2017 Worlds Championships startlist

[Max Rockatansky]

Re: Re:

Great Britain pre-selection:

Adam Blythe
Mark Cavendish
Mark Christian
Steve Cummings
Jon Dibben
Owain Doull
Chris Froome
Tao Geoghegan Hart
Peter Kennaugh
Ian Stannard
Ben Swift
Scott Thwaites
Geraint Thomas

What a horrible squad. I doubt any of those riders will do anything of note.

Winning a medal in the itt is a thing to notice. But yeah, nothing to expect in the road race.

Belgium team is great. Bad weather and good form and they will murder this race.

 

[DFA123]

Re: Re:

Great Britain pre-selection:

Adam Blythe
Mark Cavendish
Mark Christian
Steve Cummings
Jon Dibben
Owain Doull
Chris Froome
Tao Geoghegan Hart
Peter Kennaugh
Ian Stannard
Ben Swift
Scott Thwaites
Geraint Thomas

What a horrible squad. I doubt any of those riders will do anything of note.

It would take some going to put together a group of more tedious and underwhelming riders to watch.

 

[hayneplane]

The Belgian selection looks brutal. Only question who the leaders will be and if the whole team buy into the designated plan. Potentially they can rip the race to pieces with constant attacks and every rider named looks strong enough to be a viable winning card in a breakaway.

The idea of the Columbian climbers ripping it up is intriguing too.

 

[Durden93]

Re: Re:

Great Britain pre-selection:

Adam Blythe
Mark Cavendish
Mark Christian
Steve Cummings
Jon Dibben
Owain Doull
Chris Froome
Tao Geoghegan Hart
Peter Kennaugh
Ian Stannard
Ben Swift
Scott Thwaites
Geraint Thomas

What a horrible squad. I doubt any of those riders will do anything of note.

They don't exactly have too many options on this type of terrain. Only hope is too try and break things apart with Thomas/Stannard

 

[TMP402]

Re: Re:

Great Britain pre-selection:

Adam Blythe
Mark Cavendish
Mark Christian
Steve Cummings
Jon Dibben
Owain Doull
Chris Froome
Tao Geoghegan Hart
Peter Kennaugh
Ian Stannard
Ben Swift
Scott Thwaites
Geraint Thomas

What a horrible squad. I doubt any of those riders will do anything of note.

They don't exactly have too many options on this type of terrain. Only hope is too try and break things apart with Thomas/Stannard

Probably their best shot of a win is Thomas or Cummings attacking 3km out. Which is like a 2% chance, but still.

 

[Laplaz]

Re:

Belgium:

Greg Van Avermaet
Philippe Gilbert
Oliver Naesen
Tim Wellens
Dylan Teuns
Tiesj Benoot
Jasper Stuyven
Jens Keukeleire
Julien Vermote

(scary, as usual)

Tim Wellens to win by four minutes.

Insane line-up. Looking at it I think this RR definetly won't be a bunch sprint.

 

[Alexandre B.]

The Belgian selection looks brutal. Only question who the leaders will be and if the whole team buy into the designated plan. Potentially they can rip the race to pieces with constant attacks and every rider named looks strong enough to be a viable winning card in a breakaway.

The idea of the Columbian climbers ripping it up is intriguing too.

The problem for Colombia is that their best chance to win or podium is also the 'worst' climber of the lot.

 

[DFA123]

Re: Re:

Belgium:

Greg Van Avermaet
Philippe Gilbert
Oliver Naesen
Tim Wellens
Dylan Teuns
Tiesj Benoot
Jasper Stuyven
Jens Keukeleire
Julien Vermote

(scary, as usual)

Tim Wellens to win by four minutes.

Insane line-up. Looking at it I think this RR definetly won't be a bunch sprint.

I wonder if having such a strong team could almost be a hinderence to GVA (assuming that he will be the number one protected rider). There are a lot of guys there who might be quite inclined to ride at least a bit for themselves if, for example, they are sent up the road to 'do a job', rather than leaving it all on the road for their leader as other weaker teams may do.

 

[Durden93]

Re: Re:

They don't exactly have too many options on this type of terrain. Only hope is too try and break things apart with Thomas/Stannard[/quote]

Probably their best shot of a win is Thomas or Cummings attacking 3km out. Which is like a 2% chance, but still.[/quote]

Or having Kwiako attack and hope Viviani has the legs in the sprint.... oh, this is team GB, not Sky?!?

