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“One guy [after a close overtake] reckoned he gave me enough room. I told him to go and ask his wife if an inch is enough.”— Buggi, on Cycle-Chat
He’s some more pictures from the mens race at the 2010 world champs.
2010 Geelong World’s slideshow
Hmm … this slideshow thingamajiggy seems new.
Aussie Aussie Aussie! … you know the rest…
This is in the Geelong Botanical Gardens… and I think I know this bloke!
#2010worldss What a magic week the 2010 Worlds were in Geelong, this is the main shopping strip in Geelong (Moorabool St) looking down to Corio Bay. The crowd’s were massive!
(via hm7)
#2010WORLDS #prowatch Fabian Cancellara in the second group on the road during the final laps of the 2010 Worlds in Geelong. 2010 was not going to be his year in the road race.
#2010worlds #prowatch @cyclones Stuey O’Grady still putting in the hard yards for Aussies late in the 2010 World Champs.
#2010worlds #prowatch Mark Cavendish did not have a good day in Geelong for the 2010 World Champs, he struggled on the climbs and the heat ultimately losing contact with the leading groups.
#2010worlds #prowatch Team Italia piling on the pressure in the 2010 World Champs trying to split the field in the final laps and launch Pozzato into a race winning move.
They did not succeed.
Inside The World Championships
It was amazing to see the huge amount of spectators at the circuit in Geelong. The first few laps I had time to look around a bit and it was great to see some friends and even Dutch flags with my name on it along the course. Thanks for the support everyone! During the race I realized how great it is racing in Australia. The spectators here are the best in the world, it doesn’t matter which country you are from. Whether you are in the front or way out the back, fans keep cheering you on
#2010worlds #prowatch Putting in a huge effort in his last season as a pro was Koos Moerenhout (Netherlands) who finished the day 2min 40sec down and in 6th place.
#2010worlds #prowatch Radio Shack’s Janez Brajkovic (Slovenia) finished in 20th position in the World TT Championships 4min 4secs down.
#2010wolds #prowatch Martin Velits (Slovakia) on his way to 27th place with a ride 5minsutes slower than Cancellara.
Martin Velits was one of the early riders and set the early time to beat on the leader board.
#2010worlds #prowatch Dmitriy Fofonov (Kaz) on his way to 22nd pleace in the UCI Worlds Elite TT some 0:04:11 behind @f_cancellara Fabian Cancellara
#2010worlds #prowatch David Millar (GBR) put in the ride of his life to finish in 2nd place in the World TT Championships.
via CyclingNews.com
For his part, David Millar was content with silver, commenting, “Congratulations to Fabian first. There is no doubt he is a phenomenon. But I came here hoping to get on the podium and that’s what I did, so it is a lovely feeling to be actually achieve the objective I was aiming for.
“I felt good. I felt great on the first lap. My tactic was the opposite of Fabian’s, it was to attack the first lap and then hang on for dear life. And that’s basically what I did. I felt great and even at the first lap with the three climbs, by the end of the last climb I was coming up that the first time and I thought, ‘Oh god this is going to hurt the next time round’, and it did. It was very hard and I think we can safely say that in the road race that is going to be a hard climb. We suffered enormously just going up it twice. It is a hard course.
“I went a bit slow through a couple of corners, especially on the descent, but I am very happy with my ride. My power was good, everything was good. Unfortunately, I just need to be going faster and stronger to beat Fabian. And corner faster. But I am pleased with my ride and there is nothing I would change about it.”
