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tenacious1:
Bits of news are starting to trickle in.
--- Quote ---No time trial for Cancellara at world championships
By: Cycling News Published: September 05, 2014, 0:05 BST, Updated: September 05, 2014, 1:22 BST Race: UCI Road World Championships
Trek rider focused on winning the road race
The Swiss Cycling Federation has announced that Fabian Cancellara will not contest the time trial event at the UCI road world championships in Spain later this month.
The 33-year-old Swiss rider is a four time time trial world champion but has stated his sole focus is on securing the road race rainbow jersey in 2014.
With a palmarès that includes over 20 days in the Tour de France's yellow jersey, seven stages at the French grand tour, seven monuments and an Olympic gold medal among many more wins, for Cancellara, the missing item from his trophy cabinet is the rainbow jersey.
Currently racing the Vuelta a España with his Trek Factory Racing team, Cancellara was third in the first time trial of the grand tour having received a time penalty for drafting.
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Also -- Wiggins, Froome, and Millar have all made Britain's short list for the road race team. Wiggins and Froome together again! :d
tenacious1:
USA for UCI Road World Championships:
Elite Men Brent Bookwalter (BMC Racing Team),
Tejay van Garderen (BMC Racing Team),
Alex Howes (Garmin-Sharp),
Eric Marcotte (Team SmartStop p/b Mountain Khakis).
Kiel Reijnen (UnitedHealthcare),
Andrew Talansky (Garmin-Sharp)
http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/van-garderen-talansky-to-headline-usa-mens-team-at-world-championships
Missing
Phinney -- injured
Horner - no results this year due to being run over
Farrar - not a surprise, not a course for a pure sprinter
Danielson - ???
Stetina
Ted King
Ben King
Busche
Who in the world is Marcotte?
wherestheportojohn:
Spartacus :heartbeat:
tenacious1:
Columbia for Worlds:
Elite Men: Rigoberto Uran (Omega Pharma-Quick Step),
Winner Anacona (Lampre Merida),
Janier Acevedo (Garmin Sharp),
Sebastian Henao (Team Sky),
Julian Arredondo (Trek Factory Racing),
Esteban Chaves (Orica GreenEdge),
Carlos Betancur (Ag2r La Mondiale),
Miguel Angel Rubiano and
Carlos Julian Quintero (both Colombia Team).
That's a strong team even without Quintana. Notice that they get 9 while the US only gets 6. This has been a sucky year for US cycling. I'm guessing Phinney's and Horner's crashes hurt the point total.
tenacious1:
Peter Sagan (Cannondale) and Nacer Bouhanni (FDJ.fr) have abandoned the Vuelta a Espana as the race heads into the decisive mountain stages in the Asturias region of northern Spain. Both riders are set to ride the World Championships in Ponferrada later this month and have opted to recover and train rather than suffer in the mountains. http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/sagan-bouhanni-out-of-vuelta-a-espana
I suspect Spartacus will follow them shortly.
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