World Championship 2025: Men’s RR, September 28

[Berniece]

Rain expected?

Maybe in the afternoon. Hope not, on those roads it would get very slippery

 

[Tim Cahill]

Del Toro seems just have a couple of random boys with him, why is Chucky Cadena not riding? You think he'd at least be a bit more battle hardened, it's like Avenir all over again.

 

[Peyroteo94]

Rain expected?

On Sunday? No.

 

[Berniece]

Del Toro seems just have a couple of random boys with him, why is Chucky Cadena not riding? You think he'd at least be a bit more battle hardened, it's like Avenir all over again.

Because he’s riding for UAE instead of Mexico

 

[Samu Cuenca]

Because he’s riding for UAE instead of Mexico

I doubt UAE decide who gets selected for the Mexican team, but who knows?

 

[Berniece]

I doubt UAE decide who gets selected for the Mexican team, but who knows?

No, I mean they don’t care. Del Toro is riding like Sivakov last year

 

[will-10]

Maybe in the afternoon. Hope not, on those roads it would get very slippery

Poor weather could be a disaster

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[Tim Cahill]

No, I mean they don’t care. Del Toro is riding like Sivakov last year

I considered that but I imagine he would never be able to show his face in Mexico again, it's not like the Russian traitor Sivakov where nobody really cares and most people expect him to do it anyway. There are probably a million little Mexican kids crowded round a dusty tv set watching, can't be letting them down.

I suspect Jan Christen will be in the mercenary/rogue satellite rider role this time if needed.

 

[Ilmaestro99]

Carapaz"s two domestiques have a combined height of about 160cm. Hopefully Richie is not forced to going shoulder to shoulder with the belgians !!! Where's narvaez?

 

[Tim Cahill]

Carapaz"s two domestiques have a combined height of about 160cm. Hopefully Richie is not forced to going shoulder to shoulder with the belgians !!! Where's narvaez?

This is the drawback to Carapaz’ style, he’s beefing with so many people now that even his own guys are refusing to be on the same team. He will have something devious planned though, will know who the most easily wound up guys are and how to take advantage, my guess; The Spanish, Healy or the American hothead Simmonds.

 

[YavorD]

I suspect Jan Christen will be in the mercenary/rogue satellite rider role this time if needed.

Wait, what? You're telling me there's another member of team Christen in the race and Christen won't work for Jan Christen, but for a
team mate?

Edit: I see you now, Fabio is in the race and the puzzle is solved.

 

[Ilmaestro99]

This is the drawback to Carapaz’ style, he’s beefing with so many people now that even his own guys are refusing to be on the same team. He will have something devious planned though, will know who the most easily wound up guys are and how to take advantage, my guess; The Spanish, Healy or the American hothead Simmonds.

How are they beefing so badly that narvaez is refusing to show up for the perfect worlds championship for him, in his prime??. Ritchie must be doing 'magic' tricks at the coffee stops and stealing people's wallets or something.

 

[Brullnux]

How are they beefing so badly that narvaez is refusing to show up for the perfect worlds championship for him, in his prime??. Ritchie must be doing 'magic' tricks at the coffee stops and stealing people's wallets or something.

They had a big fallout over Olympic selection last year. Narvaez got picked over Carapaz, Carapaz had a meltdown, Narvaez hit back, etc.

 

[Wyndbrook]

This is the drawback to Carapaz’ style, he’s beefing with so many people now that even his own guys are refusing to be on the same team. He will have something devious planned though, will know who the most easily wound up guys are and how to take advantage, my guess; The Spanish, Healy or the American hothead Simmonds.

I'm sure Simon Yates will be laughing back home with his feet up on the sofa.

 

[Ilmaestro99]

They had a big fallout over Olympic selection last year. Narvaez got picked over Carapaz, Carapaz had a meltdown, Narvaez hit back, etc.

I reckon my theory's a bit more realistic mate

 

[Cycling111]

Ecuadorian journalists say Narvaez's absence is due to the problems last year.

Carapaz publicly critized the national team selection for Olympic Games, and since then, the relationship between the federation and the riders has been complicated. It seems to have been a Carapaz-or-Narvaez ultimatum. Carapaz is in, Narvaez isn't; it's clear what they´ve decided this year.
Although the official excuse has been to say that it was not a circuit for Narvaez, something that no one believes. They haven´t made an effort to invent a creible excuse.

 

[RobertCrawley]

Ayuso says he won't settle for second. This is starting to get interesting.

 

[Cookster15]

Ayuso says he won't settle for second. This is starting to get interesting.

Indeed. Sounds to me like Ayuso is showing his usual over confidence on his true ability relative to his UAE teammate. Perhaps reinforced by two early season wins in one day races? We will see.

 

[Red Rick]

So I was thinking about overal duration and average speed. Anyone think it's gonna be over 7 hours? Would be 38.2 kph average.

 

[Krzysztof_O]

So I was thinking about overal duration and average speed. Anyone think it's gonna be over 7 hours? Would be 38.2 kph average.

Over 7 hours is almost an unknown territory in cycling nowadays. It could be indeed. Teddy will need heavy carbs loading (1 kilo of rice & triple portion of porridge in the morning).