The Aussie Thread- Part 2
#3001
anyone here done the ATTA time trials up at Calga? if so do you think its somthing worth doing? im looking at getting into some time trials and im looking for osme feedback on people whove done that event.
cheers,
g
cheers,
g
#3002
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Originally Posted by HDTVKSS
anyone here done the ATTA time trials up at Calga? if so do you think its somthing worth doing? im looking at getting into some time trials and im looking for osme feedback on people whove done that event.
cheers,
g
cheers,
g

But seriously, I've not done the event but it's been running for years so it can't be half bad.
I would thoroughly recommend doing one or two road races before you try a time trial as the course has a few tricky sections. It would be soooo easy to overcook it early in an ITT if you weren't familiar with the course.
[edit] road racing is held on Saturdays at 2pm, except it's not on this weekend. You'll need a road racing licence of some sort, of course. If you don't have one and you still wanna check out the course then we can probably make a decent ride out of it with Climbo and Dr. Shaw one Sunday.
Last edited by jock; 06-09-05 at 05:58 PM.
#3003
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Originally Posted by climbo
4am start? was that you going down Karalta Rd at about 6am?
#3004
Originally Posted by jock
ITT's are reserved for sad, desperate and lonely individuals... See you there on the 3rd July! 
But seriously, I've not done the event but it's been running for years so it can't be half bad.
I would thoroughly recommend doing one or two road races before you try a time trial as the course has a few tricky sections. It would be soooo easy to overcook it early in an ITT if you weren't familiar with the course.
[edit] road racing is held on Saturdays at 2pm, except it's not on this weekend. You'll need a road racing licence of some sort, of course. If you don't have one and you still wanna check out the course then we can probably make a decent ride out of it with Climbo and Dr. Shaw one Sunday.

But seriously, I've not done the event but it's been running for years so it can't be half bad.
I would thoroughly recommend doing one or two road races before you try a time trial as the course has a few tricky sections. It would be soooo easy to overcook it early in an ITT if you weren't familiar with the course.
[edit] road racing is held on Saturdays at 2pm, except it's not on this weekend. You'll need a road racing licence of some sort, of course. If you don't have one and you still wanna check out the course then we can probably make a decent ride out of it with Climbo and Dr. Shaw one Sunday.
#3005
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Originally Posted by ed073
Funny? Or sick??
I saw Irreversible on World Movies last week. Bugger me....that was full on.
Monica Belluci.....13 out of 10. Stunner.
I saw Irreversible on World Movies last week. Bugger me....that was full on.
Monica Belluci.....13 out of 10. Stunner.
Agree about Monica. 100% woman right there. Watched about 10 minutes of her in some war movie with Bruce Willis in it last night. Even with her in it couldn't go for more than 10 mins.
What sci-fi movie was she in where she spends the entire time in PVC? Hrm....maybe Google can help there.....
#3006
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From: Melbourne
Bikes: Scapin EOS7 sloping, 10v Record, Ksyriums
Tears of the Sun?? Crap.
Malena...great film. (she nudes up, too...
)
Malena...great film. (she nudes up, too...
)
#3007
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Originally Posted by pshaw
I hope you mean 4pm when you knocked off early yesterday..?
I hope you and climbo are both gunna be up at Minmi with me tomorrow. I'll be needing someone to lean on when my left knee blows up.
#3008
Originally Posted by jock
Err... no.
I hope you and climbo are both gunna be up at Minmi with me tomorrow. I'll be needing someone to lean on when my left knee blows up.
I hope you and climbo are both gunna be up at Minmi with me tomorrow. I'll be needing someone to lean on when my left knee blows up.

#3009
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you dippin out again, ya slacker?
#3010
Jobie's on the juice for sure....
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World championship bronze medallist Jobie Dajka faces possible expulsion from the sport after attacking national head coach Martin Barras, pushing and pinning him to the ground.
Dajka's golden future in cycling may be quickly terminated today when he faces an urgent disciplinary hearing in Adelaide before the Cycling Australia chief executive Graham Fredericks.
South Australian police are also investigating an alleged assault.
It is understood several cyclists and cycling officials are shocked at what happened and furious that the sport faces intense scrutiny once again.
Dajka has been in trouble before, being dumped from the Athens Olympic team for lying to the Robert Anderson inquiry into allegations of drug use by cyclists.
