2013 National Championships thread (spoilerific)

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  • above_the_cows
    above_the_cows Posts: 11,406
    frenchfighter wrote:
    Does that mean you are going to change your avatar back from the awful one you have now :wink:

    Hey what's wrong with my cow? Don't knock my cow! :wink:

    GB update: Stannard with a flat, so just 3 in the break now.
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  • Yellow Peril
    Yellow Peril Posts: 4,466
    In the absence of the Island's pro's Andrew Roche took the IOM's National Road Race title today in particularly tough weather conditions. Well done Andrew.
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  • Turfle
    Turfle Posts: 3,762
    They waited for Stannard. Good boys.

    14k to go.
  • tailwindhome
    tailwindhome Posts: 19,434
    TailWindHome wrote:
    Bet Garmin would make him a nice kit with it too.

    Just thinking. It would be a sad reflection on Champion Systems if they couldn't come up with a decent kit design :lol:
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  • poppit
    poppit Posts: 926
    How much further to go?
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  • frenchfighter
    frenchfighter Posts: 30,642
    frenchfighter wrote:
    Hmm wonder if the others wait for Stannard. Wouldn't be surprised.

    Check.
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  • above_the_cows
    above_the_cows Posts: 11,406
    poppit wrote:
    How much further to go?

    About 13k now I'd wager.
    Correlation is not causation.
  • poppit
    poppit Posts: 926
    Beat me to it
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  • Yellow Peril
    Yellow Peril Posts: 4,466
    frenchfighter wrote:
    Yellow Peril wrote:
    frenchfighter wrote:
    TailWindHome wrote:
    frenchfighter wrote:
    I wonder if Dan Martin raced in Ireland. That Matt guy cant even get a PT ride bu holds the jersey. Bit of a shame tbh. Dan Martin would do it proud. Bet Garmin would make him a nice kit with it too.

    Neither Martin or Roche raced.

    Doesn't detract from the win. He's beaten them both before. 3 times.

    Yeah, that is what is unfortunate. Matt hung onto Martin and took the sprint. Twice.

    Hang on a minute FF you can't spend the day bigging up Cav and then diss Brammier. For much of their racing past they were peas in a pod and we know Cav isn't going to win with a 3km break.

    I like to see the nat champ jerseys when I watch cycling. If a rider wins it who is in hardly any races that I watch then I am not going to be happy.

    Comparing Cav to Matt is quite funny actually.

    Bearing in mind Cav was WC recently I'd like to see Millar win it.
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  • RichN95.
    RichN95. Posts: 27,253
    poppit wrote:
    How much further to go?
    About 12km (posted at 5.41)
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  • tailwindhome
    tailwindhome Posts: 19,434
    frenchfighter wrote:
    TailWindHome wrote:
    frenchfighter wrote:
    I wonder if Dan Martin raced in Ireland. That Matt guy cant even get a PT ride bu holds the jersey. Bit of a shame tbh. Dan Martin would do it proud. Bet Garmin would make him a nice kit with it too.

    Neither Martin or Roche raced.

    Doesn't detract from the win. He's beaten them both before. 3 times.

    Yeah, that is what is unfortunate. Matt hung onto Martin and took the sprint. Twice.

    Or Martin didn't have the legs to drop a little league pro or the speed to beat him in the sprint.
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  • frenchfighter
    frenchfighter Posts: 30,642
    Lots of people on twitter surprised the leading trio waited.

    It would be more surprising if they hadn't.
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  • Turfle
    Turfle Posts: 3,762
    One or two on-course updates would be nice. We're just getting updates at the end of laps.
  • frenchfighter
    frenchfighter Posts: 30,642
    Not a big deal this race wasn't live to be honest. Had this been the only race on today and I had sat through 3hrs of it I would have been bored to death and disappointed. Highlights tomorrow will be more than enough (they will have a hard time filling out an hour tbh).
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  • IanLD
    IanLD Posts: 423
    Last lap? No idea where they are from where I'm standing... Picked up a sticky Sky bidon for my troubles.
  • frenchfighter
    frenchfighter Posts: 30,642
    All four of those riders are in the TdF so the jersey will be visible there.

    Omega Pharma do awesome Nat jerseys so looking forward to seeing that.
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  • Turfle
    Turfle Posts: 3,762
    Yes, 7k to go. All together.
  • Turfle
    Turfle Posts: 3,762
    Stannard attacks. Millar follows.
  • Turfle
    Turfle Posts: 3,762
    Back together.
  • Turfle
    Turfle Posts: 3,762
    Cav attacks!
  • adr82
    adr82 Posts: 4,002
    Just watched the last climb on Great George St, lots of looking around but nobody attacked at that point. Hopefully got some decent photos from the day but haven't really checked yet!
  • Turfle
    Turfle Posts: 3,762
    All back together.
  • rick_chasey
    rick_chasey Posts: 75,661
    FJS wrote:
    Last kms of Hoogerland's win
    http://nos.nl/video/521579-hoogerland-w ... ennen.html


    JONNY!!!
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  • compo
    compo Posts: 1,370
    All together...

    ...Millar attacks
    GREAT SUCCESS!

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  • above_the_cows
    above_the_cows Posts: 11,406
    Cav attacked. ON. A. CLIMB! :D :shock: :D:lol:
    Correlation is not causation.
  • Turfle
    Turfle Posts: 3,762
    Millar 3 seconds over Stan/Cav.
  • rick_chasey
    rick_chasey Posts: 75,661
    frenchfighter wrote:
    Huge disappointment for cycling fans with Devolder taking the jersey. Possibly the nicest nat champs jersey in the World and it goes to a guy who has a suspiciously poor performance most of the year and for the last few years.

    I suppose he did a good job to win this race though and did a good amount solo. Big fail from the big boys.

    Do they have drug testing at Nationals?


    He was very very strong in Flanders
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  • Turfle
    Turfle Posts: 3,762
    2k to go.

    Just the 3 left in it.
  • above_the_cows
    above_the_cows Posts: 11,406
    Little Pete dropped.
    Correlation is not causation.
  • frenchfighter
    frenchfighter Posts: 30,642
    Rick Chasey wrote:
    frenchfighter wrote:
    Huge disappointment for cycling fans with Devolder taking the jersey. Possibly the nicest nat champs jersey in the World and it goes to a guy who has a suspiciously poor performance most of the year and for the last few years.

    I suppose he did a good job to win this race though and did a good amount solo. Big fail from the big boys.

    Do they have drug testing at Nationals?


    He was very very strong in Flanders

    Yep sure was. I wonder how come he is SO strong in Flanders and shi t the rest of the year?
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