Aussie Riders in the Pro Peloton - Past, Present & Future

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RedheadDane

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StryderHells said:
RedheadDane said:
I "know this isn't actually cycling as such, but how was the transport options back in 1914? Simply getting to Europe from Australia could be quite a feat.
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35-40 day trip via the Suez Canal on a boat was what it took to get to Europe from Australia in 1914 with stopovers in Eygpt, Yemen and Sri Lanka
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So you'd have to mean it!
I don't really remember; did they have pro teams in the same - or at least similar - way back then as they do now?

Echoes said:
To give you an idea, Sir Hubert Opperman doing some home trainer on the ship to Europe in 1928:
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Might as well spend the time smartly. Besides; could you imagine a more beautiful place to be on your rollers? Beats being stuck inside.
 
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In the recently released movie "Le Ride" there is a retelling of the first team of antipodeans [3 Aussies and a Kiwi] who raced the TDF.

Really good watch actually, preview is here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=go1iV7bZbZs

Super long trip making it a serious effort - the riders needed sponsors to make the trip. Not like jumping on the train from Herning eh?
 
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Besides the amazingly gifted U23 trio of Jai Hindley, Lucas Hamilton and Michael Storer, Australia also have some very, very good juniors coming through! I particularly like the looks of Sebastian Berwick and Mitch Wright.

S. Berwick impressed highly back in December at Dave Sanders, Bright camp and also took gold in both the TT and RR in Canberra last week! At age 16 he raced both Tour of Tasmania and Tour of Bright and did really, really well. He has a ton of potential!

M. Wright is a super talented all-rounder who can do almost anything on a bike! He has 25 national medals over a four-year span on a mix of road and track. He is coached by Mick Kejda who has trained several top athletes in the past including Caleb Ewan for example. Last year he dominated the U17 mountain nationals at Mt Buffalo, where he won both the TT and RR titles.
 
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Jakob747 said:
Besides the amazingly gifted U23 trio of Jai Hindley, Lucas Hamilton and Michael Storer, Australia also have some very, very good juniors coming through! I particularly like the looks of Sebastian Berwick and Mitch Wright.

S. Berwick impressed highly back in December at Dave Sanders, Bright camp and also took gold in both the TT and RR in Canberra last week! At age 16 he raced both Tour of Tasmania and Tour of Bright and did really, really well. He has a ton of potential!

M. Wright is a super talented all-rounder who can do almost anything on a bike! He has 25 national medals over a four-year span on a mix of road and track. He is coached by Mick Kejda who has trained several top athletes in the past including Caleb Ewan for example. Last year he dominated the U17 mountain nationals at Mt Buffalo, where he won both the TT and RR titles.
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Both Berwick & Wright are all rounders?
 
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the asian said:
Jakob747 said:
Besides the amazingly gifted U23 trio of Jai Hindley, Lucas Hamilton and Michael Storer, Australia also have some very, very good juniors coming through! I particularly like the looks of Sebastian Berwick and Mitch Wright.

S. Berwick impressed highly back in December at Dave Sanders, Bright camp and also took gold in both the TT and RR in Canberra last week! At age 16 he raced both Tour of Tasmania and Tour of Bright and did really, really well. He has a ton of potential!

M. Wright is a super talented all-rounder who can do almost anything on a bike! He has 25 national medals over a four-year span on a mix of road and track. He is coached by Mick Kejda who has trained several top athletes in the past including Caleb Ewan for example. Last year he dominated the U17 mountain nationals at Mt Buffalo, where he won both the TT and RR titles.
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Both Berwick & Wright are all rounders?
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Yeah. Berwick is a really good climber, but can also TT well. Which he proved in Canberra.

Wright is really across the board. Great time trial for sure. Pursuit, madison's and points races on track to long, hard, hilly road races as well.
 
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Previous Aussie winners
Matty Goss 2011
Gerro 2012

Runner Up:
Alby Davis 2007
Heino Haussler 2009

3rd places:
Stuey O'Grady 2004
Bling Matthews 2015

Robbie McEwen. Greatest Aussie sprinter.
Never podiumed at Sanremo
 
42x16ss

42x16ss

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Echoes said:
The first Australians to come to the European scene were Iddo ‘Snowy’ Munro, Don Kirkham, Fred Keefe, Charles Snell and Charles Percey. They would race (and finish!) some the best classics in 1914: Milan-Sanremo, Paris-Roubaix, Paris-Tours(at that time it was what we would call a "monument" today) and the Tour of France. Kirkham did their best performance reaching the 9th place at Milan-Sanremo.

Sir Hubert Opperman is the first Australian to win a classic in Europe: the 1931 Paris-Brest-Paris and a track classic event the 1928 Bol d'Or (24h on the track).

