Tour Down Under - Stage 1: Mawson Lakes - Angaston, 138km

[NickBVK]

SteepHillTV has a link to 891 ABC Adelaide radio coverage:

Alan Peiper interview on now,,,

http://www.steephill.tv/tour-down-under/

Haaa feel like I'm watching the cricket listening to Jim Maxwell

 

[Ferminal]

Rogers and Dean puncture and off the back.

 

[ingsve]

Rogers and Dean puncture and off the back.

Well, they're apparently back in the peloton already. The radio commentators speak as if it's the end of the world but they can probably get back up to the front and do some work still.

 

[Ferminal]

Goss.
Greipel
McEwen?

 

[Kevin Rudd's Hairdryer]

Goss gets it!!!!
Yeah baby!!

 

[Ferminal]

Well, the race should be as good as over now, no other sprinter should be able to beat Goss if he's the undisputed leader of HTC.

Official results will probably take some time.

 

[ingsve]

Brilliant job by McEwen for third.

Still unconfirmed.

Where was Cav?

Probably leading out since Goss was sprinting.

 

[Bailey]

Looks like Greipel DOES have intentions for this year's TDU, after all.

It will be Goss versus Greipel for overall honours.

Should be interesting.

 

[cyclingfanatik]

Goss!!!! yeah baby!

 

[Bailey]

Well, the race should be as good as over now, no other sprinter should be able to beat Goss if he's the undisputed leader of HTC.

Actually, yeah that's probably true.

 

[taiwan]

So there you go. There'll be a HUGE amount of hype about Matt Goss this year. At least Greipel can console himself that he's got bigger fish to fry than the TDU.

 

[ingsve]

Did he say this was the plan pre-race?

Bit of a let down since the Tour was marketed on Cav V Greipel

Ya, it has been hinted at during the fall but there have been mixed messages in recent interviews.

 

[royalpig180]

Looks like Greipel DOES have intentions for this year's TDU, after all.

It will be Goss versus Greipel for overall honours.

Should be interesting.

Greipel doesn't have much of a chance in this scenario IMO if Goss has Cav and Renshaw doing leadouts for him, and Goss can climb a little better than Greipel too (though they're saying on the radio that Greipel's lost some weight, maybe he will be able to climb a little better). Shouldn't be very close. I wonder if HTC will go for a second podium place if Goss gets it wrapped up.

 

[on3m@n@rmy]

Timmy-loves-Rabo is looking more like a wizard all the time.
His pre-race call (Goss wins) for Sunday's cancer council classic:
http://forum.cyclingnews.com/showthread.php?p=411782#post411782
...4th post from the top on that page

 

[ingsve]

Timmy-loves-Rabo is looking more like a wizard all the time.
His pre-race call (Goss wins) for Sunday's cancer council classic:
http://forum.cyclingnews.com/showthread.php?p=411782#post411782
...4th post from the top on that page

Well, it's not really that hard to predict Goss to win. The only question mark was whether they would work for him or Cav but when they are working for Goss then he would always be one of the absolute favourites.

 

[Ferminal]

CJ got fourth they think, not bad, will probably swap the sprints between him and Hendo.

 

[ingsve]

CJ got fourth they think, not bad, will probably swap the sprints between him and Hendo.

Ya, he was 4th and Hendo 10th. I wonder if they went wiht Sutton because Hendo was feeling stiff after his crash.

Has anyone seen the other in the top 10?

 

[on3m@n@rmy]

Well, it's not really that hard to predict Goss to win. The only question mark was whether they would work for him or Cav but when they are working for Goss then he would always be one of the absolute favourites.

Not hard for veteran followers of the peloton , but for newbees like me... well you get the idea

 

[Ferminal]

Ya, he was 4th and Hendo 10th. I wonder if they went wiht Sutton because Hendo was feeling stiff after his crash.

Has anyone seen the other in the top 10?

O'Grady 14th
Gerrans 15th
Davis 17th

I don't care, tell me the top10 not random Aussies!

It will be hours before official results are published, not sure why, can't they just use ASO/RCS style timing.

 

[ingsve]

O'Grady 14th
Gerrans 15th
Davis 17th

I don't care, tell me the top10 not random Aussies!

It will be hours before official results are published, not sure why, can't they just use ASO/RCS style timing.

Or they could just read the provisional top 10 since they know the top 25 at least.

 

[Bailey]

McEwen is talking like a guy who is genuinely trying very hard this race. He sounds hungry. Wants at least a stage win. Would be nice to see, but he has little hope. I guess he's lucky just to be riding this year...

 

[Bailey]

Robbie Hunter helped Robbie McEwen pass 50 or so riders to get him back up to the front few wheels before the finishing few hundred meters. I think he said he got pushed out a bit prior to that.

 

[Bailey]

Goss is definitely talking like he is the protected HTC rider in his post-stage interview. He means business.

 

[Tuarts]

Wow, Robbie getting help for once.

Good ride by Goss, amazed so many believed the hype about the Cav-Griepl thing. Still, would be good to see them (and Farrar) have a real go at each other at least once.

 

[Bailey]

McEwen seems to have a new zip in his step since he signed up with Bruyneel and Armstrong.

Yep, I think you're right.

He sounds like he's very serious about repaying their faith in him. Same goes for Hunter. They both appreciate how lucky they are, no doubt.