European Championship 2025: Men’s ITT, October 1

[red_flanders]

Look out Küng.

 

[Berniece]

It looks like there's going to be a lot of wind.

That doesn't sound ideal for Pedersen's plan to ride with two full disc wheels.

The wind will be around 30km/h and coming from the North, and 2/3 of the race they are riding to the North.

 

[Dazed and Confused]

I see Milesi has been added to the Italian team. Good test for him.

 

[Sciatic]

The wind will be around 30km/h and coming from the North, and 2/3 of the race they are riding to the North.

They should switch and do the RR that day with that amount of wind!

 

[Berniece]

They should switch and do the RR that day with that amount of wind!

Would make it too easy for Evenepoel. Give Pogacar a chance at least!

 

[HashRouge]

Anyone in Spain or Portugal know what channels are showing the European Champs? Hoping it's not just Eurosport so I can dial in with my VPN!

 

[Sciatic]

Anyone in Spain or Portugal know what channels are showing the European Champs? Hoping it's not just Eurosport so I can dial in with my VPN!

It’s not showing on RTVE’s schedule of direct streams for this coming week; that is where I usually go for Spanish races.

 

[Berniece]

Kind of weird that Remco is racing this, since he has already won it and is giving so much importance to the ECRR.

I still think that he should be the favourite even though Ganna should be close. Look out for Hayter that dominated the Tour of Luxembourg TT, he is my pick for 3rd.

Belgium called, so he answered

 

[search]

Anyone in Spain or Portugal know what channels are showing the European Champs? Hoping it's not just Eurosport so I can dial in with my VPN!

It’s not showing on RTVE’s schedule of direct streams for this coming week; that is where I usually go for Spanish races.

there's a list of all channels showing the races on the UEC website:

https://www.uec.ch/resources/2025%20Events/road%20ardeche/tv_schedule_road25.pdf

So only Eurosport in Spain and Portugal, but a free-to-watch option would be Rai, for example.

 

[SafeBet]

there's a list of all channels showing the races on the UEC website:

https://www.uec.ch/resources/2025%20Events/road%20ardeche/tv_schedule_road25.pdf

So only Eurosport in Spain and Portugal, but a free-to-watch option would be Rai, for example.

So no live images for any of the U23 and JR races, correct?

 

[Berflamand]

Kind of weird that Remco is racing this, since he has already won it and is giving so much importance to the ECRR.

I still think that he should be the favourite even though Ganna should be close. Look out for Hayter that dominated the Tour of Luxembourg TT, he is my pick for 3rd.

He's a Championship rider and he lives for titles and records.

The TT gives him an opportunity to be the first guy ever to hold all possible TT titles at the same time (National, European, World and Olympic title). The RR gives him an opportunity to be the first guy ever to have won all possible (TT and RR) titles. He gets a lot of motivation out of that stuff I guess.

As someone else has said (I don't remember who or where) in the back of his mind he probably even had the goal of winning and holding all (TT and RR) titles at the same time this year. That could explain some of his disappointment at 'only' coming second at the Belgian RR earlier this year because that immediately screwed up his plan.

He's now at:

• Olympic TT: Gold
• Olympic RR: Gold
• Belgian TT: Gold
• Belgian RR: Silver
• Worlds TT: Gold
• Worlds RR: Silver
• European TT: ?
• European RR: ?

 

[search]

So no live images for any of the U23 and JR races, correct?

yeah, I think one year those races were on Youtube, but usually there's no live coverage.

 

[Zoetemelk-fan]

Just bumped in.
If the organizers of this rather new EC puppet wants to be taken seriously and not remain a ridiculous little parenthesis, then they should hire route designers with at least some suitable brain leftovers.
That route and its place on the calendar - I mean right at the tail end of a remote WC - seem like a deliberate provocation against basic intelligence of riders and fans.

Downright horrible.

 

[Berniece]

That route and its place on the calendar - I mean right at the tail end of a remote WC - seem like a deliberate provocation against basic intelligence of riders and fans.

