World Championship 2025: Men’s ITT, September 21

[Netserk]

Imagine what Roglic woulda done had he not been Colbrelli'd out of the Tour

Beaten Evenepoel in the pancake flat WCTT that year?

It was the best Asgreen ever that year.

 

[Cycling111]

Roglic almost beat Tarling this year in the first Giro time trial and we don't have to imagine what he´d have done in the Tour because he was there.

 

[Red Rick]

Beaten Evenepoel in the pancake flat WCTT that year?

It was the best Asgreen ever that year.

Obviously not. He crushed the Vuelta.

Honestly I forgot Asgreen was a good ITTer for a year, but I don't fancy him in a 3rd week Tour ITT, and in a post Tour Olympic ITT I don't fancy him on any terrain whatsoever.

As for the general argument of Rog crushing the uphills, his lap 2 time was 4s slower than his lap 1 time, but his t4 split was 18s slower than his t1 split, so he actually slowed down on that split, but he still gained a lot of time there, and so the logical conclusion is that almost all riders, especially the entire rest of the top 5, imploded hard on the hill in the 2nd lap.

 

[Rob5091]

If Pogacar does not win both the ITT & RR it will be a surprise. His biggest danger is too many banana beers or other temptations of the local cuisine.

 

[Berniece]

Interview with Arne Wallays (team manager BE) and Serge Pauwels (national coach) about the ITT. They are very bullish and think Evenepoel will win the ITT.

Waarom Remco Evenepoel Tadej Pogacar niet moet vrezen op lastig WK tijdrit-parcours

Het is een zeer atypische tijdrit die de renners komende zondag krijgen voorgeschoteld op het WK in Kigali. Over een afstand van iets meer dan veertig kilometer liggen vier klimmetjes - waaronder eentje met kasseien - te wachten, wat het een lastig te voorspellen chronoproef maakt. Bij Belgian Cycli

www.wielerflits.be

 

[Red Rick]

Interview with Arne Wallays (team manager BE) and Serge Pauwels (national coach) about the ITT. They are very bullish and think Evenepoel will win the ITT.

Waarom Remco Evenepoel Tadej Pogacar niet moet vrezen op lastig WK tijdrit-parcours

Het is een zeer atypische tijdrit die de renners komende zondag krijgen voorgeschoteld op het WK in Kigali. Over een afstand van iets meer dan veertig kilometer liggen vier klimmetjes - waaronder eentje met kasseien - te wachten, wat het een lastig te voorspellen chronoproef maakt. Bij Belgian Cycli

www.wielerflits.be

When are they not extremely bullish before the race.

 

[Red Rick]

Is PCS drunk?

It added Roglic to the ITT.

 

[CyclistAbi]

C'mon guys we are hurting here.

 

[Krzysztof_O]

If Pogacar does not win both the ITT & RR it will be a surprise. His biggest danger is too many banana beers or other temptations of the local cuisine.

Pogi will be in the bubble all the time: wearing a scafander during recons, bringing his own kitchen and protecting himself from stuff which killed Il Campionissimo Fausto Coppi.

 

[CyclistAbi]

So silver or higher?

 

[Berniece]

So silver or higher?

I don't think he's actually riding it

 

[Lequack]

Some pics

 

[Lequack]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1968325367380463616

View: https://x.com/RwandaInUK/status/1968325367380463616

 

[HashRouge]

If Pogacar does not win both the ITT & RR it will be a surprise. His biggest danger is too many banana beers or other temptations of the local cuisine.

I kind of think the opposite to be honest, especially after it came out that Pogacar was ill for the whole week before Canada. Now I think Remco takes the TT, and someone like del Toro, Pidcock or Ayuso takes the RR.

I would kind of like Pogacar to do the double though, it would be very cool.

 

[Monsi]

I kind of think the opposite to be honest, especially after it came out that Pogacar was ill for the whole week before Canada. Now I think Remco takes the TT, and someone like del Toro, Pidcock or Ayuso takes the RR.

