National championships June 2021

[Red Rick]

In the group behind you had Formolo, Nibali, Ciccone, Cattaneo, Moscon, Pozzovivo and Carboni. Colbrelli and Masnada managed to follow their attacks on the penultimate lap on the big climb and then got a gap, caught the breakaway and won. Masnada wasn't able to drop Colbrelli on the climbs, Zoccarato managed to hang on for 3rd from the early breakaway, he had less the 15 to close, but Masnada kept working with Colbrelli and the gap increased...

So you're telling me Nibali didn't get dead last in a sprint for placings?

We have found an imposter

 

[RedheadDane]

Valgren basically revealing that he's going to the Tour.
And of course Asgreen will have to repack his suitcase.

 

[BlueRoads]

Würtz wins in Denmark, after leading the front trio for a long time.
Unfortunately we won't be seeing Dannebrog in the Tour...

Or the French jersey. Or the German one. Or the Dutch one.
And if Polanc wins...

 

[RedheadDane]

Or the French jersey. Or the German one. Or the Dutch one.
And if Polanc wins...

It's a known fact Cavagna isn't going?

 

[BlueRoads]

It's a known fact Cavagna isn't going?

He wasn't on the team last time I checked and I suppose he wants to focus on the Olympic's tt?

 

[Danskebjerge]

Or the French jersey. Or the German one. Or the Dutch one.
And if Polanc wins...

But still, when Würtz beats Fuglsang, Asgreen, Valgreen, Kron, Honoré, Pedersen etc - you would have hoped that he could have qualified for the Tour within the team.

 

[carolina]

José Neves (W52-FC Porto) wins in Portugal

José Neves (W52-FC Porto)
Rui Oliveira (UAE Team Emirates
Gaspar Gonçalves (Tavfer-Measindot-Mortágua))

 

[RedheadDane]

Bit strange seeing riders having some put their medals on again.

 

[Samu Cuenca]

Artem Nych'ed the victory from Zakarin and Rovny.

 

[CyclistAbi]

Two more climbs on Markovec left and it looks like Pogačar will try something. Looks like he wanted to drop Mezgec.

Mohorič and Polanc at 1 minute 10 seconds at around 25km to go.

 

[Mayomaniac]

So you're telling me Nibali didn't get dead last in a sprint for placings?

We have found an imposter

He beat Pozzovivo and finished 9th, nothing to brag about. He didn't look bad, he was the one who closed the gap to Formolo when the later made a big attack that ended up creating the 16 men group from which Colbrelli and Masnada escaped. Horrible teamwork between him and Ciccone, that has to be said.

 

[Broccolidwarf]

Just watched the Belgium sprint.

I just LOVE watching WvA sprint.
Zero side to side movement.
Zero movement of the body.
He is just completely still on the bike, except for the legs pumping.

Poetry in motion

 

[RedheadDane]

So, the Estonian/Latvian/Lithuanian races was one race.

 

[CyclistAbi]

Mohorič wants to supertuck on the descend but is not allowed to.

 

[Samu Cuenca]

So, the Estonian/Latvian/Lithuanian races was one race.

No medal for Räim? Or has Konovalovas Jr. already stolen it?

 

[Red Rick]

He beat Pozzovivo and finished 9th, nothing to brag about. He didn't look bad, he was the one who closed the gap to Formolo when the later made a big attack that ended up creating the 16 men group from which Colbrelli and Masnada escaped. Horrible teamwork between him and Ciccone, that has to be said.

I was meming but ofcourse i should've known he would beat Pozzo

 

[RedheadDane]

Würtz being asked how it feels to stand with the medal(s):
"I've got two, so it's a bit heavy."

Dunno why he got two medals...

 

[Blanco]

Close one.
Was Evenepoel angry that he lost the sprint against WvA?

Kid is hilarious

 

[Samu Cuenca]

Würtz being asked how it feels to stand with the medal(s):
"I've got two, so it's a bit heavy."

Dunno why he got two medals...

He clearly got Räim's.

 

[Anderis]

José Neves (W52-FC Porto) wins in Portugal

José Neves (W52-FC Porto)
Rui Oliveira (UAE Team Emirates
Gaspar Gonçalves (Tavfer-Measindot-Mortágua))

When he was a trainee at EF, I think Vaughters called him the biggest talent in Portuguese cycling since Rui Costa. And then never gave him a full-time contract despite no competition from other WT teams. I've always found that funny.

 

[saganftw]

with 11km to go Mohorič attacks again but as commentator said "Polanc nepopušča"

 

[Mayomaniac]

I was meming but ofcourse i should've known he would beat Pozzo

He rode for Ciccone on the final climb, Masnada and Colbrelli lost 20sec on that climb, and dropped Moscon (who came back and finished 4th). Today him and Formolo were probably the strongest on the climbs.

 

[Ilmaestro99]

FAUSTO MASNADA looking sublime, this guy is going to podium his next grand tour for sure, time for Lefevre to stop obsessing over Remco and Alaphilippe. Only 1 week training and already a nice result.

 

[Broccolidwarf]

FAUSTO MASNADA looking sublime, this guy is going to podium his next grand tour for sure, time for Lefevre to stop obsessing over Remco and Alaphilippe. Only 1 week training and already a nice result.

But he didn't win...

 

[Logic-is-your-friend]

Close one.
Was Evenepoel angry that he lost the sprint against WvA?

No.

This is the main reason why everyone saying Evenepoel would almost certainly have won Lombardia 2020 was a bit quick in that judgment imo. I could see Evenepoel being the strongest that day but if you can stay in his wheel you win. And I have a feeling that Pologne 2020 was the last wake-up call the peloton needed about now reacting to Evenepoel's attacks.

Because both courses are so similar.