If you were Cavendish...

rick_chasey

pat1cp wrote:

260km makes anyone tired.

Including all the neutralised stuff, it's more than 260km..

Just as well, if all the flat chat is right.

RichN95.

Rick Chasey wrote:

pat1cp wrote:

260km makes anyone tired.

Including all the neutralised stuff, it's more than 260km..

Just as well, if all the flat chat is right.

280km + 20km neutralised, isn't it?

(Why they need 20km for a neutralized zone is a mystery to me)

cougie

300km ? Sheeesh. Never mind the effect on the cyclists - how many chocolate biscuits will i need to watch that ???

Spose I'd best actually ride my bike and catch up mid afternoon. Any idea what time the finish is ? I guess its Sunday - but could be midday Monday at this rate...

inkyfingers

Looking at Sagan's palmares the only remotely comparable race in terms of distance and parcours that he's shown anything at was GP Plouay last year (7th). I think it may be a year too early for him, though I think i said that about Cav in MSR 2009.

I still fancy Cav for this with such a strong team, he just needs to find the same legs he had at MSR 2009... If Cav doesn't make it to the finish I expect a sprint between Friere and Hushovd. I have a feeling that if Cav gets dropped so will Goss and Griepel, particularly as neither of them have shown much form recently.

I am looking forward to it, hoping for an exciting last hours racing. Gilbert and Cancellara will certainly try something so there should at least be some fireworks.

rick_chasey

RichN95 wrote:

Rick Chasey wrote:

pat1cp wrote:

260km makes anyone tired.

Including all the neutralised stuff, it's more than 260km..

Just as well, if all the flat chat is right.

280km + 20km neutralised, isn't it?

(Why they need 20km for a neutralized zone is a mystery to me)

S'what pro cycling said.

S'why you've got to back MS-R winners and podium guys.

LangerDan

RichN95 wrote:

Rick Chasey wrote:

pat1cp wrote:

260km makes anyone tired.

Including all the neutralised stuff, it's more than 260km..

Just as well, if all the flat chat is right.

280km + 20km neutralised, isn't it?

(Why they need 20km for a neutralized zone is a mystery to me)

According to the organisers, the total is 266 km

The elite Road Race World Championship 2011 starts at Copenhagen City Hall Square with a 28 kilometer stretch (incl. 6,2 km Masterstart) before the riders enter the first of 17 laps at fourteen kilometers each in the Municipal north of Copenhagen at Rudersdal.

rebs

Cav being the wide open fav I think will work against him. As much as I really want Cav to win. I really cannot see it happening as far too many teams will be wanting to work against him.

Team GB are strong but I just have a feeling they are going to be put through the ringer on this course.

lostboysaint

Percy Vera wrote:

Sky it is then...

http://www.guardian.co.uk/sport/2011/se ... -de-france

Blimey, it couldn't be too much more obvious from that could it?

Slimbods

rebs wrote:

Cav being the wide open fav I think will work against him. As much as I really want Cav to win. I really cannot see it happening as far too many teams will be wanting to work against him.

Team GB are strong but I just have a feeling they are going to be put through the ringer on this course.

He's not the fav though, Gilbert is.

Le Commentateur

cougie wrote:

300km ? Sheeesh. Never mind the effect on the cyclists - how many chocolate biscuits will i need to watch that ???

That's probably what Hugh Porter thought as well. I remember the 20 minute gap in commentary from Beijing where he admitted on air he was going off to get lunch.

josame

iainf72 wrote:

The reports of people who've ridden the course say it's flat. Very very flat. Even the "climbs" are lame.

Booooo

Should you have put an 'm' on the end of that - or isn't he riding

hammerite

I know the comment was made about the difference between elite men and jnr ladies, and there'll be a difference in elite men and u23 men. But the u23 mens sprint looked very sluggish up the climb. So it might be a harder climb to sprint than we think (especially after 260km).

I think I'd have to back Hushovd over Cav, hope to be wrong though.

alanjay

Rodrego Hernandez wrote:

This is the world champs - the GB team is average, they all seem pretty tired, a couple of riders are off to different teams so not as straight forward as you think.

The Aussies used to say that about us in cricket - seems the upstarts are rouffling a few feathers...

dulldave

Le Commentateur wrote:

cougie wrote:

300km ? Sheeesh. Never mind the effect on the cyclists - how many chocolate biscuits will i need to watch that ???

That's probably what Hugh Porter thought as well. I remember the 20 minute gap in commentary from Beijing where he admitted on air he was going off to get lunch.

20 minutes of bliss

dulldave

Le Commentateur wrote:

cougie wrote:

300km ? Sheeesh. Never mind the effect on the cyclists - how many chocolate biscuits will i need to watch that ???

That's probably what Hugh Porter thought as well. I remember the 20 minute gap in commentary from Beijing where he admitted on air he was going off to get lunch.

20 minutes of bliss

mouth

Perhaps one of the lowly riders (no disrespect, there must be an Uzbeki or something that hasn't got a prayer) will take the 15k and wipe Cav out on the start straight.

11/1 on Betfair? Off there next for a looksie,