UCI Racing News/Results 2020 (Spoiler Alert)

dastardly00 · 23-08-2020 4:21pm

[Deleted User] wrote: »

I thought radios weren't allowed at nationals?

Not sure to be honest. I think it would make it National Championships more exciting if they weren't allowed.

dastardly00 · 23-08-2020 4:34pm

Big upset in Germany with Pascal Ackermann only getting second place given he was the big favourite and it ended in a big bunch sprint.

Marcel Meisen from Alpecin-Fenix won it.

velo.2010 · 23-08-2020 4:57pm

Nizzolo pinched the italian champs ahead of Ballerini who looked to be celebrating victory way ahead of the line.

VDP treated the Dutch road champs like a CX race, attacking with 40 odd km to go and building his lead with every lap of a very short circuit.

23-08-2020 5:20pm

Shocker Bob Jungles was second in Luxembourg? How long has it been since he wore standard kit now?

at1withmyself · 23-08-2020 7:44pm

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Shocker Bob Jungles was second in Luxembourg? How long has it been since he wore standard kit now?

Probably suits his new team - AG2R

dastardly00 · 23-08-2020 10:46pm

All the National Road Championships winners

https://www.cyclingnews.com/features/2020-national-road-champions-index/

Belgian RR and Netherlands ITT are the only 'big' ones left.

23-08-2020 10:56pm

On to the Euros then tomorrow and Wednesday. We have Ryan Mullen for the ITT and elite RR and Ben Healy for the U23 and thats it. CI aren't sending anyone who resides in Ireland to the event and it's opt in after that so with the tour coming up they must have been the only 2 available. I think Dunbar is being kept in Italy in the run up the Giro which makes sense.

24-08-2020 7:39pm

More racing in France tomorrow GP de Plouay, and Bretagne Classic. Just a heads up the former is being shown from 8am before the mens race at 12:30. Looks to be more or less the same amount of coverage for both which is nice to see.

Steve SilverMint · 24-08-2020 10:03pm

Mullen finished 8th in the TT. Not a great result, I thought it was a chance for him to do something.

He had a great year in 2017 placed 3rd in the same event and won Irish road race and TT but hasn't progressed since.

24-08-2020 10:10pm

I think given the company he'd at best have expected top 5, I really don't think he's as focused on the TT game as he used to be. With Trek he seems to have slotted into a one day race man as opposed to stage racing.

I'd be interested in hearing him talk about where he's at with it or what training he's actually doing regarding TT.

harringtonp · 24-08-2020 10:18pm

Steve SilverMint wrote: »

Mullen finished 8th in the TT. Not a great result, I thought it was a chance for him to do something.

He had a great year in 2017 placed 3rd in the same event and won Irish road race and TT but hasn't progressed since.

Was that not U23 ?

24-08-2020 10:36pm

harringtonp wrote: »

Was that not U23 ?

No it was elite level, Campenaerts won it that year. It's either a sign of how much Mullens TT has declined or Campenaerts has improved but the difference between the two that day was 4 seconds. Today it was 1:20

https://www.procyclingstats.com/race/uec-road-european-championships-itt/2017/result

Steve SilverMint · 25-08-2020 10:24am

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I think given the company he'd at best have expected top 5, I really don't think he's as focused on the TT game as he used to be. With Trek he seems to have slotted into a one day race man as opposed to stage racing.

I'd be interested in hearing him talk about where he's at with it or what training he's actually doing regarding TT.

It would be interesting to know more about his focus at present, would seem a strange decision to move focus away from TT as he had been getting some great results at a young age. Still mid twenties you’d expect his best is yet to come.

dastardly00 · 25-08-2020 12:57pm

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I think given the company he'd at best have expected top 5, I really don't think he's as focused on the TT game as he used to be. With Trek he seems to have slotted into a one day race man as opposed to stage racing.

I'd be interested in hearing him talk about where he's at with it or what training he's actually doing regarding TT.

He seems to be ride very inconsistently in ITTs, however this year he has been poor.

For the last couple of years he's still managed a few decent ITT results. In 2018 he won the ITT in Vuelta a San Juan, came 13th in a Giro ITT, and finished 6th in the European Championship ITT (the field was much stronger than this year).

In 2019 he was 4th in the European Championship ITT, 5th in the Belgium Tour ITT, and 4th in the Volta ao Algarve ITT. There were quality riders in all of those races.

