Hello and welcome back to Cyclingnews' live coverage from this year's World Ch𓃲ampionships.
After this morning's action in the168澳洲5最新开奖结果: women's TTT it's the turn of the men's peloton to take to the streets of Flore📖nce for their trade team race of truth.
The teams of six riders have a 57.2 kilometre test against them. It's v🍸irtually an identical course to the one that will decide the individual time trial, but for a few slight modificatio𝓡ns.
The course starts out in Montecatini Terme and right now, the conditions are perfect, with the sun out and little wind. The temperature will rise throughout the day which couldꦗ make for even faster times.
The first time check come at Serravalle Pistoiese after a short rise at around 7km. Then the race drops down, after a brief technical section. The section split comes after 24km but the majority ▨of that section is wide and flat and should see the powerful teams hit their stride. There's another technical section in the closing stages that will see a number of teams stretched to the limit, before one final hairpin bend before the finish.
There'🌱s real mix, it has to be said, in ability, such is the way the event is structured but all the WorldTour teams are coming later in the event.First off, and on the start ramp now is the VELO CLUB SOVACꦆ team.
168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Last year Omega Pharma QuickStep stormed 🧜to the win,♕ edging out BMC and GreenEDGE.
BMC will be out for revenge. The US team were second last year and could, perhaps should, have won. However they fell apart on the final ascent of the Cauberg. This year they have Taylor Phinney and van Garderen in the mix but there's no spot for Italian veteran Marco Pinotti. Still,♕ they're one of the strongest teams in the race.
Third last year, and the winners of the TTT in the Tour de France this year, Orica GreenE🎐DGE also line up with a strong squad:
No disrespect but Sky haveꦿ a stronger line up ♊than the one that travelled to Holland last year:
Cancellara, who missed the worlds last year due to injury, is back and wi💜ll lead RadioShack in their last Worlds outing. They have a decent mix of riders and could challenge for a top five:
Not much has been said of the Garmin-Sharp team in the build up. Some of their TTT gloss may have worn out but on their day they can still challenge. They're packed with experience but 𒉰do they still have the legs?
You can find a complete start list for the race, 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:right here:
Davide Rebellin is racing today. He𒁏's the oldest rider on the start list🐻 at the age of 42.
Three of the early teams have gone through the first time check and UTENSILNORD ORA24.EU a💎re currently in the lead.
Optum and the Rabobank Development tꦜeam 😼are both on the road now.
The only change for last year's winners Omega Pharma QuickSte♌p, is that Boonen is out. The Classics star has had an injury hit season but he's been replaced by Michal Kwiatkowski who has,quite frankly, been a revelation for the team this season. He was strong back in January at the Tour de San Luis, had a cracking Classics campaign and then was a star for the team during the Tour de France.
Cyclingteam De Rijke-Shanks now lead at the f🌠irst time check but we've got a few more teams on the road now, including MTN-Qhubeka. They were here last year and finished in 23rd place. They'll be hoping for a stronger perfor🔴mance today.
Cannondale, formerly Liquigasꦿ were fifth last ye🙈ar and were in the hot seat for a while. They've again sent a strong team this year:
BDC - MARCPOL TEAM are the current leaders at the second time check, having posted the 6th fastest time at the first check.
The Rabobank Development team were fastest at the first time check and they're looking good out there. They're on course for goiꦺng fastest at the second time che💦ck.
What of Vacans꧋oleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team's chances today? Their final Worlds, at WorldTour at least. They've gone out with a whimper this season on paper they still have a line up that could challenge for a top ten spot toda♉y. Motivation could be key for them.
RIJKE&nbs꧑p; storm to the top of the leaderboard at the second check with Team Cult Energy in second place for now. MTN ❀should be at the first time check soon enough.
Optum have perhaps their strongest team here but they'rꦜe well off the pace at the moment and down in 10th at the first check. Can t𝔉hey turn it around?
