2020 UCI Road World Championships, Imola - Sept 24th - 27th *Spoilers*

dish_dash

rick_chasey said:

So for contrast, the fact that, say, someone like Campenaerts has used the opportunity of not being at the Tour to recce the route multiple times, whereas someone like WvA, who will obviously be coming out of the Tour with decent legs, hasn't been able to - is of more interest.

Dennis been recceing it too...

dish_dash

ugo.santalucia said:

rick_chasey said:

mididoctors said:

the wheel kept skipping. i think she locked upfront then shifted to the back brake once the first skip threw her way off line. still cant tell

Looked like a speed wobble when she picked up some wind going round the corner to me, but I am no expert in this.

There is no wind in Imola... it would be very rare.
They said something about she was supposed to use a different bike, but then the UCI didn't allow. Maybe she never rode the bike before... hydro brakes can be tricky to master

Sounds like there was some wind about yesterday. And more today (30kmph gusts), with full blown storms over the weekend.

shirley_basso

Its another point of detail

bobmcstuff

rick_chasey said:

Yeah, it's inevitable, but sad.

I get anglo fans f*cking love kit - the endless Boardman droning on about it and the chorus of "oh how fascinating", oh my god - but it's certainly not what I like in my bike racing.

As shirley said - it's all about the detail. All of the detail - who's recce'd the course, who's using what kit, who's been in the wind tunnel, who's got the best position, who's been training most on their TT bike (OK that's mostly in GTs, since some GC contenders seem to train more or less on their TT bikes - you would think for the Worlds everyone would have spent a lot of time on the TT bike...), what the wind is like, whether it's going to change through the day etc etc etc. And who has good legs!

josame

Is it true that they don't wear radios for UCI events?

yorkshireraw

josame said:

Is it true that they don't wear radios for UCI events?

Never understood why they use normal 'race radios' in TTs anyway - the tech doesn't seem to have moved on in years and they are relatively bulky (un aero) things sticking out the back of the skinsuit.
A small phone with a bluetooth earpiece and have a call ongoing with the car behind, or even better there must be small, compact back to back radios available - they don't need much range - the car is 20m behind them.

RichN95.

I just saw a picture of Chloe Dygaert's leg after her crash. It looked like someone had taken butcher's cleaver to it. Very nasty.

No_Ta_Doctor

josame said:

Is it true that they don't wear radios for UCI events?

Not sure about the road race - I know there have been bans in the past (Cavendish win for e.g.) but they're allowed in the TT. Many TT riders opt not to use them, or at least not to get timings on them (so they focus on maximising their own effort, not on competitors - e.g. Wiggins in Copenhagen where he got silver)

RichN95.

No_Ta_Doctor said:

josame said:

Is it true that they don't wear radios for UCI events?

Not sure about the road race - I know there have been bans in the past (Cavendish win for e.g.) but they're allowed in the TT. Many TT riders opt not to use them, or at least not to get timings on them (so they focus on maximising their own effort, not on competitors - e.g. Wiggins in Copenhagen where he got silver)

Rohan Dennis is the same. Only wants absolutely critical info about the course

bobmcstuff

Is there a start time list for today?

RichN95.

bobmcstuff said:

Is there a start time list for today?

https://www.uci.org/docs/default-source/official-documents/2018-uci-road-world-championships/2020/itt-me-startlist.pdf

blazing_saddles

bobmcstuff said:

Is there a start time list for today?

Take one hour off as these times must be CET.

2020 Elite men’s individual time trial start list and times: all riders

14-30.00 WAIS Ahmad (Syria)
14-31.30 FILITÁS Viktor (Hungary)
14-33.00 CATAFORD Alexander (Canada)
14-34.30 GRUZDEV Dmitriy (Kazakhstan)
14-36.00 STEPANOV Andrei (Russia)
14-37.30 WALSCHEID Max (Germany)
14-39.00 OTRUBA Jakub (Czech Republic)
14-40.30 RITZINGER Felix (Austria)
14-42.00 ROCHE Nicolas (Ireland)
14-43.30 BODNAR Maciej (Poland)
14-45.00 OLIVEIRA Ivo (Portugal)
14-46.30 KARALIOK Yauheni (Belarus)
14-48.00 MCNULTY Brandon (USA)
14-49.30 FISHER-BLACK Finn (New Zealand)
14-51.00 THOMAS Benjamin (France)
14-52.30 VAN EMDEN Jos (Netherlands)
14-54.00 AFFINI Edoardo (Italy)
14-55.30 DURBRIDGE Luke (Australia)
14-57.00 OYARZÚN Carlos (Chile)
14-58.30 ILIĆ Ognjen (Serbia)
15-00.00 GYUROV Spas (Bulgaria)
15-01.30 ÓMARSSON Ingvar (Iceland)
15-03.00 CASTILLO Ulises (Mexico)
15-04.30 TZORTZAKIS Polychronis (Greece)
15-06.00 ASADOV Elchin (Azerbaijan)
15-07.30 ŠIŠKEVIČIUS Evaldas (Lithuania)
15-09.00 PEÁK Barnabás (Hungary)
15-10.30 BJERG Mikkel (Denmark)
15-12.00 HOULE Hugo (Canada)
15-13.30 KONONENKO Mykhaylo (Ukraine)
15-15.00 KARPENKO Gleb (Estonia)
15-16.30 FOMINYKH Daniil (Kazakhstan)
15-18.00 CULLY Ján Andrej (Slovakia)
15-19.30 RIKUNOV Petr (Russia)
15-21.00 SÜTTERLIN Jasha (Germany)
15-22.30 ČERNÝ Josef (Czech Republic)
15-24.00 THOMAS Geraint (Great Britain)
15-25.30 BRÄNDLE Matthias (Austria)
15-27.00 MULLEN Ryan (Ireland)
15-28.30 GRADEK Kamil (Poland)
15-30.00 MARTÍNEZ Daniel (Colombia)
15-31.30 LEKNESSUND Andreas (Norway)
15-33.00 TRATNIK Jan (Slovenia)
15-34.30 LUDVIGSSON Tobias (Sweden)
15-36.00 BILBAO Pello (Spain)
15-37.30 CAMPENAERTS Victor (Belgium)
15-39.00 OLIVEIRA Nelson (Portugal)
15-40.30 ASGREEN Kasper (Denmark)
15-42.00 CRADDOCK Lawson (USA)
15-43.30 BEVIN Patrick (New Zealand)
15-45.00 DOWSETT Alex (Great Britain)
15-46.30 CAVAGNA Rémi (France)
15-48.00 VAN AERT Wout (Belgium)
15-49.30 KÜNG Stefan (Switzerland)
15-51.00 DUMOULIN Tom (Netherlands)
15-52.30 GANNA Filippo (Italy)
15-54.00 DENNIS Rohan (Australia)

