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

[RedheadDane]

Wait, what happened?

Junior Women's winner missed a corner at the end of her race.
Junior Men's winner had a mechanic at the beginning of his race.

 

[frosty steve]

a rider in the worlds Junior TT suffers what looks like a broken crank as he comes off the Worlds TT ramp. Eurosports Carlton Kirby says' looks like his cotterpin has broken'. Don't think they use cotterpins any more Carlton !

 

[DNP-Old]

Prediction time once more?

**** *: Mikkel Bjerg
****: Brent Van Moer, Johan Price-Pejtersen
***: Tobias Foss, Stefan Bissegger, Marc Hirschi
**: Mathias Norsgaard, Ilan Van Wilder, Brandon McNulty, Ian Garrison
*: Kevin Geniets, Daan Hoole, Matteo Sobrero, Iver Knotten, João Almeida

 

[hammerthaim]

I don't watch the non-elite TTs either. But when the road races come, I watch as many as I can, enjoying the hype that slowly creeps in, culminating with the race day of the season where I'm most at the edge of my seat.

I also enjoy the Italian races because I realise that it's soon over and I have to wait three months until I can have my nice yearly week where I get up at 4 am to watch the Tour Down Under just to get disappointed by the lack of interesting racing.

Edit: I also have to add, that the end-of-season races are especially interesting this year because I have a non-zero chance of winning the CQ game

When you live in Australia and have to wake up at 1am to watch most races finish

 

[Koronin]

When you live in Australia and have to wake up at 1am to watch most races finish

Or you could be in the US, where if you can even find the race it'll be on while you're either sleeping or working.

 

[hammerthaim]

Or you could be in the US, where if you can even find the race it'll be on while you're either sleeping or working.

I thought it would be easy on tiz or cycling fans in the US?

 

[Koronin]

I thought it would be easy on tiz or cycling fans in the US?

As long as your internet is working properly and you don't have an internet company that has decided to place limits on your data. (I know a few have done that in past with the data limits as well as throttling data during busy hours.) However, if you want to watch things live work gets in the way a lot. (For other internet options you have tiz or you can pay for Flo Bikes and NBC Gold.

 

[Jungle Cycle]

Very nice ride by Tiberi.

Also a small note, Vinicius Rangel will be racing the Worlds Junior race for Brazil. He's also the first member of Valverde Team to go to the Worlds. He's also the only rider for Brazil in the men's junior race.

will be his 2nd. last year he went just to understand how everything works(30th). He is delighted to be with Bala team..
No Brazilians in the elite so we are all in cheering for him and Ana Polegath in the elite woman tomorrow..

 

[jaylew]

Pro women's TT is tomorrow. Obviously, van Vleuten is the favorite. Who else has a shot...van der Breggen, Dygert, Brand, Klein, Neben? I'm not sure I know who all the good female TTers are.

 

[42x16ss]

Not sure if anyone's seen this, but its a lap of the finishing circuit. The last few corners look... interesting.

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QNaJxiIq1gw

Bakelandts has said that he isn't a fan. He stopped short of saying that it's outright dangerous.

 

[Koronin]

will be his 2nd. last year he went just to understand how everything works(30th). He is delighted to be with Bala team..
No Brazilians in the elite so we are all in cheering for him and Ana Polegath in the elite woman tomorrow..

He's had very good results since he's been with Bala's team. He seems to have integrated very well into that team. Glad he's happy to be there. Hoping his experience from last year will help him a bit for this year. I wish him luck.

 

[42x16ss]

Anyone know why there was only one Aus entry across the two junior races, with no junior women? Strange to see when this is Australia's most successful event along with the Men's Elite TT.

 

[GuntherL]

Prediction time once more?

