UCI Road World Championships 21st-29th September 2019 - Yorkshire - Race Thread.

[Singularitarian]

peloton cruising in full cyclosportive mode...

 

[Singularitarian]

that climb shot shows Dygert is quite tired too, definitely not flying... and AVV gets some seconds back... done?

 

[Logic-is-your-friend]

that climb shot shows Dygert is quite tired too, definitely not flying... and AVV gets some seconds back... done?

Looks like it.

 

[Libertine Seguros]

That lack of experience over a 150km distance might be what hurt Dygert there, or it may simply be that she was looking ragged on the climb. However, the gap to Annemiek stopped going down. Did Annemiek save a bit of energy to push over that climb and, seeing the gap come down, Dygert got a bit overexcited and pushed it a bit too hard in that part of the course coming up to the line?

 

[JosephK]

Annemiek dishing out her effort very measured. Dygert put out a tremendous effort to get free of the chase, but she's not taking anymore time out of AVV.

 

[JosephK]

Woman vs. woman with 20km to go. Is Dygert 2 minutes better than AVV in this time-trial situation? That's a hard task.

 

[Logic-is-your-friend]

No Italian medal.

 

[JosephK]

Dygert was certainly very fresh/ready for the ITT, but still, that was a massive effort. Is AVV recovering a bit better from the ITT than Dygert?

 

[jaylew]

Longo Borghini done. Looking more and more like the same top 3 as the TT, just different order.

 

[Libertine Seguros]

Spratt for bronze here. Elisa cracking.

 

[Logic-is-your-friend]

Dygert was certainly very fresh/ready for the ITT, but still, that was a massive effort. Is AVV recovering a bit better from the ITT than Dygert?

An ITT where you start fresh, is not the same as a chase after 120km.

 

[sir fly]

A too long day outdoors for the young Dygert.

 

[Logic-is-your-friend]

AVV getting paced by the motorbike. --Hope the UCI doesn't disqualify her after the race.

In that case she wouldn't be at fault, but the motorbike.

 

[jaylew]

A too long day outdoors for the young Dygert.

Yeah, distance may be getting to her. I think she may miss a medal.

 

[AQETUYIOI]

Don't they realize they have to work together if they want any chance to come back?

Don't you realize that the most important thing in cycling, is to avoid contributing in a chase, if it's not guaranteed you'll win?

 

[Libertine Seguros]

Don't you realize that the most important thing in cycling is to avoid contributing in a chase, if it's not guaranteed you'll win?

2014 World Championships: Simon Gerrans is strongest in a sprint, does not contribute to chase, finishes with silver, complains that he had the legs but the others didn't give him a chance to compete for the win.

2016 Olympics: Emma Johansson is strongest in a sprint, but unless she contributes, that sprint will be for silver. She contributes and gets to sprint for gold, but the cost of it is that she is too exhausted to launch her best sprint, and ends up with silver.

Compare the perception of those two rides.

 

[TourOfSardinia]

At least the Yorkshire moors gave us some spectacle earlier on
we're not get much more now.

 

[Izzyeviel]

Kinda serves them right. The gap was down to 45 seconds with 70k to go, they really should've closed it down.

On one hand this race has been a bit dull, on the other hand its been quite fascinating. A worthy winner and podium.

 

[Singularitarian]

and now Dygert has to fight har d for her silver

 

[hrotha]

Quite a ride by Van Vleuten.

 

[JosephK]

Dygert paying for her efforts and bravery. Silver looking possible for van der Breggen.

 

[JosephK]

Dygert should sit up and wait for the chasers?

 

[Logic-is-your-friend]

Who's the fastest in the sprint of those 3?

 

[JosephK]

Annemiek, oh my. She has out-Froomed Froome today. She has time to repair a puncture and still win easily.

 

[Logic-is-your-friend]

They saw Dygert couldn't follow just in time.