Originally Posted by Virtual Paul:
“Hope she makes the road race team as well as the time trial.”
It's a requirement - only those selected for the RR can also be selected for the ITT. Barring a major incident (though 7 or so months is a long time), it's hard to see the selectors leaving her out of either race.
Originally Posted by grassmarket:
“I did think that Emma Pooley got done over by Lizzie Armistead at the Commonwealth Games, though. Pooley had made what was clearly a winning break with about 10k to go but Armistead counter-attacked her and brought up a South African on her wheel, which should have been a big no-no.”
To be fair, working for Armitstead (who still sought her maiden victory in an international championship RR) was always Plan A and Pooley didn't seem at all unhappy about the race outcome or the manner in which it was delivered. She had done a lot of attacking earlier and staying ahead of the chasing group throughout the last 10km was thought to be a bit of a stretch at the time, which is why Armitstead opted not to ride with Pooley after she dropped her rivals (easily) on George Street.