 

[Brullnux]

Re:

Belgium:

Greg Van Avermaet
Philippe Gilbert
Oliver Naesen
Tim Wellens
Dylan Teuns
Tiesj Benoot
Jasper Stuyven
Jens Keukeleire
Julien Vermote

(scary, as usual)

Tim Wellens to win by four minutes.

Too many cooks spoil the broth? How many of them are willing to work for others? Vermote, Keukeleire, Stuyven, Benoot and Teuns? I'm not sure Teuns will be that happy, but I can see him doing it.

 

[Valv.Piti]

Thats a team. Damn, this is a near perfect route for such a Belgian team if the race is wet and selective.

 

[telencefalus]

i think if will be very unpredictable the weather will paly a huge role , so really difficult to predict who will win if little bunch sprint either difficult maybe kristoff^

 

[Billie]

Was hilarious how guys like Declercq and Theuns were claiming their spot in the team last couple of weeks


Still Vanmarcke should have been selected. He wasn't there last year either think it played a role.

 

[GenericBoonenFan]

Tbh Sep deserved either Benoots or Stuyvens spot, I can't believe we're not taking him, other countries would commit a murder for arider with his engine and skillset.

 

[hayneplane]

The Belgian selection looks brutal. Only question who the leaders will be and if the whole team buy into the designated plan. Potentially they can rip the race to pieces with constant attacks and every rider named looks strong enough to be a viable winning card in a breakaway.

The idea of the Columbian climbers ripping it up is intriguing too.

The problem for Colombia is that their best chance to win or podium is also the 'worst' climber of the lot.

That is what makes it fascinating, they need to make the race hard enough to make it a shootout between Gaviria and Sagan and shed other hardier types like Demare but it will be tough to contain the Belgians and Italians without shedding their own main hope. Maybe if the group got small enough Uran becomes a sprinting from elite group option.

 

[42x16ss]

Australia:

Matthews
McCarthy
Haussler
Docker
Hayman
Durbridge
Simon Clarke
Rory Sutherland
Jack Haig

http://www.ridemedia.com.au/features/matthews-leads-australian-team-world-championships/

Docker and Haussler surprise inclusions. Can't help but feel that Haas, Will Clarke or Hepburn would be better picks.

 

[yaco]

Re:

Australia:

Matthews
McCarthy
Haussler
Docker
Hayman
Durbridge
Simon Clarke
Rory Sutherland
Jack Haig

http://www.ridemedia.com.au/features/matthews-leads-australian-team-world-championships/

Docker and Haussler surprise inclusions. Can't help but feel that Haas, Will Clarke or Hepburn would be better picks.

I think it's a good selection because you have a strong core of tactically aware domestiques to support Matthews - And McCarthy is a good second choice for this course - Strange that the women's team could have selected seven riders and only chose five riders - As a summary Matthews has an undeniable chance in the mens RR, Garfoo,Spratt and Gillow outside chances for the womens RR, Dennis should win the men's ITT while Garfoot can podium in the women's ITT - Why is there no women's under 23 squad.

 

[swuzzlebubble]

Yaco, there isn't a u/23 women's race

 

[42x16ss]

The Belgian selection looks brutal. Only question who the leaders will be and if the whole team buy into the designated plan. Potentially they can rip the race to pieces with constant attacks and every rider named looks strong enough to be a viable winning card in a breakaway.

The idea of the Columbian climbers ripping it up is intriguing too.

The problem for Colombia is that their best chance to win or podium is also the 'worst' climber of the lot.

That is what makes it fascinating, they need to make the race hard enough to make it a shootout between Gaviria and Sagan and shed other hardier types like Demare but it will be tough to contain the Belgians and Italians without shedding their own main hope. Maybe if the group got small enough Uran becomes a sprinting from elite group option.

That's not a bad point. Uran would (and should) back himself in a sprint against the likes of Rui Costa, Nibali, Alaphillipe and Kwiatkowski. The problem is dropping the likes of Sagan, Matthews, EBH and Van Avermaet on this course - their form this year suggests that's probably not possible.

