National Championships 2015 Thread

[Berk on a Bike]

Garmindale's Ramunas Navardauskas won the Lithuanian TT title.

 

[Pro Tour Punditry]

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Robin Cousins, Lake Placid, 1980

 

[rich p]

Stefan Schumacher was 3rd in the German ITT. Doping git.
So far, Movistar have three national TT champions in Dowsett, Castroviejo and Malori.
I'm not casting aspersions, of course, but I was surprised at how well a TTer like Castroviejo was climbing at the Dauphiné.

 

[raindog]

Jeannie Longo was back this year to ride the TT but there were problems with the gendarmes before the start
http://www.lequipe.fr/Cyclisme-sur-route/Actualites/Les-gendarmes-perturbent-longo/569363
she was 13th in the end
never heard what happened to the charges against Ciprelli, or Jalabert come to that.

 

[smutchin]

Some chap called Steve Milton got to ride in the car behind Alex Dowsett yesterday and posted some nice vids on facebook...

https://www.facebook.com/stevemilton/videos/vb.609076824/10152845691106825/?type=2&theater

 

[smutchin]

I'm not casting aspersions, of course, but I was surprised at how well a TTer like Castroviejo was climbing at the Dauphiné.

Tbh, I've always been more surprised how well a Basque like Castroviejo does in the TTs - he's not much bigger than Pozzovivo.

 

[User169]

Lucinda Brand just won NL road race. Jumped the lead group with 4km to go. Boring parcours though - pancake flat circuits.

 

[raindog]

The French circuit is quite nice with some sharp peloton-breaking hills.
I'm watching the girls racing right now, and the world champ, Ferrand-Prevot, is out front on her own - can't see anyone catching her. Really strong ride.

 

[Flying_Monkey]

Nibbles wins the Italian road race title again...

 

[deptfordmarmoset]

As a prelude to the UK road race, here's a link to sunny Sweden...
http://www.ustream.tv/channel/ueteknik

 

[rich p]

Lizzie Armitstead looks pretty relaxed up that hill

 

[Pro Tour Punditry]

Good race for British Women's RR

 

[smutchin]

Just switched the telly on. Lizzie is looking great!

 

[HLaB]

Hope the men's race is as good

 

[Louch]

Should be a good one