2019 UCI Road World Championships Men's Road Race : 284.5km

[Salvarani]

come on, I know, but what a surprise incredible horrible never seen catastrophe happened: it's raining in England! Nobody expects the rain inquisition!

Could not be foreseen, could not be prepared for... nowadays anyone could install literally HUNDREDS of webcams around the circuit personally in one day, if streaming over mobile networks is somehow not possible (from motos) everywhere (weak signal or whatever) as a backup.

Do you understand the logistics and the production needed for this to work? Stop this nonsense. Maybe in the future, because it is not like they can just start this up and do it right now anyway.

 

[42x16ss]

If they did, they clearly didn't pay attention or are just incompetent. It's completely unacceptable to lose images for an hour and a half halfway through the World Champs.

I'm reading that one of their relay planes had to land for a refuel and the other that should have gotten up in the air had mechanical issues. Complete clusterfuck.

If the conditions allowed for the helicopter you wouldn't even notice.

come on, I know, but what a surprise incredible horrible never seen catastrophe happened: it's raining in England! Nobody expects the rain inquisition!

Could not be foreseen, could not be prepared for... nowadays anyone could install literally HUNDREDS of webcams around the circuit personally in one day, if streaming over mobile networks is somehow not possible (from motos) everywhere (weak signal or whatever) as a backup.

It's a bit more than just rain, it's unseasonably strong, with the wind and the low cloud making it worse

 

[Leinster]

Ackermann and Bennett are still in the main peloton.

Bennett's alone. Martin and Mullen have climbed off, and Dunne, Dunbar and Sutherland are all just trying to make it a respectable distance before getting the hook.

 

[42x16ss]

Gilbert out

 

[Tigerion]

To be fair, why wouldn't Remco try to pace Gilbert back? It proably wasn't apparent right away that he was hurt or shaken up.

I think the fact that the rest of the team was drilling it on the front of the peloton while they were 30 seconds off the back

 

[F_Cance]

What a joke that better suited riders had to stay home bc of Evenepoel. Everyone knew what would happen and it happened.

 

[42x16ss]

Whoever wins this is nuts. Conditions are getting worse

 

[Leinster]

Bennett is on his own though. A bad showing from the rest of the Irish team.

It's pretty standard fare at the Worlds for the Irish of recent years. The last decent showing I can remember is Mark Scanlon. As a Junior.

 

[42x16ss]

What a joke that better suited riders had to stay home bc of Evenepoel. Everyone knew what would happen and it happened.

That he'd get dropped for being a good teammate?

 

[Singularitarian]

How would that create TV pictures?

Don't worry, nowaday's AI will learn it quickly... perhaps offering a DeepFake alternative endings ;-) (with your favourite rider winning, or disliked one crashing/losing)

 

[Velolover2]

Remco DNF.

Bad Belgian strategy.

 

[Noddy97]

This is getting good to wellens

 

[TourOfSardinia]

Remco out too

 

[F_Cance]

That he'd get dropped for being a good teammate?

we all saw how useful he was... Even hurt Gilbert rode better than him.

 

[Logic-is-your-friend]

I think some guy nobody wants to see win, will win.

 

[Leinster]

What a joke that better suited riders had to stay home bc of Evenepoel. Everyone knew what would happen and it happened.

That he'd get silver in the TT, and then burn himself out trying to get pre-race favourite Gilbert back to the group after a crash, who would then abandon?

 

[LaFlorecita]

Bananito still in the peloton

 

[Singularitarian]

LOL, there's a guy with a North Korea-flag on the climb

So that's why no pics, censored. Perhaps HAARP weather attack?

 

[Velolover2]

This is a pure elimination race.

 

[Logic-is-your-friend]

we all saw how useful he was... Even hurt Gilbert rode better than him.

lol

 

[Pirazziattacks]

Whoever wins this is nuts. Conditions are getting worse

Even some sprinters make it I don't know who'll have the legs. I wouldn't write Kristoff off.

 

[kingjr]

Remco DNF.

Bad Belgian strategy.

Again, I think it was his own decision.

 

[Leinster]

I think some guy nobody wants to see win, will win.

Levi?

 

[Zinoviev Letter]

I think some guy nobody wants to see win, will win.

Like who?

 

[TourOfSardinia]

This is a pure elimination race.

only 97 riders left