World Championship 2025: Men’s RR, September 28

[Peyroteo94]

The pace is very high right now. I'm pretty sure the race will be in pieces with 100 km to go. Incredible!

 

[tobydawq]

Petition to call Alaphilippe a certified meme rider.

Not allowed (but only because I absolutely detest the term, it would be deserved otherwise).

 

[Netserk]

France getting the party started!!!

 

[ChasingPotatoes]

Vive la France.

 

[Salvarani]

What is the French doing?

 

[ChasingPotatoes]

Pidcock will get dropped soon, like this.

 

[Peyroteo94]

Alaphilippe is cooked lol

 

[Netserk]

I love Voeckler! <3

 

[tobydawq]

Paret-Peintre now on the move with Seixas! What on Earth are they doing?

 

[Salvarani]

Ala done

 

[Andy262]

Are France trying to blow it apart with half an hour gone

 

[Rou]

Hard race. Nice!

 

[Samu Cuenca]

It's not unusual to see riders from smaller nations like France wanting to showcase themselves at the World Championships. Alaphilippe, for instance, is on a ProTeam and at 33 he may not have many years left before it'll be too late to join the World Tour.

 

[kingjr]

This will be complete mayhem lol.

 

[Salvarani]

Other nations might hope a strong break might take it and it will be hard on this route to control or chase

 

[Tim Cahill]

France are better than this but it’s still hilarious

 

[tobydawq]

Pidcock very far back. Did he have an accident?

 

[ChasingPotatoes]

It already feels like Glasgow. I fear everyone will run out of steam in the last 50K and we'll only see dead riders with no legs.

 

[Savant12]

What is the French doing?

Anger from yesterday's tactical fail.

 

[Peyroteo94]

Pidcock very far back. Did he have an accident?

Probably didn't expect this France's brain fart

 

[ChasingPotatoes]

Pidcock very far back. Did he have an accident?

I fear he didn't read the race and was just casually dropping back like in the good old days. I hope for him it won't backfire.

 

[Netserk]

France have many good riders, but no one who can win in a straight fight.

 

[Peyroteo94]

Voeckler is so old jesus. I miss his meme faces when he was struggling (or pretending he was struggling).

 

[KZD]

Couldn't you throw in Alaphilippe in 2020 and 2021 as well?

2020 yes, 2021 I had him as a candidate not a favourite.

 

[Heston]

There are gonna be 10 riders finishing the race at this rate