National Road Series

[RICHARDH]

http://www.sbs.com.au/cyclingcentral/news/36009/australian-national-road-series-announce-team-list-and-calendar

So what do we think people, would love to see more media coverage of the series. Hopefully SBS continue to show there strong support and even start to show more.

The Teams for this year wonder if a couple more will be elevated to the big show

Plan B Racing Team Erdinger Alkoholfrei - Downer EDi Mining
Aaron Slavik Trent Carman
Alex Malone Ben Carman
Alex Smyth James Szollosi
Andrew martin Tomas Szollosi
Ben King Reuben Donati
Brad Hall Rafael Vainikka
Chris Beeck Kristian Juel
Daniel Bonello
Daniel Furmston
Jackson Mawby
James Ibrahim
Logan Calder
Luke Joyce
Peter Hatton
Peter McDonald
Theo Yates
Trent Morey

Team Jayco-Capilano Honey Shotz RBS Morgans-ATS Pro Cycling
Edward Bissaker Cameron Peterson
Mitchell Lovelock Fay Joe Lewis
Jordan Kerby Darren Rolfe
David Edwards John Walker
Jackson Law Benjamin Hill
Alex Edmondson Nicolas Dougall
Jack Beckinsale James Hepburn
Bradely Linfield Hayden Brooks
Trenton Day
Mark Jamieson

Team Down Under Team Torq/BSS
Justin Vanstone Brenton Jones
Nicholas Woods Jarryd Jones
Jacob Restall Mark Fenner
Alex Wohler Scott Butler
Mathew Marshall Billy Sewell
Stuart Mulhern Damian Mason
Ben Cutajar Jack Haig
Geoff Straub Robbie Hucker
James Stretch Michael Troy
Kieren Lewis James Rix
William Draffen
Douglas Freeburn

Team John West Cycling Genesys Wealth Advisers
Brock Daniel Roberts Jonathan Lovelock
Steve del Gallo Kyle Marwood
Dean Sanfilippo Kane Walker
James Butler Jason Rigg
Michael Knoff Campbell Flakemore
Trent Derecourt Blake Hose
Nick Brain Tom Robinson
Oliver Kent-Spark Sam Davis
Rene Kolbach Pat Shaw
Remi Valentin Joel Pearson
Nathan Earle
Anthony Giacoppo
Alex Carver
Ben Dyball
Nic Sanderson

Pensar-Hawk Racing GPM Wilson Racing
Thomas Collier Phillip Grenfell
Dane Macky Sam Rutherford
Jarred Rowney Andrew Crawley
Ryan Quade Caleb Jones
Maxime Ruphy Dale Scarfe
Hadleigh Milligan Josh Taylor
Terence Maguire Julian Hamill
Christopher Klem Alastair Loutit
Peter Spencer Jake Magee
Sam Stow Nash Kent
Ed White
Alex Wong

African Wildlife Safaris Cycling Team St George Cycling Club
Steve Waite Jeremy Scott
Josh Egbers Josh Cornish
Luigi Vecchio Samuel Nelson
Ben Hilleard Jordan Davies
Book Kiak Yeo Ben Whittemore
Alistair Crameri Mitchell Codner
Jaime Nightingale Jay Dutton
Nick Mitchell
Jeremy Cameron
Zachary Quinn
James Henry

Budget Forklifts Search2retain
Sam Witmitz Cameron Bayly
Mark O'Brien Cal Britten
Shaun McCarthy Charles Howlett
Peter Loft Jake Klajnblat
Luke Ockeby Luke Fetch
Jason Spencer Neil Van Der Ploeg
Brian McLeod Tom Donald
Michael Cupitt Nick Walker
Peter Herzig
Luke Davison
Blair Windsor
Marc Williams
Ryan McNally

Suzuki / Trek Blackburn Cycling Club
Brendan Johnston Tyler Sprurrel
William Lind Trevor Spencer
Ivan Michelin Beard Stephen Cousins
Damien Wright Fergus Sully
Tim Cameron Mitchell Barry
Mitch Flynn Alistair Donohoe
Philip Jermyn
Mitch Pearson
Josh Lind
Jamie Lacey

Data#3 Racing Parramatta Race Team (PRT)
David Brown Daniel Okeefe
Stuart Cowin Luke Collyer
Nick King Maucauley Mulhall
Dave Melville Antony Dimitrovski
Callum O'Sullivan Chris Boogert
Sam Wood Ben Harvey
Adam Allen Michael Phelan
Matthew Chew Hayden Kegg
Samuel Volkers Todd Greenland
Richard Allen Ben Trojko
Simon Hammond

Team SASI Pure Tasmania Cycling Team
Brett Aitken Joel Stearnes
Harry carpenter Alex Clements
Fraser Northey Danny Pulbrook
Phil Mundy Aaron Jones
George Tansley Jack Matthews
Miles Scotson Jake McMahon
Robbie McCarthy Sam McCallum
Tom Kaesler Nathan Hinkley
Josh Harrison Oliver Martin
Karl Evans Ryan Hughes
Andrew Roe

Racing Kanagroos
Ben Kersten
Ben Johnson
Jackson-Leigh Rathbone
Caleb Ewan
Craig Hutton
Billy Hutton
Ben Fox
Jack McCulloch
Tirian McManus
Brodie Talbot
Kevin Hawes
Dan Alcock

[vander]

Will be very interested in the NRS this year hope we get to see some of it.

