2021 World Championships in Flanders: Road Races

[Baldinger]

Too bad for Dalby.

 

[SafeBet]

Crash kinda ruined the final showdown between the leading riders, Hagenes very strong though.

 

[Alexandre B.]

A pity Grégoire was far behind in the group before that bend.

 

[Mayomaniac]

Crash kinda ruined the final showdown between the leading riders, Hagenes very strong though.

Yeah, but it looks like Hagenes got a decent amount of motopacing before...

 

[Mayomaniac]

3rd place for the Estonian elite!

 

[TourOfSardinia]

Hagenes too strong

 

[Alexandre B.]

The best rider won.

 

[Mayomaniac]

Hagenes too strong

Yeah, but it looks like a really strong top 10 overall.
Hagenes is still really hyped up during the interview, I can't blame him.

 

[Mayomaniac]

Antonio Morgado is a really interesting first year junior, someone should get him and his fellow first year junior Goncalo Tavares out of Portugal asap!

 

[Ricco']

Antonio Morgado is a really interesting first year junior, someone should get him and his fellow first year junior Goncalo Tavares out of Portugal asap!

I read some rumours about a possible interest of a top junior team for next year for Morgado.

He practically dominated the races he did in Spain (not gonna talk about the local portuguese races because he was undoubtly the strongest this years). And I believe this course wouldn't suit him as good as a more climber oriented route.

 

[Mayomaniac]

The final circuit gives me Glasgow EC vibes.

 

[DJ Sprtsch]

3rd place for the Estonian elite!

...and three Estonians in the finishing bunch of only 28 riders.

 

[Logic-is-your-friend]

I'm not sure why Asgreens sprint is rated so highly in a group sprint rather than a 2 man sprint after a super hard race.

He did quite well in bunch sprints during the last ToC a few years ago.

 

[tobydawq]

He did quite well in bunch sprints during the last ToC a few years ago.

He even beat Philipsen there.

 

[will-10]

So normally about now we talk about the junior race isn't always/ever a good indicator for the Elite races...

But....

This doesn't look like a course you can chase on easily. I think it'll be difficult for anyone to control and I'm leaning towards teams with multiple leaders being better placed now.

Caveat that with a couple of the teams are ridiculously strong and now that I've typed the above, we'll probably see a strangled race with a reduced bunch sprint.

 

[SarahtheDane]

For all the danes: I haven't been able to watch the other days, is this the first day Rolf is back commentating? I've been worried for him, given the circumstances, so happy to hear him seemingly okay.

 

[SafeBet]

Race hasn't started yet and Ayuso was involved in a crash. A number of other riders too.

 

[noob]

Crashes in the neutral zone already (u23)

 

[sir fly]

Race hasn't started yet and Ayuso was involved in a crash. A number of other riders too.

Yeah, and commentators are talking like it was a result of a fight for positions.
Just an unexpected pinch, I'd say.

 

[tobydawq]

Is this race ever going to start?

 

[glassmoon]

Is this race ever going to start?

guess they're waiting for all those involved in the neutral zone crash to solve out their mech problems...
... aaaand another crash before the actual start. ffs.

 

[Faserr]

This is really stupid :/

 

[tobydawq]

What a bizarre non-start of a race...

 

[noob]

Poor guys. So many guys not used to large peletons. I know this is true for my country at any rate.

 

[sir fly]

Seems the early breakaway's important to many.
We'll see.