Call me biased but the local boy deserves a start at the TDF. His results prove that he should be there, sure there are some big names trying to squeeze in for a start on the Tour team.
He was picked up by Test Team Cervelo for the bloody Tour so go figure why he aint lining up. After the Giro stage win I thought Simon was a sure thing..... not to be!
Simon Gerrans dropped from Tour de France
June 24, 2009 12:30pm
EXCLUSIVE: MELBOURNE cyclist Simon Gerrans will be a shock absentee from the Tour de France after his team told him today he would not be selected.
Gerrans won a mountain stage of the Tour of Italy - the second most important race in the world - only two months ago, and a stage of the Tour de France last year.
He has also won the Herald Sun Tour twice and the Tour Down Under, and had strong form in European one-day races earlier in the season.
Cervelo, a new team based in Switzerland, recruited Gerrans this year, telling him he was to be the main helper for their gun rider, Spaniard Carlos Sastre, who won the Tour last year.
It was not immediately clear why Gerrans has been dropped but he told friends in Melbourne today that he was shocked and disappointed.
The Tour starts in Monaco, where Gerrans lives, on Saturday week.
Stolen from the Hearld Sun....
Some of the comments post this article were a little insulting especially from one individual who if he would like to argue some of the finer points of the sport..... I am up for it!
Another article here from cyclingnews and if you want join the support group I have started on facebook.
In other news I have been training well and can see that things are improving, first hit out on the ski's in a race in 10 days, if the snow is good!
Happy trails
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