World cross champs on Saturday 2nd *spoilers*

specialgueststar
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edited February 2013 in Pro race
which country will get the crumbs

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  • andyp
    andyp Posts: 10,144
    All races have been moved to Saturday in the past half hour, due to a flooding risk on Sunday.
  • jonginge
    jonginge Posts: 5,945
    New schedule here:
    http://velonews.competitor.com/2013/02/ ... lds_273328
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  • andyp
    andyp Posts: 10,144
    This course map gives you an idea of why flooding could be an issue;

    elite-worlds-course.png
  • specialgueststar
    specialgueststar Posts: 3,418
    Fast start - short swim section - ......
  • ddraver
    ddraver Posts: 26,401
    Great idea by the USA! The first chance to have a 'cross World Champs on a course that's dry, like most courses in the US and they put it in a Belgium-esque mudbath!

    Ah, well. Fair play to them I suppose! Can you imagine where the spanish would have held it?!? ;)
    We're in danger of confusing passion with incompetence
    - @ddraver
  • FJS
    FJS Posts: 4,820
    A bit amateurish all this - apparently the river often floods and they just took te risk. The Belgians are pretty angry, especially the supporters and pubs organising big events sunday evening... .... I dont think the cross world will be returning to the states for a while.....
  • deejay
    deejay Posts: 3,138
    Saturday 9th February 0700-0800 Channel 4 Cycling
    UCI Cyclo-cross World Championships, Louisville
    Organiser, National Championship 50 mile Time Trial 1972
  • Le Commentateur
    Le Commentateur Posts: 4,099
    Apparently showing live TV on big screen in Look Mum No Hands cafe.

    Home-drinkers can watch live on UCI YouTube channel.

    Elite women's race 16:00 (UK time); U23 men 17:30; elite men 19:30.
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  • Squaggles
    Squaggles Posts: 875
    Thanks for the updates
    The UCI are Clowns and Fools
  • jgsi
    jgsi Posts: 5,062
    Find the TV here
    http://sports-livez.com/channel/ch-3.php
    14;45 gmt
  • Le Commentateur
    Le Commentateur Posts: 4,099
    Even more snow overnight.

    Course looks like that world cup race at Hoogerheide a couple of weeks ago.


    UCI live webcasts

    2.30 pm – Junior Men: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jev4Z4KdQAA&feature=plcp

    3.40 pm – Elite Women: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oy77AyB5M2Q&feature=plcp

    5.10 pm – U23 Men: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5S6G6-rwTFk&feature=plcp

    7.10 pm – Elite Men: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IL3oXSTWQTY&feature=plcp
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  • FJS
    FJS Posts: 4,820
    Le Commentateur wrote:
    Even more snow overnight.

    Course looks like that world cup race at Hoogerheide a couple of weeks ago.
    Yes it does. That's what the Belgians feared - they were nowhere then - Czech and Swiss ice and snow specialists.

    In the junior race the Dutch seem to have it wrapped up - 1 and 2 at the moment with 2 Belgians chasing
  • FJS
    FJS Posts: 4,820
    Adri van der Poel's son wins - nice
  • Le Commentateur
    Le Commentateur Posts: 4,099
    Belgians faded in the last lap. 5th/7th/8th.
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  • Monty Dog
    Monty Dog Posts: 20,614
    Is that Bob Roll's cousin doing the commentary on the UCI feed? Getting all apoplectic about the 'Murican Owens who got up to third and then promptly dropped to sixth, meanwhile the 2 Dutch guys are out of sight.

    Czech riders will be delighted with the conditions, particulary Martin Bina who showed he's pretty untouchable on snow at Hoogerheide
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  • frenchfighter
    frenchfighter Posts: 30,642
    What is that guy's name that beat the men for fastest lap speed at some race a little while back? He racing?
    Contador is the Greatest
  • Le Commentateur
    Le Commentateur Posts: 4,099
    Women's race: GB's challenge lasts less than a minute there...

    Wyman & Day in tangled up crash moments after the start.
    Un uomo solo al commando
  • frenchfighter
    frenchfighter Posts: 30,642
    So Vos will ride the whole course solo and the rest fighting for 2nd and 3rd. Hmm.
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  • frenchfighter
    frenchfighter Posts: 30,642
    30 sec lead, 4 laps to race.
    Contador is the Greatest
  • LangerDan
    LangerDan Posts: 6,132
    Some spectator wearing a pair of handlebars on his head like a set of antlers.
    'This week I 'ave been mostly been climbing like Basso - Shirley Basso.'
  • frenchfighter
    frenchfighter Posts: 30,642
    Pink bike looking a bit slow to get back on track after that fall. Exciting.

    Camera work is pretty good.
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  • frenchfighter
    frenchfighter Posts: 30,642
    Need Vos to crash a few times here to make it a bit more interesting.
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  • frenchfighter
    frenchfighter Posts: 30,642
    Time gap 50 secs after that lap....different league.

    Lefevre has dropped a couple places.
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  • Le Commentateur
    Le Commentateur Posts: 4,099
    Deja vu. She's taking a dozen seconds a lap on the chasers.

    I'm going to pop across the road and grab a beer ready for when she starts lapping the field.
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  • frenchfighter
    frenchfighter Posts: 30,642
    Think I'm going to go back to watching stage 20 of Giro 2011. Maybe there will be more interest in the later races.
    Contador is the Greatest
  • LangerDan
    LangerDan Posts: 6,132
    If Vos wins, she'll be reigning Olympic road champion, World road champion and World cyclocross champion. Anyone - male of female - ever achieved that before?
    'This week I 'ave been mostly been climbing like Basso - Shirley Basso.'
  • ddraver
    ddraver Posts: 26,401
    Vosome...again...thank god the rugby's a good game!

    LD -she already is!
    We're in danger of confusing passion with incompetence
    - @ddraver
  • LangerDan
    LangerDan Posts: 6,132
    ddraver wrote:
    Vosome...again...thank god the rugby's a good game!

    LD -she already is!

    Oops - I had been working it out forward from the Olympics.
    'This week I 'ave been mostly been climbing like Basso - Shirley Basso.'
  • ddraver
    ddraver Posts: 26,401
    How long do the girls race for?
    We're in danger of confusing passion with incompetence
    - @ddraver
  • alihisgreat
    alihisgreat Posts: 3,872
    frenchfighter wrote:
    Pink bike looking a bit slow to get back on track after that fall. Exciting.

    Camera work is pretty good.

    I was a bit worried after the US nationals, but they must have someone else doing the coverage - much better!

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