UCI World Championships 2024 - Men's U-23 ITT (Sept. 23)

[Keldergoat]

Campenaerts also said that it didn't change a lot compared to u23 riders, so what you're saying isn't correct either. But the wind did a lot and Campenaerts didn't know about the difference then.

And then Arensman said that he had to be extremely cautious in the corners. I mean, I think anyone who was watching that TT knows that you cannot just compare it to the dry U23 circuit. Look at how Affini extremely carefully approaches this 90 degree corner at 1:00. That does something to your average speed.

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q2E3jxnnDYM

 

[Berniece]

Yeah but the pro's rode largely in the rain for the EC where he rode in dry circumstances so that comparison can't be made 1 on 1. I just don't get the 'missed opportunity' remark when he's clearly not the best today, he would never even be close to the likes of Affini, Ganna and Evenepoel yesterday.

I meant what a waisted opportunity the EC Elite TT was

 

[Logic-is-your-friend]

Face it guys, they all got Foss'ed today.

 

[Unchained]

Great race in every way! These riders were absolutely flying!! Regardless of the results, fantastic feeder system for pro bike racing, many of the riders already under pro contracts but many hopefuls for sure..some comments about first Spanish winner in 25 years! Romeo

 

[Pantani_lives]

O Romeo, Romeo, wherefore art thou Romeo?

 

[Mayomaniac]

O Romeo, Romeo, wherefore art thou Romeo?

UFO Romeo, to quote a Backyard Babies song...

 

[Tricycle Rider]

I suppose I should at least post the top 20 results:

1	ROMEO ABAD Ivan			36:42.70
2	SODERQVIST Jakob			+32.05
3	CHRISTEN Jan			+40.68
4	SEGAERT Alec			+54.09
5	ORINS Robin			+57.87
6	RAFFERTY Darren			+1:01.52
7	BEHRENS Niklas			+1:08.23
8	SHMIDT Artem			+1:10.04
9	MOURIS Wessel			+1:11.43
10	RAFFERTY Adam			+1:17.67
11	DECOMBLE Maxime			+1:17.87
12	del TORO ROMERO Isaac			+1:23.83
13	RACCAGNI NOVIERO Andrea			+1:32.06
14	EDDY Patrick			+1:35.41
15	BLAISE Arthur			+1:36.69
16	PEDERSEN Rasmus			+1:42.48
17	AUGUST Andrew			+1:43.43
18	WIGGINS Ben			+1:57.28
19	WEISS Fabian			+1:59.18
20	CHARLTON Josh			+2:05.11

Quintana came in 46th btw., which is probably better than the other Quintana would do. At least I'll have a Quintana to root for in the future though once the other Quintana retires.

 

[SafeBet]

Segaert can try again next year. He'll likely need a fake ID though.

 

[ingsve]

3rd, 4th and 6th for my CQ team at least. Could have been better but still something.

 

[Logic-is-your-friend]

Segaert can try again next year. He'll likely need a fake ID though.

He's only 21, so he could try again. But he already said he wouldn't. Also, by this time next year i think Foss will have a kid old enough to participate.

 

[KZD]

Huge performance from Romeo, I knew he was a talented climber but not this strong as a time trialist.

Söderqvist with a very good performance and Christen impressive too especially given that he is more of a classics rider.

 

[Armchair Cyclist]

He's only 21, so he could try again. But he already said he wouldn't.

So did the daft rule change

 

[Logic-is-your-friend]

So did the daft rule change

What? It's U23. Not U22. Next year he turns 22, so he is still eligible iirc.

 

[Armchair Cyclist]

I’ve been reading Remco instead of Romeo the last pages.

So it’s Ivan Remco for me now.

Not that, but I have been conflating him with Javier Romo all day. Which made me more surprised by his performance than I should have been (and I have just discovered that Romo is a bit older than I thought)

 

[Armchair Cyclist]

What? It's U23. Not U22. Next year he turns 22, so he is still eligible iirc.

Riders on WT and PT not allowed from next year. Hence @Coffeeplanter's proclamation of Soderqvist, Orins and Behrens as medallists up the page.

 

[Armchair Cyclist]

But if riders on a WT aren't allowed*, I would suggest that those who could ride for them shouldn't, so that would have Mouris, Charlton and Theiler as medallists.

*: They should be.

 

[Logic-is-your-friend]

Riders on WT and PT not allowed from next year. Hence @Coffeeplanter's proclamation of Soderqvist, Orins and Behrens as medallists up the page.

I didn't know that was already official or certain. I thought it was something they were considering (and it would be stupid if they did it). They would be better to turn U23 into U21 (like i have been saying for years).

 

[pablohidalgo7]

Huge performance from Romeo, I knew he was a talented climber but not this strong as a time trialist.

Söderqvist with a very good performance and Christen impressive too especially given that he is more of a classics rider.

It´s the other way around, Ivan was always a rider with great potential as a time trialist and possible classic rider with some abbilty to climb, but not a climber at all and that was one of the reasons of him being quite striking for the Spanish cycling community, for not being the typical prospect around here.

By the way, I'm a little surprised by the general disbelief, maybe it's because as a Spaniard they've been selling me the hype with this rider since since he was a cadet, to me and everyone vey interested in cycling in fact.

I would say that in spanish social cycling media we are all surprised by his last part like everyone, but I think that the vast majority of us saw him today with chances for the silver-bronze medal on a super day and a top 5 on a normal one. After all, last year he was fourth in the European at this time of the year and this season he has been in the top 10 in the UAE Tour (WT) time trial, seventh in Burgos, Top 10 in La Mayenne and top 15 in Belgium (all .Pro ITT), and it is assumed that he prefers longer time trials and harder like this one, in fact his national TT champ was a big disappointment.

If I understand correctly, he said that he has been in the area for 14 days with his father preparing this time trial, and that he was deliberately saving everything for the last sector.