Richmond Worlds 2015 - Men's TT Weds 23 Sept *no spoiler tags req'd*

Beasty

.... spoil away

Lusk_Doyle

Tony, Tony Martin all the way. Plenty of time to focus on this after the crash in the TDF.

pelevin

Lusk_Doyle wrote: »

Tony, Tony Martin all the way. Plenty of time to focus on this after the crash in the TDF.

Why did they call him Tony twice? Is he related to the Djemba Djembas?

Beasty

"Tony Twice" has a (big) "TT" ring to it .....

pelevin

I'm getting more confused. Is he Tony Twice or Tony Tony? Or maybe even Tony Tony Twice.

Pudsy33

Definitely Rohan Dennis, he's having a stellar season.

pelevin

Pudsy33 wrote: »

Definitely Rohan Dennis, he's having a stellar season.

I think you must have that the wrong way round. Surely it's Denis Rohan?
They must be after putting something in the water . . .

Lusk_Doyle

pelevin wrote: »

Why did they call him Tony twice? Is he related to the Djemba Djembas?

It's a chant:

"Tony, Tony Martin.
He doesn't waste much time farting.
While Wiggo and Fabu are hither and tither
And Dumolin will be seen to dither
Tony, Tony Martin will win the TT."

pelevin

Lusk_Doyle wrote: »

It's a chant:

"Tony, Tony Martin.
He doesn't waste much time farting.
While Wiggo and Fabu are hither and tither
And Dumolin will be seen to dither
Tony, Tony Martin will win the TT."

They should release it as a single.

Beasty

pelevin wrote: »

They should release it as a single.

They can call it

"TT Tony, the one-trick pony"

manwithaplan

Boutros Boutros Ghali is my pick.

Or maybe Tommy D

Lusk_Doyle

Beasty wrote: »

They can call it

"TT Tony, the one-trick pony"

That's harsh. He has won week long races, stages and worn yellow not just because of his tt skill.

TheBlaaMan

Lusk_Doyle wrote: »

That's harsh. He has won week long races, stages and worn yellow not just because of his tt skill.

2007 Ras.....:cool:

Darkglasses

Pudsy33 wrote: »

Definitely Rohan Dennis, he's having a stellar season.

I'll pick Dennis, Rohan Dennis too. Is Tom Dumoulin riding this?

Beasty

Darkglasses wrote: »

I'll pick Dennis, Rohan Dennis too. Is Tom Dumoulin riding this?

Should that be Tom Tom Dumoulin?

Darkglasses

Beasty wrote: »

Should that be Tom Tom Dumoulin?

Tom Tomoulin possibly, who can say.

D9Male

I am surprised there has been so little mention of Rigoberto Uran Uran.

Lusk_Doyle

Beasty wrote: »

Should that be Tom Tom Dumoulin?

Nah, he is sponsored by Garmin so the use of a competitors name is a no no.

D9Male

Hopefully Uran wins this evening and then doubles up in the road race.

Beasty

Thought Duran Duran was saving it all for Rio...


BTW anything happening with the cycling yet?

Darkglasses

Eurosport coverage doesn't start til 5.50pm it seems?

death1234567

1st Tony Martin
2nd Rohan Dennis (+21s)
3rd Adriano Malori (+33s)

Decuc500

Taylor Phinney to complete his comeback from injury in phenomenal style.

Pudsy33

Decuc500 wrote: »

Taylor Phinney to complete his comeback from injury in phenomenal style.

I actually fancy his chances in the road race.

Lusk_Doyle

death1234567 wrote: »

1st Tony Martin
2nd Rohan Dennis (+21s)
3rd Adriano Malori (+33s)

Poor Tony, Tony Martin will be so upset that he didn't even make the podium.

neris

Theres a Mongolian taking part in this TT, the nearest representitive Ireland have is some spectators flag at the start line

Lusk_Doyle

TheBlaaMan wrote: »

2007 Ras.....:cool:

Paris Nice
Eneco Tour
Tour of Belgium...

Lusk_Doyle

What about Dowsett? He's coming in under the radar to this event and can do big things.

retalivity

Coppel is flying

Bambaata

This sh!t is getting real now! We could be n for a very exciting finish with the few surprises putting it up to the big boys!

Darkglasses

Balls, Dennis Dennis has had a mechanical.

neris

bike change for ronan rohan dennis

D9Male

Darkglasses wrote: »

Balls, Dennis Dennis has had a mechanical.

