Geelong 2010: Elite Men's Road Race 262.7km

[Ferminal]

The one we have all been waiting for...

Start Time: 10:00 AEDST (Melbourne clocks go forward one hour on Saturday night so make sure to account for this)... 01:00 CET, 00:00 BST, 23:00 GMT, 19:00 EST, 16:00 PST.

Melbourne to Geelong

Geelong Circuit 11 Laps

Go Spartacus...

All our resident Melbournians should be out on course so enjoy the peace.

 

[Spare Tyre]

Current weather forecast for Sunday:

mainly sunny, 23deg Celsius, northerly winds averaging 45kmh

Northerly winds would be tail/cross on the stretch from Melbourne to Geelong. I'm not sure how they would affect the circuit.

 

[Kwibus]

Current weather forecast for Sunday:

mainly sunny, 23deg Celsius, northerly winds averaging 45kmh

Northerly winds would be tail/cross on the stretch from Melbourne to Geelong. I'm not sure how they would affect the circuit.

Perfect weather for the sprinters :/

 

[auscyclefan94]

All our resident Melbournians should be out on course so enjoy the peace.

I resent that Comment!!!!

 

[auscyclefan94]

Current weather forecast for Sunday:

mainly sunny, 23deg Celsius, northerly winds averaging 45kmh

Northerly winds would be tail/cross on the stretch from Melbourne to Geelong. I'm not sure how they would affect the circuit.

Northerley winds would inidcate cross winds until we get to bacchus marsh road.

 

[Ferminal]

I resent that Comment!!!!

I was considering naming names too

Just remember, if an Aussie wins everyone will probably leave for good!

 

[Jamsque]

I think the course is turning out to be very well balanced. It's not so easy that a group sprint is guaranteed, but it's not so hard that the puncheurs can just wait for attrition to take its toll.

I still think a strong break getting away on the last or second-last lap is the most likely outcome, but we could also see an M-SR style regrouping and sprint from a reduced bunch like in the U23 race.

 

[auscyclefan94]

Cadel Evans press conference on the worlds

 

[Jamsque]

Boy howdy I really want to see Cuddles dodge questions about Contador!

Oh no, wait, no I don't.

 

[sublimit]

The course could bring riders like Bole, Sagan into the mix.
This could go terribly wrong but I tipped Mathews yesterday for the win in the under 23's, and now I go for-


1,Gilbert
2. Sagan
3.Goss
4.Hagen
5. Pozzato.

I'd love it if Dave Millar won it by jumping away late on but that may prove difficult, I still reckon Cav will find it hard to get to the end for a sprint but who knows.

 

[dolophonic]

Sagan would be great !

 

[davis_123]

Cadel Evans press conference on the worlds

After listening to that it played the Porte interview, he must be related to Casey Stoner "You know... you know.... you know..."

 

[Moondance]

Farrar FTW

That is all.

 

[The Hitch]

Kolobnev to podium, more likely silver.

EBH to maybe podium as well

Gilbert to try attacks numurous times throughout the race.

Cancellara to go for it on the final descent. He will attack and i expect that to be the place. then tt it to the finish line.

Freire to win if its a bunch sprint.

Italy to send Visconti up the race early. Him i see as a real danger man.

 

[ak-zaaf]

Italy to send Visconti up the race early. Him i see as a real danger man.

Godo call, Visconti could idd ruin a lot of plans.

 

[roundabout]

I like Visconti, i hope Bettini doesn't use him too early.

 

[Kwibus]

I like Visconti, i hope Bettini doesn't use him too early.

That would be odd. I don't know Visconti all too well, but what I've seen so far he's a rider that's able to finish fast. Good sprint and can overcome tough courses. Better to make the race as hard as you can to try to make the race selective and if it isn't selective enough Visconti is still a rider that could win it.

 

[Damiano]

I like Visconti, i hope Bettini doesn't use him too early.

I hope Bettini will save Visconti as long as possible. He could be pretty dangerous in the last lap.

 

[Anonymous]

Klobnev for me....until the dope test

 

[The Hitch]

Godo call, Visconti could idd ruin a lot of plans.

You keep saying idd. What does that mean?

 

[theyoungest]

You keep saying idd. What does that mean?

"Indeed". Although I've never seen it being used in English forum speak. In Dutch it's short for "inderdaad", which means the same.

 

[il_fiammingo]

1. Farrar

or not...

 

[Tuarts]

After the U/23 race I think it might end up like:

Freire
Davis
Gilbert
Pozzato

Of course any 100 could launch an attack on the last lap and stay away.

 

[ingsve]

Well, if Sagan did manage to win he would be the youngest winner ever right? Or what's the youngest winner age? Is there anyone other than Sagan that could potentially be the youngest?

 

[LukeSchmid]

Well, if Sagan did manage to win he would be the youngest winner ever right? Or what's the youngest winner age? Is there anyone other than Sagan that could potentially be the youngest?

From a bit of searching the youngest winner is Karel Kaers who won the 1934 world championships aged 20. Jean-Pierre Monseré and Lance Armstrong both did it just short of the 22 birthday to be 2nd and 3rd youngest respectively.
Sagan is older than Kaers was when he won it.