streaming until 10:50.
Lot of climbing in the first half, flattish in the second half which might favour the sprinters, depending on how they fare over the first half.
106km to go. Breakaway over 9km ahead.
Bubblecar said:
106km to go. Breakaway over 9km ahead.
Um, 9 minutes I mean.
Bubblecar said:
Bubblecar said:
106km to go. Breakaway over 9km ahead.
Um, 9 minutes I mean.
I was wondering.. Particularly when you said there was no alcohol in the house.
Why is the Peleton so far behind? Red jersey in it and all.
Woodie said:
Why is the Peleton so far behind? Red jersey in it and all.
Presumably the GC aren’t too worried about them. And there’s 95km to go.
Peleton getting further behind very quickly.
Woodie said:
Peleton getting further behind very quickly.
And the two in the lead (including Aussie J. Vine) are nearly 3 minutes ahead of the rest of the breakaway, in what will be a fast final 75km.
Mr Red Jersey must be so far in front on time, to not have to worry about anyone that is in front of him.
Woodie said:
Mr Red Jersey must be so far in front on time, to not have to worry about anyone that is in front of him.
I think all the leading GC riders are in the peloton.
Crashy crashy boom booms!!
Crash. Protester ran out and fell, policeman ran to protester, 2 riders fell.
There we go with the fake church bells again.
I can’t see these two holding the chasers off.
Any moment now the pair will be caught.
There’s not many on the roadside considering it is a Sunday.
Woodie said:
There’s not many on the roadside considering it is a Sunday.
Probably all huddled around the finish.
Only a 10 second gap now.
Mads wins, Sheffield takes a tumble.
A good finish. Well played.
Bubblecar said:
Mads wins, Sheffield takes a tumble.
A self inflicted tumble. But he’ll get the same time anyway.
I’m not waiting around for the peloton.
Nighto :)
Is there a stage on tonight?
party_pants said:
Is there a stage on tonight?
Nup. Monday’s are rest days.
Woodie said:
party_pants said:
Is there a stage on tonight?
Nup. Monday’s are rest days.
bloody slackers
Stage 16 tonight but it won’t be streaming until 10:50.
Plenty of climbing again on this stage.
90km left. There’s a breakaway but I don’t know how far ahead.
Bubblecar said:
90km left. There’s a breakaway but I don’t know how far ahead.
Just over four minutes.
sings
Oh this year we’re off to sunny Spain,
Et viva Espania!!!
Rain threatening.
There we go again. Fake church bells.
They don’t seem to gave many weeds in their bush or on the roadside, hey what but.
Woodie said:
They don’t seem to gave many weeds in their bush or on the roadside, hey what but.
Probably been a concentrated and deliberate herbicide spraying campaign in the last few weeks, just so foreigners watching on TV would say that.
Woodie said:
They don’t seem to gave many weeds in their bush or on the roadside, hey what but.
Looks like moss than grass.
Bubblecar said:
Woodie said:
They don’t seem to gave many weeds in their bush or on the roadside, hey what but.
Looks like moss than grass.
Um, looks more like moss than grass.
That Peleton got a lot further behind rather quickly.
Come on kids, get a move on.
Pedal faster, pedal faster.
Out in the back blocks now.
Bloody ‘ell. That Peleton will be half an hour behind, by the time it’s over, hey what but!
YELLS
SLACKERS!!!!! 🚴♂️🚴♂️🚴♂️🚴♂️🚴♂️🚴♂️
At this speed they might as well get off and walk, but I suppose that’s against the rules.
Now only 7km to go now, ‘cos 8km of it have been cancelled due to the protests.
Bubblecar said:
Now only 7km to go now, ‘cos 8km of it have been cancelled due to the protests.
We were out doing the final “Poos and piddles” for the eveing and missed the announcement.
Will there be a stage winner?
Woodie said:
Bubblecar said:
Now only 7km to go now, ‘cos 8km of it have been cancelled due to the protests.
We were out doing the final “Poos and piddles” for the eveing and missed the announcement.
Will there be a stage winner?
Yep. But at 8km to go.
Bubblecar said:
Woodie said:
Bubblecar said:
Now only 7km to go now, ‘cos 8km of it have been cancelled due to the protests.
We were out doing the final “Poos and piddles” for the eveing and missed the announcement.
Will there be a stage winner?
Yep. But at 8km to go.
but but but but but………. What if they need a photo finish?
