UCI Road World Championships 2020

magicbastarder · 25-09-2020 7:28am

[Deleted User] wrote: »

I had the misfortune also, no reason to take that photo in the first place let alone share it on social media. People need to take a good hard look at themselves.

She's tweeted it herself.

Tim76 · 25-09-2020 9:26am

Men's TT on Eurosport from 1:20pm for anyone interested

breezy1985 · 25-09-2020 10:19am

Oymyakon wrote: »

Why are we not sending any women to these World Championships?

Watching the TT now, I reckon Dygert's got this one.

I know we don't have much chance at most races in the WC most years but CI really annoy me by not even trying. The whole set up seems a bit of a joke when it comes to the worlds and even when we have guys that are favourites we do nothing

Inquitus · 25-09-2020 10:57am

breezy1985 wrote: »

I know we don't have much chance at most races in the WC most years but CI really annoy me by not even trying. The whole set up seems a bit of a joke when it comes to the worlds and even when we have guys that are favourites we do nothing

Only a top form Dan Martin has a hope of winning this one, with a very long shot on Dunbar.

breezy1985 · 25-09-2020 11:21am

Inquitus wrote: »

Only a top form Dan Martin has a hope of winning this one, with a very long shot on Dunbar.

I agree I don't think we have any favourites this year or most years but all the more reason to just go for a long shot. Most years the team just sit in the peleton waiting for nothing and the only time I can remember us in a break was Conor and he done that of his own accord.

neris · 25-09-2020 11:56am

breezy1985 wrote: »

I know we don't have much chance at most races in the WC most years but CI really annoy me by not even trying. The whole set up seems a bit of a joke when it comes to the worlds and even when we have guys that are favourites we do nothing

Its probably cost but when you see some obscure nations with a team of 1 or 2 at the worlds in both mens and womens you wonder why we cant send a team even if its a mix of our WT riders with riders all the way down to the best domestic riders. Must be a few pissed of pro conti guys or guys racing the domestic scene who could have filled the 2 slots available and then Dans slot. And we havent exactly covered ourselves in glory with the few WT riders we have at the worlds the last few years

breezy1985 · 25-09-2020 12:03pm

neris wrote: »

Its probably cost but when you see some obscure nations with a team of 1 or 2 at the worlds in both mens and womens you wonder why we cant send a team even if its a mix of our WT riders with riders all the way down to the best domestic riders. Must be a few pissed of pro conti guys or guys racing the domestic scene who could have filled the 2 slots available and then Dans slot. And we havent exactly covered ourselves in glory with the few WT riders we have at the worlds the last few years

I understand when it's in another continent and I'll excuse this year because of Covid but even CI can surely afford to send full teams to European destinations and I'm pretty sure we left empty spaces for Yorkshire

25-09-2020 12:20pm

Van Vleuten cleared to ride the road race tomorrow. Chapeau to her.

Inquitus · 25-09-2020 12:33pm

Deleted User wrote: »

Van Vleuten cleared to ride the road race tomorrow. Chapeau to her.

Aye that's gotta be soo painful, hope she wins!

cunavalos · 25-09-2020 12:42pm

breezy1985 wrote: »

I agree I don't think we have any favourites this year or most years but all the more reason to just go for a long shot. Most years the team just sit in the peleton waiting for nothing and the only time I can remember us in a break was Conor and he done that of his own accord.

You forgot about Brammeier in 2010 nearly created the greatest upset in World Championship history when he was in a 5 man breakaway that almost lapped the entire field on the finishing circuit. If they had succeeded the rest of the peloton would have to have been pulled out.

IIRC all subsequent WC courses had to have longer finishing circuits as a result

neris · 25-09-2020 1:56pm

Nico on the road now and Ryan Mullen off at 2:27.

ratracer · 25-09-2020 2:26pm

Jeez, Michael Hutchinson is painful to listen to! Really a very negative commentary all along, but particularly venomous towards Nico all through his ride.
He comes across as very bitter.

