Had a look at the start list for the elite men and women’s races at the Nationals - The men’s race has held up better than expected, while the women’s race lacks depth - BEX has 3 in the men’s and 2 in the womens.
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Time-trials are today.
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Grace Brown easily wins the Womens ITT
Anya Louw wins the U23 Womens ITT
And Dennis smashes the mens elite ITT
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why didn’t Porte bother to ride?
Doesn’t look like he’s riding the Nats.
Strava tells me he did a big ride in and around Launceston today.
He took a few CRs Monday.
Today was just the usual scottsdale loop. i’ve done that once took me closer to 6 hours though 
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A couple of guys i run with do some rides with him, but I can’t even keep up with the old blokes round town , would be amazing to tag along.
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I see how fast you run on Strava. I don’t have any doubt you could keep up with a fast bunch!
Durbridge has ridden a similar time in the ITT for the last four years which is his level - He’s not in the same form as an in-form Dennis who can top 3 in the world’s ITT this year in Wollongong.
Ah ! My early tip for the men’s elite RR, Simon Clarke just arrived in Girona for the ISN training camp after diverting through Milan to drop off his wife.
A blast from the past - Brendan Canty stayed in Spain after finishing his short-lived WT career - He’s working there and partnered with a Spanish singer.
He’s been working for EF Education First since he finished riding for them. In the finance team.
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Matt Keenan the guest on this is your sporting life on SEN this morning.
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Roxsolt dominate the Women’s RR from start to finish
Frain wins it, Grace Brown in the chasing group gets silver.
I wonder if Frain will make it back to Europe - She rode the back end of 2021 in Europe for Tibco including PR, though she has no contract for 2022 - Brown will never get a better opportunity to win the RR - Anyway the men’s race is down to the last 50kms with 16 riders in the front group - I still think there should not have been an elite RR in the last two years.
Plapp absolutely destroyed the mens field.
Only Whelan in the conversation.
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Plapp rode a controlled race. Whelan could not even find a PCT or CT contract in Europe. He did suffer in Europe from obtaining a contract behind one European race. He was in discussions with BEX for 2022. Could Jerry pull the trigger.
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