It's not like they decide its place on the calendar, right? Isn't that the UCI?

 

[tobydawq]

Just bumped in.
If the organizers of this rather new EC puppet wants to be taken seriously and not remain a ridiculous little parenthesis, then they should hire route designers with at least some suitable brain leftovers.
That route and its place on the calendar - I mean right at the tail end of a remote WC - seem like a deliberate provocation against basic intelligence of riders and fans.

Downright horrible.

Huh?

 

[Berniece]

Wind will be around 30km/h but there might be gusts of wind up to 60km/h. Even though it's only 24km's it can get a bit hard due to the wind. Evenepoel expects an effort of around 28min.

 

[Zoetemelk-fan]

It's not like they decide its place on the calendar, right? Isn't that the UCI?

Admitted, my use of the term "organizers" was too vague.

The UEC works with the chosen host city and national cycling federation to determine the routes.
So the route fault is on their shoulders together.

The route as well as the placement on the calendar must be approved by the UEC and UCI.
So this one is both on UCI and the UEC.

 

[tobydawq]

Wind will be around 30km/h but there might be gusts of wind up to 60km/h. Even though it's only 24km's it can get a bit hard due to the wind. Evenepoel expects an effort of around 28min.

Good luck to Mads and his two disc wheels.

 

[tobydawq]

Admitted, my use of the term "organizers" was too vague.

The UEC works with the chosen host city and national cycling federation to determine the routes.
So the route fault is on their shoulders together.

The route as well as the placement on the calendar must be approved by the UEC and UCI.
So this one is both on UCI and the UEC.

What's the problem with the route apart from it being to the short side?

The first three years, the ITT was 45-46 kms, but since 2019 it has always been between 22 and 31, so it must be a conscious decision (for reasons I don't really get) to have a shorter length.

 

[Zoetemelk-fan]

What's the problem with the route apart from it being to the short side?

The first three years, the ITT was 45-46 kms, but since 2019 it has always been between 22 and 31, so it must be a conscious decision (for reasons I don't really get) to have a shorter length.

My main complaint is ofc the length itself.
IMO anything below 50k for a discipline that is supposed to crown a champion cannot be taken serious.

Moreover this route lacks variety to quite an extent.
In my eyes, a good route design is a route that caters to several different TT specialists - very long flat straights, short steep hills, fast descents, slightly longer climbs (ok not possible for all hosts, fair enough here), technical descents and passages - and so composed that the riders are punished if they push too hard.

Ofc, you can't achieve all this within such a short distance.
Hence, IMO it becomes senseless.

 

[Cycling111]

The road race is also insufficient. These competitions should be Monument distances.

 

[tobydawq]

My main complaint is ofc the length itself.
IMO anything below 50k for a discipline that is supposed to crown a champion cannot be taken serious.

You must have a big problem with athletics, swimming, rowing, cross-country skiing and biathlon.

Maybe formula 1 could be your thing?

 

[Netserk]

Alfini is missing, could compliment the Italian team. Anyway, the TT is about 20km too short.

Like the WCTT next year, a partial explanation is egalitarian signalling. My fear is that the brainrot will wreck the road races as well.

 

[Zoetemelk-fan]

You must have a big problem with athletics, swimming, rowing, cross-country skiing and biathlon.

Maybe formula 1 could be your thing?

Strange response to my post. I have enjoyed cycling since as ever my memory goes back and I'll not let it slip.
I can't help it that some organizers and organizations - once in a while - are making a mess of things.
Your argument is skewed and imprecise. It's like a cuckoo landing in an owl's nest, insisting that it owns it and tell the owls to abandon.

 

[QueenStagiaire]

You must have a big problem with athletics, swimming, rowing, cross-country skiing and biathlon.

Maybe formula 1 could be your thing?

Honestly, there are quite a few people who think the 50 k in Cross-country skiing is most important. I also mourn the loss of the 50k race walk, especially because I doubt the 35k replacement has any large upside for viewers. It‘s still 2:30 long.