your favourites in UCI event

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Originally posted by amirm
Who were favourites during the UCI championship event in >Melbourne? and why?

Anna Meares smiling right at me with the aussie flag on her
back after winning gold in the ITT. (I think I have the photo
too...)

Rochelle Gilmore waving to the crowd after a horrid crash in
which (I think) she broke her collarbone - anyone confim this?

The crowd's cheering every time the commentator said "Australian"! 🙂

hippy

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Originally posted by amirm Who were favourites during the
UCI championship event in >Melbourne? and why?

Anna Meares smiling right at me with the aussie flag on
her back after winning gold in the ITT. (I think I have
the photo too...)

Rochelle Gilmore waving to the crowd after a horrid crash
in which (I think) she broke her collarbone - anyone
confim this?

That is what the TV comentator said.

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The crowd's cheering every time the commentator said
"Australian"! 🙂

hippy

Brian

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Originally posted by amirm Who were favourites during
the UCI championship event in >Melbourne? and why?

Anna Meares smiling right at me with the aussie flag on
her back after winning gold in the ITT. (I think I have
the photo too...)

Rochelle Gilmore waving to the crowd after a horrid
crash in which (I think) she broke her collarbone -
anyone confim this?

That is what the TV comentator said.

They also mentioned that she won't be going to Athens
either. Which is terrible news.

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Originally posted by Bluenose
They also mentioned that she won't be going to Athens
either. Which is terrible news.

Bloody sickening accident to witness, just past the "MCG" Corner.
The Official Photo crew (whatever), were milling around for photos while she was on the deck. Found that kind of revolting....

Brilliant when Rochelle raised her arm to acknowledge the crowd.
Heard on radio _maybe she might go to Athens, but her chances are pretty slim,
<http://www.theage.com.au/articles/2004/05/30/1085855431346.html>

More, ta Hippy! Loud people sitting to our left,
<http://www.cyclingnews.com/photos/2004/may04/WTC04/?id=day5/img_6170>

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Originally posted by amirm
male: was the Dutch rider Theo Bos (a real FlyingDutch 😉) for his charisma especially after his two falls in a row during one of his races. It was until he did what he did in the semi-final race (not good sports). 🙁

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Yeah Baby, YEAH!!!!

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That was me jumpin up'n'down in the Dutch No7 Soccer top everytime BOS rode

Him and that Italian silver medallist in the women's 25k points race. Hubbah, hubbah 😉

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Originally posted by amirm
Who were favourites during the UCI championship event in Melbourne? and why?

Mine were:

female: The Kiwi Sarah Ulmer because of her style and character, and of course her looks. 🙂

male: was the Dutch rider Theo Bos (a real FlyingDutch 😉) for his charisma especially after his two falls in a row during one of his races. It was until he did what he did in the semi-final race (not good sports). 🙁

If we are going to hubbah hubbah, where do i start???? I think the highlight was seeing one of the UK team warming up, pulling his bib/brace thing down to his crotch and rubbing his bits with vaseline for what seemed like eternity. I couldnt look away. It was like a train wreck..
I like the big man.. Sean Eadie.. love his facial hair and his big buns of steel.

I also liked the dutch boy theo bos.. very exciting to watch. I am still raving to all at work about how exciting an event it was to go to and how you cant appreciate how fast and fit all the women and men are. It was $50.00 well spent.

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Originally posted by cfsmtb
The Official Photo crew (whatever), were milling around for >photos while she was on the deck. Found that kind of >revolting....

Hmm.. whilst not 'official' I am also guilty of photographing her when downed... wanting to get a shot and morbid curiosity can kinda take over.. :S

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Heard on radio maybe she might go to Athens, but her chances >are pretty slim,

How long until Athens? If it IS only a collarbone she might be
able to heal in time but the reduction in training from now until the Olympics could be what keeps her out.

hippy

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Who were favourites during the UCI championship event in
Melbourne? and why?

Mine were:

female: The Kiwi Sarah Ulmer because of her style and
character, and of course her looks. 🙂

Her and Sean Eadie. They both always seem to be
laughing at something. They're not too shabby at racing
bikes either...:-)

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male: was the Dutch rider Theo Bos (a real FlyingDutch
😉) for his

I thought it was a bit harsh when one of the Garys, either
Sutton or Niewand I can't remember which, awarded him "Best
on Ground". As I say - a bit harsh...

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Bluenose said:

They also mentioned that she won't be going to Athens
either. Which is terrible news.

Bloody sickening accident to witness, just past the "MCG"
Corner. The Official Photo crew (whatever), were milling
around for photos while she was on the deck. Found that
kind of revolting....

