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National Road Race Championships

Fill in the blanks as they come in:

Belgium: Jurgen Roelandts, Silence!-Lotto

Netherlands: Lars Boom, Rabobank CT

France: Nicolas Vogondy, Agritubel

Spain: Alejandro Valverde, Caisse d'Epargne

Italy: Filippo Simeoni, Ceramica Flaminia

Germany: Fabian Wegmann, Gerolsteiner

Czech Republic: Petr Bencik

Sweden: Jonas Ljungblad, P3 Batavus

Norway: Kurt-Asle Arvesen, CSC-Saxo

Denmark: Nicki Sorensen, CSC-Saxo

Britain: Roberto Hayles, Halfords

Hungary:

Kazakhstan: Assan Bazayev, Astana

Luxembourg: Frank Schleck, CSC-Saxo

Russia: Sergei Ivanov, Astana

Poland:

Portugal: João Cabreira, La MSS

Ukraine

Switzerland: Markus Zberg, Gerolsteiner

Lithuania: Tomas Vaitkus, Astana

Finland: Jussi Veikkanen, Francais des Jeux

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He beat Lövkvist and Niclas Axelsson in a sprint

after the three broke away on the last lap. Here is Lövkvist trying to break free of the other two on one of the last climbs. Ljungblad , the best sprinter of the three, managed to hang on though and then the outcome was pretty much sealed.

by Jens on Jun 29, 2008 12:22 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

Alejandro Vaverde!

Some say the best things in life, are one the inside.

by Frinking on Jun 29, 2008 9:12 AM EDT   0 recs

Thank God

we’re spared the sight of the Spanish Champs jersey with the RR kit… blehhhh!

"I won! I won! I don't have to go to school anymore." -- Eddy Merckx, after winning his first bike race

by ELVISGOAT on Jun 29, 2008 9:22 AM EDT to parent up   0 recs

Amen!

Plus, he gets to ride that suh-weeeet Pinarello that J-Rod was sporting for a year.

This is shaping up to be an interesting tour!

Like I told my last wife, I says, "Honey, I never drive faster than I can see. Besides that, it's all in the reflexes." - Jack Burton

by itswells on Jun 29, 2008 1:18 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

Netherlands

Sprint a deux.. Boom or Moerenhout!

Some say the best things in life, are one the inside.

by Frinking on Jun 29, 2008 10:27 AM EDT   0 recs

1. Lars Boom 2 Moerenhout 3 Steven de Jongh

No Tour de France with the Dutch jersey.. Boom probably goes cyclo(?) crossing so no Dutch jersey at all in the pro peleton

Some say the best things in life, are one the inside.

by Frinking on Jun 29, 2008 10:32 AM EDT   0 recs

boom!

wow, that kid is talented.

by gavia on Jun 29, 2008 11:43 AM EDT to parent up   0 recs

he is.. and then he go cycling crossing.. Such a shame!

@Chris Officialy it’s Rabobak CT. There junior squad.. (Don’t know the word but I hope u know what I mean

Some say the best things in life, are one the inside.

by Frinking on Jun 29, 2008 11:48 AM EDT to parent up   0 recs

Sshhhh! Don't let Drew hear you badmouth cyclocross!

You’ll be shunned forever. Forever ,I tell you!

by Jens on Jun 29, 2008 11:53 AM EDT to parent up   0 recs

No worries

Boom is on my VDS team just because he’s a cross rider and a great road rider when he wants to be.

"Hey, hey, settle down boys and girls or Krusty will have to bring out his old friend Corporal Punishment again."

by Drew... on Jun 30, 2008 1:52 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

maybe he'll switch eventually?

nice to see him winning, anyway.

by gavia on Jun 29, 2008 12:04 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

Yeah he say so..

