Australian Summer of Cycling: Nationals, Bay series Crits & other races

[auscyclefan94]

16:09 last lap. Sutton on front at finish.

Jongewaard again for KOM. 7 still together.

John Kent is now off the front of the peloton. All together though.

Have some shots of Roe. Having a good chat with Alby. Think he hi-5'ed him just before I snapped.

Did alby pull out because of puncture?

gap now 1min 48 secs

 

[Tuarts]

Definitely Davis unless he's swapped numbers

 

[Tuarts]

CJ again, Bobby 2nd.

Peloton at 2'48. Official Tuart Timing

HTC have 3 driving plus 1 from Drapac and Saxo.

 

[Tuarts]

Aaron Kemps off the peloton about 5 secs. Gap now at 3mins. Porte was one of the guys driving the peloton too.

 

[Ferminal]

Keep the updates coming please Tuarts! Twitter doesn't seem too active today (yet).

 

[Tuarts]

Lol. Commentators not knowing time gaps fail. Can't be that hard to get some plurk on the hill with a stop watch...

 

[Tuarts]

Will be going back down at about 3 laps to go so won't be updating then. Commentators said 16mins at one stage: clueless.

Jongewaard/Pollack and Shaw first over the lines. Doesn't look like Bobridge can climb as well (although he may be "resting" to maximise his pulls downhill ).

Gap down to 2'03 now. 6 1/2 left I think. Roberts (riding with 2xu jersey) had a little flurry off the front)

 

[stefank]

Keep the updates coming please Tuarts! Twitter doesn't seem too active today (yet).

Yes, great work and much appreciated.

 

[Tuarts]

Roberts riding has split the peloton with it trying to pull him back!

Roe and McEwen were in the back bunch so they may be in trouble if it has...

 

[Ferminal]

Still a big peloton? Any sprinters left?

Edit: See above...

 

[Tuarts]

Sky breaking up the peloton now in chase (no idea where Roberts is)

 

[Ferminal]

Reading between the lines it seems the break is dead but it will not be a sprint finish.

Any of the big guns dropped from the peloton?

 

[Tuarts]

Lots happening!

Break is being pulled back, Roberts, Tanner, McDonald about 15 secs off bunch.

At the top, FlyV guy attacks and Gerro responds and others trying to get his wheel.

Riders will be hurting now...

 

[Tuarts]

Can't figure who that FlyV rider was but W. Sulzberger, Kemps were chasing

Ah, FlyV guy was McDonald. Lapthorne was in the chase off the front with Jenning (not Roberts) and Tanner.

 

[Tuarts]

Doesn't matter Peloton swallowed them up

1 40 gap at Finish

Calabria and Jory now cracking in the break. Jongewaad and Bobridge still strong.

Peloton are cataching them quick

 

[titleshot]

Notice the bike:

And notice the bike co-sponsor of her team.

Refer to my post on page 24, still funny though.
http://forum.cyclingnews.com/showthread.php?t=11506&page=24

 

[Tuarts]

Doesn't matter Peloton swallowed them up

1 40 gap at Finish

Calabria and Jory now cracking in the break. Jongewaad and Bobridge still strong.

Peloton are cataching them quick

***

Jack has turned it on at the top with someone on his wheel!

Peloton is about
50 strong now and just over 1 minute behind

Its Jai Crawford with Bobridge!

Peloton is really broken a heap of riders. The carnage is high!

 

[Tuarts]

Joongewaard has joined the 2 up front. Think the others have been caught. No ideas about any major names dropped (hopeless at memorising numbers).

 

[Tuarts]

Joongewaard and Crawforrd were argueing a bit. At the finshline gap was 1'15. Lowe a bit off the front.

4 laps to go!

 

[Tuarts]

Jongewaard has cracked!

2 on the front now.

 

[Tuarts]

The 2 have about 1.15 lead.

Still 40-50 in peloton. Tanner and Hansen on the front

 

[auscyclefan94]

Seems to be a small group that is off the front?

 

[auscyclefan94]

Bobridge is no chance. Who's still in contention?

 

[needasmoke]

https://twitter.com/#!/SophieSmith86 - best updates

 

[Tuarts]

Bobrdge 50 seconds in front by himself on a chase of 2 then a group of 10 and they're about 30s in front of a peloton of 20