Men's Worlds Road Race **Spoilers**

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  • Kléber
    Kléber Posts: 6,842
    RichN95 wrote:
    Kléber wrote:
    Anyone but Allan Davis.

    He'll come third. He always comes third.
    :lol:
  • winoneday
    winoneday Posts: 253
    Thor gets his races all season, this isn't his race.
  • luckao
    luckao Posts: 632
    Bloody hell, Gilbert still hasn't been caught... :roll:
  • AidanR
    AidanR Posts: 1,142
    RichN95 wrote:
    Kléber wrote:
    Anyone but Allan Davis.

    He'll come third. He always comes third.

    Good call!
    Bike lover and part-time cyclist.
  • winoneday
    winoneday Posts: 253
    Luckao wrote:
    Bloody hell, Gilbert still hasn't been caught... :roll:

    Brilliant.
  • Superb last couple of kilomteres.
  • frenchfighter
    frenchfighter Posts: 30,642
    WOW, interesting top 20 there.
    Contador is the Greatest
  • sickening - off back to the cake shop for some quality pi$$taking
  • frenchfighter
    frenchfighter Posts: 30,642
    Well good job Thor. I hope you ride like two men next year.
    Contador is the Greatest
  • Anyone else miss tyhe finish due to a technical fault on Sky ?
  • Pokerface
    Pokerface Posts: 7,960
    Jesus - the rest of us saw Gilbert get caught. Hugh's still banging on about it
  • alan_a
    alan_a Posts: 1,587
    the old fool knows he fucked up and he keeps going "we never saw gilbert caught... did we chris?... back me up... please"
  • FJS
    FJS Posts: 4,820
    Never seen Thor as skinny as this - must be the shape of his live
  • frenchfighter
    frenchfighter Posts: 30,642
    Nice kit Thor has. Now Garmin have a WC
    Contador is the Greatest
  • What a great race, really enjoyed that! And well done Thor, be good to see him in the jersey next year!

    (and yes, terrible commentary, wonder if they've caught Gilbert yet?)
  • luckao
    luckao Posts: 632
    Pokerface wrote:
    Jesus - the rest of us saw Gilbert get caught. Hugh's still banging on about it

    Lies! He's already collecting the Rainbow jersey. Somebody catch him, damn it!
  • FJS
    FJS Posts: 4,820
    Gutted about Freire not winning or even on the podium for PTP - doubted between thor and oscar for hours - excellent race though
  • polocini
    polocini Posts: 201
    Fair play to cadel, he's done the jersey justice.

    Time for a nap I think.
  • oh dear, McQuaid presenting the jerseys, wonder if he'll be able to manage that?
  • FJS
    FJS Posts: 4,820
    Pity the ozzies only had the first 5 seconds of the Norwegian anthem on record...
  • How on earth does Hugh Porter manage to continually get work on TV?
  • frenchfighter
    frenchfighter Posts: 30,642
    edited October 2012
    I guess we now have a World Champion that will show the jersey in the Classics and Grand Tours which is good.
    Contador is the Greatest
  • polocini
    polocini Posts: 201
    Ff-same as cadel then???
  • Kléber
    Kléber Posts: 6,842
    How on earth does Hugh Porter manage to continually get work on TV?
    Make a complaint. If people don't contact the editors at the BBC they won't know he gets is so wrong.
  • Kléber
    Kléber Posts: 6,842
    That was some race. Hushovd's a worthy winner.

    FF, you can win by attacking but as Hennie Kuiper said, racing is about licking your opponent's place clean before you start on your own.
  • luckao
    luckao Posts: 632
    Having to present medals? That would be an ecumenical matter.

    Well played Thor. Won't be quite the same as having see Evans competed in the Grand Tours wearing it, but it can't get much worse than Ballan.
  • FJS
    FJS Posts: 4,820
    I guess we now have a World Champion that will show the jersey in the Classics and Grand Tours which is good.

    +1
    looking back at the three road races it's a strong sprinters lap, and if it has to go to a sprinter, Thor must be your kind of sprinter, right?
  • frenchfighter
    frenchfighter Posts: 30,642
    Polocini wrote:
    Ff-same as cadel then???

    Absolutely. I want the WC to be able to fly the colours in a variety of races, all through the year and to race inspired.
    Contador is the Greatest
  • polocini
    polocini Posts: 201
    Kleber- the person at the BBC to complain to is belinda rogerson. Motogp fans have spent a long time trying to get rid of Charlie cox. He is horrendous. The BBC are loyal to their staff. No matter how many emails and petitions were sent the cock still has a job.

    The motogp is on now on bbc2 but most fans will wait until the re-run on eurosport.

    AL
  • frenchfighter
    frenchfighter Posts: 30,642
    FJS wrote:
    I guess we now have a World Champion that will show the jersey in the Classics and Grand Tours which is good.

    +1
    looking back at the three road races it's a strong sprinters lap, and if it has to go to a sprinter, Thor must be your kind of sprinter, right?

    Yes. I desperately wanted Gilbert to take it. But if it has to be a 'sprinter', hands down Thor, or Boonen. Aggressive riders who can mix it up all year in different races. Thor more so and from what I read, he isn't too interested in the sprints anymore, preferring to focus on the Classics and such.
    Contador is the Greatest