Ponferrada 2014 World Championships, Sep. 21st-28th

[Ryongsyong]

And it's hardly surprising. If you're good at speed skating you'll be good at cycling, and especially time trials. It's the same way 10 years ago a large proportion of the UK cycling squad would have ended up being pushed towards rowing, the traditional places for people of that type of ability to go within the GB sporting squad, before the focus shifted to pushing pedals instead.

As for the women's farce, sorry, event, looks like Brennauer will be 2014's Women's It Depends What the Weather's Doing World Champion.

Looking forward to some actual racing soon.

 

[Flamin]

And it's hardly surprising. If you're good at speed skating you'll be good at cycling, and especially time trials. It's the same way 10 years ago a large proportion of the UK cycling squad would have ended up being pushed towards rowing, the traditional places for people of that type of ability to go within the GB sporting squad, before the focus shifted to pushing pedals instead.

As for the women's farce, sorry, event, looks like Brennauer will be 2014's Women's It Depends What the Weather's Doing World Champion.

Looking forward to some actual racing soon.

 

[glassmoon]

the elite men TT should start at least 1 hour sooner as scheduled
the rain always starts at the same hour

 

[VeloHuman]

the elite men TT should start at least 1 hour sooner as scheduled
the rain always starts at the same hour

They might have a dry day tomorrow.

 

[Arredondo]

sablikoba standing 2nd now in time with the woman. is she the speedskater sablikova? if so lol @ level of woman cycling

You don't follow womans cycling at all i see

 

[BigMac]

Joaquim Rodríguez @PuritoRodriguez
Mi ultimo entreno en mi Andorra sabéis con quien??
Grande @RuiCostaCyclist nos vemos en @Ponferrada2014

 

[Dazed and Confused]

Mens Elite ITT start times (CET) for Wednesday:

64 13:30 POPSTEFANOV Gorgi MKD
63 13:32 NECHITA Andrei ROU
62 13:34 LUDVIGSSON Tobias SWE
61 13:36 MINO Gustavo PAR
60 13:38 PLIUSCHIN Alexandr MDA
59 13:40 SARAMOTINS Aleksejs LAT
58 13:42 FEJES Gabor HUN
57 13:44 ASADOV Elchin AZE
56 13:46 KANGERT Tanel EST
55 13:48 DYACHENKO Alexsandr KAZ
54 13:50 VASYLYUK Andriy UKR
53 13:52 SADIKI Veli MKD
52 13:54 OVECHKIN Artem RUS
51 13:56 VAKOC Petr CZE
50 13:58 MOHORIC Matej SLO
49 14:00 BREEN Vegard NOR
48 14:02 SANTOS SIMOES OLIVEIRA Nelson Filipe POR
47 14:04 TACIAK Mateusz POL
46 14:06 ARNDT Nikias GER
45 14:08 ANACONA GOMEZ Winner COL
44 14:10 COPPEL Jerome FRA
43 14:12 GINGSJO Alexander SWE
42 14:14 SMUKULIS Gatis LAT
41 14:16 DER Zsolt HUN
40 14:18 TAARAMAE Rein EST
39 14:20 GOLOVASH Oleksandr UKR
38 14:22 KONOVALOVAS Ignatas LTU
37 14:24 TEUTENBERG Lars GER
36 14:26 TVETCOV Serghei ROU
35 14:28 KOREN Kristijan SLO
34 14:30 MACHADO Tiago POR
33 14:32 SERRY Pieter BEL
32 14:34 OYARZUN GUINEZ Carlos Ivan CHI
31 14:36 ROCHE Nicolas IRL
30 14:38 NAVARRETE Segundo ECU
29 14:40 ZOIDL Riccardo AUT
28 14:42 SEPULVEDA Eduardo ARG
27 14:44 FOMINYKH Daniil KAZ
26 14:46 VOROBYEV Anton RUS
25 14:48 IRIZAR ARANBURU Markel ESP
24 14:50 BORGERSEN Reidar Bohlin NOR
23 14:52 DILLIER Silvan SUI
22 14:54 NAVARDAUSKAS Ramunas LTU
21 14:56 SIUTSOU Kanstantsin BLR
20 14:58 HANSEN Lasse Norman DEN
19 15:00 TALANSKY Andrew USA
18 15:02 CATALDO Dario ITA
17 15:04 BRANDLE Matthias AUT
16 15:06 CASTROVIEJO NICOLAS Jonathan ESP
15 15:08 TUFT Svein CAN
14 15:10 QUAADE Rasmus Christian DEN
13 15:12 VANDEWALLE Kristof BEL
12 15:14 BODNAR Maciej POL
11 15:16 CHAVANEL Sylvain FRA
10 15:18 DOWSETT Alex GBR
9 15:20 SERGENT Jesse NZL
8 15:22 VAN GARDEREN Tejay USA
7 15:24 BARTA Jan CZE
6 15:26 KIRYIENKA Vasil BLR
5 15:28 DENNIS Rohan AUS
4 15:30 MALORI Adriano ITA
3 15:32 DUMOULIN Tom NED
2 15:34 WIGGINS Bradley GBR
1 15:36 MARTIN Tony GER

