For the cycling enthusiast, the announcement of who is, and
who isn’t on the national squad for the world championships (to be held in Copenhagen)
has been at the forefront of the cycling centric mind.
One notable omission is that of the reigning Tour De France winner
Cadel Evans who has decided to end his season early. And rightly so, after all
next year there is the defence of the tour title and Olympics in London to contend with so he needs all the rest he
can accumulate before competing in two of the largest cycling events.
However for the rest of the squad it is pretty clear who is
on there; O’Grady, McEwen, Cooke, Gerrans and Renshaw, there are plenty of others
to name but it would exhaust the point; seems that Australia aren’t doing to
bad as all rounders.
I know you’ll say I’m captain obvious for pointing this out,
but Cadel is one rider, whereas other
names are also (perhaps not to the same level as Cadel) are entrenched
is cycling lore and respect.
The squad goes to show a powerful mix of renown riders, and
those that are up and coming.
As the team come out in the green and gold and race to
hopefully a victory in the road race (and time trial for others) the world
championships are a bit like a shopping catalogue; seeing the quality of some
riders and seeing those expected to peak soon.
For one I know that I will be watching the Worlds, not just
for the cycling and how the squad fares but also for the scenery and
atmosphere.
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