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Qantas Cycling Team - A Down Under Hope - Big Announcement
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| Miguel98 |
Posted on 18-04-2013 18:20
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 Australia National Champioship's RR Preview
Last year, Simon Gerrans won, beating Matthew Lloyd and Richie Porte. This year, the route fit's a sprinter so it will be hard to Gerrans to regain his title.
With Travis, we expect a good result. Altough, we are going to send a rider into the break do show our jersey to the media.
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| Miguel98 |
Posted on 18-04-2013 19:33
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And the 1st attacker of the day is here! It's Darren Lapthorne from Qantas. He get's countered by Matthew Lloyd.
And almost after 30 km's of attacking, a break of 3 is formed. Darren Lapthorne from Qantas, Luke Davison from Drapac and Sam Witmitz from Raleigh.
And, surprise!!! For the 1st time ever on PCM 2012, Orica actually cares about chasing the breakaway. 
But one rider is not happy with this situation. Lapthorne attacks and tries for a 40km solo ride. Witmitz and Davison try to increase the pace and reach him.
And after 10km's, it's all back together in the break. The pack is 2'15'' behind with the pace beeing made by Orica.
And with 15km's to go, it's all the same, except that the gap is now only 1 minute. Are we about to see a sprint finish with actual sprinter's?
We're now entering the last lap, that mean's only 10km's to go. Lapthorne give's it one last go. Will he hang on?
And for surprise of everybody, Orica change's tactic's. Is Goss feeling bad? O'Grady follow's an attack made by Qantas Lachlan Norris.
And they get an gap. 4km's to go and Norris give's it another go, knowing it will be hard to beat Stuart on the sprint. Can he finish it now?
And under the flamme rouge, he has still a gap. Norris is going to do it, he's got packed in the bag.
And he does it!!! Norris becames the new australian champion. What a great way to start Qantas cycling background. A win in their 1st official race. O'Grady 2nd and Travis Meyer 3rd.
Almost 2 minutes later, the pack arrives, behind lead by Haussler, who finishe's 5th. They couldn't even get to Lapthorne, who finished 4th.
| 1 | Lachlan Norris | Qantas Airways Cycling | 5h14'09 | | 2 | Stuart O'Grady | Orica - GreenEdge | s.t. | | 3 | Travis Meyer | Qantas Airways Cycling | + 24 | | 4 | Darren Lapthorne | Qantas Airways Cycling | + 1'47 | | 5 | Heinrich Haussler | IAM Cycling | s.t. | | 6 | Matthew Goss | Orica - GreenEdge | s.t. | | 7 | Christopher Sutton | Sky Procycling | s.t. | | 8 | Mark Renshaw | Blanco Pro Cycling Team | s.t. | | 9 | Matthew Hayman | Sky Procycling | s.t. | | 10 | Graeme Brown | Blanco Pro Cycling Team | s.t. |
Spoiler | 11 | Steele Von Hoff | Garmin - Sharp | s.t. | | 12 | Michael Matthews | Orica - GreenEdge | s.t. | | 13 | Zakkari Dempster | Team NetApp - Endura | s.t. | | 14 | Tommy Nankervis | Bissell Cycling | s.t. | | 15 | Rory Sutherland | Team Saxo - Tinkoff | s.t. | | 16 | Jonathan Cantwell | Team Saxo - Tinkoff | s.t. | | 17 | Hilton Clarke | UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling Team | s.t. | | 18 | David Tanner | Blanco Pro Cycling Team | s.t. | | 19 | Nathan Haas | Garmin - Sharp | s.t. | | 20 | Cameron Meyer | Orica - GreenEdge | s.t. | | 21 | Allan Davis | Orica - GreenEdge | s.t. | | 22 | Luke Roberts | Qantas Airways Cycling | s.t. | | 23 | Caleb Ewan | Qantas Airways Cycling | s.t. | | 24 | Malcom Rudolph | Drapac Cycling | s.t. | | 25 | Baden Cooke | Orica - GreenEdge | s.t. | | 26 | David Jai Crawford | Qantas Airways Cycling | s.t. | | 27 | Glenn O'Shea | An Post - Chainreaction | s.t. | | 28 | William Walker | Drapac Cycling | s.t. | | 29 | Simon Gerrans | Orica - GreenEdge | s.t. | | 30 | Jay McCarthy | Team Saxo - Tinkoff | s.t. | | 31 | Lachlan Morton | Garmin - Sharp | s.t. | | 32 | Adam Phelan | Drapac Cycling | s.t. | | 33 | Adam Hansen | Lotto Belisol | s.t. | | 34 | Simon Clarke | Orica - GreenEdge | s.t. | | 35 | Timothy Roe | Qantas Airways Cycling | s.t. | | 36 | Ben Day | UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling Team | s.t. | | 37 | Rohan Dennis | Garmin - Sharp | s.t. | | 38 | Cadel Evans | BMC Racing Team | s.t. | | 39 | Cameron Wurf | Cannondale Pro Cycling | s.t. | | 40 | Michael Rogers | Team Saxo - Tinkoff | s.t. | | 41 | Richie Porte | Sky Procycling | s.t. | | 42 | Bernard Sulzberger | Drapac Cycling | s.t. | | 43 | Richard Lang | Team Raleigh | s.t. | | 44 | Fabio Calabria | Team Novo Nordisk | s.t. | | 45 | Matthew Lloyd | Lampre - Merida | s.t. | | 46 | Johnnie Walker | Drapac Cycling | s.t. | | 47 | William Clarke | Team Argos - Shimano | s.t. | | 48 | Damien Howson | Qantas Airways Cycling | s.t. | | 49 | Sam Witmitz | Team Raleigh | s.t. | | 50 | Luke Davison | Drapac Cycling | s.t. | | 51 | Joseph Lewis | Hincapie Sportswear Development Team | s.t. | | 52 | Benjamin Hill | Hincapie Sportswear Development Team | s.t. | | 53 | Jonathan Clarke | UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling Team | s.t. | | 54 | Justin Morris | Team Novo Nordisk | s.t. | | 55 | Robbie Hucker | Drapac Cycling | s.t. | | 56 | Christopher Williams | Team Novo Nordisk | s.t. | | 57 | Mark O'Brien | Team Raleigh | s.t. | | 58 | Jack Cummings | Thüringer Energie Team | s.t. | | 59 | Thomas Palmer | Drapac Cycling | s.t. | | 60 | Jordan Kerby | Christina Watches - Onfone | s.t. | | 61 | Mitchell Lovelock-Fay | Christina Watches - Onfone | s.t. | | 62 | Karl Menzies | UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling Team | + 4'20 |
Btw, if anybody want's to give me advice's about picture editing, please tell me.
Edited by Miguel98 on 18-04-2013 19:34
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| Jesleyh |
Posted on 18-04-2013 19:37
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Wow, great results.
And your computer is awesome 
Btw, strange that Orica normally doesn't chase the break in your game. They always do in mine.
Feyenoord(football) and Kelderman fanboy
PCMdaily Awards: 12x nomination, 9x runner-up, 0x win.
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| Miguel98 |
Posted on 18-04-2013 19:38
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Thank's Jesleyh. My computer is not great, sadly. But that's currently what money can buy, and it's only a freakin' laptop. |
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| Ian Butler |
Posted on 18-04-2013 20:55
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Brilliant racing! |
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| Miguel98 |
Posted on 18-04-2013 21:16
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Thank's Ian. |
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| sutty68 |
Posted on 18-04-2013 23:44
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A Great team performance from Qantas 
And nice to see that Lachlan Norris will be wearing the National Jersey throughout the season  |
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| Miguel98 |
Posted on 19-04-2013 07:56
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Thanks Sutty. Preview and report of the rest of the NC's should come tonight. |
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| Miguel98 |
Posted on 19-04-2013 18:42
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Australia National Champioship ITT
Last year, young Luke Durbridge took the win. Michael was 4th last year, so i would like another performance like that.
With Jack and Michael, we expect a good result here. Top 10 should be achievable.
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| sutty68 |
Posted on 19-04-2013 18:45
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Lets see if the team can do the double |
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| Ian Butler |
Posted on 19-04-2013 19:01
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Jack certainly has a lot of support |
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| Miguel98 |
Posted on 19-04-2013 19:48
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@sutty68 - Hard. I suck at TT's except for hilly one's.
@Ian Butler - He sure does.
Jack's is today's best for the team in 12th, 1'43'' behind today's dominant winner. Not a bad race, but could've been better.
