I wonder how classic is getting on at the Aus titles.....im dissapointed he hasnt found a way to log in and give a lap by lap commentary :p :D

Time for a nice training ride for me :)

Wow what a suprise at the Aus titles RR!!!

I knew menzies was going to feature...seems like his career has been going sideways and he needed a big result.

Im suprised mclachlan beat home menzies and hilton clarke in a sprint finish.

I noticed lloyd finished 6th...i bet he was the one that repeatedly put the hurt into the pack...i mean only 19 finished??

eagerly awaiting your report classic....

(cycling news dont have a report up yet)

edit: Gerrans, Davis, Jongewaard DNF....and the time wasnt that flash....there has to be an interesting story to this race....

Im not suprised you like the dumb guys....you fit right in ;)

Oh and yes I noticed the abuse of my username.....bastid! :p

(You do realise I have never been banned from this website dont you??) I pay Joe the big bucks ;)

So I watched the ch9 6pm news tonight as their sports section does a sunday wrap up of sport so i figured the Aus RR Titles would get at least a 5-10sec mention.

Nothing...nada....but the womens hockey...oh hell yeah they played a warm up game somewhere overseas with game highlights....:mad: :mad: :mad: :mad: :mad: :mad: :mad: :mad:

Get used to it.
If there's gonna be any coverage, it'll be SBS or ABC.
Commercial TV sucks dog's thingies ... I rarely watch it.

Jongewaard and Gerrans were in a very early break with Oneill. They got caught at halfway and Gerrans didnt have the steam to hang in when the break went away again. The young guy who won, Lapthorne , was away for the last 20 odd kays. Top ride - I know the name but don't know much about him. Drapc Porsche had three in the break, Healthnet had three most of the time and Wilson and Cooke for Unibet were there until the second last climb. Clarke had his little brother working for him. Menzies and Clarke rode fantastic races and kept their powder dry until the finale. McLoughlin was probably the strongest. Attacked, got caught, covered the moves for his teammate, won the sprint by over a length. Lloyd apparently trained his arse off for the event but couldnt put the hurt on at the end. He is farkin tiny and was on gears one or two cogs lower than anyone else on the climb.

Davis couldnt go with the 14-15 riders who made the break when it went at halfway.

There weren't that many people on the climb today as they had full road closure and stopped people driving up there at 10.30. We only just beat the full road closure and got stopped three times by cops or marshalls getting to our spot. Managed to see the final climb and just made it to the finish to see the sprint. Great day out eating BBQ and sucking beers up there on the hill with the old man and his mates.
:)

+1000.

What gets me is he can do that off two or three steps. Its impressive to watch.

Is it common in nationals and one day classics etc for riders to pull out when they know they cant get into a big front pack? Its a strange one for me in the sense that I have never really come across it before...in terms of calling it quits when you know you cant win. I can understand why they do it but was just wondering if its common place?

Its common when theres nothing to race for (eg, prize money, UCI or Protour points etc)

Excuse my ignorance...who's the chick in the picture?

Sarah Ulmer

Aha... Never seen her in anything but lycra before. Always a tidy unit.


I got one prediction on the RR right too..McLachlan made the top 5 :)

My predictions sucked. Thats why I don't bother ever having a bet.

yeah my prediction on menzies was ok too :) Good on him!!

lol. Saw my picture on the interweb this morning.
http://www.cyclingnews.com/road/2007...RC07/AORC076/3

Thats me in the dark tshirt partily obscured by N ONeills right elbow. I'm a celebrity now.:D

Oooh! Can I have your autograph?:p

I'm not gonna get my pic on there for cycling performances, so I have to take it as it comes.

The missus made it to 3 or 4 newspapers, the 5 O'clock news, and got 4 calls from the local TV station last week. At least you didn't have to get bashed up for your 15 minutes.

How is your missus doing? Has she recovered from all her injuries?

Other than the broken finger, she seems to be doing ok.

Nice work!!! :D

WTF happened? Don't Mormons like Aussies ?? I thought you lived in Happy Valley, USA.

She's the Loss Prevention Investigator at a local store. Last weekend, she stopped a shoplifter, and he ended up hitting her in the head, bruising up her arm, and breaking her finger. But she also had his jacket and mobile phone, so he was arrested within an hour. Apparently the fine he would have faced for the theft is $174.95. Instead, he's probably looking at 6-12 months in jail. That's if they go easy on him.

Of the 19 riders to complete the Aus Titles RR - 9 were VICTORIAN :D :D :D :p :p :p