World Championships Innsbruck 2018

[ppanther92]

The Austrian selection for Innsbruck:

ITT
Brändle
Preidler

RR
Konrad
Mühlberger
Grossschartner
Pöstlberger
Gogl
Preidler

Which means no Denifl (logic), Zoidl (not so surprising) but more surprisingly no Pernsteiner. He would have deserved to be here
I guess such a team means it's all for Konrad. We'll see if such a strategic choice will lead to a nice result from him. I at least expect so!

Really strange selection. All in for Konrad it seems. But Pöstlberger will be dropped as soon as the tempo goes up. Pernsteiner but also Zoidl deserved their place more than Pöstlberger and Gogl. Denifl had bad luck with the injury but how you can't take Pernsteiner with a very good Vuelta till now is beyond me.

 

[spalco]

Re: Re:

Froome and Thomas aren't even riding.

I think it's that classics pedigree barely matters and it almost completely boils down to pure climbing ability at the end of a horrific day.

I think don't agree at all with Kwiatkowski, Alaphilippe being that high, and similarly, I'd put Valverde much lower, cause he hasn't made the difference in a top end race on a hard climb in forever.

I think classics pedigree matters. For example. I would never, ever have believed in Froome even though he would ride in great shape. He just isn't a one day racer. Thats an extreme example since Froome probably is the worst rider in the peloton in one day races relative to stage racing, but you get the point..

It's 258,5km - classics pedigree absolutely matters. The difference between a 200km GT stage and a 250 one day race is significant.

 

[del1962]

Uran to podium

 

[Strawberry_Jams]

Elite Men’s Road Race:
Hugh Carthy
Tao Geoghegan Hart
Pete Kennaugh
James Knox
Ian Stannard
Connor Swift
Adam Yates
Simon Yates

Elite Men’s Time Trial:
Alex Dowsett
Tao Geoghagen Hart

Elite Women’s Road Race:
Hannah Barnes
Dani Christmas
Alice Cobb
Anna Henderson
Dani Rowe
Sophie Wright

Elite Women’s Time Trial:
Alice Barnes
Hayley Simmonds

Under-23 Men’s Road Race:
Mark Donovan
Ethan Hayter
James Shaw
Max Stedman
Stephen Williams

Under 23 Men’s Time Trial:
Ethan Hayter
Charlie Tanfield

Junior Men’s Road Race:
Lewis Askey
Alfie George
Mason Hollyman
Ben Tulett
Sam Watson

Junior Men’s Time Trial
Joe Laverick
Ben Tulett

Junior Women’s Road Race:
Elynor Backstedt
Pfeiffer Georgi
Amy Monkhouse
Amelia Sharpe
April Tacey

Junior Women’s Time Trial:
Pfeiffer Georgi
Elynor Backstedt

 

[Logic-is-your-friend]

Men Juniors will ride 132,4 km
Men U23 will ride 179,9 km

Men Juniors ITT 27,8 km
Men U23 ITT 27,8 km

Women wille ride 156,2 km
Women Juniors will ride 71,7 km

Women's ITT 27,8 km
Women Juniors ITT 20 km

For those interested.

 

[Akuryo]

Did not expect Knox to make the team but I guess Froome and Thomas not being there surely helps.

 

[GuyIncognito]

Re: Re:

Alejandro Valverde, Jonathan Castroviejo, Ion Izagirre, Enric Mas, Mikel Nieve, Jesús Herrada, David De la Cruz, Mikel Landa, Omar Fraile, Pello Bilbao, Marc Soler, Rubén Fernández y Lluis Mas. Es la lista previa para el Mundial

The dream is no more.

Who is that?

Google tells me it's somebody's face photoshopped on Costa's body
Mate, maybe? I can't quite tell

 

[tobydawq]

Re: Re:

Alejandro Valverde, Jonathan Castroviejo, Ion Izagirre, Enric Mas, Mikel Nieve, Jesús Herrada, David De la Cruz, Mikel Landa, Omar Fraile, Pello Bilbao, Marc Soler, Rubén Fernández y Lluis Mas. Es la lista previa para el Mundial

The dream is no more.

Who is that?

Google tells me it's somebody's face photoshopped on Costa's body
Mate, maybe? I can't quite tell

After I asked, I thought it was maybe Alarcón (because people talked about him and the World when he won in Portugal), but I can't decide whether this is him when I look up other photos of him.

 

[GuyIncognito]

You're right it probably is him.

 

[DNP-Old]

Of course it's Balarcon. The true leader of the Spanish NT.

 

[tobydawq]

Re:

Of course it's Balarcon. The true leader of the Spanish NT.

Expecting everybody to know what he looks like is probably a stretch...

 

[del1962]

Re:

Elite Men’s Road Race:
Hugh Carthy
Tao Geoghegan Hart
Pete Kennaugh
James Knox
Ian Stannard
Connor Swift
Adam Yates
Simon Yates

Elite Men’s Time Trial:
Alex Dowsett
Tao Geoghagen Hart

Elite Women’s Road Race:
Hannah Barnes
Dani Christmas
Alice Cobb
Anna Henderson
Dani Rowe
Sophie Wright

Elite Women’s Time Trial:
Alice Barnes
Hayley Simmonds

Under-23 Men’s Road Race:
Mark Donovan
Ethan Hayter
James Shaw
Max Stedman
Stephen Williams

Under 23 Men’s Time Trial:
Ethan Hayter
Charlie Tanfield

Junior Men’s Road Race:
Lewis Askey
Alfie George
Mason Hollyman
Ben Tulett
Sam Watson

Junior Men’s Time Trial
Joe Laverick
Ben Tulett

Junior Women’s Road Race:
Elynor Backstedt
Pfeiffer Georgi
Amy Monkhouse
Amelia Sharpe
April Tacey

Junior Women’s Time Trial:
Pfeiffer Georgi
Elynor Backstedt

James Knox is younger than Shaw, but he is in senior race and Shaw U23

 

[Red Rick]

I'm thinking Mas maybe should be a protected rider as well

 

[Blanco]

Re:

I'm thinking Mas maybe should be a protected rider as well

It's too early for Mas to be protected in such a race. We don't know how he will handle the distance, plus how will he recover after this Vuelta. He's a young rider after all.
But I guess if he's there in the last 20-30 km, Spain could use him as an attacker, to put the pressure off Valverde and enable him easier ride in the wheels of whoever chase.

