UCI MTB World Cup (All forms!)

[Valv.Piti]

Ineos riders about to clean up in random Olympic events after riding around European stage races like they were cyclotourists all season. Ethan Hayter looking at you.

Great value for the money there. Just watching Pidcock roll across the line, and thats a full GB Adidas kit with Ineos not being found anywhere.

 

[Samu Cuenca]

Hatherly wasn't far away from a Steven Bradbury like win, but thank God Koretzky didn't try to take Pidcock down with him. It was an anticlimactic finish to a pretty good race, but such things can happen.

 

[TourOfSardinia]

 

[Brullnux]

So in MTB it's allowed to tackle your opponent with your bike and ride him into a tree?

Koretzky tried his best to do that, but luckily didn't affect the result so no harm done

 

[Coffeeplanter]

The tears of Nino at the line... This time it is over for real, ain't it?

 

[Brullnux]

What do you want to do about it? They take two different lines and have to get into one path after that. There's no time for rock paper scissors at such a moment.

Also the tree is in the middle there for the specific purpose of allowing riders to make the move Pidcock made. If the organisers wanted to force everyone down the same line they'd have narrowed it to only the right/left of the tree.

 

[Tim Cahill]

Hilarious remark in the Le Figaro newspaper comments

'The Briton's latest attack is more than Limite. He forces the French rider to brake to avoid a fall. Legal? I don't know. Fair play? Absolutely not. The treacherous Albion in all its splendour. Deserved whistles and congratulations to the French!'

They just can't help themselves.

 

[Axel Hangleck]

The tears of Nino at the line... This time it is over for real, ain't it?

Yeah - Father Time has finally caught up to him......and I can't recall him making so many mistakes in one year......He's won so many races purely through his skills.
In the new series on You Tube Frischi, reckons he won his first 5 World champs as he was the strongest - but his last 5 were won through race craft/ technical skills.

 

[Ilmaestro99]

I do not like podcock and would not want him to win , but there is nothing wrong with his overtake. Amateur moment by kozetscy who should have taken the inside, he fell asleep

 

[Bolder]

Holy ***!
Congratulations to Pidcock.

Lame of the spectators booing! I don't know much about MTBing, but the way I saw it, it was just a matter of going different ways around those trees, and unfortunately getting around at the same time.

They were also booing bc Pidcock prevented a french sweep of xco

 

[RedheadDane]

They were also booing bc Pidcock prevented a french sweep of xco

You're saying they would likely have booed regardless of whether that incident had happened?
Yeah... that's worse...

 

[Barkintheeye]

Amateur moment by kozetscy who should have taken the inside, he fell asleep

Yes, precisely that. With some right on your wheel you must consider which lines to take and those may not always be the optimal but the ones that keeps the other rider behind.

 

[Oldermanish]

They handed Batten a 500chf penalty.......so she must have broken a rule.

Akin to throwing a bottle out of feed zone. It was inconsequential to the outcome and the Dutch knew it.

 

[Oldermanish]

You're saying they would likely have booed regardless of whether that incident had happened?
Yeah... that's worse...

Considering the fans can't see every foot of the course they were responding to the fact that he was ahead, IMO.

 

[JR1012]

First against Schwarzbauer, now against Koretzky. He knows how to play dirty.

 

[RedheadDane]

Considering the fans can't see every foot of the course they were responding to the fact that he was ahead, IMO.

Surely, there was a large screen at the finish...

 

[Axel Hangleck]

First against Schwarzbauer, now against Koretzky. He knows how to play dirty.

Except he doesn't.....nothing wrong with either move; don't leave a gap....

 

[Hugh Januss]

What do you want to do about it? They take two different lines and have to get into one path after that. There's no time for rock paper scissors at such a moment.

I've seen Pidcock make this move before, like to Schwarzbauer in the last corner of a short track WC last season. He just throws himself in and relies on the other guy to move and avoid a crash. He is clearly talented and I try to like him, but.........

 

[Oldermanish]

Surely, there was a large screen at the finish...

I meant any of the route prior to the finish. Pidcock's a serious cyclocross guy, smaller than some of the bodies he has to get around so it doesn't shock me he's aggressive. I rode motocross briefly until 13 year olds showed me how it was done so there is some grudging respect for doing it legally.

 

[Bolder]

You're saying they would likely have booed regardless of whether that incident had happened?
Yeah... that's worse...

I do. That's sport these days.

 

[jmdirt]

Considering the fans can't see every foot of the course they were responding to the fact that he was ahead, IMO.

They were watching the same race coverage that we were (several big screens around the start/finish area).

 

[OJRvE]

If anyone are doing something wrong it must surely be Koretzky who tries to shut the door on Piddock while the latter is already in front:

 

[jmdirt]

Congrats, great race Tom!
Great race Victor!
Great race Alan!

Homer hat: great race Riley Amos!

TP's move was perfect. To think otherwise is not to understand, and/or not even watch what happened.

 

[Oldermanish]

Congrats, great race Tom!
Great race Victor!
Great race Alan!

Homer hat: great race Riley Amos!

TP's move was perfect. To think otherwise is not to understand, and/or not even watch what happened.

Just watched it in real time from the head-on perspective and in slo-mo. While it didn't need to be the definitive move in the race it very well could have for both. Pidcock not only had the lead by half a length, he had the line. Koretsky looked to have tunnel vision and if Pidcock hadn't course corrected and absorbed what looked like Koretsky's contact with his back wheel; both would be in the weeds watching an Italian and South African take first and second. Deep enough in the weeds they'd be off the podium so the French should be thankful it didn't turn out worse.
As for the fans booing....they're partisan fans and saw a quick take on a Jumbotron. What they were chanting at Pidcock in English seemed to be less than a salute and more like encouraging a self-abusive act. Koretsky confirmed it was totally a racing move and Pidcock did nothing wrong.

Again, fans in the heat of the moment will react. I just thought the whole French take on the games of Fraternity and Equality wouldn't net the sort of chant you get out of Eagles fan after a 4th qtr horrible loss where they actually assault each other. Weird ending and it looked like Pidcock was somewhat emotional about that treatment.
Maybe Macron can offer an apology and thankfully the officials and Koretsky stood up for the racing.

 

[Sciatic]

Just watched it in real time from the head-on perspective and in slo-mo. While it didn't need to be the definitive move in the race it very well could have for both. Pidcock not only had the lead by half a length, he had the line. Koretsky looked to have tunnel vision and if Pidcock hadn't course corrected and absorbed what looked like Koretsky's contact with his back wheel; both would be in the weeds watching an Italian and South African take first and second. Deep enough in the weeds they'd be off the podium so the French should be thankful it didn't turn out worse.
As for the fans booing....they're partisan fans and saw a quick take on a Jumbotron. What they were chanting at Pidcock in English seemed to be less than a salute and more like encouraging a self-abusive act. Koretsky confirmed it was totally a racing move and Pidcock did nothing wrong.

Again, fans in the heat of the moment will react. I just thought the whole French take on the games of Fraternity and Equality wouldn't net the sort of chant you get out of Eagles fan after a 4th qtr horrible loss where they actually assault each other. Weird ending and it looked like Pidcock was somewhat emotional about that treatment.
Maybe Macron can offer an apology and thankfully the officials and Koretsky stood up for the racing.

Love the Eagles fans comparison—so true! Went to a few games at the Vet back in the 70s.