Monday, January 25, 2010
Saturday, January 23, 2010
ATDU - After Tour Down Under
SUNDAY RIDE
Usual beach ride with coffee @ Evidas and a time to down load all the TDU challenge ride experiences - like I love riding along windy open plains in the middle of no where!
TDU DOWN LOAD
If you want your TDU story on the blog email it thru, as it will be good to see the ride was form some different points of view. It's always good to get opinions other then my own on the blog. -FS
ATDU?
Well what is the pinnacle of most recreational riders season has past. The TDU challenge ride is over! What now? Now is time to kick it into the next gear! Now your starting to get close to your best form of the season it's time to use it! Time to get out and set some PB's and push on thru to the next level! Next comes the Coast to Coast!
C2C
The Coast 2 Coast is the last big recreational road ride of the season with 90 and 120 km legs on offer. Those who completed the 160 should not be fooled this is a hard ride and last year homburg and i found it just as hard as the TDU due to a slack approach to the ride! The course is great and always well organised by bike SA so I’d highly recommend getting involved.
Usual beach ride with coffee @ Evidas and a time to down load all the TDU challenge ride experiences - like I love riding along windy open plains in the middle of no where!
TDU DOWN LOAD
If you want your TDU story on the blog email it thru, as it will be good to see the ride was form some different points of view. It's always good to get opinions other then my own on the blog. -FS
ATDU?
Well what is the pinnacle of most recreational riders season has past. The TDU challenge ride is over! What now? Now is time to kick it into the next gear! Now your starting to get close to your best form of the season it's time to use it! Time to get out and set some PB's and push on thru to the next level! Next comes the Coast to Coast!
C2C
The Coast 2 Coast is the last big recreational road ride of the season with 90 and 120 km legs on offer. Those who completed the 160 should not be fooled this is a hard ride and last year homburg and i found it just as hard as the TDU due to a slack approach to the ride! The course is great and always well organised by bike SA so I’d highly recommend getting involved.
Wednesday, January 20, 2010
CAN DAVIS GET TO HAHNDORF?
STAGE 2
Today’s stage will finish in Hahndorf and I’m predicting we will have a similar situation to yesterday with a break away which will be brought back on the long flat roads of Woodside and Balhannah. The Peleton enter Hahndorf on Ambleside Rd (the same way we go from Balhannah to Hahndorf) which will make the approach to the finishing straight a little more interesting then yesterday and provides a little opportunity for the likes of UniSA and Garmin to generate a late attack. This will also complicate things slightly for the sprinters teams with the more technical approach to the line I think we won’t see a typical full team lead out to the line – that said Columbia are the best in the world at lead outs and anything is possible.
My prediction is Greipel and Steegmans will be battling this one out again while brown and Robbie watches again!
Today’s stage will finish in Hahndorf and I’m predicting we will have a similar situation to yesterday with a break away which will be brought back on the long flat roads of Woodside and Balhannah. The Peleton enter Hahndorf on Ambleside Rd (the same way we go from Balhannah to Hahndorf) which will make the approach to the finishing straight a little more interesting then yesterday and provides a little opportunity for the likes of UniSA and Garmin to generate a late attack. This will also complicate things slightly for the sprinters teams with the more technical approach to the line I think we won’t see a typical full team lead out to the line – that said Columbia are the best in the world at lead outs and anything is possible.
My prediction is Greipel and Steegmans will be battling this one out again while brown and Robbie watches again!
TDU - FIELD REPORTER
For all your TDU news get your hands on the TDU iphone app which is great with live running updates and maps. If on the PC search for Santos TDU Live on Twitter. Also see the SBS cycling central site for videos of all the stages and interviews.
STAGE 1
Well I previewed the last 40km of yesterday’s stage and predicted a bunch sprint finish. The 25km to the line from Menglers was always going to be too far for a breakaway with no technical decent to aid the breakaway. Menglers was never going to phase any of the pro's as it rates as a bump for them! The finish was set to be a fast one with a long straight approach to the line from Nuriootpa all the way to Tanunda.
The stage did see a courageous break away involving Timothy Roe, a young SA rider who has been signed by Lance for he team trek under 23 development squad. He was part of a three man breakaway that formed in the 17km of the race and attacked them going up Menglers. Tim stayed off the front till Angaston where he was reeled in and the late attacks came thick and fast.
