Worlds 2018 - SPOILERS

rick_chasey

Pross wrote:

Too tough for Sagan?

You'd think so but then he almost won Amstel so all bets are off.

milton50

Sagan surely too heavy but you never know.

Valverde, Nibali, Kwiatkowski the main favourites I would say. Then you have a whole host of guys you think could be right up there. Alaphilippe, Woods, Dan Martin, Valgren, A Yates, Jungels maybe?

Don't know whether this has been posted before but this is what part of the final climb looks like. Very tight and steep.

http://www.cyclingweekly.com/news/racin ... ale-374759

takethehighroad

Did I read somewhere that they're keeping fans away from that super steep and tight section?

Pross

I'd expect to see a Colombian or two up there as well.

My bet is Uran v Valverde in a 2 up sprint and Uran will look over the wrong shoulder.

DeVlaeminck

Rick Chasey wrote:

Seriously exciting stuff this route.

Really quite excited.

pretty close to the due date of Mini-Chasey however, so will likely miss it entirely.

Can't your partner get the midwife to video it?

rick_chasey

DeVlaeminck wrote:

Rick Chasey wrote:

Seriously exciting stuff this route.

Really quite excited.

pretty close to the due date of Mini-Chasey however, so will likely miss it entirely.

Can't your partner get the midwife to video it?

I suspect the zombie state I will be in after round the clock feeding & nappy changes will render my ability to sit and watch a bike race without instantly falling asleep (if I even get the chance to), useless.

takethehighroad

I watched Oliver Zaugg win Lombardy in 2011 when my son was a couple of weeks old.

It wasn't the nappy changing that put me to sleep though.

No_Ta_Doctor

Rick Chasey wrote:

DeVlaeminck wrote:

Rick Chasey wrote:

Seriously exciting stuff this route.

Really quite excited.

pretty close to the due date of Mini-Chasey however, so will likely miss it entirely.

Can't your partner get the midwife to video it?

I suspect the zombie state I will be in after round the clock feeding & nappy changes will render my ability to sit and watch a bike race without instantly falling asleep (if I even get the chance to), useless.

Depending on your child-raising choices, the feeding may not be much you can help with. So to balance out, you get to take a larger share of the other end of the baby's digestive process.

norvernrob

Rick Chasey wrote:

DeVlaeminck wrote:

Rick Chasey wrote:

Seriously exciting stuff this route.

Really quite excited.

pretty close to the due date of Mini-Chasey however, so will likely miss it entirely.

Can't your partner get the midwife to video it?

I suspect the zombie state I will be in after round the clock feeding & nappy changes will render my ability to sit and watch a bike race without instantly falling asleep (if I even get the chance to), useless.

Newborns are easy, they just eat and sleep. It’s when they get to the toddler stage and up, and stop napping in the daytime altogether that it gets tiring!

TheBigBean

Rick Chasey wrote:

DeVlaeminck wrote:

Rick Chasey wrote:

Seriously exciting stuff this route.

Really quite excited.

pretty close to the due date of Mini-Chasey however, so will likely miss it entirely.

Can't your partner get the midwife to video it?

I suspect the zombie state I will be in after round the clock feeding & nappy changes will render my ability to sit and watch a bike race without instantly falling asleep (if I even get the chance to), useless.

I watched a lot of sport with a new born. It was well timed as England were touring India which is a good time zone when you are up early.

I also use to record football in the evening and watch that as live in morning.

tailwindhome

TheBigBean wrote:

Rick Chasey wrote:

DeVlaeminck wrote:

Rick Chasey wrote:

Seriously exciting stuff this route.

Really quite excited.

pretty close to the due date of Mini-Chasey however, so will likely miss it entirely.

Can't your partner get the midwife to video it?

I suspect the zombie state I will be in after round the clock feeding & nappy changes will render my ability to sit and watch a bike race without instantly falling asleep (if I even get the chance to), useless.

I watched a lot of sport with a new born. It was well timed as England were touring India which is a good time zone when you are up early.

I also use to record football in the evening and watch that as live in morning.

Only when you've kids you realise there's a 7am Sunday morning repeat of MOTD.

bobmcstuff

TailWindHome wrote:

Only when you've kids you realise there's a 7am Sunday morning repeat of MOTD.

It took me quite a while as an adult to realise that was a repeat!

That's because I don't pay attention to football though , it just used to be on when I wanted to watch cartoons.

tailwindhome

Now the TOB and Vuelta are over has anyone formed views on the likely favourites for the Worlds?

RichN95.

TailWindHome wrote:

Now the TOB and Vuelta are over has anyone formed views on the likely favourites for the Worlds?

