World Championship 2025: Men’s RR, September 28

[Penninepeddler]

Pidcock: "Most unenjoyable race of the year."

Can only imagine how much the last 40km were... he lost probably 7 minutes relative over those last 40km once dropped, and seemed on the limit until the end of the race.

1:45 per 10km lost while working hard? Must have been up to his neck in lactate.

 

[HashRouge]

I didn't find that as boring as I expected, mainly due to the WWRDN factor (what will Remco do next). I *still* don't understand why he insisted on that second bike change when the car was nowhere near.

I find it hard to be salty about Pogacar winning again. I appreciate why people don't like it, but ultimately he is the best rider in the world. It feels fitting that he should be world champion two years in a row. I wish next year wasn't another good course for him though. We could do with a flatter parcours and Pog taking a year off to do the Vuelta instead.

Finally, I saw a lot of comments saying that del Toro was blatantly just riding as Pogacar's domestique. Surely after his recent run of results, del Toro probably quite fancied his chances if the pair could stay away? Even if he thought he could never win, he likely thought it was his best shot at a medal.

 

[Red Rick]

Finally, I saw a lot of comments saying that del Toro was blatantly just riding as Pogacar's domestique. Surely after his recent run of results, del Toro probably quite fancied his chances if the pair could stay away?

Pogacar was literally thanking him for his service before he dropped him.

The notion that Del Toro thought he could go all the way with Pogacar is just not serious to me, unless Del Toro is just an unserious person

 

[HashRouge]

Pogacar was literally thanking him for his service before he dropped him.

The notion that Del Toro thought he could go all the way with Pogacar is just not serious to me, unless Del Toro is just an unserious person

I think del Toro probably has quite a lot of faith in himself after this year. Might be misplaced in a race against Pogacar, but I still think he thought he'd have a chance of staying away for a medal.

 

[Unchained]

Can’t see him being beat in Montreal either…….

He already agreed to allow Del Toro to win ..sorry McNulty

 

[Breezy1985]

Anyone who thinks Pog needed Del Toro to win or that it made any difference is fooling themselves.

Second best Remco stayed close because Pog didn't need to go harder. Anyone caught Pog and he would have just went again.

 

[Unchained]

I think del Toro probably has quite a lot of faith in himself after this year. Might be misplaced in a race against Pogacar, but I still think he thought he'd have a chance of staying away for a medal.

Del Toro won 11 races this year and Gravel Worlds isn't done. Losing to Pogacar is nothing to be ashamed of.. and training with him in Kigali and agreeing to try a breakaway was a bold move.
Remco looked to be the strongest rider in Rwanda.

 

[Unchained]

Says a lot about how exciting the race isn't that the past few pages are >50% Pogacar fanboys.

I like history as much as Pogacar. I am happy I get to witness some of these events..
I didn't love Tom Brady .. I loved Wayne Gretzky..still do.. Sports history is fun when you get to watch it..

 

[Unchained]

Healy needs to drop Skjelmose as he is not beating him on a sprint

Benny Boy is a sprinter on a par with Landa

He dropped him alright

 

[jono]

More impressive display but much less interesting viewing experience than the women's race.

 

[Tim Cahill]

 

[Unchained]

on German TV, Aldag said that it usually is the responsibility of the rider to check if his spare bike is set up correctly.

What would you expect Aldag to say after he was fired to make room for a manager Remco approves of..

 

[Unchained]

Evenepoel completely *** this by not being at TdF weight for this. If he had he could've been in the initial G2 and then let Pogacar swim

Maybe, I said before that in this race with no radios, frantic feeding with problematic conditions , can't rely on pro tactics,
Remco should have listened to himself in his Cycling News interview.. Follow Pogacar and Del Toro..his mistake was minor.. Del Toro playing the role of Wout when he acted as pacing mule for Yates.. Remco was(is) super strong just made a mental mistake. Remco was listening to techno- house BS music instead of reading Cycling News and all female pros saying that small errors cost them an opportunity if not the race.
Remco raced like a monster, he was great, just didn't close that one gap, didn't stay on that one wheel.. In no world can Isaac Del Toro ride Remco off his wheel.. Ayuso maybe but not Remco..
Just a momentary lapse of concentration cost him the jersey

 

[KZD]

First of all, I congratulate the Rwanda Worlds organisers that gave a lesson in how to do a bike race to more 'developed' countries.

