Cameron Mason deserves a front row start

[ChewbaccaDefense]

That's it. That's the thread.

 

[Third Time Lucky]

#Freemason 🤭

 

[Lequack]

He made a rundown of the European champs course

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mvKKqYw5ths

 

[Third Time Lucky]

The young Scot was awesome today!

 

[ChewbaccaDefense]

I reiterate the thread title. Great race today!!

 

[Armchair cyclist]

To take the title literally, are grid positions strictly by UCI ranking, or at promoters' discretion, or ranking in the competition (World Cup/X2O) or what?

 

[Axel Hangleck]

Championships are usually done by UCI rankings.......

 

[lemon cheese cake]

To take the title literally, are grid positions strictly by UCI ranking, or at promoters' discretion, or ranking in the competition (World Cup/X2O) or what?

As Axel says, always UCI ranking. All events start grids are based off that which is updated weekly on a Tuesday. The result from the Koppenberg wouldn't have counted to the gridding for yesterday however cx24 do a 'live' ranking which shows him as 23rd. This would still put him on the third row for events even without Van Aert, Van der Poel, Pidcock, Curtis White and Marek Konwa who haven't started anything Mason has started this year.

 

[Armchair cyclist]

In that case, the only possible response to the thread title is to say "No he doesn't, not yet at least", unless he is in races with a lower quality startlist.

 

[ChewbaccaDefense]

My thread title was in recognition of the races he has done this year, and not based on the criteria. If I were going by UCI criteria, I would have referenced that..."deserves" is not "qualifies." Carry on.

 

[Wyndbrook]

Being somewhat flippant Cameron desperately needs a front row start to ensure he not too far back after his usual dismal getaway. Will have a heart attack if he has to keep pushing to exhaustion in the early laps to catch up.

 

[Axel Hangleck]

I'm not going to call him the male version of Mona Mitterwallner just yet, but his starts are his weak point........He's a smart guy, and I'm sure he's working on it....

 

[Armchair cyclist]

He has one today: didn't make great use of it.

But made up for it later.

 

[stonerider]

I think Cameron just lacks a little raw power (watts) to get off the line as fast as some of the others. His running also needs some work as he appeared to get gapped a little in the running sections.

 

[ChewbaccaDefense]

Jeeze Cam, way to sh!t the bed when you get a front row start.

 

[Hugh Januss]

Jeeze Cam, way to sh!t the bed when you get a front row start.

He's the male counterpart of Honsinger.

 

[Gwbert]

His starts are awful atm. Yesterday he just got swallowed up immediately, painful to watch - surely be must be working on it as a matter of urgency? If he always has to come back from 20th it’s gonna be a long wait for that Elite breakthrough win.

 

[Axel Hangleck]

I don't think he has much explosivity off the line......which is a major problem in CX......

 

[Wyndbrook]

I don't think he has much explosivity off the line......which is a major problem in CX......

Allegedly he needs more beef, but don't say it if you are in the media.

 

[Axel Hangleck]

Belgian commentators being insensitive, and out of touch/ ill informed. Call me surprised........Very much remind me of the old Yorkshire cricketers......

 

[ChewbaccaDefense]

Well, maybe he needs a 50 meter head start, because he went from front row to 30th before the end of the finish straight...horrible start today.

 

[Hugh Januss]

Well, maybe he needs a 50 meter head start, because he went from front row to 30th before the end of the finish straight...horrible start today.

He seems to get stuck in a place where guys are passing him so fast on both sides that he just starts dodging them and forgets all about moving forward. He might as well just start in the 3rd row were he can concentrate on forward progress and not feel so harried.

 

[stonerider]

He doesn't seem to recover well for the second race of the weekend. Maybe he needs to work with a nutritionist to help him with his diet and recovery.

 

[Axel Hangleck]

He doesn't seem to recover well for the second race of the weekend. Maybe he needs to work with a nutritionist to help him with his diet and recovery.

Isn't there/ or wasn't there a female XC rider who is vegan, and has struggled with recovery? I won't name her as it might be hearsay.......

 

[Ricco']

Isn't there/ or wasn't there a female XC rider who is vegan, and has struggled with recovery? I won't name her as it might be hearsay.......

Rissveds? She started eating meat again earlier this year because she thought her body wasn't getting all that it needed from her vegan diet.