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The Worlds 2014 - use spoiler tags for any same day race info (or start a thread!)

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  • #102
    REBELSAFC
    Registered Users Posts: 643 ✭✭✭REBELSAFC


    Decent start by Downey 4th after 1st split...14 secs down...over half the field have gone through


  • #103
    REBELSAFC
    Registered Users Posts: 643 ✭✭✭REBELSAFC


    Downey still 4th at second split 13 seconds down


  • #104
    manwithaplan
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    4th of 24 finishers - very decent ride although I assume most of the serious talent is going off late


  • #105
    REBELSAFC
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    Super ride from Mark Downey. Finished currently 5th.That should hopefully see him inside the top 20 at the end of the day


  • #106
    Kurtosis
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    Michael O'Loughlin tops the leaderboard at the first time check. Still 30 odd riders to come through.


  • #107
    manwithaplan
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    O'Loughlin leading at first time check!


  • #108
    REBELSAFC
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    O'loughlan off to a flyer.currently fastest through the first check


  • #109
    blobbie
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    Still 1st @ 2nd check by 22s


  • #110
    manwithaplan
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    Fastest at second split also. 22 secs up on next best. His time at the first check is also still the quickest. This is a serious ride.


  • #111
    manwithaplan
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    Downey 6th of the 33 finishers so far. Must have a shot at top 20ish


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  • #112
    blobbie
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    30 O'LOUGHLIN MichaelFinish(1)37:56.30 - need some rain now


  • #113
    Inquitus
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    KAMNA, Lennard is the big danger, the Germans rate him as a real TT prospect for the future. Some rain would be nice, top ride from O'Loughlin


  • #114
    REBELSAFC
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    everyone on the road slower than him at the moment.Only eight more riders left to start.This is getting exciting!!!


  • #115
    jimm
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    Oh Oh!! Italian fastest at 2nd time check


  • #116
    REBELSAFC
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    An Italian has just taken 7 secs off at the second split


  • #117
    blobbie
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    Damn Germans


  • #118
    REBELSAFC
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    Down to third. Two super third sections from a German and Luxembourger. Both were behind at the second split. Medal unlikely now but top ten definately probable


  • #119
    blobbie
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    Guaranteed a top 9 - super effort


  • #120
    jimm
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    Looks likely for 8th place now


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  • #121
    blobbie
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    Finished 8th. Great result. Some effort by Kamna - 48.9kph - crazy


  • #122
    Beasty
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    Guys

    there is a dedicated Junior TT thread here


  • #123
    gordongekko
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    Any races today? What's on tomorrow?


  • #124
    Darkglasses
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    gordongekko wrote: »
    Any races today? What's on tomorrow?

    Nothing today, tomorrow is the Junior Women's RR and U-23 Men's RR.

    Saturday, Junior Men's RR and Elite Women's RR

    Sunday, Elite Men's RR


  • #125
    neris
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    Saw earlier that the 2017 worlds are going to Norway. Be great to see Ireland put a bid in at some stage to hold them. Not like you need a load of stadiums. We have the routes and climbs just need to resurface them


  • #126
    wav1
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    neris wrote: »
    Saw earlier that the 2017 worlds are going to Norway. Be great to see Ireland put a bid in at some stage to hold them. Not like you need a load of stadiums. We have the routes and climbs just need to resurface them

    There was speculation that we were going to host the Worlds in 2008,with Killarney being mooted as a venue as far as I can remember.Lack of financial support from the govt scuppered the bid I think.Eventually were hosted in Varese in Italy.


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  • #127
    Beasty
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    neris wrote: »
    Saw earlier that the 2017 worlds are going to Norway. Be great to see Ireland put a bid in at some stage to hold them. Not like you need a load of stadiums. We have the routes and climbs just need to resurface them
    I've mentioned elsehwhere I think this is the sort of thing that someone like Pat McQuaid could turn his attention to, and if he did I would definitely be volunteering to help out. Ireland put on a pretty good show for the Giro this year, although something like this does take a few years to pull together and requires a lot of commitment from a lot of people (as well as a few quid to put the whole thing on with no guarantee of recovery of the funds sunk into it)


  • #128
    ragazzo
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    wav1 wrote: »
    There was speculation that we were going to host the Worlds in 2008,with Killarney being mooted as a venue as far as I can remember.Lack of financial support from the govt scuppered the bid I think.Eventually were hosted in Varese in Italy.

    As far as I remember, it was the Minister for Sport who scuppered the bid. He refused to entertain the idea of hosting a major cycling event due to the stories of drug taking and resulting bad publicity and example.

    Strangely enough the same Minister was convicted of driving on a motorway in the wrong direction whilst pissed out of his face.
    Probably should have practiced what he preached.


  • #129
    gordongekko
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    Darkglasses wrote: »
    Nothing today, tomorrow is the Junior Women's RR and U-23 Men's RR.

    Saturday, Junior Men's RR and Elite Women's RR

    Sunday, Elite Men's RR

    Would anyone like to call tomorrow's u23 rr . Ryan Mullen is 150/1. Caleb Ewan, Dylan Teuns and Magnus Cort Nielsen are the 5/1 favourites.


  • #130
    Pudsy33
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    Teuns is in good form after the tour of Britain, I'll be keeping an eye on him.


  • #131
    pelevin
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    ragazzo wrote: »
    As far as I remember, it was the Minister for Sport who scuppered the bid. He refused to entertain the idea of hosting a major cycling event due to the stories of drug taking and resulting bad publicity and example.

    Strangely enough the same Minister was convicted of driving on a motorway in the wrong direction whilst pissed out of his face.
    Probably should have practiced what he preached.

