Race report - Swedish championships
by TheFigurehead on Jun 28, 2009 3:26 PM EDT
Email
Print
One of the first riders I saw today, a poor guy in a hideous outfit.
Lucky me, there were 120 riders with better looking kits.
The interesting part of the course, a little hill that they climbed 8 times. Almost 3k long, about 7-8% I think.
Today's winner Marcus Ljungqvist going up the hill for the first time. Nicklas Axelsson in front of him.
The Broom Wagon chased hard today.
Fredrik Kessiakoff, Jonas Ljungblad and Thomas Lövkvist decided to have a Giro reunion. Cute!
Marcus Ljungqvist and Fredrik Ericsson were the strongest riders today. After Kinnekulle they finished with 3 laps in Götene.
No pics from the sprint, but a video:
Maggie!
The Podium celebrates.
1. Marcus Ljungqvist
2. Fredrik Ericsson
3. Patrik Morén
More pics on Picasa.
17 comments
|
0 recs |
Do you like this story?
Comments
Good question
He had team mate (he is on Team Cykelcity when he is racing in Sweden) in the break, I guess he didn’t want to chase and it was too late when Lindgren got dropped. But the question is why he and some of the other big names missed the break.
Staring at the swim team gets you killed by a gang of dancing ninja men who know how to twirl.
by TheFigurehead on Jun 28, 2009 4:25 PM EDT up reply actions
Saving legs?
MAybe they didn’t like the National Flag? And Ljunqvist is also switchin shirts like Cance?
Nice photo’s btw. The sport has some potential if you look to the visitord they get in France. What do they watch in the summer?! Or is that skieing, Biatlon, shooting, and more Bjrndalen shows also in the summer?
Crashdan: "Veni Vidi Vici beats Wing Kong Exchange... … and I’ll change my signature to a backwards smile for a month."
Frining "It's what he thinks.. But he always do.. I eat my shoe if he ride top 15 in le Tour" about Devolder
Not saving legs
He hasn’t raced since the Giro, and they scrapped him for the tour.
Staring at the swim team gets you killed by a gang of dancing ninja men who know how to twirl.
by TheFigurehead on Jun 29, 2009 10:45 AM EDT up reply actions
Great: they are flying in that video!
Nice ocean views too!
wow big budget, the Swedes had a podium to stand on. The Swiss just had pieces of paper with numbers 1, 2, & 3
sometimes life is a false flat
Yoo mean, you don't see that guy in the last pic. who is getting bald?
Crashdan: "Veni Vidi Vici beats Wing Kong Exchange... … and I’ll change my signature to a backwards smile for a month."
Frining "It's what he thinks.. But he always do.. I eat my shoe if he ride top 15 in le Tour" about Devolder
clearly Jens is strategically positioned in photo no.6
yup, keep going…keep going…
by plinytheelder on Jun 29, 2009 4:03 AM EDT up reply actions
I haven't had that much hair since kindergarten
Actually if you put a normal amount of bodyfat on Maggie in that picture and shortened him by 10 cm that really (no kidding) could be me.
(except the only time you would find white sunglasses on me is if someone put them on me post-mortem)
Man, between this and Will's stuff on Swiss RR
we may be having the best race photo coverage of the season. Great job!
Found another video
On YouTube, with a better view of the sprint.
Staring at the swim team gets you killed by a gang of dancing ninja men who know how to twirl.
They're getting along just fine
None of the three favourites in the women RR managed to win, apparently because Emma Johansson and Susanne Ljungskog couldn’t work together. Ljungskog wanted it to be a sprint finish and therefor didn’t help Johansson chase after Stenerhag and Aune (it sounds a bit strange to me, but still), while Aune is Emilia Fahlin’s team mate. The quote of the day is:
Susanne is tragic, old and worn out.
Staring at the swim team gets you killed by a gang of dancing ninja men who know how to twirl.
This is why Emma is going to be a star in cycling
She has it in her to be a real asshole.
Seriously, I like that she is pissed about not winning but the fact is that when you reach the levels she’s at, you need to start accepting that people aren’t always going to be cooperating with you for fear of getting beaten. Ljungskog made a smart choice against a stronger opponent, Emma should get over it. The fact that she can’t stand Ljungskog probably doesn’t help.
Comments For This Post Are Closed
Secondary Sidebar
User Tools
FanPosts
Community blog posts and discussion.
Recent FanPosts
Featured Stories
FanShots
Quick hits of video, photos, quotes, chats, links and lists that you find around the web.
Recommended FanShots
Recent FanShots
![This is funny on so many levels. [Html should open bigger]](http://cdn3.sbnation.com/fan_shot_images/239959/flagged_small.jpg)
Certain photos copyright © 2012 by Associated Press or Getty Images. Any commercial use or distribution without the express written consent of Associated Press and Getty Images is strictly prohibited.
