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Australia s33
Vos:
NT season 33 ; even worse !
After 2 seaons with bad NT calendars, I was hoping ánd assuming that it would be better now, but it is getting even worse. :(
Because now there is a mountain time trial, and Australia does not have climb-TT-specialists.
And in such a race, I cannot compensate the lack of quality by a good tactical race, so this mountain TT race is a certain zero points.
It is even very ironic that a mountain TT race makes a NT season calendar unsuited,
because in by far the most of previous seasons, it would have been very benificial to Australia.
An unfortunate timing of the 2nd time ever that a mountain TT race is on a NT calendar.
With a hills TT race instead of the mountain TT race, this calendar would have looked better.
Also a hills-sprint race is much more prefered than a flat-sprint race.
I guess that Australia needs a new NT manager for next season, because I have too much bad luck in this game.
No doubt to me, that when someone else takes over, that there will be 2 cobblehills races next season. :o ;D
Anyway, it is what it is. But battling for a podiumplace seems out of the question. A miracle is needed to achieve that.
Because even if(= very unlikely ) this season goes more than perfect in all 5 tactical races,
still it wil depend on the other countries ; they need some bad races ánd they need to devide the points more or less equaly.
season 33 schedule =
1. Catalonia HFFFH 191 km
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Australia does not have high ranked hills specialists, and I can use the same text as in previous season :
"But despite Derek Jons is ranked as pure-hills specialist, I estimate that he seems quite capable of scoring points in this flat-hills race.
Although, due to the hard wind, this race is tactically very difficult and even unpredictable. A disaster race + 0 points is possible too".
In previous season Derek Jons finished as 11th in a FFFFH race, what was a pretty good result.
2. Duitama MMMMM 265 km
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Australia has a top contender with Rick Cann ( nr 5 pure-climb of CFF ), but his support is not good enough.
In previous season he finished as 7th in a pure climb race, what was bad and even embarrassing.
On the bright side, Rick Cann won this Duitama race back in season 30, in a tactical superb race.
But on the less bright side, now he has to do it without the important s4 helper.
3. Champs-Élysées FFFFF 144,5 km
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Maybe for the first time ever, there is no top-flat-sprinter anymore, the excellent generation Stamer-Blix-Janson is too old now.
Probably it is up to a less good 25yo teamcaptain now, who should be able to score a few points if the tactics go very well.
4. Eure-et-Loir TT-FFFFF 53 km
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In previous season an all time low record of just 110 points in a NT flat time trial.
But I had the impression that Australia was very unfortunate, so, one star extra in the hope that now it will be an "average-luck" TT.
Of course, with the most unlucky CFF manager as Australian NT manager, this hope is probably in vain. :D
5. Île-de-France FFFHC^ 134 km
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Australia is amazing in cobblehills, and in previous season the best scoring nation with a total of 320 points.
And we are even stronger now, with the new 24yo teamcaptain Shaun Sifford, the nr 2 in the CFF ranking.
6. Col d'Eze TT-MMMMM 10 km
zero stars
Well, to look at this race in a positive way ; this is an excellent opportunity to select many young xp-cyclists.
7. Virginia CCCCC 259 km
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Bob Pernom ( nr 7 flat-cobble ranking ) should do well if the tactics go right.
In previous season he had a good result with a 5th place in a CFFCC race.
But he likes cobble races with flat sections much more, than this long distance pure cobble race. Still, he should be able to finish top10.
Vos:
Australia u24 ( 96 cyclists ) :
An all time low record of only one( ! ) Australian in the u23 Dream Team.
A promising hills-sprinter. Unfortunately, very rare that a hills-sprint race is on the NT calendar. I estimate it happened just once or twice.
But there is a better 22yo flat-sprinter, not in the u23 DT, but he might become the future Australian flat-sprint-teamcaptain.
CFF u23 Dream Team =
sprint
6. Paul Pursley ( 22, Aurora_Australis )
Everyone good luck with recruiting and scouting in Australia ! 8)
Aurora Australis:
I'm afraid that both Gayfords have low talent. A couple of mine are ok, but I'm still seeking better.
Vos:
RACE 1 : Catalunya
17ºC
Mataró, a town on the Costa del Maresme, 30 km north-east of Barcelona,
In the picture the epic battle between Roglič and Evenepoel in the Volta a Catalunya of this year.
Hopefully Derek Jons is inspired by this, and can score some points.
Australia NT selection :
Derek Jons ( 31 ) ZG
Virgil Seaman ( 28 ) Álvaro_Pino_Boys
Oliver Lewis ( 25 ) azerite
Callum Carpenter ( 33 ) TeaMetal
Pete Dix ( 25 ) KL_Cycling_Team
Alex Bird ( 31 ) ZwolseBalletjes
Kirk Middleton ( 29 ) KL_Cycling_Team
Rick Dudgeon* ( 24 ) IKIBASQUE ( debut )
Shaun Sifford ( 24 ) Villavante
horace_vr:
I think I pulled the best TT rider I ever pulled, AND on day 1 (actually day 0); now let's see the talent... But I have a good feeling here, after 3 seasons of good, but not great, pulls (and no talent 5s...)
I am sure Vos will publish the U20 top quite soon :)
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