2014 National Championships

[Wallenquist]

Dutch TT:

1. Tom Dumoulin 56.08.79
2. Sebastiaan Langeveld +52
3. Jos van Emden +1:07

 

[Dekker_Tifosi]

Dutch TT:

1. Tom Dumoulin 56.08.79
2. Sebastiaan Langeveld +52
3. Jos van Emden +1:07

4 2 Stef Clement 18:58:00 28.44 0.57.43.39
5 6 Dylan Van Baarle 18:54:00 28.47 0.58.13.95
6 14 Martijn Keizer 18:46:00 28.48 0.58.20.16
7 10 Peter Koning 18:50:00 28.55 0.58.26.46
8 9 Rick Flens 18:51:00 28.59 0.58.30.75
9 12 Thomas Dekker 18:48:00 28.57 0.58.48.63
10 1 Niki Terpstra 18:59:00 28.29 0.58.55.79

Pretty weak by Terpstra.. wonder what happened in the 2nd part.

 

[ILovecycling]

Dutch TT:

1. Tom Dumoulin 56.08.79
2. Sebastiaan Langeveld +52
3. Jos van Emden +1:07

You have a bad results,first is Martin,Dumoulin never wins

Seriously,deserved win,congrats!

 

[Dazed and Confused]

Swiss: Cancellara
Pol: Kwia
Ned: Dumoulin

We are starting with some serous quality.

 

[Hakkapelit]

Gustav Larsson has appearently had a mayby career-ending crash in the recon for Swedish nationals.

https://twitter.com/Gustav_Larsson_/status/481811155896524801/photo/1

Face a bit pummeled, but its his back that is said to cause at least rehabilitation the rest of the season.

 

[Jspear]

Swiss: Cancellara
Pol: Kwia
Ned: Dumoulin

We are starting with some serous quality.

Naturally. If the big "stars" all compete in their national championships, then you expect them to be able to beat the competition. They aren't usually up against tough competition within their own countries. Of course there are exceptions. This is why I'm looking forward to the British championships....there should be more competition. Should be nice to see.

 

[Wallenquist]

Btw, very good ride by Langeveld, could be a strong contender for road race and looks like he's ready for the Tour.

 

[dduff442]

Irish TT and RR men's start lists available:

http://www.stickybottle.com/latest-...ome-really-big-names-set-for-quality-contest/

http://www.stickybottle.com/latest-...s-road-race-champs-heres-the-full-start-list/

In the TT, the most notable oddity is that Dan Martin is riding, presumably just to get an extra day's racing in his legs. The race should be about youth (19 year old talent Ronan Mullen) against age (defending champion Michael Hutchinson), with Matt Brammeier and Martyn Irvine as outside chances.

In the RR, pretty much everyone will be there bar Roche who has withdrawn to concentrate on Tour prep. Dan Martin, Phil Deignan, Sam Bennett, Martyn Irvine and Stephen Clancy, the remaining WT or PC riders, will all be flying solo with no team mates. An Post have sent a team of four, Madison Genesis a team of two, there's Felix English from Rapha Condor and Matt Brammeier of Synergy Baku for once has an actual team (of three) as he tries to win his fifth national RR in a row. The amateur squads shouldn't really be able to compete, but there are a couple of strong six man teams there and with drastic dearth of domestiques at the top end of the field, you never know.

I knocked together a map of the circuit on ridewithgps.com -- it's here and has built-in google maps functionality. Click on 'grade' below the map to view slope info.

The varying strengths and levels of support will make for a fascinating race. Martin can't be 100% yet and he'd like it tougher anyway. The course is about perfect for Bennett, but Brammeier can afford to wait and see (a bit anyway) when attacks happen whereas doing that would put Bennett's chances in the hands of others. Deignan will benefit from dark horse status, which is odd given his quality. Nobody has enough firepower to control it start to finish, so the final 50kms will be eventful.

 

[Krzysztof_O]

Nice to see Kwiatkowski winning. Last year he lost it to Bodnar. This year he wins against Bodnar by almost half a minute and crushes others by over 2 minutes. It indicates that his power is ok after recent exaustion issues. I hope for a good TdF ride but I still don't know if he has enough in tank to keep a high level for 3 weeks.

 

[HappyLoser]

Kwiatkowski looks really strong. Match this result with Taciak (3rd) losing 2 minutes, who rode TdS TT last week (17., +1:31). We can expect Polish fireworks in France soon.

 

[Parrulo]

Kwia's problem are the mountains. I don't think we will see many fireworks from him there during the Tour.

 

[trevim]

Kwia's problem are the mountains. I don't think we will see many fireworks from him there during the Tour.

The mountains and the long long Spring perhaps. We'll see.

 

[HappyLoser]

I was thinking about stage 5, he can even get yellow jersey after this stage...

 

[Zinoviev Letter]

I knocked together a map of the circuit on ridewithgps.com -- it's here and has built-in google maps functionality. Click on 'grade' below the map to view slope info.

