World Road Championship

On 28/09/2015 12:09, colwyn wrote:
On 28/09/2015 11:54, Rob Morley wrote:
On Sun, 27 Sep 2015 20:29:50 +0100
colwyn wrote:

On 27/09/2015 19:49, colwyn wrote:
Just over 20km to go !
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Winner Peter Sagan (Slovakia)
2 Michael Matthews (Australia)
3 Ramunas Navardauskas (Lithuania)
4 Alexander Kristoff (Norway
5 Alejandro Valverde (Spain)
6 Simon Gerrans (Australia)
7 Tony Gallopin (France)
8 Michel Kwiatkowski (Poland)
9 Rui Costa (Portugal)
10 Philippe Gilbert (Belgium)

Where are the Brits?

Anyone interested in cycling would know.
Lizzie Armitstead was number 1

???

Why did they leave her name off the list above?

On 28/09/2015 13:55, JNugent wrote:
On 28/09/2015 12:09, colwyn wrote:
On 28/09/2015 11:54, Rob Morley wrote:
On Sun, 27 Sep 2015 20:29:50 +0100
colwyn wrote:

On 27/09/2015 19:49, colwyn wrote:
Just over 20km to go !
BBC red button 601


Winner Peter Sagan (Slovakia)
2 Michael Matthews (Australia)
3 Ramunas Navardauskas (Lithuania)
4 Alexander Kristoff (Norway
5 Alejandro Valverde (Spain)
6 Simon Gerrans (Australia)
7 Tony Gallopin (France)
8 Michel Kwiatkowski (Poland)
9 Rui Costa (Portugal)
10 Philippe Gilbert (Belgium)






Where are the Brits?



Anyone interested in cycling would know.
Lizzie Armitstead was number 1

???

Why did they leave her name off the list above?

The clue is in the first name!

On Mon, 28 Sep 2015 12:09:43 +0100
colwyn wrote:

On 28/09/2015 11:54, Rob Morley wrote:

Where are the Brits?

Anyone interested in cycling would know.
Lizzie Armitstead was number 1

ITYM "anyone interested in competitive cycling would know".
TBH I'm really not that interested, although it's good to see Brits
doing well in a sport that has traditionally been dominated by people
from the mainland.

On 28/09/2015 14:07, Rob Morley wrote:
On Mon, 28 Sep 2015 12:09:43 +0100
colwyn wrote:

On 28/09/2015 11:54, Rob Morley wrote:

Where are the Brits?

Anyone interested in cycling would know.
Lizzie Armitstead was number 1

ITYM "anyone interested in competitive cycling would know".
TBH I'm really not that interested, although it's good to see Brits
doing well in a sport that has traditionally been dominated by people
from the mainland.

Apologies - shooting from the hip!
Richmond 2015 results
Best Male Brit = Ben Swift 22nd
Stephen Cummings = 32
Best german arch enemy John Degenkolb 29th

