World Championships 2023: Men's Road Race (August 6)

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Apparently Girmay, and some of the other Eritreans, have run into some visa troubles.

interesting that only the WT riders are affected. But no idea if this is a coincicende, or if they have a different kind of residency status, meaning it would not be the same type of visa they need.

 

[King Boonen]

Finally, the winter season begins!

Here's the UCI guidebook for Glasgow

I like how they make a point of telling people the tap water is safe to drink... if I wasn't worried before...

We will absolutely go to war over how damn good our tap water is! I struggle to drink it in the rest of the UK after being here so long.

 

[Monte Serra]

Apparently Girmay, and some of the other Eritreans, have run into some visa troubles.

Link to report by GCN:

Biniam Girmay denied visa for World Championships

GCN understands four out of Eritrea’s seven riders have currently been denied entry to the UK

content.globalcyclingnetwork.com

 

[Devil's Elbow]

If a name as big as Girmay can't get into the country due to your inane visa system, that's 'you should not be hosting major international sporting events for the foreseeable future' territory. Where's the World in World Championships if the best African rider is barred from racing for no good reason?

 

[yaco]

Last year Lawson Craddock from the USA was denied entry to Australia - he reapplied and the visa was granted after his flight departed - If you are running international sporting events then you have to grant visas.

 

[Rackham]

If a name as big as Girmay can't get into the country due to your inane visa system, that's 'you should not be hosting major international sporting events for the foreseeable future' territory. Where's the World in World Championships if the best African rider is barred from racing for no good reason?

The devil will be in the details.

I read that 3 other Eritreans (reportedly) have been granted their visas, so there's clearly a snafu somewhere in the paperwork. I'd be super curious to know what the sticking point is.

 

[Devil's Elbow]

The devil will be in the details.

I read that 3 other Eritreans (reportedly) have been granted their visas, so there's clearly a snafu somewhere in the paperwork. I'd be super curious to know what the sticking point is.

It was pointed out earlier that the ProTeam riders have been granted their visum, whereas the WorldTour riders haven't. I would not be shocked if some moron at the Home Office saw the word 'Pro' on three applications but not the four others and decided that that meant only the former three would be allowed entry.

 

[SafeBet]

I'm confused

https://twitter.com/x/status/1686675510502297600

View: https://twitter.com/IntermarcheCW/status/1686675510502297600?t=wdoOEUeNY0Dyoev4n-mTLQ&s=19

 

[Rackham]

I'm confused

https://twitter.com/x/status/1686675510502297600

View: https://twitter.com/IntermarcheCW/status/1686675510502297600?t=wdoOEUeNY0Dyoev4n-mTLQ&s=19

Apparently (after digging a little) this deleted tweet was Intermaché themselves stating Girmay was out of the Glasgow Worlds due to his crash in San Sebastian on Saturday.

https://twitter.com/x/status/1686677303252639744

View: https://twitter.com/robynjournalist/status/1686677303252639744


Some big time intrigue going on.

 

[SafeBet]

Apparently (after digging a little) this deleted tweet was Intermaché themselves stating Girmay was out of the Glasgow Worlds due to his crash in San Sebastian on Saturday.

https://twitter.com/x/status/1686677303252639744

View: https://twitter.com/robynjournalist/status/1686677303252639744


Some big time intrigue going on.

This is bizarre. Yes, the tweet clearly stated Girmay would miss the WC due to consequences of his San Sebastian crash...

 

[Samu Cuenca]

This reminds me of how I oncer wanted to go eat at an Olive Garden during a trip to the US.
Then when I wanted to be served alcohol, I had to walk to the car to get my passport in order to prove I was older than 21. During this walk I realised I was actually too sick to eat or drink anything.

Not getting to eat at that Olive Garden is one of the biggest disappointments of my life (so far).
I'm sure Biniam feels the same way about not getting to ride the WC.

 

[tobydawq]

This reminds me of how I oncer wanted to go eat at an Olive Garden during a trip to the US.
Then when I wanted to be served alcohol, I had to walk to the car to get my passport in order to prove I was older than 21. During this walk I realised I was actually too sick to eat or drink anything.

Not getting to eat at that Olive Garden is one of the biggest disappointments of my life (so far).
I'm sure Biniam feels the same way about not getting to ride the WC.

I don't like olives.

 

[Rackham]

This is bizarre. Yes, the tweet clearly stated Girmay would miss the WC due to consequences of his San Sebastian crash...

The Tweet is back up now:

https://twitter.com/x/status/1686681107507359744

View: https://twitter.com/IntermarcheCW/status/1686681107507359744


So for Girmay at least, visagate is over.

 

[King Boonen]

The Tweet is back up now:

https://twitter.com/x/status/1686681107507359744

View: https://twitter.com/IntermarcheCW/status/1686681107507359744


So for Girmay at least, visagate is over.

Both can be true at the same time, but then it becomes a purely political discussion which is banned.

 

[topcat]

This reminds me of how I oncer wanted to go eat at an Olive Garden during a trip to the US.
Then when I wanted to be served alcohol, I had to walk to the car to get my passport in order to prove I was older than 21. During this walk I realised I was actually too sick to eat or drink anything.

Not getting to eat at that Olive Garden is one of the biggest disappointments of my life (so far).
I'm sure Biniam feels the same way about not getting to ride the WC.

Did you not get enough hugs when you were young?

 

[Rackham]

Both can be true at the same time, but then it becomes a purely political discussion which is banned.

And we'll likely never know the reasons anyway, so arguing over it would be a moot point. It was sort of a rollercoaster couple of hours for quite a few Twitter users & media outlets, i.e. visa troubles, withdrawing from the race due to injury, deleting that Tweet... & then reposting it.

 

[King Boonen]

Did you not get enough hugs when you were young?

You can never get enough hugs.

 

[King Boonen]

And we'll likely never know the reasons anyway, so arguing over it would be a moot point. It was sort of a rollercoaster couple of hours for quite a few Twitter users & media outlets, i.e. visa troubles, withdrawing from the race due to injury, deleting that Tweet... & then reposting it.

Yes. Still waiting to see if there is a similar story for the other 3.

 

[topcat]

You can never get enough hugs.

Will you be at the wcrr and will you get arrested trying to hug the winner (MVDP or Remco)?

 

[tobydawq]

Will you be at the wcrr and will you get arrested trying to hug the winner (MVDP or Remco)?

Hopefully he won't hug Mathieu's door Saturday evening.

 

[LookProGoSlow]

We need a poll!

 

[King Boonen]

Will you be at the wcrr and will you get arrested trying to hug the winner (MVDP or Remco)?

I'm not paying to get in the ticketed area!!!

 

[Samu Cuenca]

Did you not get enough hugs when you were young?

I could definitely have used one that day.

 

[King Boonen]

Hopefully he won't hug Mathieu's door Saturday evening.

I've seen very few pros/staff around. Assuming that most of the road racers are actually staying outside Glasgow due to the Edinburgh start. Expecting more of the women to be around here.

 

[topcat]

5 hugs-MVDP
4 hugs-Remco
3 hugs- Wout, Pog, Pedersen
2 hugs-Philipsen, I don’t know