Copenhagen 2011: Junior Women RR 70km & Men U23 RR 168km

[Der Effe]

Question. You guys reckon Jetse Bol has any chance at all to get a medal?

 

[Tuarts]

Their sporting colours are different to the flag?

Is it like Spain where they put colours into a hat and then make a combination of the first 2 that they pull up?

 

[Ferminal]

Question. You guys reckon Jetse Bol has any chance at all to get a medal?

A better chance than Wippert if you ask me.

 

[Cimber]

well there are some parts of the circuit that causes some splits and make some of them blow up, but its hard to tell really, since its junior women.

 

[just some guy]

Their sporting colours are different to the flag?

Is it like Spain where they put colours into a hat and then make a combination of the first 2 that they pull up?

No - they were discussing which colours to use and they decided they would use the colours of the 1st boat which came into there main harbor - that boat was from Sweden

 

[spalco]

That doesn't appear likely to me, as far as I know the Ukraine officially traces back its roots to a kingdom in that area that existed in the Middle Ages that already had yellow/blue in its coat of arms.

 

[Tuarts]

No - they were discussing which colours to use and they decided they would use the colours of the 1st boat which came into there main harbor - that boat was from Sweden

Well "Wiki" gives a different version but its a good story

 

[just some guy]

That doesn't appear likely to me, as far as I know the Ukraine officially traces back its roots to a kingdom in that area that existed in the Middle Ages that already had yellow/blue in its coat of arms.

ps the answer I know may or may not be true but a cool story

Another Myth busted then

 

[Ferminal]

The hill after 3km looks half reasonable.

 

[Cimber]

Those google-% cant be right. The finish is only about 4% imo but there is another little climb that is shorter than the finish one but also somewhat steeper.

The hill after 3km looks half reasonable.

Ye atleast it makes the junior women suffer a little.

I have ridden the finishing climb many times when I was younger, and it made me suffer somewhat but that doesnt say much (0; But it aint really super steep and shouldnt be a big problem for the pros. But then on the other hand, after 17 labs (arent they going 17?) it might feel alot tougher. Esp at the end of a long season.

 

[Mr_H_G_Superman]

No - they were discussing which colours to use and they decided they would use the colours of the 1st boat which came into there main harbor - that boat was from Sweden

Not true for Ukraine but it is true for Boca Juniors, the Argentine football club!

 

[mb2612]

No one is being dropped from this group. I'm thinking the Mens RR will be a massive bunch sprint

 

[spalco]

That's a pretty exciting race, I like it.

 

[Hugo Koblet]

Does anyone have an estimated time of finish for the U23 RR?

 

[Bumeington]

Who's this woman on eurosport? At first I found her annoying, but now she's being quite funny

 

[Cimber]

20sec - 9km to go.

EDIT: the main bunch seem to sit up - those 2 (german and Italian) could make it

EDIT2: now the bunch hammers again. Will be an interesting finish either way.

 

[spalco]

Who's this woman on eurosport? At first I found her annoying, but now she's being quite funny

Emma Pooley I think.

 

[mb2612]

Emma Pooley I think.

Don't think so as she was commentating in the Women's TT as well.

 

[Ney the Viking]

Heh its a bit unorganized isn't it? Looks like a shootout between the italian and that big german chick, and a bunchsprint for bronze.

 

[euanli]

It was either Emma or Laura Trott. Can't rememebr which one

 

[Cimber]

40sec - will be among those 2. the rest will ride for the bronze.

 

[spalco]

Don't think so as she was commentating in the Women's TT as well.

I believe one of the two men called her "Emma" once, but I wouldn't swear on it.

 

[canyonball]

Ratto can add the world title to the european one. Let's see.

 

[Ney the Viking]

Front two girls looking like they are gonna blow. But think the bunch waited too long to turn up the speed.

 

[Tuarts]

It was either Emma or Laura Trott. Can't rememebr which one

Emma Trott

These two look like staying away unless something drastic happens