The Grand 2022 Wollongong UCI Road World Championships Thread, September 18th-25th

[Frobisher Bay]

Wonderfull flowers for second and third place

 

[steffr222]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1571397277742256129

View: https://twitter.com/wielerorakel/status/1571397277742256129?s=46&t=-jway0N7rYOZIs-TIuQ

 

[movingtarget]

Remco looked confused. Kung probably lost his best opportunity . Ganna must be wondering what happened, with the hour record attempt not far away.

 

[Red Rick]

Honestly I think Kung bottled it with his pacing. He did the final split in roughly the same time as Pogacar.

 

[Red Rick]

Remco looked confused. Kung probably lost his best opportunity . Ganna must be wondering what happened, with the hour record attempt not far away.

Remco: "How did I get that bird to stop chasing me when I only rode in circles"

 

[Logic-is-your-friend]

Kung would have finished outside of the top 5

Together with Ganna outside of top 10, lol.

I look forward to seeing a video of that.

Not original footage but a re-enactment.

 

[Bonimenier]

Honestly I think Kung bottled it with his pacing. He did the final split in roughly the same time as Pogacar.

I believe he became overconfident and pushed too hard when seeing and catching Mollema.

 

[Wvv]

I don't want to take anything away from Foss' breakout performance, but:

Remco lost it in the corners. Recovering from the Vuelta, he wasn't able to do as much reconnaissance as the others. You could see he went a lot slower, and taking that into account: 9 seconds is almost nothing.

Also: Wout must be frustrated, it had to be in his absence to see Ganna having a lesser day.

 

[Didinho]

Mixed feelings for Remco if you see the TT result in Algarve. Only 9seconds after the Vuelta should be seen as very good though. But these corners in the first lap, yikes

 

[Red Rick]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1571397277742256129

View: https://twitter.com/wielerorakel/status/1571397277742256129?s=46&t=-jway0N7rYOZIs-TIuQ

I have critized Evenepoel for many things, but he is really good for the meme templates.

 

[movingtarget]

Sounds like Foss spent a lot of time on the circuit beforehand. He said you had to attack the corners because it was such a stop start course with so many corners.

 

[sir fly]

Kung would have finished outside of the top 5

I get the irony, yet it seems it'd just stretch the same type of effort onto another lap.
...blowing up would take place later.

To me it doesn't look like it would affect even endurance.
Pretty fatiguing course right from the start.

 

[limak_]

I don't want to take anything away from Foss' breakout performance, but:

Remco lost it in the corners. Recovering from the Vuelta, he wasn't able to do as much reconnaissance as the others. You could see he went a lot slower, and taking that into account: 9 seconds is almost nothing.

Also: Wout must be frustrated, it had to be in his absence to see Ganna having a lesser day.

Yess. I have the feeling that the general level of this TT surely wasn't a top one and a totally surprising winner reflects that.

 

[Didinho]

Remco doesn't look for excuses. Said he did his best ever TT on such a course and there are 2 riders better today.

 

[movingtarget]

Good training ride for Pog for Sunday.

 

[Wvv]

Evenepoel... Foss? almost saying "who the f is foss?"

Apparently Remco never heared the name Foss in his communication, hence his surprised reaction.
He was satisfied with his power numbers, and doesn't want to hide behind lesser cornering. He's still quite confident for the road race.

 

[Big Doopie]

Remco doesn't look for excuses. Said he did his best ever TT on such a course.

also he closed strongly (when there were fewer corners?)

some hope he can play a part next weekend.

 

[movingtarget]

Apparently Remco never heared the name Foss in his communication, hence his surprised reaction.
He was satisfied with his power numbers, and doesn't want to hide behind lesser cornering. He's still quite confident for the road race.

Usually the Vuelta form carries over to the worlds.

 

[tobydawq]

Usually the Vuelta form carries over to the worlds.

Not to the time trial. To the road race, sure.

 

[steffr222]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1571402281068777473

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Happy for Sheffield that he seems to be alright under these circumstances

 

[movingtarget]

Not to the time trial. To the road race, sure.

Yes that's what I meant.

 

[limak_]

Looking at Foss' racing calendar this season, since Giro he bascially did only Nat champs, Deutschland Tour and Canadian classics. Being super fresh compared to the others (e.g. 38 racing days vs Remco's 65) and prioritizng his training towards this goal imho played a significant role here.

 

[sir fly]

Looking at Foss' racing calendar this season, since Giro he bascially did only Nat champs, Deutschland Tour and Canadian classics. Being super fresh compared to the others and prioritizng his training towards this goal imho played a significant role here.

Sure.
Still, he managed to leapfrog ranks he wasn't expected to.

 

[Riek s]

Usually the Vuelta form carries over to the worlds.

Not to the time trial. To the road race, sure.

Can also add "when in the same timezone" as well.
NOrmally the WC are somewhere in europe, which drastically changes the recovery as well.

Foss was sublime today. (Hayter seemed his equal). I think giving the performance of Hayter, this parcour suited a bit the explosive types more than the roulleurs. (As Foss also indicated)
Stupid WVA imo, couldn't make a more suited parcour for him)

I hope Foss can display his champion jersey next year!?

 

[KZD]

Can also add "when in the same timezone" as well.
NOrmally the WC are somewhere in europe, which drastically changes the recovery as well.

Foss was sublime today. (Hayter seemed his equal). I think giving the performance of Hayter, this parcour suited a bit the explosive types more than the roulleurs. (As Foss also indicated)
Stupid WVA imo, couldn't make a more suited parcour for him)

I hope Foss can display his champion jersey next year!?

I am sure that he will have his chance maybe not just at the Tour.