World Championship - ***SPOILERS***

frenchfighter

Caleb was there but didnt have the legs for a sprint.

above_the_cows

My goodness look at him without his helmet and glasses! He's barely started shaving! :shock: Has he started shaving? So young.

napoleond

That was ACE!

Turfle

I wasn't dominating the world when I was 18.

above_the_cows

Right, after that I'm off out for a quick spin in the evening sun.

A diamo compagni.

gpreeves

Anybody willing to descend like that deserves the win in my book. Great race.

gpreeves

http://caferoubaix.com/2013/08/09/matej-mohoric-i-dream-of-winning-the-giro/

" I am also good in cornering and downhills"

Evidently.

Ed-tron

That kid is great at descending. We are going to see some incredible speeds if it stays dry for the big boys

FJS

Ed-tron wrote:

That kid is great at descending. We are going to see some incredible speeds if it stays dry for the big boys

http://www.ilmeteo.it/meteo/Firenze

Richmond Racer

FJS wrote:

Ed-tron wrote:

That kid is great at descending. We are going to see some incredible speeds if it stays dry for the big boys

http://www.ilmeteo.it/meteo/Firenze

Not just rain but lightening. Nice. :shock:

FJS

FJS wrote:

Impressive by both Mohovic and Meintjes

Any precedents for back to back junior - U23 championships?

Popovych maybe?

To answer my own question, no, nobody has even won both U23 and junior worlds, let alone back to back

Ignatiev and Durbridge won U23 and junior TT, but with a year in between

Popo was just a very dominant U23, no junior world champ

deejay

FJS wrote:

Impressive by Mohovic

Any precedents for back to back junior & U23 championships?

To answer my own question, no, nobody has even won both U23 and junior worlds, let alone back to back

So it's a possibility he could complete the "Set" on Sunday. :roll:

Turfle

On that showing today, I don't think it'll be tough enough to get rid of the likes of Sagan. Not sure about Gilbert or Cancellara.

Ed-tron

Le Commentateur wrote:

Comedy cycling pose.

Best I could do before dinner:

ivanoile

Just to add,Mohoric had very good grades when he won Junior world championship,I think he was one of the best students of the year in his school.

adr82

Ed-tron wrote:

Le Commentateur wrote:

Comedy cycling pose.

Best I could do before dinner:

"If it looks stupid but it works, it isn't stupid"

rick_chasey

Turfle wrote:

On that showing today, I don't think it'll be tough enough to get rid of the likes of Sagan. Not sure about Gilbert or Cancellara.

Missed it all but if Sagan can keep up so can Canc and Pip.

poppit

Have all the Katusha bikes been stolen?

dsoutar

removed post - couldn't be @rsed

frenchfighter

Thanks for posting that interview GP. Sounds like a real racer with a fearless streak to match some serious talent. He speaks well also and comes across more mature and intelligent then most 18 year olds. Look forward to seeing him develop at Liquigas. I like how he says he wants to win the Giro not mentioning the Tour - my type of rider.

Good work on the gif Ed.

frenchfighter

It was a shame Alaphillipe just ran out of steam as he was putting on a good show and racing with real heart. He won the final stage of L'Avenir solo with yesterday's winner 2nd.

Anyone seen comments from Yates? He forced a selection a couple of times and looked good but then just sat in the whole rest of the race. Good on the South African for being the only one of the chasers with balls to make a go of it - he was out solo for a long time too. Fortune favours the brave.

Note how interesting the racing is when you dont have strong and boring teams trying to control the race all day to let their protected rider have an easy shot at victory.

Am rooting for Cancellara tomorrow with no GB rider in the top ten let alone the podium. Unless its Wiggins going against the team - what a wonder that would be for the fans.

frenchfighter

Watching that last descent and corners to the line I would bet good money that if Sagan or Cancellara are solo on that part no one is bringing them back. Fearless descenders and superb on the corners.

I like Cancellara's comments on Velonews.

ademort

poppit wrote:

Have all the Katusha bikes been stolen?

All the Russian team bikes have been nicked,yes. Police are investigating.Alexandre Kolobnev made some remarks on his instagram page.

ademort

poppit wrote:

Have all the Katusha bikes been stolen?

All the Russian team bikes have been nicked,yes. Police are investigating.Alexandre Kolobnev made some remarks on his instagram page.

thegibdog

frenchfighter wrote:

Anyone seen comments from Yates? He forced a selection a couple of times and looked good but then just sat in the whole rest of the race. Good on the South African for being the only one of the chasers with balls to make a go of it - he was out solo for a long time too. Fortune favours the brave.

You mean Simon Yates? The guy who was trying to bridge across to Meintjes and Mohoric on the last climb?

tailwindhome

Conde's winner's criteria

• You need to ride Vuelta España.
• This is a route for the climbers.
• You need to be fast.
• You need to be explosive on the climbs.
• Don’t count on the Vuelta riders, the last week was too hard.
• You need to be able to win on this kind of distance.


http://c-cycling.blogspot.co.uk/

rick_chasey

TailWindHome wrote:

Conde's winner's criteria

• You need to ride Vuelta España.
• This is a route for the climbers.
• You need to be fast.
• You need to be explosive on the climbs.
• Don’t count on the Vuelta riders, the last week was too hard.
• You need to be able to win on this kind of distance.


http://c-cycling.blogspot.co.uk/

Ja duuh!

above_the_cows

Ed-tron wrote:

Le Commentateur wrote:

Comedy cycling pose.

Best I could do before dinner:

Awesome! Thanks. If cycling doesn't work out for him, there's always the circus.

Turfle

Elite women are streaming on the BBC right now:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/cycling/24303070

above_the_cows

The Dutch coverage is talking about the farce that was the Giro Toscana.