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12-14-06, 10:30 PM
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Originally Posted by ecnetsixe
well i have the QS Belgium champ jersey too - willthat do?
Does Montenegro have a national champ's jersey? I reckon that would be sufficiently obscure for even the keenest cycling fan.
12-14-06, 10:37 PM
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12-14-06, 10:41 PM
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Originally Posted by ecnetsixe
My LA 7 times world champ poster (Graham Watson) just arrived....its HUGE!!!! 40" of inspiration 
12-14-06, 10:41 PM
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Originally Posted by matagi
Big Tom rules!!!
Does Montenegro have a national champ's jersey? I reckon that would be sufficiently obscure for even the keenest cycling fan.
Does Montenegro have a national champ's jersey? I reckon that would be sufficiently obscure for even the keenest cycling fan.
12-14-06, 10:46 PM
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Originally Posted by climbo
no wonder he can't keep the ladies - ouch ! 40" - can't take your eyes off it hey ?
Its not stiff yet....its just rolled up on my desk.
12-14-06, 10:47 PM
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Originally Posted by ecnetsixe
i nearly got conned into buying a property in Montenegro with a few mates a couple of years ago...it would of been nice but not my idea of a secure investment. Lots of Croatia is stunning too.
Mark Viduka has a stunning house in Split, I believe.
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12-14-06, 10:51 PM
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12-14-06, 10:59 PM
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Originally Posted by ecnetsixe
yeah you have already got me running scared of 'D' grade - stop already lol!!!!!!!!!....having grown up playing a lot of cricket I just cant get this idea of 'D' grade being the equivalent to 'D' Grade cricket lol....
D grade can be scary coz of a lack of bike skills from some participants..... What amazed me about D grade was that I was riding about 40-50km per week (including racing
) which obviously was not sufficient to progress far, yet there were other blokes doing 300km weeks and still finishing behind me! 
12-15-06, 12:24 AM
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Originally Posted by Wilchemy
D grade can be scary coz of a lack of bike skills from some participants..... What amazed me about D grade was that I was riding about 40-50km per week (including racing
) which obviously was not sufficient to progress far, yet there were other blokes doing 300km weeks and still finishing behind me!
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12-15-06, 02:06 AM
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Originally Posted by ecnetsixe
whats a good avg speed for a good a-grade crit 44kmh? more?
) and the average was just over 44 - and it wasn't that hard.
12-15-06, 03:52 AM
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Originally Posted by classic1
Glenview would be more like 46km/h + on a good day. Fast course though. I've raced there B grade (with a fat guts ) and the average was just over 44 - and it wasn't that hard.
) and the average was just over 44 - and it wasn't that hard.
12-15-06, 06:32 PM
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Originally Posted by classic1
You've gotta get over Paris thing dude. I saw the video. Shes a dud root IMO.
12-15-06, 08:49 PM
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Originally Posted by ecnetsixe
Yea maybe....but I can relate to Paris as we are both on the same intelliectuall level
12-16-06, 07:22 PM
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wow what a day....great weather and a great ride and I come home and low and behold Ch9 have the Cronulla crit race...followed by the cricket....ohhh what did I deserve to be so blessed today!!!
12-16-06, 08:59 PM
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Originally Posted by ecnetsixe
wow what a day.... lo and behold Ch9 have the Cronulla crit race...
12-17-06, 04:25 AM
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Originally Posted by ecnetsixe
wow what a day....great weather and a great ride and I come home and low and behold Ch9 have the Cronulla crit race...followed by the cricket....ohhh what did I deserve to be so blessed today!!!
I hope Darryl Eastlake was commentating.
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12-17-06, 04:46 AM
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Originally Posted by matagi
Is that what it was? I thought it was a lot of interviews and advertisements interrupted by footage of a bunch of blokes on bikes.
Sorry Johhny Monkey, that's as close as they got to big Darryl!
12-17-06, 05:16 AM
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I saw gerrans on beach road just last week so im assuming hes staying home for the rest of the year....why doesnt he ride any local crits? is he busy prepping already for next season. seems like robbie gives a lot of his time to ride as much of the local scene as he can even if hes not taking it too serious at least hes out and around for the local fans. Im not having a go at simon imi just curious as to why he hasnt been around as much as robbie on the local scene???
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Originally Posted by Wilchemy
C'mon matagi - can't you see the relevance of interviewing the coach of the "Cronulla Sharks" rugby league team at a criterium race???
and who was that decathlon guy? The crowning moment was, of course, interviewing the NSW Minister for Health - we so needed to hear his inane warblings. I'd really love to take a stopwatch to that broadcast and work out exactly how much actual cycling footage we got in the entire 90 minutes, 'coz I reckon the answer will be - not much.
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Originally Posted by matagi
Yeah, apparently he rode a bicycle as part of his rugby training....once and who was that decathlon guy? The crowning moment was, of course, interviewing the NSW Minister for Health - we so needed to hear his inane warblings.
and who was that decathlon guy? The crowning moment was, of course, interviewing the NSW Minister for Health - we so needed to hear his inane warblings.I did enjoy seeing brown finish. I hadnt seen much of him before.
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Originally Posted by matagi
Yeah, apparently he rode a bicycle as part of his rugby training....once and who was that decathlon guy? The crowning moment was, of course, interviewing the NSW Minister for Health - we so needed to hear his inane warblings.
I'd really love to take a stopwatch to that broadcast and work out exactly how much actual cycling footage we got in the entire 90 minutes, 'coz I reckon the answer will be - not much.
and who was that decathlon guy? The crowning moment was, of course, interviewing the NSW Minister for Health - we so needed to hear his inane warblings. I'd really love to take a stopwatch to that broadcast and work out exactly how much actual cycling footage we got in the entire 90 minutes, 'coz I reckon the answer will be - not much.
Yeah, but did the Sharks win or what?
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12-17-06, 03:54 PM
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Originally Posted by ecnetsixe
I saw gerrans on beach road just last week so im assuming hes staying home for the rest of the year....why doesnt he ride any local crits? is he busy prepping already for next season. seems like robbie gives a lot of his time to ride as much of the local scene as he can even if hes not taking it too serious at least hes out and around for the local fans. Im not having a go at simon imi just curious as to why he hasnt been around as much as robbie on the local scene???
I think you'll see him at the Bay Crit series too..