Ah jaysus. With Tony and Tom Tom not smashing it, this was his chance. No power meter now either.

Bambaata

Have they said what it was?

The tax man

retalivity wrote: »

Coppel is flying

500/1 on Paddypower.:eek:
You'd be getting a bit nervous about now if you had a cheeky long odds punt on him.

Darkglasses

Kiryienka wins it by 9 seconds from Malori. Dumoulin and Tony Martin still to finish but they're both well down, surprisingly.

Pudsy33

Well, there was a podium I didn't see coming.

Darkglasses

Pudsy33 wrote: »

Well, there was a podium I didn't see coming.

Pretty mad result for a TT.

JK.BMC

Jerome K Jerome Coppel...
Holy Bejeebus how did he finish 3rd???
Chapeau to him. You cud have gotten around 50,000-1 on that podium I reckon 😊😊😊

The podium features 3 relatively small guys, no horsebox-panzerwagons this year

pelevin

And that wass one of the reasons why the bookies tend to do quite well. Tony Tony Martin & Denis Rohan Dennis must be befuddled with those performances.

Lusk_Doyle

JK.BMC wrote: »

Jerome K Jerome Coppel...
Holy Bejeebus how did he finish 3rd???
Chapeau to him. You cud have gotten around 50,000-1 on that podium I reckon 😊😊😊

The podium features 3 relatively small guys, no horsebox-panzerwagons this year

VK is a beast of a man and not small at all.

Lusk_Doyle

Anyone else notice the handlebar extension setup that Castroviejo had with them mounted under the brake lever bars? I've never seen that before.

Subpopulus

Lusk_Doyle wrote: »

VK is a beast of a man and not small at all.

Yeah, at 75kg and 182 m tall VVK's got the build of a good time-trialler. He's got fairly serious form at time trials, so it's not that much of a surprise. In any of the grand tours I've seen him in, he's always been in the top 10 for ITTs. Probably because of the likes of Tony Tony, Tom Tom and Ronan Rohan were competing, he wasn't really considered for the podium.

Also, I love the look of the man. He's got a classic intense Slavic face, one that looks like it's seen a few very hard winters on the collective farm.

pelevin

I don't think Rohan D was proven over such long tt's coming into this, & obviously Dumoulin with the Vuelta & a muscle injury was unlikely to be at his best. Given the absence of Wiggins & Cancellara, Kiryenka's consistency in previous Worlds & that here he narrowly beat Malori & then the hardly star names who came in 3rd & 4th, the real surprise or anomaly is probably just the performance of Martin Tony. If he had an off-day, or his form is simply below-par, it probably was wide open & the supposed snowball of expectation around particularly Dennis was maybe a bit of an illusion. For instance I don't think his hour record was all that amazing, beaten comfortably by Alex Dowsett afterwards.

Lusk_Doyle

Not forgetting that VK beat Bertie in the Giro TT earlier this year also and that was a fairly up and down route.

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http://www.cyclingweekly.co.uk/news/latest-news/sandpaper-saddle-injury-adds-to-pain-of-tony-martins-world-championships-defeat-192829?utm_source=Facebook&utm_medium=Social


That's not gonna have helped Tony Tony at all. I don't think the broken collarbone in the TDF crash helped his prep either.

VK VK is a machine though when all's said and done.

Rambling Man

gadetra wrote: »

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That's not gonna have helped Tony Tony at all. I don't think the broken collarbone in the TDF crash helped his prep either.

VK VK is a machine though when all's said and done.

Ah no! ...the last place you expect to see the Japanese flag.

JK.BMC

Subpopulus wrote: »

Yeah, at 75kg and 182 m tall VVK's got the build of a good time-trialler. He's got fairly serious form at time trials, so it's not that much of a surprise. In any of the grand tours I've seen him in, he's always been in the top 10 for ITTs. Probably because of the likes of Tony Tony, Tom Tom and Ronan Rohan were competing, he wasn't really considered for the podium.

Also, I love the look of the man. He's got a classic intense Slavic face, one that looks like it's seen a few very hard winters on the collective farm.

That's a great way of putting it: we were trying to work out who he looked like - maybe one of the bad guys in one of the Rocky films or something. Or a bit like the Iron Maiden zombie/monster? But it was good to see him smile for once after years of grimacing
I didn't realize he was that tall but yes he has had lots of good TT form over the years, though my best memory of him was winning solo on a mountain stage in the Giro a few years back.