It's just not irl. Sky change's their training methods to PCM as Porte literally smashe's his competition to take the win.
| 1 | Richie Porte | Sky Procycling | 52'36 | | 2 | Michael Rogers | Team Saxo - Tinkoff | + 13 | | 3 | Cadel Evans | BMC Racing Team | + 46 | | 4 | Cameron Meyer | Orica - GreenEdge | + 53 | | 5 | Luke Durbridge | Orica - GreenEdge | + 1'08 | | 6 | Cameron Wurf | Cannondale Pro Cycling | + 1'24 | | 7 | Stuart O'Grady | Orica - GreenEdge | + 1'31 | | 8 | Rory Sutherland | Team Saxo - Tinkoff | + 1'35 | | 9 | Rohan Dennis | Garmin - Sharp | + 1'36 | | 10 | Michael Matthews | Orica - GreenEdge | + 1'39 |
Spoiler | 11 | Baden Cooke | Orica - GreenEdge | + 1'42 | | 12 | Jack Bobridge | Qantas Airways Cycling | + 1'43 | | 13 | Jay McCarthy | Team Saxo - Tinkoff | s.t. | | 14 | Lachlan Morton | Garmin - Sharp | + 1'49 | | 15 | Adam Hansen | Lotto Belisol | + 1'52 | | 16 | Damien Howson | Qantas Airways Cycling | + 1'54 | | 17 | Luke Roberts | Qantas Airways Cycling | + 1'55 | | 18 | Ben Day | UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling Team | + 2'02 | | 19 | Simon Gerrans | Orica - GreenEdge | + 2'09 | | 20 | Christopher Sutton | Sky Procycling | s.t. | | 21 | Brett Lancaster | Orica - GreenEdge | + 2'10 | | 22 | Luke Davison | Drapac Cycling | + 2'11 | | 23 | Zakkari Dempster | Team NetApp - Endura | + 2'12 | | 24 | Michael Hepburn | Qantas Airways Cycling | + 2'27 | | 25 | Adam Phelan | Drapac Cycling | + 2'28 | | 26 | Matthew Goss | Orica - GreenEdge | + 2'29 | | 27 | Nathan Haas | Garmin - Sharp | + 2'37 | | 28 | Heinrich Haussler | IAM Cycling | + 2'38 | | 29 | William Walker | Drapac Cycling | + 2'50 | | 30 | Glenn O'Shea | An Post - Chainreaction | + 2'52 | | 31 | Richard Lang | Team Raleigh | + 2'56 | | 32 | Travis Meyer | Qantas Airways Cycling | + 2'57 | | 33 | William Clarke | Team Argos - Shimano | + 2'59 | | 34 | Jordan Kerby | Christina Watches - Onfone | s.t. | | 35 | Matthew Hayman | Sky Procycling | + 3'05 | | 36 | Hilton Clarke | UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling Team | + 3'07 | | 37 | Johnnie Walker | Drapac Cycling | + 3'08 | | 38 | Joseph Lewis | Hincapie Sportswear Development Team | s.t. | | 39 | Matthew Lloyd | Lampre - Merida | + 3'13 | | 40 | Graeme Brown | Blanco Pro Cycling Team | + 3'16 | | 41 | Thomas Palmer | Drapac Cycling | + 3'18 | | 42 | Mitchell Lovelock-Fay | Christina Watches - Onfone | + 3'19 | | 43 | Fabio Calabria | Team Novo Nordisk | + 3'22 | | 44 | Steele Von Hoff | Garmin - Sharp | + 3'24 | | 45 | Benjamin Hill | Hincapie Sportswear Development Team | s.t. | | 46 | Malcom Rudolph | Drapac Cycling | + 3'29 | | 47 | Robbie Hucker | Drapac Cycling | + 3'32 | | 48 | Christopher Williams | Team Novo Nordisk | s.t. | | 49 | Justin Morris | Team Novo Nordisk | s.t. | | 50 | Mark Renshaw | Blanco Pro Cycling Team | s.t. | | 51 | Sam Witmitz | Team Raleigh | + 3'33 | | 52 | Jack Cummings | Thüringer Energie Team | s.t. | | 53 | Jonathan Clarke | UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling Team | + 3'34 | | 54 | Mark O'Brien | Team Raleigh | + 3'35 | | 55 | David Tanner | Blanco Pro Cycling Team | + 3'36 | | 56 | Tommy Nankervis | Bissell Cycling | + 3'43 | | 57 | Karl Menzies | UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling Team | + 3'45 | | 58 | Jonathan Cantwell | Team Saxo - Tinkoff | + 3'46 | | 59 | Bernard Sulzberger | Drapac Cycling | + 3'51 |
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| sutty68 |
Posted on 20-04-2013 00:11
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You still got a decent 12th place |
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| wogsrus |
Posted on 20-04-2013 01:07
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Disappointing result for both Michael and Jack. |
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| Ian Butler |
Posted on 20-04-2013 07:12
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The season is only getting started |
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| Miguel98 |
Posted on 20-04-2013 08:52
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@sutty68 - Thanks. Decent indeed.
