Tour Down Under (Spoiler alert)
01-18-09, 05:03 AM
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I was there - it was awesome!!
Was very cool seeing Hincapie and Voigt dragging the pack round at various points! Lance did his post race interview in front of us. We dont normally get names this big here so it was a bit surreal.
Note the winner of the first two primes, Jack Bobridge. That's a name you will be hearing more and more of in the future!!
Was very cool seeing Hincapie and Voigt dragging the pack round at various points! Lance did his post race interview in front of us. We dont normally get names this big here so it was a bit surreal.
Note the winner of the first two primes, Jack Bobridge. That's a name you will be hearing more and more of in the future!!
01-18-09, 07:07 AM
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I was there - it was awesome!!
Was very cool seeing Hincapie and Voigt dragging the pack round at various points! Lance did his post race interview in front of us. We dont normally get names this big here so it was a bit surreal.
Note the winner of the first two primes, Jack Bobridge. That's a name you will be hearing more and more of in the future!!
Was very cool seeing Hincapie and Voigt dragging the pack round at various points! Lance did his post race interview in front of us. We dont normally get names this big here so it was a bit surreal.
Note the winner of the first two primes, Jack Bobridge. That's a name you will be hearing more and more of in the future!!
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Originally Posted by the cyclingnews article
The first to attack were Jack Bobridge (UniSA-Australia) and Liquigas' Maciej Bodnar, who got away during the second lap. They contested the first and second primes, both of which were taken out by Bobridge, with Alexandr Pliuschin joining the duo on the sixth time around the 1.7km circuit.
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I'm psyched that McEwen won.
Good for him!
As cocky as he is, I really like him. I think he's one of my favorite riders. I kind of idolize the guy a tad. Heh.
Good for him!
As cocky as he is, I really like him. I think he's one of my favorite riders. I kind of idolize the guy a tad. Heh.
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01-18-09, 04:41 PM
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Add in first in the U23 TT and Road race at the recent national titles.
simple cut & paste,
2008
1st Team Pursuit Track World Cup USA
2nd Stage 3 Ronde de l'Isard FRA
4th Team Pursuit Olympic Games CHN
4th Indiv Pursuit Australian Titles NSW
4th Stage 5 TT Thuringen Rundfahrt U23 GER
6th Points Race Australian Titles NSW
8th overall Tour of Berlin GER
2007
1st Team Pursuit World Junior Titles MEX
1st Australian Madison Championships VIC
1st U19 Indiv Pursuit Oceania Titles AUS
2nd U19 Scratch Race Australian Titles NSW
2nd U19 Madison Australian Titles NSW
2nd U19 Team Pursuit Australian Titles NSW
2nd U19 Road Time Trial Oceania Titles AUS
2nd U19 Road Time Trial Australian Titles NSW
2nd U19 National Road Series
3rd Team Pursuit Track World Cup AUS
3rd U19 Scratch Race Oceania Titles AUS
3rd U19 Individual Pursuit Australian Titles NSW
4th Road Time Trial World Junior Titles MEX
5th Team Pursuit Track World Cup CHN
5th U19 Points Race Australian Titles NSW
6th Team Pursuit Track World Cup GBR
10th Points Race World Junior Titles MEX
21st Points Race Track World Cup GBR
65th Road Race World Junior Titles MEX
2006
1st Team Pursuit World Junior Titles BEL
3rd U19 Points Race Australian Titles SA
3rd U19 Scratch Race Australian Titles SA
3rd U19 Madison Australian Titles SA
3rd U19 Road Pairs Time Trial Australian Titles QLD
4th U19 Individual Pursuit Australian Titles SA
4th U19 Team Pursuit Australian Titles SA
4th U19 Team Sprint Australian Titles SA
4th U19 National Road Time Trial Series
4th U19 Road Race Australian Titles QLD
5th U19 Road Time Trial Australian Titles QLD
2005
1st U17 Road Pairs Time Trial Australian Titles QLD
2nd U17 Team Pursuit Australian Titles VIC
3rd U17 Scratch Race Australian Titles VIC
3rd U17 Team Sprint Australian Titles VIC
5th U17 Road Time Trial Australian Titles QLD
6th U17 Individual Pursuit Australian Titles VIC
01-18-09, 07:33 PM
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wow, pretty good.
they have been testing with 180mm cranks and gears up around 110 inches latley.
London games we should back to normal.
they have been testing with 180mm cranks and gears up around 110 inches latley.
London games we should back to normal.
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01-22-09, 09:41 AM
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You know the racing must be hard if ol' Jens Voigt has his "I'm going to eat your children while you watch" face in full effect!
01-22-09, 09:59 AM
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I found Lance being able to call off the helicopters interesting.
"Armstrong asked race director Mike Turtur during the race to have a helicopter flying overhead pushed back. The American thought the helicopter's proximity further complicated issues for the lead group, which was already battling windy conditions."
https://www.cyclingnews.com/news.php?...n09/jan22news2
"Armstrong asked race director Mike Turtur during the race to have a helicopter flying overhead pushed back. The American thought the helicopter's proximity further complicated issues for the lead group, which was already battling windy conditions."
https://www.cyclingnews.com/news.php?...n09/jan22news2
01-22-09, 10:03 AM
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Interesting?
He's Lance Armstrong, he pisses excellence and *****s gold!
But seriously, I think its pretty cool, and I wonder if that's something the riders have always wanted to do and no one has actually done it yet (radioing in and complaining about helicopters).
He's Lance Armstrong, he pisses excellence and *****s gold!
But seriously, I think its pretty cool, and I wonder if that's something the riders have always wanted to do and no one has actually done it yet (radioing in and complaining about helicopters).
01-22-09, 10:09 AM
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Lance could probably radio in that the other riders are bothering him and they have to ride behind him - they would do it!
01-24-09, 05:55 PM
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https://velonews.tv/?articleID=2577
Such gems as
"total carnage people going everywhere"
"complete nightmare...nightmare full of pain"
and
"after all i'm only human"
Jens is f'ing awesome.
