Qatar Worlds 2016

[will10]

http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/qatar-closes-in-on-2016-road-world-championship-slot

And we were thinking Cav would only have one shot at a Worlds in his career....

Hope it's windy

 

[Cult Classics]

Get down there now and grab yourself a spot on the roadside - it's going to be packed.

 

[The Hitch]

Isnt heat going to be a factor though? The Tour of Quatar is in february, i think that late September early October is going to be considerably hotter than that.

 

[Pentacycle]

Isnt heat going to be a factor though? The Tour of Quatar is in february, i think that late September early October is going to be considerably hotter than that.

They've probably come up with a plan to put sprinklers along the whole route, I guess.
On the other hand they'll probably say the temperature is enough to make a selection (Athens Olympics).
I doubt if Cav can handle the heat for instance.

 

[spalco]

Isnt heat going to be a factor though? The Tour of Quatar is in february, i think that late September early October is going to be considerably hotter than that.

Looks like it, yeah. wiki

 

[taiwan]

http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/qatar-closes-in-on-2016-road-world-championship-slot

And we were thinking Cav would only have one shot at a Worlds in his career....

Hope it's windy

Guardini FTW

 

[mb2612]

If it's hot enough to make a selection then I guess it will be a good race, with no clear favourite. I would imagine the Northern Classics Specialists will suffer, maybe one for an Aussie?

 

[El Pistolero]

If it's hot enough to make a selection then I guess it will be a good race, with no clear favourite. I would imagine the Northern Classics Specialists will suffer, maybe one for an Aussie?

Lol, just because you're a northern classic specialist doesn't mean you can't stand the heat. Boonen has won 20 stages and the overall 4 times. He always says he rides better in the sun.

 

[mb2612]

Lol, just because you're a northern classic specialist doesn't mean you can't stand the heat. Boonen has won 20 stages and the overall 4 times. He always says he rides better in the sun.

Given the temperature average is 15 degrees hotter in Sept than Feb, I would say that doesn't count for much.

 

[will10]

Given the temperature average is 15 degrees hotter in Sept than Feb, I would say that doesn't count for much.

You wouldn't say previous performances racing in Qatar count for much?

 

[Carlo Algatrensig]

Isnt heat going to be a factor though? The Tour of Quatar is in february, i think that late September early October is going to be considerably hotter than that.

Perhaps the UCI are thinking that if FIFA can hold a world cup there in July 2022 then a september date for a World Road Championship will be fine in terms of heat

 

[LaFlorecita]

Oh please no

 

[mb2612]

You wouldn't say previous performances racing in Qatar count for much?

I would say that performances at 22 degrees is not a great indicator of how someone handles 38 degrees.

 

[BroDeal]

I wonder how much Qatar paid McQuaid.

Another disgracefully flat, boring world's. Yay!!

 

[Eyeballs Out]

Lol they're not even going to bother with the sham of explaining how Qatar is the best place to decide the World Champion(s). Just deposit the money and tell everybody else not to bother

 

[RedheadDane]

Wouldn't be too surprised if in a few years we hear about some up-and-coming super sprinter from Qatar...

 

[Tank Engine]

I wonder how much Qatar paid McQuaid.

Another disgracefully flat, boring world's. Yay!!

Whether it's boring depends on the wind. You get loads of echelons in TdQ. Surprised no-one has mentioned that. But flat, yes.

 

[Libertine Seguros]

Echelons less likely on a circuit course, and I wouldn't be surprised if it's just up and down a corniche either to be honest, but that is our main hope.

After all, the parcours is gonna make København look like Mendrisio so we'd better hope for wind.

 

[ingsve]

Would have been much better with worlds in Norway who also applied for the 2016 championships. It would have been colder of course but also much hillier.

 

[RedheadDane]

And I suddenly got this crazy thought of the Qataris building a freaking mountain. Just because they can!

 

[The Hitch]

Perhaps the UCI are thinking that if FIFA can hold a world cup there in July 2022 then a september date for a World Road Championship will be fine in terms of heat

they can make the stadiums colder. And even if they dont, 90 minutes of football is not the same as an endurance shootout in the deserrt.

 

[The Hitch]

Wouldn't be too surprised if in a few years we hear about some up-and-coming super sprinter from Qatar...

Based on previous incidents, they can just buy 1.

Maybe Kittel won't want to be working for Greipel. Or maybe hell want the money. Germany don't need 2 sprinters.

 

[ElChingon]

Oh please no

Yea, maybe the worse race venue for a Worlds race... will the hills be replaced by curbs and technical descents by sections of road though another parking lot like the Qatar race TT

Our hope is that it is canceled due to a sand storm.

 

[Wigwan]

The race profile has already been released:

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[Clemson Cycling]

The race profile has already been released:

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Does the race involve some swimming?