World Championships 2023: Womens Elite Road Race. Loch Lomond - Glasgow 154km

[iBanesto]

Kopecky goes.

Gets some distance for once.

 

[Libertine Seguros]

Rowe commenting on how it isn't really the done thing to attack in the feed zone as if Kopecky gives a flying one.

 

[Didinho]

To early for Kopecky. Everyone against her today. They all know/feel she’s the strongest.

 

[Libertine Seguros]

To early for Kopecky. Everyone against her today. They all know/feel she’s the strongest.

She also hasn't helped herself by showing it so early on, hard to bluff now. It's what happened to Deignan in Harrogate, she was so strong in the chase that nobody would work with her, and then when she blew up Annemiek was so far up the road nobody stood a chance of catching her.

 

[Libertine Seguros]

If we get Cille in rainbow stripes, I will accept Deignan and Kopecky making up the rest of the podium.

 

[Volderke]

Kopecky could learn a lesson or 2 from Mvdp how to hide a bit until you make that one crushing move. But anyway, kopecky did what had to be done.
From now on she should keep everyone on a short leash, and there is still Chabbey up the road!

 

[postmanhat]

Vollering was gasping at the top of that climb. Kopecky is the strongest. But Kopecky wants her to help chase van Vleuten.

They still can't get rid of sodding Deignan. She's going to end up riding away with Kopecky to do the one-two isn't she.

With her rainbow jersey being presented by Sepp Kuss.

 

[Dk one]

If we get Cille in rainbow stripes, I will accept Deignan and Kopecky making up the rest of the podium.

Result aside, she certainly has not been passive today, even with being the single Dane for most of the race.

 

[Libertine Seguros]

With her rainbow jersey being presented by Sepp Kuss.

I'll do you one better. With the rainbow jersey being presented by Peter Sagan, since he's a former champion who's retiring.

He'd actually have a reason to present it too, he's a cyclist, not a cyclotourist.

 

[Mayomaniac]

If Christina had the same kind of sprint as her twin sister Kathrin (her legs are way bigger than Christina's) one could get excited.

 

[Netserk]

So who will attack from this group in between the hills? Someone will attack, right?

 

[Ilmaestro99]

If Christina had the same kind of sprint as her twin sister Kathrin (her legs are way bigger than Christina's) one could get excited.

She can attack though?

 

[Mayomaniac]

So who will attack from this group in between the hills? Someone will attack, right?

Dr Reusser.

 

[Libertine Seguros]

I'll donate 10,000 euros to this forum if Cecilie Uttrup Ludwig attacks solo with 20 k to go.

How are your nerves?

 

[roundabout]

probably having van Vleuten there makes the move a bit risky for the rest so it will be a last lap shootout

 

[Mayomaniac]

She can attack though?

Oh yeah, she was one of the strongest on the cobbles in Roubaix, a great rouleur.

 

[Netserk]

How are your nerves?

Closing down the attack of others isn’t enough, so no sweat.

 

[Libertine Seguros]

Closing down the attack of others isn’t enough, so no sweat.

She's taken up the mantle on the steeper climbs a fair bit lately though, just takes one of those to be more concerted.

 

[postmanhat]

Kopecky could learn a lesson or 2 from Mvdp how to hide a bit until you make that one crushing move. But anyway, kopecky did what had to be done.
From now on she should keep everyone on a short leash, and there is still Chabbey up the road!

Would that have worked in this race though? Was much cagier as it often is in women's races. Kopecky has made it attritional and a select group, which is what you need on this circuit.

 

[TourOfSardinia]

shame the azzurre evaporated in the sunshine

 

[Red Rick]

This is like the chase behind Bettiol

 

[Danskebjerge]

How are your nerves?

I'm still sitting calmly and controlled.

 

[Dk one]

SD worx making evil plans in the back of the group.

 

[Libertine Seguros]

Deignan has been 18th in one stage of the TdFFaZ.

It is her only top 30 result since May.

She has achieved three individual top 10s all season (two stages of RideLondon and one stage of the Vuelta).

This is quite the turnaround in form for her. I know it's home roads and all, but it's absolutely remarkable.

 

[postmanhat]

Hopefully the three remaining U-23 riders are together in the chase group? So we get a completely separate race for that podium.