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

[Aimar16]

Philipsen is just 16?

He will be 17 in less than a month

 

[Red Rick]

If that guy is really related to Kristoff he can never lose that sprint behind.

 

[Tim Cahill]

Not UAE or Jumbo for this guy please

 

[Tricycle Rider]

Philipsen is just 16?

I was pretty surprised to learn that as well.

 

[theyoungest]

Has there been some sort of unprecedented increase in funding in Scandinavian athletics in the past 5 years or so

Danes and Norwegians have been really good in the youth categories for years now. It's only quite recently that (mainly in Denmark) it seems to be paying off.

With someone like Philipsen it also remains to be seen if he still has the physical advantage in a few years. He seems to be quite a big guy for his age, compared to a Nordhagen who looks like a pre-teen compared to him.

 

[Axel Hangleck]

Is he entered for the Junior XCO race.......

To answer the question on the commentary, he's on Canyon CCLTV, same team as Schwarzbauer, Lecomte, Burquier.

 

[DNP-Old]

I stand up for King Albert I.

 

[Tim Cahill]

Kristoff had too much of a spotlight, he only wins races when you don't have him down, then he arrives at the front and you're like wtf is Kristoff doing here.

 

[Tricycle Rider]

Well, congrats to Philipsen! Kid has a bright future ahead of him.

 

[Red Rick]

Kristoff gonna get disowned for that

 

[Ricco']

No one able to finish withen 1 minute of Philipsen, chapeau!

 

[Valv.Piti]

I don't wanna be that guy, but are we on Mathieu/Wout-level here?

 

[Red Rick]

Feel bad for Sierra, he was solidly the 2nd best rider in the race I think.

 

[Ricco']

Is he entered for the Junior XCO race.......

To answer the question on the commentary, he's on Canyon CCLTV, same team as Schwarzbauer, Lecomte, Burquier.

Canyon should start writing the cheque now to make sure he stays with one of their teams going up.

Would not be opposed to see him go the Alpecin way, even more with their availability to combine XCO and road programs.

 

[theyoungest]

I don't wanna be that guy, but are we on Mathieu/Wout-level here?

You just never know. Wout was no match for Mathieu at that age He was tiny compared to present day Wout.

 

[Volderke]

Feel bad for Sierra, he was solidly the 2nd best rider in the race I think.

I feel absolutely not bad for such a wheelsucker. He was riding 'smart' but I didn't like his antics (shaking no with the head while you saw he had much more in the tank)... He just rode very passive. Fietzke a much deserved second.

 

[Valv.Piti]

You just never know. Wout was no match for Mathieu at that age He was tiny compared to present day Wout.

You're right. Im just excited about the prospects of what looks to be such an absolute brilliant classics-style rider, one that I can really get behind!

Looks to be the perfect rider for Tour of Flanders.

 

[joseph89]

Alex carrera straight in there 😂

 

[Aimar16]

I don't wanna be that guy, but are we on Mathieu/Wout-level here?

This guy also won the world junior championship at the age of 16 - https://www.procyclingstats.com/rider/olivier-le-gac/2023

So just wait a few years...

 

[DNP-Old]

You're right. Im just excited about the prospects of what looks to be such an absolute brilliant classics-style rider, one that I can really get behind!

He can go more ways than one. On training camp in Calpe in April he nearly broke the KoM on Coll de Rates. You know, where one Jonas Vingegaard once found himself a climber.

 

[KZD]

What a race from Philipsen, for a rider this young he looks superb.

I agree that Sierra looked the second strongest rider in the race but he didn't do his fair share of the work. Fietzke and Kristoff are deserved medalists.

I think the course while hard was just too punchy for a rider like Nordhagen who seem to be more of a diesel (probably not on a great day either).

 

[DNP-Old]

Next year we'll have Albert Withen Philipsen against Ashlin Barry in the junior scene. Planet earth shall shatter.

 

[Norbea]

Danes and Norwegians have been really good in the youth categories for years now. It's only quite recently that (mainly in Denmark) it seems to be paying off.

With someone like Philipsen it also remains to be seen if he still has the physical advantage in a few years. He seems to be quite a big guy for his age, compared to a Nordhagen who looks like a pre-teen compared to him.

Norwegian commentators talked about this covid-generation that, in lack of competitions, has had an impressive dedication to training and being really serious about all aspects of the sport as well as having great versatility.

Although the course didn't fit Nordhagen today. I can't begin to describe how ridiculous it is that he also was top 10 in the national championship in cross country skiing in Norway. He can beat world class skiers who has only been skiing their entire career.

These young guys are different.

 

[Izzyeviel]

Zak Erzen: Remember that name.

 

[DNP-Old]

As expected, this wasn't really a course for diesel Nordhagen, but I think he looked really good and looks like the prime favourite for the ITT despite his crash in Watersley.