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

[steffr222]

Why no Mohoric?

Still recovering from Epstein Barr Virus

 

[Boes]

From a tactical point of view:

• Slovenia only has one real game plan: keep things together until last punchy climb and hope Poggy either comes over the top solo or in a small group where he can sprint for victory. Other teams in a similar situation are Italy with Bettiol.
• Belgium and Netherlands have, imo, 2 options. Either keep things together until the last climb for WVA and MVP. Or long range attacks with the likes are Remco or Van Baarle.
• Quid France: Both Alaphilippe (if he's good enough) and cosnefroy will want to wait for the final climb. Hope they don't get in each others way.
• Spain lacks manpower.

Am I missing something or are there only 2 really teams that could control the race with Belgium and Netherlands? Perhaps Slovenia with Tratnik and Polanc to. If Belgium and Netherland want to dynamite they race, I think they could.

 

[Lequack]

And no Roglic cause of the Bahrain tensions.

 

[Netserk]

Apparently Remco will arrive Wednesday morning around 6hour local time.

Would suprise me if he isn't feeling the jetlag on sunday.



Isn't that like a the height increase of a double bridge?

edit:
Is this that climb? because i can't make sense of the height/elevation in relation to what i see in the topic.

Segment Details for Mt Ousley Rd Climb - VeloViewer

0.86 km ride with 83 m of climbing, average grade of 9.6 %. Check it out!

veloviewer.com

Seems to start very steep (if that is included), if you are explosive you can take some time here.

No. It can be seen on the map.

 

[RedheadDane]

• Quid France: Both Alaphilippe (if he's good enough) and cosnefroy will want to wait for the final climb. Hope they don't get in each others way.

Cosnefroy isn't riding. There was a bit of a discussion about it over in the Canadian thread. French team:

• ALAPHILIPPE Julian
• BARDET Romain
• SÉNÉCHAL Florian
• PACHER Quentin
• ARMIRAIL Bruno
• LAPORTE Christophe
• CAVAGNA Rémi
• SIVAKOV Pavel
• MADOUAS Valentin

 

[tobydawq]

The French team is great.

 

[Netserk]

Laporte is the perfect dark horse.

 

[Hugo Koblet]

Cosnefroy isn't riding. There was a bit of a discussion about it over in the Canadian thread. French team:

• ALAPHILIPPE Julian
• BARDET Romain
• SÉNÉCHAL Florian
• PACHER Quentin
• ARMIRAIL Bruno
• LAPORTE Christophe
• CAVAGNA Rémi
• SIVAKOV Pavel
• MADOUAS Valentin

No Cosnefroy is mind boggling. No Gaudu either is very weird as well. There's probably some reason to the madness that I'm not aware of though. Amazing team nonetheless.

 

[Hugo Koblet]

I'm not a big fan of Van Aert but I hope that he or Pogacar wins this. It just seems like the most fitting end to 2022 based on their seasons. And honestly, they've been so much better than anyone else this year that it would seem a bit weird if someone else won (with wins in the Vuelta, LBL and San Sebastian you could make an argument for Evenepoel being up there as well, but to me, Pogacar and Van Aert are the kings of 2022).

 

[carolina]

France has so many good riders in great form that someone had to be left out. It's a great team.

 

[DNP-Old]

No Cosnefroy is mind boggling. No Gaudu either is very weird as well. There's probably some reason to the madness that I'm not aware of though. Amazing team nonetheless.

Cosnefroy stated prior to Bretagne that he had no interest in coming to Wollongong.

 

[Hugo Koblet]

Cosnefroy stated prior to Bretagne that he had no interest in coming to Wollongong.

That is indeed very strange.

 

[BR2]

My top favourite is Evenepoel. My outside bet (and somehow hope) is Neilson Powless. Somehow I think this race will not be won by one of the big favourites but by someone like Powless.

 

[tobydawq]

My top favourite is Evenepoel. My outside bet (and somehow hope) is Neilson Powless. Somehow I think this race will not be won by one of the big favourites but by someone like Powless.

I really don't hope that.

We need a big rider in the rainbow jersey and cycling history tells us that that is by far the most likely outcome.

 

[TourOfSardinia]

At what god-forsaken hour (CEST) of the early morning do I have to get up to see the finish live?

 

[SafeBet]

The French team is great.

I think it's great if Alaphilippe is in top form.

 

[BR2]

I really don't hope that.

We need a big rider in the rainbow jersey and cycling history tells us that that is by far the most likely outcome.

Well, I don't want some random rider to win it. But someone like Powless who I have a soft spot for, who always does too much work and seems to like longer races would be nice. A bit like Pedersen deserved the win despite not being a big favourite.
Not sure about Powless' form, though.

Of course statistically it's most likely that a big name wins it. But in races with van Aert van Aert is now always the over-favourite, but in the end that's his problem and it might be the problem of the whole field if they again orientate towards someone who everyone is playing against. Hm. The Belgians have really not been convincing tactically, will they do better this time?
Ala won't be in form, unfortunately.
Van der Poel I have no idea about, but it doesn't look likely to me that he's in best form.
Pogacar would be my second guess after Evenepoel.

 

[tobydawq]

Well, I don't want some random rider to win it. But someone like Powless who I have a soft spot for, who always does too much work and seems to like longer races would be nice. A bit like Pedersen deserved the win despite not being a big favourite.
Not sure about Powless' form, though.

Of course statistically it's most likely that a big name wins it. But in races with van Aert van Aert is now always the over-favourite, but in the end that's his problem and it might be the problem of the whole field if they again orientate towards someone who everyone is playing against. Hm. The Belgians have really not been convincing tactically, will they do better this time?
Ala won't be in form, unfortunately.
Van der Poel I have no idea about, but it doesn't look likely to me that he's in best form.
Pogacar would be my second guess after Evenepoel.

It would be great if Van der Poel was in great shape. But I also have my doubts.

 

[Netserk]

I really don't hope that.

We need a big rider in the rainbow jersey

After the last two years?

 

[tobydawq]

After the last two years?

No.

 

[Netserk]

Well, I don't think we particularly need so then. It was no disaster that Pedersen had a year in the jersey between two of the highest profile riders in the peloton.

 

[Nick2413]

My top favourite is Evenepoel. My outside bet (and somehow hope) is Neilson Powless. Somehow I think this race will not be won by one of the big favourites but by someone like Powless.

I agree with the latter but thinking Evenepoel might be too cooked.

 

[tobydawq]

Well, I don't think we particularly need so then. It was no disaster that Pedersen had a year in the jersey between two of the highest profile riders in the peloton.

We always need it.

 

[Ilmaestro99]

Don't understand why the Italians aren't taking Masnada

 

[Netserk]

Yorkshire 2019 was ruined the moment MvdP bonked!