2015 National Championships Discussion

[Sasquatch]

Figured there should be one main thread (unless one exists already).

I think Intxausti will be the Spanish champion.

 

[42x16ss]

Lotto Jumbo-NL will field plenty of riders for the Dutch champs, and still not win.

 

[BigMac]

Portuguese Nationals.

The Portuguese National Championship will be held in Braga this year. The road race looks very difficult with the climb of Santuário do Sameiro, that the riders will have to race eleven times and the race actually starting and ending on the hill. This adds up to 4.200 meters of climbing. If Rui Costa comes in form, he can win this with Oliveira and his brother as support.

Italians will do the Milano-Torino in June with two times Superga in the finale. So will the race be cancelled later this year?

Portuguese nationals will be a hellacious race, with that climb. Manuel Cardoso winning this ain't on the cards.

Costa is obviously a major shout for it along with Machado, I'm wondering about Brandão, he's good on short to mid climbs, but how's his recovery doing it 11 times? Ricardo Vilela is a possibility but has no support, also Edgar Pinto with the same issue. Of course I'd love for Hernâni Brôco or Amaro Antunes, and really anybody but Rui Sousa.

Brandão is definitely a solid bet. This shouldn't take much more from him than last year's Torre stage (where when you come to think about it, he sort of pulled a Geraint Thomas, or the the other way around). But again, the nationals are the nationals, and it's not really comparable. But if anything, one would expect this race to suit him better. Edgar Pinto, I wish he could to wonders here... I like him a lot because he has always been one of the most consistent riders in the Portuguese peloton. Plus he continues doing his thing in Skydive, i'll be rooting for him this year. This can also go the attackers' side, I'm thinking António Carvalho for instance. But I promised myself three years ago I wouldn't do more predictions for the nationals, so...


That said, can't see past Costa if victory is to come from his group.

 

[Zinoviev Letter]

Most of the Irish pros aren't taking part this year. This year it looks like Brammeier (MTN), who has won four times, versus An Post versus the domestic amateurs.

 

[Sasquatch]

Bloody hell that Portuguese one looks hard.

 

[Rajna31]

The Hungarian Champs are taking place around the town of Debrecen (2nd largest town in Hungary) on a pan-flat, but possibly very windy course. Last year similar conditions produced an intense race, so maybe we will avoid a bunch sprint this year again.

 

[Asero831]

Do you have the race profile for Spanish and French Championships?

 

[Zinoviev Letter]

Re:

Bloody hell that Portuguese one looks hard.

I wish more countries would do something like this, at least every half a dozen years.

 

[Sasquatch]

Re: Re:

Bloody hell that Portuguese one looks hard.

I wish more countries would do something like this, at least every half a dozen years.

The French should do one up Alp d'Huez.

 

[Velolover2]

Which names are up for racing the NC?

Valverde for Spain?
Nibali for Italy?
Pinot for France?

I hope the big nations have hilly courses.

 

[Sasquatch]

Re:

Do you have the race profile for Spanish and French Championships?

I had profiles for the French ones but not sure where they are now. Can't find them.

 

[el_angliru]

Danish Championships: 13.9 km per lap, 15 laps. Lap profile:

Elevation gain is 171 m per lap (2565 m in total).

Map and details

 

[TourOfSardinia]

A nice set of links to the sites of each Nation's Nationals
starts halfway down this page:
http://www.cyclinglinks.nl/

Many map, profiles, startlists, dates/times from those links.

 

[Sasquatch]

Danish Championships: 13.9 km per lap, 15 laps. Lap profile:

Elevation gain is 171 m per lap (2565 m in total).

Map and details

Perfect for Valgren

 

[Velolover2]

I hope the Belgian one has cobbles.

 

[Velolover2]

Do we already know the names of some of the riders who is showing up?

 

[robin440]

Dutch Championships:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iXpd-hY9FMo

 

[robin440]

Re: Re:

Do you have the race profile for Spanish and French Championships?

I had profiles for the French ones but not sure where they are now. Can't find them.

 

[robin440]

German course

310 meter elevation gain

climb: 7,5 km with 3,9% (max. 10% - last 2 km with around 6%)

definitely to tough for sprinters like greipel and kittel.
better suited to degenkolb, gerdemann, wegmann, tony martin

 

[Billie]

Re:

I hope the Belgian one has cobbles.

50 metres per lap only. Last 5km are on wide straight roads. Looks like a sprint to me.

 

[robin440]

Suisse course


beginning : 2,3 km with 2,6 %
then in the middle : 1 km with 8,2 %
false flat at the end : 7 km with 1,9 %

albasini, elmiger, cancellara?

 

[robin440]

British course:


at the end a nice cobbled climb (200 meter or so with 12 %)

Geraint Thomas is probably the favourite?

 

[robin440]

Italy

Milan-Torino

 

[robin440]

Polish course:

 

[Supimilian]

Norwegian course
Lillehammer

(Says 2014 on the picture, but it's the same course)

5 short + 3 long laps

In the U-23 race yesterday Team Joker dominated thoroughly winning by almost 4 minutes with a 3 man break that went after about 20 km.