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The men's RR will be aired live here shortly after midnight on Sunday, I'll just have the blankie and hot chocolate ready. Won't be envying the riders at all.Rain predicted to be even worse by Sunday.
Age doping.He looks like he could be in his late 20s
You have guys that are still 16 (who will turn 17 before the end of the year) and you have kids who are nearly 19 (who turned 18 in january). Which would mean there is effectively a 2 year gap, and not a 1 year gap. Which makes a big difference at this age.Isn't the entire field about 18?
I'm expecting Vacek to take another step as well. But I think Brenner will be invincible next year. Ayuso will be one to be looked at as well.Dominant win by Simmons and Sheffield was just mega strong today. Gonna be great battles ahead next year with Brenner, Garofoli, Ponomar, Riccitello etc..
Isn't the entire field about 18?
Debruyne only turned 17 less than a month ago as well.I'm expecting Vacek to take another step as well. But I think Brenner will be invincible next year. Ayuso will be one to be looked at as well.
What did he do prior to cycling? I heard that Simmons also only started riding the past 3 years, before that he was skiing or something? I know Debruyne comes from short track skating. Evenepoel comes from football, a lot of the current top pros (Alaphilippe, van der Poel, van Aert, Sagan...) come from CX. It seems like the conventional cycling training may have become obsolete.German Gomez finished, good for him. He was doing so well prior to the incident. Kid is showing a lot of promise for someone who's only been riding a bike for 2 years.
What did he do prior to cycling? I heard that Simmons also only started riding the past 3 years, before that he was skiing or something? I know Debruyne comes from short track skating. Evenepoel comes from football, a lot of the current top pros (Alaphilippe, van der Poel, van Aert, Sagan...) come from CX. It seems like the conventional cycling training may have become obsolete.
As far as Simmons goes, he has been riding a bike basically all his life since the age of 3, and competitively since the age of 14. He mostly did mountain biking. However, he is indeed only in year 3 of riding a road bike.What did he do prior to cycling? I heard that Simmons also only started riding the past 3 years, before that he was skiing or something? I know Debruyne comes from short track skating. Evenepoel comes from football, a lot of the current top pros (Alaphilippe, van der Poel, van Aert, Sagan...) come from CX. It seems like the conventional cycling training may have become obsolete.
When you're my age it definitely doesWell... I guess between 16 and 18 counts as "about 18"
Genes of a Viking Vs. genes of a tulip..?The guy is 18 and can grow a full beard. I'm 33 and can't.
He looked like a full grown man amongst kids
You're 6?!When you're my age it definitely does
Such a shame as neutral service should have been right behind the lead car, therefore spotting him. However it is a race in the UK and therefore vehicles drive on the left. In Colombia like a good proportion of the world they drive on the right. Because of the uci rules saying cars obey the highway code, they drive on the side of the road the country drives on. Therefore any service or feed had to be on the left. So two things the Colombian team has learnt from the day. Always tell the riders which side service and feeds are going to be on. The second is to glue the tub better.The men's RR will be aired live here shortly after midnight on Sunday, I'll just have the blankie and hot chocolate ready. Won't be envying the riders at all.
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Just saw the replay of the Colombian kid whom nobody helped with his mechanical on the road, that's just so sad. Poor kid.
Thanks for posting that!German tells his story (video in Spanish, text in Dutch) :
De man achter de tranen: "Ik was gefrustreerd en woedend" | sporza
U hoeft zich niet te schamen als u voor aanvang van het WK voor junioren nog nooit van German Gomez Becerra had gehoord, maar de 18-jarige Colombiaan is vanmiddag in één klap wereldberoemd geworden. Zijn tranen gingen de wereld rond. Bij Sporza doet hij zijn verhaal.sporza.be
You should not be ashamed if you had never heard of German Gomez Becerra before the start of the Junior World Championship, but the 18-year-old Colombian became world famous in one fell swoop this afternoon. His tears went around the world. He tells his story at Sporza.
Colombian still finishes and becomes 60th
"I was very frustrated at the time," says German Gomez Becerra, who was left to his fate after his material failure. "I was also a bit furious. I felt good and stayed close to the favorites. But then the bad luck came."
"When I was back on the bike, I felt like making time again at the head of the race. But I had lost too much time waiting for help."
What exactly happened? "We drove through a village in a technical descent. And all of a sudden the tube had come off my rear wheel. I was waiting while one group of stragglers caught up with me afterwards. There was no neutral car that could take my bike. Me I just kept waiting for the Colombian selection car to arrive there. "
"That I received a lot of support on social media from all over the world? I want to thank all those people. I felt very bad at the time because I had been working towards this World Cup for a whole year. I wanted to represent my country as well as possible But due to mechanical breakdown I could not drive the World Cup the way I wanted it. "
"My goal as a rider is to ride the big laps one day. The Tour is my dream race. But I don't want to just ride the Tour, I want to win there. I'm good against the clock and in the middle mountains."
Hannes, the hero we need but don't deserve.German tells his story (video in Spanish, text in Dutch) :
De man achter de tranen: "Ik was gefrustreerd en woedend" | sporza
U hoeft zich niet te schamen als u voor aanvang van het WK voor junioren nog nooit van German Gomez Becerra had gehoord, maar de 18-jarige Colombiaan is vanmiddag in één klap wereldberoemd geworden. Zijn tranen gingen de wereld rond. Bij Sporza doet hij zijn verhaal.sporza.be