Brilliant when Rochelle raised her arm to acknowledge the
crowd. Heard on radio _maybe she might go to Athens, but
her chances are pretty slim, <theage.com.auarOpen ↗
ticles/2004/05/30/1085855431346.html>

More, ta Hippy! Loud people sitting to our left, <http:-
//www.cyclingnews.com/photos/2004/may04/WTC04/?id=day5/-
img_6170>

Hey......I'm in that photo......I'm the guy in the orange
shirt a couple of rows in front of the lunatics in the
yellow. They were pretty funny although the bike horns and
hooters were wearing a bit thin by the end of the night.

I personally liked the calls of "Go Anna" that started in
the home straight on the Saturday for Anna Meares.

My first time to a track event..........awesome.....would
recommend it to anyone. The Maddison rocks!!!

Gags

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If we are going to hubbah hubbah, where do i start???? I
think the highlight was seeing one of the UK team warming
up, pulling his bib/brace thing down to his crotch and
rubbing his bits with vaseline for what seemed like
eternity.

It's a bloke thing but it never lasts an eternity. More like
just a couple of minutes. But I thought you grrlies knew
that already.

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If we are going to hubbah hubbah, where do i start???? I
think the highlight was seeing one of the UK team warming
up, pulling his bib/brace thing down to his crotch and
rubbing his bits with vaseline for what seemed like
eternity.

It's a bloke thing but it never lasts an eternity. More like
just a couple of minutes. But I thought you grrlies knew
that already.


No didnt know that at all but i was real quick to learn. It was like cycling and a show thrown in together..

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amirm said:

Who were favourites during the UCI championship event in
Melbourne? and why?

Mine were:

female: The Kiwi Sarah Ulmer because of her style and
character, and of course her looks. 🙂

male: was the Dutch rider Theo Bos (a real FlyingDutch 😉)
for his charisma especially after his two falls in a row
during one of his races. It was until he did what he did
in the semi-final race (not good sports). 🙁

I didn't get to go to the racing but I did fly to NZ Monday
morning and I've never seen so many flashy looking bike
boxes and wheel bags at Tullamarine. You could also tell the
teams on a budget with their bikes in cardboard boxes. I
thought the Kiwi news was excited at my arrival in Auckland
but then realised it was Sarah Ulmer they were waiting for.
Oh well, anonymity for me.

DaveB

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Rochelle Gilmore waving to the crowd after a horrid
crash in which (I think) she broke her collarbone -
anyone confim this?

That is what the TV comentator said.

They also mentioned that she won't be going to Athens
either. Which is terrible news.

She is planning to race again *this weekend* so if Athens is
off the menu it's not directly because of the crash - it
could be a qualifying thing - we'll try and find out.

cyclingnews.comrochelleOpen ↗
=rochelle0413

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Originally posted by John Stevenson
She is planning to race again *this weekend* so if Athens is
off the menu it's not directly because of the crash - it
could be a qualifying thing - we'll try and find out.

Far out! That's tough!

Go Rochelle!!!

I had trouble with the URL, try this one:
http://www.cyclingnews.com/riders/2004/diaries/rochelle/?id=rochelle0413

hippy

http://www.cyclingnews.com/riders/2004/diaries/rochelle/?id=rochelle0413

"I travelled by ambulance to the hospital where I would lay in pain for six hours having x-rays and waiting for surgery. The collarbone had snapped right through and the surgeon placed a 7cm pin through the bone and completed the operation with a bone graft. Fixed - good as new! The surgery gave me instant pain relief, and I could move without grinding and pain. I got through the night on a couple of Panadeine Forte and that was the last of the pain-killers required. By lunchtime the next day, I was able to shower and dress myself before returning to my hotel to pack my bags and jump in a cab to the airport."

6hrs! I had to wait 3 farking weeks!! Public health sucks.

"Hey hippy we're going to put you under, you might never
wake up..."

"Fine."

<Wakes up> "Hey doc, where's the blood/pins/fixed arm?"

"Oh, we didn't pin the bones, they've already joined up"

"Oh, thanks for that, my arm's only a couple of cm shorter and lower than the other one... so, who do I send my lawyer to
speak to when I turn 40 and can't use my arm properly?"

John S, can you find out what health insurance Rochelle has? Thanks 🙂

<Worlds flashback> GO ROCHELLE!!!! </Worlds flashback>

hippy

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> Rochelle Gilmore waving to the crowd after a horrid
> crash in which (I think) she broke her collarbone -
> anyone confim this?

That is what the TV comentator said.

They also mentioned that she won't be going to Athens
either. Which is terrible news.

Correct me if I'm wrong. I don't think there is a Scratch
race for women in the Olympic cycling program. So unless
Rochelle is qualified in another track or road event then
she won't be competing in Athens.

Geoff