World Championships

[gavintc]

Outstanding - just turned the TV on, in my hotel room in Germany to find that the Women's TT is being shown live. Excellent - just working away at the desk, with the TT showing next to me.

 

[Legs]

Git! ;-) I'm stuck at work trying to decipher the jumble of comments on cyclingnews... can't even get the bbc pic to work... ;-(

 

[mr Mag00]

Jenny Longo, wow!

 

[raindog]

Armstrong on a flyer!

 

[gavintc]

Armstrong looked very powerful as she crossed the line and Emma Pooley was doing well finishing in 5th (at present).

 

[mr Mag00]

pooley, too far away?

 

[raindog]

Looks like it - unless she saving something for the finish

 

[mr Mag00]

looks like a good shake up

 

[gavintc]

Pooley not finished - my German is not good enough to pick up the difference between a timecheck and the finish.

 

[mr Mag00]

WOW! Longo!

 

[raindog]

Longo just finished - amazing. She's 51 ffs!

 

[mr Mag00]

woooosssshhhhhhhhhh Armstrong!

 

[raindog]

So Pooley finished 11th just behind Longo. Great ride from Armstrong.
See you tomorrow guys......

 

[Skip Madness]

Besides the obviously excellent ride from Kristin Armstrong, Noemi Cantele really surprised me. I expected her to do all-right, but no-way top five, never mind second. Linda Villumsen also rode excellently, considering this time trial was longer than... 5km.

David Harmon describing Kristin Armstrong as probably the best all-round rider in the World was one of the more ridiculous statements we will hear at these championships, though.

Christiane Soeder was disappointing, I thought - losing to Armstrong isn't a surprise but coming behind Cantele, Villumsen and Arndt was unexpected, especially over this distance.

 

[raindog]

Can anyone see past Cancellera for the win? This course seems made for him. Maybe Wiggins will get closest.