Hot racing coming up in Australia

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A nice race is unfolding in the women's RR. Shara Gillow looking strong in a 4 rider group with 2:20 advantage. Needs to drop Sara Roy though.

Lucy Kennedy and Amanda Spratt are working to shed the rest of the chasers, only Emily Roper looks like she can hold the pace.

Elvin and Neylan chasing them hard as the 3rd group.

 

[yaco]

Is there a live stream which is not geo-blocked.

 

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Gillow vs Mitchelton Scott...

 

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Is there a live stream which is not geo-blocked.

I don't think so, just SBS Cycling Central

 

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Gillow and Gigante the only riders left from the break. Great ride from 18yo Gigante!

Kennedy driving the chase for Spratt with Elvin as backup

 

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Gigante drops Gillow! Looks really good.

Spratt smashing it, but too late.

 

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Spratt catches Gillow, but Gigante has 43 seconds.

An 18yo elite national champ, after breaking both arms in May

 

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Spratt and Roy take 2nd and 3rd as Gillow fades on the line.

 

[yaco]

It will be interesting to see what Gigante's racing program will be this year - Maybe some under 23 racing in Europe and even some rides for Mitchelton Scott.

 

[Ferminal]

Absolute demolition, could probably be in the mix for the Yorkshire squad too.

 

[claude cat]

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It will be interesting to see what Gigante's racing program will be this year - Maybe some under 23 racing in Europe and even some rides for Mitchelton Scott.

I suspect her studies might be her prime goal at the moment.
She just got a perfect score in the VCE, 99.95 and is studying science at Melbourne Uni with the view of doing Medicine.

That was a cracking ride.

 

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Other riders have successfully balanced study and racing at the highest level, I don't doubt that this talented young woman can as well.

Also just found out that Gigante only turned 18 a month ago

 

[Ferminal]

28 off the front for the blokes... looks like this group will stay away.

MTS - @Mathew_Hayman @alexedmo @nick_schultz5 @luke_durbridge1 @cammeyercyclist @damien_howson
TBL - Bowden, Harper, Lea and Sunderland

 

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28 off the front for the blokes... looks like this group will stay away.

MTS - @Mathew_Hayman @alexedmo @nick_schultz5 @luke_durbridge1 @cammeyercyclist @damien_howson
TBL - Bowden, Harper, Lea and Sunderland

A few other WT riders in that group too including Docker

 

[Ferminal]

Durbridge, Edmonson, Harper and Freiberg have 2 minutes to the big group, peloton more than 3 minutes down and looking out of it.

I think TBL and MTS are both happy with this quartet so if any of them are strong enough they can win. The next group will fight it out (Haas/Meyer etc), Docker is driving that group (for Whelan?).

 

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Docker was driving for Morton. EF are so organised their riders are racing in all black! :lol:

Joke of a team...

 

[Ferminal]

Ya not even any argyle on it...

 

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Scotson, O'Connor, Porte, Haussler, Ewan/Hansen, Haas, McCarthy, Jones, the Sunweb crew, all with their new kit.

EF - nothing

 

[yaco]

EF debut their new kit next Sunday.

 

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Mitchelton are strangling the life out of this race.

 

[yaco]

It's a family affair out front - Edmondson and Harper best friends while Durbridge and Freiberg are brother-in laws.

 

[Ferminal]

Front four are looking are little cooked, but there isn't really anyone to chase - Hindley, O'Connor and Whelan all look good but will get marked out of it by Howson and Meyer. I think it's time for Harper to think about not cooperating.

Now Meyer tries to solo away from the chase?

 

[yaco]

Meyer is the chosen one for MS.

 

[Ferminal]

Yep, he either wins or polices the front for one of the other two, all over.

 

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Potential race winning attack and SBS shows a tour of the race Village and an 8 ad break FFS