Though he went for the money.. Remeber something like that.. and in a year of 2/3 he goes to the real guys ;) Sorry Drew.. But it’s a nice sport to watch

Some say the best things in life, are one the inside.

by Frinking on Jun 29, 2008 12:25 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

very fun sport to watch :-)

but i wanna see boom race road all the same.

by gavia on Jun 29, 2008 12:36 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

Jaaaaan has won.. And no not the German one

Some say the best things in life, are one the inside.

by Frinking on Jun 29, 2008 10:45 AM EDT   0 recs

U know the guy how stopped a year ago and prepared his bike for this race

The men with the most quirs in the Tour, how kept this cyclingnation alive…

Kirsipuu.. From Letland or something I believe.. Finished solo.. Jumped away from a 3 men group

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by Frinking on Jun 29, 2008 7:14 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

Italie: Simeoni

France Vogondy

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by Frinking on Jun 29, 2008 11:05 AM EDT   0 recs

Simeoni

Lance’s best friend, huh?

by King of Doping on Jun 29, 2008 11:17 AM EDT to parent up   0 recs

Is he George Foreman?

I noticed his son is named Simone. Not exactly dealing with a full deck then?

"If writing too much about the Classics is wrong, I don't want to be right."

by Chris... on Jun 29, 2008 6:15 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

ha!

that one made me laugh :-)

by gavia on Jun 29, 2008 11:42 AM EDT to parent up   0 recs

Deutshland: Wegmannn

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by Frinking on Jun 29, 2008 11:27 AM EDT   0 recs

Chech: Petr Bencik

Slowaki.. isn’t listed Jurco

Suisse: Zberg

Russia: Ivanov

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by Frinking on Jun 29, 2008 11:39 AM EDT   0 recs

squad Petr Bencik: PSK Whirlpool - Author

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by Frinking on Jun 29, 2008 5:53 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

Great Brittain.. Roberto Hayles

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by Frinking on Jun 29, 2008 11:50 AM EDT   0 recs

sounds like a breakaway for most of the race

and Millar pulling the pack to try to catch them (unsuccessfully), Cav first of the main group
http://www.cyclingweekly.co.uk/news/Hayles_wins_Mens_National_RoadRace_Champs_article_262424.html

Hayles was all smiles. It was in stark contrast to March when he failed a haematocrit test on the eve of the World Track Championships.
(now I remember why the name sounded familiar).

by guidemd on Jun 29, 2008 12:13 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

Boonen 5th

according to HLN via Google translator:

After a sprint is incidentrijke Jurgen Roelandts Belgian champion on his 23rd. Van Avermaet attracts the sprint fine for Roelandts. Weylandt touches the rear wheel of Boonen and kwakt heavily against the ground. He sleurt Meersman. Boonen gets a kwak of Eeckhout, but was also too short and is only fifth.

doodsmak, kwakt – I love Dutch!

by guidemd on Jun 29, 2008 12:02 PM EDT   0 recs

me too :-)

kwakt. sweet!

by gavia on Jun 29, 2008 12:03 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

That was an odd one

Quickstep had been riding for Boonen all day (when Gilbert made a break, Steegmans just sat on his wheel) and yet at the last corner Weylandt was on Boonen’s wheel when he crashed. Boonen was then kwakt even further by Nico Eeckhoout (sp?) cutting across straight in front of him in the final sprint. Meanwhile the two Lotto guys just raced each other to the line.

by Monty. on Jun 30, 2008 1:48 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

How ironice

My VDS 2 pointer takes out my VDS 25 pointer.

D’oh!

"Hey, hey, settle down boys and girls or Krusty will have to bring out his old friend Corporal Punishment again."

by Drew... on Jun 30, 2008 1:55 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

Just another day at the office for "Way of the Cross"

Surprised any of them made it to the finish.

by Jens on Jun 30, 2008 1:59 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

Oh,

you can never count our riders truly out of it :-)

"Hey, hey, settle down boys and girls or Krusty will have to bring out his old friend Corporal Punishment again."

by Drew... on Jun 30, 2008 2:00 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

Andy Schleck.. Has beated his 2 contenders.. Ore 1.. Kirchen

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by Frinking on Jun 29, 2008 12:16 PM EDT   0 recs

Fränk Schleck Champion, not Andy

1. Fränk Schleck (CSC-Saxobank)
2. Benoit Joachim (Astana)
3. Christian Poos
4. Kim Kirchen (High Road)

by Jens on Jun 29, 2008 12:49 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

still cool :-)

no complaints here.

