2013 Road World Championships: Women's Road Race, 140km

[Pentacycle]

LOL, Heymanns Natuursteen? Amazing.

That made me lol too. Dirk Hofman is getting old I guess, it's time for a tombstone dealer to step into cycling.

 

[BigMac]

Vos is another level.

 

[Dekker_Tifosi]

what does that cq ranking say anyway when Vos spent half the road season doing MTB races in between.. she's still the best by far

 

[The Hitch]

Anyone have a picture of Johannson and Ratto on the final hill to go with this?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vZ61su9H5RU

 

[Winterfold]

Van Der Breggen should make babies with Ian Stannard

 

[TheEnoculator]

Vos is the greatest cyclist ever lived. Mountain bike, cross, road, track. This woman was born to ride bikes. Hats off to her!

 

[Amsterhammer]

Vos is the greatest cyclist ever lived. Mountain bike, cross, road, track. This woman was born to ride bikes. Hats off to her!

Nothing to add. She's on another planet.

(Fantastic week for Dutch cycling, btw.)

 

[greenedge]

Ratto was very good. Solid and strong.

Don't know if the Americans tactics were smart. Maybe they should have played it out slowly and hit everyone hard in the final laps. Was a good race to watch though.

Nice podium and well deserved. Someone needs to talk to Tiffany Cromwell about attacking before the halfway mark up a 4km climb when outnumbered by 3 Italians and 2 Dutch women. Not the smartest thing I've seen. However she rode very well given 2 laps in the Aussie team were down to 3 riders.

She attacked a total of 3 times, including one that was 40 km from the finish. As you said she needed to be smarter, but her last attacks were good (she just needs to ride with Porte more often )

 

[the asian]

Superb Race. Attacks all around! Great riding by the Dutch, Italians, Cromwell, Stevens, Johansson. Vos the deserving winner ! Superb move on the final climb.
Impressive ride by Ratto too, at only 19yrs of age.