Tour De San Luis (Argentina)

Any coverage anywhere on TV or online? Begins today. http://www.velonation.com/News/ID/1...ni-send-experience-and-youth-to-San-Luis.aspx

I doubt it's on TV. This race seems to have much bigger names in it this year for some reason. Money?
Dirty Bertie, Nibali, Leipheimer, Boonen etc

1st stage to Chichi, another of Cav's old lead-out men.

There's a few decent riders, but it's pretty second division on the whole. The weird thing is that while there is a scratch Colombian national team, there aren't even any of the top South American pro sides (Colombian or Venezuelan)...

The weird thing to me is that there are some top pro teams have sent some of their top pros there but hey ho.

I guess world cycling must be one long weirdfest for you then!

You're very controlling aren't you? Do you have self-esteem issues?

That's just a slightly OTT response to an obviously jokey remark... unless of course you were trying to be funny too but in a more obscure way.

Anyway, Chicchi again today, although Boonen made a go of it.

Of course I was FM but smileys are just so obvious Somebody said it to me a while ago and I've been dying to use it somewhere sometime.

Isn't it nice to see Chicken-legs Rasmussen and Stefan CERA Schumacher back racing again.

Note to self - don't buy a Christina watch.

Lovely. I was very disappointed to see this squad being allowed to race so readily given Rasmussen's somewhat less than apologetic stance.

They're showing it live every day here in Mexico on Fox Sports Plus.

Dirty Bertie wins Stage 3

I can't help wondering if Argentinian beef has the same clenbuterol problems as Mexican beef?
Although I've only ever heard one person question the clen-liness (geddit) of Spanish beef

wonder what was being said on the podium?

"Is it true that steroids make your willy shrink to this size?"

Not bad, but I don't think that would make him laugh quite as much he's doing.....

"Two other times you say and they never caught you, crazy French, I must go there, eh Carmel?"

Offering a Prostate examination?

"Argentinian beef has two horns: Right up your Jacksie. That'll make you go faster"

Contador clearly still in early season form though - a minute down on Leipheimer in the TT...

Stage 6 looks like a nice ride, up to 1770m and freewheeling down hill for the rest of the day.
http://tour-sanluis.com.ar/index.php/etapas/etapa-6