2012 Road World Championships, Mens Road Race Maastricht - Valkenburg 267 km 23/09/12

[SetonHallPirate]

does anyone have results or info for the juniors race? assuming it is over now the main event has started?

That's a mistaken assumption. Timing information from both races can be found at http://static.sportresult.com/federations/uci/CR-node/?.

 

[Netserk]

does anyone have results or info for the juniors race? assuming it is over now the main event has started?

nevermind..

 

[SetonHallPirate]

That's a mistaken assumption. Timing information from both races can be found at http://static.sportresult.com/federations/uci/CR-node/?.

And they're underway!

 

[SetonHallPirate]

A Dutch rider, an American rider, and somebody from a nationality I didn't recognize tried to form the breakaway du jour, but never got much more than about ten meters or so. Looks like it will take some time for the break to be established.

 

[Andy99]

Good to hear Dave Millar (commentating on BBC) referring to JTL as J.T.L.

 

[SetonHallPirate]

Looks like it's Great Britain doing the job enforcing things at the front, no idea who the Brits expect to win...still no successful break yet.

 

[Dekker_Tifosi]

Tailwind on the Cauberg btw, there was headwind all week but today the wind direction changed.
Good for puncheurs. Less good news for sprinters

 

[Hugo Koblet]

so did I and he definitely has the form

I also think it's a mistake to think that Sagan is out of shape. I mean, why would he be? This is his big goal. He's had the last two months to prepare himself for this.

I also think he was pretty strong in the Canadian races, especially Montréal where he did a lot of work and probably didn't care to sprint/was tired - besides he had Moser up there who wins that race 9/10 times.

Also, Sagan was very strong in last sunday's TTT, don't forget that.

 

[SetonHallPirate]

A Bertjan Lindeman and Jeremy Roy go off the front, and have a gap.

 

[Andy99]

No Distance/Gap etc on screen. Grr.

 

[SetonHallPirate]

A Pole, an American, and two other riders appear to be trying to bridge across.

 

[SetonHallPirate]

No Distance/Gap etc on screen. Grr.

Last I saw, it was about 18 seconds to the pack.

 

[Falken]

I also think it's a mistake to think that Sagan is out of shape. I mean, why would he be? This is his big goal. He's had the last two months to prepare himself for this.

I also think he was pretty strong in the Canadian races, especially Montréal where he did a lot of work and probably didn't care to sprint/was tired - besides he had Moser up there who wins that race 9/10 times.

Also, Sagan was very strong in last sunday's TTT, don't forget that.

And considering that the course isn't superhard, I doubt he will be dropped. He was the 4th strongest rider in RVV this year (He flew up Paterberg the last time.), and was 3rd in AGR, both races definately harder than today's race. Sagan will be there in the end, I'm sure of it.

 

[SetonHallPirate]

And the group attempting to bridge across to Lindeman and Roy have been swallowed up by the peloton.

 

[SetonHallPirate]

Evaldas Siskevicius is now away trying to bridge across to Lindeman and Roy, as well as Koen de Kort.

 

[burning]

Someone is sneaking in I guess

 

[Hugo Koblet]

Freire is down

Collided with an Irishman.

 

[SetonHallPirate]

I just timed the gap at eight seconds from Lindeman/Roy back to the peloton.

 

[Falken]

Freire down! Damn.

 

[thirteen]

chute, Oscarito!

 

[Miburo]

Freire is down

now he's awake he's ok.

although his knee seems to be hurt, damn

 

[the asian]

Freire is down

Collided with an Irishman.

With Martin.

Bad start for Spain.

 

[SetonHallPirate]

There was a rider (Harmon said from Argentina) about to bridge across to Lindeman/Roy, right before Freire hit the grass...haven't seen an update, as Eurosport went to pay the bills.

 

[Kopuliak]

Obviously it's a very open race, but I love how Sagan is getting under a lot of people's guard (form not great, lack of team support, distance a query etc etc). Despite all that he is still the one to beat.

at least, he won't be alone this time.

 

[SetonHallPirate]

Looks like they all came back together during the commercial break from both directions, and a Czech rider (Stanislav Kozubek) goes off the front...