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

[dazaau]

Bettiol.. if the others don't start working together or getting in a small group that works... He can win this...

It feels like it but it's still 40k to go. Less than 1sec per k needed.

Been wild so far. Now it's really on

 

[iBanesto]

I've been wincing during every turn.

Bettiol had great timing with his attack with the rain starting soon after.

It was bound to happen!

 

[ChewbaccaDefense]

Cream rising to the top

 

[Boehmand]

Those 4 are going to all work to bring Bettiol back, so we'll end up with the same mix as earlier, and again with Bettiol refusing to pull

 

[Sciatic]

Maybe the graphics on my screen are wrong? It says 40 Km to go and Bettiol is holding at around 30 seconds over a group of the absolute best one day riders in the world . . . And folks are saying Bettiol has this?

 

[Salvarani]

Cream rising to the top

Pretenders falling to the bottom.

 

[Volderke]

I fear patlev is having to buy Kung or Schmidt to close the gap for Remco.

 

[ChewbaccaDefense]

MVDP kept his powder dryer, I think.

 

[King Boonen]

Italians hotel is next to that crane fyi.

 

[magliaroz]

Maybe the graphics on my screen are wrong? It says 40 Km to go and Bettiol is holding at around 30 seconds over a group of the absolute best one day riders in the world . . . And folks are saying Bettiol has this?

The other races showed that chasing is not easy. But of course the players are on another lever here!

 

[fbjim]

by my advanced statistical analysis by crunching w/kg numbers from twitter people, Pederson/Van Aert/Van der Poel/Pogacar is a Dangerous Move

 

[postmanhat]

Same four riders who were with Bettiol earlier, plus Benoot, only 40+ seconds down now. Mistakes were made.

Looking more like a mistake by Bettiol now? The four big favourites should close this easily.

 

[Tim Cahill]

Pogacar should refuse to pull and start pointing behind him

'Yeah I've got my boy Matevz Govekar in a group chasing a bit behind'

 

[Devil's Elbow]

Looking more like a mistake by Bettiol now? The four big favourites should close this easily.

Bettiol can take a bit of a breather if the gap becomes too small, though.

 

[ChewbaccaDefense]

Looking more like a mistake by Bettiol now? The four big favourites should close this easily.

I think he knew it was his only shot, so he took it. Chapeau.

 

[Red Rick]

I really think Van Aert and MvdP are holding back here

 

[iBanesto]

Pogacar should refuse to pull and start pointing behind him

'Yeah I've got my boy Matevz Govekar in a group chasing a bit behind'

Maybe Adam Yates is around somewhere...

 

[fbjim]

Looking more like a mistake by Bettiol now? The four big favourites should close this easily.

ehhhh it's not a terrible course to go long on. bad conditions and technical make it really hard to organize a chase, though it looks like the real top tier contenders have decided to force the issue at last

 

[King Boonen]

Very close, same strech of road now.

 

[Eddy Evenepoel]

Chase group is giving up.

 

[Devil's Elbow]

Everyone in the front five has finished second or better at Ronde at least once.

 

[ontheroad]

Pedersen, Bettiol and Pog have done a lot more more work than WVA and MVDP.

 

[Tim Cahill]

Maybe Adam Yates is around somewhere...

Unfortunately not, when I looked at the GB team my first question was 'Why aren't their 5 best riders here'

 

[Red Rick]

Van Baarle is definitely the Zubeldia of this WC.

 

[Salvarani]

Chase group is giving up.

Belgians are not gonna chase. They have their guy up front.

Van Baarle not gonna help.

It is only the Swiss and whoever is left. Pretty unlikely they can bring it back.