Bernal wins his first Vuelta stage win, Landa second.
Woodie said:
Bubblecar said:
Woodie said:We were out doing the final “Poos and piddles” for the eveing and missed the announcement.
Will there be a stage winner?
Yep. But at 8km to go.
but but but but but………. What if they need a photo finish?
Luckily they didn’t :)
I’d better take myself for poos and piddles, then head bedwards. Nighto :)
Bubblecar said:
Woodie said:
Bubblecar said:Yep. But at 8km to go.
but but but but but………. What if they need a photo finish?
Luckily they didn’t :)
but but but but but…………. What about the presentations? How are the riders gunna get home?
Stage 17 starts streaming at 10:30 tonight.
A very competitive stage that ends with a monster climb, Alto de El Morredero, which has never featured in a pro-cycling race before.
Bubblecar said:
Stage 17 starts streaming at 10:30 tonight.A very competitive stage that ends with a monster climb, Alto de El Morredero, which has never featured in a pro-cycling race before.
That’s about a 70 degree climb at the end.
Peak Warming Man said:
Bubblecar said:
Stage 17 starts streaming at 10:30 tonight.A very competitive stage that ends with a monster climb, Alto de El Morredero, which has never featured in a pro-cycling race before.
That’s about a 70 degree climb at the end.
What’s next.. the north face of the Eiger?
Bubblecar said:
Stage 17 starts streaming at 10:30 tonight.A very competitive stage that ends with a monster climb, Alto de El Morredero, which has never featured in a pro-cycling race before.
Kewlies. An extra 20 mins more than proper tele. 😎
Woodie said:
Kewlies. An extra 20 mins more than proper tele. 😎
Just clicked as we speak.
Proberlee be all over and done with by the time it gets cranked up though, hey what but.
Just over 100km to go.
I’m with you for the next 30-40 minutes or so.
Road looking rather patched and darned.
Breakaway 1:47 minutes ahead.
Fake church bells again. And those bells definitely weren’t swingin’.
Woodie said:
Fake church bells again. And those bells definitely weren’t swingin’.
I missed it. I was cutting cheese to go with the crackers
party_pants said:
Woodie said:
Fake church bells again. And those bells definitely weren’t swingin’.
I missed it. I was cutting cheese to go with the crackers
There’ll be more. ⛪⛪⛪⛪
Apparently it’s bucketing down at the finish line and they can’t set up the marquee.
………….. and these bloody armchair wuses of protestors. Never see ‘em out in the middle of nowhere do ya. Ohhhhhhh no.
Prime pozzie they get, 1st class view of the race, proberlee in the shade, right outside the pub, nice and close to the toilets, a gournet Paella tuck shop just up the road a bit, and a frequent bus to get them home early in time for tea.
Never out in the middle of nowhere, with no phone reception, having to sit in the dirt and rocks all day, no cold beer, sunburnt to buggery and having to go crap behind a bush, and then having to walk home, after nobody takes any notice of them as they all wiz by on the bicycles.
‘uckin’ wusses, the lot of them.
They haven’t had an ad break for ages. I’m bustin’ for a piddle.
Woodie said:
They haven’t had an ad break for ages. I’m bustin’ for a piddle.
Nothing dramatic is likely to happen for the next five minutes.
Peloton now falling two minutes behind.
Some decent crowds at last.
Alas it’s time for lecky blanket, doona, pillow and tele.
I should make it to the finish line, but I might not.
Nie nies.
Woodie said:
Alas it’s time for lecky blanket, doona, pillow and tele.I should make it to the finish line, but I might not.
Nie nies.
Nitghto then.
I’ll escort them to the finish line.
Palazzari wins the stage.
Individual Time Trials tonight. Streaming starts at 11.
Bubblecar said:
Individual Time Trials tonight. Streaming starts at 11.
It’ll all be 3/4 over before it even starts. But who wants to see all the losers that’ll be going first, hey what but.
Now streaming.
Bubblecar said:
Now streaming.
…… and proper tele too.
Shortened from26 kms to 12 kms.
Woodie said:
Shortened from26 kms to 12 kms.
It’s quite a drastic change.
Woodie said:
Shortened from26 kms to 12 kms.
Might as well just go round the block a cuppla times, then head for the pub for the rest of the arvo.
No Aussies in the top 10 now.
That river looks almost as dirty as our little river.
More fake church bells.
Woodie said:
More fake church bells.
They can’t keep their hunchbacks ringing those bells for the whole stage.
