2017 worlds

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  • No_Ta_Doctor
    No_Ta_Doctor Posts: 14,652
    Great rides from Sunweb men and women.

    They've got really good chances in mens iTT and RR as well, Dumoulin, Kelderman, Matthews
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  • tailwindhome
    tailwindhome Posts: 19,436
    RichN95 wrote:
    TailWindHome wrote:
    Thomas ok for the TTT but not the ITT or Road Race?
    I dare say he could knock out a time trial if they were desperate, but they're not. He wouldn't be competitive so I doubt he's terribly enthused at the prospect of battling to 15th position (at best). On the other hand he's fit enough to contribute properly to a TTT team that will challenge for a medal.

    16:56:09 CEST

    Froome is looking round. He wants to wait for Thomas. But Thomas can't match the pace, and they must forge on without him.

    Went well then ;)
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  • RichN95.
    RichN95. Posts: 27,253
    TailWindHome wrote:
    RichN95 wrote:
    TailWindHome wrote:
    Thomas ok for the TTT but not the ITT or Road Race?
    I dare say he could knock out a time trial if they were desperate, but they're not. He wouldn't be competitive so I doubt he's terribly enthused at the prospect of battling to 15th position (at best). On the other hand he's fit enough to contribute properly to a TTT team that will challenge for a medal.

    16:56:09 CEST

    Froome is looking round. He wants to wait for Thomas. But Thomas can't match the pace, and they must forge on without him.

    Went well then ;)
    In hindsight they should have picked Poels instead. But everything's easy with hindsight.
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  • andyrac
    andyrac Posts: 1,197
    awavey wrote:
    Salsiccia1 wrote:
    DeVlaeminck wrote:
    As for Tom Pidcock - I'd keep him doing cross if only because it might stop BC turning him into a pursuiter.

    Word

    well Cycling Weekly have him signing for Team Wiggo

    http://www.cyclingweekly.com/news/racin ... ins-351117

    Hmm, how is that going to work? His 2 year contract with Telenet-Fidea (Trek) starts on Oct 1st....
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  • blazing_saddles
    blazing_saddles Posts: 22,725
    RichN95 wrote:
    TailWindHome wrote:
    RichN95 wrote:
    TailWindHome wrote:
    Thomas ok for the TTT but not the ITT or Road Race?
    I dare say he could knock out a time trial if they were desperate, but they're not. He wouldn't be competitive so I doubt he's terribly enthused at the prospect of battling to 15th position (at best). On the other hand he's fit enough to contribute properly to a TTT team that will challenge for a medal.

    16:56:09 CEST

    Froome is looking round. He wants to wait for Thomas. But Thomas can't match the pace, and they must forge on without him.

    Went well then ;)
    In hindsight they should have picked Poels instead. But everything's easy with hindsight.

    Just goes to show that the climb free ToB was shiite preparation for the worlds.
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  • m.r.m.
    m.r.m. Posts: 3,473
    My Team Sky pick certainly didn't pan out! You should have taken that bet, Rich! :D
    PTP Champion 2019, 2022 & 2023
  • tailwindhome
    tailwindhome Posts: 19,436
    Dumolin v Froome in this TT is the first skirmish of TDF2018
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  • andyp
    andyp Posts: 10,549
    AndyRAC wrote:

    Hmm, how is that going to work? His 2 year contract with Telenet-Fidea (Trek) starts on Oct 1st....

    His contract with Telenet-Fidea is for cyclocross only I understand.
  • RonB
    RonB Posts: 3,984
    Impressive looking course and a good turnout today. Already better than last year
  • salsiccia1
    salsiccia1 Posts: 3,725
    RonB wrote:
    Impressive looking course and a good turnout today. Already better than last year

    Could hardly be worse...

    Looks like a nice place, and as you say good crowds. Nice to see.
    It's only a bit of sport, Mun. Relax and enjoy the racing.
  • philbar72
    philbar72 Posts: 2,229
    philwint wrote:
    No tri spokes for Sky - is that because of the one that disintegrated?
    heavier for the climb... probably.
  • blazing_saddles
    blazing_saddles Posts: 22,725
    Junior women:
    First rider off the ramp; an Italian, takes the lead.
    Last rider off the ramp: an Italian, the only rider to beat her.
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  • ellerslierd
    ellerslierd Posts: 266
    Blazing Saddles wrote:
    Junior women:
    First rider off the ramp; an Italian, takes the lead.
    Last rider off the ramp: an Italian, the only rider to beat her.

