2024 European Championships in Heusden-Zolder/Hasselt (September 11-15) Discussion Thread For All Races

[Samu Cuenca]

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I hadn't realised that France was skipping all the time trials today and the mixed relay tomorrow.

Basque sensation Paula Ostiz narrowly beat Fee Knaven to win the first gold medal at these championships. Knaven was however unlucky that she got caught behind Lara Liehner of Switzerland through some turns and roundabouts, but I don't know if other riders had similar experiences on the course. Viktória Chladoňová finished 3rd.

 

[Devil's Elbow]

Victor Vercoullie for the home nation in the men's TT and a grand total of 17 riders in the women's. This is such a Mickey Mouse championship, at least in an Olympic year it's redundant.

 

[tobydawq]

Victor Vercoullie for the home nation in the men's TT and a grand total of 17 riders in the women's. This is such a Mickey Mouse championship, at least in an Olympic year it's redundant.

Yeah, Vercouillie's selection is hilarious.

 

[Boes]

Did a few 'climbs' on the Limburg route. A joke for a trained peleton, 4-5 % average for less then a kilometer.
City/Hasselt route itself also fast and no climbs.

My advise for sunday is to just put on the television last 5 k's for the bunch sprint.

 

[RedheadDane]

Yeah, Vercouillie's selection is hilarious.

Maybe the coach thought that if they only brought Victors it would increase the chance of victor(y)...

 

[Wvv]

Aldo Tailleu, one of the better Belgian juniors who was going to race the Worlds too, crashed and broke his collarbone.

 

[tobydawq]

Maybe the coach thought that if they only brought Victors it would increase the chance of victor(y)...

Yeah, I must admit I thought the same.

 

[Eddy Evenepoel]

I have high expectations of Wærenskjold today, so he’s probably gonna crash or spectacularly underperform.

 

[Samu Cuenca]

Surprisingly dominant victory for Anniina Ahtosalo in the U23 ITT. Racing in the rainbow jersey didn't give Niedermaier wings.

 

[RedheadDane]

Hey, @Armchair Cyclist. Maybe you can stickify this.

 

[Samamba]

Mouris brothers on fire today

 

[Samamba]

Segaert as expected beating the kids if he doesn't crash in the last part.

Well... kids, Mouris is older than him tbf

 

[Tim Cahill]

ES only showing the elites later, might be on in other areas though

Flemish stream

 

[Berniece]

Segaert as expected beating the kids if he doesn't crash in the last part.

Well... kids, Mouris is older than him tbf

Why is he even riding U23? He has the age for it, but isn't it a bit silly when you finished 2nd in NC TT, and you are clearly too good for it. Was this because the federation first expected Remco or WVA or Lampaert to ride the TT, and thus Segaert has always been focused on U23, and changing this so late is too difficult?

 

[Samu Cuenca]

ES only showing the elites later, might be on in other areas though

Flemish stream

Or click on the link in the OP, unless it's geoblocked in some countries or you don't want to share cookies with them.

 

[Samamba]

Why is he even riding U23? He has the age for it, but isn't it a bit silly when you finished 2nd in NC TT, and you are clearly too good for it. Was this because the federation first expected Remco or WVA or Lampaert to ride the TT, and thus Segaert has always been focused on U23, and changing this so late is too difficult?

No one knows

 

[Tim Cahill]

Or click on the link in the OP, unless it's geoblocked in some countries.

Yeah just got it nice one, doesn't seem to work on phone but desktop fine.

 

[Tim Cahill]

Milesi's one-shot tt last year continues to confound me, I think Segaert just wanted some revenge tbh, he really took it to heart iirc.

 

[Samamba]

Milesi's one-shot tt last year continues to confound me, I think Segaert just wanted some revenge tbh, he really took it to heart iirc.

Revenche against someone with the same name as the Milesi he lost again last year or?

You get your revenche at worlds, not at EC. Don't think anyone blames him for riding the u23 TT at worlds, Jan Christen will too (also roads btw probably, 100% favorite), EC is different.

 

[RedheadDane]

So, Michiel gets the bragging rights in the Mouris family.
Yeah, I know it's not quite the same, as they didn't actually race against each other.

 

[Samu Cuenca]

Söderqvist wasn't close to winning this, but it looks like he paced himself rather well unlike some of the others. How did he gain 10 seconds on Segaert from T2 to the finish?

 

[Samamba]

Söderqvist wasn't close to winning this, but it looks like he paced himself rather well unlike some of the others. How did he gain 10 seconds on Segaert from T2 to the finish?

Segaerts seems to have faded or just eased off (no risks, there were some drips here and there), Mouris also won a little time and he didn't gain time on others anymore

But yes Soderqvist paced himself really well, his T1 was pretty slow. Interesting for later. Last part is way slower, probably the part to gain time on others. You need to keep something in the tank.

 

[Tim Cahill]

Revenche against someone with the same name as the Milesi he lost again last year or?

You get your revenche at worlds, not at EC. Don't think anyone blames him for riding the u23 TT at worlds, Jan Christen will too (also roads btw probably, 100% favorite), EC is different.

Oh yeah... saw 'Milesi - Italy' in the top 10 and forgot it wasn't the same guy, maybe he just wanted to farm a free win then, that or Victor Vercouillie has been training the last 21 years for this exact race and he didn't want to take his spot.

 

[Slavique Nuke]

Does the kosovo Cycling Federation have a new president? Or why didn't he send his son again, who would have been last even among the women ITT last year?!

 

[Mayomaniac]

Milesi's one-shot tt last year continues to confound me, I think Segaert just wanted some revenge tbh, he really took it to heart iirc.

Tbf, already in 2022 Milesi was the only guy besides Wærenskjold to beat Segaert in an ITT during that season. The guy started cycling late after a football injury, but as a first year junior he was already 2nd in the Italian NC ITT, ahead of the one year older Tiberi, who would go on to win the MJ TT at the WC that year. He also did 2 decent TTs at the Giro this year and still has lot of room to improve, if you look at his postition and i don't know if Movistar's TT set-up is still good.