The Aussie Thread- Part 4
01-30-06 | 08:21 PM
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Originally Posted by classic1
Here is the Commonwealth Games road course.
https://www.melbourne2006.com.au/Spor.../Cycling+Road/
What to you reckon fellas?
https://www.melbourne2006.com.au/Spor.../Cycling+Road/
What to you reckon fellas?
01-30-06 | 08:35 PM
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Originally Posted by classic1
Here is the Commonwealth Games road course.
https://www.melbourne2006.com.au/Spor.../Cycling+Road/
What to you reckon fellas?
https://www.melbourne2006.com.au/Spor.../Cycling+Road/
What to you reckon fellas?
01-30-06 | 08:38 PM
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Originally Posted by jock
Well on the face of it it has to be one of the wierdest and flattest road courses I've ever seen.
But aside from it looks like it could be a whole lotta fun. It's like a hybrid road/crit course with plenty of technical aspects and two hotdog sections. Plenty of places for people to try to 'run and hide', and two nice long sections for riders to guage how far away the break is.
Definitely a course for the strong men. Nothing in it for the hill freaks. Sprinters will be licking their lips because all they have to do is hold on and get their team mates to close down any little breaks.
But aside from it looks like it could be a whole lotta fun. It's like a hybrid road/crit course with plenty of technical aspects and two hotdog sections. Plenty of places for people to try to 'run and hide', and two nice long sections for riders to guage how far away the break is.
Definitely a course for the strong men. Nothing in it for the hill freaks. Sprinters will be licking their lips because all they have to do is hold on and get their team mates to close down any little breaks.
There are places on the course where you can see the race 3 times per lap!!! I'm going to go down for a look.
Ed said a while back he wouldn't go across the road to see the Commonwealth Games
You have to at least go for a look.
01-30-06 | 08:42 PM
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Originally Posted by classic1
Course is too technical. 175km of jumping out of corners!.
01-30-06 | 08:44 PM
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I'm putting my money on plenty of 'carbon-meets-bitumen' action. 
01-30-06 | 08:55 PM
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Originally Posted by jock
I'm putting my money on plenty of 'carbon-meets-bitumen' action.
01-30-06 | 09:07 PM
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Originally Posted by jock
I'm putting my money on plenty of 'carbon-meets-bitumen' action.
01-30-06 | 09:29 PM
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Originally Posted by jock
Time trial's on beach road. Wonder if that'll interfere with Hell Ride
Definitely a weird RR course though.
01-30-06 | 09:29 PM
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Originally Posted by 531Aussie
that's shorter and tighter than some shopping mall criteriums!! I reckon the Sandown cousre is longer that.!!
01-30-06 | 09:39 PM
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Originally Posted by classic1
Here is the Commonwealth Games road course.
https://www.melbourne2006.com.au/Spor.../Cycling+Road/
What to you reckon fellas?
https://www.melbourne2006.com.au/Spor.../Cycling+Road/
What to you reckon fellas?
I suppose if you get dropped, you could ride over to the MCG and watch the crikit
Last edited by berny; 01-30-06 at 09:44 PM.
01-30-06 | 09:42 PM
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on such a tight course, some of the local neo pros who did the Bay Crits would probably have a better show than half the internationals
01-30-06 | 09:56 PM
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Originally Posted by berny
It's hard to believe they had much input from road cyclists.
01-30-06 | 10:03 PM
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Extract from CyclingNews 28 January 2006:
After a meeting of the UCI Management Committee in Kleve, Germany, venues for various world championship events for the next 2-3 years were awarded. After the successful Revolution series of track meeting were once again popular in 2005, Manchester will host the 2008 track world championships. The 2007 junior world championships will be held in Aguascalientes, Mexico, with the 2008 event to be held in Cape Town, South Africa. The 2008 MTB marathon world championships were awarded to the Italian city of Villabassa *while the track masters world championships for the years 2007-09 will be staged in Sydney, Australia*. Finally, the cyclo-cross masters world championships for 2007-09 were awarded to the Belgian city of Mol.
