After the results in teh TP at the WC in Beijing bring on Copenhagen and London - start looking over you shoulders England!
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dimspace said:trouble is with the world cup rounds is riders pick and choose what they want to do and we rarely see the top riders compete...
now come the world championships them we will see...
Are you scared of you aussies.. nope not at all.. just a shame auscyclefan isnt a track fan..
auscyclefan94 said:more interested in the road. went to the world cup in melb for the past 2 years!
dimspace said:Good Good.. gives me something else to rib you about when we get all the golds..
I see your rainbow jersey and raise you five..
mmmuuuzzz said:auscyclefan94 has obviously never raced on the track and had to win by .01 of a second - totally different form of racing AAHH!
auscyclefan94 said:just came from the riding the track 1/2 an hour ago. Road cycling is more competitive. A lot of the top track riders go to the road and then just ride the track a bit before the olympics e.g. Wiggins! It shows the top riders are on the road and not the track therfore road cycling is tougher and more competitive!
Big_Blue_Dave said:How wrong can one person be? Wiggins rode sessions on the track every single week, with some road training added for his pro road team, that is why he won World Championships on a regular basis not just before the Olympics he has competed in. At least try and get your facts straight.
Plus i'll be in Copenhagen watching Australia win much less than most nations, I even predict Hong Kong will do better than Australia this year.
auscyclefan94 said:Do you think it is easier or harder to win a road world title than a track world title?
~ Cycling Weekly.co.ukFASTEST 4,000M INDIVIDUAL PURSUIT TIMES
4-11.114 World record*
Chris Boardman (Great Britain)
Manchester, World Championships final 1996
4-13.353*
Chris Boardman (Great Britain)
Manchester, World Championships 1996
4-14-427
Jack Bobridge (Australia)
Adelaide, Australian National Track Championships qualifying 2010
4-15.015
Geraint Thomas (Great Britain)
Manchester, World Cup, October 2009
4-15.031
Bradley Wiggins (Great Britain)
Beijing, Olympic Games qualifying, August 2008
Tapeworm said:Though Boardman's time were set with the now defunct "superman" position, not to mention the frames that have also been subsequently banned.
Tapeworm said:Oh and there is a big reason most riders don't stay just "pure" trackies. Its all about the $$$. Unless you're Sir Hoy, chance are you will make a lot more cash being on the road. Lots of trackies, especially the sprinter types (who can't ride road races) have second jobs unless they get an invite to race keirin or the like in Japan.