In 2020, he was 101st in the (flat) Paris-Nice ITT, 31st in Volta ao Algarve ITT, and 39th in a French 2.1 ranked race. Either he's gone completely off the boil or time trials are not his priority any more.

(if those links don't work I'll be right pi**ed off

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25-08-2020 1:07pm

Anyone watching the racing in France? It's like Brian Smith said, roads look they could be in Ireland or Scotland. Complete with grass up the middle in some places.

Men caught a break with the weather, the rain was sideways for the women this morning.

CramCycle · 25-08-2020 1:08pm

I see Shane Archbold isn't in the line up for the tour, sad times as I always enjoy him and Sam teamups, he is a hell of a lead out man, and probably would have many wins under his belt if he wasn't doing such epic leadouts. Is there any reason given?

25-08-2020 1:16pm

Yeah shame there'll be no flying mullet at the tour. I think Sam with be in good hands with Morkov though. I guess they felt Morkov was the better option or had better form?

dastardly00 · 25-08-2020 2:08pm

25 km to go in the Bretagne Classic

dastardly00 · 25-08-2020 2:42pm

Easy win in the end for Michael Matthews

gordongekko · 25-08-2020 10:25pm

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Yeah shame there'll be no flying mullet at the tour. I think Sam with be in good hands with Morkov though. I guess they felt Morkov was the better option or had better form?

Morkov has been his lead out man all year.

25-08-2020 10:50pm

gordongekko wrote: »

Morkov has been his lead out man all year.

Pre-Covid races he had both, post just Morkov I think? Could be wrong. Actually Archbold was there for Milan Torino too. Was Morkov last man in most of those, I'm thinking he was.

CramCycle · 25-08-2020 11:00pm

Was he not there at veulta a burgos

dastardly00 · 26-08-2020 9:21am

[Deleted User] wrote: »

Pre-Covid races he had both, post just Morkov I think? Could be wrong. Actually Archbold was there for Milan Torino too. Was Morkov last man in most of those, I'm thinking he was.

Archibold was the last man for Milan-Torino because I remember Sam losing his wheel in the last kilometre

lennymc · 28-08-2020 12:20am

Ladies european cship race today was class. Kind of glossed over by the tour launch. Avv World and European champion. Class.

nilhg · 28-08-2020 8:21am

lennymc wrote: »

Ladies european cship race today was class. Kind of glossed over by the tour launch. Avv World and European champion. Class.

Saw a little live yesterday and sat down and watched the last 25km last night, it was savage racing, you have to hand it to AVV, she turned herself inside out to win but all 4 ladies in the break were stellar on the day.

05-09-2020 11:57pm

One from last week I hadn't seen the finish for is the Brussels Cycling Classic , check out the finish by Nacer Bouhanni :eek:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v5icuHG8IxY

dastardly00 · 07-09-2020 2:39pm

10 km remaining in Stage 1 of Tirreno-Adriatico. Live coverage on Eurosport/GCN

07-09-2020 3:07pm

dastardly00 wrote: »

10 km remaining in Stage 1 of Tirreno-Adriatico. Live coverage on Eurosport/GCN

That was some finish

EDIT: Here's the finish, Quigley is working for FloBikes now?

The smile on Gaviria's face there after the line.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ONYz2rraYgM

neris · 09-09-2020 6:08pm

Dunbar out with broken collarbone

09-09-2020 7:47pm

neris wrote: »

Dunbar out with broken collarbone

FFS wasn't he due to ride the Giro too? Was only half watching so didn't see him crash. He did manage to finish from the looks of the result sheet.

neris · 09-09-2020 7:54pm

https://twitter.com/IrishCorner10/status/1303755613151862784?s=19

cunavalos · 09-09-2020 8:00pm

Thats very disappointing, I hadn't realised it was that serious as it was an almost innocuous looking accident (often they cause the most damage). He was showing well up to that point and was chasing with the Van der Poel group to get back on after the race broke up on a steep 'muro'.

10-09-2020 12:24am

You can see Eddie crash here at about the 2 minute mark, looked to be straight back up and on. Goes to show how easily you can get done in from a fall.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eAdzYgfOGbQ

dastardly00 · 11-09-2020 3:12pm

That's horrendous luck for Eddie

Its three weeks to the Giro... he could still be on the startlist

11-09-2020 5:45pm

Giro Rosa highlights at 21:30 on Europsort.

velo.2010 · 11-09-2020 6:05pm

Geraint Thomas quietly going about his business in Italy. Looks good for a podium in the Giro, at least. Froome fell apparently, though he's shown nothing of note this week.

