World Championship 2025: Men’s RR, September 28

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Who will win the WC 2025 RR?


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Jul 4, 2009
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We're living in the most awful era of the world championships of cycling. Racing without drama is close to pointless.

The commentators may not have the courage to say it. But I heard one talk about how much more interesting women's cycling has become compared to some years ago (when the big races were also decided prematurely on many occasions). I think the same thing will happen in men's cycling. Once Pogacar's reign is over, we'll hear commentators and experts say "how great it is to see that suspense has returned to cycling".
 
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IIRC the gap never was under 38". Remco clearly got a lot of help to come back because he was riding behind his teammates and cars.
It wasn't a tactical mistake because he doesn't have a team to control.
I'm not talking about the help Remco got, but the help the chase group didn't get because of him being behind. Without his second mechanical there is a real chance Belgium would've continued hammering it until it got to 30s; as it was, Remco ended up behind, the chase lost impetus, and Healy and co buried themselves for a bit of gain. That was the luck – I don't think Evenepoel is any more tired than he would've been, but he would've been closer for when he attacked.
 
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The difference between Remco and the rest of the field is so huge. And then you have Pogi on a complete different level above that. Just insane.

Imagine that we have a similar dynamic in Northern classics, and then in GT's as well.
With Pogacar being present everywhere.
 
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I'm not talking about the help Remco got, but the help the chase group didn't get because of him being behind. Without his second mechanical there is a real chance Belgium would've continued hammering it until it got to 30s; as it was, Remco ended up behind, the chase lost impetus, and Healy and co buried themselves for a bit of gain. That was the luck – I don't think Evenepoel is any more tired than he would've been, but he would've been closer for when he attacked.
Yeah, I agree with you. Remco had bad luck but I still think he was dumb to stop where he did.