Geelong World Championships 2010: U23 Men's Road Race 159.km

[Not Riding Enough]

crash at bottom of the climb

 

[auscyclefan94]

crash at bottom of the climb

It was inevitable. 150 guys going through a skinny chicane coing off a fast descent.

 

[davis_123]

Is there an audio link?

I am watching it on TV so nfi

Ben King has 50 seconds lol

 

[hfer07]

I hope I'll be able to watch the race.... I'm really tired between last night's ITT, work, girlfriend & the AC bullsh!t all together.....

 

[Not Riding Enough]

It was inevitable. 150 guys going through a skinny chicane coing off a fast descent.

Actually before the climb and at the back of pack with not much damage.

 

[davis_123]

I am seeing double B.King vs B.King

 

[davis_123]

Lol at liggett

"before we go down past the futty club"

 

[AntonioRossi]

gotta love the King vs. King battle

 

[davis_123]

Greg Rust should tell him during the add break Footy is pronounced Foot-e not Fut-te, he has done it at least 3 times now.

 

[Not Riding Enough]

At least they won't have to mention going through the botanic gardens today and call it the botanical gardens.

 

[Tuarts]

Its a Battle Royale! King vs King!!!

The headlines, oh won't somebody just think of the headlines!

Any*****s, this is good (atm) for Aus and USA, means the other teams have to chase or put someone up there with them.

Oh, and aren't these two team-mates this season? Also, because I can't check atm, can someone tell me if the Convict Ben King came from SAIS or Drapac Porshe, I know he was with one of them.

 

[Lupetto]

And Lok Cheung from Hong Kong says...No I'm the real King.

 

[Not Riding Enough]

Its a Battle Royale! King vs King!!!
...
Oh, and aren't these two team-mates this season? Also, because I can't check atm, can someone tell me if the Convict Ben King came from SAIS or Drapac Porshe, I know he was with one of them.

SA-AIS in 2008

 

[Andrichuk]

http://www.fromsport.com/v-0/6/102/v-70343.html

sTREAM UP

 

[Nearly]

I am seeing double B.King vs B.King

To compound things is Ben King2 BanKing on BenKing1 BonKing?

 

[Hugo Koblet]

Could someone with some U23 knowledge highlight who the leaders/co-leaders for each team might be?

I'll give it a go. I don't know that much about every country but the guys to watch this race is:

2 Tony Gallopin (France)
3 Romain Hardy (France)

10 Marko Kump (Slovenia)

13 Tom Dumoulin (Netherlands)
15 Tom Jelte Slagter (Netherlands)
18 Coen Vermeltfoort (Netherlands)

20 Eduard Alexander Beltran Suarez (Colombia)
21 Carlos Alberto Betancur Gomez (Colombia)

27 Taylor Phinney (United States Of America)

29 John Degenkolb (Germany)

44 Nélson Oliveira (Portugal)

48 Yannick Eijssen (Belgium)

59 Michael Matthews (Australia)

71 Mikel Landa Meana (Spain)

73 Alex Dowsett (Great Britain)

95 Yonathan Monsalve (Venezuela)

99 Michal Kwiatkowski (Poland)

114 Daniel Diaz (Argentina)

Holland has a really strong squad with a lot of options. I don't know why Belgium left both van Staeyen and Keukeleire at home as they seemed to be their best shot. Eijssen is strong but I doubt he'll be able to get away and avoid a sprint.

Matthews should be the big favorite with Degenkolb close. After those I guess Dumoulin, Phinney and Kump. Don't forget about Vermeltfoort if it ends in a mass spring. Don't rule out Kwiatkowski either.

My top 5:

1. Michael Matthews
2. John Degenkolb
3. Marko Kump
4. Michal Kwiatkowski
5. Tom Dumoulin

 

[Anonymous]

Gotta say, you aussies are absolutely crap at text commentary. Remind me in the spring to give you no updates on the classics

 

[Kwibus]

http://www.fromsport.com/v-0/6/102/v-70343.html

sTREAM UP

Doesn't work for me:/

 

[Anonymous]

try this one
http://sportstream.yolasite.com/ch-6.php

 

[Spare Tyre]

Ok, so is this the last or 2nd last lap?

 

[Anonymous]

two more to go including the one they are on, i think, should hear the bell at the end of this lap

 

[Spare Tyre]

Still a very big peloton. Moser (ITA) about 15-20 seconds off the front.

 

[Spare Tyre]

Belgian train driving the peloton now.

 

[Spare Tyre]

Moser caught, and Gallopin (Fr) attacks immediately.

Climbing the first hill at the moment.

Edit: Gallopin 12 secs off front of the peloton at crest of the hill

 

[Hugo Koblet]

Tony Gallopin attacks. Degenkolb very well positioned up the hill.