2024 National Championships Overview Thread

[Tim Cahill]

I was kinda hoping for a Harry Maguire vs Albania celebration cupping the ear like he did last time

At least Walker looks like quite a good rider I suppose, like other nations the startlist suffers from being too close to the tour, no yateses, thomas etc.

And theres 100kg Tarling with some of the slowest 'attack the steep rise' I've ever seen in my life.

 

[Bolder]

Ineos (rightly) thinking of not renewing Hayter's contract. But would they pass up the chance of having the British Champion hanging around the back of the peleton, getting them lots of free publicity?

For comparision, Plapp has arguably been one of the most visible Jayco riders this year for the same reason?

I'd renew Hayter at a lower salary.

 

[yaco]

As I predicted this was Hayter's race to lose. He'll be an interesting proposition for a number of teams who will be confident they can get him back into form.

 

[awavey]

I was kinda hoping for a Harry Maguire vs Albania celebration cupping the ear like he did last time

At least Walker looks like quite a good rider I suppose, like other nations the startlist suffers from being too close to the tour, no yateses, thomas etc.

And theres 100kg Tarling with some of the slowest 'attack the steep rise' I've ever seen in my life.

Walker looked good I think just for the way he got back on them after seemingly being dropped. Vs Swift who rode 10kms and never got anywhere close to making any dent in their lead.

I don't know if the Tour plays a factor, well ok it does but it shouldn't, other nations championships still attract their best riders consistently.

We will have to get used to this course though as we're back here next year

 

[Didinho]

Lefevere to make Hayter Alaphilippe 2.0.

 

[awavey]

As I predicted this was Hayter's race to lose. He'll be an interesting proposition for a number of teams who will be confident they can get him back into form.

I was unsure about Hayter pre race because of his uphill time trial Tour de Suisse appearance, given the race is decided on that climb, it's really who is the quickest to drop the watts in big numbers to climb

So it feels like he got in the right breakaway group at the end, who were tactically naive as well imo, but was the strongest rider of that group. Him v Swift up the hill at the end and I think Swift takes it.

 

[velaso montador]

Very smart celebration Dylan

wtf

 

[awavey]

Donaldson won the U23 British road race

 

[RedheadDane]

Just saw a video of the podium ceremony in Belgium.

De Lie jumping onto the podium then...
"Oh right... need to put the jersey and medal on first."

Yeah, Arnaud. Those things are important.

 

[Rackham]

The Dylan Groenewegen celebration photo (at least the one posted on Wielerflits) was pretty funny (I admit I laughed hard because that's just the sort of "bad taste" humor I enjoy, aka Monte Python-esque), but in fairness to Groenewegen & because some people have no humor at all, the full celebration is unequivocally unambiguous:

https://twitter.com/x/status/1804914943730360354

View: https://x.com/BikeBlz/status/1804914943730360354


You can see at the end of this video his arm extension is merely the end movement of his initial salute.

So nothing to see here folks.

 

[shadowrider]

De Lie vs Philipsen. Guess we're going to see quite a lot of that over the next few weeks

I don't think so. De Lie is bad in positioning (starts his sprint in twentieth position) and has not the speed of a sprinter in a real flat massive sprint. But in a not too steep uphill sprint, it's not impossible he could compete against other strong uphill sprinters.

 

[shadowrider]

De Lie has yet to show he can position himself at the WT level in flat sprint finishes. Transitional stages will be his go in the TDF.

This was not a real mass sprint. Without different "sprinttrains" with teammates.

What was left of the peloton was completely separated by the tough finale and the uphill just before the sprint started. So, that was an ideal situation for De Lie, who is not one of the fastest, but certainly one of the strongest. I think there is only one stage in the Tour that suits him. With an light uphill finish, and not at the end of a too difficult stage.

 

[awavey]

Kata Blanka Vas won the Hungarian road race.

So that's Belgian,Dutch,Luxembourg & Hungary for SDWorx

 

[Unterlenkerfahrend]

Some great results today.

De Lie beating a bunch of Belgian Pozzatos is great to see.
Bettiol winning is lovely.
Bora beaten in Germany, you love to see it.
UAE beaten in Portugal, you love to see it.
Movistar won in Spain but at leasts its legend Aranburu.
Van Aert getting second in Indonesia is just poetic.
Dylan Groenewegen using his platform to bring attention to the political affiliations of the Dutch royal family 80 years ago is a respectable move.

 

[Danskebjerge]

I would normally regard a flat street race in Denmark to be hard to win for anybody (because the level is so high in Denmark in that type of races), but I still think Mads Pedersen could have done better today - or at least ridden smarter. I know he likes to attack, but doing it again and again with 30 kilometers to go, that seemed unwise on a course like this one with so few hills and sharp turns. Uno X and Lidl-Trek should have controlled this till the finish instead of spending up energy in flat road attacks. As a TV viewer, though, I'm grateful that the stars of the line-up did go on the offensive relatively early, as the route was really boring, and the first hours of the race were a sleep fest.

Surprises are nice. But it's always a bit sad when the Danish champion's jersey isn't represented on the World Tour and, of course, not at the TdF.

 

[GenericBoonenFan]

"Es geht um Deutschlands Gloria, Gloria.."

PLZ tell me it wasn't intentional, or did he actually pull a Di Canio?

As much as I dislike him, probably just a unfortunate snapshot of his celebration

 

[Samu Cuenca]

Kata Blanka Vas won the Hungarian road race.

So that's Belgian,Dutch,Luxembourg & Hungary for SDWorx

Cecchini and Guarischi will be bullied at the next team meet-up.

 

[yaco]

Is it me or has Philipsens sprinting not been nearly as good as previous years lately?

His sprinting level is a bit off, however, the sprint field at the TDF is limited, so he'll definitely win a stage.

 

[awavey]

His sprinting level is a bit off, however, the sprint field at the TDF is limited, so he'll definitely win a stage.

But Cav !!!!????

 

[Mayomaniac]

As much as I dislike him, probably just a unfortunate snapshot of his celebration

Yeah, I saw better pic afterwards.

 

[ChewbaccaDefense]

You're kidding right?
Nys has a great sprint, heck, he has won bunch sprints before...

Up to this point, no, I haven't seen him beat the likes of Merlier or Philipsen, but if you can show the results, I am happy to say I was wrong.

 

[awavey]

Apparently Lotte lost her garmin after the podium celebrations

 

[awavey]

Yeah, I saw better pic afterwards.

Absolutely, if you've ever taken finish line photos you know you put it on high shutter rate, which with digital cameras can be insane, and you can get all manner of weird and wacky reaction shots from riders in that moment, and you've got thousands of photos that without context can look like anything and everything you want it to be. But the reality was it's never just like that microsecond capture

 

[kingjr]

wtf

Tell me true, did you and whoever else had a similar reaction, honestly believe that this was supposed to be a Nazi salute?

 

[Netserk]

Is it me or has Philipsens sprinting not been nearly as good as previous years lately?

Are you doubting the Alpecin mega-peak?! He'll be ready.