1 SAGAN Peter SVK19900126 SLOVAKIA 6:14:37
2 MATTHEWS Michael AUS19900926 AUSTRALIA +3
3 NAVARDAUSKAS Ramunas LTU19880130 LITHUANIA +3
4 KRISTOFF Alexander NOR19870705 NORWAY +3
5 VALVERDE BELMONTE Alejandro ESP19800425 SPAIN +3
6 GERRANS Simon AUS19800516 AUSTRALIA +3
7 GALLOPIN Tony FRA19880524 FRANCE +3
8 KWIATKOWSKI Michal POL19900602 POLAND +3
9 COSTA Rui POR19861005 PORTUGAL +3
10 GILBERT Philippe BEL19820705 BELGIUM +3
11 DUMOULIN Tom NED19901111 NETHERLANDS +3
12 HOWES Alex USA19880101 UNITED STATES OF AMERICA +3
13 TERPSTRA Niki NED19840518 NETHERLANDS +3
14 TAARAMAE Rein EST19870424 ESTONIA +3
15 KUZNETSOV Viacheslav RUS19890624 RUSSIAN FEDERATION +3
16 OLIVEIRA Nelson POR19890306 PORTUGAL +3
17 ARASHIRO Yukiya JPN19840922 JAPAN +3
18 NIZZOLO Giacomo ITA19890130 ITALY +3
19 BOOKWALTER Brent USA19840216 UNITED STATES OF AMERICA +3
20 BOASSON HAGEN Edvald NOR19870517 NORWAY +3
21 BOUHANNI Nacer FRA19900725 FRANCE +3
22 SWIFT Ben GBR19871105 GREAT BRITAIN +3
23 VAN AVERMAET Greg BEL19850517 BELGIUM +3
24 KANGERT Tanel EST19870311 ESTONIA +3
25 AMADOR BKKAZAKOVA Andrey CRC19860829 COSTA RICA +3
26 HALLER Marco AUT19910401 AUSTRIA +12
27 MORENO FERNANDEZ Daniel ESP19810905 SPAIN +12
28 DILLIER Silvan SUI19900803 SWITZERLAND +12
29 DEGENKOLB John GER19890107 GERMANY +15
30 SANCHEZ GIL Luis Leon ESP19831124 SPAIN +15
31 CUMMINGS Stephen GBR19810319 GREAT BRITAIN +15
32 URAN URAN Rigoberto COL19870126 COLOMBIA +18
33 BRESCHEL Matti DEN19840831 DENMARK +21
34 TRENTIN Matteo ITA19890802 ITALY +21
35 BOONEN Tom BEL19801015 BELGIUM +21
36 BRUTT Pavel RUS19820129 RUSSIAN FEDERATION +21
37 TCATEVICH Aleksei RUS19890705 RUSSIAN FEDERATION +28
38 DEMARE Arnaud FRA19910826 FRANCE +32
39 MARCZYNSKI Tomasz POL19840306 POLAND +40
40 BENNETT Sam IRL19901016 IRELAND +40
41 HNIK Karel CZE19910809 CZECH REPUBLIC +40
42 NIBALI Vincenzo ITA19841114 ITALY +40
43 STYBAR Zdenek CZE19851211 CZECH REPUBLIC +40
44 HAUSSLER Heinrich AUS19840225 AUSTRALIA +40
45 BAK Lars Ytting DEN19800116 DENMARK +55
46 GRIVKO Andriy UKR19830807 UKRAINE +55
47 PIBERNIK Luka SLO19931023 SLOVENIA +55
48 MEZGEC Luka SLO19880627 SLOVENIA +55
49 KONONENKO Mykhaylo UKR19871030 UKRAINE +55
50 IMPEY Daryl RSA19841206 SOUTH AFRICA +55
51 STANNARD Ian GBR19870525 GREAT BRITAIN +55
52 LOBATO DEL VALLE Juan Jose ESP19881230 SPAIN +55
53 KING Benjamin USA19890322 UNITED STATES OF AMERICA +55
54 GOLAS Michal POL19840429 POLAND +55
55 LAGUTIN Sergey RUS19810114 RUSSIAN FEDERATION +55
56 IZAGUIRRE INSAUSTI Jon ESP19890204 SPAIN +55
57 YATES Adam GBR19920807 GREAT BRITAIN +55
58 HENDERSON Greg NZL19760910 NEW ZEALAND +55
59 PATERSKI Maciej POL19860912 POLAND +1:10
60 SIUTSOU Kanstantsin BLR19820809 BELARUS +1:38
61 DUCHESNE Antoine CAN19910912 CANADA +1:50
62 ZAKARIN Ilnur RUS19890915 RUSSIAN FEDERATION +1:55
63 LUTSENKO Alexey KAZ19920907 KAZAKHSTAN +2:02
64 VANMARCKE Sep BEL19880728 BELGIUM +2:08
65 RICHEZE Maximiliano Ariel ARG19830307 ARGENTINA +2:09
66 ALBASINI Michael SUI19801220 SWITZERLAND +2:15
67 VALGREN Michael DEN19920207 DENMARK +2:50
68 QUINTERO Carlos Julian COL19860305 COLOMBIA +2:50
69 MOLLEMA Bauke NED19861126 NETHERLANDS +2:50
70 KAMYSHEV Arman KAZ19910314 KAZAKHSTAN +2:50
71 KEUKELEIRE Jens BEL19881123 BELGIUM +2:50
72 LAENGEN Vegard Stake NOR19890207 NORWAY +2:50
73 HANSEN Adam AUS19810511 AUSTRALIA +2:50
74 MAJKA Rafal POL19890912 POLAND +2:50
75 DELAGE Mickael FRA19850806 FRANCE +2:50
76 RAST Gregory SUI19800117 SWITZERLAND +2:50
77 HAYMAN Mathew AUS19780420 AUSTRALIA +2:50
78 MORKOV Michael DEN19850430 DENMARK +2:50
79 FARRAR Tyler USA19840602 UNITED STATES OF AMERICA +3:00
80 BENOOT Tiesj BEL19940311 BELGIUM +3:35
81 BOOM Lars NED19851230 NETHERLANDS +3:35
82 QUINZIATO Manuel ITA19791030 ITALY +3:41
83 BENNATI Daniele ITA19800924 ITALY +3:41
84 FELLINE Fabio ITA19900329 ITALY +3:41
85 PHINNEY Taylor USA19900627 UNITED STATES OF AMERICA +3:41
86 BOLE Grega SLO19850813 SLOVENIA +3:45
87 LANGEVELD Sebastian NED19850117 NETHERLANDS +3:45
88 MARTIN Tony GER19850423 GERMANY +4:00
89 VIVIANI Elia ITA19890207 ITALY +5:18
90 GESCHKE Simon GER19860313 GERMANY +5:23
91 GESINK Robert NED19860531 NETHERLANDS +6:43
92 VANDENBERGH Stijn BEL19840425 BELGIUM +6:43
93 ANDERSON Ryan CAN19870722 CANADA +6:43