Thꦰ🔯e fightback has begun as Optum go fastest by seven seconds at the second time check.
Wh♕ile MTN also struggle in the first sector. Perhaps holding back through the technical sections before opening up the throttle on the long, flat stages.
Rabobank Development started strongly and they've continued i🎐n that fashion, setting 🐈the fastest times at both of the time checks.
The Rabobank youngsters started stronܫgly last year and it's a case of history repeating itself as they cut through all the fastest times so far.
Euskaltel are under✨ way. Certainly not the strongest team in the race but they'll want to do✨ that jersey proud in their last Worlds outing.
Lotto smash 🦂through the first time check and take the lead as MTN are in full flight and heading towards the second time check. They take 6th after 24km.
Argos are out on t🎃he road. Their women's team didn't manage to pick up a medal. A tough ask for the men's team but they do have a couple𝐆 of handy riders within their ranks.
The Italian team had a🎶 shocker last year, finishing in ꩲ28th place. This time around they've picked:
Ar♔ound the opening corners for Lampre, as up ahead Argos keep the pace hi💙gh.
And Ga෴rmin now set off with David Millar leading the Amer𝓰ican team down the start ramp.
Garmin immediately lined out and in single file, just tꦰhe one man i🔯n the wind. If they can keep it together they're in a with a chance of a medal.
As Malori leads Lampre. He's really going to have to take responsibility for the team ♋today. Of course he'🌜s off to Movistar for next season.
Rohan Dennis on the back for Garmin. The American ♕team take a slight lead at thi♏s stage.
And Cannondale now start their effort.
No Ted King in their line up, stil🐈🎃l no news on where the American will be racing next season.
Garmin are o𝔍n the early climb. It's around a km of effort.
Over the top of the climb and Garmin are second. Belkin are now about to start their effort. Team Cult E꧅nergy are ꧑the new leaders at the finish line.
Lotto are havin༒g a storming ride, and are fastest at the first two time checks.
Omega's Developﷺment team are about to hit🦋 the line and they take the lead by nearly 8 seconds.
Saxo Bank, who had a strong TTT in the Tour set off. No C🌜ontador in their ranks but Roche, fresh from his Vuelta performance is here:
Astana are about to take to the start line.
And Cannodale are🐈 now the fastest team at the first time check, 5 seconds꧒ up on Lotto.
But it's Optum who now take the lead. It wo🐠nt stand though because the Rabobank Development team are over 40 seconds faster.
Fabian Cancellara steadies himself on the s🌞tart ramp and then leads off the RadioShack Leopard team.
The former world time trial champion leads his team through the first few corners. No risk🐈s at this stage as 🎃Euskaltel are 5th at the second time check.
Lot🌠to still the fastest time on GPS with R🙈adioShack at 3 seconds.
What chance of the Rabobank Development team upstaging Belkin? It's possible 🦋because the WorldTour team are off the pace at the moment.
The sun is still out, and there's l♕ittle wind out thereღ from what we can see on the finishline.
Out on the road🉐 and RadioShack remained disciplined. Th꧟ey're still four seconds off the pace but they've not started the climb yet.
As Movistar leave the start ramp.
Garmin Sharp are fastest at the seco🦩nd time ♍check. 18 seconds faster than Lotto.
RadioShack on the climb but they're moving the gears a🦩nd starting to find their pace.
At the second time check the WorldTour team are demonstꩵr𒆙ating their dominance, leading the top 7 places. Sagan is leading Cannondale though and they hit the second time check and they're 15 seconds up on Garmin.
As Froome and his Sky teammates start the TTT course♉.
A bit of a surprise to see Sagan aᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚ𒀱ᩚᩚᩚnd his team so far༒ ahead at the second time check but there's still a long way to go.
MTN come ꦆto the line and it's another scalp for the Rabobank Development team.
Podium pla𝔍cers from last year, Orica GreenEdge start their TTT. They of course won the TTT during the Tour and will be one of the st🧔rongest teams today.
