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

[ChewbaccaDefense]

"It felt like we were in the grupetto to be honest" - Tom Pidcock after Strade, but unknowingly giving the theme for 2024.

 

[Scarponi]

These constant attacks from the peloton have to be cooking them as much as Pogs ride

 

[noob]

Distasteful riding for one country with the other on the chest. I am no nationalist but there's a limit. This is supposed to be wc. If UAE is in it then fuckit have them migrate and ride for UAE 🤢🤢🤢

 

[E_F_]

Doing small pulls

For no reason...

 

[Slavique Nuke]

Sivakov should get a lifetime ban from the sport for collusion. Not even kidding.

The guy is going for the biggest result of his life - a world championship medal = lifetime ban

 

[Netserk]

Evenepoel made sure no one else will expose themself. Surge and stop, surge and stop.

 

[Bolder]

This is a gift to MvdP. I still don't quite believe in Pog's attack, and Remco is screwed by his team disappearing.

Could also get a surprise winner here.

But having all this happen between 100km and 70km to go is completely insane even by today's standards.

Is it, though? The G2 dicking-around stuff is predictable. Pog can ride at a high rhythm for, near as I can tell, forever.

 

[Moose McKnuckles]

Is Roglic still here somewhere?

 

[VanBsr]

In today's cycling, it seems like everyone is still intimidated by the stars and has forgotten the power of the group. No one cooperates anymore. I remember the years when Cancellara would lose the cobbled classics, even though he was clearly the strongest, because the others cooperated against him.

 

[Miha81]

Roglic is impressively useless

He can get this if Pog fails

 

[Nomadist]

You would really think that if MvDP and Remco were smart, they would just be sitting in Pog's wheel the whole race or 3-5 wheels behind. I know it was an early attack but why take chances?

 

[Bombarolo]

I don't understand what the peloton is doing. They need to make the big favourites work as much as possible if they want to have a chance to get a lucky podium

 

[Tim Cahill]

Sivakov should be sent back to Russia

 

[Salvarani]

Pog made it a really hard race and it's been more than 200k already. Also they panic because it's Pogacar they are chasing,

Tratnik was a perfect satellite rider and it was probably the right move to go early from the other strong group. They wouldnt have worked hard to keep the gap.

Cherry on the cake is Sivakov being able to follow and able to work with him. They are managing their efforts in the front know. While it is chaos behind.

It is a masterclass in tactics and strength.

 

[titan31]

The guy is going for the biggest result of his life - a world championship medal = lifetime ban

Tbf I'd argue not riding gives him a better chance of a medal as he's going backwards as soon as Pog attacks. Might as well try to save as much energy and let Pog pull you along until he goes.

 

[Krzysztof_O]

Less coordinated actions by the peleton, which is good for Teddy. Even if he is caught only a few guys will make it. But not sure now.

 

[AnotherArmChair]

Ah the legend that is Baulke Mollema

 

[Orcs]

Remco a group behind MVdP. What is he doing?

 

[Rechtschreibfehler]

Distasteful riding for one country with the other on the chest. I am no nationalist but there's a limit. This is supposed to be wc. If UAE is in it then fuckit have them migrate and ride for UAE 🤢🤢🤢

You mean Sivakov? To work is his best shot at a medal!

 

[Screecher]

Is Mollema riding for himself? Sure looks like it.

 

[Salvarani]

Remco a group behind MVdP. What is he doing?

Gone mentally

 

[Scarponi]

For no reason...

True probably
Believes this peloton will self destruct and there’s a silver in it. Could just sit on though

In today's cycling, it seems like everyone is still intimidated by the stars and has forgotten the power of the group. No one cooperates anymore. I remember the years when Cancellara would lose the cobbled classics, even though he was clearly the strongest, because the others cooperated against him.

Sagan has to watch this stuff and cry after how the whole
Peloton worked against him

 

[nightowl]

The guy is going for the biggest result of his life - a world championship medal = lifetime ban

Trade teammates riding for each other at worlds has been going on for as long as there have been trade teams

 

[Savant12]

Lot of sad Belgian (Remco) fans out there.

 

[E_F_]

Sivakov being able to follow

He wasn't. Pogi sat up.