World Championships 2024: Men's Road Race (September 29)

[RedheadDane]

Even if Remdej Evenecar manage to get away there

What about Taco Pogapoel?

 

[Salvarani]

What about Taco Pogapoel?

Burritiol wants to mix it up as well. He will have a food truck by the course.

 

[Eyeballs Out]

This course never favors Van Aert over Pogacar.

Does any?

 

[Ilmaestro99]

Does any?

Maybe zwift watopia. Or maybe a muddy field with some tape barriers and a few freezing dutch pensioners watching

 

[Tim Cahill]

Mohoric saying Tadej is the man who he will be working for! Awaiting Tratnik coming out for the big man, Roglic. We want to see two competing leadout trains, Belgium style.

 

[Peyroteo94]

Rain and cold in the biggest race day of the season?

If I speak.

Luck merchant. 30° on Plateau de Beille, what is your excuse?

 

[Moose McKnuckles]

I like VdP but I'm not pulling for him to win Worlds anymore. The jersey deserves a better showing that just a few spring classics followed by months-long descent into mediocrity.

 

[Berniece]

Does any?

Roubaix and MSR

 

[Samu Cuenca]

That's right, it's all lining up for another Steven Williams masterclass, the man for all seasons.

Only because my man Nans Peters hasn't been selected.

 

[RedheadDane]

Only because my man Nans Peters hasn't been selected.

If he had been selected, and had won, what would you have changed his thread title too?

"Nans is not the new Lance, but he has won the World's and stages in both the Giro and the Tour de France"?

To be far, I suppose the World Championship is Lance Armstrong's sole major win.

 

[Samu Cuenca]

If he had been selected, and had won, what would you have changed his thread title too?

"Nans is not the new Lance, but he has won the World's and stages in both the Giro and the Tour de France"?

To be far, I suppose the World Championship is Lance Armstrong's sole major win.

Then I would probably rename it "The Nans Peters Discussion Thread".

 

[RedheadDane]

Then I would probably rename it "The Nans Peters Discussion Thread".

That's boring...

 

[Samu Cuenca]

That's boring...

If a bot chose to copy it, it could become known as The Grandmothers Peters Debate String.

 

[Coffeeplanter]

I like VdP but I'm not pulling for him to win Worlds anymore. The jersey deserves a better showing that just a few spring classics followed by months-long descent into mediocrity.

Yes, I agree. He was genuinely one of the worse world champions I have seen in a long time. There will be statistics or people who ought to value him highly due to two monument wins, but personally I favour consistency. You are world champion for an entire year, not a few weeks.

Tom Boonen had almost as many podiums (36) as Van der Poel had race days (39) in the rainbow jersey, pathetic.

 

[Brullnux]

Yes, I agree. He was genuinely one of the worse world champions I have seen in a long time. There will be statistics or people who ought to value him highly due to two monument wins, but personally I favour consistency. You are world champion for an entire year, not a few weeks.

Tom Boonen had almost as many podiums (36) as Van der Poel had race days (39) in the rainbow jersey, pathetic.

The issue is if Pogacar wins we also won't see it, as it'll likely be behind leader's jerseys for much of the year (unless Vingegaard goes up another level).

 

[Coffeeplanter]

The issue is if Pogacar wins we also won't see it, as it'll likely be behind leader's jerseys for much of the year (unless Vingegaard goes up another level).

Far more of a valid excuse than just now showing up at all. Van der Poel has just about as many wins (4) in the rainbow jersey as Remco (3), which should speak volumes as Remco was stuck in some sort of leader jersey virtually every race that wasn't a classic.

 

[Brullnux]

Far more of a valid excuse than just now showing up at all. Van der Poel has just about as many wins (4) in the rainbow jersey as Remco (3), which should speak volumes as Remco was stuck in some sort of leader jersey virtually every race that wasn't a classic.

No doubt, just still a shame. I for one am hoping for a Marc Hirschi masterclass

 

[RedheadDane]

The issue is if Pogacar wins we also won't see it, as it'll likely be behind leader's jerseys for much of the year (unless Vingegaard goes up another level).

UCI should just allow full rainbow bands around leader's jerseys.
They can just make a few in advance, corresponding to the colours of the leader's jerseys in the races Pogacar does.

 

[Coffeeplanter]

2014: Rui Costa, 71 (DNF in Tour after 15 stages)
2015: Michal Kwiatkowski, 61 (DNF in Tour after 16 stages)
2016: Peter Sagan, 70
2017: Peter Sagan, 60 (DSQ in Tour after 4 stages)
2018: Peter Sagan, 79
2019: Alejandro Valverde, 80
2020: Mads Pedersen, 57 (covid season)
2021: Julian Alaphilippe, 62
2022: Julian Alaphilippe 42 (broken shoulder in Liege, DNF in Vuelta after 11 stages)
2023: Remco Evenepoel, 43* (DNF in Giro after 9 stages)
2024: Mathieu van der Poel, 41

* World Championships were held in August rather than September, otherwise 64

 

[Tim Cahill]

Only because my man Nans Peters hasn't been selected.

Laiguegila that year in some ways was the real world championship, 35 finishers, only the brave survived.

Some of my absolute main-est top of the range guys weren't selected either (Figueiredo, Mauri, Padun etc), but it isn't all bad, we will still get to watch the likes of Sainbayar, the Blessed and Most Holy Rien Schuurhuis and many of the other favourites in action, making it worth tuning in early as usual. Though I've just checked and it seems Charles Kagimu isn't starting, surely he should be given a special wildcard spot or something after his dominant display at the Olympics?

 

[Tim Cahill]

Respect to Rui Costa's season in the rainbows, he truly did tip up to ride any old sh*t. None of that 'peaking for the tour' rubbish.

 

[Wyndbrook]

Yes, I agree. He was genuinely one of the worse world champions I have seen in a long time. There will be statistics or people who ought to value him highly due to two monument wins, but personally I favour consistency. You are world champion for an entire year, not a few weeks.

Tom Boonen had almost as many podiums (36) as Van der Poel had race days (39) in the rainbow jersey, pathetic.

Not paticularly defending him but has ridden 14 cyclo cross races since the last road season ended either in the rainbow jersey or defending his title.

 

[jmdirt]

Anyone giving MvdP a chance here?

I am!

 

[Didinho]

UCI should just allow full rainbow bands around leader's jerseys.
They can just make a few in advance, corresponding to the colours of the leader's jerseys in the races Pogacar does.

What about some leader jersey bands on the rainbow jersey?

 

[Coffeeplanter]

Not paticularly defending him but has ridden 14 cyclo cross races since the last road season ended either in the rainbow jersey or defending his title.

Very true, but racing for an hour against Niels Vandeputte and Thijs Aerts isn't going to put your season in jeopardy if you add a race between April and July. He has less race days than Vingegaard, who ended his season in August and had to be put together with tape and glue somewhere in April.