Pogačar what to say, he is simply incredible, perfect race to get his second world title and I won't be surprised if he wins the next two as well and becomes the first rider to win four WCRR titles.

Great to see Remco back at his best in a road race, despite his bad luck and lack of cool was still clearly the best of the rest making Pogačar push himself.

Huge bronze medal for Ben Healy the crowns what has been a fantastic season for the Irishman. In a world of aliens he is one of the strongest humans.

Tough for Skjelmose to leave without a medal but he just lacked a bit of stamina in the last lap, good ride nonetheless.

Big top5 for Toms Skuijns, he has been one of the most consistent riders in world championships lately and this course didn't even favoured him.

Good to see the ambition of Del Toro and Ayuso but as I expected, they still need to improve their endurance a bit more but still get a top10.

Huge top10 for Eulálio, he has been one of the revelations of this season and today showed that he has a pretty big engine.

Finally a word about Paul Seixas, top15 in the WCRR at 19 is a massive result and should give him a lot of confidence for the future, well done!

 

[Unchained]

LOL THE HATRED BETWEEN AYUSO AND DEL TORO

And Ayuso once again beaten 😂😂😂

Ayuso also hates bees and dictatorships.. Goodbye Juan!!

 

[Ilmaestro99]

What happened to alapihlippe why didn't he win?

 

[YavorD]

What happened to alapihlippe why didn't he win?

Because he DNF'd.
Usually when you DNF, you don't win.

 

[Unchained]

What's wrong with this Evenepoel character? Why is he crying? Is he delusional enough to think he had a chance?

If you don't think he had a chance you didn't watch the race..don't know the average speed or kilometers but I would bet that after he realized his screwup..Remco was in the wind absolutely drilling it trying to chase, probably as fast and farther than his performance to secure rainbow in ITT..lots of little mistakes added up, but Remco was as strong as anyone in Rwanda

 

[Unchained]

What happened to alapihlippe why didn't he win?

He saw Tom Boonen in the crowd, they went to a daytime disco met up with some Peruvians and sampled some of their marching powder

 

[scribers]

Hats off to remco. He should up strong as hell these championships

 

[hrotha]

Always amazes how quickly they recover after a 267 km race. They really are other-worldly.

You could say it's like they come from a different planet

 

[Didinho]

Del Toro had stomach problems. Not getting the food in is deadly. Pogi knew and was asking if it got better.

 

[YavorD]

If you don't think he had a chance you didn't watch the race..don't know the average speed or kilometers but I would bet that after he realized his screwup..Remco was in the wind absolutely drilling it trying to chase, probably as fast and farther than his performance to secure rainbow in ITT..lots of little mistakes added up, but Remco was as strong as anyone in Rwanda

Yeah, no. Evenepoel was clearly weaker than Pogacar. He was unlucky, I do agree, but Pogacar was clearly the strongest today and he deservedly won.
Evenepoel had no chance 1 on 1 with Pogacar.

Maybe, just maybe, with Van Wilder and some tactical moves, early breaks... something could have happened, but Evenepoel wasn't as strong as Pogacar. He was having way more moto's assistance being group 2 as well.

 

[Ilmaestro99]

Because he DNF'd.
Usually when you DNF, you don't win.

There must have been a reason though ? Same for Fausto?. Crashes ? Mechanical ? Ezistential crisis?

 

[Samu Cuenca]

What happened to alapihlippe why didn't he win?

He raced for around 11 km like Vermeersch in the mixed relay.