National championships June 2021

[RedheadDane]

BTW, Dideriksen (the defending champion) is missing from the startlist posted earlier. However, according to Trek is is riding.

 

[Big Doopie]

…this is his usual level.

Nothing about Bahrain is “usual”.

 

[jmdirt]

Tom is back!

National Championships Netherlands - ITT 2021 Time trial results (procyclingstats.com)

(The old fight finished last.)

I guess he has been riding his new TT bike while taking a break from racing!

 

[Samu Cuenca]

BTW, Dideriksen (the defending champion) is missing from the startlist posted earlier. However, according to Trek is is riding.

According to that startlist, Cille is actually named Uttrup Uttrup Ludwig, so there might be a few mistakes to be corrected.

If Dideriksen doens't ride the ITT the whole podium from last year will be missing. Trine Schmidt has just retired, and Birgitte Krogsgaard might have retired as well. Norsgaard looks like the favourite anyway. I hope former diver (the jumping off a springboard kind) Rebecca Koerner does well.

 

[yaco]

This was a completely different and flatter course. He was 6h last year and 8th in 2019, so this is his usual level.

Your first sentence re-emphasises my argument.

 

[RedheadDane]

So... Küng had a puncture, and some other technical issues, but it's okay, they had a plan; go fast!

Five in a row for Stefan Küng

Named as the main favourite in the Swiss Time Trial championship on Wednesday, Stefan Küng completely lived up to his status. Near Lausanne, on a

www.equipecycliste-groupama-fdj.fr

 

[Anderis]

I'm disappointed that Bissegger wasn't there.

 

[Samu Cuenca]

Your first sentence re-emphasises my argument.

It sounded like, you were surprised he didn't do better after his performance last week, but I guess you just wanted to remind us of that, let's say quite unexpected, result in TdS.

 

[Breh]

What was unexpected about his TdS performance?

2nd, 1st, 5th, 2nd, 2nd, 2nd and a 77th place in a MTT. All on WT level.He's right up there with the very best.

 

[Breezy1985]

So happy for Tom

 

[will-10]

What was unexpected about his TdS performance?

2nd, 1st, 5th, 2nd, 2nd, 2nd and a 77th place in a MTT. All on WT level.He's right up there with the very best.

They're talking about Mader going fast, not Bissegger going slow.

 

[Unchained]

Can't find a photo of Mexican National men's road race finish..Eder Frayed wins by whiskers..cool photo..have it from Facebook page of someone,sent to me on Whatsapp on my phone..

 

[Norbea]

Norway:
ITT: Interesting duel between Foss and Leknessund. Both of them in good form.
RR: Uno-X are having such a strength in numbers. They will play out the WT guys. I'm guessing Tiller or Halvorsen.

 

[Tinnekeisabella]

Does anyone know if the Slovenian championships will be streamed or why you can find updates?

 

[Mayomaniac]

The Russian RR route is interesting, just under 189km, but 21 laps on a short circuit with a climb that is 1.1km at 6.8% right at the start.
https://www.la-flamme-rouge.eu/maps/viewtrack/432867
Those short laps can create lots of damage because the riders have very little time to recover between their efforts.

 

[Broccolidwarf]

Feltet.dk is doing live commentary (in writing) from Nationals all 4 days, starting at 14.55 today.

For those that read Danish - or don't mind Google translate - you can follow it here:

FELTET Danish National Championships

The road race Sunday is broadcast by Danish TV2, but sadly will be geoblocked outside of Denmark.

 

[johnymax]

Does anyone know if the Slovenian championships will be streamed or why you can find updates?

There will be a live stream for the last riders in today's ITT, but is probably geo blocked. Starting at 18:40 CEST here:

TV Slovenija

www.rtvslo.si

 

[Broccolidwarf]

Someone just showed a clip on Twitter, of Norsgaard overtaking Uttrup Ludwig on the TT - despite starting 2 minutes after - so we can comfortably call Norsgaard as the winner already.

Edit.:

Official result Womens ITT:

1. Emma Norsgaard (Movistar) - Time: 39:06
2. Louise Houbak (Ordrup Cycle Club) - Time: 40:06
3. Cecilie Uttrup Ludwig (FDJ) - Time: 41:08

 

[Broccolidwarf]

It appears Norsgaard pulled a thigh muscle on the TT.

Danish championships prize ceremony - Womens TT

She had to forego interviews to go to the hospital for examination - uncertain if she can start the RR.

 

[Broccolidwarf]

Top 5 intermediate timing in the mens TT in Denmark:

Asgreen, 11 secconds ahead of Bjerg, who is 4 seconds ahead of Toft Madsen - then a 30 second gap to Larsen (Uno-X) who has 5 seconds on Norsgaard.

It's around 30 degrees with zero wind on the route, so the heat will take its toll.... several riders have already quit on the road with heat exhaustion...... which makes it a little funny, that Larsen (who is a ginger), is currently in the hot seat

 

[Broccolidwarf]

18 year old junior, Adam Holm Joergensen, who is doing his first year as a continental rider, just came in in the same time as Larsen, and only missed out on the hot seat by 1/100s.

One to watch for the future.

 

[Broccolidwarf]

Norsgaard smashing it on the 2nd half, new man in the hot seat, by 38 seconds - he took 47 seconds on the leader on the second half!

 

[RedheadDane]

Meanwhile, among the juniors, Wang did not get the hattrick.

 

[Broccolidwarf]

A quick word on Niklas Larsen - totally unrelated to the purpose of the thread:

He is going to be hot property for many WT teams this year, once he is done with the Olympics (he is on the Danish 4K track team, reigning world champions).

He is out of contract, he is a good TT rider, he can win bunch sprints, and he does well in puncheur terrain too, which he proved winning the Tour of Denmark ahead of Vingegaard in 2019.

Star in the making, I predict Jumbo pick him up.

 

[Broccolidwarf]

Meanwhile, among the juniors, Wang did not get the hattrick.

Stepped on his wang?