Cronulla road race

Here's some info:

http://www.nsw.cycling.org.au/Files/Races/2006/06244/06244.htm

http://www.nsw.cycling.org.au/Files/News/2006/Nov/news391.htm

Looks like McEwen, Kersten, Gates, Wilson will start. Should be a good race. I'll be there.

Thanks Elise! 🙂

sogood said:

Just saw a news report on SBS about this road race to be held at Cronulla next Sunday. Anyone know the time and an URL for it? Sounded interesting and quite accessible.

It's a pretty full day of racing, kicking off with Masters at 8am. The main event is on at about 12pm from memory, with lots of divisional racing in between.

I understand the promoters have secured 90 minutes of TV broadcast on Channel 9. I'm not sure if this is delayed or a subsequent highlights package.

I'm racing in the masters and have a few friends in the elite mens race just prior to the invitational mens race.

--brett

A week without an internet connection in the Victorian countryside and I didn't get my act together before I left. I just check the online entry and there's a $20 late fee, so it's now $50.

Not a bad little course actually. A bit in it for everyone. It's gonna be a killer when a hell southerly kicks in :eek:

Shame the pack wasn't willing to work to close down the little break in the Masters race before it got away.

And good on big Jim Moore for taking out B Grade - he should have had a ticket in the main event IMO, along with Lewis who rode with him for 2nd. They made the rest of the field look downright silly.

jock.c said:

Shame the pack wasn't willing to work to close down the little break in the Masters race before it got away.

it wasn't so much the pack not wanting to work as a case of team mates controlling the race quite well, though having said that there was a lot of disorganization in the bunch, which the nature of the course lead to a bit. also a certain well known hack who decided to go a lap down and rejoin into the break adding to its effort.

it was a good course, and a good day of racing and it would be nice to see the event continue next year.

--brett

sideshow_bob said:

it wasn't so much the pack not wanting to work as a case of team mates controlling the race quite well...

Sure teamwork came into it, and that was always going to be expected. And I agree they pulled it off well.

But I still take umbrage with anyone who simply refuses roll through - it's just plain rude. Its not like they can't control the pace once they have rolled through. Even one guy in a rolling line of 8 or more can slow and/or disrupt the line enough to destroy a chase.