The sprint teams held it together with Columbia doing most of the work and as they lifted the pace in the final kilometres there where clearly two defined lead out lines of Sky and Columbia. Lance was in the mix too trying to get his man Steegmans. The sprint was a free for all in the end with the lead outs breaking down early as the long straight finish forced them to go to early. Greipel showed all his class in smashing the field in an explosive sprint. The sky lead out was not fast enough with Greipel launching from behind Brown and Robbie and simply too much power great positioning, well won. Of not is the effort of Steegmans who claimed second while weaving his way through the pack a great effort and a good sign for Radio Shack for the rest of the week.
ALLAN DAVIS – OUT OF GC!!
The stage did see a courageous break away involving Timothy Roe, a young SA rider who has been signed by Lance for he team trek under 23 development squad. He was part of a three man breakaway that formed in the 17km of the race and attacked them going up Menglers. Tim stayed off the front till Angaston where he was reeled in and the late attacks came thick and fast.
The sprint teams held it together with Columbia doing most of the work and as they lifted the pace in the final kilometres there where clearly two defined lead out lines of Sky and Columbia. Lance was in the mix too trying to get his man Steegmans. The sprint was a free for all in the end with the lead outs breaking down early as the long straight finish forced them to go to early. Greipel showed all his class in smashing the field in an explosive sprint. The sky lead out was not fast enough with Greipel launching from behind Brown and Robbie and simply too much power great positioning, well won. Of not is the effort of Steegmans who claimed second while weaving his way through the pack a great effort and a good sign for Radio Shack for the rest of the week.
ALLAN DAVIS – OUT OF GC!!
Big news is that Davis is out of GC contention crossing the line 8min behind the pack. I bumped in to Davis after slipping the barriers and getting into the media scrum for Greipel. There was no media scrum for Davis, and he didn’t look happy soon after crossing the line. He blamed his team according to the Advertiser (my poo is a more reliable source) but if he is blaming his team – Davis you’re an idiot. In Stage one there was one task for a sprinter – climb a bump and stay with the pack! The Pelton where going easy on menglers and it was all together Davis obviously wasn’t fit enough to stay with the pack into Tanunda. Davis you lose!!!
Well it is early days but it does look like it is up to the rest of the sprinters to prove they are better than Greipel as it looks as though he is in top form, and backed by an impressive team capable of controlling the race.
-FS
Friday, January 15, 2010
Thursday, January 14, 2010
SAT RIDE ruined by LANCE
SAT RIDEStill meet @ 7am TOWER HOTEL
Will be a ride thru the hills before heading down the bay for LANCES twitter ride.
Good to see Lance has a sense of humor. Click link below.
VIDEO: Lance Interview in ADL?
VIDEO: Lance Interview in ADL?
Wednesday, January 13, 2010
WEEKEND RIDES
SATURDAY RIDE
meet at the Tower Hotel @ 7am on SATURDAY.
I think there are a few different groups riding about 100km in the hills SAT MORNING so should be a range of different ride options for different fitness levels!
· Andrew will be hosting a 100km ride starting at the tower (100)
· And bills-e is organising a relaxed Handorf ride form the tower (90-100)
· Homburg and Frank are going to do a cut throat Lobethal run doubling back thru forest range, then to Lofty, starting at the tower (100km)
SUNDAY RIDE
BEACH 7.30am @ Hindmarsh Sq SUNDAY – AFTER Pick up TDU jerseys at Vic Square Village around 11am
Also option to do the the Ride Like Crazy.
NEXT WEEK
Taper week for the days leading in to the challenge ride you should be taking it easy and storing up carb’s. Get out on the bike and turn the legs over but defiantly not in anger, just stretch it out and take it easy. Will keep you posted if we are going to do any BG rides.
meet at the Tower Hotel @ 7am on SATURDAY.
I think there are a few different groups riding about 100km in the hills SAT MORNING so should be a range of different ride options for different fitness levels!
· Andrew will be hosting a 100km ride starting at the tower (100)
· And bills-e is organising a relaxed Handorf ride form the tower (90-100)
· Homburg and Frank are going to do a cut throat Lobethal run doubling back thru forest range, then to Lofty, starting at the tower (100km)
SUNDAY RIDE
BEACH 7.30am @ Hindmarsh Sq SUNDAY – AFTER Pick up TDU jerseys at Vic Square Village around 11am
Also option to do the the Ride Like Crazy.
NEXT WEEK
Taper week for the days leading in to the challenge ride you should be taking it easy and storing up carb’s. Get out on the bike and turn the legs over but defiantly not in anger, just stretch it out and take it easy. Will keep you posted if we are going to do any BG rides.
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