Dodge · 25-09-2020 2:34pm

Live timing if anyone wants it

https://www.tissottiming.com/2020/crdwch/en-us/default/Stage/2/live

breezy1985 · 25-09-2020 2:40pm

ratracer wrote: »

Jeez, Michael Hutchinson is painful to listen to! Really a very negative commentary all along, but particularly venomous towards Nico all through his ride.
He comes across as very bitter.

I don't remember him much what's he bitter about?
Or have I just answered my own question

wirelessdude01 · 25-09-2020 2:47pm

Mullen way off the pace.

breezy1985 · 25-09-2020 2:55pm

wirelessdude01 wrote: »

Mullen way off the pace.

Ya saw that. Getting kinda worried about him and can't see him staying at a WT team unless he just gives himself over full time to being a workhorse

lennymc · 25-09-2020 3:00pm

breezy1985 wrote: »

I don't remember him much what's he bitter about?
Or have I just answered my own question

he has a pretty dry sense of humour, and is quite knowledgeable when it comes to TTs. He was multiple UK national champ over different disciplines.

Dodge · 25-09-2020 3:02pm

lennymc wrote: »

he has a pretty dry sense of humour, and is quite knowledgeable when it comes to TTs. He was multiple UK national champ over different disciplines.

Some Irish TT titles too.

mr spuckler · 25-09-2020 3:07pm

Van Aert's cadence looks crazy there at the intermediate check!

25-09-2020 3:11pm

Ganna is on a real flyer there

mr spuckler · 25-09-2020 3:13pm

Wow, Dennis well down on Ganna. Top 3 all Ineos riders...

wirelessdude01 · 25-09-2020 3:13pm

Chances of a complete podium for Ineos?

Dcully · 25-09-2020 3:16pm

wirelessdude01 wrote: »

Chances of a complete podium for Ineos?

Anyone bar Thomas, don't know why but I just cannot take to him.
Not over yet but expected dumoulin to really challenge but hope van Aert wins it as I can't see any of the Irish boys doing it.

mr spuckler · 25-09-2020 3:18pm

And now Van Aert up on Thomas on the real time...

breezy1985 · 25-09-2020 3:18pm

Dcully wrote: »

Anyone bar Thomas, don't know why but I just cannot take to him.
Not over yet but expected dumoulin to really challenge.

Same here. Of all the Ineos champs he gets to me most

breezy1985 · 25-09-2020 3:20pm

Tom not looking good enough to win it

Dcully · 25-09-2020 3:20pm

breezy1985 wrote: »

Same here. Of all the Ineos champs he gets to me most

Can't out my finger on it but just seems a sneaky whore as we say in these parts ^_^

neris · 25-09-2020 3:24pm

https://twitter.com/ukcyclingexpert/status/1309492963819618304?s=19

Dodge · 25-09-2020 3:27pm

Mullen 25th. Respectable in that company. Roche 31st

neris · 25-09-2020 3:27pm

lennymc wrote: »

he has a pretty dry sense of humour, and is quite knowledgeable when it comes to TTs. He was multiple UK national champ over different disciplines.

I heard him say before he was uk & Irish national TT champ at the same time. Whatever way the nationals worked out the UK nationals were in the north the day before the Irish nationals.

Dodge · 25-09-2020 3:30pm

Ganna wins. Wout van Aert second. Kunig third.

breezy1985 · 25-09-2020 3:36pm

neris wrote: »

I heard him say before he was uk & Irish national TT champ at the same time. Whatever way the nationals worked out the UK nationals were in the north the day before the Irish nationals.

Is that possible? I assumed you could only ride for your registered association

breezy1985 · 25-09-2020 3:37pm

Dodge wrote: »

Mullen 25th. Respectable in that company. Roche 31st

Not for a guy who could podium at youth levels

Dodge · 25-09-2020 3:40pm

breezy1985 wrote: »

Is that possible? I assumed you could only ride for your registered association

He won the Irish title in 2012, 2013 and 2104

He won the GB title in 2002, 2004 and 2008

So it looks like he's telling a tale (and switched nations somewhere around 2010/2011)

neris · 25-09-2020 3:40pm

breezy1985 wrote: »

Not for a guy who could podium at youth levels

How long has he left at Trek? He hasn't really done anything since he joined them and could see him drifting down to a lower level team to become forgotten about over the next few years

on_the_nickel · 25-09-2020 3:42pm

Dodge wrote: »

