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RR: De Bortoli Tour 17-18 July, D Grade.
jazmo Wrote: Well done. I was hoping to be in the race, but then I had my accident......... What was the organisation of the race like. My understanding is that the event has grown to become the biggest non UCI event in Victoria which is pretty good. Would love to some day wear a yellow jersey on a race like that. I thought the organisation was excellent although they could have provided better weather I shouldn't complain too much seeing as the forecast included thunderstorms hail and snow whereas we hardly even got rained on. As for that yellow jersey - well train hard is all I can say, the standard in every grade seemed very high indeed. -- Unregistered |
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RR: De Bortoli Tour 17-18 July, D Grade.
Unregistered Wrote: I thought the organisation was excellent although they could have provided better weather I shouldn't complain too much seeing as the forecast included thunderstorms hail and snow whereas we hardly even got rained on. As for that yellow jersey - well train hard is all I can say, the standard in every grade seemed very high indeed. heard that Bgrader went onto the wrong side of the road and collected a car, going slowly luckily, he ended up with a bad cut on his face apparently but otherwise OK 3km of dirt road is pretty rough (no pun intended!) -- flyingdutch |
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De Bortoli Tour 17-18 July, D Grade.
"Unregistered"
wrote I thought the organisation was excellent although they could have provided better weather Well, as you may have heard at the presentations, there are moves afoot to shift the race date to a warmer time of year.. I'm in training for next year's race already, having done the Stage 1 loop "recently" :-) hippy |
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RR: De Bortoli Tour 17-18 July, D Grade.
"flyingdutch" wrote
in heard that Bgrader went onto the wrong side of the road and collected a car, going slowly luckily, he ended up with a bad cut on his face apparently but otherwise OK 3km of dirt road is pretty rough (no pun intended!) C-grader AFAIK. I'd name names but I wont.. From what I heard, it was his own fault and I don't have a lot of sympathy given that he taints the race for everyone by riding on the wrong side of the road - even after being told not to. It's not a closed course - there are cars using the roads normally (except for a few closures at tricky intersections and the finish line, etc). They mention it at every race and still people do it. The rider was okay - well enough, in fact, to jump up and abuse the innocent driver. Cut to the face and he walked himself to the ambo and was taken to hospital. Car was towed due to smashed windscreen. Bike status currently unknown. These are not facts, just what I heard while at the race. hippy |
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RR: De Bortoli Tour 17-18 July, D Grade.
hippy Wrote: "flyingdutch" wrote in heard that Bgrader went onto the wrong side of the road and collected a car, going slowly luckily, he ended up with a bad cut on his face apparently but otherwise OK 3km of dirt road is pretty rough (no pun intended!) C-grader AFAIK. I'd name names but I wont.. From what I heard, it was his own fault and I don't have a lot of sympathy given that he taints the race for everyone by riding on the wrong side of the road - even after being told not to. It's not a closed course - there are cars using the roads normally (except for a few closures at tricky intersections and the finish line, etc). They mention it at every race and still people do it. The rider was okay - well enough, in fact, to jump up and abuse the innocent driver. Cut to the face and he walked himself to the ambo and was taken to hospital. Car was towed due to smashed windscreen. Bike status currently unknown. These are not facts, just what I heard while at the race. hippy i heard it from the cuzz who was just behind him (think he ended up with a 4th, good time in the ITT, and an 8th in the Sunday stage) -- flyingdutch |
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RR: De Bortoli Tour 17-18 July, D Grade.
"flyingdutch"
i heard it from the cuzz who was just behind him (think he ended up with a 4th, good time in the ITT, and an 8th in the Sunday stage) Nah, it couldn't have been him. The crash where the guy hit the windscreen was during Sunday's stage and he was taken away by ambo. I don't remember hearing of any crashes on Saturday although there were a few retirements. hippy |
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RR: De Bortoli Tour 17-18 July, D Grade.
hippy Wrote: "flyingdutch" i heard it from the cuzz who was just behind him (think he ended up with a 4th, good time in the ITT, and an 8th in the Sunday stage) Nah, it couldn't have been him. The crash where the guy hit the windscreen was during Sunday's stage and he was taken away by ambo. I don't remember hearing of any crashes on Saturday although there were a few retirements. hippy nah, i was referring to Danny's results. the crash was indeed on Sunday and Danny was riding Cgrade -- flyingdutch |
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RR: De Bortoli Tour 17-18 July, D Grade.
"flyingdutch"
nah, i was referring to Danny's results. the crash was indeed on Sunday and Danny was riding Cgrade It all makes sense now.. :-) Big props to Blackburn for supplying the volunteers with Blackburn CC/De Bortoli beanies!! I'd much rather wear a club beanie than a dodgy Nike one.. hippy |
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