I would kind of like Pogacar to do the double though, it would be very cool.

Don't think the illness affected him too much. Reduced training, sure, but he looked good in Montreal. He seemed to look better in Montreal this year than last year.

 

[Brullnux]

I kind of think the opposite to be honest, especially after it came out that Pogacar was ill for the whole week before Canada. Now I think Remco takes the TT, and someone like del Toro, Pidcock or Ayuso takes the RR.

I would kind of like Pogacar to do the double though, it would be very cool.

I have been praying every day for Ayuso to win the RR.

 

[Berniece]

I kind of think the opposite to be honest, especially after it came out that Pogacar was ill for the whole week before Canada. Now I think Remco takes the TT, and someone like del Toro, Pidcock or Ayuso takes the RR.

I would kind of like Pogacar to do the double though, it would be very cool.

Doubt he really felt much of the illness

 

[Cookster15]

After looking at the very hilly course at moderate altitude and considering relative form and strengths of the contenders I'm picking Pogacar to win the TT. Pog has also has taken it easier this year since the Tour so won't be tired. Jay Vine would be a surprise. Remco seems a bit off this year.

 

[Danskebjerge]

The startlist quality at this ITT is lower than the startlist quality at the Tour of Luxembourg.

Yes, I know there are fewer riders in Rwanda, but after the 33rd strongest rider they don't count at all (because of their weak UCI and PCS ranking), so it wouldn't matter if more riders participated.

Even in the top 10 at the ITT, there are riders outside the world's strongest 100 riders.

The 20th strongest rider in the line-up is Charles Kagimu who is currently 305th in the ranking.

 

[Cookster15]

The startlist quality at this ITT is lower than the startlist quality at the Tour of Luxembourg.

Hmm, quality - can you elaborate? Assume you are talking about the entire field rather than the strongest?

I would say the Top 10 riders doing the worlds will be far stronger than the best 10 in Luxembourg.

Who are the strongest time trialists on the start list for Tour of Luxembourg? Stronger than Pog, Remco and Vine? I don't think so.

 

[Danskebjerge]

Hmm, quality - can you elaborate? Assume you are talking about the entire field rather than the strongest?

I would say the Top 10 riders doing the worlds will be far stronger than the best 10 in Luxembourg.

Who are the strongest time trialists on the start list for Tour of Luxembourg? Stronger than Pog, Remco and Vine? I don't think so.

There is no separate ranking of time trialists as far as I know. But I would like to see a few more top 200 riders at a world championship.

I might take a look at the previous World's TT's to do a comparison.

 

[Berniece]

In an interview with Evenepoel at the airport before he left for Rwanda he sounded quite confident about the ITT. He said he's happy Pogacar is also riding it, and knows Pogi will be ready for it, but hopes it won't be close. Evenepoel clearly still expects him to take the win.

 

[Wyndbrook]

With Pogacar and Evenepoel racing it provides the sparkle, but only three of last year's top ten competing.
No Ganna, Affini, Tarling, Asgreen, Foss, Campenaerts or McNulty,

 

[Berniece]

With Pogacar and Evenepoel racing it provides the sparkle, but only three of last year's top ten competing.
No Ganna, Affini, Tarling, Asgreen, Foss, Campenaerts or McNulty,

On this type of course many of them wouldn't even ride top 10 anyway.

 

[Danskebjerge]

The startlist quality at this ITT is lower than the startlist quality at the Tour of Luxembourg.

Yes, I know there are fewer riders in Rwanda, but after the 33rd strongest rider they don't count at all (because of their weak UCI and PCS ranking), so it wouldn't matter if more riders participated.

Even in the top 10 at the ITT, there are riders outside the world's strongest 100 riders.

The 20th strongest rider in the line-up is Charles Kagimu who is currently 305th in the ranking.

It's the weakest TT startlist in five years (Australia 2022 included). It beats the corona year though (2020):

2021 346
2022 286
2023 392
2024 285
2025 271