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  • September 12, 2012 at 7:26 am #16805
    Stumps

    Whilst its still a week away from the TT just wondering what peoples thoughts are about the races and can Cav defend his road race title 😕

    Its a big ask but you never know !

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  • September 17, 2012 at 8:22 pm #700243
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    Stumps

    TERatcliffe26 wrote:I may put

    TERatcliffe26 wrote:
    I may put JTL in based on price alone!

    Good call, he’ll certainly have the confidence to go for it. Might be to soon after ToB though.

    September 17, 2012 at 6:24 pm #700241
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    TERatcliffe26

    I may put JTL in based on
    I may put JTL in based on price alone!

    September 17, 2012 at 5:49 pm #700239
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    Gkam84

    Just saw it here
    Just saw it here

    http://www.cyclingweekly.co.uk/news/latest/534807/froome-withdraws-from-world-champs-time-trial.html

    There is a plan on hand I think to keep the rainbow jersey in British hands. For once British cycling is keeping its cards close to its chest, unlike the Olympic’s mess.

    Tour of Britain winner Jonathan Tiernan-Locke is also part of Britain’s nine-man road race team alongside 2011 champion Mark Cavendish, Wiggins, Froome, Dowsett, Ben Swift, Vuelta stage winner Steve Cummings, Tour of Britain stage winner Luke Rowe and British national champion Ian Stannard.
    The gruelling 261-kilometre World Championship road race takes place on undulating course. Cavendish is not expected to be in contention to defend his rainbow jersey, but no clear plan has been suggested by British Cycling as to who the squad’s team leader will be. At least, not out in the open…

    September 17, 2012 at 5:36 pm #700237
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    TERatcliffe26

    livestrongnick wrote:ray

    livestrongnick wrote:
    ray silvester wrote:
    Froome out of the ITT

    Just seen it on twitter…….time for a re-think :?

    Froome never even entered the equation for me!

    I cant even afford to get Martin in my team, not without completely compromising my DS’s

    September 17, 2012 at 5:26 pm #700235
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    livestrongnick

    ray silvester wrote:Froome

    ray silvester wrote:
    Froome out of the ITT

    Just seen it on twitter…….time for a re-think 😕

    September 17, 2012 at 5:20 pm #700233
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    ray silvester

    Froome out of the ITT
    Froome out of the ITT

    September 15, 2012 at 10:54 am #700231
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    TERatcliffe26

    Just did a trial of my
    Just did a trial of my prospected stars to see how many credits i would have left for DS’s, thought I had it sorted….however I completely forgot about Sagan 😕

    September 14, 2012 at 5:56 pm #700229
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    TERatcliffe26

    enrique wrote:stumps

    enrique wrote:
    stumps wrote:
    … its more of a pace your best rider and then drop off to let him get the best time. Start as a team, end as a team in my opinion.

    I’d be ok with that… If your aim is the GC, do that!…. If your aim is the Team Standings, then you can all arive together!… I just wish the teams would ahev the discretion, so that Cancellara or Evans wouldn’t be at the mercy of the 5th man over the line rule if they wanted to get the yeloow jersey in a Tour sooner, rather than later….

    I disagree, Its a team time trial for the a reason, so your best rider shouldnt be allowed to go off, its tough if the rest of the team is not up to scratch. In fact i think it should be all 9 men to cross the line not just 5 (unless they retire from the race on that stage)

    September 14, 2012 at 5:49 pm #700227
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    enrique

    stumps wrote:… its more of

    stumps wrote:
    … its more of a pace your best rider and then drop off to let him get the best time. Start as a team, end as a team in my opinion.

    I’d be ok with that… If your aim is the GC, do that!…. If your aim is the Team Standings, then you can all arive together!… I just wish the teams would ahev the discretion, so that Cancellara or Evans wouldn’t be at the mercy of the 5th man over the line rule if they wanted to get the yeloow jersey in a Tour sooner, rather than later….

    September 14, 2012 at 7:18 am #700225
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    Stumps

    Ha, class mate
    Ha, class mate 😀

    September 13, 2012 at 10:39 pm #700223
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    Gkam84

    Raleigh wrote:Mehdi Sohrabi

    Raleigh wrote:
    Mehdi Sohrabi would not need a team. He is a team within one body. He embraces team spirit as a concept and accepts that every individual bone is part of his team. Going well above the 10 riders limit. He removed all bones from his body leaving as follows.

    1 finger bone for gear changing
    2 feet without toes or connection to ankle to power pedals
    1 pelvis to balance on the saddle
    1 ear bone thingy to hear his own voice and Jens Voigt’s thoughts
    2 shoulders for aerodynamics

    Everything else has been replaced by titanium rods for weight saving with carbon joints.

    I was just hit by some sort of psychic fit in which he spoke to me……

    September 13, 2012 at 10:20 pm #700221
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    Stumps

    Gkam84 wrote:Under UCI TTT

    Gkam84 wrote:
    Under UCI TTT rules, for the world champs they would need 5 or 6 riders.

    TEAM TIME TRIAL:

    The principle is the same as for the individual time trial but this event is raced by teams of a minimum of 2 riders and a maximum of 10 riders.
    The team time trial will be on the programme at the UCI Road World Championships as from 2012, (5 to 6 riders per team). All the UCI Teams will be able to participate (UCI ProTeams, UCI Professional Continental Teams, UCI Continental Teams, UCI Women’s Teams).

    I think this is why most TTT’s if any are at the start of any stage race, To make sure there are enough riders for the “normal” 5th man over the line time set up.

    Some countries would only be able to have one person in their team, it’s a good job Raleigh’s not on at the mo, could you imagine having 5 or 6 Mehdi Sohrabi’s, he would explode with joy =))

    September 13, 2012 at 10:09 pm #700219
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    Gkam84

    Yeah you might aswell just
    Yeah you might aswell just have the individual TT and then add their times together…..

    September 13, 2012 at 9:47 pm #700217
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    Stumps

    enrique wrote:Gkam84 wrote:To

    enrique wrote:
    Gkam84 wrote:
    To make sure there are enough riders for the “normal” 5th man over the line time set up.

    You know, if it was up to me there’d be no 5th man ‘over-the-line’ rule. It would be every man gets the time over the line. If Cancellara wants to power his away alone at the end of a TTT, let him! :)

    It’s not really a Team TT then though, its more of a pace your best rider and then drop off to let him get the best time. Start as a team, end as a team in my opinion.

    September 13, 2012 at 9:43 pm #700215
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    enrique

    Gkam84 wrote:To make sure

    Gkam84 wrote:
    To make sure there are enough riders for the “normal” 5th man over the line time set up.

    You know, if it was up to me there’d be no 5th man ‘over-the-line’ rule. It would be every man gets the time over the line. If Cancellara wants to power his away alone at the end of a TTT, let him! 🙂

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