2025 WC: Thread for all the women's races + Mixed Relay

[Eyeballs Out]

The Swiss lost 25 secs to the much slower Spanish team in that last section alone - were they waiting for Reuser ?

 

[Berniece]

The Swiss lost 25 secs to the much slower Spanish team in that last section alone - were they waiting for Reuser ?

Yes

 

[Samu Cuenca]

It's starting to look good for France.
Edit: Squiban is however not looking great.

The Swiss staff has effed up.

 

[nightowl]

Pretty rough for Switzerland. They probably would’ve won without that issue for Reusser (although they might still win you never know).

 

[Berniece]

Switzerland extremely unlucky

 

[Dazed and Confused]

Unbelievable tight.

 

[Samu Cuenca]

Australia only lost 4 seconds to France between T4 and 5, but 13 seconds can still be lost towards the line.

 

[Dazed and Confused]

At finish before Aus and Italy:

1	France		54.35,71	54.35,71	47
2	Switzerland		0.13,18	54.48,89	46.8
3	Spain		1.50,28	56.25,99	45.5
4	Belgium		4.14,43	58.50,14	43.6
5	Ukraine		5.58,12	1.00:33,83	42.4
6	China		6.33,01	1.01:08,72	42
7	Ethiopia		7.46,89	1.02:22,60	41.1
8	Rwanda		8.33,26	1.03:08,97	40.6
9	Mauritius		8.52,52	1.03:28,23	40.4
10	UCI World Cycling Centre		8.58,43	1.03:34,14	40.4

 

[Samamba]

Mechanical deciding this whole thing makes this even more useless.

On the other hand it probably wouldn't be exciting if it didn't happen.

 

[yaco]

Reckon, Switzerland should have waited for Reusser and they win.

 

[Dazed and Confused]

Mechs has always been part of cycling. Why would TTT be any different.

 

[SafeBet]

Mechanical deciding this whole thing makes this even more useless.

On the other hand it probably wouldn't be exciting if it didn't happen.

I honestly find this very entertaining.

 

[Berniece]

I think Australia has it in the bag. 1min for 500m

 

[Berniece]

I think Australia has it in the bag. 1min for 500m

Was extremely close

 

[pastronef]

YESSSSSSSSSS

Australia wins again!

 

[Dazed and Confused]

Team Vine won.....
Great race.

 

[Red Rick]

Meme event delivers every year.

 

[Samu Cuenca]

Was extremely close

But it still wasn't as close as last year.

 

[broppo]

If Switzerland would have waited for Reusser they would have won. Very unlucky anyway

 

[RedheadDane]

Love the reaction from the guys.
Matthews seemed a bit... nervous.

 

[pastronef]

great to see Matt White there celebrating

 

[Red Rick]

There's something hilarious about someone being on the route still knowing she's a world champion

 

[yaco]

Australia is good at these mixed relays, especially on these hill routes, however, they have a weakness in the women's team with roseman-Gannon and wilson-Haffenden struggling. Get Gigante in the women's team and that tops it off.

 

[Armchair Cyclist]

It should be gainst the rules.

Existence of an underage competition* is not usually** grounds for prohibiting someone competing in the senior event.

* which there is not in team time trial anyway.

**indeed, possibly never: I can't think of an example.

 

[Armchair Cyclist]

I'll make the same point as I do every year:

I believe that should be gold for Australian men and French women; silver for French men and Swiss women; bronze to Italian men and German women.

"Relay" element utterly meaningless.