 

[Gigs_98]

Re: Re:

I'm thinking Mas maybe should be a protected rider as well

It's too early for Mas to be protected in such a race. We don't know how he will handle the distance, plus how will he recover after this Vuelta. He's a young rider after all.
But I guess if he's there in the last 20-30 km, Spain could use him as an attacker, to put the pressure off Valverde and enable him easier ride in the wheels of whoever chase.

He was pretty good at LBL if I remember correctly. He pulled the peloton on the majority of La Redoute which I think comes already after 200 kilometers so that's a good sign. However of course this race is a completely different caliber.

 

[Red Rick]

Re: Re:

I'm thinking Mas maybe should be a protected rider as well

It's too early for Mas to be protected in such a race. We don't know how he will handle the distance, plus how will he recover after this Vuelta. He's a young rider after all.
But I guess if he's there in the last 20-30 km, Spain could use him as an attacker, to put the pressure off Valverde and enable him easier ride in the wheels of whoever chase.

He was pretty good at LBL if I remember correctly. He pulled the peloton on the majority of La Redoute which I think comes already after 200 kilometers so that's a good sign. However of course this race is a completely different caliber.

In this race going with 1 leader seems like a bad idea, and I'd be going with the best climber in the best form as tactical move while Valverde waits.

 

[Gigs_98]

Re: Re:

I'm thinking Mas maybe should be a protected rider as well

It's too early for Mas to be protected in such a race. We don't know how he will handle the distance, plus how will he recover after this Vuelta. He's a young rider after all.
But I guess if he's there in the last 20-30 km, Spain could use him as an attacker, to put the pressure off Valverde and enable him easier ride in the wheels of whoever chase.

He was pretty good at LBL if I remember correctly. He pulled the peloton on the majority of La Redoute which I think comes already after 200 kilometers so that's a good sign. However of course this race is a completely different caliber.

In this race going with 1 leader seems like a bad idea, and I'd be going with the best climber in the best form as tactical move while Valverde waits.

True, and from what we have seen so far Mas is superb on super steep gradients which means he has a good shot if he gets to the final climb with a small group of attackers.

 

[Tim Booth]

CANADA

Elite Women
Sara Bergen [RR]
Karol-Ann Canuel [TT, RR]
Alison Jackson [RR]
Leah Kirchmann [TT, RR]
Katherine Maine [RR]
Sara Poidevin [RR]

Elite Men
Rob Britton [TT, RR]
Antoine Duchesne [RR]
Hugo Houle [TT, RR]
Mike Woods [RR]

Under-23 Men
Charles-Etienne Chretien [RR]
Adam Roberge [TT, RR]
Ed Walsh [RR]
Nickolas Zukowsky [TT, RR]

Junior Women
Simone Boilard [TT, RR]
Elizabeth Gin [RR]
Kaitlyn Rauwerda [RR]
Magdeleine Vallieres-Mill [TT, RR]

Junior Men
Ben Katerberg [TT, RR]
Connor Martin [TT, RR]
Carson Miles [RR]
Robin Plamondon [RR]
Thomas Schellenberg [RR]

 

[shalgo]

Unfortunately, I don't think Woods has a chance (despite his strong LBL and good showing today in the Vuelta) because descending ability will matter too much here.

 

[Strawberry_Jams]

Re: Re:

James Knox is younger than Shaw, but he is in senior race and Shaw U23

Not sure he is.

 

[Tim Booth]

Re: Re:

James Knox is younger than Shaw, but he is in senior race and Shaw U23

Shaw Date of birth: 13th June 1996
Knox Date of birth: 4th November 1995
(procyclingstats.com)

 

[Tim Booth]

Provisional start list for mens U23 road race 28 September
http://www.cyclingfever.com/editie.html?detp=view&_ap=startlijst&editie_idd=MjkyMjg=
and mens U23 time trial 24 September
http://www.cyclingfever.com/editie.html?detp=view&_ap=startlijst&editie_idd=MjkyMjM=

 

[Tim Booth]

and for the Team Time Trials 23 September
men
http://www.cyclingfever.com/editie.html?detp=view&_ap=startlijst&editie_idd=MjkyMTk=
women
http://www.cyclingfever.com/editie.html?detp=view&_ap=startlijst&editie_idd=MjkyMjA=

 

[johnymax]

It's not official yet but apparently the Slovenian team for the RR is going to be:
Primož Roglič
Simon Špilak
Matej Mohorič
Jan Polanc
Jan Tratnik
Grega Bole
Luka Pibernik
Domen Novak

It's not at the level of the top teams but a strong squad nevertheless. It's the strongest Slovenian team ever and for the first time in history they start the WC Road Race with 8 riders thanks to phenomenal seasons from Roglič and Mohorič.

 

[Midnightfright]

Not the strongest team but solid. A small none traditional cycling nation like Slovenia can be proud of that line up