Team Dulwich Hill LOG: Team Ireland vs The world.

timyone · Postby **timyone** » 16 Nov 2009, 08:22

The irish team have now hit melbourne, and are ready to take on the world. There will hopefully be fights, tears, emotional black mail, a love story, and maybe even some biting and kicking. We also plan to do some bike racing while we are here.

This is where we plan to write it down. There may also be a video to come.

orphic · Postby **orphic** » 16 Nov 2009, 09:21

I just want ONE photo of you drinking guinness in your skin suits, that's all I ask!

Michael Chidgey · Postby **Michael Chidgey** » 16 Nov 2009, 09:42

i want the biting photo.

geoff m · Postby **geoff m** » 16 Nov 2009, 12:13

The Rugby score. Ireland 20.Australia 20. I suppose this was meant to be.......................

timyone · Postby **timyone** » 16 Nov 2009, 13:04

Ok first training session over and it seems that most of the riders here are pretty fast. We sat on the danish teams paceline before moving onto some maddison prac and some staring in awe at the danish team persuit team! The uk team jumped on in the next session and man they are a daunting site to see! Seriously they are big and fast!

The irish box which we share with the belgium team, which seems to be mainly blonde female cyclists, is opposite the sky sports and UK teams. So far on the famous sighting list we have seen: Arnuad Tornant of the french team, world record holder for the kilo, and maybe some sort of coach now. As well as kevin sireau who we think is the lad out of the famous keeping it up incident with gregory borge (only borge kept it up)

Seriously crazy experience so far. We decided it may be good to train in ireland clothes, as every one else has team kit plus traing clothrs, bikes, wheels etc?!

Rainbow · Postby **Rainbow** » 16 Nov 2009, 16:11

On Sunday, Simon and I had an amazing drive down. It took us 10 hours. Thankfully we got the airconditioning fixed before the trip as it was 36 degrees outside.

Today we picked up Tim from the airport and went out to the first training session. The back stage manager gave me a personal tour of the velodrome explaining how it all works, how the seats come down from the ceiling and a wall comes out of the velodromes surface to let in trucks and the likes.

I am loving the Melbourne lifestyle, the roads surfaces and the bike lanes, oh and the coffee! Tomorrow, my plans are, Art Gallery in the morning, then a swim, then on to watch the Llewellyn's train again. Perhaps Thursday will be my shopping day (don't tell Simon) :p

orphic · Postby **orphic** » 16 Nov 2009, 16:57

Regarding shopping in Melbourne Jessica - Greville Street, Prahran. That is all you need to know.

I wish I was there with money to burn

timyone · Postby **timyone** » 18 Nov 2009, 13:51

Today me and simon were in the lift with a french lad, he was on level 11 I was askinghim if that was where the bar was. Etc, and after I got out simon was told me that it was kevin siro (sorry about spelling)

timyone · Postby **timyone** » 18 Nov 2009, 19:07

Lift sightings: this arvo I was in the lift with anna mears and kaarle mculloch. I think josephine tomic might be in the room opposite sinmons.

Tomorrow I have the points race, simon has the persuit. There are 13 in my heat, 10 make the final.

Camilla · Postby **Camilla** » 19 Nov 2009, 10:08

Go team Ireland! It sounds amazing. Keep the posts coming Tim.

And Geoff, I'm loving your new profile pic.

timyone · Postby **timyone** » 19 Nov 2009, 11:56

I just raced. My first ever points race. Lapped once I maybe shouldn't have been. I got better as it went

geoff m · Postby **geoff m** » 19 Nov 2009, 18:21

I just raced. My first ever points race. Lapped once I maybe shouldn't have been. I got better as it went

Result for Tim.

Does that mean he qualifies or is this raking for all in the race.

http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/uci-tr ... -1/results

Artson · Postby **Artson** » 19 Nov 2009, 18:50

Top 10 qualified so final for Tim.

Tim did well to finish 6th on final sprint

mikesbytes · Postby **mikesbytes** » 19 Nov 2009, 20:58

Unfortunately its 12th place for Tim, better luck next time.

Hey Tim its an amazing race that Points race, we should arrange an 80 lap job at DGV some time.

weiyun · Postby **weiyun** » 19 Nov 2009, 21:38

Is there a live stream?

Liam R · Postby **Liam R** » 20 Nov 2009, 08:53

Very best of luck for the weekend lads. We'll be keeping an eye on your progress here at Slaney CC in Enniscorthy, Ireland.

Hoping to catch some of the action on Eurosport.

Be proud of your achievement and enjoy the weekend. You are officially living the dream!

lindsay · Postby **lindsay** » 20 Nov 2009, 12:39

Here's a lovely write-up from Cycling NSW -

http://nsw.cycling.org.au/default.asp?P ... 249319#lew

& here's a quote to make us all proud DHBC'ers

Dulwich Hill Bicycling Club brothers, Tim and Simon Llewellyn have been selected to represent Ireland in the UCI World Track Cup this weekend in Melbourne. Together, they make up the complete Irish Cycling Team.

