2025 National Championships

[Samamba]

Remco wasn't even trying in the end anymore.

Segaert disappointing again. Doesn't really deserve a Tour selection imo.

 

[RedheadDane]

M. Pedersen just finished.
Somewhat behind.

 

[GenericBoonenFan]

https://www.procyclingstats.com/rider/ognjen-ilic I'm not the only one seeing this right?

 

[Samu Cuenca]

I assume the conditions must have changed a lot during the Ramstein concert, otherwise there should be absolutely no chance of Czapla beating Niedermaier by nearly 2 minutes. Czapla's time is not even 45 seconds slower than the winning time among the male U23 riders.

 

[RedheadDane]

M. Pedersen about to start.

 

[Tim Cahill]

https://www.procyclingstats.com/rider/ognjen-ilic I'm not the only one seeing this right?

Interesting, 100 years later and the troublesome Serbs are finally under the Habsburg yoke. I like to think he threw one up for the Archduke at the finish.

 

[Boehmand]

Kim Andersen on Danish TV in a pre-recorded interview, saying Pedersen has barely trained on his TT bike and that he would have prefered him focusing on the road race and not starting the ITT today - while in the split screen Pedersen is demolishing everyone in the ITT

 

[Samamba]

https://www.procyclingstats.com/rider/ognjen-ilic I'm not the only one seeing this right?

No I'm really confused too, I though maybe his nationality was just wrong (he changed it or something), but he rode the Serbian ones a few days ago???

He lives in Austria... Maybe he just got the permission to ride the TT as training or something and they put him in the results on accident.

 

[RedheadDane]

No I'm really confused too, I though maybe his nationality was just wrong (he changed it or something), but he rode the Serbian ones a few days ago???

If the new Albanian RR champion can ride the Danish RR Sunday, I don't see why the guy who finished 2nd in the Serbian ITT can't ride the Austrian ITT...

 

[Boehmand]

They just showed the Danish hot seat, and it looked like they are draping the rider in the hot seat in the championship jersey?!

 

[RedheadDane]

They just showed the Danish hot seat, and it looked like they are draping the rider in the hot seat in the championship jersey?!

Looked like a towel with the Uno-X logo to me.
And now Bévort is wearing it, so maybe he just random decided to cover Larsen in it.

Bjerg somewhat behind.

 

[Boehmand]

Pedersen dropping his pace, maybe he started too fast - surprise lead at the 2nd intermediate is continental rider Niklas Larsen (Asgreen not through it yet).

Edit. There was an error in the timing, Pedersen is still ahead, but has dropped some time to Larsen between the 1st and 2nd intermediate.

 

[Boehmand]

Looked like a towel with the Uno-X logo to me.
And now Bévort is wearing it, so maybe he just random decided to cover Larsen in it.

Bjerg somewhat behind.

You might be right, it just looked like the Dannebrog jersey Larsen was draped in - but it wasn't there in the second shot.

 

[Boehmand]

Times are fluctuating, Larsen in the hot seat might take it, but Pedersen, Asgreen and Price-Pejtersen are still in striking range - the Danish ITT title will be close between those 4 IMO.

 

[Tim Cahill]

Niklas Larsen appears to have found Jesus this year at the budding age of 28, good for him.

 

[Boehmand]

Pedersen just passed the 3rd (and last intermediate), dropped another 4 seconds to Larsen in the hot seat, but is still 9 seconds better.

Price-Pejtersen and Asgreen still to go through.

 

[Boehmand]

Price-Pejtersen through the 3rd intermediate, he is 37 seconds down and is out of it.

 

[carolina]

António Morgado wins the portuguese ITT.

 

[RedheadDane]

Pedersen about to catch Breiner. (Who started 2 min ahead of him.)

 

[Boehmand]

New timing correction (still all over the place) - Pedersen was only 7 seconds better than Larsen at the 3rd intermediate.

 

[Samu Cuenca]

Niklas Larsen appears to have found Jesus this year at the budding age of 28, good for him.

He's returned to the level he had before he broke his leg by jumping down the stairs on a bender in 2019. He rode very well on the track last year, so I saw a chance for him to replicate that on the road this season. That was also why I picked him in the CQ game.

 

[Boehmand]

18 year old Withen Philipsen across the line in 2nd best time, 20 seconds down on Larsen, he will end up in 3rd or 4th, depending on Asgreen.

 

[Boehmand]

Asgreen over 50 seconds down on the 3rd intermediate

 

[RedheadDane]

Mads Pedseren was "just going to give it a shot"...

 

[Boehmand]

Pedersen takes the Danish ITT title, 25 seconds better than surprise Niklas Larsen who will take silver - and it looks like bronze to Withen Philipsen (Asgreen may take it on the line).

BTW Niklas Larsen is on his first season ever, where he has not shared focus between the track and the road - I will be amazed if a WT team or top Pro team does not pick him up fast.

Niklas Larsen

Niklas Larsen (born 1997-03-22 in Slagelse) is a former professional road racing cyclist from Denmark, currently riding for BHS - PL Beton Bornholm. His best results are winning GC Tour of Denmark and winning GC Tour du Loir et Cher.

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