Geelong 2010: Elite Men's Road Race 262.7km

[Roland Rat]

Can you see the Baum factory on the circuit? Want to see where my new bike is being built!

 

[Carlo Algatrensig]

Phew! I was just about to start writing my letter of complaint to Points of View

Don't worry i've already sent my email of complaint that this was the only race this week not available on digital terrestrial forcing many of us to watch online. instead o out TV's

 

[kukiniloa]

The Tactical Situation

22 minutes!

This situation favors individual escape artists in the last 20km. With teams doing more work to keep the break at a measurable distance they will less be able to protect their sprinters. Assuming the break lasts a while, that is.

Recommendation: reassess the tactical situation after a few circuits.

 

[mightymac12]

Is this race over? Can the field catch up?

 

[Curls_21]

If the front five maintain this lead into their 2nd lap, how will the Commisaires manage the race? Would they be able to sit in the Peloton if they lap?

 

[Polyarmour]

22 mins, roughly one lap. Would be superb if the first groups completes the first lap at the exact moment that the bunch swings onto the circuit. Slip into into the masses, ninja-style. Just follow the group, pretend to be chasing too. Let everyone wonder who was in that breakaway and who wasn't. Get your the team mates to address you by the wrong names, sowing more confusion. All without race radios , which would simply beam in the correct bibs and spoil the party before it started. Lovin' it already!

Ah well, I can dream...

What a mess, I think it is going to be awfully close. Can the breakaway group draft off the peloton? How will this work?

 

[Carlo Algatrensig]

well it looks like the peleton is chasing with the yanks on the front but not all that fast.

 

[Carlo Algatrensig]

blimey the lead group are at the top of the first clmb already

 

[Teddler]

Breakaway averaging 45km/h thus far, this is going to be awful close when they get round to the start finish, I'll say less than 1.5km in it!

 

[hrotha]

If the front five maintain this lead into their 2nd lap, how will the Commisaires manage the race? Would they be able to sit in the Peloton if they lap?

Of course not. No one wants a nobody to win, least of all the UCI. Their rules regarding lapped fields are vague, so they'll "interpret" them.

That said, it won't happen. It's still stupid to let anyone take so much time only to have to work harder later on, before it counts. Is this the lack of team radios showing?

 

[Izzy eviel]

Have any riders dropped out yet?

 

[Curls_21]

Of course not. No one wants a nobody to win, least of all the UCI. Their rules regarding lapped fields are vague, so they'll "interpret" them.

Ahhhh yes! the good ol 'UCI "interpretaion" of rules trick I forgot about thatold chesnut

This is all quite exciting so far; am actually routing for the leading group to maintain and cause a big upset

 

[Spare Tyre]

Of course not. No one wants a nobody to win, least of all the UCI. Their rules regarding lapped fields are vague, so they'll "interpret" them.

That said, it won't happen. It's still stupid to let anyone take so much time only to have to work harder later on, before it counts. Is this the lack of team radios showing?

Maybe, but presumably the peloton are still getting info by chalkboard (?)

 

[Polyarmour]

Of course not. No one wants a nobody to win, least of all the UCI. Their rules regarding lapped fields are vague, so they'll "interpret" them.

That said, it won't happen. It's still stupid to let anyone take so much time only to have to work harder later on, before it counts. Is this the lack of team radios showing?

Why were the peloton dawdling along at 25kmh allowing the breakaways to amass such a lead? They knew what was happening. The motorbike with the chalkboard showed the peloton how much of a lead the breakaways had.

 

[hrotha]

Yes, they knew it was happening. What they didn't know is if they should pull or let some other team do the job. I reckon they were all looking at each other and giggling nervously whenever the chalkboard moto came up.

(Of course, maybe it didn't have anything to do with team radios)

 

[Polyarmour]

Peloton on 1st lap 1.5 minutes in front of breakaways on 2nd lap

 

[Roland Rat]

Why have GB got no following car?

 

[Anonymous]

Of course not. No one wants a nobody to win, least of all the UCI. Their rules regarding lapped fields are vague, so they'll "interpret" them.

That said, it won't happen. It's still stupid to let anyone take so much time only to have to work harder later on, before it counts. Is this the lack of team radios showing?

the rules arent vague.

Any individual rider, or group of riders numbering less than 20 have to withdraw from the race as they are lapped.

For groups larger than 20 its down oto the commisaires.

The peloton come to the start line still on the same lap as the leaders, but any riders dropped off the back and lapped will get illiminated.

The lead group are not allowed to mix in with the peloton. Its the pelotons job to make sure they dont mix up with the lead group.

 

[Anonymous]

Why have GB got no following car?

sharing a car with serbia and the serbian is in no mans land between g1 and the peloton.

 

[Teddler]

All team cars pulled out of gap between peloton and leaders

 

[Spare Tyre]

Why have GB got no following car?

According to P&P the support cars are being pulled out because the gap between the leaders & the peloton is too close, ie, leaders too close to rear of peloton.

 

[Carlo Algatrensig]

Anyone else notice the guy in the GB kit holding up the no support car sign. Guess it means that the shared car with the serbs is still up ahaead so any punctures and they are screwed.

 

[Roland Rat]

sharing a car with serbia and the serbian is in no mans land between g1 and the peloton.

Oh well that's just brilliant.

 

[hrotha]

the rules arent vague.

Any individual rider, or group of riders numbering less than 20 have to withdraw from the race as they are lapped.

For groups larger than 20 its down oto the commisaires.

The peloton come to the start line still on the same lap as the leaders, but any riders dropped off the back and lapped will get illiminated.

The lead group are not allowed to mix in with the peloton. Its the pelotons job to make sure they dont mix up with the lead group.

Wow. You puncture, or crash, and you're out. X-treme Cycling. I like it.

 

[Izzy eviel]

Why have GB got no following car?

Only have 3 riders so they have to share with Serbia. I presume since the Serbian rider has gone down the road the cars with him.

What happens if a British rider has a puncture?