In the 1970's beside Don Allan, you had Gary Clively, Clyde Sefton, Danny Clark and Graeme Gilmore (the two latter were trackies but occasional roadies too). Then came Phil Anderson and Michael Wilson and then Alan Peiper.
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Along with the frequently overlooked Scott Sunderland, who is credited for turning CSC into a force in the classics with Cancellara and O'Grady
 
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42x16ss said:
Echoes said:
The first Australians to come to the European scene were Iddo ‘Snowy’ Munro, Don Kirkham, Fred Keefe, Charles Snell and Charles Percey. They would race (and finish!) some the best classics in 1914: Milan-Sanremo, Paris-Roubaix, Paris-Tours(at that time it was what we would call a "monument" today) and the Tour of France. Kirkham did their best performance reaching the 9th place at Milan-Sanremo.

Sir Hubert Opperman is the first Australian to win a classic in Europe: the 1931 Paris-Brest-Paris and a track classic event the 1928 Bol d'Or (24h on the track).

In the 1970's beside Don Allan, you had Gary Clively, Clyde Sefton, Danny Clark and Graeme Gilmore (the two latter were trackies but occasional roadies too). Then came Phil Anderson and Michael Wilson and then Alan Peiper.
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Along with the frequently overlooked Scott Sunderland, who is credited for turning CSC into a force in the classics with Cancellara and O'Grady
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You were right about Hepburn - Been given semi-protected status for Dwars de Vlaandaren - Will be interested to see how Ewan goes - Think it will be to0 hard for him but Orica think he can ride well on cobbles
 
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42x16ss

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yaco said:
42x16ss said:
Echoes said:
The first Australians to come to the European scene were Iddo ‘Snowy’ Munro, Don Kirkham, Fred Keefe, Charles Snell and Charles Percey. They would race (and finish!) some the best classics in 1914: Milan-Sanremo, Paris-Roubaix, Paris-Tours(at that time it was what we would call a "monument" today) and the Tour of France. Kirkham did their best performance reaching the 9th place at Milan-Sanremo.

Sir Hubert Opperman is the first Australian to win a classic in Europe: the 1931 Paris-Brest-Paris and a track classic event the 1928 Bol d'Or (24h on the track).

In the 1970's beside Don Allan, you had Gary Clively, Clyde Sefton, Danny Clark and Graeme Gilmore (the two latter were trackies but occasional roadies too). Then came Phil Anderson and Michael Wilson and then Alan Peiper.
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Along with the frequently overlooked Scott Sunderland, who is credited for turning CSC into a force in the classics with Cancellara and O'Grady
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You were right about Hepburn - Been given semi-protected status for Dwars de Vlaandaren - Will be interested to see how Ewan goes - Think it will be to0 hard for him but Orica think he can ride well on cobbles
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Good to hear Hepburn is at least somewhat protected at Dwars. Orica has been showing almost criminal neglect to his development.
 
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Elegant Degenerate said:
Where is Hausler this year?

Don't recall hearing about an injury or other problem, but hasn't raced.
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I know he had a knee injury in January which is why he missed the Australian races so I'm guessing that's why we haven't seen him yet this season. According to PCS he's down to ride RVV and Roubaix but that might be wishful thinking.
 
StryderHells

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swuzzlebubble said:
Durbridge has been quite consistent this year
Hopefully for him a 'breakout' result is not far away
I expect P-R is his #1 near-term goal.
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He has all the characteristics to be a good classics rider and he's the right age to start racing them seriously, if he keeps progressing he might end up being Australia's best cobbled classics rider.
 
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yaco

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Haussler is nearly the most gifted Aussie cyclist in the last 10 years but has never prepared himself as a professional - A wasted talent - Have to think Durbridge can top 10 in the RVV on his recent form.
 
42x16ss

42x16ss

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RedheadDane said:
Well, problem for Hayman is it's a bit hard to be a surprise-winner twice in a row. Now everyone knows what he's capable of.
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Like Van Summeren before him, the other contenders knew what Hayman is capable of - especially EBH and Stannard. Hayman has never been an outright favourite, but he'd been one of the very best 2nd options at Roubaix for a while, he just had bad luck at Orica until last year.

There was a reason Boonen marked him closely and Stannard flicked him in the Carrefour l'abre
 
GenericBoonenFan

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Elegant Degenerate

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StryderHells said:
Elegant Degenerate said:
Where is Hausler this year?

Don't recall hearing about an injury or other problem, but hasn't raced.
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I know he had a knee injury in January which is why he missed the Australian races so I'm guessing that's why we haven't seen him yet this season. According to PCS he's down to ride RVV and Roubaix but that might be wishful thinking.
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http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/haussler-to-miss-all-the-spring-classics-due-to-slow-recovery-from-knee-injury

Well, there we go
 
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GenericBoonenFan said:
RedheadDane said:
That's it everybody! The truth must out. There are no Australian riders. There have never been any Australian riders. There will never be any Australian riders. Why? You ask.
Because Australia doesn't exist!

https://www.buzzfeed.com/bradesposito/everything-you-need-to-know-about-the-conspiracy-theory?utm_term=.gfyvXZNBW#.tmy7qQdlb

:p
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This explains why I yet have to meet a woman called Sheila :lol:
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Now I am starting to doubt my own existence and not a sheila in sight !
 
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