I hope Van Garderen will get a medal, but its a brutal field at the top.

 

[May0maniac]

Mens Elite ITT start times (CET) for Wednesday:

64 13:30 POPSTEFANOV Gorgi MKD
63 13:32 NECHITA Andrei ROU
62 13:34 LUDVIGSSON Tobias SWE
61 13:36 MINO Gustavo PAR
60 13:38 PLIUSCHIN Alexandr MDA
59 13:40 SARAMOTINS Aleksejs LAT
58 13:42 FEJES Gabor HUN
57 13:44 ASADOV Elchin AZE
56 13:46 KANGERT Tanel EST
55 13:48 DYACHENKO Alexsandr KAZ
54 13:50 VASYLYUK Andriy UKR
53 13:52 SADIKI Veli MKD
52 13:54 OVECHKIN Artem RUS
51 13:56 VAKOC Petr CZE
50 13:58 MOHORIC Matej SLO
49 14:00 BREEN Vegard NOR
48 14:02 SANTOS SIMOES OLIVEIRA Nelson Filipe POR
47 14:04 TACIAK Mateusz POL
46 14:06 ARNDT Nikias GER
45 14:08 ANACONA GOMEZ Winner COL
44 14:10 COPPEL Jerome FRA
43 14:12 GINGSJO Alexander SWE
42 14:14 SMUKULIS Gatis LAT
41 14:16 DER Zsolt HUN
40 14:18 TAARAMAE Rein EST
39 14:20 GOLOVASH Oleksandr UKR
38 14:22 KONOVALOVAS Ignatas LTU
37 14:24 TEUTENBERG Lars GER
36 14:26 TVETCOV Serghei ROU
35 14:28 KOREN Kristijan SLO
34 14:30 MACHADO Tiago POR
33 14:32 SERRY Pieter BEL
32 14:34 OYARZUN GUINEZ Carlos Ivan CHI
31 14:36 ROCHE Nicolas IRL
30 14:38 NAVARRETE Segundo ECU
29 14:40 ZOIDL Riccardo AUT
28 14:42 SEPULVEDA Eduardo ARG
27 14:44 FOMINYKH Daniil KAZ
26 14:46 VOROBYEV Anton RUS
25 14:48 IRIZAR ARANBURU Markel ESP
24 14:50 BORGERSEN Reidar Bohlin NOR
23 14:52 DILLIER Silvan SUI
22 14:54 NAVARDAUSKAS Ramunas LTU
21 14:56 SIUTSOU Kanstantsin BLR
20 14:58 HANSEN Lasse Norman DEN
19 15:00 TALANSKY Andrew USA
18 15:02 CATALDO Dario ITA
17 15:04 BRANDLE Matthias AUT
16 15:06 CASTROVIEJO NICOLAS Jonathan ESP
15 15:08 TUFT Svein CAN
14 15:10 QUAADE Rasmus Christian DEN
13 15:12 VANDEWALLE Kristof BEL
12 15:14 BODNAR Maciej POL
11 15:16 CHAVANEL Sylvain FRA
10 15:18 DOWSETT Alex GBR
9 15:20 SERGENT Jesse NZL
8 15:22 VAN GARDEREN Tejay USA
7 15:24 BARTA Jan CZE
6 15:26 KIRYIENKA Vasil BLR
5 15:28 DENNIS Rohan AUS
4 15:30 MALORI Adriano ITA
3 15:32 DUMOULIN Tom NED
2 15:34 WIGGINS Bradley GBR
1 15:36 MARTIN Tony GER