It is understood Dajka assaulted Barras, breaking his glasses in the process during a counselling session with a sports psychologist in the cycling offices at the Adelaide velodrome. The counselling session had been organised after Dajka had been involved in several incidents.
The most recent had come last weekend when he and another national cyclist, Shane Perkins, traded blows after a fiery discussion about cycling's black days of last year involving the banned cyclist Mark French and the discovery of equine growth hormone in the rooms of the Australian Institute of Sport.
Perkins is a one-time training mate of French. French is still awaiting the result of his appeal heard last month before the Court of Arbitration for Sport.
Perkins is not the subject of any disciplinary board.
Cycling Australia officials would not comment on the matter last night.
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World championship bronze medallist Jobie Dajka faces possible expulsion from the sport after attacking national head coach Martin Barras, pushing and pinning him to the ground.
Dajka's golden future in cycling may be quickly terminated today when he faces an urgent disciplinary hearing in Adelaide before the Cycling Australia chief executive Graham Fredericks.
South Australian police are also investigating an alleged assault.
It is understood several cyclists and cycling officials are shocked at what happened and furious that the sport faces intense scrutiny once again.
Dajka has been in trouble before, being dumped from the Athens Olympic team for lying to the Robert Anderson inquiry into allegations of drug use by cyclists.
It is understood Dajka assaulted Barras, breaking his glasses in the process during a counselling session with a sports psychologist in the cycling offices at the Adelaide velodrome. The counselling session had been organised after Dajka had been involved in several incidents.
The most recent had come last weekend when he and another national cyclist, Shane Perkins, traded blows after a fiery discussion about cycling's black days of last year involving the banned cyclist Mark French and the discovery of equine growth hormone in the rooms of the Australian Institute of Sport.
Perkins is a one-time training mate of French. French is still awaiting the result of his appeal heard last month before the Court of Arbitration for Sport.
Perkins is not the subject of any disciplinary board.
Cycling Australia officials would not comment on the matter last night.
#3011
Originally Posted by jock
you dippin out again, ya slacker?
#3012
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Spotlight on Michael Rogers in the BlueCollarRag https://dailytelegraph.news.com.au/st...toryid=3261011
There was also a big write-up on my favourite clown, Dopey Dajka, who is in a spot of bother after getting physical with senior coaching staff at AIS track training in Adelaide on Wednesday. The cops are even considering laying charges. But nothing on the web-site about it unfortunately.
[edit] see climbo's post above!! Gawd I'm slow today... must type faster, must type faster, must....
There was also a big write-up on my favourite clown, Dopey Dajka, who is in a spot of bother after getting physical with senior coaching staff at AIS track training in Adelaide on Wednesday. The cops are even considering laying charges. But nothing on the web-site about it unfortunately.
[edit] see climbo's post above!! Gawd I'm slow today... must type faster, must type faster, must....
#3013
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Originally Posted by climbo
just busy, haven't even thought about racing let alone training, when and where is it?
Start line is near the marshalling area (the red dot on the map). To get there just go to the roundabout at the end of the freeway. Do a U-turn then take the first off ramp onto Lineghan's drive. Travel on for about a km and take the first left to get to the carpark.
#3015
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Originally Posted by climbo
anyone going to the Comm Games??
I got allocated ONE night at the track only !! The whole track cycling thing is sold out, the mountain bike race is too if you can believe that, it's free but you need a ticket for it, how they can sell that out is beyond me, since when was MTB racing so popular?
Good news is the badminton and squash still have plenty of tickets available.
I got allocated ONE night at the track only !! The whole track cycling thing is sold out, the mountain bike race is too if you can believe that, it's free but you need a ticket for it, how they can sell that out is beyond me, since when was MTB racing so popular?
Good news is the badminton and squash still have plenty of tickets available.

#3016
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Originally Posted by climbo
I shall be there, I think...
how long to get there?
race distance?
how long to get there?
race distance?
Should be 40 or 50km. Course is a hotdog with two little hills in the middle and a small rise as you approach each turn. Finish is uphill (~ as steep as ourimbah), but it's fast >60kmh because you come off a downhill run-up.
