Geelong 2010: Elite Men's Road Race 262.7km

[Trond Vidar]

Medals just out, national anthem now

live here
http://www.nrk.no/nett-tv/direkte/nrk1/

 

[the student]

yey why is koos quitting... he was awesome today... shame the attack was a lap too early

 

[Barrus]

Quite impressive win by Thor, and really deserving, although I'd rather would have had Freire win in the sprint, or Gilbert or Evans after their outing.

BUt all in all, great WC

 

[Silhouette]

Great race.

Horrible production. Somebody buy those guys a couple of stopwatches.

 

[jaylew]

Betinni is going to get sacked in Italy for not bringing any sprinter....

First thing I said when I saw that list: no Benna?? Very likely he would have been there as well.

 

[luckyboy]

Will Breschel still be with Saxo next year (if it doesn't implode with sponsors withdrawing vis Contador absence maybe)?

Gone to Rabo

 

[Tuarts]

Good for Davis. He's had a tough season/stretch.

Not sure by how much Hushovd won it by but it was good result by Davis. Carried his Vuelta form. On another day he'd have it (another 30 riders would share that statement too).

156k people on the course. Football Codes Grand Finals are all paltry now. Thanks for the turnout Melbourne and Geelong.

 

[The Hitch]

Roll on WC 2012

Damn right. 2011 will suck. As will orr. Where is it 2012 btw?

 

[craig1985]

Well that was a bit cringeworthy, failing to play the full anthem of Norway.

 

[The Barb]

The was just crap in the end, thor was dropped every single time and gets helped back into it by 5 other nations to fluke a victory.

What a ridiculous thing to say.

No fluke about it.

Fabulous day's racing.

 

[the student]

He was one of the first to leave. Riding for Rabo next year

rabo riders were strong today

Martens, Moerenhout, Freire ( breshel next year rabo )

 

[Straßenrennen]

Well goodnight and thankyou for the company, now too sleep.

 

[Jamsque]

He did nothing all race, he just sat in the pack and hoped someone would chase it back for him. His team didn't even do any work to bring him back into the race it was all feire/cancellara's men.

If you told Feire's team before the race Oscar wouldn't podium the sprinters would have never got into the race.

I'm serious. Never watch cycling again. If you hated this race then you hate cycling.

 

[luckyboy]

Damn right. 2011 will suck. As will orr. Where is it 2012 btw?

Limburg. Amstel Gold/Gilbert territory.

 

[the student]

Well goodnight and thankyou for the company, now too sleep.

damn its light now... cant go to sleep anymore...

 

[WinterRider]

Easily the most exciting race I've ever seen. I only caught the last 2 hours but there was always something new happening, and never any clear idea of who would win until the end.

Thrilling, and a deserving winner.

 

[Silhouette]

He did nothing all race, he just sat in the pack and hoped someone would chase it back for him. His team didn't even do any work to bring him back into the race it was all feire/cancellara's men.

If you told Feire's team before the race Oscar wouldn't podium the sprinters would have never got into the race.

You mean EBH should have dropped back from the breakaway?

Or possibly the other guy, who is an up and coming sprinter who's only there to learn, should have stayed in the front of the bunch?

 

[ak-zaaf]

I'm serious. Never watch cycling again. If you hated this race then you hate cycling.

This was about as good as a race can get idd.
Hushovd did his job to perfection. 100 meters in the wind is all it takes.

 

[craig1985]

damn its light now... cant go to sleep anymore...

Go ride your bike then.

 

[The Barb]

I'm serious. Never watch cycling again. If you hated this race then you hate cycling.

Totally agree ... he should find another sport.

I don't know how much more you could want from a race.

 

[The Hitch]

Well i was totaly wrong about Freire. Thought he would get some magic the way he has done so many times before. Said he would beat Thor. Thor crushed it and Freire lost to Breschel and Davis.

And what was that you were saying about Kolobnev in every post DAOTEC

 

[the student]

Go ride your bike then.

already planned to do that... going to make some breakfast first

 

[luckyboy]

If only the finish was closer to the final hill..

 

[Izzy eviel]

He did nothing all race, he just sat in the pack and hoped someone would chase it back for him. His team didn't even do any work to bring him back into the race it was all feire/cancellara's men.

If you told Feire's team before the race Oscar wouldn't podium the sprinters would have never got into the race.

Why would a sprinter with a poor team attack before the end? His job was to suffer & hang in there to end and get involved in the sprint finish. Job done to perfection. Thor is a very deserving winner.

 

[ak-zaaf]

Well i was totaly wrong about Freire. Thought he would get some magic the way he has done so many times before. Said he would beat Thor. Thor crushed it and Freire lost to Breschel and Davis.

And what was that you were saying about Kolobnev in every post DAOTEC

Thor did what Freire was supposed and expected to do.
He beat him in Barcelona in the TDF couple years back in a similar way. Freire is getting old =/