Copenhagen 2011: Elite Men TT 46.4km

[Kvinto]

This is not high enough motivation for you?
“[Bert] Grabsch and [Tony] Martin will be good,” said the 2006, 2007, 2009 and 2010 champion, “but it will be difficult for them to beat me.”

Read more: http://www.velonation.com/News/ID/9...rabsch-for-time-trial-gold.aspx#ixzz1YVncK9WO

When you win some race 4 times you can't have a motivation as high as someone who really has the legs to do it first time, no matter what you say.

 

[MajorTom]

Gets underway at 1230, 65 runners in total, going off in four groups.

Course Map:

http://www.copenhagen2011.dk/docs/elementer/20110701-2251-75.pdf

Start List:

http://www.uci.ch/Modules/BUILTIN/g...bjTypeCode=FILE&type=FILE&id=NzMyNjA&LangId=1

60 12:37:30 MORKOV Michael DEN19850430 DEN
55 12:45:00 SERGENT Jesse NZL19880708 NZL
51 12:51:00 BODNAR Maciej POL19850307 POL

39 13:43:30 CASTROVIEJO NICOLAS Jonathan ESP19870427 ESP
34 13:51:00 TALANSKY Andrew USA19881123 USA
33 13:52:30 GUSEV Vladimir RUS19820704 RUS

29 14:34:30 MALORI Adriano ITA19880128 ITA

26 14:39:00 CLEMENT Stef NED19820924 NED
25 14:40:30 KONOVALOVAS Ignatas LTU19851208 LTU
23 14:43:30 KWIATKOWSKI Michal POL19900602 POL
22 14:45:00 GRUZDEV Dmitriy KAZ19860313 KAZ
21 14:46:30 CORNU Dominique BEL19851010 BEL
19 14:49:30 TUFT Svein CAN19770509 CAN
18 14:51:00 RABON Frantisek CZE19830926 CZE
17 14:52:30 FARIA DA COSTA Rui Alberto POR19861005 POR

16 15:30:00 KIRYIENKA Vasil BLR19810628 BLR
15 15:31:30 BRAJKOVIC Janez SLO19831218 SLO
14 15:33:00 BOBRIDGE Jack AUS19890713 AUS
13 15:34:30 GRABSCH Bert GER19750619 GER
12 15:36:00 LARSSON Gustav SWE19800920 SWE
11 15:37:30 WIGGINS Bradley GBR19800428 GBR
10 15:39:00 PINOTTI Marco ITA19760225 ITA
9 15:40:30 WESTRA Lieuwe NED19820911 NED
8 15:42:00 OLIVEIRA Nélson POR19890306 POR
7 15:43:30 FUGLSANG Jakob DEN19850322 DEN
6 15:45:00 PORTE Richie AUS19850130 AUS
5 15:46:30 PHINNEY Taylor USA19900627 USA
4 15:48:00 IGNATYEV Mikhail RUS19850507 RUS
3 15:49:30 MILLAR David GBR19770104 GBR
2 15:51:00 MARTIN Tony GER19850423 GER
1 15:52:30 CANCELLARA Fabian SUI19810318 SUI

13.45 Vrečer

He's made big improvement this year in TT. He finished only 22 seconds behind Brajkovič in the national championship. He was sick lately so this could be the reason for him to perform badly but top 15 is definitely possible for him if he is in top shape.

 

[goggalor]

Dissapointing that GB pick a rider who has barely threatened the big time triallers in about three years over a rider who has already won three tt's this year including the national championships.



edit: ok, Millar won the giro tt, but come on, who was there.. really?

(although granted the same argument could be used for Alex's national championship, but personally, i think the national champion should always go to the worlds)

I'm sure TeamGarminFans disagrees.

 

[Waterloo Sunrise]

Dissapointing that GB pick a rider who has barely threatened the big time triallers in about three years over a rider who has already won three tt's this year including the national championships.



edit: ok, Millar won the giro tt, but come on, who was there.. really?

(although granted the same argument could be used for Alex's national championship, but personally, i think the national champion should always go to the worlds)

Forgotten why he's starting 3rd in this startlist?

Dowsett's had a good few days, but he's got a way to go yet to get selected ahead of the guy who finished 2nd last year and won the Giro TT. I mean, it's not even close.

 

[Libertine Seguros]

Holding the GB ITT champs at a point in the season where everybody can contest it would be a good help - Wiggins and Froome both put in stunning ITTs in the Vuelta but couldn't contest the nationals. Dowsett looks to be a very good ITT rider, but you'd say Wiggins and Millar still ought to be no-brainer picks if they're up for it.

46,4km is nothing like long enough for a Worlds ITT. I'd like to see at least 10km more.

 

[CasperVg]

Strange, no De Gendt (or other second Belgian) on the startlist? I was pretty sure he was going to ride. Still, I would've prefered to see Monfort ride instead of Cornu, who is seriously overrated IMO.

Except for last year's Belgium NatITT, Monfort has had better results than Cornu in every head-to-head they've had since 2007 (not counting this years NatITT, where Monfort had a mechanical) and Cornu has shown barely any ITT form (or form in general) lately (54th (!) in the Eneco tour ITT). On the other hand, Monfort finished 10th in the Vuelta ITT and 6th overall, 14th in the Tour ITT and 11th in the Tour de Suisse ITT)

EDIT: nevermind - De Gendt is on the startlist; just not amongst the favorites quoted.

