British and other Countries National Championships - Road Race and TT ** Spoilers **

[brommers]

By the way, Arthur Vichot won the French national road race (for the second time) and Alexis Vuillermoz came third. Does that answer your earlier question?

Smugness doesn't suit you smutch.

 

[brommers]

Not sure about the British championships 'becoming' devalued - big names not showing up is nothing new. ICBW but I think the Belgians have a rule that all eligible pros have to race the national championships.

Does the national champion automatically get selected for the world championships? If not they should do.

 

[brommers]

Looks like Bouhanni injured his hand on someone's teeth.

 

[brommers]

Tinkoff have four national road champions in their ranks: Majka, Kreuziger, Blythe and Sagan. In addition they have Bodnar who became Polish ITT champ. Blimey.

Dimension Data have done well too.

 

[smutchin]

Greipel won the German road race with Kittel coming in third behind The New Kittel, Max Walscheid. Don't know if that's any kind of indication of form ahead of the Tour (neither of them did much at the Ster ZLM Toer either, did they?), but it's a good psychological blow for Greipel.

Shame Walscheid won't be at the Tour.

 

[rich p]

Does the national champion automatically get selected for the world championships? If not they should do.

The winners of the nationals are often skewed by whoever has a 'team' with him. A lot of decent riders are completely isolated and stand no chance.
The paucity of opposition in some countries means that it's an easier win for some than others. Having said that, those 'easy' winners would be the national selection for the Worlds anyway.

 

[lyn1]

Does the national champion automatically get selected for the world championships? If not they should do.

GB wise, no, although in most cases they would. Nevertheless there are situations where legitimately they may not.

 

[Louch]

Until Froome enters a national champs, I can't consider him a British rider.

 

[oldroadman]

Does the national champion automatically get selected for the world championships? If not they should do.

Why? There are cases when the best riders don't ride, for various reasons. Automatic selection takes any discretion away (maybe not a good team rider, the National format encourages individual riding) which is never good.

 

[oldroadman]

Until Froome enters a national champs, I can't consider him a British rider.

In that case there are a lot of us who are not British. What nonsense!

 

[Louch]

In that case there are a lot of us who are not British. What nonsense!

He has never lived in the uk, or rode in the national champs. Shows no signs of Britishness other than using it for financial gains.

 

[smutchin]

Until Froome enters a national champs, I can't consider him a British rider.

Lucky for him it's not your call then, isn't it.

 

[brommers]

Shows no signs of Britishness

What you've never heard him say bruv or cuz?

 

[Louch]

Lucky for him it's not your call then, isn't it.

That's why I said I can't. Never said anyone else has to share my opinion on this Kenyan rider