World Championship 2025: Mens U23 and Junior ITTs and RRs

[Red Rick]

The Argentinian needs to be disqualified.

That's it.

Penalty Messi.

 

[nightowl]

Soderqvist going for a Remco.

I know it’s a shorter TT but he’s 25+ seconds faster to T1 than everyone other than Remco yesterday.

 

[Dazed and Confused]

Finn will have to crush the last sector....

 

[Samamba]

0 difference between a fake devo rider like Soderqvist who is allowed to ride and demolish the rest and pros who aren't participating in top level WT races but can't ride.

That being said, Soderqvist deserves a World title.

 

[SafeBet]

Might be close for the two podium spots behind Soderqvist.

 

[Tim Cahill]

Decomble going full Pogacar, looks like he's on the ropes going up this climb

 

[Brullnux]

Been is so useless

 

[Didinho]

Didn’t know the Spanish outfit changed colors. Not a fan of it.

 

[Tim Cahill]

Dying a million deaths on the bike

 

[Tim Cahill]

Pedal all the way you clown!

 

[Samu Cuenca]

His tongue slowed him down in the last hundred meters.

 

[RedheadDane]

Decomble wins gold in "Pain Face".



(I just invented that competition.)

 

[Brullnux]

Been is so useless

In her defence, Brian Smith is having a shocker too. Seems to not know anyone's name or the intermediate splits

 

[AlfaLum]

0 difference between a fake devo rider like Soderqvist who is allowed to ride and demolish the rest and pros who aren't participating in top level WT races but can't ride.

That being said, Soderqvist deserves a World title.

He would have if other U23 pro’s were allowed to race and he beat them.

Now the rules are just absolutely ridiculous and implemented 10 years after they would have been useful.

 

[RedheadDane]

Söderqvist just murdering everyone!

Figuratively speaking.

 

[SafeBet]

A few surprises in the top10, but Soderqvist proving he's a level above all the others.
Red Bull Rookies finish 2nd, 4th and 5th.

 

[Brullnux]

Monster performance from Soderqvist. I was wondering whether Seixas would've beaten him had he racer, but I don't think so.

Breakthrough race from Pringle? Finn was also really good, confirming that he's a really solid all round GC talent

 

[Samamba]

He would have if other U23 pro’s were allowed to race and he beat them.

Now the rules are just absolutely ridiculous and implemented 10 years after they would have been useful.

Well yeah like I said, he deserves one, that's not the point. There just isn't any difference between him and some other devo riders and neopros. They train the same, have the same equipment, almost ride the same schedule, and even all earn like pros anyways. Actually it's worse, there's plenty of "pros" from Pro Teams who don't have all the advantages someone like Soderqvist have. 10 years ago this would've made sense yeah, not anymore.

As someone who's been following u23 races for almost 15 years it's hard to take this serious anymore.

 

[Samu Cuenca]

Huge day for Sweden.

 

[yaco]

A meh day of racing with both hot favorites dominating their races.

 

[Gotland]

Jakob would probably been podium in Men Elite race.
25 second faster than Vine and Pogi to first checkpoint.
Samt time as Vine between 2 & 3 just 8 second slower than Remco. Know wind can differ but superb preformance from Jakob. Two Swedish gold the same day, wow.

 

[Dazed and Confused]

Result:

1	SÖDERQVIST Jakob		38.24,4	38.24,43	48.7
2	PRINGLE Nate		1.04,0	39.28,39	47.4
3	DECOMBLE Maxime		1.04,1	39.28,56	47.4
4	FINN Lorenzo		1.08,6	39.33,06	47.3
5	THORNLEY Callum		1.11,9	39.36,34	47.3
6	WALTON Jonas		1.26,9	39.51,34	47.0
7	GAJDULEWICZ Mateusz		1.28,4	39.52,81	46.9
8	VERVENNE Jonathan		1.33,1	39.57,53	46.8
9	ÁLVAREZ Héctor		1.40,2	40.04,62	46.7
10	MCKENZIE Hamish		1.48,4	40.12,79	46.6

Solid race for 2nd. Soderqvist will exchange blue and yellow for rainbow. Congrats.

 

[RedheadDane]

Solid race for 2nd. Soderqvist will exchange blue and yellow for rainbow. Congrats.

But will he actually be able to race in the rainbow?

 

[AlfaLum]

Well yeah like I said, he deserves one, that's not the point. There just isn't any difference between him and some other devo riders and neopros. They train the same, have the same equipment, almost ride the same schedule, and even all earn like pros anyways. Actually it's worse, there's plenty of "pros" from Pro Teams who don't have all the advantages someone like Soderqvist have. 10 years ago this would've made sense yeah, not anymore.

As someone who's been following u23 races for almost 15 years it's hard to take this serious anymore.

Yeah fully agree, it would have made sense when all but the biggest talents were still competiting to become Pro at this stage of their careers like it used to be.

But with juniors now being part of the professional setup and fully guided by experts it just doesnt make sense anymore.

 

[Dazed and Confused]

But will he actually be able to race in the rainbow?

only on the hometrainer, taking selfies....