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

[ChewbaccaDefense]

What a podium!
1) MvP
2) WvA
3) Pog

Correction
1)MvP




2) WvA
3) Pog

 

[Zoetemelk-fan]

Was late this morning, but this is a race I'll watch over and over again in its full length during cold, dark winther months.
What. A. Race.

 

[wheresmybrakes]

Looks like he wanted to come over the line alone, so it looks like he won

 

[johnymax]

The greatest World Championship I've seen.
The greatest race I've seen this season.
And, for me, the greatest win of Van der Poel's career I've seen.

A day to never forget.

The Giro was better.

 

[rallybanana]

Is Mathieu the first non-Belgian to win 3 of the Big 6 one-day races in the same year?

 

[dazaau]

Kudos to him for actually finishing. Lots of riders would have climbed off for the sake of TT prep in his situation.

100%

 

[Samu Cuenca]

What are DSM doing with these neopros

They usually break their spirits little by little.

 

[Devil's Elbow]

Kudos to him for actually finishing. Lots of riders would have climbed off for the sake of TT prep in his situation.

I posted something positive about Evenepoel and Ilmaestro liked it. The world must be ending.

 

[fbjim]

It seems he doesn't know how to sit in a group and contribute to catching a single rider out in front. Has he ever done it? I'm not sure.

dude he nearly got dropped by the group when VDP launched, looked like he was having trouble holding the wheel on the flats at some points and couldn't gap anyone. the man did not have legs

 

[fbjim]

What are DSM doing with these neopros

ruining their careers?

 

[movingtarget]

The Giro was better.

My sleeping improved during the Giro..............

 

[Ricco']

Are we sure MVP will not be DQ by UCI for littering (his BOA dial) outside designated zones?

 

[Tim Cahill]

They usually break their spirits little by little.

You either become a world beater instantly, start to hate cycling or both like Marc Hirschi

 

[Peter von]

can we just ride this route every year ? 🤣

Pretty Great race.

Awesome by MVP. He was cool as a cucumber and hiding away from
The wind a little longer than maybe was advisable, but it payed off.

 

[Sciatic]

They are cooked behind MVDP and without radios they don't know about the problems he had, so they are not pulling harder.

No of course not, they’re already riding against each other for podium spots, and can’t know he crashed.

 

[Eddy Evenepoel]

6 of the guys from the early break finished in the top 24. Really a good day to join the early break.

 

[Ilmaestro99]

I posted something positive about Evenepoel and Ilmaestro liked it. The world must be ending.

I have always been objective, thoughtful, rational and fair on this forum, you know that

It's fairplay to remco indeed, looks like he want to honour his status as defending champion. I was never super big fan before but its clear he's a man of the sport

 

[tobydawq]

This is why we spend so much time watching, talking and thinking about this sport.

My God.

What. A. Day.

 

[zlev11]

140k glued to the TV, unreal race

 

[Danskebjerge]

I don't get Skjelmose's tyre thing. He stopped to remove pressure from the tyres to get more grip in the turns. Weird.

 

[Netserk]

Van der Poel was less aggressive in the middle part of the race than riders like Pedersen. That's what proved decisive, I think.

Pedersen’s solo was a lap before Bettiol’s. If he had gotten 30’’, it would have been his golden ticket. I think he did well to seek his winning path.

 

[Unchained]

Remco who?

 

[Samu Cuenca]

I don't get Skjelmose's tyre thing. He stopped to remove pressure from the tyres to get more grip in the turns. Weird.

Well he was out of the race at that point anyway, so it didn't really matter. A top 10 would of course not have been a bad result for him.

 

[jaylew]

Matthew Dinham finished 7th from the early break, chapeau.

I have to be honest, I had never even heard of that guy until today.

 

[vwpe]

so people still believe WVA can match MVDP power outputs?