Worlds 2018 - SPOILERS

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  • ShutupJens
    ShutupJens Posts: 1,373
    Gweeds wrote:
    Yates running a 34x32 for today’s race. Steep then.

    A sustained level of steep - the Inrng has a great breakdown of the race as per

    Alaphillipe seems to be overwhelming favourite, especially if he is in the front group over the last climb. That means people are going to have to make it difficult and see about getting away earlier I hope!
  • cougie
    cougie Posts: 22,512
    davidof wrote:
    knedlicky wrote:
    Jeannie Longo won by a greater time gap about 30 years ago, bit over 4 mins (although, as we've since found out, there is question mark about some of her performances). And imo not that nice a person anyway;

    Do you know her? I ask because my parents in law do as do a number of other people I know locally and everyone says how nice she is. I've never met her, only crossed her on the road one day.

    I know Pauline Ferrand Prevot doesn't like her much, but maybe PFP could have learned some lessons about longevity, assuming it was not all EPO fueled. PFP says Longo was never a good team member and she never really seems to have participated in the French structure.

    http://www.velonation.com/News/ID/11135 ... etire.aspx

    Longo had an extraordinarily record of wins. You'd have to think that most of it was through doping though.

    Why else would you risk your credibility by having your husband buy EPO for you in your later years. The shame of it.
    No wonder Longo wasn't liked by PFP - who likes a cheat who's denied clean athletes their wins over so many years ?
  • Can anyone tell me if it is on tv? looks like its on Eurosport for 2hrs later this evening but thats all i can find..
  • gweeds
    gweeds Posts: 2,613
    edited September 2018
    BBC2 from 1.45 and on the red button.
    Napoleon, don't be jealous that I've been chatting online with babes all day. Besides, we both know that I'm training to be a cage fighter.
  • cougie
    cougie Posts: 22,512
    1.45 til 4.30 on my BBC 2 listings.
  • https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/live/cycling/45356433 under neutral at the mo for the mens road race.
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  • orraloon
    orraloon Posts: 13,273
    BBC red button showed the entire WRR yesterday, assume will be the same for today.
  • Eurosport have the whole race on the ES Player, on just now but comms are world feed - Ant McCrossan and Rob Hayles.
  • Yeah just had a quick glimpse on Eurosport player, lovely scenery, cows with world champs jackets on and the bunch are just having a chat and a laugh... meanwhile the break has over 10 mins.
  • bobmcstuff
    bobmcstuff Posts: 11,444
    ShutupJens wrote:
    Gweeds wrote:
    Yates running a 34x32 for today’s race. Steep then.

    A sustained level of steep - the Inrng has a great breakdown of the race as per

    Alaphillipe seems to be overwhelming favourite, especially if he is in the front group over the last climb. That means people are going to have to make it difficult and see about getting away earlier I hope!
    He's favourite, but Valverdes odds aren't much longer (4/1 or around there vs 11/2 for Valverde).

    Yateses both on 12/1
  • bobmcstuff wrote:
    ShutupJens wrote:
    Gweeds wrote:
    Yates running a 34x32 for today’s race. Steep then.

    A sustained level of steep - the Inrng has a great breakdown of the race as per

    Alaphillipe seems to be overwhelming favourite, especially if he is in the front group over the last climb. That means people are going to have to make it difficult and see about getting away earlier I hope!
    He's favourite, but Valverdes odds aren't much longer (4/1 or around there vs 11/2 for Valverde).

    Yateses both on 12/1
    It is mentally steep! I rode it in the sportive yesterday, the pros were going up with a police escort and the motor bikes were stalling.
    I think it is perfect for Adam Yates, there is no point attacking until the decent on the last lap of the Olympic loop then full gas through town and up the Höll, the decent from the top of the Höll to the finish is very fast and technical then 2.5km flat along the river to the line.
    I really can't see more than 20 finishers as there is no point taking on the Höll if you are that far behind on the bell.
    Off to catch the bus into Innsbruck now for an afternoon/evening with the Peter Sagan fanclub,
    #yatesyoucan
  • Does anyone know the reason why the TV coverage is different this weekend?

