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[Red Rick]

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Strava for tomorrows MTF
https://www.strava.com/segments/612512?hl=en-GB

Thanks. More than hard enough. Last 13km is close to 6% average with stretches of 7% toward the top. Way more than enough this early in the season with a field like this.

 

[Squire]

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Does anybody know why Robert Power didn't race yesterday?
He was on the startlist

Trying to find out the reason why Power missed - Matt White did mention riders because of injury, family reasons and training camps - My guess is Power fits into the injured category.

It's interesting to read posts from people who were intimately involved in the Australian RR - Watching BP also gave an insight into the tactics on the day.

Power doing the SunTour

A very promising rider and he can climb.

He's got an incredible punch as well. Toying with Moscon and all the Zalfs as an U23 in Italy. Look here! And here! He was 19 there against the one year older Moscon. His style reminds me a bit of Ricco. If only he could get rid of that horrible mullet he's got now...

 

[jens_attacks]

The falls creek climb is 13,6 km@5,8%. Checked by me.
Hopefully a nice show

 

[42x16ss]

My PB for Mt Beauty to Falls Creek was just over 1 hour 15 minutes. From memory the strava record is at just over an hour. The likes of Froome, Chaves and Howson should go mid-low 50's.

 

[42x16ss]

Re: Re:

Does anybody know why Robert Power didn't race yesterday?
He was on the startlist

Trying to find out the reason why Power missed - Matt White did mention riders because of injury, family reasons and training camps - My guess is Power fits into the injured category.

It's interesting to read posts from people who were intimately involved in the Australian RR - Watching BP also gave an insight into the tactics on the day.

Power doing the SunTour

A very promising rider and he can climb.

He's got an incredible punch as well. Toying with Moscon and all the Zalfs as an U23 in Italy. Look here! And here! He was 19 there against the one year older Moscon. His style reminds me a bit of Ricco. If only he could get rid of that horrible mullet he's got now...

Power is a serious talent who will hopefully consolidate this year.

 

[Valv.Piti]

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My PB for Mt Beauty to Falls Creek was just over 1 hour 15 minutes. From memory the strava record is at just over an hour. The likes of Froome, Chaves and Howson should go mid-low 50's.

You are putting out some decent w/kg then. 4,5 w/kg or thereabouts on that long a climb?

 

[42x16ss]

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My PB for Mt Beauty to Falls Creek was just over 1 hour 15 minutes. From memory the strava record is at just over an hour. The likes of Froome, Chaves and Howson should go mid-low 50's.

You are putting out some decent w/kg then. 4,5 w/kg or thereabouts on that long a climb?

Roughly that. I was good enough to race NRS for a couple of years when I was younger.

Not now though!

 

[rick james]

I'm hearing Froomedawg is going to big ring the climb up to Falls creak




I might have made that up

 

[42x16ss]

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I'm hearing Froomedawg is going to big ring the climb up to Falls creak




I might have made that up

I know that you're joking but if his form is ok, it's not impossible...

 

[StryderHells]

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The falls creek climb is 13,6 km@5,8%. Checked by me.
Hopefully a nice show

What location did you use as the start of the climb? Because anyone who rides it considers the start to be Mt Beauty which makes it longer than that

 

[42x16ss]

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The falls creek climb is 13,6 km@5,8%. Checked by me.
Hopefully a nice show

What location did you use as the start of the climb? Because anyone who rides it considers the start to be Mt Beauty which makes it longer than that

It's very undulating though, the main uphill section is just over 14kms uninterrupted.

 

[StryderHells]

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My PB for Mt Beauty to Falls Creek was just over 1 hour 15 minutes. From memory the strava record is at just over an hour. The likes of Froome, Chaves and Howson should go mid-low 50's.

Well you'd smoke me then, mine around 1 hour 30 minutes but in saying that I've never raced and do weigh 79 kgs

 

[StryderHells]

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The falls creek climb is 13,6 km@5,8%. Checked by me.
Hopefully a nice show

What location did you use as the start of the climb? Because anyone who rides it considers the start to be Mt Beauty which makes it longer than that

It's very undulating though, the main uphill section is just over 14kms uninterrupted.

I know this, just more making the point of where most people consider the climb to start. I'm guessing jens_attack is using the bridge around Bogong as the starting point

 

[42x16ss]

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My PB for Mt Beauty to Falls Creek was just over 1 hour 15 minutes. From memory the strava record is at just over an hour. The likes of Froome, Chaves and Howson should go mid-low 50's.

