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thewizard1o1
International Debutant
Nice work everyone, two top ten GCs are a good start to things.
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Cricket Web Content Updater
Seriously need to help out the team a bit more, a stage win would have been nice though 
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Magrat Garlick
Rather Mad Witch
January 11
Australian Individual Time Trial Championships, 38 km, Ballarat
Start list:
77 riders in total, starting with 2 minutes 20 seconds between each.
13 Manjunath Reddlapalli
19 Rob Malone
28 Zac Gelman
42 Chris Dwyer
66 Kingsley Clapham
Reddlapalli ascending the first climb
Michael Ford of South Australia.com took an early lead, and our riders quickly established that they weren't in the form to contend with this. Reddlapalli had started four and a half minutes behind Ford, but had lost a minute by the first checkpoint, and the remainder of the stage was damage limitation. With the saved energy, Reddlapalli caught up quite a lot by the second checkpoint, and trailed by 31 seconds when he passed goal, into second place; by then Ben Day of Navigators Insurance had challenged Ford, but trailed by 18 seconds at the first checkpoint. Rob Malone and Zac Gelman had also passed the first checkpoint: Malone last, Gelman 25 seconds behind Ford.
The remainder of the starters failed in their attacks on Ford. Gelman lost too much time in the final downhill, even failing to defend against team mate Reddlapalli, and placed third in goal. However, none of the big names - Day, Jamieson, Rogers, Evans, or Clapham - could keep up with Ford's insane average pace, and all finished out of the podium.
Final Results:
1 Michael Ford SOUTHAUSTRALIA.COM - AIS 55'03
2 Manjunath Reddlapalli TEAM CASSON DAIRY + 31
3 Zac Gelman TEAM CASSON DAIRY + 36
4 Mark Jamieson SOUTHAUSTRALIA.COM - AIS + 46
5 Michael Rogers T-MOBILE TEAM + 48
6 Kingsley Clapham TEAM CASSON DAIRY + 49
7 Zakkari Dempster SOUTHAUSTRALIA.COM - AIS + 1'03
8 Ben Day NAVIGATORS INSURANCE CYCLING TEAM + 1'10
9 Cadel Evans PREDICTOR - LOTTO + 1'18
10 Shaun Higgerson SOUTHAUSTRALIA.COM - AIS + 1'19
55 Chris Dwyer TEAM CASSON DAIRY + 3'30
77 Bugs Malone TEAM CASSON DAIRY + 4'48
Australian Individual Time Trial Championships, 38 km, Ballarat
Start list:
77 riders in total, starting with 2 minutes 20 seconds between each.
13 Manjunath Reddlapalli
19 Rob Malone
28 Zac Gelman
42 Chris Dwyer
66 Kingsley Clapham
Reddlapalli ascending the first climb
Michael Ford of South Australia.com took an early lead, and our riders quickly established that they weren't in the form to contend with this. Reddlapalli had started four and a half minutes behind Ford, but had lost a minute by the first checkpoint, and the remainder of the stage was damage limitation. With the saved energy, Reddlapalli caught up quite a lot by the second checkpoint, and trailed by 31 seconds when he passed goal, into second place; by then Ben Day of Navigators Insurance had challenged Ford, but trailed by 18 seconds at the first checkpoint. Rob Malone and Zac Gelman had also passed the first checkpoint: Malone last, Gelman 25 seconds behind Ford.
The remainder of the starters failed in their attacks on Ford. Gelman lost too much time in the final downhill, even failing to defend against team mate Reddlapalli, and placed third in goal. However, none of the big names - Day, Jamieson, Rogers, Evans, or Clapham - could keep up with Ford's insane average pace, and all finished out of the podium.
Final Results:
1 Michael Ford SOUTHAUSTRALIA.COM - AIS 55'03
2 Manjunath Reddlapalli TEAM CASSON DAIRY + 31
3 Zac Gelman TEAM CASSON DAIRY + 36
4 Mark Jamieson SOUTHAUSTRALIA.COM - AIS + 46
5 Michael Rogers T-MOBILE TEAM + 48
6 Kingsley Clapham TEAM CASSON DAIRY + 49
7 Zakkari Dempster SOUTHAUSTRALIA.COM - AIS + 1'03
8 Ben Day NAVIGATORS INSURANCE CYCLING TEAM + 1'10
9 Cadel Evans PREDICTOR - LOTTO + 1'18
10 Shaun Higgerson SOUTHAUSTRALIA.COM - AIS + 1'19
55 Chris Dwyer TEAM CASSON DAIRY + 3'30
77 Bugs Malone TEAM CASSON DAIRY + 4'48
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Awesome a podium finish.
Matteh
Cricket Web: All-Time Legend
You beat Cadel though.
Magrat Garlick
Rather Mad Witch
January 14
Australian Road Race Championships, 163 km, Ballarat
16 laps of an oscillating circuit, definitely nothing for the sprinters, although they are in the team because we're allowed to have nine.
