World Championships Confirmed Teams/Pre-Selections

[MatParker117]

where are we going...
JTL has been performing like a club rider all season and BC wants to use him at the 272km hilly worlds RR event..

And instead of Cav bring some rider who can gain from the experience. Look to France for a bit of inspiration.

Cav may be used as a road captain as well as he trains in the area.

 

[Dazed and Confused]

In Canada there were some flashes of form, admittedly very brief ones. I'm all for giving riders experience (Edmondson) but selecting Simon Yates at this stage is too big a step.

Simon,
hes young, but he will likely be in the race longer than Cav. Taking Simon would be the right decision and no harm done.

And JTL, well we can put him in the same group as Froome and Horner.

 

[Dazed and Confused]

Cav may be used as a road captain as well as he trains in the area.

Christ, does anybody still believe in the concept of a road captain....

 

[greenedge]

I think Simon seems commited to helping Adam. Besides it is very different riding L' Avenir/ sprint stages at the ToB (with little WT teams/ roads he has probably already rode on) to then ride in Italy, with the pros- in what is being deemed the hardest WC since in Colombia.

Edit: Did not notice that Yates came 6th today- sorry

 

[Zinoviev Letter]

Ireland's four man team looks a bit better today as it turns out that (seemingly bizarre sprinter selection) Sam Bennett is actually more than decent over hills. Who knew?

 

[Zinoviev Letter]

And instead of Cav bring some rider who can gain from the experience. Look to France for a bit of inspiration.

In fairness, the French are bringing "kids" who have won Tour and Vuelta stages. Not kids who have done well recently at Avenir.

 

[Afrank]

GB team confirmed

Men’s Elite Road Race:
Mark Cavendish
Steve Cummings
Josh Edmondson
Chris Froome
Ian Stannard
Geraint Thomas
Jon Tiernan Locke
Bradley Wiggins

http://www.velonation.com/News/ID/1...ld-road-race-championships.aspx#ixzz2fSGP2P5t

 

[Bernie's eyesore]

GB team confirmed

Men’s Elite Road Race:
Mark Cavendish
Steve Cummings
Josh Edmondson
Chris Froome
Ian Stannard
Geraint Thomas
Jon Tiernan Locke
Bradley Wiggins

http://www.velonation.com/News/ID/1...ld-road-race-championships.aspx#ixzz2fSGP2P5t

I can't wait to see GB ride on the front all day and leave Froome alone with 50km left.

 

[Rajna31]

Nobody will represent Hungary at the ITT because Gábor Fejes couldn't make it and all the other possible riders are either in the TTT (Dér, Kenyeres, Lovassy) or in the RR (Kusztor). It is too late now to arrange for an amateur that is not even in the top 5 Hungarian TT riders to come and ride in Florence, so unfortunately we won't be represented there.

 

[Buffalo Soldier]

Czech team for RR:

Kreuziger, Štybar, König, Bárta, Raboň, Novák, Kozubek

That's a damn good team

 

[JRanton]

I can't wait to see GB ride on the front all day and leave Froome alone with 50km left.

Nailed on.

 

[The Hitch]

Nobody will represent Hungary at the ITT because Gábor Fejes couldn't make it and all the other possible riders are either in the TTT (Dér, Kenyeres, Lovassy) or in the RR (Kusztor). It is too late now to arrange for an amateur that is not even in the top 5 Hungarian TT riders to come and ride in Florence, so unfortunately we won't be represented there.

Why cant those riders that are doing the rr or ttt do the itt as well?

 

[bursaomentalis]

Is Kiserlovski now not riding the road race? Anyone know? ProCyclingStats says he isn't.

Nope, Radoslav Rogina is his replacement, Kiserlovski cited nagging problems with his collarbone (crash last year TdF) as the reason for withdrawal... too bad rly, he showed some form at the end of the vuelta..

 

[JRanton]

Two changes to the Belgian team. Dries Devenyns and Gianni Meersman are replaced by Serge Pauwels and Maxime Monfort.

http://biciciclismo.es/

 

[JRanton]

Here's the start list for the time trial: http://biciciclismo.es/

Seems like Peter Velits and Svein Tuft won't be taking part.

 

[TomasC]

Kreuziger will NOT start the road race (still not completely recovered from his Vuelta sickness).

 

[Grupetto1]

Disaster for team GB as pre-race favourite Jon Tiernan-Locke is ruled out through injury (although tweeted an hour ago about going for a box hill ride with well known cyclist Will Carling) and is replaced by Luke Rowe

 

[EnacheV]

Disaster for team GB as pre-race favourite Jon Tiernan-Locke is ruled out through injury (although tweeted an hour ago about going for a box hill ride with well known cyclist Will Carling) and is replaced by Luke Rowe

i saw the tweet

this guy is ridiculous

 

[Buffalo Soldier]

Kreuziger will NOT start the road race (still not completely recovered from his Vuelta sickness).

And neither will König.

 

[JRanton]

All updated on the front page. 208 starters from 52 countries.

http://www.biciciclismo.com/cas/site/noticias-ficha.asp?id=66149

Iran and Turkey send nobody despite having six and three places respectively.

 

[Wigwan]

Disaster for team GB as pre-race favourite Jon Tiernan-Locke is ruled out through injury (although tweeted an hour ago about going for a box hill ride with well known cyclist Will Carling) and is replaced by Luke Rowe

Who cares! The great climber Mark Cavendish will crush everyone on the climb!

(Why the hell is Cav riding this)

 

[CycloAndy]

Who cares! The great climber Mark Cavendish will crush everyone on the climb!

(Why the hell is Cav riding this)

He wants to repay a favour and carry bottles for Froome. He's not going to change the race but could be useful in the first 100k for chasing down breaks before they establish.