2016 Worlds Mens Elite RR - no spoiler tags required

Beasty

Coverage on UCI YouTube channel

On Eurosport from 11amOn BBC Red Button!

Beasty

... and today is Sam Bennett's birthday!

Itziger

Lots of the usual suspects names being bandied about but it's the usual countries names that I go back to again and again for Worlds.

Italy, Belgium, Netherlands.

I know the course and the heat probably don't suit but those 3 names come to the fore year in, year out at the Worlds.

That live stream is very good to be honest and the commentating has been ok so far. Not too British biased like the guys on ITV and Eurosport. Just the 218k to go then!!

secman

It's in bbc red button for anyone with a free to air box .

dastardly00

Beasty wrote: »

On Eurosport from 11am

I think that's highlights from the women's race yesterday.

pelevin

7 brave lads have ten minutes with 195km's to go. Scenery-wise it's kind of like cycling in the midlands except sand instead of bogs.

Doc07

Who is the Belarus guy on the front working as an extra member of Team GB?

Doc07

Hoho the race is on now. Do or die time for Sam and the lads

Sam made it!

mhiggy09

Just kicked off. Echelons everywhere. Sam is in the front group with some of the big names that split it

pelevin

Great to see this kind of racing & Sam up there. If not for Sam would love to see Boonen do it with a great display of classics racing, particularly after the way he & EQS rode Paris Roubaix this year.

mhiggy09

Hon the Belgians. GB dropping Like flys out of the group

mhiggy09

Jesus Christ and still 167 k to go

pelevin

The way things are blown to pieces looks like there'll be a lot of cyclists looking at the bus timetables for Doha. Absolute crazy day's racing left.

mhiggy09

Mullen and matt b in the 3rd group

pelevin

Good man Pat McQuaid! Always said it was a genius move to give the Worlds to Qatar.

gordongekko

is that sam in the main group?

dastardly00

Durbridge, Mezgec and Gaviria all out.

dastardly00

gordongekko wrote: »

is that sam in the main group?

Yeah

Shedite27

Still can't see it anywhere. Surely some channel has it does it? Can you get at the BBC red button via a Sky box? Steephill website says Eurosport has coverage but nothing on their schedule

secman

Never saw a crash like that , the Colombian in leader group, his front wheel just lifted up and he went over backwards on his arse ! Wind and crosswinds are sheer savage. Leaders down from 7 mins to 1 :37 bennett in first chasing group. Rest of field is scattered all over the desert:)

Doc07

Poor Sam is gone

gordongekko

sam dropped

mhiggy09

What happened

secman

Leaders have more or less sat up, down to 34 sec

pelevin

Shedite27 wrote: »

Still can't see it anywhere. Surely some channel has it does it? Can you get at the BBC red button via a Sky box? Steephill website says Eurosport has coverage but nothing on their schedule

Very first post of this thread links to where. UCI YT channel.

secman

mhiggy09 wrote: »

What happened

Belgium lads are hammering the course, have just hammered through the lead group. Bennett picked up by the new group 1 !

pelevin

Commentator thought Sam looked like he'd a problem with his hand. Sounds like that could go back to his TdF injury if I remember right about his issues after his crash.

MPFGLB

Looks like Sam Bennet hurt his hand trying to get a bottle ....must be hand he injured in the Tour....tough luck

pelevin

The commentators on the YT UCI channel I think are doing a decent job. Not draining it of its life or anything.

Shedite27

pelevin wrote: »

Very first post of this thread links to where. UCI YT channel.

Nice ninja edit

neris

Someone thinks theyre Chris froome

neris

Some serious ghost estates on the course

secman

100 km to go and it's holding at 1 min, chasing group all over the place as Belgian and Italian rider staying near front and disrupting the chase, Germans getting stroppy , a lot of head shaking going on.

pelevin

Shedite27 wrote: »

Nice ninja edit

You're welcome. Glad the help was appreciated.

JK.BMC

Just tuned in- assuming that we have had some spectacular racing in the desert? How is Sam now?

secman

Group 4 bunch pulled off the course, probably were going to be lapped and it would get too messy

neris

Some big names pulled off the course

Shedite27

The lap is 15k, were group 4 that far behind?

secman

Lots of teams now having early showers.. Dutch, Most of GB. Half of chasing group are sitting up ! Lead gone out to 1:31

DominoDub

Looks like only the lead group will finish this ..most pulling into the pits.

secman

Leaders getting closer to a 2 min lead
Belgium Italy Norway are well represented in lead group.

Thud

Degenkolb squirted water at belgian :eek:

DominoDub

And so the Belgium v German war begins :cool:

Bambaata

Any word on Sam since picture of him clenching his hand?

CrowdedHouse

Sam is gone

Beasty

Full listing of who's left in/dropped out and lap timings on Tissottiming

dastardly00

You'd have to wonder why the third group on the road is still going.

Irish Raven

Any live coverage? Link i found had 230km left!

Beasty

Irish Raven wrote: »

Any live coverage? Link i found had 230km left!

Link to UCI YouTube channel in the OP

neris

degenkolb looks fcuked

Beasty

neris wrote: »

degenkolb looks fcuked

Reckon the Belgians took him round behind the bike sheds to sort him out.....