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

[maltiv]

Pretty sure EBH will be dropped soon, the race has been too hard for too long for him. Mainly because all he can eat during races are rice cakes. Not enough energy...

 

[Waterloo Sunrise]

If Sagan had bothered to turn up in form, this would be a Vos style predictable walk over.

 

[Netserk]

Sprinters left in the peloton:

Haussler
Boonen
Rowe
Freire
Degenkolb
Sagan
Swift
Hagen
Bozic
Davis
Roelandts

thats all (and ofcourse semi sprinters as Moser etc, but that list is too long)

and only Boonen Sagan and Freire have a chance

 

[Bumeington]

If Sagan had bothered to turn up in form, this would be a Vos style predictable walk over.

He's looked good so far. Jedi.

 

[Red Rick]

Ofcourse not. I told you so beforehand. I can do that climb on the outer blade.
And if I can do it on the outerblade, it can never cause a selection for the pro's

Is there a harder hill they could've used on the circuit?

 

[Parrot23]

I hope Nordhaug will be free to attack, and won't have to slave for EBH. He can't force a sprint on his own anyway.

Nordhaug's form in Montreal was fantastic. He can handle the Cauberg and go again, if he's anything like at Montreal. Can handle two surges at the end.

 

[Falken]

Surely Nibali will try something soon.

 

[Dekker_Tifosi]

Is there a harder hill they could've used on the circuit?

There are 1 million possibilities to do a lap of 15/20km around Valkenburg with harder hills yes.
Geulhemmerweg would already be 10 times better

 

[bubblegum]

Sprinters left in the peloton:

recon any sprinter will match a climber up the cauberg?

 

[royalpig180]

I hope Nordhaug will be free to attack, and won't have to slave for EBH. He can't force a sprint on his own anyway.

I'd disagree. With only 1.5km between the top of the Cauberg and the finish, one worker could be the difference between a sprint finish and an attack staying away...

 

[wirral]

This race is looking more and more like it is playing into Boonen's hands.

 

[TourOfSardinia]

Italians amassing near the front (on the right) for an attack?

 

[Parrot23]

Surely Nibali will try something soon.

I'm thinking that too. He's not scared of anything, it seems.

 

[Parrot23]

Talansky, what a rock star. Somebody's got to go, and the neophyte goes. Kudos to him.

 

[goggalor]

Cute little break there with Talansky and Stannard.

 

[bubblegum]

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[TourOfSardinia]

Stannard reluctant in giving the change with Talansky?

 

[Gloin22]

Stannard will be a force in next year's cobbled classics imo. Especially as he'll be given more leading roles with no Flecha.

 

[gerundium]

JTL is going to attack on the next Cauberg Ascent if stannard can stay ahead of the peloton.

 

[User Guide]

not much slipstream for stannard there

 

[bubblegum]

not much slipstream for stannard there

he's getting close with the wheel overlap hey?

 

[Andy99]

Forcing Belge to work. Again.

 

[Dekker_Tifosi]

it's going the way of the super favorites and sprinters now

 

[Parrulo]

andre cardoso bringing costa for the first time in the race to the front

 

[Netserk]

20 km to go