by gavia on Jun 29, 2008 12:54 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

Irish sort-of ticker and photos

http://www.irishcycling.com/publish/news/art_3181.shtml

break of 4 including a Slippie (guess that should be “Gar-Man” now?), that would be Dan Martin I presume? but the gaps coming down apparently. no idea how far to go.

by guidemd on Jun 29, 2008 12:16 PM EDT   0 recs

si

should be martin, yes

by gavia on Jun 29, 2008 12:35 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

Boonen doesn't look to happy though

Looks ready to kill whoever messed up his sprint.

by Jens on Jun 29, 2008 12:24 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

lol!

pretty fair he losed.. Eeckhoy also not that happy with his second place

Some say the best things in life, are one the inside.

by Frinking on Jun 29, 2008 12:29 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

at last count... astana has six

kazakh
TT – andrey mizurov
RR – assan bazayev

russia
TT – vladimir gusev
RR – sergey ivanov

portugal
TT – sergio paulinho

lithuania
TT – vaitkus

"Wizard's first rule. People are stupid. They will believe anything they want to be true or fear to be true." -- Terry Goodkind

by umwolverine on Jun 29, 2008 1:05 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

RR for Vaitkus

he got silver in the TT

by Bruce Suomi on Jun 29, 2008 2:36 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

sorry, reading too fast....

"Wizard's first rule. People are stupid. They will believe anything they want to be true or fear to be true." -- Terry Goodkind

by umwolverine on Jun 29, 2008 2:37 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

over at csc forums

the Luxembourg fans say that it is Frank not Andy who won the Lux jersey

by Lili on Jun 29, 2008 12:49 PM EDT   0 recs

Ireland: Daniel Martin

on a 25k solo breakaway.

by Tifosa on Jun 29, 2008 2:17 PM EDT   0 recs

Woo hoo for Martin!

"The most wasted day is that in which we have not laughed."

by nikki on Jun 29, 2008 9:28 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

Andiamo Simeoni!!!

I bet Lance is sitting around Mellow Johnny’s, counting his billions, seething at the thought.

At least, there’s always an Olsen twin

Racing for Victory and Free Beer!

by DemonCats on Jun 29, 2008 2:28 PM EDT   0 recs

Or Kate Hudson

If I just had one more gear, I...

by SpunOut on Jun 29, 2008 8:33 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

Portugal

1º João Cabreira of La MSS.
2º Tiago Machado of Madeinox Boavista (2ª in TT too!)
3º Candido Barbosa of Benfica, champion in 2007

by semprenaroda on Jun 29, 2008 3:40 PM EDT   0 recs

5 riders of the La MSS squad are suspected about doping

Nice if you can hold year head with it and win.. (sorry for the bad English, a little tired)

Some say the best things in life, are one the inside.

by Frinking on Jun 29, 2008 5:51 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

and + 4 staff persons ( DD too)

ABout his winning, he attack alone with 25km to go, and arrive isolated, the route was very hard.

Bettini style.

i will do some updating, after 10 July. Now i have exams, sorry. (This case was taking the same direction of Operacion Puerto…)

by semprenaroda on Jun 29, 2008 6:18 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

was or is?

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by Frinking on Jun 29, 2008 7:12 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

aah nice..

Love to hear about that!

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by Frinking on Jun 30, 2008 5:50 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

Hongarije Zoltan Madaras

Polen Marcin Sapa

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by Frinking on Jun 29, 2008 5:50 PM EDT   0 recs

Polish guy: DHL-Author

Hongary: P-Nivo Betonexpressz 2000 KFT.SE

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by Frinking on Jun 29, 2008 5:54 PM EDT   0 recs

lol If u come from down town Prznnnklenduiam I think it is!

But no updates on the last one?

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by Frinking on Jun 30, 2008 5:51 PM EDT   0 recs

Because u all love to know how won in Ukraine!

Ukraine Ruslan Pidgornyy Heard the name somewhere

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by Frinking on Jun 30, 2008 5:58 PM EDT   0 recs

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