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Do you believe the rest of the riders are being deprived of the win because he is doping exceptionally more than them?

World Championship Road Race 2019 – 105km Having watched Lizzie Deignan try to slay every assault early on, such was her dedication to achieving a result on home soil, Van Vleuten eventually rocketed away on one of Yorkshire’s steep ramps to go solo all the way to the finish with a 2’15 winning margin.

In fairness. -100km to go: Attacks the bunch, two riders go with him, but soon fall off -97km to go: Linked up with Tratnik, the two of them close the gap to the breakaway -91km to go: Pogacar reaches the Breakaway, rides with them -75km to go: Pogacar rides with Sivakov -51km to go: Pogacar goes alone He did not go 101km Solo... close to half of that was in partnership with other riders contributing in some way. Huge difference. But,

I respect your difference of opinion, and we will never know. IMHO, Wout in his prime would have been strong enough to be in the fight alongside Remco, which means one of them could have committed to chasing Tadej while the other one rested at the back to launch themselves. The chasers were catching Tadej when they were separated in groups of 2, but their collective chase collapsed the moment they came back together.

I am a strong believer that the result would have been different if Wout was there. Tadej would have been brought back and Remco would have gone off into the distance. Would you have said the same? Or is your scrutiny reserved for Tadej only?

I hate long range solo attacks, but somehow this kept me enthralled from the moment he attacked at 100km right till the end. The race ebbed and flowed and the result was always in the balance. The chasers could have caught him, but the "2nd group syndrome" scuttled their chances every time they came back together. Well deserved victory, he had to work hard for that one.

Not much chatter in the lead-up to world championship race, but here's hoping for an exciting edition on Saturday/Sunday. Startlist Men:https://www.procyclingstats.com/race/world-championship/2024/startlist On the Men's side, I will prefer an underdog taking it instead of Remco or MvdP. Imagine Biniam rolling with the rainbow jersey next year! Startlist Women: https://www.procyclingstats.com/race/world-championship-we/2024/startlist On the women's side, a win for Kasia will be the absolute cherry on top following an amazing 2024 Tour de France Femmes.

Probably for the best. Quiet season by his standards due to the injuries, yet he is 8th currently on the UCI rankings. Build back for 2025 and smash it big guy!

Linkin Park performance with a new Female vocalist. EDIT: And new Drummer... At the event on September 5, Linkin Park announced Emily Armstrong of Dead Sara as Shinoda's new co-lead singer, alongside drummer Colin Brittain, replacing Rob Bourdon, who decided to step away from the band.[246][247][248] In addition, the band released "The Emptiness Machine", the lead single of the group's forthcoming album From Zero, which will be released on November 15, 2024.[246][247][248] Linkin Park will also embark on a six-date arena tour across four continents, beginning on September 11 at the Kia Forum in Inglewood and concluding at the Coliseo Medplus in Bogotá on November 11.[248] According to Shinoda, Linkin Park will be "touring heavily" in 2025.[246][247] It is growing on me...

I was at a loss of words yesterday, I really feel for Wout. He would have been much better off leading the way down that descent, but alas, if's and but's won't change anything... He has had a torrid year in terms of bad luck with crashes. BUT, seems this was only a flesh wound. No Fractures. One can be thankful for that. World Championship ITT is 22 Sep, Road Race is 29 Sept. Pretty sure he won't make the start of ITT, but is 25 days enough for a deep gash to the knee to heal up enough to be competitive in the Road Race? Probably not.

Well, WvA goes for the 1st KoM points and then pushes ahead. 1min lead currently. He is actually going for it....

WvA in a 17man breakaway, 10min lead to the peloton. He is currently the holder of the King of the Mountains jersey and the Sprinters jersey... CAT1->CAT1->Sprint->HC climbs coming. Is he seriously in the break to try and take points for both classifications?! There aren't any other "superstar" riders in the group... will he just go for the stage win while he is at it?! I think the final climb is way to much, even for him. Let's see

Fascinating that WvA is currently tied with Adam Yates for the climbers jersey on 22 points, but Yates got it on one of the tiebreaker rules. Today also shouts Breakaway... Wonder if Wout will try to get in to grab more points (Sprinters and Climbers...) Either way, they are just holding it warm until Roglic starts firing off his stage wins in the true mountains...