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

[roundabout]

Sounds like positioning is important.

There was an Irish rider who crashed right from the front of his group causing others to crash too

 

[Devil's Elbow]

It's just a skill issue

Exactly. In Leuven 2021 people were calling the route really dangerous because the juniors and U23s kept crashing, claimed the elite race would be just like it and then it ended up being perfectly fine. Just too many bad bike handlers in these age groups and that's going to show on any parcours that's even halfway technical.

Also, the peloton only has itself to blame for a difficult chase given that the group got away and took a sizeable gap before the circuit.

 

[RedheadDane]

I get it Rick, you think every parcours is great, it's fine.

Have you... read any of RR's posts?

That turn with the orangey-yellow lines on the road has claimed its victims. Though, nice save by the US guy jumping the wheel of the British guy.

 

[Samamba]

Have you... read any of RR's posts?

Fine, maybe I confuse him with someone else, my bad then.

 

[Samamba]

That's 3 of the favorites chasing now.

 

[Mayomaniac]

Kinda funny how they had to remove tons of road furniture for the WC on the Innsbruck circuit, when that really wouldn't have been a big problem on a climber's course.
I think the breakaway will make it.

 

[RedheadDane]

Looks dry now...

 

[King Boonen]

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.

And if they're not at the front they need to take a more conservative turn or risk a crash. It's a difficult circuit with a couple of corners, like North Frederick to George Square, where you need to be careful, but all the crashes I've seen (I did miss the start) have been people sliding out on corners they could have taken slower. Sliding out on a difficult corner because you are pushing it is part of racing.

 

[DNP-Old]

Svrcek is not someone you should just give a gap. He's done more of these stunts in comparable conditions.

 

[Samamba]

Belgium sitting there with 3 in the peloton but just giving the break 35 seconds for free again. Incredible. What is Gelders doing there.

 

[RedheadDane]

I suppose the Danish commentators have gotten a lesson is how to correctly pronounce "Svrcek", coz the way they're saying it is... not how I'd say it!

Belgium sitting there with 3 in the peloton but just giving the break 35 seconds for free again. Incredible. What is Gelders doing there.

Licking the wounds from his multiple crashes?

 

[Mayomaniac]

Belgian tactics aren't exactly on point...

 

[Samamba]

Licking the wounds from his multiple crashes?

Looks like he's finally done licking then. Way too late probably but yeah.

 

[Mayomaniac]

Belgium sitting there with 3 in the peloton but just giving the break 35 seconds for free again. Incredible. What is Gelders doing there.

According to Rai he just caught up after crashing twice.

 

[Samamba]

According to Rai he just caught up after crashing twice.

He has been back for 2 laps. Was brought back by a car btw (or something with this bike because the live timing had him making up 3 minutes is one lap)

 

[King Boonen]

Front group attacking each other now, gaps could start to close.

 

[Samamba]

It's stil more than a minute. They were 25 seconds behind a lap ago...

 

[Mayomaniac]

He has been back for 2 laps. Was brought back by a car btw (or something with this bike because the live timing had him making up 3 minutes is one lap)

Segaert now riding hard to drop Gelders.

 

[DNP-Old]

Morgado or Svrcek to win I think.

 

[Samamba]

Segaert now riding hard to drop Gelders.

If he doesn't do anything they won't even be back. Belgium made so many mistakes today, biggest one not being in that front group/letting that group go. Put Gelders or Segaert in there and you're chilling, but no they chose to just not be in the first 40 positions at the start of the race.

 

[DNP-Old]

Time keeper is all over the place.

 

[Samamba]

Hoping for Nys that Segaert just saved his race, but wouldn't be surprised if they just stop now and the gap goes up again. Nys needs to make the jump himself I think.

 

[Mayomaniac]

If he doesn't do anything they won't even be back. Belgium made so many mistakes today, biggest one not being in that front group/letting that group go. Put Gelders or Segaert in there and you're chilling, but no they chose to just not be in the first 40 positions at the start of the race.

Atm it looks like Segaert might be stronger than Nys...

 

[King Boonen]

High street and 2 corners in it for the lead to the peloton. Could easily come back in the final lap.

 

[Devil's Elbow]

Belgium definitely have been the worst nation tactically over the course of this World Championship. Kopecky must be hoping it's a men-only thing...