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October 13, 2011

Crosswinds and a long breakaway was the theme of the day and local Drapac boy Rhys Pollock snagged the win of his life. Pollock was part of a 15-man break that slipped away from the peloton before the stage had reached the 10 kilometre mark.

October 12, 2011

Last week I had a couple mates attend the Tour of Beijing. Putting aside all the controversy and criticism (and rightly so) about the Global Cycling Promotion, the UCI, nepotism, missing funds, etc, I’m told that the race itself was a tremendous success. Everyone had a great time, the riders apparently loved it and were treated to 5 […]

October 10, 2011

The Tour of Tasmania was held last week and is one of Australia’s premier bike races. It’s an excellent event for our domestic riders to prepare for this week’s Sun Tour. It also attracts international interest and this year was host to the Russion National Team, coached by former AIS road coach Heiko Salzwedel.

September 26, 2011

That was one the most thrilling races I’ve seen in a long, long time! I never doubted that it would come down to a bunch kick, but thought for sure that this flat course would make it very hard to stay wake to see the end. I’m happy to be wrong when we’re treated to […]

September 25, 2011

Writeup coming soon….after my ride.

September 24, 2011

So what can be said about the French 1-2 win by Arnaud Demare and Adrien Petit? Does it give us a glimpse into what might happen in the Elite road race tomorrow?