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Hanging on for dear life I think.damian13ster said:So where was Kittel and Wippert?
42x16ss said:I thought that Checkers Hill would be too far out to help the break, it seems like it was about right.
Jspear said:
It was a strange chase, one minute it was strung out going hell for leather, the next everyone was staring around looking for someone to start the chase again.Jancouver said:I'm glad the break made it otherwise it would be the usual borefest. It is just little concerning that the peloton did not really bother to bring it back.
While we have seen similar miscalculations many times before, some may even look at it that they are not taking the race too seriously ...
oh well, at least they did not catch them and Durbo scored some points for my CQ team
Jancouver said:Seems like most people would be happy if I would just soften the the words and call things in a way that would make every Aussie and every cycling fan that doesn't care about the race quality happy.
The race is not terrible > the race is just awful.
The race field is not bad > the field is just bellow average
The race course is boring
The race stages are too short
The race weather (usually) is too hot for bike racing (therefore short stages)
The race environment is unappealing
The race is amateurishly organized
The race TV coverage is unsatisfactory (because is amateurishly organized)
The race is too far for most teams
The race is at the wrong time
The race is is Aussies Nationals 2.0
The race fans are obnoxious and unfriendly
The race is attended by WT teams because it is mandatory
The race should be downgraded to 2.1
The race should be moved to another continent or cancelled
TT would not help as it would make the race boring anyway because the race would be targeted by just a few TT specialist ... therefore boring.
Lupi33 said:tell us more
Sasquatch said:I actually agree with the obnoxious and unfriendly point.
A bit ilk the Tour of California?Jancouver said:Seems like most people would be happy if I would just soften the the words and call things in a way that would make every Aussie and every cycling fan that doesn't care about the race quality happy.
The race is not terrible > the race is just awful.
The race field is not bad > the field is just bellow average
The race course is boring
The race stages are too short
The race weather (usually) is too hot for bike racing (therefore short stages)
The race environment is unappealing
The race is amateurishly organized
The race TV coverage is unsatisfactory (because is amateurishly organized)
The race is too far for most teams
The race is at the wrong time
The race is is Aussies Nationals 2.0
The race fans are obnoxious and unfriendly
The race is attended by WT teams because it is mandatory
The race should be downgraded to 2.1
The race should be moved to another continent or cancelled
TT would not help as it would make the race boring anyway because the race would be targeted by just a few TT specialist ... therefore boring.
Jancouver said:The stream is working, thanks!
Will Orica ever stop wasting Durbridge in those meaningless breaks?
Lupi33 said:I agree with the obnoxious as average Australians arent too smart and behave like Americans overseas
but unfriendly is new to me
Zinoviev Letter said:Should have been time gaps. You could have driven a bus through the spaces between a number of the top 10.
Lupi33 said:I was just curious to hear about Jancouver's personal experiences that made him this way
perhaps a discussion for another thread
I might head out to the start line tomorrow morning.
De Snelle Duif said:Giant-Shimano is good in taking over in the last kilometres, but they should really learn how to lead the bunch from further out in situations like these. Are they just missing firepower? In sprint stages I only see like three guys of them doing any work, what do the other six do?