hmpower said:
Commonwealth Games road race who do think going win it? and the time trial?
Not seen a huge amount about the participants. A few squads here (are these accurate?):
Australia
Simon Clarke
Rohan Dennis
Luke Durbridge
Caleb Ewan
Natthan Haas
Michael Hepburn
Mark Renshaw
NZ
Shane Archbold
Jack Bauer (+tt)
Greg Henderson
Mike Northey
Tom Scully
Jesse Sergent (+tt)
Canada
Zach Bell (+tt)
Rémi Pelletier-Roy
Nic Hamilton (+tt)
Ed Veal (+tt)
Aidan Caves
(I guess the TT is only 2 of them but I've seen all three names)
England
Steve Cummings (+tt?)
Russell Downing
Alex Dowsett (+tt)
Tom Moses
Ian Stannard
Andy Tennant
Scott Thwaites
Isle of Man (can't find the full list)
Peter Kennaugh
Scotland
Andy Fenn (+tt)
Grant Ferguson
James McCallum
David Millar (+tt)
Evan Oliphant
Wales
Scott Davies
Owain Doull
Sam Harrison
Jon Mould
Luke Rowe (+tt?)
Geraint Thomas (+tt)
In terms of the race itself, it was good to get a preview last year at the Nationals. I watched from different spots around the course and will probably stick to the West End this time around. Forecast is rain which will make it interesting, particularly on the short sections of well-polished cobbles. Last year Stannard, Cav, Millar and Kennagh got away before the end of the first lap and stayed away all day. Stannard's fitness may be tested I suppose after his nasty bone-cracking tumble in G-W.
For me, Kennaugh has the form - British champion, success in Austria, success on the track this week. I guess it's obvious but a group of the WT guys is a strong possibility. The lesser lights from the Continental ranks struggled last year but some of them seem pretty strong in the Tour Series. It' ll be a good test of potential for some of them. Edit: Caleb Ewan will be interesting to watch. Definitely a course a sprinter can hang in on easily but it will be raced at some pace if last year's anything to go on.