Meanw🍨hile Astana are second at the💝 first time check.
Just BM♋C and Omega Pharma have yet to start but it's BMC on the ramp right now.
Skꦛy are now on the early climb with♊ Froome back in third wheel.
GPS says that Sky are fastest on ♛the road, with Orica three seconds down.
Cannodale were the fastest team at the first check but Sky go four൩ seconds faster.
Rabobank still lead but Lotto 🍎are closing in on 𒆙the finish.
And now the defending champions are off. C𓃲an they retain their crown?
Up ahead BMC snake their way🐠 through the𒈔 opening sectors as Lotto approach the finish.
T🅠hey're down to four riders with Greipel lea🌺ding them home.
Porte♑ on the the front and van Garderen on the front for BMC. This is building towards a thrilling finish.
Astana are approaching the second time check and they're really in the mix, just 2.7seconds down on Cannondale﷽.
And it's Vacansoleil who set the fastest time and by 50 seconds. That's a solid ride, even𝔍 though they only finished with four riders.
There's bit more of a breeze out there now and that could rওeally make a difference.
Garmin⭕ are 56 seconds up on Lotto but they look﷽ to be down to 5 riders.
As RadioShack are 16 seconds slower than Cannondale a🧔t the secon🔯d time check.
Lotto now set the fastest time with Greipel f𒀰irst over the line. Flecha had only just sat down but the Belgian team were 37 seconds faster.
Cannondale come to the third time 🎉check and now they're faster than Garmin. But behind tꦜhem the likes of RadioShack, BMC, Orica and Sky are all in the mix.
Sky still have all six riders, BMC too as Boa🐎sson Hagen drifts to the back for the British team. At the firs𒈔t time check Omega are the quickest.
It looks like one of the BMC riders is already missing ཧturns though.
At the first time check It's Omega leading with Orica at 12.2 🐽seconds and BMC at 12.4.
Arg෴os come over the line and take second for now, behind Lotto.
Cannondale look to be running away with this according to the GPS𝔉.
Sky are coming up to the second time check thoꦑugh and they've gone 29 seconds faster than the GPS. I think we can ignore the GP𝕴S from now on.
Garmin hit the cent🧸re of Florence and they're down to four riders.
Omega are still the fastest on🅠 the road and the medals look to be between the defending champions, Sky, BMC, Orica and Cannondale.
RadioShack and Astana areไ on the fringes of the main battle at the moment.
at the second time 𒆙check Orica are four seconds 🅘faster than Team Sky.
Tony Martin drifts to💫 the back of the Omega l💛ine as Chavanel leads
Lampre cross the line almost a minute down on⛄ Lotto.
Greipel slouches in his chair by the podium but he'll know that his team will be not be in the hunt come the😼 end of the race.
Garmin are about to finish and they go fastest, 59 seconds faster th𝓀an Lotto.𒊎 That sets the standard for the other teams on the road.
The defending chamཧpions are on the ꦏmarch though and they're still leading the race by six seconds head of Sky are Orica.
But now Orica leap into second and they're a second off the lead with Sky five seconds down. BMC are being squeezed o🐎ut at the moment.
It's going to be tough for BMC to come back into this as they're losing a few more seconds. And Cann♕ondale are over 30 seconds fa𓂃ster than Garmin.
And now Orica are leading by two seconds but there's only five seconds separating Omega,🔯 Sky and the Australians.
BMC are 2๊2 seconds off the lead at the second time gap.
Orica now lead by three seconds and Sꦫky are starting to𒊎 close in on the Belgians.
Orica still have all six riders and 9 seconds separate the top 🧔ౠthree positions.
Sky still look smoo♑th, in a single 🍌pace line but one of their riders is missing turns.
Sky look to be cracking a bit here.
They're losing ground on Orica. We said earlier that the Australian's didn't have a weakness and they're proving that now as they str💛♋etch their lead over Omega.
Watch out for RadioShack because they've gone 🧔faster than Cannondale at the penultimate time check.
