2013 Road World Championships - **Spoiler Tags must be used**

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The World Championships start today in Florence with the TTT

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Order of events:
Sunday 22nd - Men, Women TTTs
Monday 23rd - Junior Women, U23 Men TTs
Tuesday 24th - Junior Men, Elite Women TTs
Wednesday 25th - Elite Men TT
Friday 27th - Junior Women, U23 Men RRs
Saturday 28th - Junior Men, Elite Women RRs
Sunday 29th - Elite Men RR

Oh, and I'm really looking forward to Friday's "events";)

Glass Prison 1214

Looking forward to it all, starting with today, hopefully Nico and SaxoTinkoff can perform well in the TTT. Its great new for Nico that he has been selected for both the TTT and ITT.

gordongekko

Is there anywhere that has a full list of Irish entrants?

AnotherView

Saxo don't have their strongest TT riders . No Bennatti or Rodgers or Kreuiziger or Contador so a big ask for a top 5


But lots of practise for Nico which is good as he wants all the practise he can get to improve Super motivated

Glass Prison 1214

Specialized Lululemon win women's team time trial.

Zyzz

Garmin's bikes are so nice :eek:

Also, junior women's? What ages are we talking? :pac:

gordongekko

Zyzz wrote: »

Garmin's bikes are so nice :eek:

Also, junior women's? What ages are we talking? :pac:

that's coming across very pervy

Zyzz

gordongekko wrote: »

that's coming across very pervy

godtabh

gordongekko wrote: »

that's coming across very pervy

Came across the way it was meant to I think

ednwireland

how do they select the teams for the team time trial, loads of teams i've never heard of there

Glass Prison 1214

Good performance by Roche and Saxo, third so far, NIco was one of only four members left for the Saxo Team which means he was one of their stronger men.

AnotherView

Glass Prison 1214 wrote: »

Good performance by Roche and Saxo, third so far, NIco was one of only four members left for the Saxo Team which means he was one of their stronger men.

But he is the best TT on that team.....Hope he has kept his Vuelta form....but wonder if he is doing too much...with IIT as well...and if he will have much left for next Sunday......course not a bad fit for his talents

Glass Prison 1214

AnotherView wrote: »

But he is the best TT on that team.....Hope he has kept his Vuelta form....but wonder if he is doing too much...with IIT as well...and if he will have much left for next Sunday......course not a bad fit for his talents

Too be honest I didn't know a whole lot about the TT abilities of all his team mates, but if what you say is true and he is supposed to be the best, that's even better news as it would suggest his team wasn't very capable but yet they still performed well so a lot of that could be put down to Roche. Not sure if I agree with you about him doing too much, he gets several days rest between each event so it should be ample time to recover and he still seems to be in top form, but time will tell I suppose.

AnotherView

Well Manuel Boaro is good but I would say Nico is better now....Saxo's best TTer not there.....OPQS have the best TTrs in the world in their team , sorry for OGE, so close

The tax man

WOW!!!:eek::eek:

Darkglasses

The tax man wrote: »

WOW!!!:eek::eek:

What?! :eek::eek:

(with spoilers!)

Glass Prison 1214

Darkglasses wrote: »

What?! :eek::eek:

(with spoilers!)

Omega Pharma Quick step won by less then a second over Orica Green Edge.

AnotherView

Oh goody its Pat ......no need for a spoiler and that is spoiling enough

sy

Great ride today by Ryan Mullen to finish 7th in U23 TT. The guy is only 19 and averaged over 50km/hr !! future medal contender me thinks.

c50

was surprised to see krigbaum beaten in the junior tt, the guys an animal and have heard has the highest vo2 underage in europe.

the guy who beat him not very well known....not a spoiler i imagine?

Briando

I cant wait to watch the TT tomorrow. I CANNOT WAIT!!!111

Glass Prison 1214

Briando wrote: »

I cant wait to watch the TT tomorrow. I CANNOT WAIT!!!111

Mate that doesn't need a spoiler

AnotherView

So who is backing Wiggins tomorrow or are ye all backing tony martin

Maybe cancellera or phinney for the podium

Might be surprise on the podium ?

Should be a very interesting race.....definitely all very best TTers in one race without injury.

