2021 World Championships in Flanders: Road Races

[Orbit501]

WTF we (Denmark) be doing?

That is Belgiums job. Get your ass out the wind.

Best place to ride in this race is at the front. Much less stressful. Been crashes galore at the back in all the other races so far.

 

[Kaptain Kool]

Big blow for GB team with Hayter down. Think he would have been the main man today there.

Really? He's had a good year but his wins have all been 160km-long x.1 races. I would be surprised if he's there in the finale.

Man, these World have been depressing. Boring races so far and we we all know next year will be 10x worse. Maybe just spoiled by the past 3 consecutive years of good Worlds courses.

 

[Bakkie]

That crowd.

 

[limak_]

Best place to ride in this race is at the front. Much less stressful. Been crashes galore at the back in all the other races so far.

Yep, Brits already learned their lesson and look when they are now.

 

[IndurainsTdF1994]

All of Slovenia taking a potty break.

And so early, I hope there is no foul play involved ...

 

[Red Rick]

TDQ will probably pull off after like 150km and I wonder if he'll be drunk by the time they finnish.

 

[Orbit501]

Yep, Brits already learned their lesson and look when they are now.

Totally different race I know, but the way the GB junior women's team rode was absolutely text book. Set up Zoe perfectly, especially Flora marking everything. Then Zoe executed the finale to absolute perfection.

It's a very technical twisty parcours. The front is definitely the place to be on this course, in all races.

 

[Bakkie]

Leuven <3

 

[southwards]

Any estimative of the crowds on the road? After almost two years of covid, this is really amazing.

 

[Rackham]

Neither Roglic nor Evenepoel are riding at the front with their teammates at the moment (both are towards the back of the peloton).

 

[southwards]

Flashback of the Olympics: Roglic going to the medical car early in the race.

 

[BlueRoads]

Any estimative of the crowds on the road? After almost two years of covid, this is really amazing.

I read 500thousand were expected?

 

[sir fly]

Voted already, @BlueRoads ?

 

[topcat]

Stormy here on the gold coast in west Cork. The youngest 5 kids have taken the tv. How late can I leave it before I throw them out into the hurricane so I can watch the race? Can some nerd who's studied the race parcours answer?

 

[RedheadDane]

Stormy here on the gold coast in west Cork. The youngest 5 kids have taken the tv. How late can I leave it before I throw them out into the hurricane so I can watch the race? Can some nerd who's studied the race parcours answer?

You clearly haven't raised them right, if they didn't take the tv to watch the race.

 

[sir fly]

Stormy here on the gold coast in west Cork. The youngest 5 kids have taken the tv. How late can I leave it before I throw them out into the hurricane so I can watch the race? Can some nerd who's studied the race parcours answer?

Half past three CET.

 

[Volderke]

How long before the barriers on the Wijnpers give way and fans are on the road...?

 

[RedheadDane]

The Motor Bike Cheerleading Squad is on the road!

 

[BlueRoads]

Voted already, @BlueRoads ?

I should have, right? If Hodeg doesn't win it's my fault.
But no. There's about one hour after the race left and it's a ten minutes walk.

 

[southwards]

You clearly haven't raised them right, if they didn't take the tv to watch the race.

My two girls are watching and rooting for Pogacar (he always wins, my six-year-old said).

 

[Alexandre B.]

Thomas Voeckler tactics.

 

[sir fly]

I should have, right? If Hodeg doesn't win it's my fault.
But no. There's about one hour after the race left and it's a ten minutes walk.

Left, center, right?

 

[BlueRoads]

My two girls are watching and rooting for Pogacar (he always wins, my six-year-old said).

Lol, that used to be my son's approach as well, always cheer for the most likely winner!

 

[DenisMenchov]

I read 500thousand were expected?

Do you have any link/source for that?

 

[southwards]

Trentin and Pedersen together in a far less happy worlds for them.