Alaphilippe is the clear favourite for me

m.r.m.

I think Alaphilippe and Kwiatkowski are the only 2 five star favorites. Maybe even just Alaphilippe

RichN95.

Valverde is the bookies' favourite though

3/1 Valverde
11/2 Alaphilippe
12/1 S Yates
14/1 Nibali
16/1 A Yates, Pinot, Roglic
18/1 Kwiatkowski
22/1 Poels

inseine

The Spanish dude on the cycling podcast thinks Adam Yates is the man for the Worlds

m.r.m.

I think Kwiatkowski is tasty at 18/1

Valverde ought to be cooked after the Vuelta, but he is the eternal Valverde. Think he will probably get third.

I want Kwiatkowski to win, but I think all signs point to Alaphilippe. Kwiatkowski had some issues getting back to form after his two crashes in the Vuelta, but was solid in the ITT. Still think Alaphilippe's form is perfect right now.

bobmcstuff

inseine wrote:

The Spanish dude on the cycling podcast thinks Adam Yates is the man for the Worlds

Yeah I would think Adam Yates should be absolutely on form for it - quiet first 2 weeks of the Vuelta and not had the leaders pressure etc.

Alaphillipe has a better sprint from a small group though surely.

phreak

TailWindHome wrote:

Now the TOB and Vuelta are over has anyone formed views on the likely favourites for the Worlds?

Adam Yates to complete the British domination and make Lappartient combust. Would Allaphilipe be able to hang with climbers who are going full gas? The climb on the circuit is around 15minutes or so, so a reasonable length and you'd think enough to ditch anyone that's not a pure climber.

blazing_saddles

inseine wrote:

The Spanish dude on the cycling podcast thinks Adam Yates is the man for the Worlds

This.
He's a better one day rider than his bro and quite clearly he's been quietly building his form during this Vuelta.
MS appear to have a clear, two part game plan and part one has...............well, I leave that for a couple or three hours.
I reckon part two is Adam and the worlds.

Alaphilippe? I fear that panache might get the better of him.

thegreatdivide

Blazing Saddles wrote:

MS appear to have a clear, two part game plan and part one has...............well, I leave that for a couple or three hours.
I reckon part two is Adam and the worlds.

Yeah, I can see Yates (A) ending up with the GB squad and his various rested MS teammates supporting him on the day. National pride will take a back seat with a little help from Uncle Gerry's chequebook. Not that I'm complaining.

bobmcstuff

So Adam Yates worth a bet then...

yourpaceormine

phreak wrote:

Adam Yates to complete the British domination and make Lappartient combust.

If a British rider won the world's expect a whole raft of new rules brought in - French teams at TdF allowed 12 riders; any team fielding anyone riding on a British licence only allowed 4 riders, no support cars or fancy chef trucks, no team hotels either - a leaky canvas frame tent instead. Post Brexit deadline no British riders allowed at all due to some obscure documentation issue.

He'd be apoplectic wouldn't he?

RichN95.

Wasn't the tin foil hatters' theory that Cookson was giving protection to his British favourites and they would go back to being crap now that he'd been replaced?

inseine

Can't find if the actual teams have been mentioned on here.
The GB mens and womens elite teams are as follows;

Simon Yates, Adam Yates, Ian Stannard, Connor Swift, Hugh Carthy, Pete Kennaugh, Tao Geoghagen Hart and James Knox. TGH and Alex Dowsett ride the TT

Dani Rowe, Hannah Barnes, Dani Christmas, Alice Cobb, Anna Henderson and Sophie Wright ride the RR.
Hayley Simmonds and Alice Barnes ride the TT.

shirley_basso

Is that a strong team for the men's RR?
Where's Dan Martin from? Where's Luke Rowe? Ben Swift & Adam Blythe any use?

inseine

Shirley Basso wrote:

Is that a strong team for the men's RR?
Where's Dan Martin from? Where's Luke Rowe? Ben Swift & Adam Blythe any use?

Dan is Irish (can't you tell by his accent? :shock: )

shirley_basso

inseine wrote:

Shirley Basso wrote:

Is that a strong team for the men's RR?
Where's Dan Martin from? Where's Luke Rowe? Ben Swift & Adam Blythe any use?

Dan is Irish (can't you tell by his accent? :shock: )

Was hoping maybe N Ireland, on the border. plus I mostly watch in silence at work

Vino'sGhost

Shirley Basso wrote:

Is that a strong team for the men's RR?
Where's Dan Martin from? Where's Luke Rowe? Ben Swift & Adam Blythe any use?

We seem to have an embarrassment of riches at the moment don't we. (Not Dan though he's Oirish)