The team of nine. Malone and Forner are our pre-race favourites to do stuff, since they're in good form; Dunn should attempt an early breakaway, as if he gets away, he's guaranteed to win the break and can keep his own tempo over the hill.
However, it was Johny Walker of South Australia who broke away early; he got a maximum lead of five minutes, which Casson Dairy attempted to reel in slowly, but were foiled by a mass charge from Predictor-Lotto and Drapac with seven laps to go. They shook off everyone who couldn't climb, including Dunn, Gelman, Kearsley and Reddlapalli, leaving our five climbers in a 40-man group.
The next attack came on the fifth-last lap. James Meadley of Jelly Belly (I'm not joking here) began it, Trent Lowe of Discovery attacked his wheel, and Chris Dwyer figured he might as well take the free reins and attack. It was timed to perfection. Dwyer had Lowe's wheel midway through the climb, then gradually shook the Discovery rider away from his wheel and back to the main bunch.
Said bunch had been severely shattered by the top class attack. Drapac had attempted to chase, but only had Thuaux and McLachlan left; Casson Dairy held on with four, and Evans and Lloyd of Predictor-Lotto were also in that group. McEwen and O'Grady chased 20 second behind, in a group headed by Adam Hansen of T-Mobile. The two Predictor-Lotto riders couldn't decide whether to stay with the group or to help McEwen, but by the next lap it was clear McEwen would not hold on. Dwyer had wrested himself into a lead of 1 minute 30 seconds (1'30"), while an 18-man group were together behind him.
Status quo was kept for the last few laps. Dwyer would push hard on the climbs and gain time, only to lose it downhill and on the flat; yet the total distance remained around 1'20". With Casson Dairy having four men in a 12-man group behind Dwyer, victory was almost assured, as even if Dwyer hit the road on the way up, they could set up a ferocious pace and blow the field apart.
Dwyer leading with a little over 1km to go
As seen, that was not needed. Dwyer remained in a comfortable lead, and despite a poor sprint by Casson Dairy, where McLachlan and O'Grady broke away from the main bunch, they were without chance of catching Dwyer. Four Casson Dairy riders placed in the top ten.
The champion celebrating his win
1 Chris Dwyer TEAM CASSON DAIRY 4h50'10
2 Robert McLachlan DRAPAC PORSCHE DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM + 22
3 Stuart O'Grady TEAM CSC s.t.
4 Benjamin Brooks NAVIGATORS INSURANCE CYCLING TEAM s.t.
5 Trent Lowe DISCOVERY CHANNEL PRO CYCLING TEAM s.t.
6 Nathan Hoy TEAM CASSON DAIRY s.t.
7 Josh Forner TEAM CASSON DAIRY s.t.
8 Adam Hansen T-MOBILE TEAM s.t.
9 Phillip Thuaux DRAPAC PORSCHE DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM s.t.
10 Bugs Malone TEAM CASSON DAIRY s.t.
11 Jake Sutherland ASFRA RACING TEAM s.t.
12 Cadel Evans PREDICTOR - LOTTO s.t.
13 William Walker RABOBANK s.t.
14 Kingsley Clapham TEAM CASSON DAIRY s.t.
41 Manjunath Reddlapalli TEAM CASSON DAIRY + 9'21
44 Ryan Dunn TEAM CASSON DAIRY s.t.
45 Zac Gelman TEAM CASSON DAIRY s.t.
60 David Kearsley TEAM CASSON DAIRY +14.09
Now on to South Australia, as the next week will be occupied by races in and around Adelaide. On January 16, the team will race in the Down Under Classic, another short criterium race where Dunn and Kearsley will aim for money. Then, the Tour Down Under:
At least three of the stages look like sprinter meat - the second and fourth may be tricky, however. Thus, the two sprinters will be accompanied by a number of decent climbers to blow the field apart on that fourth-stage hill - Dwyer, Forner, Malone, for example. The quota is eight riders, so a couple of breakaway riders will join them - the second stage looks ok for someone to go away and win. Greg Thomas has listed this as a target but it doesn't really suit for a pure climber, sorry.
Australian Road Race Championships, 163 km, Ballarat
16 laps of an oscillating circuit, definitely nothing for the sprinters, although they are in the team because we're allowed to have nine.
The team of nine. Malone and Forner are our pre-race favourites to do stuff, since they're in good form; Dunn should attempt an early breakaway, as if he gets away, he's guaranteed to win the break and can keep his own tempo over the hill.
However, it was Johny Walker of South Australia who broke away early; he got a maximum lead of five minutes, which Casson Dairy attempted to reel in slowly, but were foiled by a mass charge from Predictor-Lotto and Drapac with seven laps to go. They shook off everyone who couldn't climb, including Dunn, Gelman, Kearsley and Reddlapalli, leaving our five climbers in a 40-man group.
The next attack came on the fifth-last lap. James Meadley of Jelly Belly (I'm not joking here) began it, Trent Lowe of Discovery attacked his wheel, and Chris Dwyer figured he might as well take the free reins and attack. It was timed to perfection. Dwyer had Lowe's wheel midway through the climb, then gradually shook the Discovery rider away from his wheel and back to the main bunch.
