2016 seems to have gotten off to a great start if you're an Aussie, or if you support an Australian team - with the first UCI World Tour event going to Simon Gerrans on Orica Greenedge - although some people might just call it home advantage! Aussies have even more to celebrate with the top three in the UCI world rankings all being them as well! (see below)
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| Simon Gerrans in Orca |
With the Australian Championships also taking place in January it's being going off with a bang Down Under, and both the men and women's road races being crackers from the footage I've seen...
The new Australian Road and Time Trial champions are as follows:
Women
Road : Amanda Spratt
ITT : Katrin Garfoot
Men
Road : Jack Bobridge
ITT : Rohan Dennis
Caleb Ewan of Orica particularly impressed again at the beginning of the season, in winning the National Crit Championships and then 2 stages of the Tour Down Under. If you haven't seen this guy sprint then it really is something you must do - he gets so low over the bars when sprinting it's crazy how he manages to still get the power down on the road!
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| Caleb Ewan Celebrates |
UCI road rankings as at the end of January are:
Men
- S Gerrans (AUS) 775 points
- R Porte (AUS) 485
- J McCarthy (AUS) 370
Women
- N/A (season not started yet)
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