Mullen 25th. Respectable in that company. Roche 31st

Not really given there's a lot few big names not riding. For a specialist to finish just 30 seconds ahead of Roche, a fairly mediocre time-triallist with a Tour in his legs, that's pretty bad. He'll be nervous about getting a decent contract next year.

cunavalos · 25-09-2020 3:47pm

Dodge wrote: »

He won the Irish title in 2012, 2013 and 2104

He won the GB title in 2002, 2004 and 2008

So it looks like he's telling a tale (and switched nations somewhere around 2010/2011)

The TT scene in the UK is slightly different and he is probably referring to being CTT National Champion (Non-UCI) and not British Cycling National Champion.

So technically not lying as he was UK CTT champion in 2012 at 10, 25 and 50 mile as well as being Cycling Ireland TT Winner

Dodge · 25-09-2020 3:48pm

on_the_nickel wrote: »

Not really given there's a lot few big names not riding. For a specialist to finish just 30 seconds ahead of Roche, a fairly mediocre time-triallist with a Tour in his legs, that's pretty bad. He'll be nervous about getting a decent contract next year.

All may be true, but it was about what I expected from him so that's why I said respectable

He's had a poor year. Don't think he's even finished inside the top 30 on any ITTs he's raced on the circuit

on_the_nickel · 25-09-2020 4:07pm

Dodge wrote: »

All may be true, but it was about what I expected from him so that's why I said respectable

He's had a poor year. Don't think he's even finished inside the top 30 on any ITTs he's raced on the circuit

He was very lucky to get any contract for this year, be amazed if he get's a WT contract next year.

mr spuckler · 25-09-2020 4:08pm

on_the_nickel wrote: »

He was very lucky to get any contract for this year, be amazed if he get's a WT contract next year.

Yeah, it feels like he's slipping away alright

Dodge · 25-09-2020 4:11pm

on_the_nickel wrote: »

He was very lucky to get any contract for this year, be amazed if he get's a WT contract next year.

Because the season has the teams are so stretched now, I think any rider who doesn’t get into any of the grand tour teams for this year is probably not going to get a deal next year (injuries aside obviously)

EDIT: just saw he has a deal with Trek until the end of 2021. Let’s hope he has a bumper year so...

25-09-2020 4:17pm

Dodge wrote: »

Because the season has the teams are so stretched now, I think any rider who doesn’t get into any of the grand tour teams for this year is probably not going to get a deal next year (injuries aside obviously)

Mullen has only ever done one GT and that was the Giro in 2018. Outside of the ITT he's always been a man for the break and work for the team. He's looked good in the classics earlier in the year working on the front and trying to split the group for his leaders.

I definitely think is focus on the ITT is gone and is probably not working on it nearly as much as he did in his Cannondale days.

26-09-2020 11:44am

Womens road race rolling out now on ES/GCN

ednwireland · 26-09-2020 11:52am

paul kimmage retweeted dygerts picture of her injury. dont go looking for it ! going to be some recovery I imagine a broken bone would be quicker.

ednwireland · 26-09-2020 12:22pm

Deleted User wrote: »

Womens road race rolling out now on ES/GCN

dont forget it's on bbc red button

TheBlaaMan · 26-09-2020 2:26pm

Deleted User wrote: »

Seeing it again I think it's like you say re: the tub, front end was twitching like mad. The good thing though if that can be said was the fact the car and moto were right there with her and saw her go over so help was on hand right away.

The accident was confirmed by her team to be solely down to rider error and no puncture or other mechanical issue was involved. She stayed in the TT skis and lost control in the high speed bend causing a speed wobble.

ednwireland · 26-09-2020 2:54pm

finally kicking off !

Oymyakon · 26-09-2020 2:56pm

"van Vloo-ten" surely the incorrect pronunciation?? My pet hate hearing commentators pronounce it like that!

26-09-2020 3:28pm

She's home and hosed here I think.

Oymyakon · 26-09-2020 3:36pm

Yeah, peloton look like they've already thrown in the towel.

UCI Road World Championships 2020

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