Men Elite Road Race - UCI RWC Doha 2016

[70kmph]

Kind of weak field

 

[BigMac]

Tony Martin: ''Mirror, mirror, on the wall who's the strongest of them all?''

Mirror: ''Well, not you since two years now.''

*Proceeds to devour Dumoulin's soul*

TM: ''How 'bout now bish?''

 

[Alexandre B.]

Has Kiryienka found his former position too?

 

[Laplaz]

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Has Kiryienka found his former position too?

You mean Neil Patrick Harris?

 

[Pippo_San]

Der Panzer is back. Great to see the German machine back for good.

 

[Red Rick]

Wait, it was seriously only 40km long?

 

[StryderHells]

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Wait, it was seriously only 40km long?

Yeah it's pretty sad that the Men's elite TT was only 40 k's but this whole edition of the Worlds is sad so it fits in

 

[pastronef]

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Kiri is a superb rider at peaking for this race, similar to Zaugg at Lombardia.

you are partly right: Kiry Worlds TT placings

3rd 2012
4th 2013
4th 2014
1st 2015
2nd 2016


Zaugg Lombardia: 1st 2011


anyway, Martin unbeatable but super to see Kiry getting a medal

 

[Anderis]

Mullen really had a quiet season but I'am glad to see he has not forgotten how to ride a very competitive TT!

 

[greenedge]

Re: Re:

Kiri is a superb rider at peaking for this race, similar to Zaugg at Lombardia.

you are partly right: Kiry Worlds TT placings

3rd 2012
4th 2013
4th 2014
1st 2015
2nd 2016


Zaugg Lombardia: 1st 2011


anyway, Martin unbeatable but super to see Kiry getting a medal

Yeah you're right, Kiri's performances are much more impressive (I'd thought Zaugg got more than his one other top 10 to go along with his win).

 

[vedrafjord]

Am I the only one who has never heard of this Mullen guy?

He's been a well-regarded TT prospect in Ireland for several years, even before losing the 2014 U23 worlds TT by half a second. Almost all his results have been in TTs although he did finish 3rd in the Rás last year. Then he signed for JV and had done diddly squat this year until today - Cannondale doesn't seem to be a great place for developing young talent these days unfortunately. He's on Strava - https://www.strava.com/pros/307079 - he has a bunch of KOMs here in Dublin.

 

[TMP402]

Am I the only one who has never heard of this Mullen guy?

He's been a well-regarded TT prospect in Ireland for several years, even before losing the 2014 U23 worlds TT by half a second. Almost all his results have been in TTs although he did finish 3rd in the Rás last year. Then he signed for JV and had done diddly squat this year until today - Cannondale doesn't seem to be a great place for developing young talent these days unfortunately. He's on Strava - https://www.strava.com/pros/307079 - he has a bunch of KOMs here in Dublin.

Does he regularly pop over from his home in Wales?

 

[Cance > TheRest]

What is the explanation for Dumoulin's poor showing? Temperatures?

 

[glassmoon]

another "Phinney fail" title page article in 3...2...1

 

[Breh]

Very nice for Tony.He really deserves this.

 

[sir fly]

Really convincing from Tony. Good to see him at his best again.
All the twists and turns on the parcours have slowed down more than a couple of specialists, it appears.

 

[Dekker_Tifosi]

Meh Tom clearly done with the season. He says he rode the worst TT in power he had done in a long time.

Weird result otherwise, I think the heat and the olympics have affected the result a lot

 

[Brullnux]

Am I the only one who has never heard of this Mullen guy?

He's been a well-regarded TT prospect in Ireland for several years, even before losing the 2014 U23 worlds TT by half a second. Almost all his results have been in TTs although he did finish 3rd in the Rás last year. Then he signed for JV and had done diddly squat this year until today - Cannondale doesn't seem to be a great place for developing young talent these days unfortunately. He's on Strava - https://www.strava.com/pros/307079 - he has a bunch of KOMs here in Dublin.

Does he regularly pop over from his home in Wales?

Maybe. I imagine he has family there, and it's not exactly a very long trip.

Well done to Tony, but it was a weird results page. Expected better from Dennis in the heat, and have to say Lampaert pulled one out the bag.

 

[Zinoviev Letter]

Amazing ride by Mullen, particularly as he's a first year neopro. As others have noted above, he's highly rated as a prospect but generally had a quiet year. Cannondale said when they signed him that they would be careful with his number of race days and the amount of pressure they put on him in his first year, but even so I think he'd have hoped for a better season. So it's great to see him up there in the top 5 at his first (elite) WC.

Congratulations to Tony. Also to Kiryienka showing that last year was no fluke.

 

[Zinoviev Letter]

Maybe. I imagine he has family there, and it's not exactly a very long trip.

Particularly from near Colwyn Bay on the North Coast. Quicker to get to Dublin than Cardiff.

 

[classicomano]

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What is the explanation for Dumoulin's poor showing? Temperatures?

My Tom has had a busy year, he was just cooked, fried, finished. He said his watts were the lowest hes ever seen during a TT.

 

[jens_attacks]

do you have a startlist for tomorrow's u23 race?

 

[MADRAZO]

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do you have a startlist for tomorrow's u23 race?

http://www.uci.ch/road/ucievents/2016-road-uci-road-world-championships/111129016/widgets/entries-start-lists-results-179892/?utm_content=buffer315d2&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter.com&utm_campaign=buffer

 

[May0maniac]

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I didn't realize that Bauhaus was on the startlist.

 

[Cance > TheRest]

Re:

another "Phinney fail" title page article in 3...2...1

http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/phinney-i-felt-like-a-wuss-out-there/