13-09-2020 10:10pm

From yesterdays Giro Rosa, some had serious issues with traction and wheel spin over this. I think I'm with her on this re: sections like this in stage races.

https://twitter.com/AvVleuten/status/1305050214844305408

Inquitus · 14-09-2020 3:44pm

Yates hangs on by 12 seconds to hold off 2nd place Geriant Thomas in Tirreno Adriatica's final 10km ITT stage.

15-09-2020 11:22pm

Felt for Marc Cavendish in Luxembourg today , mechanical with 4km to go shouting into his radio and has to take a shimano neutral bike, camera showed him hammering the saddle to lower it so he could get on a bike probably 2 sizes too big for him. Don't think he'd have been competing but think he'd have been assisting which he did well for Phil Bauhaus earlier this year.

17-09-2020 3:37pm

Nice 3rd place finish for young Ben Healy in a 2.2 race in France today.

Inquitus · 17-09-2020 5:13pm

Annemiek van Vleuten and Marian Vos crashed today, finished the stage but are now being assessed in hospital. Could have a huge impact on the Giro Rosa which Annemiek was leading. Rumours Annemiek has a broken wrist, sadly.

Dodge · 17-09-2020 5:15pm

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Nice 3rd place finish for young Ben Healy in a 2.2 race in France today.

2nd according to cqranking?

https://cqranking.com/men/asp/gen/race.asp?raceid=37549

17-09-2020 5:18pm

Dodge wrote: »

2nd according to cqranking?

https://cqranking.com/men/asp/gen/race.asp?raceid=37549

So he did, they've adjusted that since I posted earlier.

17-09-2020 9:25pm

Inquitus wrote: »

Annemiek van Vleuten and Marian Vos crashed today, finished the stage but are now being assessed in hospital. Could have a huge impact on the Giro Rosa which Annemiek was leading. Rumours Annemiek has a broken wrist, sadly.

Annemiek has abandoned, confirmed to be with a broken wrist. Huge blow to her season has you'd have had to fancy her for the worlds too.

Inquitus · 17-09-2020 9:30pm

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Annemiek has abandoned, confirmed to be with a broken wrist. Huge blow to her season has you'd have had to fancy her for the worlds too.

Very sad news.

velo.2010 · 17-09-2020 9:35pm

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Annemiek has abandoned, confirmed to be with a broken wrist. Huge blow to her season has you'd have had to fancy her for the worlds too.

Yeah, just read that now. Shame for Van Vleuten as she looked certain to pick up another Giro. The womens races are entertaining but you don't want the crashes taking out the best.

Vos is probably favourite for the Worlds now if she isn't too badly hurt by her crash.

17-09-2020 10:28pm

Just watched the highlights there, terrible to see her ride in with only her right hand on the bars, Vos slowing to pat her on the back and talk to her. It was a touch of wheels coming into the final, Vos went down first and the pile up ensued behind.

Dani Row wasn't on commentary tonight so hopefully she's had the baby, think she was well over due from what she said the other day.

eeeee · 19-09-2020 1:03am

The UCI 'highlights' on the Giro Rosa Stage 7 is an absolute disgrace. I absolutely abhor the tone of the commentary- the commentator sounds like they're narrating a childrens' TV programme, and they're on a heap of women's UCI racing highlights :mad: which is irritating (there was an amazing woman on the coverage before, I\m not sure where she's gone, but she knew about the riders and the sport, instead of this asinine rambling)- but the highlights failed to mention AVV's broken wrist, Amanda S's severe concussion - things I could only find out about on twitter :mad: and I'm sure there's a heap more i have missed.

That and the fact that the shytty 4-5min highlights package is billed as 'full coverage' by the UCI (on their youtube channel :rolleyes:) really 'highlights' what they really think about women's racing.
/rage

It's been fantastic, from what I have been able to see!

19-09-2020 10:30am

It was Dani Rowe was on the Giro commentary until this happened :P

https://twitter.com/Dani_Rowe_MBE/status/1307034554545434625

eeeee · 19-09-2020 11:00am

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It was Dani Rowe was on the Giro commentary until this happened :P

https://twitter.com/Dani_Rowe_MBE/status/1307034554545434625

Ha ha excellent! The dynasty continues!

UCI Racing News/Results 2020 (Spoiler Alert)

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