Stick to your plan
Gutted

‘Shot out of a cannon’ -Scott vs Allen
‘You’re doing great’ -spectators

He wanted it more
He’s in top form

These might be less a cliche and more a euphemism for nailing your doping regime.

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Oui, mais pas de femme toute de suite (yes, but I am not ready for a woman straight away) -Stephen Roche's reply when asked whether he was okay after collapsing at the finish in the La Plagne stage of the 1987 Tour

I’m tranquil/tranquilo

Will these reflect the sports in general or the idiosyncrasies and regional flair of the announcers we hear for hours on end, day after day during grand tours?

Pain cave
Hurt locker
Lit the blue touch paper

"almost there"

+1 since you hear it all the time, like 1km into your run. I want to yell it at people at the swim start some time "Great job! You're almost there!" and see how many would laugh.

Very good replies here. Kudos everybody.
Not sure how I forgot "He wanted it more", or "It's down to who wants it more". Love those.

Dying a thousands deaths

He can hear you!!!!

I always like to yell to random people, "You look like shit, and you're no where near the finish!" Always good for a laugh out of them.

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Jim Manton / ERO Sports

1) you can't win it in the swim but you can sure lose it

2) every year during the Boston marathon some douche tries to run with the Kenyans and the commentator always says something about how a piano is about to be dropped on his back after a mile

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What's your CdA?

Using this win as a platform for...

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float , hammer , and jog

YOU are an Ironman.

'It's Massive'
(Unless talking about a 6ft 7" guy who's 250+ lbs halfway around the marathon, of course. Then it's valid.

Aggressive position

He burned all his matches

“Looking good”

...which apparently means “I’ve pre-dialed 9-1, and have my thumb hovering over the 1 button.”

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Not everything is as it seems -Mr. Miyagi

It looks like he pulled a Sanders.

Epic
School me

Grueling.

Every single Kona broadcast.

Crushed it

"Launches an attack" :

Meaning: Guy pedals hard two or three times, looks back, immediately gives up.

______ is the fourth discipline of triathlon.

"Pulling the trigger"

Your saddle is too low

out the back
riders are all over the mountain
it's all happening

And if you are lucky enough to get the Sean Kelley Eurosport coverage:
"Yes, well, this is a reaaaaaaal killah!"