Men's Worlds Road Race **Spoilers**

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  • NeilMick
    NeilMick Posts: 98
    It's not on Freeview :x
  • luckao
    luckao Posts: 632
    Don't worry, I've sent Boardman a tweet. I fully expect him to unleash his html skills ASAP.
  • polocini
    polocini Posts: 201
    I am watching on sky.
  • winoneday
    winoneday Posts: 253
    It's back!
  • alan_a
    alan_a Posts: 1,584
    yippee it's back online
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  • luckao
    luckao Posts: 632
    Damn, Boardman's got skills.

    Goodbye Sporza.
  • sonny73
    sonny73 Posts: 2,203
    Nice to hear Hugh has adapted to walking!!! WTF?
  • winoneday
    winoneday Posts: 253
    Just hypothetically, if one or all of the breakaway riders managed to get round the lap before the peloton joined the circuit, would they be able to join the peloton and effectively get a rest or would they be segregated? If they joined the peloton and could get dragged round who knows what might happen? Still can't see it actually playing out like that though.
  • Richrd2205
    Richrd2205 Posts: 1,267
    winoneday wrote:
    Just hypothetically, if one or all of the breakaway riders managed to get round the lap before the peloton joined the circuit, would they be able to join the peloton and effectively get a rest or would they be segregated? If they joined the peloton and could get dragged round who knows what might happen? Still can't see it actually playing out like that though.
    See above, it's down to the commisaires...
    The key issue is that they need to be kept separate from the other group, which might be tricksy!
  • sonny73
    sonny73 Posts: 2,203
    I'm falling asleep here, what's the ETA on the finish? I may set my alarm.
  • winoneday
    winoneday Posts: 253
    That was my concern, how to separate two groups of very different numbers on fairly narrow roads.

    However looking at the timing the peloton will be a few minutes ahead (of being a lap down) by the time they enter the circuit I think.

    Also, massive amounts of respect to Hasanovic for keeping that effort up!
  • luckao
    luckao Posts: 632
    winoneday wrote:
    Also, massive amounts of respect to Hasanovic for keeping that effort up!

    Looks quite hot out there. Fair to say he's stuck in limbo.
  • polocini
    polocini Posts: 201
    Alarm set for 4am. See you chaps later.
  • winoneday
    winoneday Posts: 253
    Time for the first show of strength.
  • sonny73
    sonny73 Posts: 2,203
    Polocini wrote:
    Alarm set for 4am. See you chaps later.
    Same here off to the land of nod, enjoy.
  • winoneday
    winoneday Posts: 253
    GB "man-at-side-of-the-road" announces 'No follow cars' that could make it interesting over the next few laps.
  • Le Commentateur
    Le Commentateur Posts: 4,099
    Pokerface wrote:
    Everyone stopping to pee already :roll:

    You mean the racers or the viewers doing an all-nighter?
    Un uomo solo al commando
  • Le Commentateur
    Le Commentateur Posts: 4,099
    You often get a 15-20 minute break in Milan-Sanremo, but how often do they survive to the finish? Never.

    It would make a final bunch sprint even more likely though, provided the break keeps working together to stay away (which they aren't doing at the moment).
    Un uomo solo al commando
  • winoneday
    winoneday Posts: 253
    The breakaway is dying a death now.
  • damoando
    damoando Posts: 40
    Sonny73 wrote:
    Polocini wrote:
    Alarm set for 4am. See you chaps later.
    Same here off to the land of nod, enjoy.

    Me three. Back at around 5 am
  • alan_a
    alan_a Posts: 1,584
    Screaming 6 month old keeping me up all night a think.

    Brownie points from the wife for taking this shift off her hands.
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  • polocini
    polocini Posts: 201
    I have changed my mind. Best jersey-Belgium. Without the quickstep sponsorship though.
  • winoneday
    winoneday Posts: 253
    Split in the peloton, Cav missing apparantly.
  • Le Commentateur
    Le Commentateur Posts: 4,099
    No panic, there's hours to go yet.
    Un uomo solo al commando
  • Pokerface
    Pokerface Posts: 7,960
    Looks like it will come back together shortly
  • winoneday
    winoneday Posts: 253
    Yeah, with the numbers and quality of riders missing it'll be back together no doubt.
  • Pokerface
    Pokerface Posts: 7,960
    I still think the 4 guys in front have a shot. They are only losing 2 minutes a lap and the peleton will really need to work hard to bring them back before the end.

    It's going to be closer than you might think. Unless they simply burn out.
  • winoneday
    winoneday Posts: 253
    I think the burn out is bound to happen, they'll eventually lose 4-5 minutes in a lap and it'll be gone.
  • Pokerface
    Pokerface Posts: 7,960
    Correction - they are only losing a minute a lap at the current rate. That will give them a HUGE buffer if the pack don't speed up soon.
  • Le Commentateur
    Le Commentateur Posts: 4,099
    Couple of riders dodging round the back of the soigneurs at the feed -- very dangerous, should someone step backwards at the wrong moment.
    Un uomo solo al commando

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