2021 World Championships in Flanders - Time Trials

[Libertine Seguros]

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

ITT Mayflies emerging from the North American scene at the Worlds are nothing new, it's just that Neben appears to be the last remnant of the previous generation of that, and now Dygert has transferred over to Europe, even if her management team/USAC seem to have more control over her calendar than Canyon-SRAM, there aren't yet any clear emerging replacements. Neben is probably going to Jeannie Longo things at this rate, unless somebody in the scene can emerge in Dygert's absence as a viable second national contender - not many people really specialising as ITT riders on the domestic calendar in the last few years as Chloe was annihilating everybody.

to be fair poc helmets should only be worn by 'saddos' at a star wars convention....

Mark L

They mostly look like props from movies covered on MST3K.

 

[Libertine Seguros]

Uh, okay?

A means by which to express how much I hate those helmets.

 

[RedheadDane]

Come on, Annemiek! Get me some pooooooooooooooooooooints.

 

[Samu Cuenca]

I think Van Dijk has this.

 

[sir fly]

Thought the Swiss were going to excel on this course. Both male and female.
Almost.

 

[Samu Cuenca]

Reusser couldn't quite keep the pace up, but right now it looks like there will be a WC title for her in the future.
It was third time lucky for Van Dijk against Reusser. Congrats to her.

 

[TourOfSardinia]

 

[Sciatic]

Remco was quite strong in that secon

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.

Don’t forget to sign up Jessi Diggins for your mixed team time trial!

 

[yaco]

I suspect that Reusser is best suited to ITT's 25kms or less - Van Dijk has let the cat out of the bag as she is one of my favorites for PR.

 

[BlueRoads]

The top5 have an average age of 36,2...

 

[JosefK]

Great race by the women's elite, today. Is it just me, or does Annemiek look not as super-lean as in some prior races? Maybe she didn't want to be as lightweight for this type of course? (But there's still the RR coming.)

 

[tobydawq]

The top5 have an average age of 36,2...

Slightly older than the men's top five.

 

[JosefK]

The top5 have an average age of 36,2...

I always cheer for the senior citizens (as I'm tipping 60 . . . so, a bit biased here).

 

[BlueRoads]

Slightly older than the men's top five.

Slightly.

 

[Samu Cuenca]

The top5 have an average age of 36,2...

Well, Neben and Van Vleuten did their parts, but a U23 race would definitely be welcomed.

 

[Logic-is-your-friend]

UCI doesn't allow the Dutch women to enter the Sporza tent for some interviews.

 

[tobydawq]

A means by which to express how much I hate those helmets.

Didn't you forget to specify that it should be in a weekend?

 

[RedheadDane]

Reusser missed out on giving herself a nice birthday present.

 

[Mayomaniac]

Germany should get a medal in the mixed relay. Tony Martin, Arndt, Walscheid, Brennauer, Klein and Kröger, that's some serious firepower.
Italy has all 3 of their TTers on the men's side, but they lack strength on the women's side. They have ELB, if she starts, but not too many other good TTers atm.

 

[DJ Sprtsch]

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

Jeannie Longo rode her last worlds TT when she was 51, turned 52 the following month.

 

[search]

Germany should get a medal in the mixed relay. Tony Martin, Arndt, Walscheid, Brennauer, Klein and Kröger, that's some serious firepower.
Italy has all 3 of their TTers on the men's side, but they lack strength on the women's side. They have ELB, if she starts, but not too many other good TTers atm.

not really, no, and without Ganna, I'd also say the men are unlikely to get an advantage over the Germans. NL is likely to be strong as well of course, but on paper it looks like Germany should be the favourite.

These are the teams which sent in a confirmation to participate, btw:

• Austria
• Belgium
• Denmark
• Spain
• France
• Great Britain
• Germany
• Italy
• Netherlands
• Poland
• Russia
• Switzerland
• USA
• UCI World Cycling Centre

 

[Mayomaniac]

not really, no, and without Ganna, I'd also say the men are unlikely to get an advantage over the Germans. NL is likely to be strong as well of course, but on paper it looks like Germany should be the favourite.

These are the teams which sent in a confirmation to participate, btw:

• Austria
• Belgium
• Denmark
• Spain
• France
• Great Britain
• Germany
• Italy
• Netherlands
• Poland
• Russia
• Switzerland
• USA
• UCI World Cycling Centre

Ganna, Affini and Sobrero are all racing the mixed relay.

 

[search]

Ganna, Affini and Sobrero are all racing the mixed relay.

ah, okay, Ganna is not on the entry list (final page of the pdf) on the UCI website, but seems like some late changes were possible then

 

[Samu Cuenca]

Have the Dutch women for the mixed relay been fully confirmed? PCS doesn't list them, and FirstCycling still has Van der Breggen in the team, but it didn't sound like she was going to use her TT bike ever again, so I assumed she would be replaced by Riejanne Markus.

It actually is the case:

Anna van der Breggen zegt ook af voor het WK Mixed Relay

Anna van der Breggen heeft zich bij bondscoach Loes Gunnewijk afgemeld voor het WK Mixed Relay, dat komende woensdag in Vlaanderen wordt verreden. Eerder werd al bekend dat de 31-jarige renster haar titel op het WK tijdrijden niet zou verdedigen. De Nederlandse wielerbond KNWU maakte vandaag de...

www.wielerflits.nl

 

[jmdirt]

Congrats EvD!