Illness apparently.
UCI Road World Championships 2012
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Illness apparently.
thom
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Odd thing about the women's race this year is the GB submitted 6 riders this year when they had 7 places.Couldn't we all?
They aren't replacing Lizzie either so there will be 2 unfilled spots.
The initial list had a fair few track cyclists so I guess management had felt they needed to supplement the roadies with quality track riders but in the end decided the trackies weren't ready for the WCs.
I hate it when countries don't fill their spots.... just give it to an up and coming rider for the experience and make their year
I think I'll go with JRod for sunday.
Can't think of anyone in our squad who can do it. Froome is the obvious candidate, but his season seems to have left him exhausted. JTL fits the bill, but he has zero experience for big events like this, though I'm his number one fan so I'd love to see him do it, or even be on the podium.
10 times up the Cauberg on a 16k circuit after you've been racing since 11.0 am - that's going to be some show.
Can't think of anyone in our squad who can do it. Froome is the obvious candidate, but his season seems to have left him exhausted. JTL fits the bill, but he has zero experience for big events like this, though I'm his number one fan so I'd love to see him do it, or even be on the podium.
10 times up the Cauberg on a 16k circuit after you've been racing since 11.0 am - that's going to be some show.
thom
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I'll go for Tom Boonen then but I'd love to see Peter Sagan get it
1.7km I believe RD
thom
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Congratulations Lucy Garner, retaining her WC in the junior girls road race !
Congratulations also to her team mate Elinor Barker who won the TT earlier in the week.
Congratulations also to her team mate Elinor Barker who won the TT earlier in the week.
Worth a punt
lukesdad
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Bloody hell, that's brilliant
oldroadman
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Just like in the days when GB won nothing because of that very attitude? They still cost money to support, and GB have a reputation as winners now, so why send no hopers "for experience". Here's a simple view, if you can't win much at home, then what good will an even bigger kicking do you? Better to have 5 strong, motivated, committed riders and not have them worry if last minute additions are up to doing anything except hanging on then getting dropped. If you are not in the GB orbit, you don't get to play. Simple. Brutal, yes, but winners are brutal with themselves.
