Hot racing coming up in Australia

[Breezy1985]

Are any of the routes of the upcoming Australian races affected by the fires?

No official reports on it but the area around Adelaide is badly affected so I imagine there will be at least logistics problems

 

[claude cat]

Are any of the routes of the upcoming Australian races affected by the fires?

The Sun Tour has stages at Falls Creek and Mt Buller - these are directly under threat as of now.

 

[claude cat]

Nick White beats Brenton Jones in the Bay Crits day 2.
Chloe Hosking wins the women's race which was marred by a terrible crash.
Shannon Malseed had a big fall and it took an hour to stabilize her before transport to hospital.
Emma Chilton and Molly Patch also went down in the same crash and have been hospitalized.
Mens race was reduced in length due to the delay.

 

[Breezy1985]

I wonder will a charitable donation be made by teams or riders similar to the tennis if it goes ahead.

Also out of respect maybe the name of this thread should be changed

 

[claude cat]

Injury update

https://twitter.com/x/status/1213587515900186624

View: https://twitter.com/BayCrits/status/1213587515900186624?s=20

 

[claude cat]

Kaden Groves wins the final Bay Crit for the men.
Chloe Hosking wins the women's race.

 

[42x16ss]

Sarah Gigante is continuing to make a serious name for herself with a win in the TT over the likes of Brown, Kennedy, Gillow and Spratt.

Only recently turned 19yo and already an elite RR and TT national champion!

 

[RedheadDane]

I'm expecting gigantic things from her!

 

[claude cat]

The Womens ITT top 5. Herfoss a very credible effort, and was leading at the intermediate.

1 Sarah GIGANTE 42:41.82
2 Grace BROWN 42:50.99 +9.1
3 Emily HERFOSS 42:52.13 +10.3
4 Amanda SPRATT 43:23.29 +41.4
5 Shara GILLOW 43:34.39 +52.5

 

[claude cat]

Durbo beats Dennis.
Harper 3rd

 

[claude cat]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1214823669244952576

View: https://twitter.com/cyclingtips/status/1214823669244952576?s=20

 

[18-Valve. (pithy)]

Ouch! That's gotta hurt his huge ego. Can't blame Merida this time, can he?

 

[claude cat]

Durbo went the big cog.

 

[yaco]

Hard to assess this year's men's ITT as they rode a different course this year - Can say that MS has allowed Durbridge to go full gas in ITT's in Europe and he hasn't translated his form from Australia - Dennis will ride the ITT at the Olympics and fill one of the four RR spots - Gigante ia big talent with a big engine - She has been poorly advised as there is no way she should be riding for Tibco which do a mainly USA calendar - She needs to be riding full-time in Europe to learn the nuances of riding in a peleton - She should be riding with Mitchelton Scott - Even though she's barely touched the surface with her ITT, selectors will choose Brown to ride the ITT and provide support in the RR.

 

[Salvarani]

Im guessing Dennis is not in the greatest of form yet. Giro to get in shape and peaking for Olympics.

 

[Zinoviev Letter]

Who is confirmed for the TDU GC battle and for the sprints?

 

[yaco]

Sprints will be Viviani, Ewan and S.Bennett.

GC is more fluid with a tougher course in 2020. I like Kwiatkovski. But of course Impey will be a chance as will Leon Sanchez

 

[tobydawq]

Simon Yates.

 

[rick james]

Ouch! That's gotta hurt his huge ego. Can't blame Merida this time, can he?

such hate

 

[Red Rick]

Thread title is uncomfortably appropriate right now.

 

[GVFTA]

Durbo went the big cog.

If he raced for Ineos he would have gone faster. They would have given him one of those clean marginal gains chains.

 

[christopherrowe]

Thread title is uncomfortably appropriate right now.

Too right, alas. Does the will and the way exist among the moderators to change it to something like "Australia and New Zealand Summer of Cycling 2020?"

 

[RedheadDane]

Too right, alas. Does the will and the way exist among the moderators to change it to something like "Australia and New Zealand Summer of Cycling 2020?"

And then just change the 2020 to 2021 next year. Gotta maintain the thread!

 

[Mayomaniac]

If he raced for Ineos he would have gone faster. They would have given him one of those clean marginal gains chains.

He probably went for the big cog to have a better chain alignment on his ideal gear/the one he'd use the most.

 

[Nirvana]

Ouch! That's gotta hurt his huge ego. Can't blame Merida this time, can he?

First race with him and Pinarello has already switched from "Dogmagic" to another "terrible old iron".