I hope Van Garderen will get a medal, but its a brutal field at the top.

Yes, many guys have a good chance to get a medal, i hope Malori will be able to get a third or second place. How hard is the last part with that little climb?

 

[King Of The Wolds]

***** - Martin
**** - Wiggins
***
** - Dumoulin
* - TJVG, Kiryienka, Malori, Dennis

 

[rehy90]

Barta would deserve Top 5 finish...the medal is probably too far for him

 

[webvan]

1. Martin/Wiggo
2. Wiggo/Martin
3. TVG

 

[May0maniac]

1. Martin
2. Wiggo
3. Kiryienka/Dumoulin, maybe even Malori

 

[MBotero]

I hope Sir Bradley will win it,Martin and Dennis should complete the podium.

 

[glassmoon]

hope no rain will destroy this in the last hour

 

[BigMac]

Nelson Oliveira will podium.

 

[greenedge]

Martin
Wiggins
Kiri
Dennis
Dumoulin

 

[sir fly]

Besides the podium battle, I'll pay attention at Quaade.

 

[Samson777]

Besides the podium battle, I'll pay attention at Quaade.

I really hope Quaade will in fact be part of the podium battle, a outsider for bronze medal to me.

 

[manafana]

one thing i noticed with the womans racing and looking at the time trial today is how little chance they to do more than a short time trial during season, really think they need to look at getting more womans time trials into racing and build the standard.

 

[Jancouver]

Yup, same person. Czech Republic national champion in both, road race and TT from the years 2010, 2011 and 2013

Sablikova riding the RR is a joke. She is in good shape but she has NO experience other than riding few local races where she would ride away from all the amateurs.

She also just admitted that she just learned how to ride and climb out of the saddle.

They asked Jan Hirtl from the Etixx dev team to help her with technique etc. as she wants to go to summer Olympics in Rio therefore Czech Olympic Feds are doing their best to accommodate her wishes as a reward for all the gold medals from speed skating.

 

[Adam.S]

How much do the national cycling federations actually benifit from having a winner. To me it looks like the club teams benifit more getting a world champ on their team for a year.

 

[Sasquatch]

If there's rain later on like all the other time trials, then Quaade or Chavanel or Barta should podium.

 

[auscyclefan94]

I am just putting it out there, I will be actively barracking against Gerrans winning. I would almost prefer Valverde to win.

It will also be interesting if there is a team vote on who leads Team Australia this year round.

 

[greenedge]

They would be foolish to not have Gerrans as a protected rider. Besides Matthews, Clarke and Hayman would all vote for him.

And what if Gerrans won in an epic race, where all the riders attacked but just could not drop him? An event like M-SR he won on not just his mind, but his legs, he was along with Nibali the only one who could follow a flying Cancellara.

 

[auscyclefan94]

They would be foolish to not have Gerrans as a protected rider. Besides Matthews, Clarke and Hayman would all vote for him.

And what if Gerrans won in an epic race, where all the riders attacked but just could not drop him? An event like M-SR he won on not just his mind, but his legs, he was along with Nibali the only one who could follow a flying Cancellara.

The way he wins races is sitting on peoples wheels the whole time. I do not respect a rider who does that. If you are not strong enough, then you wouldn't ride on the front but he clearly is decent enough to ride on the front in these races, so he should do so.