The Llewellyn brothers are strong riders for the Dulwich Hill Club in both track and road events and are now the first riders in perhaps decades to represent their club at the International Level.

timyone · Postby **timyone** » 20 Nov 2009, 15:07

Simon had the scratch today hard fought out sprint at the end, unfortunately 6 had lapped the fieldso there weren't enough spots at the end, he was dth or so in the final sprint, I think.

Tomorrow night we have the maddison final, it is probably on fox sports, and commentated by crafty live, it will have the boring lads on tv though.

This morning I warmed up on the back of the time trial teams, I started with poland followed by new zealland and australia. I did it all in a dhbc jersie, but with us postal knicks. They eventually pulled me off to ask who I was, hopefully our maneger doesn't get a fine for it :s

simon.sharwood · Postby **simon.sharwood** » 20 Nov 2009, 15:11

You guys are legends.

S.

timyone · Postby **timyone** » 20 Nov 2009, 17:23

Hey did this one get posted? i got it off the Irish cycling web site, guessing to do with Geoff?

http://www.irishcycling.com/publish/news/art_4466.shtml

geoff m · Postby **geoff m** » 20 Nov 2009, 17:38

Hey did this one get posted? i got it off the Irish cycling web site, guessing to do with Geoff?

http://www.irishcycling.com/publish/news/art_4466.shtml

Kind of.... it started with me and went to Liam R (newest member of the forum about 4 postings above mine) who is the Secretary of the Slaney CC our best mates and Sister Irish Club.

He's edited and posted it.

Hi Liam, nice to have you drop into our Forum. Its good to see your new Club Forum has been launched.

Postby **Stuart** » 21 Nov 2009, 15:32

Is there a live stream?

It's live tonight on Foxtel - Fox Sports 3 at 19:30

timyone · Postby **timyone** » 22 Nov 2009, 11:19

Ok. I've been too dissapointed for words about our last race to say any thing, but yeah over all it was one of the greatest experiences ever!! Even packing our bikes rocked!! I was going up and down in the lift, each time in there was a new famous rider there! The nice ones were kaarle mculloch and josephine tomic

the ozzy sprinter girls are seriously nice as. And at the bottom of the lift was the totally cute in a million ways, phillopino rider

On the new things side of it we got to try ice baths, had massages off the afl rub down people, raced on disc wheels ininternational point score and maddisons (10k plus worth of bike!) Sat with shane perkins dad who seems to know a hell of a lot about cycling (he was the philopines coach). And yeah I'm sure there was heaps more!

And now we are international cyclists, ready to take the states by storm! Ok maybe next years state titles

T-Bone · Postby **T-Bone** » 22 Nov 2009, 12:30

Quad Post!! Woohoo!!!

I read a rundown of the madison on some cycling website. You stuck in there for a good amount of time, and weren't the only ones not finishing, so well done. Plus, you didn't get beaten by any Aussies!!

Julio · Postby **Julio** » 22 Nov 2009, 12:31

say it again tim

timyone · Postby **timyone** » 22 Nov 2009, 14:21

oops was on my phone.

hey im training alot this week by the way, have some time off work, i was gonna try and reach 1000km this week, but have the clarence st cup oin sat, so may do some thing different.
Any one in for a long ride, any day this week? im thinking maybe 120 plus, maybe with the national park in it?

we should have made another 30 plus laps

but did alot of it time trialing off the back because i missed a change

we did 10 or so laps off the back, keeping up, maybe 20.

geoffs · Postby **geoffs** » 22 Nov 2009, 15:12

Huge congratulations to Tim and Simon on such a fantastic effort.
Well done guys!!!!

Trouty · Postby **Trouty** » 22 Nov 2009, 18:12

And at the bottom of the lift was the totally cute in a million ways, phillopino rider

Yeah you can't beat those Philipino's!! But Tim....did you ask her for a date?

micklan · Postby **micklan** » 22 Nov 2009, 18:14

You guys are good. 200 Tim & Track Captain Simon. And then you go represent a nation state in your sport - thats way better than the RAW track DVD !

timyone · Postby **timyone** » 22 Nov 2009, 20:58

Yeah you can't beat those Philipino's!! But Tim....did you ask her for a date?

she lives in melb, and is totally hot

i dont stand a chance

timyone · Postby **timyone** » 22 Nov 2009, 22:08

check out the amazing pics of the events on this!! there are only a few, but they are heaps good!!

timyone · Postby **timyone** » 22 Nov 2009, 22:16

theres a pic of the sticker on simons bike with his hand in it on this one!!

rainbow is hanging up amongst the disc wheels too!!

http://www.fyxomatosis.com/index.php?op ... &Itemid=97

timyone · Postby **timyone** » 22 Nov 2009, 22:24

hey they sell a llewellyn frame on that site!!

http://www.fyxomatosis.com/index.php?pa ... &Itemid=92

shrubb face · Postby **shrubb face** » 23 Nov 2009, 06:09

I love the photos of your bikes on fyxomatosis. Getting a photo on there is almost as impressive as riding the world cup. It might be worth sending TC ( the site owner) a email to ask for the high res copies of the photos.

ps you can see my aerobars in shot!!

Camilla · Postby **Camilla** » 23 Nov 2009, 14:19

Rainbow steals the day!

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