Bubblecar said:
No Aussies in the top 10 now.
WRONG!!! 😁
Kel O’Brien
Third.
Aussie Kell O’Brien in 3rd, so far.
Woodie said:
Bubblecar said:
No Aussies in the top 10 now.
WRONG!!! 😁
Kel O’Brien
Third.
Now, yes :)
King Küng sets off, may get the better of Ganna.
How many more to go?
Woodie said:
How many more to go?
I don’t know. The GC leaders will be going last, including Aussie Jai Hindley.
Küng couldn’t do it. The bearded Italian maintains the lead.
Aussie Jay Vine, King of the Mountains, coming up soon.
Vine doing very well indeed.
Fug ya…………
Damn, Vine just 1 second slower than Ganna…
Ciggie, lecky blanket, doona, pillow, rest of it on the tele.
In that order.
Nie nies.
Woodie said:
Ciggie, lecky blanket, doona, pillow, rest of it on the tele.In that order.
Nie nies.
Nighto.
Fake birdie chirps too.
Stage 19 starts streaming at 10:40 and it’s a route that should favour the fast lads.
Bubblecar said:
Stage 19 starts streaming at 10:40 and it’s a route that should favour the fast lads.
Goodo. That’s after the footy finishes.
Woodie said:
Bubblecar said:
Stage 19 starts streaming at 10:40 and it’s a route that should favour the fast lads.
Goodo. That’s after the footy finishes.
… or in my case: the footy becomes a forgone conclusion
Woodie said:
Bubblecar said:
Stage 19 starts streaming at 10:40 and it’s a route that should favour the fast lads.
Goodo. That’s after the footy finishes.
I meant 10:50, not 10:40.
switches over from footy to bicycles
Oi !!! Parpyone……….. WAKE UP YA SLACKER!!!
124km to go, breakaway at just under 4 minutes.
That one was havin’ a piddle.
Woodie said:
Oi !!! Parpyone……….. WAKE UP YA SLACKER!!!
I’m alert but not alarmed, back on the hazy cider.
There’ll be some sliced strawberries with strawberry yoghurt before long.
………. and just one in the Cabeza.
It’s a remarkably flat region compared with what we’ve been through.
Bubblecar said:
It’s a remarkably flat region compared with what we’ve been through.
Spain is famous for its plains
Bubblecar said:
It’s a remarkably flat region compared with what we’ve been through.
Yeah. Flat as a titless flat thing.
party_pants said:
Bubblecar said:
It’s a remarkably flat region compared with what we’ve been through.
Spain is famous for its plains
and where does it rain?
Woodie said:
party_pants said:
Bubblecar said:
It’s a remarkably flat region compared with what we’ve been through.
Spain is famous for its plains
and where does it rain?
Opinion is divided. I think (based on a small sample size) that it is mainly in the mountains. Tradition says otherwise.
In real life, Spain is the second most mountainous country in Europe, and the higher regions get loads of rain.
In contrast these plains look quite dry.
Bubblecar said:
In real life, Spain is the second most mountainous country in Europe, and the higher regions get loads of rain.In contrast these plains look quite dry.
Yes. But Eliza Doolittle would have you believe otherwise.
Breakaway rider is in an illegally rude position, with his bum out-thrust like that.
Woodie said:
Bubblecar said:
In real life, Spain is the second most mountainous country in Europe, and the higher regions get loads of rain.In contrast these plains look quite dry.
Yes. But Eliza Doolittle would have you believe otherwise.
Poetic license they call that, don’t they?
Them church bells ain’t even swingin’, hey what but.
the bells the bells!!!
It’s a rather uneventful stage, truth be told.
Bubblecar said:
It’s a rather uneventful stage, truth be told.
The fields look bleak. The harvest has obviously happened already a few weeks ago. The farmers are waiting for the start of the rainy season to start planting next crop. In the meantime it looks like a WA summer.
party_pants said:
Bubblecar said:
It’s a rather uneventful stage, truth be told.
The fields look bleak. The harvest has obviously happened already a few weeks ago. The farmers are waiting for the start of the rainy season to start planting next crop. In the meantime it looks like a WA summer.
It’s not very picturesque.
Bubblecar said:
party_pants said:
Bubblecar said:
It’s a rather uneventful stage, truth be told.
The fields look bleak. The harvest has obviously happened already a few weeks ago. The farmers are waiting for the start of the rainy season to start planting next crop. In the meantime it looks like a WA summer.
