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

[Afrank]

With worlds just a few days away figured we needed a race thread for it.

Elite Women Team Time Trial
Sun Sep 21 at 10:00 CET 36.2 km

Elite Men Team Time Trial
Sun Sep 21 at 14:00 CET 57.1 km

Junior Women Time Trial
Mon Sep 22 at 10:00 CET 13.9 km

Under 23 Men Time Trial
Mon Sep 22 at 14:00 CET 36.2 km

 

[Afrank]

Junior Men Time Trial TT
Tue Sep 23 at 10:00 CET 29.5 km

Elite Women Time Trial TT
Tue Sep 23 at 14:30 CET 29.5 km

Elite Men Time Trial
Wed Sep 24 at 13:30 CET 47.1 km

Junior Women Road Race
Fri Sep 26 at 9:00 CET 73 km

 

[Afrank]

Under 23 Men Road Race
Fri Sep 26 at 13:00 CET 182 km

Junior Men Road Race
Sat Sep 27 at 9:00 CET 127 km

Elite Women Road Race
Sat Sep 27 at 14:00 CET 127 km

Elite Men Road Race
Sun Sep 28 at 10:00 CET 255 km

 

[rghysens]

That lap should have been raced in the opposite direction.

 

[roundabout]

Why do all other road races except the Elite Men one have actually readable profiles?

 

[hfer07]

That lap should have been raced in the opposite direction.

indeed

10 char

 

[Netserk]

Why do all other road races except the Elite Men one have actually readable profiles?

 

[sir fly]

Oscar Freire parcours.

 

[Red Rick]

Super lame parcours

 

[Netserk]

Super lame parcours

Why exactly?

It's a good normal WC parcours, certainly better than 2012 & 2011 and on par with/better than 2010.

I'm very happy that they have gone back to full route on the lap.

 

[roundabout]

That lap should have been raced in the opposite direction.

And have people complain that the last climb is 10km from the finish?

Much obliged for posting a proper Men Elite RR profile, Netserk

 

[Netserk]

And have people complain that the last climb is 10km from the finish?

Much obliged for posting a proper Men Elite RR profile, Netserk

It's not like there are any differences between the different RR laps

 

[BigMac]

Originally (not) Posted by Netserk
Where's da Poll. I want a poll. Pollllllllllllll. GIMMEEE DA POLLLL!

I second that, Netsy.

 

[sir fly]

I suppose the intention was to make a route for puncheurs. But some of the rouleurs might survive. It really depends on how the race will be ridden.
Good balance between the profile and pace, I'd say.

 

[Afrank]

Why do all other road races except the Elite Men one have actually readable profiles?

Because the elite men's I got off of PCS, all the others I got from taking screenshots of the profiles Steephill gave me, then uploading those to my photobucket account.

So the elite men's are a bit smaller.

 

[David_Incognito_66]

Wonder what other nations will do against Gerrans. Can't see him now winning this.

 

[Netserk]

Originally Posted by BigMac
I second that, Netsy.

You can do better than that. u.u

 

[BeagRigh]

Wonder what other nations will do against Gerrans. Can't see him now winning this.

Hopefully ride hard and attack early!

 

[David_Incognito_66]

Yeah big breakway and dangerous put pressure on Australia who will probably have all the team riding for Gerro. Otherwise, game over

 

[BigMac]

You can do better than that. u.u

:'(


edit: ^.^ xx

 

[jens_attacks]

Yeah big breakway and dangerous put pressure on Australia who will probably have all the team riding for Gerro. Otherwise, game over

don't worry about it. tvetcov will attack big time
i think there is a big chance he will win this bike race.
prepare for romania mutant attacks

 

[DFA123]

I think Spain and Italy just need to ride the race insanely hard for about the last 120km. Even if they can't drop Gerrans they'll shed most of his team (which isn't as strong as Orica) and then riders will be able to attack more easily in the last couple of laps.

They've got the teams to do it.

 

[sir fly]

Most of the teams are preparing for a hard race according to the selections so far.
But I'm inclined to think that the selections are reflection of expectations rather than intentions.

 

[Duke_S]

Expectations: Spain, Belgium and Italy to blow the race apart. Valverde, GVA, Nibali to podium.
Likely reality: 2014 LBL V.2 + Valverde podium of course. Only thing more certain is a Vos win/2nd place.

 

[Akuryo]

Expectations: Spain, Belgium and Italy to blow the race apart. Valverde, GVA, Nibali to podium.
Likely reality: 2014 LBL V.2 + Valverde podium of course. Only thing more certain is a Vos win/2nd place.

All 3 races are clear. Orica will take TTT this time (OPQS lost 3 guys, Orica only one from last year). Tony Martin takes the ITT and the RR will be decided by a sprint between Gerrans, Valverde and Kwiatkowski. Maybe Sagan. I don't like it but I would put my money on Gerrans. Usually he is the fastest of the puncheurs.

Or short: Very boring and very predictable Worlds.