The varying strengths and levels of support will make for a fascinating race. Martin can't be 100% yet and he'd like it tougher anyway. The course is about perfect for Bennett, but Brammeier can afford to wait and see (a bit anyway) when attacks happen whereas doing that would put Bennett's chances in the hands of others. Deignan will benefit from dark horse status, which is odd given his quality. Nobody has enough firepower to control it start to finish, so the final 50kms will be eventful.

Thanks for the map, that's very handy.

It's sort of the opposite of the various national RRs where there is a dominant team with most of the strongest riders. Here, the better you are the less assistance you have.

I agree about Deignan. He may also benefit from his Giro - Suisse form. Although his biggest problem is that it's hard to fancy him to win a sprint against Brammeier or Martin, let alone Bennett. Getting to the end solo or with only some of the few riders he can reasonably expect to beat in a sprint will be difficult.

Isn't the recent pattern that a group of the strongest riders try to ditch most of the field relatively early on, so as to take their numerical disadvantage out of play?

For once I don't really care who wins. Deignan and Bennett have never won it. The jersey would be hugely visible if a Martin wins. It would be nice to see Brammeier respond to the shabby way he has been treated in terms of Being picked for the Worlds and Olympics by winning five in a row. It would be a useful career step for the An Post lads or the other Conti riders. And if some domestic amateur manages it, well there's something nice about a total underdog winning.

 

[Popchu]

Anyone some information on the Ukrainian national championships (startlist)? Really impossible to find some information about this race (ITT / RR).

 

[dduff442]

Thanks for the map, that's very handy.

It's sort of the opposite of the various national RRs where there is a dominant team with most of the strongest riders. Here, the better you are the less assistance you have.

I agree about Deignan. He may also benefit from his Giro - Suisse form. Although his biggest problem is that it's hard to fancy him to win a sprint against Brammeier or Martin, let alone Bennett. Getting to the end solo or with only some of the few riders he can reasonably expect to beat in a sprint will be difficult.

Isn't the recent pattern that a group of the strongest riders try to ditch most of the field relatively early on, so as to take their numerical disadvantage out of play?

For once I don't really care who wins. Deignan and Bennett have never won it. The jersey would be hugely visible if a Martin wins. It would be nice to see Brammeier respond to the shabby way he has been treated in terms of Being picked for the Worlds and Olympics by winning five in a row. It would be a useful career step for the An Post lads or the other Conti riders. And if some domestic amateur manages it, well there's something nice about a total underdog winning.

It's fascinating really. Deignan needs to lure Bennett to the front if he's to overcome the fact that the course doesn't really suit him. That might force him to work with Martin. But once Bennett's out there -- well in that case Deignan might even be tempted to give Brammeier a hand.

Either way it's going to be a tough day out for Bennett. He's going to be attacked all day because no one will want to drag him to the finish line.

Tough day out for Martin as well because even though there's no cooler head regarding tactics, he's going to know that everyone else is going to wait for him to do that.

 

[Dekker_Tifosi]

Swiss: Cancellara
Pol: Kwia
Ned: Dumoulin

We are starting with some serous quality.

Dumoulin said after the race it was the worst timetrial he had ridden this year because he fell midway the race and his chain came off as well.
Could've won with 1'30 easily

 

[Liquigas]

Kwia's problem are the mountains.

And having to work for Cavendish.

 

[Akuryo]

And having to work for Cavendish.

Yeah, that 1k-pull at the end of a stage will really cost him all of his energy.

 

[Bushman]

Yeah, that 1k-pull at the end of a stage will really cost him all of his energy.

Of course it will. If he has to work every day for three weeks it will drain him mentally and physically.

 

[ILovecycling]

Yeah, that 1k-pull at the end of a stage will really cost him all of his energy.

lol,go away and ride 1k at 60 km/h (on flat),of course after lets say 150k of flat km

 

[Akuryo]

He said it himself: It does not change much. And because of his work in the lead out he stays out of crashes. He is in the front and stays out of trouble. And he does not have to work for Cav on 21 days. There are only so many flat stages.

 

[Dazed and Confused]

French TT:

1 CHAVANEL SylvainIAM Cycling75 57:54 49.534
2 ROUX AnthonyFDJ.fr 45 0:17 49.292
3 BOUET MaximeAG2R La Mondiale 25 1:17 48.460
4 PERAUD Jean-ChristopheAG2R La Mondiale 15 1:37 48.188
5 COPPEL JéromeCofidis, Solutions Crédits 10 1:40 48.148
6 ROY JérémyFDJ.fr 6 1:41 48.134
7 LE BON JohanFDJ.fr 4 1:50 48.013

 

[ILovecycling]

He said it himself: It does not change much. And because of his work in the lead out he stays out of crashes. He is in the front and stays out of trouble. And he does not have to work for Cav on 21 days. There are only so many flat stages.

imo thats because he is polite and loyal to his team,on the other hand the part with crashes is very true.




@French itt
Peraud not really in shape

 

[VO2 Max]

Incoming results and pictures from GB timetrials here: http://www.velouk.net/2014/06/26/live-british-time-trial-championships/

Women:
1. Emma Pooley
2. Katie Archibald
3. Sarah Storey

U23:
1. Scott Davies
2. Owain Doull
3. Daniel Mclay

Last man Dowsett not off until 20.00bst so no results until pretty late this evening in the elite men's.