2014 UCI Road championship teams (Ponferrada, Spain)

[gospina]

I'll start with Colombia:
Under 23:
Miguel Ángel López – Lotería de Boyacá (COL) (will be captain)
Brayan Ramírez – Movistar (COL)
Fernando Gaviria – Coldeportes Claro (COL)
Rodrigo Contreras – Coldeportes Claro (COL)
Juan Sebastián Molano – Coldeportes Claro (COL)
Carlos Mario Ramírez – Aguardiente Antioqueño (COL)
Elite Men:
Rigoberto Urán – Omega Pharma (BEL)
Winner Anacona – Lampre Merida (ITA)
Jánier Acevedo – Garmin Sharp (USA)
Sebastián Henao – Team Sky (GBR)
Julián Arredondo – Trek Factory (USA)
Esteban Chaves – Orica GreenEDGE (AUS)
Carlos Betancur – Ag2r La Mondiale (FRA)
Miguel Ángel Rubiano – Team Colombia (COL)
Carlos Julián Quintero – Team Colombia (COL)

 

[gospina]

US Team, Elite Men:
Brent Bookwalter (BMC Racing Team)
Tejay van Garderen (BMC Racing Team)
Alex Howes (Garmin-Sharp)
Eric Marcotte (Team SmartStop p/b Mountain Khakis)
Kiel Reijnen (UnitedHealthcare)
Andrew Talansky (Garmin-Sharp)

 

[Beech Mtn]

Links for countries' long-lists:

Portugal

France

(articles are in Spanish, but you can figure it out - and these are not the final selections yet anyway)

 

[BigMac]

Portugal's pre-selection + the most likely/certain to be in the final selection.

André Cardoso
Sérgio Paulinho
Rui Costa
Ricardo Vilela
Tiago Machado
Nelson Oliveira
Bruno Pires
José Mendes
José Gonçalves

José Gonçalves may have a chance of getting into the team. Paulinho's veteran status puts him ahead, so it's between him and Mendes.

 

[SafeBet]

Would be useful to have all confirmed teams/riders in the OP.

 

[Roude Leiw]

Confirmed selection for Luxembourg:

Elite Men
Frank Schleck (Trek)
Bob Jungels (Trek) RR & ITT
Ben Gastauer (Ag2r)

U23
Alex Kirsch
Kevin Feiereisen
Luc Turchi

Ladies
Christine Majerus RR & ITT

 

[Maaaaaaaarten]

According to rabo development twitter the Dutch selection for U23 will have:

Mike Teunissen
Timo Roosen
Lennard Hofstede
Sam Oomen
Mathieu van der Poel

Mathieu for world champion

If Mohoric can win consecutive junior and espoirs world titles, so can Van Der Poel.

 

[Maaaaaaaarten]

Oh and for the elites the coach has appointed these 6 riders so far and he is still to add some others of course:

Bauke Mollema
Wilco Kelderman
Pieter Weening
Tom-Jelte Slagter
Wout Poels
Tom Dumoulin

 

[Netserk]

I'll start with Colombia:
Under 23:
Miguel Ángel López – Lotería de Boyacá (COL) (will be captain)
Brayan Ramírez – Movistar (COL)
Fernando Gaviria – Coldeportes Claro (COL)
Rodrigo Contreras – Coldeportes Claro (COL)
Juan Sebastián Molano – Coldeportes Claro (COL)
Carlos Mario Ramírez – Aguardiente Antioqueño (COL)
Elite Men:
Rigoberto Urán – Omega Pharma (BEL)
Winner Anacona – Lampre Merida (ITA)
Jánier Acevedo – Garmin Sharp (USA)
Sebastián Henao – Team Sky (GBR)
Julián Arredondo – Trek Factory (USA)
Esteban Chaves – Orica GreenEDGE (AUS)
Carlos Betancur – Ag2r La Mondiale (FRA)
Miguel Ángel Rubiano – Team Colombia (COL)
Carlos Julián Quintero – Team Colombia (COL)

Who will ride the ITT for Colombia?

 

[RedheadDane]

First of all; I'm not sure if this is the right thread, but since it's related to the Worlds I figure it is. If it isn't a mod can of course move it to a more appropriate thread.

So, Denmark will very likely get six riders for the Elite Men's Road Race because of Cort's ranking on the European Tour. However, Cort himself isn't allowed to participate in the Elite Men's race because he's only a U23 rider.
Wouldn't it make more sense if Cort's ranking meant six riders in the U23 Road Race? Or is this just another example of the criteria for the amount of riders a nation gets in each race makes no sense at all?

