Aussie Nationals (Spoiler)

RichN95.
RichN95. Posts: 27,241
edited January 2014 in Pro race
That's a high quality podium for a race at this time of year.

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  • Richmond Racer
    Richmond Racer Posts: 8,561
    No Neck wins

    *sniffs*
  • mroli
    mroli Posts: 3,622
    From what I've read, Porte and Evans tried to "win" it earlier, but Gerrans played his one (incredibly effective) card to sprint past. You may not like it (and I do not), but its very effective...
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  • jam1e
    jam1e Posts: 1,068
    Is there a link to any footage anywhere?
  • Wheelspinner
    Wheelspinner Posts: 6,660
    Richmond Racer wrote:
    No Neck wins

    *sniffs*

    Quality contribution, that. Snide and insulting, in just 4 syllables. Done yourself proud.
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  • Richmond Racer
    Richmond Racer Posts: 8,561
    Wheelspinner wrote:
    Richmond Racer wrote:
    No Neck wins

    *sniffs*

    Quality contribution, that. Snide and insulting, in just 4 syllables. Done yourself proud.


    Thanks. I'll take your feedback on board and process it.
  • tailwindhome
    tailwindhome Posts: 19,310
    The thread title should include a 'Look Away' warning for FF
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  • Richmond Racer
    Richmond Racer Posts: 8,561
    TailWindHome wrote:
    The thread title should include a 'Look Away' warning for FF


    I did think, Frenchie won't be 'appy either...
  • napoleond
    napoleond Posts: 5,992
    I have an unjustified and inexplicable inherent dislike of Gerrans.
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  • tailwindhome
    tailwindhome Posts: 19,310
    Gerrans must be tiny.


    ETA

    5'7" apparently v Porter at 5'8" and Evans at 5'9" (accordingly to Wikipedia)
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  • Richmond Racer
    Richmond Racer Posts: 8,561
    jam1e wrote:
    Is there a link to any footage anywhere?


    This is all I can see so far that's not geo-blocked. Final 5km
    http://www.cyclingfever.com/video.html? ... d=MTE1MDY=
  • Ed-tron
    Ed-tron Posts: 165
    Last few km

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RCYAoO-1Lts
  • tailwindhome
    tailwindhome Posts: 19,310
    http://simongerrans.com/2014/01/winning ... mpionship/
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  • Mad_Malx
    Mad_Malx Posts: 5,160
    Ed-tron wrote:
    Last few km

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RCYAoO-1Lts

    Not wild about Gerrans either but he rode that perfectly.
  • frenchfighter
    frenchfighter Posts: 30,642
    Richmond Racer wrote:
    TailWindHome wrote:
    The thread title should include a 'Look Away' warning for FF


    I did think, Frenchie won't be 'appy either...

    Tell me about it. Was just about to post ABG before I saw the results. Cant stand that guy and if suggested above he did his trademark sucking then another load of scorn shall be poured on him. Would have been wonderful if Evans and Cadel had worked him over.
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  • shinyhelmut
    shinyhelmut Posts: 1,364
    frenchfighter wrote:
    Richmond Racer wrote:
    TailWindHome wrote:
    The thread title should include a 'Look Away' warning for FF


    I did think, Frenchie won't be 'appy either...

    Tell me about it. Was just about to post ABG before I saw the results. Cant stand that guy and if suggested above he did his trademark sucking then another load of scorn shall be poured on him. Would have been wonderful if Evans and Cadel had worked him over.

    Yes, that would have been something to see :lol:
  • frenchfighter
    frenchfighter Posts: 30,642
    Haha yeah. Meant Porte of course.
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  • ozzzyosborn206
    ozzzyosborn206 Posts: 1,340
    Porte looked strong in that youtube clip, surprised he didn't ask Evans to pull a bit when they were chasing Meyer
  • frenchfighter
    frenchfighter Posts: 30,642
    Yeah you would have thought he'd do more than slipstream. Good on Porte even if futile particularly on those roads. Glad they are both on form...bodes well for TDU.
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  • above_the_cows
    above_the_cows Posts: 11,406
    I too have an unjustified and inexplicable inherent dislike of Gerrans.
    Correlation is not causation.
  • Noclue
    Noclue Posts: 503
    How odd, i also have an inexplicable and unjustifiable dislike for him, I wonder what it is about him? :evil:
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  • jam1e
    jam1e Posts: 1,068
    Cheers for the links, looks like Evans was happy with a "guaranteed" silver whereas Porte knew it would be gold or bronze and tried to get away accordingly.

    Not a Gerrans fan but he was very aware of what Porte was going to try when it would have been easy to assume he'd had his crack at glory and was going to sit in.
  • Crankbrother
    Crankbrother Posts: 1,695
    I quite like Gerrans style of winning ... Scrappy but effective (and although it looks scrappy I bet it takes a lot of mental strength to keep on top of the nuances of the breaks he gets into) ... When he won MSR everyone got on his case for the way he won but at the end of the day he got into that winning break when many more favourites did not ...

    I have no reason to like/dislike him personally so wouldn't root for him to win unless he was up against someone else i disliked ...
  • frenchfighter
    frenchfighter Posts: 30,642
    Roulston wins the NZ champs:

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  • Art Vandelay
    Art Vandelay Posts: 1,982
    frenchfighter wrote:
    Roulston wins the NZ champs:
    Thank the Lord the triathlete who came third didn't somehow win this.
  • Art Vandelay
    Art Vandelay Posts: 1,982
    Wheelspinner wrote:
    Richmond Racer wrote:
    No Neck wins

    *sniffs*

    Quality contribution, that. Snide and insulting, in just 4 syllables. Done yourself proud.
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  • frenchfighter
    frenchfighter Posts: 30,642
    :lol:
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  • above_the_cows
    above_the_cows Posts: 11,406
    frenchfighter wrote:
    Roulston wins the NZ champs:

    hayden_roulston_janvier_2014.jpg

    Great, he gets to hopefully wear a less hideous jersey.
    Correlation is not causation.
  • above_the_cows
    above_the_cows Posts: 11,406
    Art Vandelay wrote:
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    He's very pugilistic looking isn't he? Maybe that's why I don't like him? He doesn't look like he should be riding a bike, he looks like he should be doing something in a ring, playing with a funny shaped ball and/or starting bar fights.
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  • emadden
    emadden Posts: 2,431
    Its all about the neck... or lack of it :lol::lol:
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  • greasedscotsman
    greasedscotsman Posts: 6,962
    I don't get it. Gerrans rides to his abilities. He has a better sprint than anyone else in that group, so what do you expect him to do? If a rider is a good climber is it seen as being unsporting to attack on a climb?

    This race is a bit like Milan San Remo, he's beaten riders better than he is and I like that. I like it when the underdog wins, especially when he's ridden with his brain rather than his legs. I also like it that so many forum members seem so upset about it!

    And it seems like Evans wasn't that bothered anyway...

    http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/evans-s ... onal-title

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