    Pfeiffer Georgi in 7th - Am I correct in thinking that she is a first year junior?
  • No_Ta_Doctor
    No_Ta_Doctor Posts: 14,652
    Woohoo!
    Mikkel Berg takes the title in the mens u23 ITT :-)

    That tops Soren Kragh winning with Sunweb yesterday.
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  • gotwood25
    gotwood25 Posts: 314
    Pidcock man, that lad is ridiculous.
  • whatleytom
    whatleytom Posts: 547
    The real deal for sure.
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  • No_Ta_Doctor
    No_Ta_Doctor Posts: 14,652
    Pidcock is definitely The Future.

    Adds the jnr ITT world championship to an already stunning multidisciplinary palmares.

    2017: Cross World, European and National jnr champion, Paris-Roubaix jnr winner, National jnr champion in the scratch. Also the national crit champion - in the elite class.
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  • Richmond Racer 2
    Richmond Racer 2 Posts: 4,698
    No way am I backing against him doing the double on Sat. No bloody way.
  • No_Ta_Doctor
    No_Ta_Doctor Posts: 14,652
    Richmond Racer 2 wrote:
    No way am I backing against him doing the double on Sat. No bloody way.

    In the interview after winning he said he was working for the team on Saturday.
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  • slim_boy_fat
    slim_boy_fat Posts: 1,810
    edited September 2017
    Fair play for finishing!
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    http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/cycling/41321515
  • NervexProf
    NervexProf Posts: 4,202
    No tA Doctor wrote:
    Pidcock is definitely The Future.

    Adds the jnr ITT world championship to an already stunning multidisciplinary palmares.

    2017: Cross World, European and National jnr champion, Paris-Roubaix jnr winner, National jnr champion in the scratch. Also the national crit champion - in the elite class.


    This brings his career wins to 118 !
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  • Richmond Racer 2
    Richmond Racer 2 Posts: 4,698
    No tA Doctor wrote:
    Richmond Racer 2 wrote:
    No way am I backing against him doing the double on Sat. No bloody way.

    In the interview after winning he said he was working for the team on Saturday.


    May be riding for Fred Wright...
  • above_the_cows
    above_the_cows Posts: 11,406
    That road rash of Dolan's beats my Goose Gate. Ouchy :shock:
    Correlation is not causation.
  • imposter2.0
    imposter2.0 Posts: 12,028
    No tA Doctor wrote:
    Pidcock is definitely The Future.

    Adds the jnr ITT world championship to an already stunning multidisciplinary palmares.

    2017: Cross World, European and National jnr champion, Paris-Roubaix jnr winner, National jnr champion in the scratch. Also the national crit champion - in the elite class.

    And winner of the Junior Tour of Wales...
  • okgo
    okgo Posts: 4,368
    And he would have been national road champ if not for a surprise late attack that caught everyone out...I think he finished 2nd to Louis.
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  • timoid.
    timoid. Posts: 3,133
    Why is Mullen not riding the ITT?
    It's a little like wrestling a gorilla. You don't quit when you're tired. You quit when the gorilla is tired.
  • above_the_cows
    above_the_cows Posts: 11,406
    A beer for Bergen 2017

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    Correlation is not causation.
  • above_the_cows
    above_the_cows Posts: 11,406
    And yeah but no to Annemiek's short length.
    Correlation is not causation.
  • Richmond Racer 2
    Richmond Racer 2 Posts: 4,698
    Above The Cows wrote:
    A beer for Bergen 2017

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  • blazing_saddles
    blazing_saddles Posts: 22,725
    Imposter wrote:
    No tA Doctor wrote:
    Pidcock is definitely The Future.

    Adds the jnr ITT world championship to an already stunning multidisciplinary palmares.

    2017: Cross World, European and National jnr champion, Paris-Roubaix jnr winner, National jnr champion in the scratch. Also the national crit champion - in the elite class.

    And winner of the Junior Tour of Wales...

    The biggest of them all, imo. :D
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