#3017
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If you're lookin for some groovy entertainment tonite, you could do worse than
https://www.holdthebutton.com/game.php
https://www.holdthebutton.com/game.php
#3018
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Originally Posted by ed073
That was great. Lance got some serious pace on in the Jay Leno car park!!
That thing sounded fully sick, mate!
That thing sounded fully sick, mate!
#3019
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Bikes: how long have you got?
....did I just hear on the news that Jobie got 4 years for belting the coach?.......the lad has the IQ of toast!
Hitchy
Hitchy
#3020
Originally Posted by ed073
Funny? Or sick??
I saw Irreversible on World Movies last week. Bugger me....that was full on.
Monica Belluci.....13 out of 10. Stunner.
I saw Irreversible on World Movies last week. Bugger me....that was full on.
Monica Belluci.....13 out of 10. Stunner.
#3021
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From: Between the mountains and the lake.
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Jock - hate to drag you into this if it brings up any unpleasant memories, but I thought of you when I saw this thread - https://www.bikeforums.net/advocacy-safety/112990-brooklyn-bike-horror-3.html#post1249212
#3022
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Originally Posted by climbo
Jobie's on the juice for sure....
-------------------------
World championship bronze medallist Jobie Dajka faces possible expulsion from the sport after attacking national head coach Martin Barras, pushing and pinning him to the ground.
Dajka's golden future in cycling may be quickly terminated today when he faces an urgent disciplinary hearing in Adelaide before the Cycling Australia chief executive Graham Fredericks.
South Australian police are also investigating an alleged assault.
It is understood several cyclists and cycling officials are shocked at what happened and furious that the sport faces intense scrutiny once again.
Dajka has been in trouble before, being dumped from the Athens Olympic team for lying to the Robert Anderson inquiry into allegations of drug use by cyclists.
It is understood Dajka assaulted Barras, breaking his glasses in the process during a counselling session with a sports psychologist in the cycling offices at the Adelaide velodrome. The counselling session had been organised after Dajka had been involved in several incidents.
The most recent had come last weekend when he and another national cyclist, Shane Perkins, traded blows after a fiery discussion about cycling's black days of last year involving the banned cyclist Mark French and the discovery of equine growth hormone in the rooms of the Australian Institute of Sport.
Perkins is a one-time training mate of French. French is still awaiting the result of his appeal heard last month before the Court of Arbitration for Sport.
Perkins is not the subject of any disciplinary board.
Cycling Australia officials would not comment on the matter last night.
-------------------------
World championship bronze medallist Jobie Dajka faces possible expulsion from the sport after attacking national head coach Martin Barras, pushing and pinning him to the ground.
Dajka's golden future in cycling may be quickly terminated today when he faces an urgent disciplinary hearing in Adelaide before the Cycling Australia chief executive Graham Fredericks.
South Australian police are also investigating an alleged assault.
It is understood several cyclists and cycling officials are shocked at what happened and furious that the sport faces intense scrutiny once again.
Dajka has been in trouble before, being dumped from the Athens Olympic team for lying to the Robert Anderson inquiry into allegations of drug use by cyclists.
It is understood Dajka assaulted Barras, breaking his glasses in the process during a counselling session with a sports psychologist in the cycling offices at the Adelaide velodrome. The counselling session had been organised after Dajka had been involved in several incidents.
The most recent had come last weekend when he and another national cyclist, Shane Perkins, traded blows after a fiery discussion about cycling's black days of last year involving the banned cyclist Mark French and the discovery of equine growth hormone in the rooms of the Australian Institute of Sport.
Perkins is a one-time training mate of French. French is still awaiting the result of his appeal heard last month before the Court of Arbitration for Sport.
Perkins is not the subject of any disciplinary board.
Cycling Australia officials would not comment on the matter last night.
#3023
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From: Bathurst oz
Originally Posted by Expatriate
Jock - hate to drag you into this if it brings up any unpleasant memories, but I thought of you when I saw this thread - https://www.bikeforums.net/showthread.php?p=1249212#
#3024
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You never read his blog, did you?
[edit] It appears to have vanished, but I did find this:
One guy's ride from truck accident to recovery to racing again.
Author: rockmuncher
Location: Gosford, Australia
[edit] It appears to have vanished, but I did find this:
One guy's ride from truck accident to recovery to racing again.
Author: rockmuncher
Location: Gosford, Australia



