World Championships 2023: Junior and U23 Road Races (August 5 and 12)

[Barnacle Bill]

So many crashes

 

[Samamba]

Looks like peloton saved themselves, but Belgium had to waste a lot of energy.

 

[kingjr]

So, normally Nys should win this by at least 2 min right?

 

[Samamba]

Good that it dried up cause this wouldve been a massacre knowing they already crashed 5 times on straight roads earlier.

 

[yaco]

I fail to understand how this circuit was approved by the UCI. It's a disaster.

 

[Samamba]

It's like the junior race so far. Peloton comes closer till 30 seconds, then sits up and the gap goes up to 50 seconds. In the front group the don't have to fight for position so it's not like they waste that more energy than being in the bunch.

 

[Samamba]

Raining hard again.

 

[Samamba]

What a fcking mess.

 

[TourOfSardinia]

Any CX boys in play to day?

 

[Samamba]

Any CX boys in play to day?

Nys ofcourse.

Hasn't gotten out of the top 10 positions in the bunch in the last 20km. This is his terrain. But his teammates have burned a lot of energy already (and crashed a few times).

 

[King Boonen]

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iUODdPpnxcA&ab_channel=PaulSimonVEVO

 

[Valv.Piti]

What the

 

[Samamba]

Parcours is a joke, like the organizers didn't realize it could rain in Scotland.

Front group really does have a chance like this, impossible to organize a chase on this parcours and with this weather.

 

[RedheadDane]

Welcome to the World Championships in "Staying on Your Bike"...

 

[King Boonen]

Welcome to the World Championships in "Staying on Your Bike"...

Commonly known as the Nibali method.

 

[RedheadDane]

Commonly known as the Nibali method.

Nibali also won races where people didn't crash left, right, and centre.

 

[Rob5091]

Last man standing wins?

 

[King Boonen]

Nibali also won races where people didn't crash left, right, and centre.

Yes.

 

[RedheadDane]

Yes.

This is just insane...

 

[RedheadDane]

Well done by Romero!

 

[Red Rick]

Parcours is a joke, like the organizers didn't realize it could rain in Scotland.

Front group really does have a chance like this, impossible to organize a chase on this parcours and with this weather.

It's just a skill issue

 

[Samamba]

It's just a skill issue

Yeah very much a skill issue when you crash because there's someone crashing in front of you.

 

[Red Rick]

Yeah very much a skill issue when you crash because there's someone crashing in front of you.

Sounds like positioning is important.

 

[Potomac]

Artem Shmidt....I've had my on him but PCS says he just abandoned.

 

[Samamba]

Sounds like positioning is important.

So basically taking more risks resulting in even more crashes? Not everyone can be on the first row.

I get it Rick, you think every parcours is great, it's fine. Don't have to state that every time someone complains about a parcours.