 

[Midnightfright]

Strange, no De Gendt (or other second Belgian) on the startlist? I was pretty sure he was going to ride. Still, I would've prefered to see Monfort ride instead of Cornu, who is seriously overrated IMO.

Except for last year's Belgium NatITT, Monfort has had better results than Cornu in every head-to-head they've had since 2007 (not counting this years NatITT, where Monfort had a mechanical) and Cornu has shown barely any ITT form (or form in general) lately (54th (!) in the Eneco tour ITT). On the other hand, Monfort finished 10th in the Vuelta ITT and 6th overall, 14th in the Tour ITT and 11th in the Tour de Suisse ITT)

EDIT: nevermind - De Gendt is on the startlist; just not amongst the favorites quoted.

It may just be that Monfort wasn't intrested in the race.

 

[Midnightfright]

Holding the GB ITT champs at a point in the season where everybody can contest it would be a good help - Wiggins and Froome both put in stunning ITTs in the Vuelta but couldn't contest the nationals. Dowsett looks to be a very good ITT rider, but you'd say Wiggins and Millar still ought to be no-brainer picks if they're up for it.

46,4km is nothing like long enough for a Worlds ITT. I'd like to see at least 10km more.

Totally agree there's no need to hold back on the distance for the worlds I mean it is the worlds. As for Dowsett he really could become a force in the TT in a few years.

 

[CasperVg]

It may just be that Monfort wasn't intrested in the race.

No, Monfort tweeted "belgian TT selection for the worlds: I respect that selection and even more the 2 riders but I'm better than them in 9 out of 10 TTs!"

 

[Midnightfright]

No, Monfort tweeted "belgian TT selection for the worlds: I respect that selection and even more the 2 riders but I'm better than them in 9 out of 10 TTs!"

TBH I would say he is right. Very strange descion. Political reasons maybe?

 

[El Pistolero]

No, Monfort tweeted "belgian TT selection for the worlds: I respect that selection and even more the 2 riders but I'm better than them in 9 out of 10 TTs!"

Your heads vs heads are wrong. De Gendt and Cornu have beaten Monfort more than the opposite way around.

 

[Descender]

Again, my picks are:

1- Martin
2- Cancellara
3- Millar

 

[Tank Engine]

Again, my picks are:

1- Martin
2- Cancellara
3- Millar

Still my choice. I chose Millar over Wiggins due to the technicality of the course (Millar says he doesn't like it, but I guess Wiggins would like it even less), so why did I choose Martin over Cancellara Probably because the Panzerwagen seems to have ruled the TTs this year. I think it will be really close.

 

[luckyboy]

Martin
Cancellara
?? Larsson maybe, who cares

I hope Konovalovas does well, he's had a crappy year. And I hope Castroviejo does.

 

[Cobblestoned]

Ok, ok.
Every time I doubted the Panzerwagen in the duell, I regretted later.
I wonder what happens when I stop doubting now.

1 Martin
2 Cancellara
3 Wiggins

btw, just sent those guys to Cancellara's hotel. They are paid to play until tomorrow morning nonstop.

 

[El Pistolero]

Dissapointing that GB pick a rider who has barely threatened the big time triallers in about three years over a rider who has already won three tt's this year including the national championships.



edit: ok, Millar won the giro tt, but come on, who was there.. really?

(although granted the same argument could be used for Alex's national championship, but personally, i think the national champion should always go to the worlds)

Alberto Contador, Richie Porte and Alex Rasmussen.

 

[auscyclefan94]

13.45 Vrečer

He's made big improvement this year in TT. He finished only 22 seconds behind Brajkovič in the national championship. He was sick lately so this could be the reason for him to perform badly but top 15 is definitely possible for him if he is in top shape.

12:43 Martin Kohler as well, Ferminal! Don't forget the Swiss national time trial champ. Anyway, he'll probably scrape a top 30.

Hopefully Phinney can do well. His tt around Salamanca was quite impressive. Me thinks this one with the extra technicalities will suit him a lot better and this course is less undualting.

I am not going to be able to watch this which is annyoing!

 

[Mambo95]

The Dutch team's predictions for the TT (top 3 + winning time), from Lars Boom's twitter:

 

[El Pistolero]

The Dutch team's predictions for the TT (top 3 + winning time), from Lars Boom's twitter:

Lol:

Leo:

- Westra
-Clements

Op 4 minuten Cancellara

 

[cineteq]

1. Cancellara
2. Martin
3. Phinney

 

[Swede1]

1. Cancellara
2. Martin
3. (Wiggins?)

Cancellara said he is feeling well, and he's unbeatable in 1 day TT's. He will be Martin by about half a minute. Idk for third. Millar said he is out of form. So ill go with Wiggins.

 

[seaby71]

Does anyone know how much of the itt course is cobbled?

 

[Maxiton]

1. Cancellara
2. Martin
3. Phinney

I think Cancellara will crush it. After he takes the TT jersey, I hope he takes the road jersey, too. Supposedly he is targeting both, though I have far less confidence in him for the latter.

Behind Canc, Martin. And it would be great to see Phinney do well and take third. Since I think he certainly could do it, I'll go with him. So I agree with Cinteq.

1) Cancellara
2) Martin
3) Phinney

I can't wait to see this.

 

[JRanton]

1) Martin
2) Wiggins
3) Cancellara

 

[diggercuz]

The Dutch team's predictions for the TT (top 3 + winning time), from Lars Boom's twitter:

niki predicting bobridge for third... havent seen anyone predicting him at all... i however would like him to do well, but seriously? third?

well, the aussies do need more medals....