2023 National Championships

[Wvv]

Did a junior (18y old Barhoumi) just win the pro road nats in Switzerland?

 

[RedheadDane]

and now only Madouas left (the one who's rumoured to maybe be leaving FDJ)

Huh? I would have assumed him and Gaudu were a package-deal. And according to PCS he's contracted for next year.

 

[DNP-Old]

Alert: attack Van der Poel.

 

[DNP-Old]

Alert: attack Evenepoel.

 

[carolina]

Portuguese RR:
1 - Ivo Oliveira (UAE Emirates)
2 - Rui Oliveira (UAE Emirates)
3 - Luís Gomes (Kelly-Simoldes-UDO)

 

[Landeirovic]

Did a junior (18y old Barhoumi) just win the pro road nats in Switzerland?

Hirschi won

 

[DNP-Old]

Hirschi is the new Suisse champ.

 

[Samamba]

Huh? I would have assumed him and Gaudu were a package-deal. And according to PCS he's contracted for next year.

Some rumors in French press that he wants out (not the best relation with Madiot), but rumors in French press def don't mean that's it's true.

 

[DNP-Old]

Alert: Van der Poel solo on the counter attack. Just a little under a minute behind the early break.

 

[RedheadDane]

Mechanical to Madouas. But he quickly got a new bike, and is back to business.

 

[DNP-Old]

Remco!

 

[Zinoviev Letter]

Healy interviewed afterwards, says that going super long was a tactical decision because of the parcours. He didn’t think the climbs were long enough to guarantee that he could ditch the others if he left it to later on, so he went out to make everything as hard as he could from the start. Once he was solo it was just about measuring his effort and not going deeper than the chase.

For the rest of the season, he has a few weeks off and then a program of one day races: San Sebastián, the Canadian races, the Italian classics and the WC.

 

[RedheadDane]

Interesting group in Denmark with Kragh, Skjelmose, Kron, Charmig, and some conti riders.

 

[search]

Buchmann still has 1:40 over the final climb, so he'll take the win in Germany

 

[QueenStagiaire]

Buchmann ahead by 1:40 on Denz and Schachmann on the last climb, he‘s going to win.

 

[KZD]

Portuguese RR:
1 - Ivo Oliveira (UAE Emirates)
2 - Rui Oliveira (UAE Emirates)
3 - Luís Gomes (Kelly-Simoldes-UDO)

Twins finishing in first and second, this one might be a first.

 

[DNP-Old]

Remco, Devenyns, De Wulf, Stuyven, Segaert, Campenaerts, De Bondt, Benoot, De Buyst, Noppe ahead in Belgium. Alpecin looks cooked, Intermarche working in the peloton.

 

[Lequack]

Alaphilippe is apparently sick.

Sick of not being the national champ.

 

[Jagartrott]

Segaert, pretty impressive.
Evenepoel initiated the move. Attacked on a bridge, the only 'hill' in the last 100 km.

 

[RedheadDane]

Kragh will a small gap.
Norsgaard, a ColoQuick, and a Carl - Ras rider close behind the not-quite front group.

And in the UK, it's raining.

 

[Boehmand]

Two twins finishing in first and second, this one might be a first.

Would be even more shocking if it was 3 twins

 

[DNP-Old]

Gap in Belgium is growing. Lotto is killing the chase. These 9 will likely go for victory.

 

[Reynard]

The France RR was just fascinating. What a great race! Completely crazy efforts far out and comebacks and everything. It's a really cycling nation.

German NC a bit boring because Bora as usual but that was a 150 km Break effort from Buchmann. Xou have to be in decent form to sustain that team mates in the back or not

 

[Berniece]

Gap in Belgium is growing. Lotto is killing the chase. These 9 will likely go for victory.

Who has the best sprint? Stuyven, De Bondt, De Buyst, or Evenepoel?

My personal guess:
De Buyst
De Bondt (because he doesn't have to take a turn)
Stuyven
Evenepoel

 

[Tim Cahill]

Emotions coming to the fore, as you'd expect in a French race, having Carlton commentate on this one was the right editorial decision