WC Richmond: Team selections

[Billie]

This deserves it's own thread.

Team USA was announced today:

Brent Bookwalter (Asheville, N.C./BMC Racing Team)
Tyler Farrar (Seattle, Wash./MTN-Qhubeka)
Alex Howes (Boulder, Colo./Cannondale-Garmin Pro Cycling)
Ben King (North Garden, Va./Cannondale-Garmin Pro Cycling)
Taylor Phinney (Boulder, Colo./BMC Racing Team)
(Final spot to be named by Sept. 11)

Dutch WC team RR:
Niki Terpstra,
Lars Boom
Tom Dumoulin
Sebastiaan Langeveld
Bauke Mollema
Robert Gesink
Dylan van Baarle
Jos van Emden
Pim Ligthart

TT:
Tom Dumoulin
Wilco Kelderman

La selección de Colombia para disputar los Campeonatos del mundo de Richmond:

Nairo Quintana (Movistar Team), Rigoberto Urán (Etixx Quick Step), Sergio Luis Henao (Team Sky), el campeón nacional Robinson Chalapud (Orgullo Antioqueño), Winner Anacona (Movistar Team), Járlinson Pantano (IAM Cycling), Daniel Jaramillo (Jami Hagens Berman), Alex Cano (Team Colombia), Esteban Chaves (Orica GreenEDGE), Carlos Quintero (Team Colombia), Brayan Ramírez (Team Colombia), Julián Arredondo Moreno (Trek Factory Racing)

En sub23: Fernando Gaviria (Coldeportes - Claro), Jhonathan Ospina (GW Shimano), Juan Sebastián Molano (Team Colombia), Daniel Martínez (Team Colombia), Jonathan Restrepo (Coldeportes - Claro), Wilmar Paredes (Team Manzana Postobón), Álvaro José Hodeg (Coldeportes - Claro) y Juan Felipe Osorio (Team Manzana Postobón)

En sub19: Adrián Camilo Bustamante (Proactiva Aguas de Tunja), Julián Cardona Tabares (Orgullo Antioqueño), Javier Ignacio Montoya Montoya (Orgullo Antioqueño), Harold Alonso Tejada Canacué (Orgullo Antioqueño)

 

[Billie]

Belgian team:
Tiesj Benoot Lotto-Soudal
Tom Boonen Etixx-Quick Step
Philippe Gilbert BMC
Iljo Keisse Etixx-Quick Step
Jens Keukeleire Orica
Nikolas Maes Etixx-Quick Step
Greg Van Avermaet BMC
Stijn Vandenbergh Etixx-Quick Step
Sep Vanmarcke Lotto-Jumbo
4 reserves:
Jens Debusschere Lotto-Soudal
Yves Lampaert Etixx-Quick Step
Jürgen Roelandts Lotto-Soudal
Tosh Van der Sande Lotto-Soudal

No idea what Maes is doing there over Roelandts or Debusschere (or even Tosh who has clearly been better in la Vuelta).

4 Etixx to 1 Lotto especially incredible

 

[Flamin]

Re:

Belgian team:
Tiesj Benoot Lotto-Soudal
Tom Boonen Etixx-Quick Step
Philippe Gilbert BMC
Iljo Keisse Etixx-Quick Step
Jens Keukeleire Orica
Nikolas Maes Etixx-Quick Step
Greg Van Avermaet BMC
Stijn Vandenbergh Etixx-Quick Step
Sep Vanmarcke Lotto-Jumbo
4 reserves:
Jens Debusschere Lotto-Soudal
Yves Lampaert Etixx-Quick Step
Jürgen Roelandts Lotto-Soudal
Tosh Van der Sande Lotto-Soudal

No idea what Maes is doing there over Roelandts or Debusschere (or even Tosh who has clearly been better in la Vuelta).

4 Etixx to 1 Lotto especially incredible

Isn't Bomans a big fan of the Vuelta prep before the Worlds? Maybe that has something to do with it.

 

[Billie]

Well none of his leaders are doing the Vuelta so that wouldn't make much sense..

Especially don't understand Roelandts not being in there considering he didn't do the Tour so he could fully focus on the fall classics and WC

 

[Flamin]

Re:

Well none of his leaders are doing the Vuelta so that wouldn't make much sense..

Especially don't understand Roelandts not being in there considering he didn't do the Tour so he could fully focus on the fall classics and WC

Of course he's going to select GVA, Gilbert, Boonen etc., even if they only did criteriums in the past 6 months. It's about those last spots obviously...

 

[Billie]

yeah but if he was really that convinced that the Vuelta is so much better prep than anything else why wouldn't he convince Gilbert or Boonen that the vuelta is better prep than Canada etc.

 

[Asero831]

Who will do the work to contain the Belgians?

 

[Flamin]

Re:

yeah but if he was really that convinced that the Vuelta is so much better prep than anything else why wouldn't he convince Gilbert or Boonen that the vuelta is better prep than Canada etc.

they have done the Vuelta many times. This year they don't and they surely have their own reasons for that. Bomans has absolutely nothing to do with that.

 

[lemon cheese cake]

How many places in the Czech team? Stybar almost a certain, then Konig very very likely. Will they have room for Barta and Vakoc?

 

[Asero831]

Czech:

Jan Bárta,
Karel Hník,
Roman Kreuziger,
Jiří Polnický,
Zdeněk Štybar
Petr Vakoč.

Reserves: Jan Hirt, Alois Kaňkovský and Leopold König.

 

[lemon cheese cake]

Re:

Czech:

Jan Bárta,
Karel Hník,
Roman Kreuziger,
Jiří Polnický,
Zdeněk Štybar
Petr Vakoč.