Well you'd smoke me then, mine around 1 hour 30 minutes but in saying that I've never raced and do weigh 79 kgs

Still handy

I'm not much faster these days

 

[StryderHells]

Damien Howson wins atop Falls Creek from Jai Hindley and Kenny Elissonde. Howson and Elissonde went away together half way up the climb with Howson hitting Elissonde with 3 k's to go to take the win, Hindley came through to take second from a tiring Elissonde.
Stage 1
1. Howson 4:33:54
2. Hindley 0:32
3. Elissonde 0:47
4. Storer 1:03
5. Chaves 1:10
6. Froome 1:11

GC
1. Howson
2. Hindley 0:38
3. Elissonde 0:53
4. Storer 1:10
5. Froome 1:12

They will have a hard time beating Howson now with that gap. Great performance again from Hindley and Storer, Lucas Hamilton also had a good day coming in with Froome

 

[JRanton]

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Damien Howson wins atop Falls Creek from Jai Hindley and Kenny Elissonde. Howson and Elissonde went away together half way up the climb with Howson hitting Elissonde with 3 k's to go to take the win, Hindley came through to take second from a tiring Elissonde.

Looks like Froome and Chaves were watching each other with teammates out front although if Froome had the legs he should have attacked when Howson dropped Elissonde. Do the riders have race radios in the Sun Tour?

 

[swuzzlebubble]

1. 13 Damien HOWSON (ORS) AUS 4h33:54
2. 134 Jai HINDLEY (AUS) AUS +32
3. 3 Kenny ELISSONDE (SKY) FRA +47
4. 137 Michael STORER (AUS) AUS +1:03
5. 12 Jhoan Esteban CHAVES RUBIO (ORS) COL +1:10
6. 1 Chris FROOME (SKY) GBR +1:11
7. 132 Nathan EARLE (AUS) AUS +1:11
8. 133 Lucas HAMILTON (AUS) AUS +1:11
9. 131 Cameron MEYER (AUS) AUS +1:13
10. 97 Timothy ROE (IWS) AUS +1:15
11. 41 Janier Alexis ACEVEDO CALLE (UHC) COL +1:21
12. 61 Ian BIBBY (JLT) GBR +1:28
13. 62 Edmund BRADBURY (JLT) GBR +1:33
14. 42 Jonathan CLARKE (UHC) AUS +1:33
15. 4 Sebastian HENAO GOMEZ (SKY) COL +1:43
16. 94 Cameron BAYLY (IWS) AUS +1:47
17. 107 Jesse FEATONBY (DPV) AUS +1:49
18. 87 Alistair DONOHOE (ATG) AUS +1:51
19. 46 Lachlan NORRIS (UHC) AUS +1:56
20. 111 Benjamin DYBALL (STG) AUS +2:25

 

[swuzzlebubble]

^ How about those U23 kids again?

 

[claude cat]

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^ How about those U23 kids again?

Brilliant.

 

[StryderHells]

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^ How about those U23 kids again?

They are flying! And when you add Earle and Meyer that composite team could cause some trouble for Orica and Sky for the rest of the race

 

[StryderHells]

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Damien Howson wins atop Falls Creek from Jai Hindley and Kenny Elissonde. Howson and Elissonde went away together half way up the climb with Howson hitting Elissonde with 3 k's to go to take the win, Hindley came through to take second from a tiring Elissonde.

Looks like Froome and Chaves were watching each other with teammates out front although if Froome had the legs he should have attacked when Howson dropped Elissonde. Do the riders have race radios in the Sun Tour?

Not sure about race radios but Froome wasn't quiet, he was attacking the peloton earlier in the stage and must of thought he had the legs as Sky were on the front pushing even with Elissonde off the front with Howson.

 

[Ruudz0r]

Will there be highlights or a full coverage of the last 20K somewhere?

 

[Pricey_sky]

Another very good performance from Howson who continues to improve his climbing. From the photos I've seen he looks very slim and could be a key mountain dom for Orica again this season.

 

[yaco]

Race went as expected - Sky and Orica were always going to have a rider u the ride to keep their options open - Will be interesting to see how hard Sky work in the next three days to pull back the lead.

 

[claude cat]

Kinglake stage looks like it could be substantially wet.