Official National Championships thread

[greenedge]

I know it is. I was joking.

 

[Gloin22]

Kjell Carlström wins Finnish Championships.

 

[Lupetto]

Belgium, ITT

1. Philippe Gilbert 36,5 km in 46'31"
2. Ben Hermans à 10"
3. Dominique Cornu à 18"

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i8LOLswfTkQ

 

[Arnolfini]

1. Philippe Gilbert 36,5 km in 46'31"
2. Ben Hermans à 10"
3. Dominique Cornu 18"
4. Jan Ghyselinck 26"
5. Thomas De Gendt 38"
6. Jelle Wallays 54"
7. Olivier Kaisen 1'05"
8. Julien Vermote 1'11"
9. Jurgen Van Goolen 1'18"
10. Maxime Monfort 1'23"
11. Kristof Vandewalle 1'25
12. Stijn Devolder 1'32"
13. Jan Denuwelaere 2'33"
14. Rob Goris 2'36"
15. Jonathan Dufrasne 2'41"
16. Dieter Capelle 3'10"
17. Steven De Neef 3'21"
18. Kevin Van Impe 3'31"
19. Sjef De Wilde 5'44"

 

[El Pistolero]

1. Philippe Gilbert 36,5 km in 46'31"
2. Ben Hermans à 10"
3. Dominique Cornu 18"
4. Jan Ghyselinck 26"
5. Thomas De Gendt 38"
6. Jelle Wallays 54"
7. Olivier Kaisen 1'05"
8. Julien Vermote 1'11"
9. Jurgen Van Goolen 1'18"
10. Maxime Monfort 1'23"
11. Kristof Vandewalle 1'25
12. Stijn Devolder 1'32"
13. Jan Denuwelaere 2'33"
14. Rob Goris 2'36"
15. Jonathan Dufrasne 2'41"
16. Dieter Capelle 3'10"
17. Steven De Neef 3'21"
18. Kevin Van Impe 3'31"
19. Sjef De Wilde 5'44"

How is it possible to suck so hard?

Thomas De Gendt is injured, or at least so I've heard.

 

[just some guy]

Gilbert should be the most tired guy in professional cycling.

What a year.

 

[jobiwan]

Gilbert should be the most tired guy in professional cycling.

What a year.

He SHOULD be. At some point he's GOT to stop winning, right?

 

[MartinGT]

He SHOULD be. At some point he's GOT to stop winning, right?

He will, after Giro di Lombardia

 

[Magnus]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i8LOLswfTkQ

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8DYje57V_BY&feature=related

 

[Michielveedeebee]

He SHOULD be. At some point he's GOT to stop winning, right?

prolly around the time of the WC

 

[El Pistolero]

prolly around the time of the WC

He'll just do cyclocross after Lombardia

 

[Arnolfini]

He'll just do cyclocross after Lombardia

Hah, imagine Gilbert blasting away from Nys on the Koppenberg.

 

[MartinGT]

Hah, imagine Gilbert blasting away from Nys on the Koppenberg.

That would be pure class, especially as I am going over to watch it

 

[RedheadDane]

He SHOULD be. At some point he's GOT to stop winning, right?

He just did! Eneco Tour.

 

[El Pistolero]

That would be pure class, especially as I am going over to watch it

He's fully capable of doing it *Dreams on*

Anyway:


maxmonfort (twitter)
Bad luck! I broke my back wheel after 7km, I lost time to change bike and then I was not realy focused anymore. But legs are good for Vuelta

 

[sTTevie]

How is it possible to suck so hard?

you've said it ... he made a goal of performing well at the TT today ... he just sucked big time ...

btw ... Phil is a boss

 

[jens_attacks]

well done phil!
too bad for eneco,that course was just too damn easy.
what is his next race?he's magnificent,what a form he has!

 

[Michielveedeebee]

well done phil!
too bad for eneco,that course was just too damn easy.
what is his next race?he's magnificent,what a form he has!

Next race is Plouay I think... then the Canadian 1 days

 

[Thibaut Pinot]

Devolder disappoints me with his 12th place. After San Sebastian, I tought he was finally getting his old form back, but this result isn't promising for the coming Vuelta. A Devolder in shape could have done something nice in Spain, but now I'm doubting that.

 

[Michielveedeebee]

No Vattenfall for Phille so he returns to racing in Plouay

 

[El Pistolero]

No Vattenfall for Phille so he returns to racing in Plouay

Vattelfall will be boring now although I guess he wants to keep his El Imbatido record alive(and that wouldn't be possible in Vattenfall)

What's the official reason though?

 

[Havetts]

He has been beaten already so that record is off.

 

[Michielveedeebee]

Vattelfall will be boring now although I guess he wants to keep his El Imbatido record alive(and that wouldn't be possible in Vattenfall)

What's the official reason though?

Tired I guess, he's been doing a lot of races this year already.

from Twitter:

@OmegaPh_Lotto: No Vattenfall Cyclassics for Phil. He takes a small rest and returns in the GP Ouest France Plouay

 

[LaFleur]

What is with everybody saying that Gilbert has done so so much races this year? He has done about the same amount of races as EVERYBODY else, no more, no less. He has just shone in the races and won more. But you can't say that he has done alot of races, because everybody else that he competes with right now have done the same amount of races and have the same amount of tiredness.

 

[El Pistolero]

He has been beaten already so that record is off.

No he hasn't, has won every one day race he entered since Brabantse Pijl.