Official Thread - World Championships: Elite Men's Road Race 262.2km, Mendrisio

[Ferminal]

God damn ads!

 

[Merckx]

Wonder how long he can hold it

 

[Timmy-loves-Rabo]

i dont see why not.. certainly millar, geraint, and danny lloyd should have been at least in the mixup with 30k to go if not strong enough to see it through.. for a team with nine riders we should at least be visible

Meh I'd be surprised if any of them got in the top 20 on a course like this.

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great race.
Vino looks really good.
JH is beyond epic, what a heart he rides with.

 

[Ibanez]

Vino has managed to split it.

 

[Anonymous]

wish theyd give us some ruddy "K to go"... grrr...

 

[Pharazon]

nice to see Vino's got his blood transfusions working again

 

[Merckx]

and hes off..

whatever you think of him, youve got to love his riding style... he really is uniquely stupid..

He was reliable in that regard, you could always count on moves like that from Vino

 

[53x11 in DC]

i really really dont hope valverde wins this.. anybody, anybody but him,,,

Vinokourov?

 

[BeachBum]

C'mon, the guy has been out of it for 2 years, has barely raced since coming back, and now we're supposed to believe he can make 2 attacks like this at the end of the WRC??!

 

[Ibanez]

Kolobnev is such a beast in the WC, he should win it one day.

 

[Merckx]

lol, *bye bye* Vino

 

[Parrot23]

Whiskey vs. rice cakes.

But I'd be very glad to see an Evans, Gilbert, Cunego on the podium in any order.

 

[Parrot23]

Kolobnev very dangerous. Been there before....

 

[Anonymous]

lol, *bye bye* Vino

oh you dont think hes only going to try a stupid attack once do you..?

ok... um... wtf is cancellara on.. i want some..

 

[Timmy-loves-Rabo]

SPARTACUS !
he is so awesome

 

[issoisso]

Well that settles it, Cancellara's way too strong. When he attacks on the flat I'm not sure anyone will be able to latch on

 

[Parrot23]

This is totally insane; Cancella pulling the break back uphill. Right, and the moon is made of green Swiss cheese.

 

[Moondance]

i dont see why not.. certainly millar, geraint, and danny lloyd should have been at least in the mixup with 30k to go if not strong enough to see it through.. for a team with nine riders we should at least be visible

Classics riding, and the WC is essentially one of the toughest classics of the year, is a specialisation in and of itself. You can be a great time-trialist like Millar, and yet not be able to ride a good 250k+ classic to save your life.

Britain has great time trialists and sprinters and a few up-and-coming GC guys; even a couple of very good cobblestones riders, but Britain hasn't had an upper-echelon classics rider this decade.

 

[Dr. Maserati]

Cunego looking effortlesss. He is so totally going to win.

Hmmmm... watch out for Gilbert.

 

[Timmy-loves-Rabo]

Well that settles it, Cancellara's way too strong. When he attacks on the flat I'm not sure anyone will be able to latch on

I agree.
He looks fantastic. Cunego looks next best.
Gilbert could do it too.
And spain have 3 men, thats a big advantage

 

[issoisso]

I don't think I've ever wanted someone to win a race as much as I want Gilbert to win this right now

 

[ingsve]

Cancellara having fun in the downhill...

 

[Anonymous]

but Britain hasn't had an upper-echelon classics rider this decade.

roger hammond...

2 podiums and a 10th in the last 5 years... but admittedly, today was far too hilly for him, but we have had a classics rider.. one of those 2nd places he was working for a team mate...

and im sorry, but when cancellara starts attacking on hills and dropping the likes of valverde, evans and cunego... cripes

 

[Timmy-loves-Rabo]

Breschel surprises me. I remember confidently saying in the other thread he would not do well

 

[Anonymous]

evans isnt gonna win something is he...

oh god.. this place will be hell... please please dont let an aussie win, especially not evans... Nooooooh...

id almost rather valverde