Official National Championships thread

[Descender]

Now let's see what kind of ****house of a jersey Movistar prepare for Rojas...

 

[hrotha]

Did you guys expect Contador to beat a sprinter in a two-man sprint? You guys...

I half-expected Rojas to screw up somehow, have a mechanical or crash into the barriers due to being a nervous wreck.

 

[Ferminal]

Now let's see what kind of ****house of a jersey Movistar prepare for Rojas...

Jose Ivan's hand-me-downs?

At least I hope they do something new...

 

[icefire]

I half-expected Rojas to screw up somehow, have a mechanical or crash into the barriers due to being a nervous wreck.

He can still shift gears better that you know who

 

[dlwssonic]

http://www.procycling.no/article3178721.ece

norwegian rr live ticker. kristoff is doing well.

 

[ingsve]

In Norway Vegard Stake Laengen attacked over hte top of the climb and Kristoff was chasing and has now caught him on the decent. Just over one lap to go.

 

[DamonAlbarn]

Norway:

Kristoff (BMC) and Vegard Stake Laengen have a decent gap

 

[Timmy-loves-Rabo]

what a wheelsucker

lol why should he work when the guy chasing (that was really the only time he didn't work, at the end he did) is his team mate.

It is called tactics

 

[Sofía_]

http://www.procycling.no/article3178721.ece

norwegian rr live ticker. kristoff is doing well.

Neat! thanks

edit: Timmy-loves-Rabo you're right

 

[DamonAlbarn]

Norway:

Lars Petter Nordhaug (Sky) trying to bridge to the chasers

 

[dlwssonic]

apparently some norwegian ds wasnt happy with the race situation.
this is what google translate gave me


procycling.no: We talked to Gino Van Oudenhove. He is not very happy with the situation:
- I'm not completely satisfied. There are two running to be number two (Eidsheim and Øystein Stake Laeng). They should attack Kristoff time and time again. Vegard's not going to help before, we've done our part. It is thanks to us the four in front, said Gino Van Oudenhove to procycling.no.

 

[thirteen]

what are they saying about Soler?

 

[dlwssonic]

Jonas: Bare èn runde av 16,3 kilometer igjen nå. Ser ut som at kampen om seieren står mellom Vegard Stake Laengen og Alexander Kristoff.

I would be seriously ****ed if kristoff screws this up. you can imagine ACF would be too.

 

[uphillstruggle]

how far to go in the British nationals? any links, tickers?

 

[DamonAlbarn]

Norway:

The Hushovd group is 2.36 behind with 10 kilometers left. 2 chaps are 45 seconds behind, the rest of the original break are all over the place, and Nordhaug has already caught a minor group who is 2.18 behind. The Hushovd group is 2.34 behind.

 

[ingsve]

Jonas: Bare èn runde av 16,3 kilometer igjen nå. Ser ut som at kampen om seieren står mellom Vegard Stake Laengen og Alexander Kristoff.

I would be seriously ****ed if kristoff screws this up. you can imagine ACF would be too.

Well, Kristoff has been working a lot and Vegard is a better climber so it depends if he has enough strength left to follow up the climb one more time.

 

[L'arriviste]

how far to go in the British nationals? any links, tickers?

Just this occasionally updated Twitter.

Just watched the events in France and Belgium. Crowds and TV everywhere. Britain has far to go...

 

[Sneekes]

how far to go in the British nationals? any links, tickers?

The best I found is to follow TSF on twitter:
https://twitter.com/#!/teamskyfans

 

[ruswilks]

Just this occasionally updated Twitter.

http://twitter.com/#!/Matt_Winston

 

[L'arriviste]

http://twitter.com/#!/Matt_Winston

Much better, that one. Thanks! And thanks, Matt Winston!

 

[thirteen]

lol! AC smiles, then trips

 

[Zaschrona]

The new champion of Luxembourg is Andy or Frank this year?

 

[Timmy-loves-Rabo]

The new champion of Luxembourg is Andy or Frank this year?

I heard they weren't riding or something. could be wrong.

 

[DamonAlbarn]

Norway:

Got to go in a minute, Ingsve can you take over the commentary?

 

[Franckiie]

The national champions:

België: Phillipe Gilbert
Duitsland: Robert Wagner
Nederland: Pim Ligthart
Frankrijk: Sylvain Chavanel
Spanje: José Joaquin Rojas Gil
Italië: Giovanni Visconti
Bulgarije: Nikolaj Mihailov
Canada: Svein Tuft
Denemarken: Nicki Sørensen
Ierland: Matthew Brammeier
Japan: Fumiyki Beppu
Kazachstan: Andrei Mizoerov
Oekraïne: Oleksandr Kvatsjoek
Oostenrijk: Matthias Krizek
Polen: Tomasz Marczynski
Rusland: Pavel Broett
Slovakije: Peter Sagan
Slovenië: Grega Bole
Tsjechië: Petr Bencik