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Richmond 2015 World Championships, Sep 19-27

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Afrank

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Time Trials
Junior Women Time Trial (15 km, 1 lap)
Mon Sep 21 at 10:00 ET

Under 23 Men Time Trial (30 km, 2 laps)
Mon Sep 21 at 11:30 ET
Startlist: http://www.cyclingfever.com/editie.html?detp=view&_ap=startlijst&editie_idd=MjY5NDM=

Junior Men Time Trial (30 km, 2 laps)
Tue Sep 22 at 09:30 ET

Elite Women Time Trial (30 km, 2 laps)
Tue Sep 22 at 13:30 ET
Startlist: http://www.cyclingfever.com/editie.html?detp=view&_ap=startlijst&editie_idd=MjY5NDE=

One lap of TT course:
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Interactive map of course:
http://richmond2015.com/about/courses/time-trial-circuit/#race-heading

Elite Men Time Trial (53 km)
Wed Sep 23 at 13:00 ET
Startlist: http://www.cyclingfever.com/editie.html?detp=view&_ap=startlijst&editie_idd=MjY5Mzk=

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Interactive map of course:
http://richmond2015.com/about/courses/mens-elite-individual-time-trial/

Road races
Interactive map of road race circuit:
http://richmond2015.com/about/courses/road-circuit/#race-heading

Junior Women Road Race (65 km)
Fri Sep 25 at 10:00 ET
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Under 23 Men Road Race (162 km)
Fri Sep 25 at 12:45 ET
Startlist: http://www.cyclingfever.com/editie.html?detp=view&_ap=startlijst&editie_idd=MjY5MzU=
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Junior Men Road Race (130 km)
Sat Sep 26 at 9:00 ET

Elite Women Road Race (130 km)
Sat Sep 26 at 13:00 ET
Startlist: http://www.cyclingfever.com/editie.html?detp=view&_ap=startlijst&editie_idd=MjY5Mzc=

Profile for junior men and elite women:
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Elite Men Road Race (259 km)
Sun Sep 27 at 09:00 ET
Startlist: http://www.procyclingstats.com/race.php?id=163330&c=3

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Finish:
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Viewing:
http://www.steephill.tv/road-cycling-world-championships/

http://www.cyclingfans.com/uci-road-world-championships/live

More info on world championships: http://richmond2015.wpengine.com/about/about-the-world-championships/
 
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WheelofGear

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Governor Street after 250k could be a hard one.

Gilbert would have been the favorite if he was in his 2011-form. Any chance that Kristoff (or even Deg) could struggle?

He couldn't handle the final in Le Havre (850m at 7%).. If GVA, Stybar or Gilbert have the guts to attack, it's not sure that Kristoff/Deg are safe to win. Only Sagan can punch like they do.
 
Hugo Koblet

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23rd st. looks by far the toughest. That said, I'm quite sure it won't be enough to get rid of Kristoff, Matthews, Degenkolb etc. Heck, I think even Greipel might make it.

Oh and by the way, I seem to remember some talk of the U23 circuit being different than the elite circuit?
 
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WheelofGear

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Best thing that could happen was if a great puncheur/descender combination-type like Stybar gets a gap at the top of the 23rd street and almost sprint downhill after that. One thing is that it would create a gap between the attacker and the chasers, but it would split the peloton and eliminate some of the sprinters.
 
Afrank

Afrank

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Hugo Koblet said:
23rd st. looks by far the toughest. That said, I'm quite sure it won't be enough to get rid of Kristoff, Matthews, Degenkolb etc. Heck, I think even Greipel might make it.

Oh and by the way, I seem to remember some talk of the U23 circuit being different than the elite circuit?
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Haven't heard that myself. But the same road race circuit map is used on Richmonds website for all races.
 
lemon cheese cake

lemon cheese cake

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Re: Re:

Afrank said:
Hugo Koblet said:
23rd st. looks by far the toughest. That said, I'm quite sure it won't be enough to get rid of Kristoff, Matthews, Degenkolb etc. Heck, I think even Greipel might make it.

Oh and by the way, I seem to remember some talk of the U23 circuit being different than the elite circuit?
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Haven't heard that myself. But the same road race circuit map is used on Richmonds website for all races.
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They were going to, but are now going to do the same circuit as the elite men. The plan was to skip 23rd street, but as I said they will ride it.
 
Velolover2

Velolover2

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J629WYdGNXY

Very imformative.

A steep ramp (steeper than Libby Hill) of 150-200 metres just before the actual climb of Libby Hill. There is grass popping out of the cobbles and the gutter looks cracked.
A false flat gravel road just before and (and a downhill gravel road right after the top) the 23rd street climb. It has no gutter.
And the Governor Hill is going to tough hard after 250k of racing.
 
Velolover2

Velolover2

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I'm predicting a lot of crashes. The winner will be the survivor without lost skin and broken bones.

You want to get into 23rd street in one of the first positions. The road is extremely narrow especially when packed with people.
 
42x16ss

42x16ss

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WheelofGear said:
Best thing that could happen was if a great puncheur/descender combination-type like Stybar gets a gap at the top of the 23rd street and almost sprint downhill after that. One thing is that it would create a gap between the attacker and the chasers, but it would split the peloton and eliminate some of the sprinters.
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If any one of Stybar, Impey, EBH or Sagan had a good squad of 6 or more they would be a huge threat here for this reason. Actually, I think Sagan and maybe even Stybar will be anyway. GVA is probably the most solid bet for a podium.
 
Põhja Konn

Põhja Konn

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Basically 3 teams have serious reason to hold the race together and play for a bunch sprint of some sort. Everybody else are better off making the race really tough and selective. Adding in the lenght of the course and some cobbles to spicy it up, it should have all the ingredients required for a good racing to happen.
 
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Red Rick said:
Are we really expecting climbs of less than 300m to create such carnage in a pro peloton?
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narrow roads

there's a good chance a group of 10 can get clear on the last lap and stay away. or a good chance that someone strong enough can TT away from the field like Kwiatkowski did last year.
 
hrotha

hrotha

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Re: Re:

Sasquatch said:
Red Rick said:
Are we really expecting climbs of less than 300m to create such carnage in a pro peloton?
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narrow roads

there's a good chance a group of 10 can get clear on the last lap and stay away. or a good chance that someone strong enough can TT away from the field like Kwiatkowski did last year.
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There's a good chance some fast guys won't be able to position themselves properly to contend at the finish line. But proper gaps? I don't really think so. We'll see.
 
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