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

[Red Rick]

are we going to use this thread for the (T)TTs as well?

Don't think anyone is planning a thread at least for the TTT.

I can stick it back if nobody is going to

 

[Nick2413]

I know personally of 2 fantastic writers that work for WSJ and another for NY Times and if they don't have any pull, editors at the papers don't see a golden opportunity.. Then there probably is not any.. When you have passionate cyclists, bleed bike racing and there employers don't want to dedicate a few work days to cover grand tours or World Championship.. Yikes.. Lost hope. In the US we either suddenly follow bike racing because of the back story.. Cancer..gunshot victim.. or sports editors feel what Aaron Rodgers wore before and after practice to be more important.. Cycling no..Tom Brady date night yes..sad

I’m incredibly grateful for it all. Cycling becoming mainstream in the US would be disgusting. It’s better to follow sports that fly under the radar.

 

[RedheadDane]

Don't think anyone is planning a threat at least for the TTT.

I suspect the Dutch might be planning a threat on the TTT.

 

[Ulle97]

So...... who is your favourite for Friday's ITT????

Quite a long TT by modern standards. We don't get a TT of this length in any stage race now.

Are there anyone the current crop who you think can cope well with this 48km distance?

 

[RedheadDane]

Are there anyone the current crop who you think can cope well with this 48km distance?

Well, Ganna won the 43.3 km ITT two years ago. Is that really such a big difference?
He was also 3rd in the 54 km ITT in 2019.

 

[Red Rick]

So...... who is your favourite for Friday's ITT????

Quite a long TT by modern standards. We don't get a TT of this length in any stage race now.

Are there anyone the current crop who you think can cope well with this 48km distance?

Evenepoel is the big favorite surely.

Ganna only barely won the IP on track. Van Aerts TTs have been a bit off this year. Kung not winning is law of nature.

 

[Ulle97]

Evenepoel is the big favorite surely.

Ganna only barely won the IP on track. Van Aerts TTs have been a bit off this year. Kung not winning is law of nature.

I'm hoping for a Remco win.

Has any rider ever won both the RR and ITT in the World's,

 

[Red Rick]

I'm hoping for a Remco win.

Has any rider ever won both the RR and ITT in the World's,

Olano

 

[Monsi]

So...... who is your favourite for Friday's ITT????

Quite a long TT by modern standards. We don't get a TT of this length in any stage race now.

Are there anyone the current crop who you think can cope well with this 48km distance?

Remco is the favorite for me. My two favorites for silver and bronze are Kung and Wout, respectively.

My dark horse for a medal is Tarling. I would've also said Pogacar is a dark horse for a medal but after seeing him after the RR, it seems like he's empty already and needs rest.

 

[yaco]

I am interested in how Rohan Dennis performs - It's his last performance before retirement and he's set himself for this race - A top 5 is possible.

 

[yaco]

Switzerland unbeatable in the mixed ITT as other teams who could compete are saving their riders for the ITT.

 

[Gigs_98]

So I was busy on Sunday going on a Tom Dumoulin pilgrimage visiting Mount Floyen in Bergen. But after going back and forth about whether I should just look up the results or wait until today, when my holidays were finally over, to watch the race in full, I've finally been able to catch up. Started my watch at 117 km to go, thought about whether I should skip forward to something like 80 km to go, but I wasn't bored for a second. Unbelievable race. Unbelievable winner and what a podium. Easily the best WCRR I have ever watched.

 

[tobydawq]

So I was busy on Sunday going on a Tom Dumoulin pilgrimage visiting Mount Floyen in Bergen. But after going back and forth about whether I should just look up the results or wait until today, when my holidays were finally over, to watch the race in full, I've finally been able to catch up. Started my watch at 117 km to go, thought about whether I should skip forward to something like 80 km to go, but I wasn't bored for a second. Unbelievable race. Unbelievable winner and what a podium. Easily the best WCRR I have ever watched.

That explains a lot

 

[Barkintheeye]

1000W for 1 minute? That's not at all how it's gonna work.

The reason MvdP dropped everyone is not because his pure watts are better when everyone is fresh, he dropped everyone because they were all stone dead. So MvdPs race winning acceleration probably wasn't even his hardest acceleration that race.

Exactly that. At that point in the race none of the riders are at their PB / maximum power curve. What’s relevant is how close to it you can be after several hours of racing and after several near maximum efforts. MVDP and some other punchy riders like Pedersen, Van Aert etc have this ability to have a very solid power curve despite attrition, time and multiple major efforts. In short, a box full of many matches, nearly as bright as the brightest.

 

[Peyroteo94]

Forum is getting new life again? 77 pages like the good old days. Hope to see more "fresh meat" here, foruns provide us way more quality in conversations compared with reddit, etc.
Cheers to all for making cyclingnews great again.

 

[Red Rick]

So I was busy on Sunday going on a Tom Dumoulin pilgrimage visiting Mount Floyen in Bergen. But after going back and forth about whether I should just look up the results or wait until today, when my holidays were finally over, to watch the race in full, I've finally been able to catch up. Started my watch at 117 km to go, thought about whether I should skip forward to something like 80 km to go, but I wasn't bored for a second. Unbelievable race. Unbelievable winner and what a podium. Easily the best WCRR I have ever watched.

So you missed the race getting neutralized because of a protest during which MvdP himself took a Tom Dumoulin pelgrimage to a Scottish toilet?

 

[Red Rick]

These participation trophy countries in the mixed relay, on this parcours, are a comedy

 

[wheresmybrakes]

Looks like me and my Mother having a go at a TTT, hilarious.

 

[DJ Sprtsch]

It's painful to watch. And just as I write the poor Afghan woman crashes on the start ramp.

 

[Red Rick]

At least the Chinese championship of individual pursuit has been funny for all 35 minutes

 

[Armchair Cyclist]

We so often watch the experts making it look easy: good to be reminded occasionally that it is not.


Far be it from me to tell the UCI how to spend their money, and I am glad that there is a World Cycling Centre for those from countries with no real infrastucture, but what is so wrong with the possibilities of training and racing in Estonia that one of their riders is from there?

 

[Armchair Cyclist]

Switzerland unbeatable in the mixed ITT as other teams who could compete are saving their riders for the ITT.

A Mixed Individual TT would be a very 2020s event...

 

[Armchair Cyclist]

Pathetic organisation to not have any intermediate timing available.

 

[DJ Sprtsch]

Far be it from me to tell the UCI how to spend their money, and I am glad that there is a World Cycling Centre for those from countries with no real infrastucture, but what is so wrong with the possibilities of training and racing in Estonia that one of their riders is from there?

Yeah, I was thinking the same. Or South Africa for that matter.

 

[King Boonen]

Pathetic organisation to not have any intermediate timing available.

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