Races you should watch
02-16-12, 06:05 PM
#1
Senior Member
Thread Starter
Join Date: Aug 2009
Posts: 1,805
Mentioned: 0 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quoted: 3 Post(s)
Likes: 0
Liked 1 Time
in
1 Post
Races you should watch
Could you guys point out links too past races i could watch online?
Glorious races
Interesting races
Different styles winning races
etc.
Ive been thinking, how little i know about professional cycling. Watching important episodes might help me understand a lot more.
Glorious races
Interesting races
Different styles winning races
etc.
Ive been thinking, how little i know about professional cycling. Watching important episodes might help me understand a lot more.
Last edited by echotraveler; 02-16-12 at 06:11 PM.
02-16-12, 06:09 PM
#2
Senior Member
Join Date: Jan 2011
Posts: 1,153
Mentioned: 0 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quoted: 0 Post(s)
Likes: 0
Liked 0 Times
in
0 Posts
all the classics if you can
roubaix
amstel
flanders
liege
la fleche
i typically watch any stage race footage that i can depending on my schedule and whatnot. try not to miss any tdf. not sure where to watch any of this online.
make sure you watch the olympics this year.
this thread will probably be moved to pro cycling.
roubaix
amstel
flanders
liege
la fleche
i typically watch any stage race footage that i can depending on my schedule and whatnot. try not to miss any tdf. not sure where to watch any of this online.
make sure you watch the olympics this year.
this thread will probably be moved to pro cycling.
02-16-12, 06:09 PM
#3
Senior Member
Join Date: Jul 2011
Location: Port Edwards, WI
Posts: 173
Mentioned: 0 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quoted: 2 Post(s)
Likes: 0
Liked 0 Times
in
0 Posts
Tour de France July
Tour of Utah. August 7-12
Pro Cycling Challenge (Colorado). August 20 - 26
I assume Giro as well.
All are free from their homepages except Tour de France which is nbcsports.com and it costs like 20$ for 3 weeks coverage.
Tour of Utah. August 7-12
Pro Cycling Challenge (Colorado). August 20 - 26
I assume Giro as well.
All are free from their homepages except Tour de France which is nbcsports.com and it costs like 20$ for 3 weeks coverage.
02-16-12, 06:12 PM
#4
shaken, not stirred.
Join Date: Aug 2006
Location: The Shaky Isles.
Posts: 5,256
Bikes: I've lost count.
Mentioned: 40 Post(s)
Tagged: 1 Thread(s)
Quoted: 1420 Post(s)
Liked 978 Times
in
396 Posts
I recommend the documentary: A Sunday in Hell. Paris Roubaix in the 1970s with Eddy Merckx, Franseco Moser and other top riders of the time.
Several of the alpine Tour de France stages from multiple years.
Several of the alpine Tour de France stages from multiple years.
__________________
Get a bicycle. You will not regret it if you live. ~Mark Twain, "Taming the Bicycle"
vBulletin: snafu
02-16-12, 06:13 PM
#5
Senior Member
Thread Starter
Join Date: Aug 2009
Posts: 1,805
Mentioned: 0 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quoted: 3 Post(s)
Likes: 0
Liked 1 Time
in
1 Post
ok sorry, i didn't want be broad.
I want links to online videos of GREAT episodes of cycling history...
im not sure how to express this correctly.
thrill filled race i could watch online...
what specific roubaix was iconic?
what flanders...
i watched the 10 most important moments of the TDF, but i want more!!!!! thrill me...plz
I want links to online videos of GREAT episodes of cycling history...
im not sure how to express this correctly.
thrill filled race i could watch online...
what specific roubaix was iconic?
what flanders...
i watched the 10 most important moments of the TDF, but i want more!!!!! thrill me...plz
Last edited by echotraveler; 02-16-12 at 06:17 PM.
02-16-12, 06:33 PM
#7
Senior Member
Join Date: Jul 2011
Posts: 55
Mentioned: 0 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quoted: 1 Post(s)
Likes: 0
Liked 0 Times
in
0 Posts
youtube this stuff,
a sunday in hell https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D4IDCkcnnHg
tour de france hell on wheesl https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vwtsi...eature=related
plus a whole lot more
a sunday in hell https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D4IDCkcnnHg
tour de france hell on wheesl https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vwtsi...eature=related
plus a whole lot more
02-16-12, 06:39 PM
#8
Senior Member
cmon people this should be in the pro cycling section and you know it.
02-16-12, 07:22 PM
#9
Senior Member
Join Date: Jul 2010
Location: SLO County, CA
Posts: 136
Bikes: 2011 Specialized Tarmac Comp
Mentioned: 0 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quoted: 0 Post(s)
Likes: 0
Liked 0 Times
in
0 Posts
Versus (now NBCSports) ran a series I believe called "Lance Armstrong: A Look Back", where they replayed some of the notable stages from Lance's TDF wins. They are pretty fun to watch, gotta say.
02-16-12, 07:26 PM
#10
Senior Member
Join Date: Aug 2009
Location: Burnaby, BC
Posts: 4,144
Mentioned: 0 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quoted: 2 Post(s)
Likes: 0
Liked 3 Times
in
3 Posts
Could you guys point out links too past races i could watch online?
Glorious races
Interesting races
Different styles winning races
etc.
Ive been thinking, how little i know about professional cycling. Watching important episodes might help me understand a lot more.
Glorious races
Interesting races
Different styles winning races
etc.
Ive been thinking, how little i know about professional cycling. Watching important episodes might help me understand a lot more.
Post this question. Prepare to spend the next six months of your life in front of your computer.
02-16-12, 09:10 PM
#11
Senior Member
Thread Starter
Join Date: Aug 2009
Posts: 1,805
Mentioned: 0 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quoted: 3 Post(s)
Likes: 0
Liked 1 Time
in
1 Post
youtube this stuff,
a sunday in hell https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D4IDCkcnnHg
tour de france hell on wheesl https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vwtsi...eature=related
plus a whole lot more
a sunday in hell https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D4IDCkcnnHg
tour de france hell on wheesl https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vwtsi...eature=related
plus a whole lot more
02-17-12, 10:32 AM
#13
Senior Member
Join Date: Oct 2010
Location: Gulf Breeze, FL
Posts: 4,128
Bikes: Rossetti Vertigo
Mentioned: 1 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quoted: 229 Post(s)
Liked 119 Times
in
70 Posts
Paris/Roubaix is awesome. Watched it for the first time last year. It was actually the first bike race I ever watched. Complete pandemonium. Barely under control. Imagine the Superbowl if the fans were allowed on the field. I also like it because it is not a stage race. TdF is OK because it's the big one, but individual stages can be lame. The PR is just a straight shot. No holding back, one day only, winner takes all. No conserving your energy for the next day. Just a mad dash for the finish line...all while dodging crazy people on the side of the road literally running beside you and screaming in your face. Oh, plus about 40 miles of the race is on cobblestone paths. It is a lot of fun to watch.
02-17-12, 07:30 PM
#15
Senior Member
Join Date: Feb 2004
Posts: 2,159
Mentioned: 1 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quoted: 119 Post(s)
Likes: 0
Liked 3 Times
in
3 Posts
Old Lance classics, '95 San Sebastian, '96 Liege and Fleche Wallone, '01 Amstel Gold...all of his Tour wins (doped or not, great races). 2010 Flanders and Roubaix, both great wins for Cancellara, just amazing feats of power.
