Rate the WCRR

[BigMac]

How good was it? The racing was great but I dislike the winner? I liked both the racing and the winner? It was an utter fiasco? Sagan saved cycling?

Voice your opinion and rate today's race.

 

[seabridge]

8-9. Great racing, great winner, but would've liked more attacks from Italy

 

[jens_attacks]

A 5 but it was the route's fault not the riders.
Impossible to attack with more than a lap to go

 

[BigMac]

Re:

A 5 but it was the route's fault not the riders.
Impossible to attack with more than a lap to go

Not really impossible to attack, more like impossible for an attack to stick. This was probably one of the most attacked races in recent years. Quite enjoyed it.

 

[jens_attacks]

Copenhaga was attacked hard too.
Still shiit and useless in such a route

 

[Mr.White]

8. Good racing, deserved winner, won in great manner

 

[Gigs_98]

I think I can guess who voted 1

 

[hrotha]

Completely agree with jens. About as good a race as we were ever going to get with this parcours.

 

[May0maniac]

A 7, the route was really bad, but at least the riders tried to attack.
Sagan with no team beating the aussie assclowns was also good, I really dislike the way they race.

 

[Red Rick]

Sounded great, but i couldnt watch due to public transport issues

Best possible non dutch winner i could hope for

 

[PremierAndrew]

7 - well raced for the parcours. Glad to see an attacker win

 

[Flamin]

An 8,5. Great racing especially thanks to the Belgians and Dutch. Italy and Spain got nothing. An attacker won. Awesome winner.

 

[saganftw]

i gave 9 because i only watched last 10km...would rate 10 if i counted post race forum reactions and PTSD wc jersey will cause next season

 

[Cookster15]

Re:

A 7, the route was really bad, but at least the riders tried to attack.
Sagan with no team beating the aussie assclowns was also good, I really dislike the way they race.

Of course we have our own personal opinions but if you ran a team with the abilities of the Aussies, how would you race? They race to win remember, not to make things look good. In 5 years nobody will remember any attack today except the 1 rider who won. If Sagan didn't pull it off the only rider that would be remembered in 5 years would be Michael Matthews. If not for Super Sagan the course was simply not hard enough today to stop the aussie assclowns

 

[jsem94]

The 1 was from LS, right?

I gave it an 8. It was exciting from the moment the bunch was first split up at about 100km to go. Constant movement, 2nd tier favorites putting in digs here and there.

 

[Libertine Seguros]

I think I can guess who voted 1

I haven't voted, actually.

Mainly because "about a 6 for the racing, and a KILLITWITHFIRE for the finish" was not an option.

 

[Pricey_sky]

I gave it a 7. The route was better than I though and plenty of good racing and attacks.

 

[Carols]

8 - good racing throughut, winner earned it. He'll never be one of my favs but he grabbed the race by the throat and took it.

 

[Andro]

9, great race with lots of attacks and a great winner. The best WC in several years. The rivers of tears from Sagan haters almost brings it up to a 10.

 

[SeriousSam]

How do we interpret 1 and 10? Are these the highest and lowest points of worlds racing we have personally witnessed or of one day racing? Or unreachable ideals?

 

[BigMac]

Re:

How do we interpret 1 and 10? Are these the highest and lowest points of worlds racing we have personally witnessed or of one day racing? Or unreachable ideals?

1 would be an outcome below your lowest expectations, whereas 10 would be a scenario where you couldn't ask for more than what you got, ultimately all subjective experiences.

 

[May0maniac]

Re: Re:

A 7, the route was really bad, but at least the riders tried to attack.
Sagan with no team beating the aussie assclowns was also good, I really dislike the way they race.

Of course we have our own personal opinions but if you ran a team with the abilities of the Aussies, how would you race? They race to win remember, not to make things look good. In 5 years nobody will remember any attack today except the 1 rider who won. If Sagan didn't pull it off the only rider that would be remembered in 5 years would be Michael Matthews. If not for Super Sagan the course was simply not hard enough today to stop the aussie assclowns

I know that and maybe my choice of words was too harsh, I just dislike the way they ride, it makes sense but it isn't exactly my cup of tea.

 

[Dekker_Tifosi]

10. Action all the time, Sagan wins.. it would have gotten an 11 if Dumoulin's attack for 2nd had succeeded.

 

[yaco]

The TV coverage ( pictures ) was deplorable for any bike race,let alone a World Championship.

Strange that people say that Sagan attacked with 3 kms to go which was brilliantly planned and executed - Strangest thing he was invisible for nearly all the race. What was he doing for the other 261kms.

Could have sworn that Germany and Australia worked at the front of peleton - People see what they want - I am CERTAIN some don't watch the actual races.

 

[BigMac]

They worked to ensure a boring sprint finale. They worked because they had the numbers. Sagan had a limited team, much like Costa in 2013, and still won by attacking, proving that gun size matters, not the amount of rounds one has.

Edit: I take that back about Germany, Degenkolb was in the mix of attacks by the end. I am yet to see people having a go at Germany, on the contrary. They should have been up there, deservingly.