94 WOODS Michael CAN19861012 CANADA +6:43
95 CHERNETSKI Sergei RUS19900409 RUSSIAN FEDERATION +6:43
96 VAN BAARLE Dylan NED19920521 NETHERLANDS +6:43
97 BARTA Jan CZE19841207 CZECH REPUBLIC +6:43
98 POLNICKY Jiri CZE19891216 CZECH REPUBLIC +6:43
99 LIGTHART Pim NED19880616 NETHERLANDS +6:43
100 LEMOINE Cyril FRA19830303 FRANCE +6:43
101 THWAITES Scott GBR19900212 GREAT BRITAIN +6:43
102 ULISSI Diego ITA19890715 ITALY +6:43
103 VOSS Paul GER19860326 GERMANY +8:12
104 MARTENS Paul GER19831026 GERMANY +10:47
105 GREIPEL Andre GER19820716 GERMANY +10:47
106 SIEBERG Marcel GER19820430 GERMANY +10:47
107 BOIVIN Guillaume CAN19890525 CANADA +11:11
108 ROGINA Radoslav CRO19790303 CROATIA +11:11
109 CRADDOCK Lawson USA19920220 UNITED STATES OF AMERICA +12:56
110 SMUKULIS Gatis LAT19870415 LATVIA +13:58
RODRIGUEZ OLIVER Joaquin ESP19790512 SPAIN DNF
VACHON Florian FRA19850102 FRANCE DNF
CLARKE Simon AUS19860718 AUSTRALIA DNF
DOCKER Mitche AUS19861002 AUSTRALIA DNF
DURASEK Kristijan CRO19870726 CROATIA DNF
PREIDLER Georg AUT19900617 AUSTRIA DNF
KNEES Christian GER19810305 GERMANY DNF
JANSE VAN RENSBURG Reinardt RSA19890203 SOUTH AFRICA DNF
MCCARTHY Jay AUS19920908 AUSTRALIA DNF
DURBRIDGE Luke AUS19910409 AUSTRALIA DNF
KREUZIGER Roman CZE19860506 CZECH REPUBLIC DNF
ROWE Luke GBR19900310 GREAT BRITAIN DNF
JUUL JENSEN Christopher DEN19890706 DENMARK DNF
GULDHAMMER Rasmus DEN19890309 DENMARK DNF
MAES Nikolas BEL19860409 BELGIUM DNF
ERVITI OLLO Imanol ESP19831115 SPAIN DNF
PLAZA MOLINA Ruben ESP19800229 SPAIN DNF
KOSTYUK Denys UKR19820313 UKRAINE DNF
NORDHAUG Lars Petter NOR19840514 NORWAY DNF
UCHIMA Kohei JPN19881108 JAPAN DNF
TLEUBAYEV Ruslan KAZ19870307 KAZAKHSTAN DNF
MINARD Sebastien FRA19820612 FRANCE DNF
SAGAN Juraj SVK19881223 SLOVAKIA DNF
KOLAR Michal SVK19921221 SLOVAKIA DNF
KOREN Kristijan SLO19861125 SLOVENIA DNF
MAS BONET Luis ESP19891015 SPAIN DNF
BOZIC Borut SLO19800808 SLOVENIA DNF
KIRYIENKA Vasil BLR19810628 BELARUS DNF
ROJAS Juan Carlos CRC19811222 COSTA RICA DNF
ROTH Ryan CAN19830110 CANADA DNF
PANTANO Jarlinson COL19881119 COLOMBIA DNF
FROHLINGER Johannes GER19850609 GERMANY DNF
BAGDONAS Gediminas LTU19851226 LITHUANIA DNF
VAKOC Petr CZE19920711 CZECH REPUBLIC DNF
BYSTROM Sven Erik NOR19920121 NORWAY DNF
KEISSE Iljo BEL19821221 BELGIUM DNF
GONCALVES Jose POR19890213 PORTUGAL DNF
ANACONA GOMEZ Winner COL19880811 COLOMBIA DNF
CANO ARDILA Alex COL19830313 COLOMBIA DNF
DEBESAY Mekseb ERI19910616 ERITREA DNF
RODAS OCHOA Manuel GUA19840705 GUATEMALA DNF
SIMON Julien FRA19851004 FRANCE DNF
BUTS Vitaliy UKR19861024 UKRAINE DNF
FENN Andrew GBR19900701 GREAT BRITAIN DNF
POSTLBERGER Lukas AUT19920110 AUSTRIA DNF
ALAPHILIPPE Julian FRA19920611 FRANCE DNF
BODNAR Maciej POL19850307 POLAND DNF
POLIVODA Oleksandr UKR19870331 UKRAINE DNF
TZORTZAKIS Polychronis GRE19890103 GREECE DNF
AVILA VANEGAS Edwin Alcibiades COL19891121 COLOMBIA DNF
DUNNE Conor IRL19920122 IRELAND DNF
SISKEVICIUS Evaldas LTU19881230 LITHUANIA DNF
GUAMA DE LA CRUZ Bayron ECU19850614 ECUADOR DNF
RAMOS Kleber BRA19850824 BRAZIL DNF
BEPPU Fumiyuki JPN19830410 JAPAN DNF
LOPEZ MORENO Miguel Angel COL19940204 COLOMBIA DNF
HOULE Hugo CAN19900927 CANADA DNF
DOWSETT Alex GBR19881003 GREAT BRITAIN DNF
SERGENT Jesse NZL19880708 NEW ZEALAND DNF
ALZATE ESCOBAR Carlos Eduardo COL19830323 COLOMBIA DNF
BUCHACEK Tomas CZE19780307 CZECH REPUBLIC DNF
TVETCOV Serghei ROU19881229 ROMANIA DNF
BEWLEY Sam NZL19870722 NEW ZEALAND DNF
DIDIER Laurent LUX19840719 LUXEMBOURG DNF
JARAMILLO DIEZ Daniel Alexander COL19910115 COLOMBIA DNF
KUMP Marko SLO19880909 SLOVENIA DNF
BREEN Vegard NOR19900208 NORWAY DNF
HUTAROVICH Yauheni BLR19831129 BELARUS DNF
VAN EMDEN Jos NED19850218 NETHERLANDS DNF
DRUCKER Jean-Pierre LUX19860903 LUXEMBOURG DNF
STEVIC Ivan SRB19800312 SERBIA DNF
OSS Daniel ITA19870113 ITALY DNF
KHRIPTA Andriy UKR19861129 UKRAINE DNF
MIHAYLOV Nikolay BUL19880408 BULGARIA DNF
PARK Sung Baek KOR19850227 KOREA DNF
GARRIDO Gonzalo CHI19730902 CHILE DNF
KIRSCH Alex LUX19920612 LUXEMBOURG DNF
DIAZ Daniel ARG19890707 ARGENTINA DNF
SEO Joon Yong KOR19880314 KOREA DNF
GARNERO Antonio BRA19830817 BRAZIL DNF
ROJAS VILLEGAS Cesar CRC19880323 COSTA RICA DNF
VENTER Jaco RSA19870213 SOUTH AFRICA DNS