josame

RichN95. said:

I just saw a picture of Chloe Dygaert's leg after her crash. It looked like someone had taken butcher's cleaver to it. Very nasty.

it such a weird wound - I'm not a doctor but I thought we had stuff in our bodies not black holes making it appear we are hollow

blazing_saddles

RichN95. said:

I just saw a picture of Chloe Dygaert's leg after her crash. It looked like someone had taken butcher's cleaver to it. Very nasty.

A bit like a shark bite I thought.

Overnight USA Cycling confirmed she had suffered a laceration to her left leg as a result of the crash.

Dygert was treated by medics at the scene of the crash and was taken to hospital in Bologna, where she underwent surgery.

She is expected to make a full recovery.

50x11

RichN95. said:

No_Ta_Doctor said:

josame said:

Is it true that they don't wear radios for UCI events?

Not sure about the road race - I know there have been bans in the past (Cavendish win for e.g.) but they're allowed in the TT. Many TT riders opt not to use them, or at least not to get timings on them (so they focus on maximising their own effort, not on competitors - e.g. Wiggins in Copenhagen where he got silver)

Rohan Dennis is the same. Only wants absolutely critical info about the course

Yeah it seems to be used more like a rally driver co pilot, identifying key turns, rises etc.

DeadCalm

blazing_saddles said:

RichN95. said:

I just saw a picture of Chloe Dygaert's leg after her crash. It looked like someone had taken butcher's cleaver to it. Very nasty.

A bit like a shark bite I thought.

Overnight USA Cycling confirmed she had suffered a laceration to her left leg as a result of the crash.

Dygert was treated by medics at the scene of the crash and was taken to hospital in Bologna, where she underwent surgery.

She is expected to make a full recovery.

Good news.

ddraver

RichN95. said:

I just saw a picture of Chloe Dygaert's leg after her crash. It looked like someone had taken butcher's cleaver to it. Very nasty.

I was going to warn peeps she'd tweeted the photo herself but by the time I got here it was clear it was too late... 😳

orraloon

Ooh. Just seen footage of Dygert's off. Xxxx that made me squirm. Not nice at all. Hope she does make a full recovery.

davidof

josame said:

RichN95. said:

I just saw a picture of Chloe Dygaert's leg after her crash. It looked like someone had taken butcher's cleaver to it. Very nasty.

it such a weird wound - I'm not a doctor but I thought we had stuff in our bodies not black holes making it appear we are hollow

Not if you are a cyborg

bompington

josame said:

RichN95. said:

I just saw a picture of Chloe Dygaert's leg after her crash. It looked like someone had taken butcher's cleaver to it. Very nasty.

it such a weird wound - I'm not a doctor but I thought we had stuff in our bodies not black holes making it appear we are hollow

It's a whole lot worse if it looks white

Matti66

First rider off in the TT. & Looks quite windy , Bending the trees.

blazing_saddles

Matti66 said:

First rider off in the TT. & Looks quite windy , Bending the trees.

Aren't they lucky, having to use disc wheels.

RichN95.

ddraver said:

RichN95. said:

I just saw a picture of Chloe Dygaert's leg after her crash. It looked like someone had taken butcher's cleaver to it. Very nasty.

I was going to warn peeps she'd tweeted the photo herself but by the time I got here it was clear it was too late... 😳

I was hoping to get a bite from people outraged at someone posting the photo on twitter. But that's not really this forum is it?

blazing_saddles

RichN95. said:

ddraver said:

RichN95. said:

I just saw a picture of Chloe Dygaert's leg after her crash. It looked like someone had taken butcher's cleaver to it. Very nasty.

I was going to warn peeps she'd tweeted the photo herself but by the time I got here it was clear it was too late... 😳

I was hoping to get a bite from people outraged at someone posting the photo on twitter. But that's not really this forum is it?

Have you set up a helpline just in case?

shirley_basso

"Cycling is an outdoor sport" - great quote in context to complaining about roads becoming slippery when wet

shirley_basso

Perfect wind for echelons

Matti66

Latest weather report / rain now falling .

shirley_basso

Lots of drizzle coming down after only 1 rider over the finish line

orraloon

Anna vdB yesterday 2 mins faster than Wais today.

rick_chasey

Angry looking clouds...