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

[King Boonen]

The Kuwaiti women racers being in the competition in the first place, are a better story than Dygert.
Kuwaiti women finally get the right to vote in 2005
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Women's_suffrage_in_Kuwait
And those two women were out there in Yorkshire racing in their hijabs, yet you have sarcasm for their accomplishments. Endure the repression they have been through for centuries, then complain about their timing in minutes

It seems you are right:
https://www.uci.org/docs/default-so...ps-qualification-system.pdf?sfvrsn=12ab6adb_8
If so why are there not more nations? Are we missing something, or is that really the extent of the rules? Something to be looked into, because there are a lot more countries which could and maybe should be in

Good to see someone highlighting the non-sporting factors behind the Kuwaiti women's participation. This has always been one of the great things about national competitions and it's sad that people feel the need to mock. See Wojdan Shaherkani's appearance in the Judo at the 2012 Olympics for Saudi Arabia, notable over Sarah Attar as she was born and raised in SA while Attar was a dual US-SA citizen.

Kuwaiti women had the right to vote between 1985 and 1999 when it was revoked. It was reinstated in 2005. I think up until 1985 there were limits placed on both men and women, with men having to be over 21, and family in Kuwait from before Ibn Saud's blockade (can't remember the actual details). It's one of the more liberal countries in the Middle East.



I'm pretty sure that's the extent of the rules, yes. The cost/benefit of sending riders is most likely the limiting factor behind how many entrants we see.

 

[Brullnux]

Why so early most people have to work Wednesday afternoon

I have a feeling the times are BST so for anyone in Europe it's an hour later

 

[LaFlorecita]

I have a feeling the times are BST so for anyone in Europe it's an hour later

Yeah that's true, but it's still quite early unfortunately...

 

[Breh]

Good to see someone highlighting the non-sporting factors behind the Kuwaiti women's participation. This has always been one of the great things about national competitions and it's sad that people feel the need to mock. See Wojdan Shaherkani's appearance in the Judo at the 2012 Olympics for Saudi Arabia, notable over Sarah Attar as she was born and raised in SA while Attar was a dual US-SA citizen.

Kuwaiti women had the right to vote between 1985 and 1999 when it was revoked. It was reinstated in 2005. I think up until 1985 there were limits placed on both men and women, with men having to be over 21, and family in Kuwait from before Ibn Saud's blockade (can't remember the actual details). It's one of the more liberal countries in the Middle East.



I'm pretty sure that's the extent of the rules, yes. The cost/benefit of sending riders is most likely the limiting factor behind how many entrants we see.

This is no place to discuss politics imo.

 

[King Boonen]

This is no place to discuss politics imo.

I didn't think anything in my post required discussion? It was more an expansion around a point someone made.

If you mean highlighting why specific competitors may not perform as well as others due to non-sporting influences I don't really see how you could hope to hold a discussion around this without mentioning it?

 

[Pantani_lives]

How can Belgium be the only country with three riders?

 

[Logic-is-your-friend]

How can Belgium be the only country with three riders?

Because it is the only country with the European Champion

https://twitter.com/x/status/1176805385770020865

View: https://twitter.com/EvenepoelRemco/status/1176805385770020865

 

[Sestriere]

Regarding the participants from Kuwait it may also be worth noting that the climate in their country is extremely hostile, particularly if you want to exercise outside. Temperatures are only within what most Europeans would call bearable between November and March. The average day temperature in August is 51 °C, at night it doesn't go below 30.

 

[Leggitte]

It is a scary thought that Evenepoel could beat Roglic, but for me those two are the clear favourites. Then the rest...
Evenepoel slightly more favourite because Roglic had a long season and peaked more than once already and Evenepoel states that he is in the best form ever.

Also, Lawson Craddock will be overtaken pretty soon. I think Remco is that good, and 1:30 minutes not a lot.

1. 14:20:00 16 CRADDOCK G Lawson USA 1992
2. 14:21:30 15 EVENEPOEL Remco BEL 2000

 

[RedheadDane]

Regarding the participants from Kuwait it may also be worth noting that the climate in their country is extremely hostile, particularly if you want to exercise outside. Temperatures are only within what most Europeans would call bearable between November and March. The average day temperature in August is 51 °C, at night it doesn't go below 30.

Getting to the UK must've been quite a shock, what with the *** weather.

There's also the guy from Aguila (in the U23 race), who had to do crowd-funding, and had never been on a TT bike before yesterday.

 

[DNP-Old]

Rumblings of a storm on Sunday.

 

[Broccolidwarf]

Rumblings of a storm on Sunday.

Do you mean the weather?

Forecast says rain, but only steady wind around 7 meters per second?

 

[DNP-Old]

Do you mean the weather?

Forecast says rain, but only steady wind around 7 meters per second?

https://twitter.com/x/status/1176777828953743366

View: https://mobile.twitter.com/meteoBram/status/1176777828953743366

 

[Dekker_Tifosi]

they could postpone it with a day i suppose

 

[Pantani_lives]

Roglic could be the first Vuelta winner since Ullrich in 1999 who takes the ITT world title. Zülle (1996) and Olano (1998) did the same.

 

[Mayomaniac]

they could postpone it with a day i suppose

Just let them race with those conditions and keep Gigs away from his TV, we'll get another race like that legendary edition of G-W.

 

[18-Valve. (pithy)]

It is a scary thought that Evenepoel could beat Roglic, but for me those two are the clear favourites. Then the rest...
Evenepoel slightly more favourite because Roglic had a long season and peaked more than once already and Evenepoel states that he is in the best form ever.

Also, Lawson Craddock will be overtaken pretty soon. I think Remco is that good, and 1:30 minutes not a lot.

1. 14:20:00 16 CRADDOCK G Lawson USA 1992
2. 14:21:30 15 EVENEPOEL Remco BEL 2000

IMO Dennis is the favorite for sure the way he's been talking himself up (and his competitors down....) in the media. Would be pretty sweet if he didn't have the legs, though, but I'm not banking on it. Will probably be as dominant as Dygert.

Agreed about Evenepoel, though. Podium "for sure" if no bad luck, or a too fast start. I have him at 2nd. Dangerous prediction, but IMO he has "long" since surpassed Campenaerts as a TTist already in terms of raw power. Lacks experience though, but I don't think it will matter too much.

Not sure about Roglic, though. I like his personality (more so than his racing style...) so I won't mind if he wins, but not sure he can beat the ITT specialists in a one day race. Maybe on a harder course. Plus there were reports that he was tired.

 

[TourOfSardinia]

Lutsenko to show his form?

 

[Armchair Cyclist]

Chris Boardman suggesting John Archibald for a top 5 place. Hmmm.

 

[Sestriere]

I get that there are difficulties with Moto cameras if you have a long one-way TT, but come on, they could at least show something from the stationary cameras at the splits.

 

[shalgo]

Chris Boardman suggesting John Archibald for a top 5 place. Hmmm.

We will have a better sense of how competitive he is when Lampaert gets to the first intermediate checkpoint.

 

[shalgo]

Archibald three seconds ahead of Lampaert at the first checkpoint--he might just be in the fight for a top 5 after all.

 

[spalco]

Chris Boardman suggesting John Archibald for a top 5 place. Hmmm.

Looks like a good call.

 

[TourOfSardinia]

No pressure

 

[DNP-Old]

Remco bypassing that sock meter thing. I feel a DQ coming.