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

[jmdirt]

Looks like it's made out of cardboard.



Theory i've read is so he won't have to chase his teammate. On the other hand, i don't know if Cosnefroy is the answer to that specific problem.

Less calories.

 

[jmdirt]

Isn't that rule only at the Olympics?

I'll let someone else actually look for Olympic rule 1.3.12.1.7., but I didn't think that there is a rule about it. Countries are allotted a certain number of riders so when they pick their teams two of the riders are also chosen (designated) for the TT. If those two riders don't also do the RR it !@#! the team because they have two less riders.

 

[tobydawq]

I'll let someone else actually look for Olympic rule 1.3.12.1.7., but I didn't think that there is a rule about it. Countries are allotted a certain number of riders so when they pick their teams two of the riders are also chosen (designated) for the TT. If those two riders don't also do the RR it !@#! the team because they have two less riders.

There's definitely some weird rule there. I remember in Beijing (or London) when the German sprinter with the gigantic thighs, Robert Förstemann was set to do the MTB event.

 

[Mayomaniac]

Van Vluten makes Roglic look like Sagan

"Hello, I'm AVV and you're watching Jackass!"

 

[DNP-Old]

There's definitely some weird rule there. I remember in Beijing (or London) when the German sprinter with the gigantic thighs, Robert Förstemann was set to do the MTB event.

Yes, cycling events are all bunched into one during the Olympics. You have an x amount of spots to fill across all disciplines, and if someone is a doubler (like Ganna or Pidcock last year) you can evidently appoint more riders.

 

[yaco]

With the introduction of an equal quota for men and women from the 2024 Olympics, expect the leading teams to only have four or possibly five riders - These races will be harder to control, so you will need to be creative with team selection.

 

[KZD]

The Dutch were really jinx today, hope Van Vleuten is ok. Impressive race by the Swiss, it should have been quite a sweet especially for Küng.

 

[42x16ss]

That's seriously bad luck! Never heard of a seagull deliberately swooping anyone, and I grew up in an Australian beachside town.

My hypothesis is Mollema must have been carrying hot chips in his helmet as nutrition

 

[42x16ss]

Amazing interview with two of the Samoans. They only had a few weeks to prepare, but are hoping that - in time - Samoa can become the new Eritrea.

Pacific Islanders and Maoris are seriously f#cking strong, this is why they dominate rugby, especially Sevens. With the right coaching knowledge it's a matter of time before they produce great track riders and TTers

 

[tobydawq]

With the introduction of an equal quota for men and women from the 2024 Olympics, expect the leading teams to only have four or possibly five riders - These races will be harder to control, so you will need to be creative with team selection.

What do you mean? At the Olympics, max team size for the men has always been five.

 

[Sciatic]

That's seriously bad luck! Never heard of a seagull deliberately swooping anyone, and I grew up in an Australian beachside town.

My hypothesis is Mollema must have been carrying hot chips in his helmet as nutrition

Sometimes unrelated objects moving through space in different happen to collide. Fortunately for Mollema, it was just the gull, or a Randy Johnson fastball.

View: https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=Ih_ovjbwQGk

 

[yaco]

What do you mean? At the Olympics, max team size for the men has always been five.

Teams will be smaller if you have an equal quota for men and women - Your four could three, three become two and so on.

 

[Valv.Piti]

Kind of a joke to force 'equality' like that in cycling IMO. Its still kinda like two different sports, and what good does it do that the women and men should have an equal amount of contestants?

 

[search]

it means that there'll be 90 starters only, by the way. Maximum per nation is 4, but only for the Top 5 in the WorldRankings. 3 for 6-10, 2 for 11-20.

And of course, ITT rules remain the same. No additional nominations possible.

edit: I kinda understand that they don't want to blow up the Olympics with even more cyclists, by the way. So this is the price you pay for equality then. Can't have both, a big field, and same numbers of starters.

 

[Lequack]

 

[Mayomaniac]

Italy's team for Sunday:

Affini Edoardo
Ballerini Davide
Bagioli Andrea
Battistella Samuele
Bettiol Alberto
Conci Nicola
Rota Lorenzo
Trentin Matteo

Sobrero and Zana will be the reserves. With all the respect for Affini, why would you bring him on this kind of route if you don't have a clear favourite? Italy really shouldn't be controlling the race and keeping the breakaway in check...

 

[Mayomaniac]

They look like 2 guys working at your local gas station.

 

[search]

some seem to be a bit surprised by the course, by the way. Alaphilippe said "That final slope is actually harder than it looks on paper." And in Belgian press, Quinten Hermans today was quoted (roughly translated) "Now I understand why Wout called it 'Mount not Pleasant' on Strava. After the Mixed Relay, Pieter and I went to explore it. And I can assure you, that's a frightening climb. You literally are riding up a wall which goes straight up. At first we thought we hadn't gone the right way. 'This isn't possibe' was our first thought. The climb averages at 7.7%,, but that gives you a wrong idea of it. The steeper sections are around 14% on average. Really steep, you can't just cycle up there. In addition, it's also necessary to switch to the inner ring. Climbing on the big ring will not save any time, and just increase the risk of blowing up."

 

[Berniece]

That's a picture of last year, right?

 

[Lequack]

That's a picture of last year, right?

It's timeless. The real one is gloomy

 

[topcat]

5* Alaphillipe
4* MvdP, Pog
3* Wout
2* Remco
1* if it's a sprint, Fred Wright

 

[Hugo Koblet]

My stars for the race:

5 * Pogacar
4 * Van Aert, Van der Poel
3 * Evenepoel, Matthews, Alaphilippe
2 * Cosnefroy, Madouas, Girmay, Bettiol
1 * Hayter, Bagioli, Wright, Honoré, Laporte

 

[sir fly]

some seem to be a bit surprised by the course, by the way. Alaphilippe said "That final slope is actually harder than it looks on paper." And in Belgian press, Quinten Hermans today was quoted (roughly translated) "Now I understand why Wout called it 'Mount not Pleasant' on Strava. After the Mixed Relay, Pieter and I went to explore it. And I can assure you, that's a frightening climb. You literally are riding up a wall which goes straight up. At first we thought we hadn't gone the right way. 'This isn't possibe' was our first thought. The climb averages at 7.7%,, but that gives you a wrong idea of it. The steeper sections are around 14% on average. Really steep, you can't just cycle up there. In addition, it's also necessary to switch to the inner ring. Climbing on the big ring will not save any time, and just increase the risk of blowing up."

Yes, a gap can be opened on the climb. Even between the favourites.
But can it be kept by the line is the riddle of the course.
As always at the Worlds, keeping fresh and picking the moves can be vital.

 

[Lequack]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1572883403556495363

View: https://twitter.com/Domestique___/status/1572883403556495363

 

[DNP-Old]

Not sure if this is watchable outside of BE/NL, but Sporza stationed a camera on Mt. Pleasant. And, yes, it is steep, to say the least.

BEKIJK: De een vliegt, de ander zwalpt: zo steil is Mount Pleasant | sporza

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