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

[Libertine Seguros]

Johansson, Longo Borghini, Vos and Armitstead, with PFP trying to chase on. As a mountain biker, PFP is a very strong descender, but that's a really powerful quartet to try to get to. Ratto playing monitor on PFP's wheel with ELB up front.

Emma J trying to solo but the rest won't let her have any room at all.

 

[BigMac]

Between these four.

 

[burning]

Johansson, Longo Borghini, Vos and Armitstead, with PFP trying to chase on. As a mountain biker, PFP is a very strong descender, but that's a really powerful quartet to try to get to.

Ratto is with PFP as well.

 

[postmanhat]

Vos has done most of the chasing. Deserves this

 

[BigMac]

Powerful finale.

 

[DNP-Old]

Bronzini is in that group.

 

[mr. tibbs]

Between these four.

Damn. Was hoping for Stevens.

 

[Libertine Seguros]

Group including Olds and Bronzini chasing down the quartet!

 

[Red Rick]

What a dumb race

 

[TheGreenMonkey]

Why did they stop, the four had the medals and they stopped and waited.

 

[Netserk]

Why did she kick so early??? Wasn't it with 300m to go?

 

[Libertine Seguros]

Holy crap what a tight finish.

Pauline!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[Libertine Seguros]

How the hell did Pauline Ferrand-Prévot win a sprint with those people in it? Great, great win for her, but how? How?

 

[Cance > TheRest]

A nice example of when the strongest doesn't win. Vos rode tactically stupid

 

[BigMac]

Collective brain fart there. Did not want to work with each other.

 

[glassmoon]

lol those four. pure stupidy

 

[Lupetto]

What a dumb race

Wait for tomorrow. 60 man group sprint.

 

[burning]

How the hell did Pauline Ferrand-Prévot win a sprint with those people in it? Great, great win for her, but how? How?

Vos did a great leadout for her.

 

[Libertine Seguros]

PFP had absolutely no idea she'd won.

 

[Ryongsyong]

**** off BBC, I want to see the replay of the finish, not some interview with someone WHO I OBVIOUSLY LOVE COS SHE'S FROM THE SAME COUNTRY AS ME INNIT

If you can't show sport on TV properly don't bid for it.

 

[Geraint Too Fast]

Brennauer messed that up a bit. She could have done the double.

 

[l.Harm]

Also strange Ratto didn't properly lead out Bronzini

 

[SafeBet]

Finish was real tight!

All in all a disappointing race though. Not sure why Marianne and Emma stopped.
Bronzini messed up the sprint, never sure who to follow, but she wouldn't have won anyway.

 

[MBotero]

Nice try from Emma,well at least she got the bronze medal.

 

[Libertine Seguros]

Brennauer messed that up a bit. She could have done the double.

I think with a lot of them, they weren't really convinced they were in it. It was very bizarre as the sprint was very disorganized, only a handful of racers who are normal sprinters, and quite a few who only seemed to realize "hang on, this is for the win" quite late on. Certainly Vos went waaaaay too early and I think that threw a few people.