2020 World Championships - now confirmed for Imola, Italy.

[Red Rick]

Boring race. Hoping for a spectacular final.

Afraid it's all gonna be waiting for the final climb.

 

[JosephK]

Big group, still.

 

[BlueRoads]

I am hoping for a joint attack on the descent by van Aert, Kwiatkowski, Alaphilippe, Nibali and Fuglsang.

 

[skippo12]

Belgium playing it really smart. Taking the front on the climb and slowing it down. Pushing the pace on the flat. WVA is not afraid of a sprint finish.

 

[gregrowlerson]

Dumoulin don't tell me you're gonna get dropped by frigging Luke Rowe.

Sky bought their choo choo here under a different guise.

#wolvesinsheepsclothing

 

[Logic-is-your-friend]

I am hoping for a joint attack on the descent by van Aert, Kwiatkowski, Alaphilippe, Nibali and Fuglsang.

Forgetting Hirschi?

 

[Leinster]

Belgium playing it really smart. Taking the front on the climb and slowing it down. Pushing the pace on the flat. WVA is not afraid of a sprint finish.

Is there anyone in the race with an interest in making it hard, and the firepower to do that? Swiss/French?

 

[Logic-is-your-friend]

Soler: "slipstreaming is for pussies".

 

[Rollthedice]

Belgium slowing it down. They probably want a sprint.

The most obvious tactic for Belgium would be to keep it together, they have the strongest sprinter.

 

[TomLPC]

I think Richie is still there?

Just keeping a low profile, been workin' on his sprint.

 

[skippo12]

Is there anyone in the race with an interest in making it hard, and the firepower to do that? Swiss/French?

Anyone not named Matthews or WVA should be interested. Question is if the remaining climbing kms are enough.

 

[titan31]

Someone needs to break things on this climb

 

[Red Rick]

First and probably only chance to attack from far out this next climb.

 

[Logic-is-your-friend]

So, the rain forgot to come down?

 

[JosephK]

Pogacar to win a big bunch sprint. WvA silver. Matthews bronze.

 

[TomLPC]

!PogRog Attack incoming!

 

[Leinster]

First and probably only chance to attack from far out this next climb.

Well obviously in 5km time it will be too late to attack from 40km out.

 

[Eclipse]

Pog coming to the front to scare absolutely everyone lol

 

[skippo12]

Mezgec and Stuyven at the front. All hope is lost.

 

[Rollthedice]

Imminent Pog attack.

 

[TomLPC]

THIS IS IT

 

[Salvarani]

Pog solo

lets go

 

[Devil's Elbow]

Game on at last.

 

[Red Rick]

"I haven't done a 55 minute crazy ITT in a while"

~Pogacar

 

[TomLPC]

Awesome move, full panache