Race Thread

[AmRacer]

Battle of the Belgians, come on Wout.

 

[Tim Cahill]

A good contest but I think it's slowly getting away from Eli

 

[jono]

Funny that the only time Iserbyt didn't dump his bike on the floor in the pit exchange was when we didn't have anyone behind him.

Still, I was pulling for him against Wout.

 

[KZD]

Good to see Van Aert putting a difficult couple of months behind him.

 

[Tim Cahill]

That was a great effort, in the end just didn't have enough power to compensate for a couple of technical errors last lap.

 

[Coffeeplanter]

Another great race without Van der Poel.

 

[TourOfSardinia]

 

[ChewbaccaDefense]

Wout measured his ride until the last couple of laps. He looks to be about 80% of his ability right now. It looks like it might be a long spring for him.

 

[TourOfSardinia]

Tomorrow's course recon

PS: Whatever happened to Puck's companions? All in Spain?
View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W7oA74JYD2w

 

[jono]

Tomorrow's course recon

PS: Whatever happened to Puck's companions? All in Spain?
View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W7oA74JYD2w

At one point she says "Danny, on a road bike". Pretty sure that was Danny van Lierop, who is on the start list, and often featured in her course recon videos in previous seasons.

Elsewhere, I must have missed it, but Rafaelle Carrier (winner from a pretty sparse field in today's junior race) is signed in some capacity with Arkea - B&B Hotels. She's listed as a "trainee from 01/08", whatever that means.

https://twitter.com/x/status/1875536981599592955

View: https://x.com/arkeabbhotels/status/1875536981599592955

 

[Samu Cuenca]

Elsewhere, I must have missed it, but Rafaelle Carrier (winner from a pretty sparse field in today's junior race) is signed in some capacity with Arkea - B&B Hotels. She's listed as a "trainee from 01/08", whatever that means.

https://twitter.com/x/status/1875536981599592955

View: https://x.com/arkeabbhotels/status/1875536981599592955

It means she'll be a stagiaire in the fall, like Wolff and Ferguson were with their teams last year. It was a bit of a surprise that it was already announced back in November, but I guess they were thinking they had to act quickly. She hasn't raced in Europe on the road yet, but it will be interesting how she does in the junior Nations Cup races, if she takes part in them this year.

 

[jono]

It means she'll be a stagiaire in the fall, like Wolff and Ferguson were with their teams last year. It was a bit of a surprise that it was already announced back in November, but I guess they were thinking they had to act quickly. She hasn't raced in Europe on the road yet, but it will be interesting how she does in the junior Nations Cup races, if she takes part in them this year.

Not a lot on her road resume other than some pretty anonymous placings in the junior categories at nationals last year. I'd assume she'll continue to focus on MTB this summer (#2 ranked junior last year with another season left to compete in that category).

 

[Axel Hangleck]

One hopes she does a season on the MTB, but it's another young MTB talent tempted by the dark side.........

 

[Davesta]

Funny that the only time Iserbyt didn't dump his bike on the floor in the pit exchange was when we didn't have anyone behind him.

Still, I was pulling for him against Wout.

Isn’t there a rule about how many steps you can take in the pit without a bike?
Iserbyt was running a looooong way between handing off (dropping?) his bike and picking up a new one…

 

[JR1012]

Tomorrow will be a mud feast. Rain mostly all day. So we will probably see a lot of running.

 

[awavey]

Tomorrow will be a mud feast. Rain mostly all day. So we will probably see a lot of running.

theyll be missing the snow-mageddon all the forecasters have predicted for the UK ?

 

[ChewbaccaDefense]

Funny that the only time Iserbyt didn't dump his bike on the floor in the pit exchange was when we didn't have anyone behind him.

Still, I was pulling for him against Wout.

Yeah, I noticed that. I'll add that log onto the "I can't stand Iserbyt" fire. He's such little doosh.

 

[ChewbaccaDefense]

Tomorrow's course recon

PS: Whatever happened to Puck's companions? All in Spain?
View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W7oA74JYD2w

Ugh, if it rains as much as Puck says, that is going to be primarily a running race. Seated power and running pace is the winner tomorrow.

 

[logeardaddy]

Iserbyt managed to pass WvA by taking the inside line in the corners. Wout just rode right by him on the straights, à la pédale.

What's the new nickname for the Pauwels team? Fruity sauces or saucy fruits?

 

[awavey]

Iserbyt managed to pass WvA by taking the inside line in the corners. Wout just rode right by him on the straights, à la pédale.

What's the new nickname for the Pauwels team? Fruity sauces or saucy fruits?

arent clementines citrus, so its a bit sweet & sour. or salt lemon & lime

 

[Axel Hangleck]

Iserbyt managed to pass WvA by taking the inside line in the corners. Wout just rode right by him on the straights, à la pédale.

Power overcoming technique......a common theme in CX.

 

[Wyndbrook]

Tomorrow will be a mud feast. Rain mostly all day. So we will probably see a lot of running.

Far from my favourite course, but it's a pity MVDP is absent, would be interesting if it's really muddy today.
That swamp of a race four? Years ago when WvA won by amost three minutes was a classic demonstration of how to ride and run away from the rest of the worlds best,

 

[stonerider]

I can't stand these muddy races. I want to watch bike racing which means people pedaling bikes...not a foot race carrying a bike.

 

[RedheadDane]

Neat little tyre-washing station before the stairs.

 

[awavey]

It's a bit wet & muddy isn't it, all that nice white kit too