[Chuck]

Will be hoping a couple of local guys Brodie Talbot at Racing Kangaroos and Ben Dyball at Genesys can get some results. Don't know either of them, have just watched them do well locally against the likes of Salas and Milostic and hope they can perform well on the national stage.

Thanks for posting up the link Richard.

[JV911]

Will be hoping a couple of local guys Brodie Talbot at Racing Kangaroos and Ben Dyball at Genesys can get some results.

add Alex Wong (LACC) to that

[Baldy]

I saw Dyball race at our crit track opening, the day before the mountain TT. He looks fit these days, not just thin. He won it and then got 2nd in the TT[even with crashing on the flat section]. I bet you will get to see more of him this year Chuck

My local boys Campbell Flakemore and Nathan Earle are looking set for a good year as well. Nice guys off the bike, freakin weapons on it!

Mersey Valley tour this weekend I wont get to see any live but still excited. Supposed to be a nice field this year with good Budget/Drapac squads coming over. Caleb Ewan with the nswis boys will be interesting to watch.

Theres a few other guys I know that are racing. Nick Horsley, Callum Fagg and Torben Partridge-Madsen with Boutique Bikes/Tasvent/Tas Style cycling team. https://www.facebook.com/pages/Boutique ... 5231840948

Just a small new local team but its great seeing them get the chance to mix it up with the big boys.

[RICHARDH]

http://www.sbs.com.au/cyclingcentral/road/news/36207/Drapac%20to%20use%20European%20stint%20as%20domestic%20season%20tune-up

hope to see these guys take it to Genesys

[RICHARDH]

http://www.sbs.com.au/cyclingcentral/news/36255/podcast-genesys-wealth-advisers-at-the-tour-of-borneo

Always interesting to hear from Andrew Christie-Johnston.

http://www.sbs.com.au/cyclingcentral/video/2228514202/NRS-coordinator-Sean-Muir-talks-to-Cycling-Central

Nice to see SBS actually looking at giving us all an idea who the guys that are running the sport in Australia, funny that most can name foreign Administration but have not the foggiest who the Australian players are

[RICHARDH]

http://www.sbs.com.au/cyclingcentral/news/36361/lewis-looks-to-revive-career-with-rbs-morgans-ats

Good interview

[drubie]

I'd like to see local boy Geoff Straub do better this year - he had some health issues last year but he's such a weapon when he's riding in good form. Spent a few months in Belgium last year which I think was instructional in a lot of ways.

Peter McDonald - never seen anything like that in real life. He goes up hills like he was shot out of a gun. I'm fairly sure this will be his last season though. He started cycling about a decade too late.

It's quite hard to follow the NRS - the coverage is patchy at best. Let's hope the Subaru sponsorship helps the series with a better ability to release results in a timely manner.

[RICHARDH]

http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/adelaide-to-host-new-nrs-event-in-2013

Looking forward to this! cant wait to see some more detail.

[Chuck]

Sensational result for Macarthur rider Brodie Talbot on the first stage of the Tour of Toowoomba

http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/tour-o ... -1/results

http://nationalroadseries.subaru.com.au ... e-victory/

[moreegolfer]

My first experience in a Commissaire's Car in a road race today. There were a few breakaway attempts but didn't last long until inside 10km for the line a break of 10 or so stuck till the finish. Looking forward to a brutal stage tomorrow with the finish line up the Bunya Mtns .

[Chuck]

Stage 2 results....

http://nationalroadseries.subaru.com.au ... ba/stage2/

[elantra]

My first experience in a Commissaire's Car in a road race today. There were a few breakaway attempts but didn't last long until inside 10km for the line a break of 10 or so stuck till the finish. Looking forward to a brutal stage tomorrow with the finish line up the Bunya Mtns .

How was it ?
Oh sufferin succotash that must have been a brute of a climb !

[philip]

Tour of Tassie is on and looking interesting. You can actually get a fairly good idea of what's happening by following #touroftas on twitter, lots of live updates.

Here are some interesting links:

Power analysis of the stage 1 hillclimb TTT: http://www.sbs.com.au/cyclingcentral/ne ... wellington (some of these guys weigh nothing!)
Video update from stage 1: http://nationalroadseries.subaru.com.au ... -tasmania/
More power info from a GPM-Wilson rider: http://wilsonracing.com.au/tracking-eff ... -tasmania/

Following the NRS races is great I reckon, awesome to be able to see how the local guys stack up.

[vander]

I was racing against Ben Dyball just a few weeks ago now I know why I was getting belted. Though his power isnt huge he is so light!!!

[The 2nd Womble]

Does BNV realise their 2013 NRS team will have to train on the road?!!! Struth!!!
At least everyone's membership moolah is going back to the members in "some" way. I bet they all crash and blow up like in the movies
http://www.bicyclenetwork.com.au/genera ... ing/94256/

[philip]

Seriously don't know how these guys do 2x crits and 2x road races in 2 days. After a single hard crit my legs are smashed even the next day!

Windy Tas is certainly putting big gaps in the field. Drapac dominant.

[Chuck]

Great result for Ben Dyball at the Tour of Japan....



Looks like it was an uphill ITT

http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/tour-o ... -4/results

He's having an excellent season in the NRS too.

[vander]

Great result for Ben Dyball at the Tour of Japan....



Looks like it was an uphill ITT

http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/tour-o ... -4/results

He's having an excellent season in the NRS too.

Was racing against him 8 months ago