World Championship 2025: Men’s RR, September 28

[Devil's Elbow]

Seixas narrowly going to miss the top-10 by the looks, missing out on a chance to set a near unbreakable record.

 

[Peyroteo94]

Sure, he got dropped fair and square, but without Remco's two mechanicals the Belgian team would've kept riding and kept it much closer – Healy and co got it to 30 seconds at one point. Hard to know how much impetus the chase lost without the Belgians (and without Van Wilder) but it looked like a lot.

The fact it was a bad decision is shown, to me, by Pogacar storming the cobbled climb every time he goes up it – as everyone knew would happen. He is obviously the strongest rider in the race, and he is obviously the strongest rider since Merckx, but he got away with a tactical error.

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.

 

[RedheadDane]

He is 12 at the passing of the finish line

Who is?

 

[scribers]

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

GOLF

GREATEST OF LIVE FANS

 

[Eddy Evenepoel]

They converted being in G2 and fighting for 2nd position into not even a top 10 spot because they did way too much work.

And this was literally the two of them doing combined maybe 10-15% of the pulling in a 5 man group..

 

[Eyeballs Out]

5th place 6 mins behind with a lap to go

 

[Red Rick]

Chase groups have pretty much stabilized in lap times between 22 and 23 minutes

 

[Brullnux]

They converted being in G2 and fighting for 2nd position into not even a top 10 spot because they did way too much work.

No, I appreciate them going for broke. They were probably hoping for a Skjelmose in Amstel situation, and I'd rather that than the usual Strade Bianche 'we give up' approach.

 

[Eddy Evenepoel]

Who is?

Pidders? You literally quoted me on saying he likely wont finish top 10

 

[Samamba]

Got GT differences in one day

 

[search]

Seixas narrowly going to miss the top-10 by the looks, missing out on a chance to set a near unbreakable record.

not sure Roglic will care, and Pidcock must be done. He may make it, unless Tejada comes back from behind

 

[Red Rick]

Will Evenepoel change bikes at 1km to go again?

 

[RedheadDane]

Pidders? You literally quoted me on saying he likely wont finish top 10

Oh, I hadn't seen the shot of him starting the last lap.

 

[No Excuses]

GOAT bounces back

 

[Danskebjerge]

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".

 

[Eddy Evenepoel]

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.

 

[Devil's Elbow]

They converted being in G2 and fighting for 2nd position into not even a top 10 spot because they did way too much work.

Pidcock had his nose in the wind for like 2 minutes combined between the group forming and him dropping.

 

[Savant12]

Where are all the “insecure” Pog fans? Sounds like jealousy to me.

 

[BubbaChuck]

talent merchant,lol.

 

[Eddy Evenepoel]

Oh, I hadn't seen the shot of him finishing.

Its called live timing

 

[kingjr]

yeees, cmon Ben

 

[Netserk]

Go, Ben!!!

 

[Eddy Evenepoel]

GO HEALYYYY

 

[Brullnux]

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.

 

[Salvarani]

Where are all the “insecure” Pog fans? Sounds like jealousy to me.

Yeah, and just projecting.