Looking forward to it

Zyzz

Depends how Wiggo's legs are after the Tour of Britain, if he has recovered well then I wouldn't put it past him! Saying that though Martin has been in good form!

Rovi

BBC2: Why are we getting all this filler about Wiggo while the top 20 or so are leaving the ramp???

bazermc

Rovi wrote: »

BBC2: Why are we getting all this filler about Wiggo while the top 20 or so are leaving the ramp???

BBC= British Broadcasting Company
Wiggo = British

bazermc

Any Irish in the TT this afternoon?

Nevermind found my answer

Glass Prison 1214

Roche passes through the first checkpoint 4th.

Rovi

Nico started at 1.21 (our time), so should be finishing at or about or shortly after 2.30. Or thereabouts.
With a bit of luck!

Glass Prison 1214

Rovi wrote: »

Nico started at 1.21 (our time), so should be finishing at or about or shortly after 2.30. Or thereabouts.
With a bit of luck!

It won't involve luck for Nico, just pain

bob11

Glass Prison 1214 wrote: »

Roche passes through the first checkpoint 4th.

Where are you getting the realtime updates ?

Glass Prison 1214

bob11 wrote: »

Where are you getting the realtime updates ?

I was still watching it on BBC red button, they weren't doing any interviews, just showing the riders, that's where I saw it. Its currently live on BBC 2

godtabh

What jersey is porte wearing? Doesn't he know it doesn't match his helmet?

I assume its the Oz one but he appears to be wearing sky gear as well

Glass Prison 1214

The favourites, Wiggins, Phinney, Cancellara and Martin are all out on the course now

nak

Cancellara's skinsuit is a bit see-through. Oh dear.

Glass Prison 1214

Dennis finishes, and he started just before Roche so Roche should be next to the line.

Glass Prison 1214

Roche third over the line!

unichall

godtabh wrote: »

What jersey is porte wearing? Doesn't he know it doesn't match his helmet?

I assume its the Oz one but he appears to be wearing sky gear as well

Most of the riders use their national jersey but team issue gloves, helmets etc. it is what they are used to, national kit supplier could be different to their trade team so the epuipmemt would be unfamiliar.

Kav0777

Roche 3rd fastest finisher so far 1:08:50.00

godtabh

unichall wrote: »

Most of the riders use their national jersey but team issue gloves, helmets etc. it is what they are used to, national kit supplier could be different to their trade team so the epuipmemt would be unfamiliar.

I assumed that. It just looks off!

Just missed roche. Had to do something in the office. typical

AnotherView

Brilliant ride by Nico ....considering last year everyone said he couldn't ride a TT...some improvement

cityman 18

Great ride by roche. Looked like he emptied himself there.

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GetWithIt

Does anyone know what the significance of the start order is? Presumably the best riders go last, but on what basis is that decision made?

unichall

Boardmans commentary is really annoying, id have thought he would be more knowledgeable.
They are confusing the +/- on the GPS times, he just said 1sec equates to a couple of hundred metres on the road, wtf?

Plus he is commenting on how cancellara looks more comfortable because he is keeping a higher cadence but even I know martin is using a 58t front ring so of course his cadence is less

mahoo

Just switched on to see Martin turning a HUGE gear.. good to see Roche putting in another good TT. Looked at bookies odds and was surprised to see Cancellara at 7/1

check_six

GetWithIt wrote: »

Does anyone know what the significance of the start order is? Presumably the best riders go last, but on what basis is that decision made?

Maybe results from last year, with a little seeding thrown in?

buffalo

Following times at http://static.sportresult.com/federations/uci/CR2013/

Great ride by Roche, that's top 20 for sure, good chance of his targetted top 15.

GetWithIt

Roche's time starting to looking really good. A lot of top triallers finishing behind him.

barrabus

Jesus MArtin put it all on there line there. It could have been teh perfect TT. Chapeau. If wiggins had more racing this year it might have been closer.

Shakakan

13th for Roche! He beat people like Porte, Chavanel, Westra......incredible.....

AnotherView

So happy for Tony Martin .....he is a superb TTer....Roche 13th which is fantastic considering the field....If only he had had a TT bike and some training years ago....and the course didn't really suit him , better on a hillier course....He looks good for Sunday