UCI World Championships 2010, Geelong: Early Thread

[sublimit]

Its not on freeview, I checked on the BBC website earlier and its cable or satellite only.

 

[Andy99]

Its not on freeview, I checked on the BBC website earlier and its cable or satellite only.

Blimey the BBC are weird. I see the TT and the womens race are on freeview. just not the mens RR..

http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/tv_and_radio/5345480.stm

Still I've got sky, so all is good

 

[Dundee]

Just having a look at the final riders announced by Australia and I see Australia are only starting 4 in the U23 men RR (from potentialy the 6 they could).

Matthews was always going to be in the team (Oceania RR Champ) so Australia could select 5 others, the Cycling Australia web site now only shows 4 starters for the RR (updated 24th).

As the World Champs are in Austraia this would appear to be dumb in my opinion, it is not like Austraia does not have the talented U23 riders to fill the spots and give the Australian fans more to cheer on.

Don't understand it.

 

[Curls_21]

Its not on freeview, I checked on the BBC website earlier and its cable or satellite only.

Oh man I got really excited when I saw the UCI coverage note thought I may actually be able to watch some cycling on my TV, now I am going to have use other sources.

 

[auscyclefan94]

Interesting comments from Evans at yesterdays training camp in canberra

"We haven't had that meeting yet," Evans told AAP. "I hope at least to get the role of a protected rider."

"It's a question of whether there's three guys left in front or whether there'll be 40 guys left in front," Evans said. "I don't know what's going to happen, but nobody does, so everyone's in the same boat."

 

[auscyclefan94]

From Foreca Weather, the forecast is...
Wed: Max 11oC - 65% chance of rain
Thurs: Max 12oC - 50% chance of rain
Fri: Max:13oC - 65% chance of rain
Sat: Max 16oC - 5% chance of rain
Sun: Max 22oC - 10% chance of rain.

 

[Ferminal]

Just having a look at the final riders announced by Australia and I see Australia are only starting 4 in the U23 men RR (from potentialy the 6 they could).

Matthews was always going to be in the team (Oceania RR Champ) so Australia could select 5 others, the Cycling Australia web site now only shows 4 starters for the RR (updated 24th).

As the World Champs are in Austraia this would appear to be dumb in my opinion, it is not like Austraia does not have the talented U23 riders to fill the spots and give the Australian fans more to cheer on.

Don't understand it.

Roe had to pull out last week or so, not sure why they only have 4 starters though...

 

[LukeSchmid]

Roe had to pull out last week or so, not sure why they only have 4 starters though...

Nick Aitken also withdrew for the Road Race team. No idea why though

 

[Dundee]

Did Nick pull out or was he withdrawn, I believe he is devo he is not riding?
4 startes is a joke from Cycling Australia.

 

[LukeSchmid]

AFL grand final drawn - replay next Saturday. The sports coverage will be dominated by coverage of it and the world champs are going to be totally overshadowed.

 

[Handbrake]

After the AFL draw today I think I will see what odds can I get on a Kolobnev / Pozzato dead heat. With both the AFL GF replay and NRL grand finals on the same weekend, the World Champs will get very little publicity. I hope no one was leaving their travel plans to the last minute.

 

[auscyclefan94]

Bad news for WC organisers. Terrible and my team is in the GF which is worse.

 

[battery89]

Taylor Phinney:

Cool to see @janibrajkovic out on the course today! Who ever said this year's worlds was flat.......was either blind or cruel. Or both. ;^)





Also annoyed at AFL grand final replay. World champ race is going to be totally overshadowed in local media.

 

[auscyclefan94]

Worlds are soooo going to be overshadowed. It is such a shame that a big opportunity for a big event for a little sport like cycling in aus will be overshadowed.

 

[roundabout]

Taylor Phinney:

Cool to see @janibrajkovic out on the course today! Who ever said this year's worlds was flat.......was either blind or cruel. Or both. ;^)





Also annoyed at AFL grand final replay. World champ race is going to be totally overshadowed in local media.

For Phinney most courses would be hilly.

