2024 National Championships Overview Thread

[tobydawq]

Alaphilippe goes!
But doesn't get away.

He did get away from a lot of people.

 

[postmanhat]

Just tuned in to the French race and Gachgingnard in yet another break. Will this one actually pay off?

 

[Strawberry_Jams]

haven't been paying that much attention to it, but how the hell did fdj let this get away from them?

 

[QueenStagiaire]

Brenner has made a few more attacks and has now caught back up to Lipowitz after he counter-attacked, looks like it will be between those two.

 

[RedheadDane]

Things looking a bit wet in Italy.

In France it's gonna be between the tree in front.

 

[tobydawq]

haven't been paying that much attention to it, but how the hell did fdj let this get away from them?

They were about to catch them, then people began attacking in the peloton, and then group 2 dynamics happened.

I think Valverde is to be blamed.

 

[tobydawq]

Things looking a bit wet in Italy.

In France it's gonna be between the tree in front.

Which tree?

 

[KZD]

Lapeira French champion, crazy season from him.

 

[RedheadDane]

Which tree?

The Lapeira tree!

 

[Brullnux]

Italian champs:

Bettiol, Zambanini, Frigo, Rota, and Zoccarato at the front;

Ciccone, Ganna, Formolo, Pellizzari, Tonelli, Brambilla making up a super strong chase group about 10s back

Vendrame leading a group further back, 15s or so.

Update: chasing groups have consolidated, basically all the big names in it and a sizeable Bardiani contingent, about 20s seconds from the Bettiol group.

 

[QueenStagiaire]

Florian Lipowitz was channeling his inner Roglic until the team car told him to stop wheelsucking, so he‘s working with Brenner now.

 

[RedheadDane]

Does anyone know how far to go it is in Britain?
Whoever's in charge apparently haven't heard of on-screen graphics. At least not constant ones...

 

[Monte Serra]

Absolute mayhem in the Belgian road race. Alpecin-Deceuninck are looking good. Q. Hermans and Campenaerts still out in front from the early break.

 

[tobydawq]

Van Aert second in the Indonesian championships.

 

[Zinoviev Letter]

In Ireland the early attack by the strongest riders succeeded and killed the peloton. There’s now 8 of them approaching the finale, constantly attacking each other. Group includes Rafferty, Dunbar, Townsend.

 

[Brullnux]

Does anyone know how far to go it is in Britain?
Whoever's in charge apparently haven't heard of on-screen graphics. At least not constant ones...

It was the same in the Women's Tour of Britain... very amateurish

 

[RedheadDane]

I’m Ireland the early attack by the strongest riders succeeded and killed the peloton. There’s now 8 of them approaching the finale, constantly attacking each other

Wow! Didn't realise we had a whole country on this forum.

Just saw 103 Ks on the screen very briefly for Britain.

 

[Brullnux]

Bettiol looks superb, really really good

 

[tobydawq]

Only cramps can stop Bettiol today.

 

[Netserk]

Only cramps can stop Bettiol today.

Or Ulissi.

 

[carolina]

Rui Costa wins in Portugal

 

[Brullnux]

Only cramps can stop Bettiol today.

He'd be a very worthy tricolore winner.

That said, performances like this continue to make me question why he has never performed at any level in the Ardennes

 

[awavey]

Does anyone know how far to go it is in Britain?
Whoever's in charge apparently haven't heard of on-screen graphics. At least not constant ones...

They're on lap 4 just done 100km, so theyve got 3 laps and 82km to go

 

[tobydawq]

Or Ulissi.

How would he get up there?

Also, he's now getting dropped.

 

[Netserk]

Between the climbs.