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

[Bye Bye Bicycle]

Juniors:

1. Matej Mohoric SLO
2. Caleb Ewan AUS
3. Josip Rumac CRO

Great to see the best rider of the season take the title.

 

[SetonHallPirate]

Don't make assumptions regarding the Pro race by looking at the Junior and U 23 races.

Increased length and riders are much more specialized in the Pro ranks.
Pure sprinters will not be at the finish.

A small group sprint contested by puncheurs is the most likely scenario.

Good point...Matej Mohoric wins the Junior World championship in a 55-man sprint...Brajkovic the Slovenian team leader for seniors?

 

[infeXio]

Who are in the support cars? DS's from the actual teams?

 

[Hugo Koblet]

Juniors:

1. Matej Mohoric SLO
2. Caleb Ewan AUS
3. Josip Rumac CRO

Great to see the best rider of the season take the title.

Impressive

 

[burning]

Why the f*** GBR is working?

 

[Dekker_Tifosi]

Team GB taking control? Yeah that worked well last time

 

[Ryo Hazuki]

the juniro race says nothing. 5 riders per team max and besaides very short and still thje biggets favorite mohoric won and he's a climber

 

[CasperVg]

Belgium royally f*cked.

 

[sultanofhyd]

They are respecting the jersey.

 

[Andy99]

Why the f*** GBR is working?

God knows. They've got the perfect opportunity to do sod all too.

 

[Falken]

GB think a hard race will suit JTL?

 

[Libertine Seguros]

Cavendish is on the front. I can honestly say I'm shocked. I know he has little to no chance of retaining, but strange.

 

[Mellow Velo]

GB making sure the team sponsor gets air time.
Other than that, there is no logic to Cav impersonating Bert Grabsch.

 

[SetonHallPirate]

Did they just say Fabricio Ferrari is in the breakaway? The UCI left him off of their short-form start list by mistake, and he ends up in the break!

 

[the asian]

Juniors:

1. Matej Mohoric SLO
2. Caleb Ewan AUS
3. Josip Rumac CRO

Great to see the best rider of the season take the title.

Yep. Impressive Worlds' for him.

2nd in the ITT and 1st in the road race.

 

[Don't be late Pedro]

Not understanding GBs tactics here... Cav on the front? No one in the break (Again). Anyone care to enlighten me?

 

[JRanton]

Pretty sure Rod Ellingworth (GB coach) said that they'd use today as a training exercise for a future worlds race when they do have one of the favourites, hence the men on the front controlling the pace.

 

[thirteen]

Not understanding GBs tactics here... Cav on the front? No one in the break (Again). Anyone care to enlighten me?

i think Mellow nailed it:

GB making sure the team sponsor gets air time.

 

[Peccio89]

They should make the Belgian chase
I bet they're working for Hagen.

 

[Andy99]

They should make the Belgian chase
I bet they're working for Hagen.

Quite possibly.

 

[the asian]

Team GB still thinking this is the Olympics.

 

[Don't be late Pedro]

I used to think there was some method in their madness but now I am beginning to think they are just tactically naive.

 

[ILovecycling]

They should make the Belgian chase
I bet they're working for Hagen.

Good point.
Anyway,Lastras in the break,good for Armada Espanola

 

[SetonHallPirate]

I used to think there was some method in their madness but now I am beginning to think they are just tactically naive.

DblP, not about the comment yourself, but your signature is hilarious!

 

[Eyeballs Out]

Cav on the front now means he can justifiably climb off earlier