National Champs predictions

[Echoes]

Go ahead.


I'd go with:

Belgium: Kevin Pauwels (rather because I want him to win)
Netherlands: Lars Anthonius Boom
Czech Republic: Zdenek Stybar (easy)
France: Steve Chainel (for a change)
Italy: Enrico Franzoi (hope he's recovered from the fall but I don't doubt it )
Luxembourg: Jempy Drucker
Switzerland: Christian Heule
Great Britain: Ian Field (?)
USA: Todd Wells (the easiest of all)
Poland: Mariusz Gil
Germany: Philipp Walsleben (easy)
Spain: Egoitz Murgoito
Slovakia: Robert Gavenda (huh already raced?)

Any other maybe?

 

[Michielveedeebee]

Belgium: Kevin Strijbos , nah probably Nys or Albert
Netherlands: Lars Anthonius Boom
Czech Republic: Zdenek Stybar
France: Mourey again
Italy: Enrico Franzoi I hope
Luxembourg: no idea
Switzerland: Christian Heule
Great Britain: no idea
USA: I don't care, they all suck except for Page, so gogo Page!
Poland: Mariusz Gil
Germany: Philipp Walsleben
Spain: Antonio hermida
Slovakia: dunno

 

[on3m@n@rmy]

Not Canc for Switzerland?

 

[Michielveedeebee]

Not Canc for Switzerland?

does canc race CX?

 

[Timmy-loves-Rabo]

hard to look past Nys or Albert... But I echo echoes thoughts regarding Pauwels

 

[philcrisp]

does canc race CX?

Not that I know of. When he's won all the monuments, you wouldn't put it past him to give everyone a kicking in the winter.

 

[Echoes]

USA: I don't care, they all suck except for Page, so gogo Page!

Sorry for the joke. The US Nats had already been raced.


Czech Republic:

1 Zdenek Stybar
2 Martin Zlamalik 54"
3 Jaroslav Kulhavy 1'19"
4 Petr Dlask
5 David Kasek
6 Vladimir Kyzivat
7 Tomasz Paprstka
8 Karel Hnik
9 Ondrej Bambulla
10 Lubomir Petrus

Kulhavy should do more cross. He could keep up with Stybar for 2 or 3 laps.

Nice route.

Hope Styby won't be World Champion. Not that I dislike him but I love the Czech Champion Jersey.

 

[Buffalo Soldier]

Hope Styby won't be World Champion. Not that I dislike him but I love the Czech Champion Jersey.

²
I want czech, belgian & world jersey next year!

 

[El Pistolero]

²
I want czech, belgian & world jersey next year!

Niels Albert wants the same lol.

 

[Echoes]

Is it me or Albert really improved in the technical part this year. I've never seen him so good in the sand.

Which channel was streamed? I watched the race on RTBF !


By the way I watched the last laps of the French nats. "Mourey has had bad luck at the Worlds so far but his glory day will come." When he caught Chedhomme who was one lap behind and draft his wheel: "It's inadmissible. One should respect a champion. If you are defeated, you should recognize, the winner was stronger, blabla" "He's showing the FDJ mark on his jersey, he's right to do it."

We can always count on these French to make us laugh.


Belgium: Kevin Pauwels > wrong but I had no illusion
Netherlands: Lars Anthonius Boom > right
Czech Republic: Zdenek Stybar > right but no credit
France: Steve Chainel > OK completely missed
Italy: Enrico Franzoi > what the hell happened. He's not even in the ranking.
Luxembourg: Jempy Drucker > right http://www.lessentiel.lu/fr/sports/story/Jempy-Drucker-reste-champion-24263484
Switzerland: Christian Heule > right
Great Britain: Ian Field > results unknown
Poland: Mariusz Gil > results unknown
Germany: Philipp Walsleben > right
Spain: Egoitz Murgoito > wrong. Michiel was closer. LOL

 

[Buffalo Soldier]

Italy: Enrico Franzoi > what the hell happened. He's not even in the ranking.

What happened with Franzoi in general?

 

[Echoes]

Apparently he had intestine problems.