Glasgow Worlds 2023 *spoiler thread*

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  • pblakeney
    pblakeney Posts: 27,341
    edited August 2023
    I've created a non-spoiler thread just in case it is wanted.
    *It was supposed to be the opposite but this one has had a title change*

    https://forum.bikeradar.com/discussion/13120596/2023-uci-worlds-spoilers/p1?new=1
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  • ddraver
    ddraver Posts: 26,698
    (you alright today twh?)
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  • orraloon
    orraloon Posts: 13,232
    ddraver said:

    (you alright today twh?)

    Seconded 😉
  • tailwindhome
    tailwindhome Posts: 19,436
    Yeah. I do seem grumpy.
    I'm grand though
    “New York has the haircuts, London has the trousers, but Belfast has the reason!
  • orraloon
    orraloon Posts: 13,232
    Glasgow looks a lot cleaner than it did in the 80s. See wot low emissions do for ya?
  • Pross
    Pross Posts: 43,463
    The Irish girl is racing like I always did. Sitting on the back and then having to fight back on after every hill or corner.

    Tight circuit, is this the same as the elite men are using? It will be challenging at their speeds especially if it gets wet.
  • No_Ta_Doctor
    No_Ta_Doctor Posts: 14,655
    Pross said:

    The Irish girl is racing like I always did. Sitting on the back and then having to fight back on after every hill or corner.

    Tight circuit, is this the same as the elite men are using? It will be challenging at their speeds especially if it gets wet.

    She's throwing shapes there trying to hang on

    And yeah, the circuit is the same for all, I think.
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  • Pross
    Pross Posts: 43,463
    French girl has forced a nice break with a Belgie, Brit and second Frenchie
  • Pross
    Pross Posts: 43,463
    Peloton is about 15 riders and the French girl has now gone solo looking good but over 20km left
  • No_Ta_Doctor
    No_Ta_Doctor Posts: 14,655
    Pross said:

    French girl has forced a nice break with a Belgie, Brit and second Frenchie

    Julie Begbie Bego, out solo now, decent gap
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  • Pross
    Pross Posts: 43,463
    tailwindhome said:

    Glasgow looks censored

    The steep climb isn’t very scenic that’s for sure. Georgian bits look OK though.
  • Pross
    Pross Posts: 43,463
    No_Ta_Doctor said:

    Pross said:

    French girl has forced a nice break with a Belgie, Brit and second Frenchie

    Julie Begbie Bego, out solo now, decent gap
    Everyone leaving the Brits to chase as they apparently have the favourite. I’m completely out of touch with UK racing these days and don’t recognise any names.
  • tailwindhome
    tailwindhome Posts: 19,436
    Why is Pidcock not riding tomorrow?
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  • No_Ta_Doctor
    No_Ta_Doctor Posts: 14,655
    Chasing group is down to 14 riders, and none of them are Dutch.
    Mind blown.
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  • orraloon
    orraloon Posts: 13,232
    Pidders preferring MTB.
  • Pross
    Pross Posts: 43,463
    tailwindhome said:

    Why is Pidcock not riding tomorrow?

    Not a clue, probably wants to mess around getting muddy as a priority. It would be a good course for him, looks very suited to multiple short, sharp efforts that CX riders tend to be good at.
  • Pross
    Pross Posts: 43,463
    French girl looks like she’s cracking. Brits need to get on the front in numbers to stop the French disrupting the chase.
  • tailwindhome
    tailwindhome Posts: 19,436
    French kit looks sort of Canadian
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  • blazing_saddles
    blazing_saddles Posts: 22,726
    If the French girl holds on it will be Winnebago. :p

    Nice and wet streets now...
    "Science is a tool for cheaters". An anonymous French PE teacher.
  • Pross
    Pross Posts: 43,463
    Chucking it down. The British girl seems pretty clueless on race tactics considering she’s apparently the favourite
  • Lanterne_Rogue
    Lanterne_Rogue Posts: 4,334
    Marvellous poohousery from the French rider constantly sitting second wheel here
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  • Pross
    Pross Posts: 43,463
    Sitting on the front waving your hand and shouting ‘come on’ to the team mate of the girl who is up the road is just stupid. Drop back then go hard to try to jump across. Don’t British Cycling do any coaching these days?
  • Pross
    Pross Posts: 43,463
    Lanterne_Rogue said:

    Marvellous poohousery from the French rider constantly sitting second wheel here

    There were 4 Brits in the group at one point, I can’t understand why they didn’t just bully her out of position. I think they’ve watched a video of the 2012 Olympic men’s road race for inspiration.
  • blazing_saddles
    blazing_saddles Posts: 22,726
    I am also not impressed by the British girls lack of basic race craft.
    The French continue to boss this race.
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  • Lanterne_Rogue
    Lanterne_Rogue Posts: 4,334
    Spectacularly dim riding behind
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  • Pross
    Pross Posts: 43,463
    One of the Brits needed to go hard to bridge them sit of the French girls wheel even if it took another French rider with her. Either that or just commit to pulling on the front and accept no-one is going to help until the gap is closed. The wet corners have eliminated most of the benefit of the group anyway.
  • tailwindhome
    tailwindhome Posts: 19,436
    French girl could have this.
    Fair play.

    “New York has the haircuts, London has the trousers, but Belfast has the reason!
  • blazing_saddles
    blazing_saddles Posts: 22,726
    Lanterne_Rogue said:

    Spectacularly dim riding behind

    They are self destructing in a desperate attempt to get on a lower rung of the podium.
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  • blazing_saddles
    blazing_saddles Posts: 22,726
    Belgian girl makes a huge effort to become the first best loser.
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  • Pross
    Pross Posts: 43,463
    tailwindhome said:

    French girl could have this.
    Fair play.

    Should have been caught 10km ago to be fair. Lead was down to 9” at one point.

    The Belgian now showing what the Brits should have done but has left it too late.

    Should be used as a training video on how not to ride when you have the favourite and the numbers. Ferguson manages to salvage silver.

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