European Championships 2023: Individual Time Trial (September 20) and Mixed Team Relay (September 21)

[Devil's Elbow]

The Vuelta is over, so it’s time to hand out some jerseys. Just like every year, right? Right?

TTs and mixed relays first. Just like the road race, the finish location is a bit of a dump, albeit not of the same kind.
I’m sorry, Emmen. I promise your zoo is actually nice.

Startorders
Women’s junior ITT
Men’s junior ITT
Women’s U23 ITT
Men’s U23 ITT
Women’s elite ITT
Men’s elite ITT
Junior mixed team relay
Elite mixed team relay

The routes
ITT (Men’s and women’s juniors and U23)

ITT (Men and women elite)

Mixed Team Relay (Elite and junior)

 

[KZD]

If Tarling has his World Championships legs, I think he wins tomorrow. Neither Bissegger, Küng or Van Aert have impressed me this year, anyway.

 

[DNP-Old]

The weather will have an impact today. It's quite windy out.

 

[RedheadDane]

OI! @Red Rick. Aren't you forgetting something?

 

[laarsland]

Looking at the map, too bad Torjus Sleen retired.

 

[Berniece]

Would like to see Tarling win it, although it would also be nice for WVA

 

[Samu Cuenca]

The expected gold medal for Federica Venturelli in the junior women's ITT, with a surprising silver medal for Sweden's Stina Kagevi, who deserves one of RhD's cakes for that performance, and the German Hannah Kunz in third.

 

[DNP-Old]

Albert Withen Philipsen starts in 1 minute. His references are non-existent and I do not think he ever spends time on his ITT back outsides of races, but here we are. Looking forward to it.

 

[DJ Sprtsch]

Is there a live ticker somewhere?

 

[DNP-Old]

Albert is doing 51 km/h, whereas others barely get over 48 due to the wind. Not sure what it's worth, since Valjavec time is glitched as he was initially supposed to start at 11:06, but started earlier due to another Slovenian DNSing.

 

[DNP-Old]

Is there a live ticker somewhere?

EvoData CIS

egs-eventi.s3.amazonaws.com

 

[DNP-Old]

Albert put 31 seconds into Vanden Heede already. He is flying.

 

[DNP-Old]

Ian Kings, who beat Leidert in the national championships, doesn't come close either. Jesus lord.

 

[DNP-Old]

He put a minute into Vanden Heede. This is over.

 

[Aimar16]

What is the qualification system for such events? How can there be two kosovars in the men's race, a random ukrainian draft dodger with no cycling results or a maltese at the European Championships?

 

[roundabout]

2 riders per nation can be entered in the Elite TT without any quotas per nation based on ranking it seems if I understood the rules on page 9 correctly

https://www.uec.ch/resources/2023%20Events/2023%20Elite%20road/2023_UEC_Road_European_Championships_Technical_Guide_Drenthe_NED_v27.02.2023_final%2016.9.pdf

 

[DNP-Old]

Sentjens opening with a stellar time. But does not come close to Albert.

 

[RedheadDane]

What is the qualification system for such events? How can there be two kosovars in the men's race, a random ukrainian draft dodger with no cycling results or a maltese at the European Championships?

From what I understand, the Ukrainian guy has results, just mainly in MTB.
And why shouldn't there be a Maltese?

The expected gold medal for Federica Venturelli in the junior women's ITT, with a surprising silver medal for Sweden's Stina Kagevi, who deserves one of RhD's cakes for that performance, and the German Hannah Kunz in third.

Everyone, except people who make fun at my inability to do math, or calls me old, deserve one of my cakes.

 

[DNP-Old]

Bow down to King Albert.

 

[Samamba]

Let's see how his time holds up to the u23 guys later, even tho they will be riding in even more windy weather.

 

[Aimar16]

2 riders per nation can be entered in the Elite TT without any quotas per nation based on ranking it seems if I understood the rules on page 9 correctly

https://www.uec.ch/resources/2023%20Events/2023%20Elite%20road/2023_UEC_Road_European_Championships_Technical_Guide_Drenthe_NED_v27.02.2023_final%2016.9.pdf

Then it sums up the prestige value of this competition that more than half of the European countries could not find even one person who wanted to participate in this competition.

By the way, page 11 - INDIVIDUAL TIME TRIALS – SPECIFIC REGULATIONS
Article 1 – Participation The events are reserved for the riders from the following categories:

Men Elite Individual Time Trial

Men Elite

2000 and earlier

Isn't this disqualifying Tarling from competing in the men's race?

From what I understand, the Ukrainian guy has results, just mainly in MTB.

So someone who is outside of the 500 in the XCM rankings will start in the ITT. Nice

 

[Samu Cuenca]

Then it sums up the prestige value of this competition that more than half of the European countries could not find even one person who wanted to participate in this competition.

It might be a question of money as well. Some federations might have valued WC higher than this and spend their resources on that instead.

 

[Tim Cahill]

Hoping for some good shots of that Adventure Zoo mainly.

 

[Aimar16]

It might be a question of money as well. Some federations might have valued WC higher than this and spend their resources on that instead.

But I have no doubt that all the expenses of the ukrainian XCM guy were covered by the other federations

 

[Izzyeviel]

In a few years from now, we could be seeing Mad Pedersen vs Just Pedersen.