 

[DFA123]

The Belgian selection looks brutal. Only question who the leaders will be and if the whole team buy into the designated plan. Potentially they can rip the race to pieces with constant attacks and every rider named looks strong enough to be a viable winning card in a breakaway.

The idea of the Columbian climbers ripping it up is intriguing too.

The problem for Colombia is that their best chance to win or podium is also the 'worst' climber of the lot.

That is what makes it fascinating, they need to make the race hard enough to make it a shootout between Gaviria and Sagan and shed other hardier types like Demare but it will be tough to contain the Belgians and Italians without shedding their own main hope. Maybe if the group got small enough Uran becomes a sprinting from elite group option.

That's not a bad point. Uran would (and should) back himself in a sprint against the likes of Rui Costa, Nibali, Alaphillipe and Kwiatkowski. The problem is dropping the likes of Sagan, Matthews, EBH and Van Avermaet on this course - their form this year suggests that's probably not possible.

I don't think Uran would have any chance at all in a sprint against Alaphilippe, and certainly not against Kwiatkowski. Kwiatkowski would beat most of Sagan, Matthews, EBH and GVA the majority of the time after a monument distance race.

 

[Vincelli]

France pre-selection :
Julian Alaphilippe (Quick Step Floors),
Tony Gallopin (Lotto-Soudal),
Anthony Roux (FDJ)
Lilian Calmejane (Direct Energie)

Warren Barguil (Sunweb),
Flavien Dassonville (HP BTP Auber 93),
Julien Duval, (AG2R La Mondiale)
Cyril Gautier, (AG2R La Mondiale)
Alexis Gougeard (AG2R La Mondiale),
Matthieu Ladagnous,(FDJ),
Olivier Le Gac (FDJ),
Kévin Ledanois, (Fortunéo-Oscaro.com)
Florian Vachon (Fortunéo-Oscaro.com),
Anthony Pérez, (Cofidis)
Julien Simon (Cofidis).

https://www.ffc.fr/actualite/route-equipe-de-france-elite-professionnels-championnats-monde-bergen-cyrille-guimard-ne-prends-de-sprinters/

 

[Gigs_98]

Re:

Belgium:

Greg Van Avermaet
Philippe Gilbert
Oliver Naesen
Tim Wellens
Dylan Teuns
Tiesj Benoot
Jasper Stuyven
Jens Keukeleire
Julien Vermote

(scary, as usual)

Tim Wellens to win by four minutes.

So I'd say Gilbert and GVA as the leaders and in case of rain give Wellens a free role. Anyway, this team is absurdly strong. I wonder if Cavendish still believes in his chances after seeing this roster.

 

[GuyIncognito]

What is Guimard thinking?

 

[greenedge]

Re: Re:

Belgium:

Greg Van Avermaet
Philippe Gilbert
Oliver Naesen
Tim Wellens
Dylan Teuns
Tiesj Benoot
Jasper Stuyven
Jens Keukeleire
Julien Vermote

(scary, as usual)

Tim Wellens to win by four minutes.

So I'd say Gilbert and GVA as the leaders and in case of rain give Wellens a free role. Anyway, this team is absurdly strong. I wonder if Cavendish still believes in his chances after seeing this roster.

If Teuns has his August form I'd love for him to have a free role. Each of these riders except for Vermote would have a legitimate claim to being the leader or second leader on another team that could land a podium spot.

 

[Nirvana]

The Belgian selection looks brutal. Only question who the leaders will be and if the whole team buy into the designated plan. Potentially they can rip the race to pieces with constant attacks and every rider named looks strong enough to be a viable winning card in a breakaway.

The idea of the Columbian climbers ripping it up is intriguing too.

The problem for Colombia is that their best chance to win or podium is also the 'worst' climber of the lot.

That is what makes it fascinating, they need to make the race hard enough to make it a shootout between Gaviria and Sagan and shed other hardier types like Demare but it will be tough to contain the Belgians and Italians without shedding their own main hope. Maybe if the group got small enough Uran becomes a sprinting from elite group option.

With Viviani in the form of his life i think Italy will control the race for him, riders like Bettiol, Moscon and even Nibali could go in the breaks but as stopper. Trentin will be the backup sprinter.