Orica have lost one﷽ rider so they're down to five.
There's a bit of a headwind🌠 though and that could play a factor. Sky are now ten seconds down on Omega, with the Belgians still in secon🦋d.
Porte at the back of the Sky train and the🐷 British teཧam are hanging in there.
Belkin are about to finish and they t🐼ake provisional th💙ird.
Orica continue to keep their discipline, shifting to shorter tu♕rns on the front. S⛎ky still have all six as Thomas leads them.
Up to the third time check and😼 Sky are faste🤪st so far.
Orica a🔜ppear to be building on their lead though. It's at around 15 seconds.
Orica turn the screw and come up to the third time check 20 seconds faster than Sky. They're on cours💧e for♉ the title.
Astana come to the finish. They should be on for a top five, at least. They bไeat Canno🐲ndale by 7.7 seconds.
They were down to four riders but k♊ept plugging away and it's Fuglsang who leads them over the line.
That pushes Garmin down to third.
Cancellara now leads home RadioShack and they ꦆtake the lead by 3 seconds.
Cancellara has three riders with him and t𝓡hat's enough. Astana had only just sat down in the hotseat but they're off back to the team hotel.
Popovi꧅ch waves to the croꦿwds as he take a seat. The Shack riders look spent.
Sky were third at the pe༺nultimate time check, 20 seco𝓰nds off the lead.
Orica are now do𓃲wn to four riders. There's no room for error here, they can't make any mistakes because Omega are hot on their heels.
Phi♌nney is doing a lot of work for BMC but it might not be enough for a medal. The American team are off🌱 the pace.
BMC are over 20 seconds down on third.
Just four teams out on the road. RadioShack lead but really the medꦓals will come down to Orica, Sky and Omega.
And &nbs🦩p;Sky have lost two men but they're close to the finish.
55 seconds faster than RadioShack. They will get a ไmedal if BMC cant beat them.
BMC are ༒coming ꧅through the tight cobbled streets now.
It will 🗹be Orica who reach the finish first though.
And Orica, with four riders, are really up against it. They're now fi💎ve seconds down on Omega.
Orica GreenEdge, 21 seജconds faster than Sky and into the lead. For now...
BMC still to come but itꦿ's Omega Pharma who are looking to win their second title.
BMC look fairly ragged now, t🙈hey may know the time splits as van Garderen si▨ts on the front.
Cummigs in on the back🥃 of the BMC train and he'♔s starting to miss some turns.
BMC are coming up to the line bওut fourth is the best they ꦿcan do.
💦Third for BMC but Omega are still to come in.
Will it be g🌃old or silver for Omega Pharma Quick Step, the defending champions.
Orica riders stare up at the screens above them as 💖Martin leads the final team home. Accord✅ing to GPS the gap is one second.
Only four riders left for Omega. This is going to be nಌail b𝔉iting.
Martin on the front, then Chavanel
it's going to be so close.
They've done it. They've done it by 0.88 seconds.
All four riders spread themselves over the road and that might have made the difference because in the end it came down to le🍬ss than one second.
Durbridge shakes his head an🧔d buries his face in a towel. He cไan't quite believe it. As outside Martin and his teammates are mobbed on the line.
Omega Pharma have retained their title, just like Specalized did inღ the women's event.
Sky settle for bronze, with BMC down in fourth.
1 Omega Pharma Quick Step 1:04:16.74
2 Orica GreenEdge 0:00:00.88
3 Sky Procycling 0:00:22.62
4 BMC Racing Team 0:01:02.78
5 RadioShack Leopard 0:01:17.52
6 Astana Pro Team 0:01:21.21
7 Cannondale Pro Cycling 0:01:28.81
8 Garmin-Sharp 0:02:02.01
9 Team Saxo-Tinkoff 0:02:14.24
10 Movistar Team 0:02:31.10
Thanks for joining us today. You can find our reports, race photos and results 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:right here.
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