It’s not very picturesque.
Nah, I guess the peak picturesque season is already taken by Italy and France.
The Pelly Ton caught up quick.
Woodie said:
The Pelly Ton caught up quick.
there will be another…
yawns
Woodie said:
yawns
They could have cut out the long middle of this stage and just had them ride the beginning and end.
Bubblecar said:
Woodie said:
yawns
They could have cut out the long middle of this stage and just had them ride the beginning and end.
Where’s a decent protest when ya need one, hey what but!!
.. and there’s a breakaway attempt
Oh oh oh oh oh…… Look!!!
A breakaway!!
Bit of excitement now.
Woodie said:
Oh oh oh oh oh…… Look!!!A breakaway!!
At ease, men. Move along. Nothing to see here now.
Woodie said:
Woodie said:
Oh oh oh oh oh…… Look!!!A breakaway!!
At ease, men. Move along. Nothing to see here now.
‘cept ad breaks
A few mechanicals and an odd crash.
Finally, a ruin.
There’s gunna be a crash.
Philipsen wins his third stage.
Lots of climbing in this Queen stage of La Vuelta, should be a much more absorbing stage than yesterday.
Bubblecar said:
Lots of climbing in this Queen stage of La Vuelta, should be a much more absorbing stage than yesterday.
Had a long chat about le Vuelta today with a Spanish Backpacker at the pub. He comes from Salamanca (where they went through the other day).
Woodie said:
Bubblecar said:
Lots of climbing in this Queen stage of La Vuelta, should be a much more absorbing stage than yesterday.
Had a long chat about le Vuelta today with a Spanish Backpacker at the pub. He comes from Salamanca (where they went through the other day).
That would have been interesting.
Extended neutral zone due to mechanicals. Apparently there have been some tacks thrown on the road.
I’ll crank up La Vuelta at 3/4 time. It can take a while sometimes.
Then I can switch between the two ad nauseum.
Woodie said:
I’ll crank up La Vuelta at 3/4 time. It can take a while sometimes.Then I can switch between the two ad nauseum.
It’s a lively stage.
About 4 different breakaways so far.
Woodie said:
I’ll crank up La Vuelta at 3/4 time. It can take a while sometimes.Then I can switch between the two ad nauseum.
All cranked up and ready to go.
Crashy crashy boom booms!
Woodie said:
Crashy crashy boom booms!
Of unknown cause, but he might have had a battle with his food bag.
Very dry plain again, until the next climb.
the pain is Spain is mostly on the brain
yawns
Ciggie, piddle, lecky blanket, doona, pillow and tele for the rest of it.
Benny boy already done piddles and poos and gone to bed.
Nie nies.
Woodie said:
yawnsCiggie, piddle, lecky blanket, doona, pillow and tele for the rest of it.
Benny boy already done piddles and poos and gone to bed.
Nie nies.
Nigthto. Going to be a lot of desperate racing for the last stretch so try to keep your eyes open.
Major trouble.
Insane behaviour from the protesters.
Landa out in front on his own.
But he might have benefited from the protesters occupying the road and causing various crashes.
5km to go.
Aussie Hindley leading at 2km.
Vingegaard takes the lead.
Third stage victory for Vingegaard and he made it look so easy.
what a tough finish.
…and time for bed
The final stage tonight but it doesn’t start streaming until 12:30 am, and is likely to be a formality anyway, so I don’t know if I’ll bother.
Bubblecar said:
The final stage tonight but it doesn’t start streaming until 12:30 am, and is likely to be a formality anyway, so I don’t know if I’ll bother.
Streaming doesn’t start til 12.30 am as well. Proper tele broadcast tie ends at 4.20am.
I won’t be hanging around for that, unless I need a pee, and I’ll peep on for a few minnies.
Since I’m still up, I’ll peep at the bicycles for a while.
Bubblecar said:
Since I’m still up, I’ll peep at the bicycles for a while.
I’ll peep with one eye open. Can’t guarantee that it will stay open, though, hey what but
Putting the batteries in the choob again.
Stage is underway, but for the most part it’s likely to be a vanity stage with not much racing until the end.
All very relaxed and chatty. Wouldn’t be surprised to see them lighting pipes and having a stab at the Times crossword.
They’re mucking about with linked arm posing etc, and it’s all looking a bit dull and cringey.
So I think I’ll return to the Norwegian train ride before bed.