@wogsrus - Kinda my fault there, but with both of thei form below 50, it was going to be hard.
@Ian - Definetelly.
Today should come up the preview for both New Zealand NC's.
Edited by Miguel98 on 20-04-2013 09:13
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| Miguel98 |
Posted on 20-04-2013 10:37
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 New Zealand National Champiship's ITT
Tim should be able to score good here, a top 5 should be possible and top 10 is guaranteed.
New Zealand National Champiship's RR
Tim should score here a good place, but with Henderson here, win is impossible. 
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| krisa |
Posted on 20-04-2013 11:13
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Supporting your guys and Bauer
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| Ian Butler |
Posted on 20-04-2013 11:24
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Henderson can fail |
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| Miguel98 |
Posted on 20-04-2013 11:56
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@krisa - Bauer. 
@Ian - Of course he can. This is the NC's from New Zealand.
Tim's is today team's best at 10th. Bad form adding a -3 daily form ruined his day. Still, there's something positive about this. Michael finished 11th today and prove's his a talent.
Jesse Sergent confirm's his favouritism tough. Great time-trial by him.
| 1 | Jesse Sergent | RadioShack - Leopard | 59'13 | | 2 | Jeremy Vennell | Bissell Cycling | + 20 | | 3 | Hayden Roulston | RadioShack - Leopard | + 23 | | 4 | Jack Bauer | Garmin - Sharp | + 24 | | 5 | Sam Bewley | Orica - GreenEdge | + 26 | | 6 | Michael Torckler | Bissell Cycling | + 1'16 | | 7 | James Oram | Bontrager Cycling Team | + 1'26 | | 8 | Shane Archbold | An Post - Chainreaction | s.t. | | 9 | Shem Rodger | Node 4 - Giordana Racing | + 1'27 | | 10 | Timothy Gudsell | Qantas Airways Cycling | + 1'28 |
Spoiler | 11 | Michael Vink | Qantas Airways Cycling | + 1'30 | | 12 | Roman Van Uden | Node 4 - Giordana Racing | + 1'33 | | 13 | George Bennett | RadioShack - Leopard | + 1'35 | | 14 | Greg Henderson | Lotto Belisol | + 1'39 | | 15 | Daniel Barry | Node 4 - Giordana Racing | + 1'40 | | 16 | Gordon McCauley | Drapac Cycling | + 1'46 | | 17 | Aaron Gate | An Post - Chainreaction | + 1'52 | | 18 | Patrick Bevin | Bissell Cycling | + 1'56 | | 19 | Tom Scully | Team Raleigh | + 2'06 | | 20 | Michael Northey | Node 4 - Giordana Racing | + 2'14 | | 21 | Julian Dean | Orica - GreenEdge | + 2'25 | | 22 | James Williamson | Node 4 - Giordana Racing | + 2'26 | | 23 | Myron Simpson | Team Differdange - Losch | s.t. | | 24 | Aaron Perry | Team Novo Nordisk | + 2'27 | | 25 | Alex Meenhorst | Team Differdange - Losch | + 2'29 | | 26 | Clinton Avery | Champion System Pro Cycling Team | + 2'30 | | 27 | Alex Frame | Thüringer Energie Team | s.t. |
A breakaway formed and no one catch it. In the end, Tim attacked and won. That makes it 2 win's by the team.
| 1 | Timothy Gudsell | Qantas Airways Cycling | 4h53'27 | | 2 | Aaron Gate | An Post - Chainreaction | + 25 | | 3 | Clinton Avery | Champion System Pro Cycling Team | s.t. | | 4 | Alex Meenhorst | Team Differdange - Losch | s.t. | | 5 | Tom Scully | Team Raleigh | s.t. | | 6 | Michael Vink | Qantas Airways Cycling | + 2'04 |
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