2013 Road World Champs

['Dale]

The 170ish course for the U23 MEN today

 

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['Dale]

Women ELITE tomorrow

 

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['Dale]

The best cyclist of all time

 

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[jcza]

So much for my wish - Ciolek not racing on Sunday.

[Cippo]

Hoping Ashleigh podiums tomorrow.

[jcza]

Hoping Ashleigh podiums tomorrow.

 

+1

[kosmonooit]

I see Jonathan Tiernan-Locke is out of Team GB, not having a great season is he. He was racing with Chris in the one-days in Canada, had a bad fall there but not much other news. His move to Sky hasn't really seemed to have worked out, and he did so well in 2012....

 

They are all riding for Chris, who seems to have found some late season form, but perhaps a big ask after all that TdF effort which must have been an enormous emotional drain, but all the best to him, bring it home for 'ole Blighty bro.

[Tumbleweed]

Check out the 116 photo gallery for a trip down memory lane consisting of cycling luminaries such as Eddy Merckx, Francesco Moser, Bernard Hinault, Greg LeMond, Moreno Argentin, Gianni Bugno as well as the champions of a more recent vintage.

http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/gallery-four-decades-of-road-worlds

[Eldron]

I wonder if we'll see the team versus country loyalty conflicts again. I always love seeing riders with the same bike and helmet riding together rather than with the same jersey and pants ;-)

[Tumbleweed]

I wonder if we'll see the team versus country loyalty conflicts again. I always love seeing riders with the same bike and helmet riding together rather than with the same jersey and pants ;-)

 

Reckon the Italians are going to definitely work together to get a win on home soil.

[Eldron]

Reckon the Italians are going to definitely work together to get a win on home soil.

 

Agreed on the italians but teams like Cannondale and OmegaPharma have strong loyalty and strong sprinters - I reckon there will be some cross team/country pulling...

[dracs]

Agreed on the italians but teams like Cannondale and OmegaPharma have strong loyalty and strong sprinters - I reckon there will be some cross team/country pulling...

I agree, the trade teams give out contracts and pay the Euro's not the countries... and often the team leaders / sprinters impact exactly who gets those contracts and indirectly how many of those euros...

[Shebeen]

I agree, the trade teams give out contracts and pay the Euro's not the countries... and often the team leaders / sprinters impact exactly who gets those contracts and indirectly how many of those euros...

plus if you have the rainbow jersey you parade it for a year whilst riding for your team. Always open for conflicts and split allegiances!

[Tumbleweed]

…and add to that: the Euro teams will all gang up to make sure the pesky Yanks don't win it.

[igknot]

…and add to that: the Euro teams will all gang up to make sure the pesky Yanks don't win it.

You say it like it is a bad thing ?

[Tumbleweed]

You say it like it is a bad thing ?

 

Hehehehehehe! Nah, neither here nor there on it.