Dutch provinces Drenthe and Groningen may host WC in 2020

[Red Rick]

Apparently, Vincenza and Venice renounced their candicacy for the 2020, and the UCI asked if the Dutch north eastern provinces, which were originally aiming for 2023, to accelerate their time line. The organisation would need to get 10 million euros together to make it happen.


Gotta say. Seems like a terrible worlds in the making.


Source in Dutch

https://www.telesport.nl/artikel/145719/wielersport/drenthe-en-groningen-krijgen-wk-schoot-geworpen

 

[gerundium]

Re: Dutch provinces Drenthe and Groningen may host WC in 202

Apparently, Vincenza and Venice renounced their candicacy for the 2020, and the UCI asked if the Dutch north eastern provinces, which were originally aiming for 2023, to accelerate their time line. The organisation would need to get 10 million euros together to make it happen.


Gotta say. Seems like a terrible worlds in the making.


Source in Dutch

https://www.telesport.nl/artikel/145719/wielersport/drenthe-en-groningen-krijgen-wk-schoot-geworpen

The races organized there usually end up in massive crosswind battles. see for inspiration gopro footage of last weekends ronde van groningen for inspiration. just hope for some windy weather and it'll be a real hard men race.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rq0fWYUE9lY

 

[GP Blanco]

Groenewegen, Jakobsen and Van Poppel will be the podium .

Actually a bunchsprint will be a good for the dutch chances to win.

 

[Maaaaaaaarten]

Please just get a non paved road in Drenthe on the circuit. No other hope of a good race.

 

[SafeBet]

With the Tokyo Olympics allegedly being a race for climbers, I wouldn't mind an easier route at the Worlds.
But this is probably too easy, unless the weather helps us.

 

[Maaaaaaaarten]

Re:

With the Tokyo Olympics allegedly being a race for climbers, I wouldn't mind an easier route at the Worlds.
But this is probably too easy, unless the weather helps us.

Huh? Unless my memory is failing me, the Tokyo course is pretty easy.

 

[Max Rockatansky]

Re: Re:

Huh? Unless my memory is failing me, the Tokyo course is pretty easy.

There is no official course for Tokyo, yet.

The proposal looks not so easy. -> https://twitter.com/LasterketaBurua/status/928303364110249984/photo/1?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw

 

[GenericBoonenFan]

There could be a lot of wind, there are also some cobbles (although in perfect shape) and there is that VAM hill they use in "De rond van Drenthe".

 

[FilipeFD]

Re: Dutch provinces Drenthe and Groningen may host WC in 202

the UCI asked if the Dutch north eastern provinces, which were originally aiming for 2023, to accelerate their time line. The organisation would need to get 10 million euros together to make it happen.

... or else ...?

what if they dont make the 10M now?

what is the backup plan of UCI?

 

[Climbing]

Yeah, the likely Tokyo course is even harder than Innsbruck:
265.59 Km long with 5246 m elevation gain...

 

[Red Rick]

Re: Dutch provinces Drenthe and Groningen may host WC in 202

the UCI asked if the Dutch north eastern provinces, which were originally aiming for 2023, to accelerate their time line. The organisation would need to get 10 million euros together to make it happen.

... or else ...?

what if they dont make the 10M now?

what is the backup plan of UCI?

No idea.

But the WCs seems to be struggling host backing lately

 

[Maaaaaaaarten]

Re: Re:

Huh? Unless my memory is failing me, the Tokyo course is pretty easy.

There is no official course for Tokyo, yet.

The proposal looks not so easy. -> https://twitter.com/LasterketaBurua/status/928303364110249984/photo/1?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw

Oh my bad, apparently I had the old proposal in my head apparently. The current proposal looks super difficult indeed!

 

[Red Rick]

Re: Re:

Huh? Unless my memory is failing me, the Tokyo course is pretty easy.

There is no official course for Tokyo, yet.

The proposal looks not so easy. -> https://twitter.com/LasterketaBurua/status/928303364110249984/photo/1?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw

Oh my bad, apparently I had the old proposal in my head apparently. The current proposal looks super difficult indeed!

I looked at it, thought "eeeh", then realised this is with 5 man teams

 

[Maaaaaaaarten]

Oh wait wtf! I actually, once upon a time imagining a possible contribution to the race design thread, learned quite a bit about the climbs in Japan and I just realised I know the climbs they are using! Please make them do the mount Mikuni circuit in the other direction. They're using this as a descent ffs.

https://www.la-flamme-rouge.eu/maps/viewtrack/90220

 

[Gigs_98]

Re: Dutch provinces Drenthe and Groningen may host WC in 202

250 km or so of crosswind racing would actually be absolutely incredible, but the fact that there is no guarantee for that to happen is ofc a huge problem. The VAM climb would at least be something. It would at least make this route better than 2011 or 2016

 

[May0maniac]

That kind of route with potential crosswinds and the VAM berg in the circuit would be good, not every WC needs to be the same and you already have the Olympic RR.
Of course cobbles would be always welcome, I recently watched a small video of the Giro del Lazio (1993, if I remember correctly) and back then they actually rode over the huge cobblestones of the Via Appia Antica, it looks a bit over the top, but still awesome.

 

[Breh]

Cobbles in 2020 seem unlikely if Flanders gets 2021.

 

[FilipeFD]

Re: Dutch provinces Drenthe and Groningen may host WC in 202

the UCI asked if the Dutch north eastern provinces, which were originally aiming for 2023, to accelerate their time line. The organisation would need to get 10 million euros together to make it happen.

... or else ...?

what if they dont make the 10M now?

what is the backup plan of UCI?

No idea.

But the WCs seems to be struggling host backing lately

I guess there are always those countries willing to throw money at them to find some validation of their dubious governments through sports

 

[Dekker_Tifosi]

Boring as ***. But perfect opportunity for a Groenewegen/Jakobsen/Van Poppel podium.

edit: 2020? Might also be the year Van der Poel rides. Just add some Groningen/Drenthe mud roads then

 

[Valv.Piti]

Yeah, not really getting too excited for this. Its a day for downgrading the routes, unfortunately...... Still have fond memories of Vicenza in 2015 when Gilbert won.

 

[tobydawq]

It doesn't seem like Veneto is withdrawing their bid after all.

 

[Gigs_98]

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It doesn't seem like Veneto is withdrawing their bid after all.

They probably saw the news about Drenthe and thought, "god no, we must not let this happen"

 

[the asian]

What happened to the Bogota/Colombian bid?

 

[Bardamu]

Re:

It doesn't seem like Veneto is withdrawing their bid after all.

Let's hope so.

 

[Max Rockatansky]

Re: Dutch provinces Drenthe and Groningen may host WC in 202

2020 is now set to take place on UCI's parking lot in Aigle. :lol: Another giant fail...