Tour of California

[Rockstar Inc]

The Tour of California is broadcastet by Eurosport every evening - yesterday from 23:00 - 1:00, today the broadcast starts at 22:30.

Yesterday the first stage and the expected winner. Mark Cavendish 1st, Juan José Haedo 2nd and Alexander Kristoff (BMC Racing) 3rd.

Eisel + Renshaw did a very good lead-out for Cavendish, Haedo was close but Cav could accelerate short before crossing the line to win.

[Luna]

Funny. While the Giro started last year with writing all their tv info stuff in english ("Maglia Rosa Group", "Front of the race", ...), I read frensh language at the Tour of California ("premiere..", "deuxieme..", "troixieme passage" of the finish line)^^

[Rockstar Inc]

Really bad weather yesterday - no tv coverage...i saw the last KM, for about 10 Minutes...

At the second stage a group of 27 reached the finish first, victory for Brett Lancaster (Cervelo Test Team). All favorites for the GK except George Hincapie were in this group, Hincapie finished 1:17 behind the first group.

Lancaster took also the leaders-jersey - young Peter Sagan was the second rider crossing the line and taking the "youth-jersey"

[VC Aywaille]

The same for me, and it was the remake of the final circuit of the Champs Elisées. With the "tunnel".

It was cool to see it, a special live!

[skull]

Funny. While the Giro started last year with writing all their tv info stuff in english ("Maglia Rosa Group", "Front of the race", ...), I read frensh language at the Tour of California ("premiere..", "deuxieme..", "troixieme passage" of the finish line)^^

maybe this is associated with the fact that the ASO is responsible for the television production

[Luna]

Of course it is! And they want to introduce the american bike race viewers to the TdF-phraseology. But the contrast to RCS turning into english language consists, however, although they don't even race on american soil (still..).