    That's a ridiculous and unfair comparison. The Minister wasn't trying to gain an unfair advantage over other motorists by driving on a motorway in the wrong direction whilst pissed out of his face. That's just the way it was then. It was a level playing field.


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  • #132
    pelevin
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    gordongekko wrote: »
    Would anyone like to call tomorrow's u23 rr . Ryan Mullen is 150/1. Caleb Ewan, Dylan Teuns and Magnus Cort Nielsen are the 5/1 favourites.

    Mullen did win the Irish National road race, didn't he. Patriotism calls for some little flutter in his direction methinks.


  • #133
    Pudsy33
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    He did. Don't reckon he will feature here but I hope I'm wrong.


  • #134
    pelevin
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    Pudsy33 wrote: »
    He did. Don't reckon he will feature here but I hope I'm wrong.

    Still I've nailed my colours to the mast with 50 cent each way. It's a commitment I felt I had to make.


  • #135
    wav1
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,923 ✭✭✭wav1


    EBH 200/1 Might be a very good EW flutter

    Geoghegan Hart GB in U23 66/1 Another EW Chance

    ???
    I never win anything anyway,so don't mind me.


  • #136
    Chips Lovell
    Moderators, Politics Moderators, Sports Moderators Posts: 24,269 Mod ✭✭✭✭Chips Lovell


    Q: Why did the chicken cross the road?











    A: Jim McDaid was driving on the footpath.


  • #137
    Darkglasses
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    Anyone picking a winner for the Women's RR? I reckon Pauline Ferrand Prevot is excellent value at 40/1. I'm picking Caleb Ewan for the U-23, but that's mainly just an interest bet.

    Edit: Actually Ferrand Prevot is down to 16/1 on PP since I placed my bet on her. Sometimes I wonder if they're a bit clueless down in PP :o

    In the Men's RR head to head stakes, the stand out for me is Bling Matthews to beat Ramunas Navardauskas @ 11/10. Bling's a genuine contender to win the overall.


  • #138
    The tax man
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    Yeah got Prevot @16/1 earlier today.Put my Wiggo winnings on her to win. For the men's race I put a fiver on Mattthews @18/1 two days ago. At lunch time today he was 33/1 and now 25/1.:(

    Have a few other fivers placed for Sunday. Threw a cheeky tenner on Nibali a few days ago but only read today about his crash last week.


  • #139
    Darkglasses
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    My last outrageous outside bet is Daniele Bennati e/w at 200/1. Not the strongest rider in the field, but well suited to the terrain I think.


  • #140
    pelevin
    Registered Users Posts: 2,630 ✭✭✭pelevin


    Someone clearly very interested in the U23 scene with a long preview of the RR:

    http://espoirscentral.blogspot.ie/2014/09/u23-world-road-race-preview.html


  • #141
    MB Lacey
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    Darkglasses wrote: »
    Anyone picking a winner for the Women's RR? I reckon Pauline Ferrand Prevot is excellent value at 40/1.

    Edit: Actually Ferrand Prevot is down to 16/1 on PP since I placed my bet on her. Sometimes I wonder if they're a bit clueless down in PP :o
    The tax man wrote: »
    Yeah got Prevot @16/1 earlier today.Put my Wiggo winnings on her to win.

    Really? Marianne Vos is in the race with a swarm of 8 protecting her.

    It's all kind of irrelevant anyway as Lizzie Armitstead will obvioulsy win.
    She's got grit and mountain bikers helping her afterall.

    Why there is no women's Irish team?


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  • #142
    MB Lacey
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    I found my answer, Olivia Dillon pulled out, she was the only Irish woman Cycling Ireland chose to enter the elite women's road race.

    Olivia Dillon withdraws

    Someone should tell PP, you can still bet on her for tomorrow's race at 400/1


  • #143
    Beasty
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    Darkglasses wrote: »
    Edit: Actually Ferrand Prevot is down to 16/1 on PP since I placed my bet on her. Sometimes I wonder if they're a bit clueless down in PP :o
    You must have moved the market with the enormity of your stake ....


  • #144
    simonrooneyzaga
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    They keep a very very close eye on any cycling bets coming in (on the smaller markets especially) and adjust accordingly. Letting Darkglasses do the work for them :D


  • #145
    neris
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    MB Lacey wrote: »
    I found my answer, Olivia Dillon pulled out, she was the only Irish woman Cycling Ireland chose to enter the elite women's road race.

    Olivia Dillon withdraws

    Someone should tell PP, you can still bet on her for tomorrow's race at 400/1

    what was the point in sending 1 person to compete against teams? thats the equivilant of letting a grand tour team enter 1 rider for a paris-roubaix or other classic


  • #146
    Mefistofelino
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    All set to (sneakily) watch the U23 race on Eurosport player this afternoon, only to find that I'm probably the last person to realise they're not showing any the worlds.
    The UCI Yootoob channel sucks donkey balls.

    That fast right-hander over the dam should be fun on Sunday - yr.no is forecasting lost of rain for the afternoon......


  • #147
    dastardly00
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    Mefistofelino wrote: »
    All set to (sneakily) watch the U23 race on Eurosport player this afternoon, only to find that I'm probably the last person to realise they're not showing any the worlds.
    The UCI Yootoob channel sucks donkey balls.

    The YouTube channel is free though!


  • #148
    Mefistofelino
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,905 ✭✭✭Mefistofelino


    dastardly00 wrote: »
    The YouTube channel is free though!

    Not much good being free if it keeps freezing


  • #149
    TheBlaaMan
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    Check out this guy on twitter. ....

    UK Cycling Expert (@ukcyclingexpert)
    https://twitter.com/ukcyclingexpert

    :)


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