Team GB Worlds Squad announced

iainf72

http://www.cyclingweekly.co.uk/news/Coo ... 43861.html

Comments?

Noodley

It would have been good to see Daniel Lloyd in there, but no real surprise I suppose.

Good luck to them.

LangerDan

Delighted to see in the CW article the following reference to Cav:
"Besides that he's got 10 wins under his belt and went on a loan break in the Tour of Britain last week so he's earned his place.”

Was he off to get his money out of the local Northern Rock branch?

top_bhoy

The 3 guys in the road race will give it 100%, won't prostitute themselves to the highest bidding spaniard or italian and thats all you can ask of them. Wiggins will go close in the TT.

lucretius

Smart move putting Hammond in with Cav, and Millar might try a 2km break to disrupt some sprint trains and maybe give a chance to Cav. I don't think he has a chance but I see where they are coming from. I'd like to have seen Lloyd given a chance, but I guess that's the problem with only having 3 spots.

GroupOfOne MkII

Good to see Ben Swift given the chance in the U-23 race as well, he had a great ToB and it's a nice reward for his hard work in getting the KoM jersey.

Shame Thomas can't race as well as those two would have made a nice team. How many spots do the big nations get in the U-23 RR, and how do performances relate to places in that category?

SteveR_100Milers

If Wendy H doesn't win the womens TT then its a man in drag that beats her.....Good to see Ben Swift being given a chance in the U23's. Wonder what the odds are for a Cav victory, must be worth a punt.

iainf72

SteveR_100Milers wrote:

Wonder what the odds are for a Cav victory, must be worth a punt.

Only if you wanted to throw your money away sir.

This years course is quite hard and it's the distance in Worlds that kill people. I think they've got the right idea getting him in to do one so he can build up.

Millar could be a reasonable outside bet however.

SteveR_100Milers

I was only thinking of an long shot, so no serious investment: think Tonga beating England
I think Millar has little chance - too much climbing for him to be an outside contender maybe.

afx237vi

SteveR_100Milers wrote:

I was only thinking of an long shot, so no serious investment: think Tonga beating England
I think Millar has little chance - too much climbing for him to be an outside contender maybe.

I thought you said long shot

Monty Dog

Has Cav actually ridden a 270km 1-day race? All credit to his victories, but winning sprints on stage-races isn't quite the same as a war-of-attrition that is the Worlds on that course. Sadly, having a 3-man team isn't going to count in their favour when the Italians, Spaniards, Germans etc have a full-quota. Great to get the experience, but I think the course will be too tough and the race too-soon to expect anything spectacular.

LangerDan

SteveR_100Milers wrote:

I was only thinking of an long shot, so no serious investment: think Tonga beating England
I think Millar has little chance - too much climbing for him to be an outside contender maybe.

Too much climbing for Millar and you're expecting Cav to be in with an outside chance? Only if he cadges a lift in the commissaires car.

Bronzie

Top_Bhoy wrote:

The 3 guys in the road race will give it 100%, won't prostitute themselves to the highest bidding spaniard or italian and thats all you can ask of them.

Not like Madrid in 2005 then?

"Behind, Great Britain riders such as Charly Wegelius and Tom Southam were driving the pace, presumably to keep their team leader Roger Hammond in contact, although Hammond himself was unsure why they were burying themselves, as he told Cyclingnews, "I don't know why they took the initiative to ride. It wasn't our team plan and I still don't think it was up to us to do that. We didn't have enough riders as it was, and I don't know...we will find out later on."

http://www.cyclingnews.com/road/2005//w ... /worlds056

SteveR_100Milers

LangerDan wrote:

SteveR_100Milers wrote:

I was only thinking of an long shot, so no serious investment: think Tonga beating England
I think Millar has little chance - too much climbing for him to be an outside contender maybe.

Too much climbing for Millar and you're expecting Cav to be in with an outside chance? Only if he cadges a lift in the commissaires car.

:oops: this is what happens when you check out the course details in between posts...

top_bhoy

Bronzie wrote:

Top_Bhoy wrote:

The 3 guys in the road race will give it 100%, won't prostitute themselves to the highest bidding spaniard or italian and thats all you can ask of them.

Not like Madrid in 2005 then?

"Behind, Great Britain riders such as Charly Wegelius and Tom Southam were driving the pace, presumably to keep their team leader Roger Hammond in contact, although Hammond himself was unsure why they were burying themselves, as he told Cyclingnews, "I don't know why they took the initiative to ride. It wasn't our team plan and I still don't think it was up to us to do that. We didn't have enough riders as it was, and I don't know...we will find out later on."

http://www.cyclingnews.com/road/2005//w ... /worlds056

and - your point is?

I know this had happened before hence I raised the issue. I thought I was clear enough - I think the 3 chosen have a bit more integrity than to get involved in anything like what happened with Wegelius and Southam!!!.

Bronzie

Top_Bhoy wrote:

and - your point is?

I know this had happened before hence I raised the issue. I thought I was clear enough - I think the 3 chosen have a bit more integrity than to get involved in anything like what happened with Wegelius and Southam!!!.

My sorry............thought you were implying that British riders per se were above such skulduggery.

Agree with you that Cavendish, Millar and Hammond are less easily "bought".

ricadus

Perhaps they weren't bought, but, as continental based pros, just had little respect for the GB management. Wasn't the GB road manager forced by the real powers at British Cycling to "retire" afterwards?