2015 World Championship - Richmond (NOT LONDON)

tailwindhome
tailwindhome Posts: 19,452
edited October 2014 in Pro race
Haven't seen a thread for this, route was announced last week

10 mile city circuit with cobbles

http://richmond2015.com/about/courses/road-circuit/

All road races will take place on a challenging, technical and inner-city road circuit.

The peloton heads west from Downtown Richmond, working their way onto Monument Avenue, a paver-lined, historic boulevard that’s been named one of the “10 Great Streets in America.” Racers will take a 180-degree turn at the Jefferson Davis monument and then maneuver through the Uptown district and Virginia Commonwealth University.

Halfway through the circuit, the race heads down the cobblestones of Shockoe Slip before following the canal and passing Great Shiplock Park, the start of the Virginia Capital Trail. A sharp, off-camber turn at Rocketts Landing brings the riders to the narrow, twisty, cobbled 250-meter climb up to Libby Hill Park in the historic Church Hill neighborhood.

A quick decent, followed by three hard turns leads to a 110-meter-long climb up 23rd Street. Once atop this steep (20% max grade), partially cobbled hill, riders descend into Shockoe Bottom. This leads them to the final 350-meter-long climb up Governor Street. At the top, riders face a 680-meter false flat to the finish.
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  • tailwindhome
    tailwindhome Posts: 19,452
    Shockoe Slip

    shockoe-slip.jpg

    Libby Hill Park

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    “New York has the haircuts, London has the trousers, but Belfast has the reason!
  • rick_chasey
    rick_chasey Posts: 75,660
    Thought you meant Richmond, London.

    Got very excited.
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  • No_Ta_Doctor
    No_Ta_Doctor Posts: 14,679
    Rick Chasey wrote:
    Thought you meant Richmond, London.

    Got very excited.

    Snap. I'm having a slow Sunday :lol:
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  • tailwindhome
    tailwindhome Posts: 19,452
    http://t.co/avlph6cJOa
    “New York has the haircuts, London has the trousers, but Belfast has the reason!
  • Omar Little
    Omar Little Posts: 2,010
    the US collegiate champs were on the course this year

    Juding by the rider videos the course doesnt look selective at all, the cobbled climb was a lot shorter and shallower than i was expecting it to be. Its the sort of course that i'd like to race on - thats a bad sign for a world champs course!
  • TheBigBean
    TheBigBean Posts: 21,989
    It's not Richmond in Yorkshire either.
  • pinno
    pinno Posts: 52,449
    Oh bollox, that means getting up at 2am. I'll just record it.
    seanoconn - gruagach craic!
  • rick_chasey
    rick_chasey Posts: 75,660
    Cobbles aside, does look like one for the Flanders races.

    Short, sharp, max-effort type hills.
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  • ugo.santalucia
    ugo.santalucia Posts: 28,321
    Finally Cancellara?
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  • rick_chasey
    rick_chasey Posts: 75,660
    ugo.santalucia wrote:
    Finally Cancellara?

    Nah. Season too far.
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  • rick_chasey
    rick_chasey Posts: 75,660
    Kiatkowsi would probably do alright.
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  • Paul 8v
    Paul 8v Posts: 5,458
    Just get Essex county council to look after the road for a winter and by the time they race on it the surface will make the Arenberg trench look like a billiard table, then you will have your proper cobbles!
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  • Anonymous
    Anonymous Posts: 79,666
    Rick Chasey wrote:
    Kiatkowsi would probably do alright.

    Yeah I'm hoping for a 4 way shoot out between Kwia, Gallopin, Sagan, and Thomas.
  • rick_chasey
    rick_chasey Posts: 75,660
    sjmclean wrote:
    Rick Chasey wrote:
    Kiatkowsi would probably do alright.

    Yeah I'm hoping for a 4 way shoot out between Kwia, Gallopin, Sagan, and Thomas.

    Boonen ;)
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  • pinno
    pinno Posts: 52,449
    ...and Cancellara having an Indian summer. 6 way shoot out.
    seanoconn - gruagach craic!
  • rick_chasey
    rick_chasey Posts: 75,660
    More likely Vanmarcke et al.
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  • Anonymous
    Anonymous Posts: 79,666
    Rick Chasey wrote:
    More likely Vanmarcke et al.

    Phinney will do everything to win this one and the TT. Doubt he has it in him.

    I just haven't warmed to Van Marcke.


    From peoples comments seems like this will be a reduced bunch sprint.
  • deejay
    deejay Posts: 3,138
    Christ a typical USA town circuit, so how low will the UCI go for the money.

    A German win with either Kittel or Degenkolb

    By the By that Richmond is Virginia on Eastern Standard Time some three hours earlier than California or five hours later than Greenwich.
    So a 5pm finish would be 10pm UK or 11pm across the Channel.
    Organiser, National Championship 50 mile Time Trial 1972
  • me-109
    me-109 Posts: 1,915
    The road route looks nothing to get excited about. The TT route seems hilly - 2000ft in 33 miles?
  • takethehighroad
    takethehighroad Posts: 6,823
    Kittel won't win a race with a hill like that in a million years
  • The_Boy
    The_Boy Posts: 3,099
    TakeTheHighRoad wrote:
    Kittel won't win a race with a hill

    ftfy ;)
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  • Omar Little
    Omar Little Posts: 2,010
    Here is a video of the course https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D14UhutvImw

    The first time up the hill is about 6 minutes in. Takes the college riders about 40-50 seconds to climb it so i dont see Kittel or Cavendish having many problems.

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