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

[auscyclefan94]

Maybe the error they made was having nobody in the RACE... would explain why they didnt chase down the breakaway. Bit difficult to chase down a breakaway in australia from London

My bad!


Bay Crits Leg 4

Renshaw, Pell & Sutton in the break. W Sulzberger chasing it back for Goss.

All back together now

Sky makes a team attack, two riders go up the road.

Its splitting up like crazy.

10 mins to go: Cooke & Swift on the attack.

Goss attacks, Matthews responds

Attacks are going but coming back pretty quickly.

25 riders left - hard race, Cooke attacks, tries to bridge up to Swift and Lane

Goss wins ahead of Davis, Matthews 3rd.

Goss takes series win

 

[auscyclefan94]

Is Alby Davis looking a little tubby in this pic?
http://www.flickr.com/photos/pbkg/5323355983/in/set-72157625745550646/Was also surprised to see how big Michael Matthews was? He is massive for a cyclist.

 

[Tuarts]

No. And No.

 

[auscyclefan94]

No. And No.

Erm...Firstly he was quite tubby this time last year & secondly looking at pics of him from the tour down under last year he looks quite similar.

 

[Night Rider]

Erm...Firstly he was quite tubby this time last year & secondly looking at pics of him from the tour down under last year he looks quite similar.

Last January he was out of shape, this year no way. I would say he’s pretty close to peak race condition.

 

[blaxland]

Is Alby Davis looking a little tubby in this pic?
http://www.flickr.com/photos/pbkg/5323355983/in/set-72157625745550646/Was also surprised to see how big Michael Matthews was? He is massive for a cyclist.

Regaurding Alby i think he is in much better shape this season....Mathews will shed some size when the European season starts and he rides some long kms in races.

 

[euanli]

Reminds me Cav said Goss is the one rider he is not looking forward to racing against.

 

[auscyclefan94]

Last January he was out of shape, this year no way. I would say he’s pretty close to peak race condition.

Yes but looking at him I personally think he doesn't look as fit as a lot of the otthers. He did say he was training hard for tdu but I am not sure he really is in good condition.

 

[auscyclefan94]

Pros Start List for Elite Men's Road race

GARMIN - CERVELO
1 Travis Meyer
2 Cameron Meyer
11 Matt Wilson
15 Jack Bobridge

ASTANA
3 Allan Davis

RADIOSHACK
4 Robbie McEwen

SAXO BANK - SUNGARD
5 Richie Porte
17 Baden Cooke
38 David Tanner

FDJ
6 Wesley Sulzberger

HTC - HIGHROAD
7 Matt Goss
10 Mark Renshaw
112 Leigh Howard

SKY
8 Simon Gerrans
9 Michael Rogers
18 Matthew Hayman
29 Chris Sutton
37 Ben Swift*

LUXEMBOURG PRO CYCLING PROJECT
19 Will Clarke

OMEGA PHARMA LOTTO
13 Adam Hansen

RABOBANK
16 Graeme Brown
20 Michael Matthews

VERANDAS WILLEMS
22 David Kemp

BMC RACING TEAM
157 Timothy Roe

Not sure what is happenign with these guys teams but are riders to watch
14 Luke Roberts
24 Trent Lowe
26 Jonathan Cantwell
30 Bernard Sulzberger
169 Johnnie Walker


*Not australian so ineligble to win title

btw, it is a bit of a shame that the time trial championships don't have Australia's top 3 time trialists (Porte, Rogers & Evans) competing. Will Clarke is a roughie for mine in that event.

 

[roundabout]

So Will Clake has defected from Schlux?

 

[lucybears]

Pros Start List for Elite Men's Road race

according to CN

AUSTRALIAN
OPEN ROAD CYCLING CHAMPIONSHIPS - 2011
from race website
http://www.aorcc.com/images/Mens Road Race.pdf

 

[sublimit]

Well, I'd say Gerrans is the favourite... who else?

I'd go for Goss, really out on a limb I know.

 

[Night Rider]

Gerrans has to be the red hot favorite for the Mens RR, but can someone tell me why his pommy team mate is riding? Likewise why is Koen De Kort entered?

I thought the race was only for Australians?

 

[theyoungest]

Gerrans has to be the red hot favorite for the Mens RR, but can someone tell me why his pommy team mate is riding? Likewise why is Koen De Kort entered?

I thought the race was only for Australians?

I don't see De Kort on the startlist. I do see Floris Goesinnen however, who will ride for his Aussie teammates (whoever they are, I think he'll ride for Drapac this year?)

 

[Night Rider]

http://www.cycling.org.au/?ID=40637

#91

And yes I missed Floris when i looked at the list last night.

Anyone have an answer?

 

[theyoungest]

http://www.cycling.org.au/?ID=40637

#91

And yes I missed Floris when i looked at the list last night.

Anyone have an answer?

Ah, I only saw the pdf file somewhere else in this thread. De Kort isn't on it. But as far as I know the Aussie championships have always been open? Probably because the number of Aussie pros was never very high?

 

[auscyclefan94]

according to CN

AUSTRALIAN
OPEN ROAD CYCLING CHAMPIONSHIPS - 2011
from race website
http://www.aorcc.com/images/Mens Road Race.pdf

Yes but that list hasn't sorted the riders into teams

So Will Clake has defected from Schlux?

My bad, will edit it.

EDIT: Just noticed Graeme Brown won most aggresive rider. LOL

 

[NickBVK]

They can't win so obviously they'll just work for their Aussie teammates doing whatever is needed but be far enough away from the top3 at the line

 

[Ferminal]

Umm, whose twitter are we following today for updates on the crits?

 

[Anonymous]

Umm, whose twitter are we following today for updates on the crits?

Nobodies. the final crit was yesterday

 

[Ferminal]

Nobodies. the final crit was yesterday

I mean in Ballarat.

THURSDAY, 6 JANUARY: (Ballarat CBD)

5 pm Men’s Under 23 Criterium – 33 kms

6:15 pm Women’s Criterium – 33 kms

(incorporating Under 23 division)

7:30 pm Men’s Criteriu

 

[Anonymous]

Ah.. dunno then..

 

[Ferminal]

Dean is racing so hopefully his spy is on the ground!

 

[Tuarts]

I imagine SophieSmith86 will be there reporting too. She's usually quitw good for updates.

 

[Martin318is]

They can't win so obviously they'll just work for their Aussie teammates doing whatever is needed but be far enough away from the top3 at the line

Actually they are not prevented from winning themselves at all. Its just that the Australian Championship will be awarded to the first Australian over the finish line, regardless of how many foreigners are in front of them.