2018 Innsbruck World Championship Men's Road Race - 259km

[Rollthedice]

Benoot dropped.

 

[DNP-Old]

Here we go.

 

[BlackWhiteEagle]

Pauwels and Benoot gone

 

[Gigs_98]

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Benoot dropped.

Such a disappointing season after such a great start

 

[GuyIncognito]

I'm amazed a huge roleur guy like Duschene managed to hang on until now (just got dropped after Pauwels)

 

[sir fly]

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Seems that Sagan suffered from the Tour much longer than expected.

It's nothing to do with the Tour.
Short climbs above threshold require a very different skillset to long climbs at threshold

Don't you think that if he wasn't injured, could train and compete properly he could hold today's tempo for a longer time?
It was obvious at Vuelta he's off the form... if not already at EC.

 

[Screecher]

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Seems that Sagan suffered from the Tour much longer than expected.

It's nothing to do with the Tour.
Short climbs above threshold require a very different skillset to long climbs at threshold

Don't you think that if he wasn't injured, could train and compete properly he could hold today's tempo for a longer time?
It was obvious at Vuelta he's off the form... if not already at EC.

You're right but the end result would've been the same here either way.

 

[GuyIncognito]

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Seems that Sagan suffered from the Tour much longer than expected.

It's nothing to do with the Tour.
Short climbs above threshold require a very different skillset to long climbs at threshold

Don't you think that if he wasn't injured, could train and compete properly he could hold today's tempo for a longer time?

No

Better climbers than him got dropped earlier. He did very well, but the race is down to a small group and he can't hang on to it on long threshold climbs.

 

[Andy262]

Aussie attack?

 

[luckyboy]

Sagan will be back in rainbows nex year anyway

 

[sir fly]

Re: Re:

Seems that Sagan suffered from the Tour much longer than expected.

It's nothing to do with the Tour.
Short climbs above threshold require a very different skillset to long climbs at threshold

Don't you think that if he wasn't injured, could train and compete properly he could hold today's tempo for a longer time?

No

Better climbers than him got dropped earlier. He did very well, but the race is down to a small group and he can't hang on to it on long threshold climbs.

I guess we'll never know.

 

[BlackWhiteEagle]

Who were the Austrians riding for?

 

[Gigs_98]

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Who were the Austrians riding for?

Konrad...

Edit: Realistically however the main reason why they were so present at the front is that it's their home race.

 

[LaFlorecita]

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Who were the Austrians riding for?

Oh my god, I love your avatar

 

[Velolover2]

Beautiful course.

 

[gregrowlerson]

Sounds like there is already a bit happening. I am waiting another half an hour before coverage starts on Australian screens.

 

[Rollthedice]

Penultimate lap underway, time to put the real hurt.

 

[Red Rick]

TV broken

Internet not working

I'm probably off to murder some kittens

 

[BlackWhiteEagle]

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Who were the Austrians riding for?

Oh my god, I love your avatar

Thx Flo .
Attacks from peleton started and gap to break stabilized around 7:45, break might not win, but i think they will play a significant role in the race.

 

[GuyIncognito]

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Penultimate lap underway, time to put the real hurt.

Another lap before that

 

[Gigs_98]

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Penultimate lap underway, time to put the real hurt.

Actually there are still 3 laps to go and one of those is harder than the other ones.

 

[sir fly]

Communication is crucial, they said...

 

[SafeBet]

Spain now working.
France and Slovenia with few domestiques left.

 

[Gigs_98]

Re: 2018 Innsbruck World Championship Men's Road Race - 259k

The big gap to the break is really horrible for the race. Nobody can move early as everyone knows you can't close a 7 minute gap without a big peloton. There won't be anything happening before the final lap.

 

[Rollthedice]

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Penultimate lap underway, time to put the real hurt.

Another lap before that

My bad, got carried away.