National Championships 2015 Thread

[raindog]

Tronet wins in France - Bouhanni crashed a couple hundred metres from the line

 

[Bobby Mhor]

This is looking tasty..
Will PK outdrag Cav oop the hill?

 

[raindog]

feel a bit gutted for Cav - that was a mind-boggling ride from him

 

[col1888]

Some of the idiot spectators on the Michaelgate climb need slapping with a pedal wrench !

 

[sleaver]

Was Kennaugh just knackered or did he look like someone who had just won the National Championship for the second year in a row but knows he won't be going to the Tour?

 

[screenman]

Just about to get in the shower, standing next to the podium is not a good idea, unless of course you want to get soaked in bubbly.

 

[Flying_Monkey]

feel a bit gutted for Cav - that was a mind-boggling ride from him

It's confirmed to me something I've been thinking for a while, which is that as his sprinting speed slows down as he gets older, he still has a winning future as a more versatile one-day classics rider, should he choose to move in that direction - not for the really hilly races, but certainly for the others.

 

[Flying_Monkey]

Add the unexpected winners in the men's races in both Germany (Bora-Argon18's Buchmann) and France (Auber 93's Tronet), and this Championship season has already been more interesting than usual.

 

[raindog]

And let's not forget Owain Doull of Team Wiggins winning the under 23 prize in front of Simon Yates

 

[rich p]

That interview with Kennaugh at the end, sounded like a man who is ready to move to a different team, to me.

 

[raindog]

there's probably more wasted talent in Sky than any other team

 

[cyberknight]

there's probably more wasted talent in Sky than any other team

I think its more a case of sky having riders that could be team leaders as super domestiques means they are not a threat to the lead riders..........hopefully ( thinks tdf 2012 )

 

[raindog]

I think its more a case of sky having riders that could be team leaders as super domestiques means they are not a threat to the lead riders..........hopefully ( thinks tdf 2012 )

in other words "there's probably more wasted talent in Sky than any other team"

 

[screenman]

Or do Sky bring riders on to a higher level than others teams.

 

[cyberknight]

in other words "there's probably more wasted talent in Sky than any other team"

If the team can win the prize then from a standpoint of sponsers they are not wasted , of course they need to stay upright 1st