After reading this article http://www.velonation.com/News/ID/1...w-Vacansoleils-commercial-manager-speaks.aspx it got me thinking about what each teams' lineups should be. Is anyone at odds with the fact it is not national ( like in the womens ) and that smaller teams are not invited.
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Speculation as to what the 6 man team TTT's at the WC shall be!
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So it is six in a team then? I tried looking everywhere for the ruling on that but couldn't find it.
The link was broken, I edited your post to fix it.
The link was broken, I edited your post to fix it.
I don't what they win. Do they get a rainbow number in every TTT? Doesn't suprise me that it is not national but might as well make woman team. Radioshack and Sky as favorites.
Sky: Wiggins, Froome, EBH, Rogers, Porte and Thomas/Dowsett
BMC: Evans, Pinotti, Van Garderen, Phinney, Cummings and Hincapie/Hushovd
GreenEdge: Bobridge, Durbridge, Meyer, Hepburn, Tuft and O'Grady/Mouris/Howard
Radioschleck: Cancellara, Klöden, Fuglsang, Sergent, Oliveira and Posthuma/Monfort
OPQS: Martin, Grabsch, Velits, Leipheimer, Chavanel and Kwiatkowski/Rabon
Garmin: Millar, Zabriskie, Rasmussen, Talansky, Vansummeren and Rosseler
BMC: Evans, Pinotti, Van Garderen, Phinney, Cummings and Hincapie/Hushovd
GreenEdge: Bobridge, Durbridge, Meyer, Hepburn, Tuft and O'Grady/Mouris/Howard
Radioschleck: Cancellara, Klöden, Fuglsang, Sergent, Oliveira and Posthuma/Monfort
OPQS: Martin, Grabsch, Velits, Leipheimer, Chavanel and Kwiatkowski/Rabon
Garmin: Millar, Zabriskie, Rasmussen, Talansky, Vansummeren and Rosseler
Actually, the TTT is going to be extremely tough according to Rabo team leaders. It's very hilly, with few very tough short climbs.
If you guys know dutch/can watch this video:
http://www.rabosport.nl/wielrennen/video/AQAgf8iy88OTpre0hnVTaTWB/Ploegleiders_stuk_na_verkenning_WK
Rabo team leaders are riding the course, while Stef Clement is in the team car.
Possible Rabo lineup: Sanchez, Clement, Flens, Boom, van emden - Tjallingi / Gesink?
If you guys know dutch/can watch this video:
http://www.rabosport.nl/wielrennen/video/AQAgf8iy88OTpre0hnVTaTWB/Ploegleiders_stuk_na_verkenning_WK
Rabo team leaders are riding the course, while Stef Clement is in the team car.
Possible Rabo lineup: Sanchez, Clement, Flens, Boom, van emden - Tjallingi / Gesink?
It's not too hilly, but finishes just after Cauberg (same as all the events).
As long as the teams are prepared tactically they shouldn't rip anyone apart.
As long as the teams are prepared tactically they shouldn't rip anyone apart.
Ferminal said:
when you list it like that start to realise how many strong teams out there.
would fancy OPQS in terms of pure power, may depend on the climbs.
May also depend on how interested they are, as seems Anglo teams have focused a little more on the TTT over recent years. Not necessarily winning but wanting to win.
Rabobank: Sanchez, Flens, Tjallingii, Clement, Van Emden, Mollema
oops, just realised I cbf trying to do any more of these.
ok.
Movistar: Gutierrez, Castroviejo, Kiryienka, Konovalovas, Samoilau, Plaza
Vacansoleil: Larsson, Westra, Devolder, De Gendt, Poels, Leukemans?
oops, just realised I cbf trying to do any more of these.
ok.
Movistar: Gutierrez, Castroviejo, Kiryienka, Konovalovas, Samoilau, Plaza
Vacansoleil: Larsson, Westra, Devolder, De Gendt, Poels, Leukemans?
AntonioRossi said:
Tankink???
Thx guys for the course.
For the Garmin team you could also include Dekker.
Sky, RSNT, GE, BMC, OPQS, Garmin and maybe Liquigas, Astana and Rabo are the real contenders for this course.
Liquigas are good at team events, Astana could send Dyachenko, Brajkovic, Vino, Kascheckin, maybe Kreuziger and another 1 or 2. Sky could also send Cav as well ( he motivates, keeps the pace high and goes out of corners well ). Uran as well if his ITT improves.
Astana:
Vino, Kashechkin, Kreuziger, Brajkovic, Grivko, Kessiakoff.
But they will probably do an all Kazakh line-up instead.
Vino, Kashechkin, Kreuziger, Brajkovic, Grivko, Kessiakoff.
But they will probably do an all Kazakh line-up instead.
I would omit one of Grivko/ Kessiakoff even though i like them both for Dyachenko. At the WC he looked good. I also think he does strong pulls in TTT's.
Ferminal said:
Which one?
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Technical question.
When the teams are of six which rider will then stop the clock? It might just be me but I can't help thinking that if it was #5 as we see during GT TTTs each team could only afford to lose one...
Definitely Hushovd for BMC. He's a TTT monster, he was the strongest in the Garmin line up that won the Tour TTT as well.Ferminal said:
You've now listed the best time trialists of every team, not the best team time trialists. For instance, I think Boonen would be more useful for OPQS than Rabon or Kwiatkowski.
For Garmin VDV and Tommy D could also be added.
Millar, Rasmussen, VDV, Tommy D, Zabriskie and Talansky (or maybe Dekker) would be a pretty nice team aswell especially on this parcours.
Millar, Rasmussen, VDV, Tommy D, Zabriskie and Talansky (or maybe Dekker) would be a pretty nice team aswell especially on this parcours.
AntonioRossi said:
What was surprising was that they were talking about a very tough course and then they named riders like Flens, Clement van Emden. Sure they can ride a TT well, but they will be dropped on the hills. Same with Boom I think.
I don't know how many riders have to finish? The first 4?
Better add Gesink atleast and maybe it's even better to add Tjallingi than a Flens. Imo Tjallingi has a lot grit and determination so he will probably hang on longer and imo he's a better TT rider as well.
Ferminal said:It's not too hilly, but finishes just after Cauberg (same as all the events).
As long as the teams are prepared tactically they shouldn't rip anyone apart.
this is fantastic!
sky will win it hands down.the route looks good but it could have been even better if it was 30 km longer.aupa euskaltel!
So basically you think every rider except Sanchez will be dropped?Kwibus said:
This is a perfect course for Clement actually, he's better on rolling courses than on flat ones. He's really light for a time trialist, somewhere around 65 kgs.
Van Emden and Flens are good TTT engines... if they take them depends on where they want to make their gains: there's still 40 k of (relative) flat where those guys are more useful than Gesink for instance. And they can both be dropped on the Cauberg.
theyoungest said:
95% chance Boonen will be out at that point by an injury. I would put the old Boonen in, but really the new one is ridiculously bad in time trials
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