Ponferrada 2014 World Championships, Sep. 21st-28th

[Dazed and Confused]

Another German sprinter coming up?

 

[Bushman]

Another German sprinter coming up?

New Degenkolb I suppose.

 

[Flamin]

Very good race despite the sprint in the end.

 

[Sasquatch]

Vos to win?

 

[DNP-Old]

Vos to win?

Vos isn't in the best of form, definitely not as good as she was the previous years.

 

[Arnout]

What's with all the unnatural blonde Germans? Makes me have knee-jerk clinic reactions.

 

[Eyeballs Out]

If Vos isn't on top form she will probably attack earlier than usual. Even at 90% she may be good enough anyway

 

[Flamin]

What's with all the unnatural blonde Germans? Makes me have knee-jerk clinic reactions.

It's a pretty typical thing for young guys in Germany actually.

 

[theyoungest]

Vos isn't in the best of form, definitely not as good as she was the previous years.

Still, she's always up there or thereabouts. The biggest problem will be that her two strongest teammates, Van Vleuten and Van der Breggen, are out with injury.

Vos got dropped in the TTT last week... which in retrospect was her luck, since she didn't crash like the rest of her team.

 

[Arnout]

It's a pretty typical thing for young guys in Germany actually.

This makes me have knee-jerk Hitler reactions

 

[Echoes]

Attackers make it in MSR some times.

Why sometimes? It happens more often than not.


Last time was Ciolek, not Gerrans. Or well, okay it was not "MSR" but "CSR": Cogoleto-Sanremo.

 

[theyoungest]

This makes me have knee-jerk Hitler reactions

Wow, Godwin's Law works faster than I thought.

 

[TheGreenMonkey]

So who apart from Vos are the favourites?
Emma Johansson in with a shot?

 

[Sasquatch]

Vos isn't in the best of form, definitely not as good as she was the previous years.

Yeah that's true, but even if she isn't in top shape, she's a good shot. Hopefully Australia can get a medal with Neylan or Cromwell

 

[wirral]

ํYippee, Phil sidelined by the Beeb!

 

[l.Harm]

What a crash.....

 

[TheGreenMonkey]

Ouch, that was a massive crash

 

[kenk09]

That was unpleasant.

 

[thrawn]

What a crash.....

About 30 down. Could have been worse I think, crash started about 15 from the front, but only the back half crashed afterwards.

Edit: a couple of them crashed pretty heavily though. Hope they're OK.

 

[TheGreenMonkey]

Bronzini apparently involved.

 

[Arredondo]

Bronzini crashed really hard indeed. But is back on the bike.

Vos is behind with some teammates.

 

[Libertine Seguros]

So who apart from Vos are the favourites?
Emma Johansson in with a shot?

Chances for Armitstead, Ferrand-Prévot, Emma J, the Italians will be very active throughout (I expect attacks from Longo Borghini and Ratto, and guarantee them from Valentina Scandolara, who is like a female Pirazzi... if he was a bit more aggressive. Guderzo has been quiet this season but she won in Mendrisio) - and if they are and it's up to others to chase, you never know if Giorgia will make it with them. Obviously that crash will make it far less likely. If it's raced hard enough there's also Amialyusik, Stevens and Lichtenberg who might have a chance. Guarnier and Moolman-Pasio have been very good on intermediate parcours in the recent past. I'm sure we'll see Worrack and Brennauer on the move at some point, though I wouldn't expect them to make the decisive move once somebody like the first few I mentioned gets on the go late on.

It's also the kind of parcours where Annemiek van Vleuten has made her name by attacking and nobody daring to chase as it will be dragging Vos to the finish.

 

[Pharazon]

i think everyone was involved

 

[TheGreenMonkey]

Vos held up at least and chasing her back

 

[l.Harm]

classy british (y)