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No, last I heard, George and he were in second place.
Scarponi said:
No, last I heard, George and he were in second place.
Re: Aussie Riders in the Pro Peloton - Past, Present & Futur
Caleb Ewan, of course, is a rare breed, lightning fast and intelligent sprinter, riders like that are not a dime a dozen, but Australia in general, have a fine history of producing talented sprinters! What about other young up and coming Australian fast men?
I think the Australian sprinter with the most momentum at the moment might be young Jason Lowndes!
J. Lowndes is a big muscular guy (1.94cm -83kg) - When it gets above 60kmph, that's where he excels. With his size and ability to hold position at those speeds and higher, he could potentially become a good boulevard sprinter. He is trained by former veteran pro Graeme Brown who must be a pretty good guy to have in your corner (when we talk about sprinting).
Lowndes started at age 16 with some xc mtb, however, 2015 was his first full road year, with that taken into consideration his 2016 campaign was highly promising, he among other sprinted against some of the best youth sprinters at Olympia's Tour and of course the U23 Worlds in Doha... Lets see how he handles the adaptation of living in Europe, not always an easy thing for a Australian at that age, but I defiantly say the potential is there for a good career!
Sprintres like Jesse Karisson and Brenton Jones also have great top-speed and are stunning athletes but seem to excel more on the Australian/Asian scene. --- Scott Sunderland is mega fast and going from strength to strength and making a really good transition to the road, maybe he has time a little bit against him, but he has pro-conti potential at least!
Is it all about Caleb? Or can some of these youngsters step-up?
Caleb Ewan, of course, is a rare breed, lightning fast and intelligent sprinter, riders like that are not a dime a dozen, but Australia in general, have a fine history of producing talented sprinters! What about other young up and coming Australian fast men?
I think the Australian sprinter with the most momentum at the moment might be young Jason Lowndes!
J. Lowndes is a big muscular guy (1.94cm -83kg) - When it gets above 60kmph, that's where he excels. With his size and ability to hold position at those speeds and higher, he could potentially become a good boulevard sprinter. He is trained by former veteran pro Graeme Brown who must be a pretty good guy to have in your corner (when we talk about sprinting).
Lowndes started at age 16 with some xc mtb, however, 2015 was his first full road year, with that taken into consideration his 2016 campaign was highly promising, he among other sprinted against some of the best youth sprinters at Olympia's Tour and of course the U23 Worlds in Doha... Lets see how he handles the adaptation of living in Europe, not always an easy thing for a Australian at that age, but I defiantly say the potential is there for a good career!
Sprintres like Jesse Karisson and Brenton Jones also have great top-speed and are stunning athletes but seem to excel more on the Australian/Asian scene. --- Scott Sunderland is mega fast and going from strength to strength and making a really good transition to the road, maybe he has time a little bit against him, but he has pro-conti potential at least!
Is it all about Caleb? Or can some of these youngsters step-up?
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Onto the classics now - Durbridge is continuing a decent run of results. Hopefully he does well at De Panne and Roubaix.
It's all Ewan for now, but Lowndes and Jones have potential.Jakob747 said:
Onto the classics now - Durbridge is continuing a decent run of results. Hopefully he does well at De Panne and Roubaix.
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edmonson won the espoir de Ronde, so he was 19 and won the 160km version of the u23s.
He also had a good RVV debut in the pros last week, rolling in with the third or fourth group, I think he sprinted for his placing in that group.
he has the legs to go 3'50"in the TP, so he has watts to burn
yaco said:
edmonson won the espoir de Ronde, so he was 19 and won the 160km version of the u23s.
He also had a good RVV debut in the pros last week, rolling in with the third or fourth group, I think he sprinted for his placing in that group.
he has the legs to go 3'50"in the TP, so he has watts to burn
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But to answer your question, it must have been lightning fast at Hong Kong, as Jay McCarthy most certainly had Kerby's measure in races here over the summer, almost straight out of the off season.
Kerby is good but not 3rd fastest in history good.
Yaco was referring to Carlton Kirbyblackcat said:
But to answer your question, it must have been lightning fast at Hong Kong, as Jay McCarthy most certainly had Kerby's measure in races here over the summer, almost straight out of the off season.
Kerby is good but not 3rd fastest in history good.
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If all the team had been working for him, then the least he could do was to finish.
You wanna mention what position he finished in?
yaco said:StryderHells said:yaco said:
And finishing is worth a mention?
All the team has been working for Hamilton - I wonder if other riders will be given opportunities as the year unfolds.
If all the team had been working for him, then the least he could do was to finish.
You wanna mention what position he finished in?
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Third.
RedheadDane said:yaco said:StryderHells said:yaco said:
And finishing is worth a mention?
All the team has been working for Hamilton - I wonder if other riders will be given opportunities as the year unfolds.
If all the team had been working for him, then the least he could do was to finish.
You wanna mention what position he finished in?
Third.
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Former Olympic road cyclist Tracey Gaudry has been announced as the new chief executive of Hawthorn Football Club
Will she retain position as VC of UCI?
Will she retain position as VC of UCI?
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Not certain what line HFC may take or what she may decide but she was able to combine her UCI duties with her previous job; that as General Manager, Commercial & Growth at Athletics AUS & previous to that as CEO of the Amy Gillett Foundation.
swuzzlebubble said:
Not certain what line HFC may take or what she may decide but she was able to combine her UCI duties with her previous job; that as General Manager, Commercial & Growth at Athletics AUS & previous to that as CEO of the Amy Gillett Foundation.
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Reckon Tracy's biggest challenge will be controlling Clarkkson - I can't see Gaudry retaining her position as UCI Vice President - Working with the AA, there was a natural synergy with the UCI as both are Olympic Sports, while of course Australian Rules Football is a Non-Olympic Sports.
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Meanwhile Chris Hamilton DNF at ATOC.....and Renshaw DFL
Good to see Canty being useful on the previous stage.
Good to see Canty being useful on the previous stage.
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