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

[Izzyeviel]

Didn't Albasini win a really 'tough' stage of the Tour of Britain in the pouring rain?

 

[Brullnux]

I can't grasp how shitty this Worlds has been. Shitty route change and no coverage, holy ***, can somebody not completely inept be in charge?

Boring. People hope for bad weather for a good race and then complain when the bad weather has the obvious impact of bad weather. The route change was totally inevitable if the weather is this bad (and this is not normal! This is horrendous). The coverage, hey it's an issue that happens in italy/France too in these circumstances. There's no point blaming those in charge when there's so much awful weather, it's hard to overcome it. You remember the 2013 giro right?

 

[postmanhat]

Mohoric and Jungels off the pace. The chances of a long-range attack diminish slightly

 

[Leinster]

I'm curious about the number of riders in the peloton when it crosses the finish line next time.

89 looks like.

 

[Zinoviev Letter]

What sprinters are still there? Sagan, Kristoff, Bennett definitely, Ackermann and Hodeg I think also?

 

[kingjr]

What sprinters are still there? Sagan, Kristoff, Bennett definitely, Ackermann and Hodeg I think also?

Yes, both of them

 

[TourOfSardinia]

Ulisse DNF

 

[Logic-is-your-friend]

As a commentator said "Remco needs to get used to not winning each time".

What a stupid remark. Remco chose to wait, he chose not to compete.

 

[42x16ss]

What sprinters are still there? Sagan, Kristoff, Bennett definitely, Ackermann and Hodeg I think also?

Matthews, EBH still there

 

[roundabout]

What sprinters are still there? Sagan, Kristoff, Bennett definitely, Ackermann and Hodeg I think also?

https://www.tissottiming.com/2019/crdwch/en/default/Stage/11/live (If you don't have this open already, of course)

 

[Velolover2]

This is raced more like running. Don't lose the front. Last rider standing.

 

[Valv.Piti]

Valverde really dislike this kind of weather. Same story in LBL.

 

[Bolder]

good start would have been to leave him out of the RR for better suited riders.

He won San Sebastien. (Though I don't discount the publicity value).

I think the distance was a little long for him, but tbh we don't really know his ceiling.

 

[spalco]

What sprinters are still there? Sagan, Kristoff, Bennett definitely, Ackermann and Hodeg I think also?

Plenty left, Trentin, Colbrelli, Degenkolb, Matthews, VdP of course

 

[Pantani_lives]

Jungels out as well.

 

[Simurgh]

Jungels quitting too

 

[42x16ss]

Jungels, Docker, Arashiro out

 

[Pantani_lives]

Plenty, Trentin, Colbrelli, Degenkolb, Matthews,

You mean Liam Plenty from New Zealand?

 

[Mayomaniac]

Ulisse DNF

See, this is why you shouldn't trust him in such a race, he has never done anything in a +250km race. But Cassani still always brings him to the WC...

 

[Brullnux]

I half hope someone like Visconti wins

 

[Zinoviev Letter]

Is every team really content to just ride around in a group, shedding guys one by one as they get hypothermia?

 

[Gigs_98]

Genuinely think Nibali would have been brilliant in this race

 

[Logic-is-your-friend]

He won San Sebastien. (Though I don't discount the publicity value).

I think the distance was a little long for him, but tbh we don't really know his ceiling.

He did a 15km long pull and closed a gap of over a minute to bring back Gilbert. He reduced the gap to less than 10 seconds on the tail of the first group. He did his work. Not his fault Gilbert crashed and couldn't continue after the work he did. Ignore the troll.

He also hates rain, so if he chose to work for Gilbert, that might also have had something to do with it.

 

[Zinoviev Letter]

I half hope someone like Visconti wins

Betancur!

 

[Brullnux]

See, this is why you shouldn't trust him in such a race, he has never done anything in a +250km race. But Cassani still always brings him to the WC...

He was very good in Canada in 200km races. Or course this is a different beast but maybe on a sunny day he would've had a chance