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Then there is this:

TT is also going to be monumental! Unfortunately for Wout, I reckon Top Ganna is going to smash it.

He's gone. Van der Poel in Rainbow stripes for the next year. Redemption after the stupid hotel antics from a year ago.

Agreed. I'll be happy for Bettiol to hold them off, or for one of the 4 Chasers to take it.

This is lining up to be a showdown between MvdP, Tadej and WvA.

Race suspended due to protest. "protesters are currently adhered to the tarmac" (presumably glued themselves with epoxy or superglue) Commentators note that it is on a very narrow road, no squeezing past them

Talk of crap luck, Minnaar unseats his tyre while actually looking competitive.

First part of the Mens Downhill Finals were in dry conditions, but it is bucketing down now. Will take an exceptional run from the Top Qualifiers to unseat the podium. Unfair, maybe. But luck is part of sport.

Agree 1000%. -Head says MvdP -Heart says Wout -Reality: Probably going to be Remco sneaking away with 30k- to-go and holding off a chasing pack that fails to work together.

I think MvdP wants to go for this one...

Interesting, the GCN article makes no mention of his injury,

😠 Ag FFS! Somewhere some administrator needs to get a cramp in a dark place.

Pidcock isn't partaking for some reason. But any one of the other 2 would be cool. Even Pogi would be fun. We sit with a realistic chance of three gents with who could win both the TT and the RR. -Remco -Top Ganna -Wout

WvA and Remco as their main aces, they should be favourites. I'd personally love it if WvA can win the race, but I think they will need to give Remco the prime tactic as he is defending champ.

With the Cycling World Champs combined, this thread focuses on the Road cycling portion of the event. To open the floor, this tweet sums up the Strategy of Team Netherlands:

Seeing that photo, I am thinking that my hopes of WvA being competitive at the World Championships might be a bit optimistic...

I can fully appreciate the WvA "new father" look.

What about a win for Grimay? That would be epic!

What are the odds of the break winning today? Or is the importance too high for the sprinters' teams?

Sooo... Week 2 of TDF2024?

Pogi feeling like himself again.

Well done Campenearts and the breakaway for taking the Win!

In a parallel universe, Crosswinds appear today and Pogi makes the front split, wins the TDF by 5s in Paris... He subsequently receives the nickname of "Zombie".