 

[roundabout]

Elite Men:
Rigoberto Urán – Omega Pharma (BEL)
Winner Anacona – Lampre Merida (ITA)
Jánier Acevedo – Garmin Sharp (USA)
Sebastián Henao – Team Sky (GBR)
Julián Arredondo – Trek Factory (USA)
Esteban Chaves – Orica GreenEDGE (AUS)
Carlos Betancur – Ag2r La Mondiale (FRA)
Miguel Ángel Rubiano – Team Colombia (COL)
Carlos Julián Quintero – Team Colombia (COL)

What's the selection criteria?

Crack the top 200 in a Vuelta stage?

Are they really short of riders to select people obviously not in form?

 

[janraaskalt]

Are they really short of riders to select people obviously not in form?

Like Sagan showed top form in La Vuelta. Betancur did the same last year and was pretty OK during the worlds.

 

[roundabout]

Like Sagan showed top form in La Vuelta. Betancur did the same last year and was pretty OK during the worlds.

He is behind Guardini on GC after 14 stages.

It is simply not credible that he will be able to improve to the point of being of use to the team within 3 weeks.

 

[janraaskalt]

He is behind Guardini on GC after 14 stages.

It is simply not credible that he will be able to improve to the point of being of use to the team within 3 weeks.

Betancur doesn't care about the GC. He prepares for the races after the Vuelta.

 

[roundabout]

Betancur doesn't care about the GC. He prepares for the races after the Vuelta.

You put it down to not caring, while I don't see any obvious improvement.

But ok, enough of that as there's a dedicated Betancur thread.

 

[Bernhard]

Czech Republic Elite

Stybar, Vakoc , Barta ( no Kreuziger, no Konig)

 

[Ryo Hazuki]

I'll start with Colombia:
Under 23:
Miguel Ángel López – Lotería de Boyacá (COL) (will be captain)
Brayan Ramírez – Movistar (COL)
Fernando Gaviria – Coldeportes Claro (COL)
Rodrigo Contreras – Coldeportes Claro (COL)
Juan Sebastián Molano – Coldeportes Claro (COL)
Carlos Mario Ramírez – Aguardiente Antioqueño (COL)
Elite Men:
Rigoberto Urán – Omega Pharma (BEL)
Winner Anacona – Lampre Merida (ITA)
Jánier Acevedo – Garmin Sharp (USA)
Sebastián Henao – Team Sky (GBR)
Julián Arredondo – Trek Factory (USA)
Esteban Chaves – Orica GreenEDGE (AUS)
Carlos Betancur – Ag2r La Mondiale (FRA)
Miguel Ángel Rubiano – Team Colombia (COL)
Carlos Julián Quintero – Team Colombia (COL)

what are itt line ups? I hope for u23 they send carlos ramirez, brayan ramirez and rodrigo contreras

 

[Ryo Hazuki]

Who will ride the ITT for Colombia?

for elite I would say anacona

 

[Ryo Hazuki]

What's the selection criteria?

Crack the top 200 in a Vuelta stage?

Are they really short of riders to select people obviously not in form?

that selection is more than fine. only carlos quintero is ridiculous. and they can't get domestic riders as they are doing the clasico rcn, one of the biggest races in colombia

 

[Ryo Hazuki]

He is behind Guardini on GC after 14 stages.

It is simply not credible that he will be able to improve to the point of being of use to the team within 3 weeks.

last year he was even worse at the vuelta and was still rather ok on the wc. certainly better than 80% of the field.

 

[Jancouver]

Czech team for RR: Jan Bárta, Zdeněk Štybar, Petr Vakoč. ... Bárta also TT. Konig is not riding as he was sick in Colorado and still not feeling 100%

 

[Escarabajo]

What's the selection criteria?

Crack the top 200 in a Vuelta stage?

Are they really short of riders to select people obviously not in form?

Colombian riders have some broken bones at the moment. Quintana, Henao and Atapuma.

I am more worried about what type of form is Uran going to be. He has always been our best hope now that Betancur has a fat a$$.

 

[gospina]

Colombian riders have some broken bones at the moment. Quintana, Henao and Atapuma.

I am more worried about what type of form is Uran going to be. He has always been our best hope now that Betancur has a fat a$$.

Cayenato Sarmiento is also hurt. He just had surgery and no news on where he is going after Cannondale merged.
I still think someone like Rubiano may be better


PS: Lopez is going to Astana next year. He will be in at the worlds, although for u23.

 

[Escarabajo]

Cayenato Sarmiento is also hurt. He just had surgery and no news on where he is going after Cannondale merged.
I still think someone like Rubiano may be better


PS: Lopez is going to Astana next year. He will be in at the worlds, although for u23.

Looking for the next Quintana, aren't they?

 

[barmaher]

Irish Team

Philip Deignan
Daniel Martin
Nicolas Roche (& TT)

Reserve – Sam Bennett