Gold Coast Comm Games

[Chris B.]

We win the start and it's Gaze, Cooper, a Jaapie, Oliver, a small gap, Australian....

Very early days, but definitely where you want to be...in the front!

[Chris B.]

Gaze and Cooper have bolted- at the first time check they're six seconds ahead of the Jaapie - Oliver is 15 seconds back and the rest of the field 30 seconds plus behind!

[Chris B.]

The three NZers and the Jaapie have formed a bunch. They look significantly faster through the technical part - but, the rest of the field made a burst and just briefly made contact at the end of the flat part - but, immediately dropped back when they got on the technical uphill.

[Chris B.]

End of lap two and those four have 22 seconds over a chasing bunch. Five laps to go.

I'm wondering is Cooper and Gaze slowed down last time to wait for Oliver?

[Chris B.]

Hatherly (SA) attacks on lap three - only Gaze goes with him and the gap to Oliver and then Cooper opened to 11 seconds.

Gaze has retaken the lead and Oliver is bridging the gap - Copper a few seconds further back.

[Chris B.]

@chris-b I'm wrong - Cooper got caught behind Oliver, but he's past and has rejoined the lead.

Oliver is 15 seconds down in 4th, next guy is 45 seconds down.

[Chris B.]

Three laps to go and positions are unchanged - Cooper still 15 seconds off the back but the fifth placed guy is now 55 seconds behind.

Barring a total disaster NZ bound to get two medals.

[Chris B.]

Two laps to go - leading three still together, but a couple of times Hatherly dropped a few metres behind the other two - might be wishful thinking, but a slight sign of weakness. The next climb will tell!

[Chris B.]

Cooper and Gaze with an attack and a mini break...and we go to an ad break!

[Chris B.]

Nope Hatherly is back.

Oliver sliding back towards the chasing bunch.

[Chris B.]

Final lap - Gaze, Cooper, Hatherly - barring an accident/mechanical the medals are going to these three.

[Chris B.]

Cooper breaks away - Hatherly is chasing, Gaze further back.

[Chris B.]

No - fuck it - Gaze had a mechanical!

[Chris B.]

Gaze comes back strongly during the ad break and we're one and two - Hatherly 10 seconds behind!!!

[antipodean]

How has Gaze come back from that gap after 70mins?

[Chris B.]

Gaze wins the spring finish - Gold for him, Silver for Cooper.

[Mokey]

Yes!!!! Good shit boys.

[Chris B.]

@antipodean said in Gold Coast Comm Games:

How has Gaze come back from that gap after 70mins?

No idea - we were on a two minute ad break INCLUDING advertising for whether anyone wanted to be in the Maori fucking electoral roll. Fuck you NZ Government!!!

[Chris B.]

Oliver gets fourth.

[antipodean]

@chris-b I was watching the local stream. Cooper saw off the South African who had clearly tired and then Gaze swamped Hatherly (sp?) and caught Cooper with half a lap spare. He looked fresh as a daisy.