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

[awavey]

Sorry for discounting Kangaroo Island, a place closer to penguins than civilisation.

I liked Kangaroo Island when I visited it, I was just surprised how few kangaroos there were there, it was more like Seal Island

 

[Andre]

Kopecky missed a golden opportunity.

 

[Izzyeviel]

The Dutch kit designer needs to be tried for crimes against cycling fashion.

 

[DNP-Old]

Holy ***, just heard on Belgian television Van der Poel got arrested last night.

 

[Izzyeviel]

who had the Vatican being in the breakaway?

 

[noob]

Who else are up in CET time and torturing themselves?

 

[awavey]

But it was multiple seconds. The front group seemed to just watch her as she zoomed past. I even thought it was deliberate that they were letting her go. Coz she's AVV with a broken elbow and all.

Lotte Kopecky can bang her handlebars as much as she likes but for her sake I hope the emotion was directed at herself.

Id agree, it was that kind of what no-ones reacting to that move, its got to be a deliberate let her go tire herself out, oh wait theres only a few more corners to go...Lotte has been quoted as saying she only hesitated for a second and thats what cost her the win...yeah that 1 second plus the rest of the other 10s of seconds you sat there watching AVV just ride up the road. I hope the emotion is directed at herself and all the other riders as well who leave this championship empty handed with nothing

 

[Jumbo Visma Fan :)]

Holy ***, just heard on Belgian television Van der Poel got arrested last night.

https://twitter.com/x/status/1573826454944620545

View: https://mobile.twitter.com/Domestique___/status/1573826454944620545

 

[sir fly]

who had the Vatican being in the breakaway?

Along Serbia.

 

[DNP-Old]

Apparently kids were constantly knocking on Van der Poel's door when he was in bed. After a while he got tired of it and told them in not so nice way to stop it, which led to his arrest. It wasn't until 4 AM he returned to bed.

 

[Netserk]

Apparently kids were constantly knocking on Van der Poel's door when he was in bed. After a while he got tired of it and told them in not so nice way to stop it, which led to his arrest. It wasn't until 4 AM he returned to bed.

He should have had a helper of the national team nearby to take care of them.

 

[awavey]

And also fined for the skinsuit, apparently. Very strange situation and another case of UCI being useless.

Annemiek van Vleuten has been fined for her sock height

Van Vleuten's socks were a high and low point of the women's road race.

cyclingtips.com

(FYI, not suggesting she should be disqualified, just that the comissaires should have made her change the socks/skinsuit before the race.)

maybe its an obvious answer and Im being particularly dumb for asking, but how did she end up with non compliant socks/skinsuit, if these are Dutch team issue ? this isnt back to the days of Nicole sewing Sky logos onto her kit the day before the race kind of thing, surely all the Dutch riders have the same "non compliant" team kit, right... ?

 

[sir fly]

Apparently kids were constantly knocking on Van der Poel's door when he was in bed. After a while he got tired of it and told them in not so nice way to stop it, which led to his arrest. It wasn't until 4 AM he returned to bed.

Wonder who sent the kids.

 

[DNP-Old]

Lock to make the break me thinks: James Fouche.

 

[tobydawq]

Lol, nice night for Mathieu

Shiiit...

 

[sir fly]

Lol, nice night for Mathieu

Shiiit...

You're awake?

 

[noob]

Apparently kids were constantly knocking on Van der Poel's door when he was in bed. After a while he got tired of it and told them in not so nice way to stop it, which led to his arrest. It wasn't until 4 AM he returned to bed.

Kids or teens?

 

[sir fly]

Smith's voice is a bit different than usual.
A cold, maybe.

 

[Netserk]

Compared to the impression I had of the route a week ago, it's clear to me after having seen it in action and with newer profiles that it is more uneven. Mount Pleasant is hard and at times very steep, but I still think it's a quite punchy climb. The long section of flat between the climbs means that I still think it will all come down to the last lap.

 

[Netserk]

11 riders clear, 4 chasing.

 

[Pirazziattacks]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1573832086859153408

View: https://twitter.com/SophieSmith86/status/1573832086859153408

 

[sir fly]

Solid number ahead, but no threats.

 

[Ricco']

Mathieu needs to go see the Red Bull representative in the peloton to get some caffeine boosts... And today is in short supply as only one of the two sellers is working.

 

[Valv.Piti]

Oh well, it became an allnighter instead. Wonder If I can keep this going..

Also, wtf happened to Van der Poel? These kids better be quiet, and I don't care how he said that!

 

[noob]

I really don't understand why kids would be up late at night to terrorise MvDP :O