2023 National Championships

[RedheadDane]

Yes, that there are riders whom you do not wish success just because they happen to ride for a team that doesn't design good jerseys. It must be quite weird for you to watch an NC race - it must be quite a different mindset you have there as opposed to regular races.

Sure, I can see how it would have been a great personal success for Bjerg, and liking weird patterns like I do, I could definitely have seen the fun if this year we'd had a married couple share the jersey between them, after it was siblings last year.

 

[Samu Cuenca]

Antonia Niedermaier is about to accomplish what her teammate Ricarda Bauernfeind did last year: Ride the fastest the ITT, but only win the U23 title.

At the third split the top 3 (Koch, Kröger, and Fox) are only seperated by 2 seconds, but they're 30 seconds off Niedermaier's pace.

Edit: Koch lost a lot of time in the end and finished behind Clara Koppenburg; almost a minute behind Niedermaier.

 

[Ilmaestro99]

Today confirmed that Oaer Lazkano is a bigger talent than Juan ajuso, as some of us have suspected. Spainish Van Baarle so close to his first national championship .

 

[Samu Cuenca]

Today confirmed that Oaer Lazkano is a bigger talent than Juan ajuso, as some of us have suspected.

*as only one person in the entire universe has suspected.

 

[Samu Cuenca]

Mieke Kröger does it, but Fox was just 0.9 second slower. But they should still give the jersey to Niedermaier.

 

[Rob5091]

Today confirmed that Oaer Lazkano is a bigger talent than Juan ajuso, as some of us have suspected. Spainish Van Baarle so close to his first national championship .

Don't know about in comparison with Ayuso but Lazkano is having one heck of a a season.

 

[Monte Serra]

Swedish road races are cancelled because people living along the course claimed they couldn’t access their houses during the race. The authorities then revoked the permission two days ahead of the race.

I guess it’s pretty much sums up how bad the situation is for this sport in Sweden. But atleast we have Jenny Rissveds!

Bad news. But good to get a heads up, as I was planning to watch some of the races in person.

 

[KZD]

Today confirmed that Oaer Lazkano is a bigger talent than Juan ajuso, as some of us have suspected. Spainish Van Baarle so close to his first national championship .

By some of us you mean, you and Red Rick?

Ayuso dropped his chain during the TT anyway.
Still good ride by Oier Lazkano

 

[QueenStagiaire]

At the German ITT champs, Politt Leads just ahead of Steimle at T1. Kämna is already ten seconds down. Those three were said to be the main favorites before the race.

 

[QueenStagiaire]

Politt leads by 8 seconds at T2.

 

[Zinoviev Letter]

Irish ITT was won by Ryan Mullen as usual, 8 seconds ahead of Ben Healy. Darren Rafferty, who just finished second overall at the Baby Giro retained the u23 title. His younger brother Adam (he’s 17, Darren is 19) won the Junior ITT.

 

[Boehmand]

Sure, I can see how it would have been a great personal success for Bjerg, and liking weird patterns like I do, I could definitely have seen the fun if this year we'd had a married couple share the jersey between them, after it was siblings last year.

But then he DOES ride for a dictatorship, if we are to let "soft values" enter into it.

 

[jaylew]

The race of truth discarded. I so pine for the days when you had 73km ITT. Big GC gaps! Climbers forced to attack from further out. Soooooooo exciting!

No thanks. Why would Pog and Ving be forced to attack from further out when they're 5 minutes up on the rest of the GC contenders?

And 73km TT? Sooooooo boring!

 

[jono]

Canadian ITT nats

Elite women
1. Paula Findlay (pro triathlete)
2. Olivia Baril (UAE-Team ADQ)
3. Jenna Nestman

Elite men
1. Derek Gee (Israel-Premier Tech)
2. Michael Leonard (Ineos)
3. Nickolas Zukowsky (Q36.5)

Findlay and Gee both also won the time trial national championship in 2022. Leonard is listed as U23 so I guess he wins that title, though that's not a jersey he'll get to wear anywhere that I can think of.

 

[RedheadDane]

But then he DOES ride for a dictatorship, if we are to let "soft values" enter into it.

"Soft values", like the ability to design a proper nat champ jersey?
They always gave Mirza a pretty crap one as well, so at least it wasn't a case of only caring about their own national jersey...

 

[ZamlinusYoutubeious]

Irish ITT was won by Ryan Mullen as usual, 8 seconds ahead of Ben Healy. Darren Rafferty, who just finished second overall at the Baby Giro retained the u23 title. His younger brother Adam (he’s 17, Darren is 19) won the Junior ITT.

Is the hope high for the brothers? Next gc/classic candidates from Ireland? Sean kellyish?

 

[DNP-Old]

Italian road race is today. Two long circuits around Terme di Comano, before getting onto the shorter circuit around Cavrasto. In itself not the hardest climb on the planet, but 9x will do some damage. Hard to see who's going to beat Ciccone here, but he only has Baroncini and Mosca with him.

 

[Alexandre B.]

Alexis Gougeard destroying the field in the French Championship Amateurs Race.

 

[RedheadDane]

Didn't even realise there was a specific amateur race in France. But I guess they do have quite a lot of licensed riders, and having everyone ride together would make for a pretty big peloton.

And that leads me to a question; is there actually a limit to how many riders teams can bring for the ITT? Amateur riders participated alongside the pros in that race, and I'm guessing if every single French rider - from WT to amateur - decided to do the ITT, it... could take a while. Maybe even long enough that they'd need to hold it over several days.

 

[Kazistuta]

Alexis Gougeard destroying the field in the French Championship Amateurs Race.

How can it be allowed that an ex-pro rider through 9 years beat up happy amateurs?

 

[RedheadDane]

Just over 40 Ks to go in Spain. Four riders - Garcia, S. Martin, Gutierrez, and Benito - have over two minutes.

 

[Samu Cuenca]

Just over 40 Ks to go in Spain. Four riders - Garcia, S. Martin, Gutierrez, and Benito - have our two minutes.

I want them back. Time is precious!

Kiesenhofer beat C. Schweinberger by almost a minute in the Austrian ITT. I had expected it to be closer. Hopefully it means the Olympic champion's shape is slowly getting better.

 

[RedheadDane]

I want them back. Time is precious!

We can share!

 

[RedheadDane]

1. Garcia
2. Martin
3. Benito

Question: Does Garcia actually get a regular jersey from her team, or does she just borrow from a teammate for the nationals?

 

[Samu Cuenca]

1. Garcia
2. Martin
3. Benito

Question: Does Garcia actually get a regular jersey from her team, or does she just borrow from a teammate for the nationals?

I assume she's either been given a new one for the race or she already had some to train in.