59th Jayco Herald Sun Tour, 2.1 - 12th to 16th October 2011

[Anonymous]

Thought I might catch the highlights but Cycling central geoblocked - muppets anyone know where highlights can be seen OS

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=POjLZUvlO9k&feature=uploademail

 

[just some guy]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=POjLZUvlO9k&feature=uploademail

Thank you kind sir

 

[Tuarts]

There's going to be more interesting results as this progresses I think. For a lot of the established pros, this is wind down to the end of season. Whereas for some, especially those in the Southern Hemisphere, it's a start to summer racing.

 

[Jono L.]

The finish to todays stage is going to be mighty interesting, wind forecast isn't massive but the section from torquay to ocean grove is always windy. A couple of right hand turns where it'll get thrown in the gutter. probably won't shatter like the stage to warnambool in 09 where wiggo destroyed the field, but I'd be surprised if it's a big bunch. This is where a few of the GC guys might loose out. I reckon pollock will hold on today, he's good in these situations.

I'm going with Baden Cooke for the stage

 

[swuzzlebubble]

They must be near or past the first sprint by now?

 

[Reghere]

where the heck are the course profiles ..

 

[Tuarts]

There's a tour tracker! http://www.flaik.com/flaikevent/73

48km (ish) to go

 

[Tuarts]

source

 

[Tuarts]

Notice the 4th last town on the list (which they're going through atm)

 

[Tuarts]

36km to go, break has 2:50 lead

 

[Tuarts]

90 seconds, under 20km to go

 

[Tuarts]

47 seconds, 12km to go. Break putting up a fight

 

[swuzzlebubble]

36km to go, break has 2:50 lead

Who / how many in break?

 

[Tuarts]

Who / how many in break?

Nic Hamilton (JBL)
Stijn Van Den Bergh (KAT)
John Anderson (AUS)
Dylan Girdlestone (MTN)

Less than 10km to go, all back together according to the ticker

 

[Tuarts]

The finish:

 

[Tuarts]

Stijn Van Den Bergh (KAT)

Last man standing from break with 25 second on the bunch, under 5km to go

 

[Tuarts]

2km to go, nearly on the final straight, bunch sprint!

 

[Tuarts]

Kittel or Cooke ftw...

edit: Kittel wins

 

[swuzzlebubble]

Kittel or Cooke ftw...

edit: Kittel wins

How did Rusty go?

 

[Tuarts]

Only know the winner at this stage. I'm guessing that Cooke was 2nd again, that's all I know atm.

 

[Tuarts]

Marcel Kittel (Skil-Shimano)
Steele Von Hoff (Genesys)
Thomas Palmer (DrapacCycling)

 

[blaxland]

Marcel Kittel (Skil-Shimano)
Steele Von Hoff (Genesys)
Thomas Palmer (DrapacCycling)

Steele's going qiute well at the moment,two podiums in as many days.

 

[auscyclefan94]

Hopefully Steele can do something on Sunday. Anyone going down tommorrow to Arthurs Seat?

 

[unsheath]

Heading down to Arthur's Seat tomorrow with the Cycling Tips gang. Any takers?

http://www.cyclingtipsblog.com/2011/10/join-us-at-bay-13-on-arthurs-seat/

 

[rgmerk]

Yeah, I'll be heading down with the CT bunch. Look for a guy on a beaten-up Giant OCR - that'll be me