Said bunch had been severely shattered by the top class attack. Drapac had attempted to chase, but only had Thuaux and McLachlan left; Casson Dairy held on with four, and Evans and Lloyd of Predictor-Lotto were also in that group. McEwen and O'Grady chased 20 second behind, in a group headed by Adam Hansen of T-Mobile. The two Predictor-Lotto riders couldn't decide whether to stay with the group or to help McEwen, but by the next lap it was clear McEwen would not hold on. Dwyer had wrested himself into a lead of 1 minute 30 seconds (1'30"), while an 18-man group were together behind him.
Status quo was kept for the last few laps. Dwyer would push hard on the climbs and gain time, only to lose it downhill and on the flat; yet the total distance remained around 1'20". With Casson Dairy having four men in a 12-man group behind Dwyer, victory was almost assured, as even if Dwyer hit the road on the way up, they could set up a ferocious pace and blow the field apart.
Dwyer leading with a little over 1km to go
As seen, that was not needed. Dwyer remained in a comfortable lead, and despite a poor sprint by Casson Dairy, where McLachlan and O'Grady broke away from the main bunch, they were without chance of catching Dwyer. Four Casson Dairy riders placed in the top ten.
The champion celebrating his win
1 Chris Dwyer TEAM CASSON DAIRY 4h50'10
2 Robert McLachlan DRAPAC PORSCHE DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM + 22
3 Stuart O'Grady TEAM CSC s.t.
4 Benjamin Brooks NAVIGATORS INSURANCE CYCLING TEAM s.t.
5 Trent Lowe DISCOVERY CHANNEL PRO CYCLING TEAM s.t.
6 Nathan Hoy TEAM CASSON DAIRY s.t.
7 Josh Forner TEAM CASSON DAIRY s.t.
8 Adam Hansen T-MOBILE TEAM s.t.
9 Phillip Thuaux DRAPAC PORSCHE DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM s.t.
10 Bugs Malone TEAM CASSON DAIRY s.t.
11 Jake Sutherland ASFRA RACING TEAM s.t.
12 Cadel Evans PREDICTOR - LOTTO s.t.
13 William Walker RABOBANK s.t.
14 Kingsley Clapham TEAM CASSON DAIRY s.t.
41 Manjunath Reddlapalli TEAM CASSON DAIRY + 9'21
44 Ryan Dunn TEAM CASSON DAIRY s.t.
45 Zac Gelman TEAM CASSON DAIRY s.t.
60 David Kearsley TEAM CASSON DAIRY +14.09
Now on to South Australia, as the next week will be occupied by races in and around Adelaide. On January 16, the team will race in the Down Under Classic, another short criterium race where Dunn and Kearsley will aim for money. Then, the Tour Down Under:
At least three of the stages look like sprinter meat - the second and fourth may be tricky, however. Thus, the two sprinters will be accompanied by a number of decent climbers to blow the field apart on that fourth-stage hill - Dwyer, Forner, Malone, for example. The quota is eight riders, so a couple of breakaway riders will join them - the second stage looks ok for someone to go away and win. Greg Thomas has listed this as a target but it doesn't really suit for a pure climber, sorry.
thewizard1o1
International Debutant
Great work by Dwyer getting that nice Australian National Champs Jersey for the team. Now onto the TDU \o/
davidpares
School Boy/Girl Captain
i signed up for this but i still not sure whether i got enetered onto the database - can anyone confirm this?
Magrat Garlick
Rather Mad Witch
Erm...the easiest way to put it is I forgot.
Will be added from now though. Taking the spot of John Gadret. You probably wouldn't have been racing anywhere, had enough trouble fitting in all the Aussies.
Full squad list:
Fensome, Alex = Chubb
Gray, Jamee = Jamee999
Pickup, Neil = obv
Mørk, Håkon = Samuel_Vimes
Mitchell, Mathew = Matteh
Clapham, K. F. = Clapo
Rose, Xavier = roseboy64
Thomas, Greg = NZTailender
Forner, Josh = Josh
Dwyer, Chris = Bobisback
Gelman, Zac = pasag
Walsh, Craig = Craig
Reddlapalli, Manjunath = alternative
Davis, Heath T. = WHOOOOOSH
Dunn, Ryan = pinchy81
Pares, David = obv
Kearsley, David = kears_falcon_9
Hoy, Nathan = thewizard101
Kennett, David = David
Malone, Bugs = bugssy
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Arroyo, David
Arvesen, Kurt Asle
Dean, Julian
Hoy, Chris
Millar, David
Steegmans, Gert
Txurruka, Amets
Vansummeren, Johan
Vasseur, Cedric
Voigt, Jens
Wesemann, Steffen
Wiggins, Bradley
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davidpares
School Boy/Girl Captain
Erm...the easiest way to put it is I forgot.
lol no worries - thnkx for stickin me in, my last miunte call up cud be all thats needed to give the team that extra morale boost and see a casson dairy 1,2,3.