On 28/09/2015 14:07, Rob Morley wrote:
On Mon, 28 Sep 2015 12:09:43 +0100
colwyn wrote:

On 28/09/2015 11:54, Rob Morley wrote:

Where are the Brits?

Anyone interested in cycling would know.
Lizzie Armitstead was number 1

ITYM "anyone interested in competitive cycling would know".
TBH I'm really not that interested, although it's good to see Brits
doing well in a sport that has traditionally been dominated by people
from the mainland.

QUOTE:
[1] Winner [-] Peter Sagan (Slovakia)
2 Michael Matthews (Australia)
3 Ramunas Navardauskas (Lithuania)
4 Alexander Kristoff (Norway
5 Alejandro Valverde (Spain)
6 Simon Gerrans (Australia)
7 Tony Gallopin (France)
8 Michel Kwiatkowski (Poland)
9 Rui Costa (Portugal)
10 Philippe Gilbert (Belgium)

"doing well"?

Was number 11 a "Brit"?

On Sun, 27 Sep 2015 22:56:04 +0100, colwyn
wrote:

On 27/09/2015 22:48, Peter Parry wrote:

I thought someone recently said "The UK is blessed with world class
cyclists at the moment." ?

Take your pick!

An interesting definition of " world class cyclists at the moment".

Are there so few that you felt it necessary to bump the numbers up by
including the long dead, those drawing their OAP, those banned for
drug offenses and those who appear never to have won anything?