 

[lucybears]

Did Nick pull out or was he withdrawn, I believe he is devo he is not riding?
4 startes is a joke from Cycling Australia.

http://www.cycling.org.au/?ID=39228

Road Race

1.Rohan DENNIS (Vale Park, SA 28.05.1990 / Team Jayco-Skins)
2.Luke DURBRIDGE (Bassendean, WA 09.04.1991 / Jayco-Skins)
3.Joseph LEWIS (Gloucester, NSW 13.01.1989 / Drapac)
4.Michael MATTHEWS (Farrer, ACT 26.09.1990 / Jayco-Skins) Oceania Road Race Champion
5.Malcolm RUDOLPH (Oakhurst, QLD 04.01.1989 / Jayco-Skins)

 

[Spare Tyre]

AFL grand final drawn - replay next Saturday. The sports coverage will be dominated by coverage of it and the world champs are going to be totally overshadowed.

I don't think it will make much difference. There would have been very little media coverage anyway. Coverage for anything but footy, cricket, tennis at Oz Open time and (in Melbourne anyway) the Spring Racing Carnival, is nearly non-existent. A few years ago the World Swimming Championships were held in Melbourne and it seemed to be only swimmers who knew or cared.

It's a pity for the women's road race though. Many of the blokes who would otherwise have chosen to watch the race at the course will probably go looking for a TV set instead.

Edit: Publicans and other sellers of alcohol will be chuffed to get the Grand Final all over again.

 

[Tuarts]

It's a bit ****ed with the draw in the AFL. Still its only the 60k Collywobble bogans who'll be interested and I don't think any of them know what a bike is.

Oh and over here in the West, the World Championsihps have recieved ZERO coverage.

 

[Tuarts]

Did Nick pull out or was he withdrawn, I believe he is devo he is not riding?
4 startes is a joke from Cycling Australia.

Australia has qualified the following quotas for the Championships :

* Elite Men - nine riders in the road race and two in the time trial
* Elite Women - six riders in the road race and two in the time trial plus Oceania Champion in each event
* U23 Men - five for the road race and two for the time trial plus Oceania Champion in each event

http://www.cycling.org.au/?ID=39228

 

[The Hitch]

So i hear the WC are going to be upstaged by some other match.

Anyone else see the irony?

Our thing, cycling is quite used to getting upstaged by bigger sports (fanbase wise). Football, F1 and Tennis.

And yet here, the world championships are given to Australia, and the sport will now be upstaged, for once, by a sport smaller than itself

Australian rules football. I mean, what the hell is that


Sad in a way isnt it.

 

[TourOfSardinia]

What no radio during the Worlds?

Let me know if this has been discussed in the 60 preceding pages:

Bettini talking to the Gazetta (in Italian) discussed how it is difficult to do the DS at this Worlds - the first where all DSs are banned from communicating with their team during the race - on radio or from the car.

I think this changes things quite a lot.

 

[Ferminal]

Let me know if this has been discussed in the 60 preceding pages:

Bettini talking to the Gazetta (in Italian) discussed how it is difficult to do the DS at this Worlds - the first where all DSs are banned from communicating with their team during the race - on radio or from the car.

I think this changes things quite a lot.

I only read about this the other day, nothing has been said here. I wonder what it will do to team cohesion on the road.

 

[sublimit]

So i hear the WC are going to be upstaged by some other match.

Anyone else see the irony?

Our thing, cycling is quite used to getting upstaged by bigger sports (fanbase wise). Football, F1 and Tennis.

And yet here, the world championships are given to Australia, and the sport will now be upstaged, for once, by a sport smaller than itself

Australian rules football. I mean, what the hell is that


Sad in a way isnt it.

I dont have a problem with other sports but yes, If cycling was too popular and mainstream it would end up on pay TV or some rip-off subscription channel.

I'm kind of happy its a seen as a minor sport at the minute, but obviously cycle racing is a far superior sport in my eyes.

 

[53 x 11]

Australian rules football. I mean, what the hell is that


Sad in a way isnt it.

Hey, if you like watching a bunch of dudes in lycra you'll probably like AFL as well. From what I can see it's sort of a high powered homoerotic volleyball match if it included the finer points of school yard tag.

Just sayin'.

 

[53 x 11]

I dont have a problem with other sports but yes, If cycling was too popular and mainstream it would end up on pay TV or some rip-off subscription channel.

I'm kind of happy its a seen as a minor sport at the minute.

The worst thing that could happen to bike racing in Australia is for it to be accepted by the mainstream audience.