2021 World Championships in Flanders - Time Trials

[Logic-is-your-friend]

Nice for PP, but to be honest, that dude should 've been riding among the pros by now.
(Same for Vermeersch, Hoole...)

 

[sir fly]

Solid ride by Baroncini, but I'm impressed by Miholjevic, who is a fist year u23 rider.

After Slovenian emergence, nothing from the second generation should come as a surprise.

... just like today's winner.
Looks like knowing the mark really helps on this course.

 

[Samu Cuenca]

5th Danish U23 title in 6 (7) years.

Price-Pejtersen's problem is that he might not be able to become a world class TTer, and he hasn't really showed a talent for much else yet.

 

[Mayomaniac]

After Slovenian emergence, nothing from the second generation should come as a surprise.

... just like today's winner.
Looks like knowing the mark really helps on this course.

Miholjevic is Croatian, not Slovenian.

 

[sir fly]

Miholjevic is Croatian, not Slovenian.

Serbian.

 

[Bonimenier]

Serbian.

Japanese

 

[Mayomaniac]

Serbian.

No idea, I just know that he's from Rijeka/Fiume.

 

[sir fly]

No idea, I just know that he's from Rijeka/Fiume.

Second generation of hereabout professionals, that's the point.
... nationality less so.

 

[yaco]

A better than expected effort from Plapp, considering he was sick before the Olympics and didn't initially make the final 4 for the Teams Pursuit - Then he travelled to ride L'Avenir where he crashed and broke his elbow - He has only been back on the road for seven days.

 

[Krzysztof_O]

Even most of the big tanky dudes can do like 5.8W/kg for 40-50 minutes, which is a lot higher climbing level than you'd expect from riders with a lifetime subscription to gruppettos.

It must be noted that these ITTs are entirely at sea level which is impossible for climbs of such duration.

After strong TT efforts these big dudes simply enjoy comfortable rides in grupetto: lighter breathing and a lot of time to chat and admire the mountains, just ask Thomas or Roglic or...Froomey.

 

[Samu Cuenca]

Van Dijk has a demanding lead at the first and now also second checkpoint, so as expected only Van Vleuten and Reusser should come close to her.

 

[glassmoon]

Massive ride by van Dijk

 

[SafeBet]

I haven't checked all the results but I'm pretty sure this is the fastest average ever for a Women WC TT.

 

[Billie]

I haven't checked all the results but I'm pretty sure this is the fastest average ever for a Women WC TT.

It will be record average speed for the worlds in every category.

 

[glassmoon]

And the mathematician is out of the gate

 

[davidsonduke]

For those of you who know Belgium, what are all of those white structures/tents on the beach?

 

[Samu Cuenca]

Reusser won both the Simac Ladies Tour and EC TTs with averages of over 49 km/h, so considering this is a faster course, she should also be able to do 50-51 here, too. The question is if Van Vleuten can do the same.

 

[Billie]

For those of you who know Belgium, what are all of those white structures/tents on the beach?

Wooden "cabins" owned by people where they keep the stuff they use/play with on the beach: beach chairs, wind screens, beach toys etc.

 

[Libertine Seguros]

I think a pan-flat Team Time Trial which is won by a team including Peter Sagan and Sepp Kuss while wearing POC time trial helmets would be possibly be the worst imaginable thing that could happen in cycling.

 

[Samu Cuenca]

Reusser with a small advantage at the first intermediate. Van Vleuten 16 seconds behind Reusser and 13 behind Van Dijk.

 

[BlueRoads]

Can't wait for the end of Neben's career, but will it ever happen?

 

[sir fly]

Looking good for Reusser.
Vleuty a bit light for the course.

 

[tobydawq]

I think a pan-flat Team Time Trial which is won by a team including Peter Sagan and Sepp Kuss while wearing POC time trial helmets would be possibly be the worst imaginable thing that could happen in cycling.

Uh, okay?

 

[glassmoon]

Can't wait for the end of Neben's career, but will it ever happen?

maybe once she will not finish in top10 at OG or WCH... so around her 60s I guess

 

[Samu Cuenca]

This will be close.