**** *: Mikkel Bjerg
****: Brent Van Moer, Johan Price-Pejtersen
***: Tobias Foss, Stefan Bissegger, Marc Hirschi
**: Mathias Norsgaard, Ilan Van Wilder, Brandon McNulty, Ian Garrison
*: Kevin Geniets, Daan Hoole, Matteo Sobrero, Iver Knotten, João Almeida

Van Moer will surprise us all by winning this time. I’m curious about Hirschi as well, but I dislike that someone can take part in two different categories at the same WC.

 

[yaco]

Anyone know why there was only one Aus entry across the two junior races, with no junior women? Strange to see when this is Australia's most successful event along with the Men's Elite TT.

More money has been funnelled into the track program, hence why Australia had limited exposure to the Nation's cup - After all, Gerry can't fund everything.

 

[Mayomaniac]

The Italian developmental system has really produced more top rouleurs than pure climbers durning the last few years.
Edit: apparently Tiberi is 182cm tall and only 62kg heavy, a body type like Nibali. That makes it even more impressive, he's also a good stage racer.

 

[Angelo1985]

Today's women's tt will be interesting. Van Vleuten will not win this one easy. Chloe Dygert-Owen is a true phenom.

 

[gerundium]

Today's women's tt will be interesting. Van Vleuten will not win this one easy. Chloe Dygert-Owen is a true phenom.

https://www.velonews.com/2019/08/news/how-chloe-dygert-owen-overcomes-her-self-doubt_500023

interesting article regarding her. The hidden damage of cycling, she talks about changed personality after a concussion. I wonder how much of this occurs, cyclists take serious knocks to the head on a regular basis.

 

[Sestriere]

The Italian developmental system has really produced more top rouleurs than pure climbers durning the last few years.
Edit: apparently Tiberi is 182cm tall and only 62kg heavy, a body type like Nibali. That makes it even more impressive, he's also a good stage racer.

The German commentator yesterday said, that Tiberi reminded him of Nibali. I think it was more down to the tone of the name though: Antonio Tiberi - Vincenzo Nibali

 

[DNP-Old]

Van Moer will surprise us all by winning this time. I’m curious about Hirschi as well, but I dislike that someone can take part in two different categories at the same WC.

Van Moer has been preparing with Campenaerts, who is a complete mad man when it comes to ITT details. I think he'll be flying as well, but it has to be said that Van Moer has been very, very up and down in time trials this year. He beat Bjerg very early in the season, then delivered nothing in the European Championships, only to be good once more in Denmark, followed by a meh performance in Britain. Very much agreed on Hirschi's part.

 

[DNP-Old]

The Italian developmental system has really produced more top rouleurs than pure climbers durning the last few years.
Edit: apparently Tiberi is 182cm tall and only 62kg heavy, a body type like Nibali. That makes it even more impressive, he's also a good stage racer.

Indeed, he was already 3rd in the same time as Vacek and Evenepoel in the Peace Race last year, where Altenberg is probably the most telling climb in the junior ranks. Furthermore, he might be the best descender this generation has, he has very good technique. Last year in Loano, Vacek was toying with everyone and rode more than a minute away on the ultimate climb. Tiberi nearly bridged that gap in the descent alone, that was some very impressive stuff.

 

[Korki65]

Horrendous weather conditions at the moment in Harrogate and torrential rain forecast for next few hours. Hope they are wrong but looks messy

 

[Davesta]

The German commentator yesterday said, that Tiberi reminded him of Nibali. I think it was more down to the tone of the name though: Antonio Tiberi - Vincenzo Nibali

According to the Cycling Podcast, he's known as "little Nibali" in Italy...

 

[Armchair Cyclist]

Presumably the reason that there is a men's U23 but not a women's is that women are considered to be physically capable of competing with anyone at, or soon after, the age of 20.

Given results in some major races, especially over the last few months, how much justification is there in the existence of a men's U23 category?

 

[Pantani_lives]

Mikkel Bjerg is already the only rider who won the U23 TT twice. Today he can even win it a third time. Still it's weird to think that these guys are older than Pogacar and Evenepoel.

 

[AQETUYIOI]