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

[DNP-Old]

The ''peloton'' is only 30 men big, nothing but favorites who aren't going to chase. This is a very big threat to go all the way.

 

[Lequack]

This course is really dangerous. High speed crashes left and right.

And that's without any rain.

 

[DNP-Old]

Norway putting a block on the peloton.

 

[Didinho]

Belgians are nowhere to be seen.

Jarno Widar just abandon. His bike went into crash modus and couldn’t shift to the smaller ring on the hill. Had to wait a long time for a new bike and chased a long time untill he stopped.
This was his biggest goal, already since last year.

 

[Samamba]

Peloton is done. Those 3 might still come back but I think that's it.

 

[Samamba]

Jarno Widar just abandon. His bike went into crash modus and couldn’t shift to the smaller ring on the hill. Was chasing a long time untill he stopped.
This was his biggest goal, already since last year. Never wanna lose a race like this.

I know that, they have other good riders.

 

[Lequack]

Peloton is done. Those 3 might still come back but I think that's it.

Yes, the peloton is not coming back.

 

[DNP-Old]

Withen Philipsen should stop pulling and let Storm come back. Together, they can take on Nordhagen.

 

[joseph89]

Jarno Widar just abandon. His bike went into crash modus and couldn’t shift to the smaller ring on the hill. Had to wait a long time for a new bike and chased a long time untill he stopped.
This was his biggest goal, already since last year.

Some riders are just built differently, ie Uijtdebroeks 2021

 

[Samamba]

It's probably over anyways but Belgium, Australia (when Chamberlain is back atleast) and France really need to put their team at the front. They all have atleast 1 or 2 guys that can do the dirty work.

EDIT: well nvm about Belgium, Van den Heede dead too. This parcours is harder than people thought I think.

 

[DNP-Old]

Sparfel crash. There goes the French last helper.

 

[Samamba]

Lmao, finalle a team working and then that happens

 

[Samamba]

Strong attack from De Schuyteneer but Norway and GB are controlling.

And I don't think he close down a 30 second gap on his own.

 

[Red Rick]

Run into the finish barely has any good straight sections in it. I'd expect a solo move on the final climb to be perfectly viable.

 

[Samamba]

France working in peloton now.

Asutralia the only team that isn't in front with 3 guys in peloton. They need to work.

 

[tobydawq]

I don't have much sympathy for those cows that didn't bother to dress up.

 

[DNP-Old]

The recipe for Denmark should be simple: Storm should attack, Withen Philipsen should glue himself to the rear wheel of Nordhagen. Withen Philipsen can take anyone here to the line no problem. Plus the explosive efforts on the climbs here suit him more than diesel Nordhagen.

 

[Salvarani]

I don't have much sympathy for those cows that didn't bother to dress up.

Ruthless you are!

 

[Didinho]

These guys with the red flags in corners are the real MVP’s.

 

[Red Rick]

G3 hasn't slimmed down at all in the last 2 laps

 

[Samamba]

Props to France, atleast they have the balls to sacrifiice a really good rider.

 

[Lequack]

Crazy to think that Belgians, Dutch and Spanish riders have just decided to do nothing. How it that a tactic? At least the French are trying something.

 

[DNP-Old]

Crazy to think that Belgians, Dutch and Spanish riders have just decided to do nothing. How it that a tactic? At least the French are trying something.

De Schuyteneer literally tried to bridge solo, and The Netherlands and Spain don't have the manpower France does. The only riders they have left are leaders..

 

[Tricycle Rider]

Well I think the foliage shown by the helis is just lovely

 

[Volderke]

It's easy imho: the strongest are in front, the ones in the back are simply not strong enough.

This parcours benefits strong riders wanting to pull and keep pulling. It benefits those that are up the road early as there isn't much saving to do while in the peloton: those little hills are maybe even harder in the peloton as they always have a much bigger change of pace than in the lead group.