After a meeting of the UCI Management Committee in Kleve, Germany, venues for various world championship events for the next 2-3 years were awarded. After the successful Revolution series of track meeting were once again popular in 2005, Manchester will host the 2008 track world championships. The 2007 junior world championships will be held in Aguascalientes, Mexico, with the 2008 event to be held in Cape Town, South Africa. The 2008 MTB marathon world championships were awarded to the Italian city of Villabassa *while the track masters world championships for the years 2007-09 will be staged in Sydney, Australia*. Finally, the cyclo-cross masters world championships for 2007-09 were awarded to the Belgian city of Mol.
01-30-06 | 10:08 PM
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manna from heaven!!!
I'd best start saving for more rings and things
I'd best start saving for more rings and things
01-30-06 | 10:26 PM
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Originally Posted by jock
manna from heaven!!!
I'd best start saving for more rings and things
I'd best start saving for more rings and things
01-30-06 | 10:30 PM
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Originally Posted by berny
Never mind rings and things, I gotta get a bike!
01-30-06 | 10:54 PM
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Originally Posted by Thylacine
To answer the first question, I decided to get married
Congrats on nabbing one for keeps.
01-30-06 | 10:55 PM
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Originally Posted by jock
Never mind the bike, I gotta get me some faster legs!!
01-30-06 | 11:02 PM
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Originally Posted by badsac
Says Mr 78 km/h car passing road raging crazy man.
[edit] FWIW, it was under 72kmh. 78kmh is a strictly downhill only speed
01-30-06 | 11:24 PM
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I thought I heard in the last TdF that MCEwan won a sprint on a lishgt incline doing about 60?
They quicker than robbie on the central coast?
BTW 7* km/h is strictly motorised speed for me thanks.
They quicker than robbie on the central coast?
BTW 7* km/h is strictly motorised speed for me thanks.
01-30-06 | 11:36 PM
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Originally Posted by badsac
I thought I heard in the last TdF that MCEwan won a sprint on a lishgt incline doing about 60? They quicker than robbie on the central coast?
I have no experience which puts me waaaaaay behind the eight ball. So even if was as fast as them they'd still put me to shame 9 times out of ten, if not more.
01-30-06 | 11:59 PM
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Originally Posted by jock
No, no. The context of the discussion was the Masters TRACK World Championships. Some vets are still pretty brutally fast and several rungs higher up the ladder than I might ever hope to get to.
I have no experience which puts me waaaaaay behind the eight ball. So even if was as fast as them they'd still put me to shame 9 times out of ten, if not more.
I have no experience which puts me waaaaaay behind the eight ball. So even if was as fast as them they'd still put me to shame 9 times out of ten, if not more.
01-31-06 | 01:58 AM
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You guys have asked a little about my bike rebuild. Heres a link! https://www.bikeforums.net/commuting/170386-27-commuter-beater-rebuild.html
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Im just happy to be on the road again
01-31-06 | 02:19 AM
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Jock - not done packing yet. Are you volunteering?
Kotter - Nice thread.
Kotter - Nice thread.
01-31-06 | 03:57 AM
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Youse blokes,
seeing how a few of you (not sure exactly how many) race, I was wondering if any of you had any tips/advice fer someone thinking of having a bash.
There's a club nearby that does crits through summer and rr through winter which sounds like a bit of fun.
I'm an ex road racer : motorsickles, and really miss my adrenaline hits.
I'm 39, reasonably fit and usually ride 20-25 hours a month, got two jobs, two kids and need a new outlet.
Oh, and what's the deal with grading? Do they do some sort of grading race or do you just start at the very bottom?
seeing how a few of you (not sure exactly how many) race, I was wondering if any of you had any tips/advice fer someone thinking of having a bash.
There's a club nearby that does crits through summer and rr through winter which sounds like a bit of fun.
I'm an ex road racer : motorsickles, and really miss my adrenaline hits.
I'm 39, reasonably fit and usually ride 20-25 hours a month, got two jobs, two kids and need a new outlet.
Oh, and what's the deal with grading? Do they do some sort of grading race or do you just start at the very bottom?