Reserves: Jan Hirt, Alois Kaňkovský and Leopold König.

Why is Konig a reserve? I've never heard of Polnický!

 

[TMP402]

Re: Re:

Czech:

Jan Bárta,
Karel Hník,
Roman Kreuziger,
Jiří Polnický,
Zdeněk Štybar
Petr Vakoč.

Reserves: Jan Hirt, Alois Kaňkovský and Leopold König.

Why is Konig a reserve? I've never heard of Polnický!

And ironically Koenig was leading Sky over the first section of cobbles at the TDF.

 

[DFA123]

Re:

Who will do the work to contain the Belgians?

Who will do the work for the Belgian's themselves. Looks like too many leaders and too much ego to function well as a team.

 

[Escarabajo]

From team Colombia I would not take Arredondo. He sucked all year. Pick anybody else.

 

[dirkprovin]

AUS (Men's Road Race) Michael Matthews, Simon Gerrans, Simon Clarke, Heinrich Haussler, Jay McCarthy, Adam Hansen, Matthew Hayman, Mitchell Docker, Rory Sutherland
(ITT) Rohan Dennis, Michael Hepburn
(reserves) Luke Durbridge, Cameron Meyer, Nathan Haas, Caleb Ewan
(Women's Road Race) Katrin Garfoot, Tiffany Cromwell, Gracie Elvin, Amanda Spratt, Lauren Kitchen, Lizzie Williams, Lauren Rowney, Rachel Neylan
(ITT) Katrin Garfoot
(reserve) Carlee Taylor
(U23 Road Race) Jack Haig, Harry Carpenter, Alistair Donohue, Nicholas Schultz, Miles Scotson
(ITT) tba

 

[Pricey_sky]

GB squad shortlist:
(RR nine places, iTT two places)

Adam Blythe
Mark Cavendish
Steve Cummings
Alex Dowsett
Andy Fenn
Luke Rowe
Geraint Thomas
Scott Thwaites
Ian Stannard
Ben Swift
Adam Yates
Simon Yates

 

[Hugo Koblet]

Denmark RR:

Matti Breschel (Tinkoff-Saxo)
Lars Bak (Lotto-Soudal)
Michael Mørkøv (Tinkoff-Saxo)
Jakob Fuglsang (Astana)
Christopher Juul Jensen (Tinkoff-Saxo)
Michael Valgren (Tinkoff-Saxo)

Denmark ITT:

Rasmus Quaade (Cult Energy-Stölting Group)
Christopher Juul Jensen (Tinkoff-Saxo)

No idea why Guldhammer hasn't been selected for the RR. He's arguably been the best Dane this year and the parcours suit him pretty well.

 

[Bushman]

Re:

Denmark RR:

Matti Breschel (Tinkoff-Saxo)
Lars Bak (Lotto-Soudal)
Michael Mørkøv (Tinkoff-Saxo)
Jakob Fuglsang (Astana)
Christopher Juul Jensen (Tinkoff-Saxo)
Michael Valgren (Tinkoff-Saxo)

Denmark ITT:

Rasmus Quaade (Cult Energy-Stölting Group)
Christopher Juul Jensen (Tinkoff-Saxo)

No idea why Guldhammer hasn't been selected for the RR. He's arguably been the best Dane this year and the parcours suit him pretty well.

Leaving out Guldhammer is definitely a bummer. Cort could have made the team as well.

 

[robin440]

Germany long list:

Nikias Arndt (Giant-Alpecin), Marcus Burghardt (BMC), John Degenkolb (Giant-Alpecin), Johannes Fröhlinger (Giant-Alpecin), Simon Geschke (Giant-Alpecin), Patrick Gretsch (AG2R-La Mondiale), Andre Greipel (Lotto-Soudal), Christian Knees (Sky), Paul Martens (LottoNL-Jumbo), Tony Martin (Etixx-Quickstep), Andreas Schillinger (Bora-Argon 18), Marcel Sieberg (Lotto-Soudal), Jasha Sütterlin (Movistar), Paul Voß (Bora-Argon 18)

 

[Volderke]

Re: Re:

Who will do the work to contain the Belgians?

Who will do the work for the Belgian's themselves. Looks like too many leaders and too much ego to function well as a team.

Can't have too many leaders on this circuit. The tactics should be to send good guys from the start and force Spain and Italy to ride. With guys like Roelandts, you can do that. With guys like Maes, you control the race, but the Belgians should attack and send good riders in every break.

 

[De Snelle Duif]

Re: Re:

Who will do the work to contain the Belgians?

Who will do the work for the Belgian's themselves. Looks like too many leaders and too much ego to function well as a team.

Can't have too many leaders on this circuit. The tactics should be to send good guys from the start and force Spain and Italy to ride. With guys like Roelandts, you can do that. With guys like Maes, you control the race, but the Belgians should attack and send good riders in every break.

Yes, exactly. I can't possibly understand why De Vreese and Wallays were also not even considered.

 

[kanari]

Norway:

Mens RR:
Alexander Kristoff, Team Katusha
Edvald Boasson Hagen, MTN-Qhubeka
Lars Petter Nordhaug, Team SKY
Sven Erik Bystrøm, Team Katusha
Vegard Breen, Lotto Soudal
Vegard Stake Laengen, Team Joker

Men TT:
Vegard Stake Laengen, Team Joker
Andreas Vangstad, Team Sparebanken Sør

 

[Eyeballs Out]

I thought Roelandts would be a dangerous outsider on this course

 

[Jagartrott]

I think it's completely ridiculous, but then, Roelandts is a really gentle guy and will not make a big fuss out of this (so hence it's easier to leave him out of the team I guess).

 

[Billie]

you can easily find 10 Belgian riders that are more deserving than Maes