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

[SafeBet]

Italy finally taking control now.

 

[Rollthedice]

I guess Greipel will win this

More like Degenkolb.

 

[TheGreenMonkey]

This still could be an excellent race. There is still quite a way to go, it is not realistic to expect attacks this far out.

 

[Netserk]

Forza Italia!

 

[No_Balls]

There was a harder circuit for this World Championships with one climg of more than 10 %. The organizers wanted it for the race but UCI didn't want to do it.


Next year, looks like the World Championships circuit is going to be for sprinters.

As is the case every year. World Championship road race=most boring event of the year.

And yet we do not see Descender/Hrota and members of the Unipublic brigade leave the complaints and whine around. Why is that?

 

[Dekker_Tifosi]

Rohan Dennis already dropped. So it definately has been a hard race already

 

[Netserk]

As is the case every year. World Championship road race=most boring event of the year.

And yet we do not see Descender/Hrota and members of the Unipublic brigade leave the complaints and whine around. Why is that?

WC RR >>> Vuelta

 

[Arredondo]

Greipel already drops.

So Aru is already working.

 

[Flamin]

This will be carnage if the rain continues.

 

[HappyLoser]

TY Poles, let the Italian do the job.

 

[Lupetto]

País Vasco and Castilla y León used them around 2011-12, it was very useful especially in sprint stages, as you got instant results. It felt like watching skiing.

This race also feels a lot like watching a 50k ski race.

 

[Dekker_Tifosi]

Froome also really far

 

[Arredondo]

Betancur already done.

 

[argyllflyer]

Why don't they have transponder time checks in every race? It is well better. Sort it out Cookson.

It's easy enough on a circuit but less stright-forward on a point-to-point route I guess. Also doesn't work if a rider changes bike unless the transponder is on him. But agree they're positive and should at least be in all world tour events, if logistics permit.

 

[thequestionmark]

I guess Greipel will win this

And he's dropped...

 

[Arnout]

There was a harder circuit for this World Championships with one climg of more than 10 %. The organizers wanted it for the race but UCI didn't want to do it.

Members of UCI prefer easy circuits. I'm not going to say my opinion about them but it's no good.

Next year, looks like the World Championships circuit is going to be for sprinters.

That's the point of the WC, it needs to be a representative race for the entire peloton, within bounds (easier one year, harder the next). 10% ramps will reduce the number of contenders to a single-digit number, that's the last thing you want.

Not surprised to see the UCI make stupid decisions such as this one. Happens more often than not.

I blame the UCI for a lot of things, but not for their WC decisions, with exception of Copenhagen (and Valkenburg to an extent) they've done a pretty good job lately.

 

[l.Harm]

Italians creating gaps good thing.

 

[Arredondo]

Italy really putting the hammer down! Bravo!

 

[Dekker_Tifosi]

Van Garderen also dropped. Hmm

 

[BigMac]

Just realized UCI channel stream has at least a minute delay.

 

[Lupetto]

I guess Greipel will win this

He already lost contact.

 

[TheGreenMonkey]

The last 4 laps are going to be raced hard it seems.

 

[thrawn]

The pack was splitting up a lot over that climb. We will be looking at a greatly reduced group after the next lap.

 

[Arnout]

As is the case every year. World Championship road race=most boring event of the year.

And yet we do not see Descender/Hrota and members of the Unipublic brigade leave the complaints and whine around. Why is that?

Firenze 2013 was the best single day race last year. It started late (like every WC) but the last lap was brilliant.

 

[burning]

Looks like I tuned in just in time