    Is it a Eurosport thing or a BBC thing? Seems strange that Eurosport have had all the rest of the races but not the "main" Men's and Women's races
  • FocusZing
    FocusZing Posts: 4,373
    Is Stannard riding for the UN?
  • Does anyone know the reason why the TV coverage is different this weekend?

    Is it a Eurosport thing or a BBC thing? Seems strange that Eurosport have had all the rest of the races but not the "main" Men's and Women's races

    BBC have the rights in UK and when they choose to use them, Eurosport have to cede to them. It's a better deal than a few years back when BBC got them and did not use their minor rights one season and ES didn't have them either. That might have been 2015/16 or so.

    So World Feed on ES Player all day and delayed coverage (likely with Kirby & Smith) later. Or live on Beeb of latter stages.
  • awavey
    awavey Posts: 2,368
    Does anyone know the reason why the TV coverage is different this weekend?

    Is it a Eurosport thing or a BBC thing? Seems strange that Eurosport have had all the rest of the races but not the "main" Men's and Women's races

    BBC have the rights in UK and when they choose to use them, Eurosport have to cede to them. It's a better deal than a few years back when BBC got them and did not use their minor rights one season and ES didn't have them either. That might have been 2015/16 or so.

    So World Feed on ES Player all day and delayed coverage (likely with Kirby & Smith) later. Or live on Beeb of latter stages.

    albeit even if ES had got it, theyve got live superbikes and snooker, both of which invariably take top billing against cycling...oh well thats the red button coverage for another 2hrs gone I suppose no great shakes as not much was happening
  • gsk82
    gsk82 Posts: 3,620
    Barguil whining like a little girl, clearly didn't want to be there and has a stupid little fall. What a waste of space. Grade A loser.
    "Unfortunately these days a lot of people don’t understand the real quality of a bike" Ernesto Colnago
  • Finding the BBC Red Button coverage almost unbearable.
  • Barguil packs.
  • New GB kit not standing out in peloton
  • gweeds
    gweeds Posts: 2,613
    This year’s kit is absolute arse.
    Napoleon, don't be jealous that I've been chatting online with babes all day. Besides, we both know that I'm training to be a cage fighter.
  • awavey
    awavey Posts: 2,368
    designed for track riders isnt it, the training kit looks better
  • Not seen training kit
  • davidof
    davidof Posts: 3,127
    edited September 2018
    hard chute for warren https://youtu.be/FRJdobVZNEw
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  • FocusZing
    FocusZing Posts: 4,373
    Why does BBC2 d1ck around with buildup when the race is going. Just show the fvcking race.
  • awavey
    awavey Posts: 2,368
    johnboy183 wrote:
    Not seen training kit

    its blue instead of white, I like it anyway, dont like the white:)
    http://www.kalas.co.uk/det/jersey-elite-bc-x9-blue?pohlavi=26&tym=7&lang=EN
  • gsk82
    gsk82 Posts: 3,620
    Why are gb riding on the front so much? We do this every bloody year then have no one left when it matters. Leave it to Spain and Italy, even the Dutch or Columbians
    "Unfortunately these days a lot of people don’t understand the real quality of a bike" Ernesto Colnago
  • awavey
    awavey Posts: 2,368
    FocusZing wrote:
    Why does BBC2 d1ck around with buildup when the race is going. Just show the ******* race.

    appealing to the casual viewer who hasnt been watching on the red button for hours, not convinced we are missing a great deal yet...
  • FocusZing
    FocusZing Posts: 4,373
    Kinhell! Just show the race. THE LIVE RACE!
  • FocusZing
    FocusZing Posts: 4,373
    awavey wrote:
    FocusZing wrote:
    Why does BBC2 d1ck around with buildup when the race is going. Just show the ******* race.

    appealing to the casual viewer who hasnt been watching on the red button for hours, not convinced we are missing a great deal yet...

    Surely they can talk sh1te and show live feed!
  • gweeds
    gweeds Posts: 2,613
    63km to go. We won’t have missed anything significant.
    Napoleon, don't be jealous that I've been chatting online with babes all day. Besides, we both know that I'm training to be a cage fighter.