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2014 Tour Down Under (21 to 26 January)
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| ruben |
Posted on 24-01-2014 15:23
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you mean coming 6th |
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| wogsrus |
Posted on 24-01-2014 21:41
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Gerrans should be more suited to Willunga.
Will be interesting to see whether he goes for the intermediate sprints early on in the stage, or waits for the final. The initial circuits run down the coast, so lf OGE want bonus seconds, might see the peleton split up due to crosswinds, if they are as strong as they were yesterday. |
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| Malkael |
Posted on 24-01-2014 21:52
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As a side note, live coverage of the stage is apparently beginning from 11:30am AEST (8:30am AWST, 12:30am GMT\UTC). Think that covers basically the duration of the entire stage, if I remember correctly.
As for the wind, it is forecast to be Southeasterly at 20-30 Km/H, though if it is being particularly mean it could be as strong as 40 Km/H.
Edited by Malkael on 24-01-2014 21:52
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| Luis Leon Sanchez |
Posted on 24-01-2014 21:55
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I have live coverage in NZ but I am going away for two days which is cool but ill miss the last two stages which are both going to have live coverage, oh well :/
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| ianrussell |
Posted on 24-01-2014 22:06
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Looks like Gesink had a good dry run last week https://app.strava...nts/629108
Looking forward to the stage, might even stay up until 5am possibly...maybe.
I'm guessing Willunga's steady gradient will suit Gerro more than the 15%+ bits of Corkscrew that Evans lapped up but who knows, especially with Ulissi in the mix too.
Edited by ianrussell on 24-01-2014 22:09
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| cio93 |
Posted on 25-01-2014 00:43
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Yep, coverage just started with the starting signal.
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| sutty68 |
Posted on 25-01-2014 00:50
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You can always rely on Voigt  |
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| Malkael |
Posted on 25-01-2014 00:57
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Lobato (Movistar), Ignatiev (Katusha), Voigt (Trek) and Trentin (OPQS) the riders in the four-man breakaway.
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Posted on 25-11-2024 09:34
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| CountArach |
Posted on 25-01-2014 01:52
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Voigt looks like he is struggling to draft the other three with the height difference.
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| Gino_Bartali |
Posted on 25-01-2014 02:19
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cio93 wrote:
Yep, coverage just started with the starting signal.
Could you please put the link for the live broadcast in here? Or somebody else?
Thanks in advance |
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| mb2612 |
Posted on 25-01-2014 02:26
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cyclingfans.com has the links
 [url=www.pcmdaily.com/forum/viewthread.php?thread_id=33182] Team Santander Media Thread[/url]
Please assume I am joking unless otherwise stated |
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| 547984 |
Posted on 25-01-2014 02:38
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Malkael, are there still KOM points for stage 6? I remember last year they had it I think
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| Gino_Bartali |
Posted on 25-01-2014 02:39
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Again, thank you!
Too bad the commentators at sky sports suck that bad  |
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| Malkael |
Posted on 25-01-2014 02:45
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Just three intermediate sprint points and nothing else on Stage 6 this year. So it is do-or-die today for the King of the Mountains classification.
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| CountArach |
Posted on 25-01-2014 02:46
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Apparently there is a headwind on Willunga. It will make attacks that little bit harder so I wouldn't hold my breath hoping for anything.
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| Malkael |
Posted on 25-01-2014 02:50
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If something does happen it might be in the approach. With a crosswind due to affect the peloton in the lead-up to Old Willunga Hill. McEwen says they'll be riding in the right gutter during their approach.
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| Malkael |
Posted on 25-01-2014 03:04
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Lotto Belisol are absolutely hammering along on the front of the peloton. If they keep this up everyone else will have to be very diligent to avoid a split happening in the peloton.
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| RobbieMcEwen_Jaune |
Posted on 25-01-2014 03:04
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Those of you guys in Australia who watch through Channel 9/Gem - are you guys sick of the telecast going through race updates every 15 minutes, reviewing the same things over and over again? They should just do it once at the halfway point in the race, and then at the end of the race. Once every 15 minutes is way too much! |
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| CountArach |
Posted on 25-01-2014 03:08
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RobbieMcEwen_Jaune wrote:
Those of you guys in Australia who watch through Channel 9/Gem - are you guys sick of the telecast going through race updates every 15 minutes, reviewing the same things over and over again? They should just do it once at the halfway point in the race, and then at the end of the race. Once every 15 minutes is way too much!
Yeah but I get why they are doing it. I just wish that there was more there to update 
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| RobbieMcEwen_Jaune |
Posted on 25-01-2014 03:17
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CountArach wrote:
RobbieMcEwen_Jaune wrote:
Those of you guys in Australia who watch through Channel 9/Gem - are you guys sick of the telecast going through race updates every 15 minutes, reviewing the same things over and over again? They should just do it once at the halfway point in the race, and then at the end of the race. Once every 15 minutes is way too much!
Yeah but I get why they are doing it. I just wish that there was more there to update
Yeah, I understand why as well, but it just seems like overkill to me. I'd rather just more live action and Liggett commentary  |
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