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

[Hugo Koblet]

Betancur tries to get away. Degenkolb and Gallopin in his wheel.

And now Gallopin goes yet again and quickly gets a nice gap. 5,5km to the finish line.

 

[Spare Tyre]

Gallopin goes again!

Edit: Just over 5 km to go.

Ad break, FFS!!!!

 

[davis_123]

Sprint finish, lock it in.

 

[luckyboy]

Pretty good race so far. Be great if Gallopin could stay away.

The french are really going for it.

Only 1 brit in the lead group by the looks of it

What did you do to the RSH car in Paris btw?

 

[Anonymous]

Gallopin opened up a biiiiig gap with 5.5k to go

 

[Hugo Koblet]

Nélson Oliveira and Romain Hardy chasing. Or Nélson Oliveira chasing. Great position for France!

 

[Kwibus]

Nélson Oliveira and Romain Hardy chasing. Or Nélson Oliveira chasing. Great position for France!

Great french talents that will never live up to their expecpations once they become pro

 

[Hugo Koblet]

And it's all back together again with 2,5 km to the finish line.

Looks like a bunch sprint.

 

[Anonymous]

A lot of spaniards at the front, all things considered, not sure a spanish win would be a good thing

 

[Spare Tyre]

Riding along the beachfront now, only 1 km or so to finish. Big group. Big bunch sprint.

Hong Kong rider (87) down.

Belgians at front, but group of 30 or 40?

 

[Hugo Koblet]

Mattheeeeews!

Degenkolb 2nd.

 

[Spare Tyre]

Michael Matthews, about 1 second ahead of 6 or 7 others.

Edit: make that 30 others.

 

[Anonymous]

oh crap. Im going before ACF turns up.

Cracking race though.

 

[luckyboy]

Wow, home win.

 

[luckyboy]

Some way ahead of the rest too..

 

[Kwibus]

Mattheeeeews!

Degenkolb 2nd.

Wow I wished I got to see this, but all the bloody streams failed on me. Just been refreshing the forum and CN.com live report.

Really nice for Australia to have a champion in their own country! I'm sure ACF will come over here with some huge capital coloured letters hehe.

Matthews was one of those riders I'd like to see win next to the colombians and the dutch ofcourse

 

[Hugo Koblet]

1. Matthews
2. Degenkolb
3. Phinney?

 

[hughmoore]

Congratulations Mike, well done.



Hugh, South OZ (Watching the flemish feed on the net as at work)

 

[Hugo Koblet]

By the way, a really impressive win by Matthews. Noone was even close.

 

[Spare Tyre]

1. Matthews
2. Degenkolb
3. Phinney?

Yeah, commentators have just confirmed Phinney as third.

Really quite an exciting race.

 

[Tuarts]

YES!!! Woohoo.... going to celebrate tonight \o/

 

[Moondance]

Wow... That was really strong stuff by Matthews. When he went in the final 150m he just obliterated everyone. Degenkolb went too soon, but it looked like his valliant efforts to keep it together has cost him the best part of his sprint already.

BTW... Lol at the Sporza commentators crowing about how Jens Keukeleire would've won if he'd been in the race.

 

[joy118118]

looks like a sprint on Sunday

Goss FTW

 

[Polyarmour]

That was just like a Cav finish. Michael Matthews just took off, what a great sprint.

 

[Andrichuk]

Guillaume Boivin for 3rd?