World Championship 2025: Men’s RR, September 28

[RedheadDane]

Damn!

 

[YavorD]

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.

 

[Tim Cahill]

Skjelmose absolutely outraged at the Lidl Trek staff that they didn't tell him in advance about Healy's attack.

 

[AmRacer]

I voted Pogi

 

[Salvarani]

Go Ben!

 

[Alien Performance]

yes my boy ben!!!

 

[ktel]

Go Healy!

 

[Miha81]

Yes, Healy!! Go you little badger

 

[Red Rick]

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

That's 2 minutes too much

 

[Peyroteo94]

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.

 

[AlpRaid]

He would never have beaten Pog even without the mechanicals.

But after mount kigali I thought remco might pull out of the race.

I think a medal today makes him the most medaled Worlds rider at the age of only 25. 8 medals:

4 gold, 2 silver and 2 bronze.

Not bad.

 

[Lorzenz08]

WOOOWWW

WORLD CHAMPION !!!!

 

[Eddy Evenepoel]

That's 2 minutes too much

If everyone rode like you say they should, the first attacker would win every time

 

[Alien Performance]

buachaill an-mhaith!!!!

 

[Penninepeddler]

Healy might have got silver if he shaved his beard and took out his earrings...

10 free watts or so right there. That is probably a minute over the last 60 km where things started to get truly spicy.

 

[Danskebjerge]

Seems Healy played weaker than he really was.

 

[search]

Yeah, I agree with you. Remco had bad luck but I still think he was dumb to stop where he did.

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

 

[Peyroteo94]

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.

100% this.

 

[Eddy Evenepoel]

Arensman DNF and that means only 30 riders will finish.

 

[Netserk]

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.

Nah, it was more important that Pogi got unlucky with the motos.

Going long ensures that stamina decides. He's still the strongest now.

 

[meat puppet]

This IDDQD era better end soon.

 

[Red Rick]

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

See that's why he got fired before Evenepoel moves to that team

 

[AnotherArmChair]

buachaill an-mhaith!!!!

buachaill cliste fiú

 

[Salvarani]

He would never have beaten Pog even without the mechanicals.

But after mount kigali I thought remco might pull out of the race.

I think a medal today makes him the most medaled Worlds rider at the age of 25. 8 medals: 4 gold, 2 silver and 2 bronze.

Not bad.

I think you should separate ITT and RR. Especially as the ITT has not been around for so long and is much more specialized, but of course prestigious. Not knocking that.

However, Valverde has seven medals in just the RR and I would still hold that much higher than the above.

 

[tigabara]

The last 2 km