Mntboy Posted August 20, 2016 Posted August 20, 2016 That Blondie just battles on the big day. Or she has crap luck with injuries.Frizzmiss has me scratching my head with this struggle to perform on the big days in elites. She snotklapped everyone in U23's - 3 world championship wins! So definitely capable. It is utterly mystifying. Annika had a bad day and seems to have lost form and with it confidence. Hope she regains it sooner rather than later. Sent from my GT-S6790 using Tapatalk
Gen Posted August 20, 2016 Posted August 20, 2016 Frizzmiss has me scratching my head with this struggle to perform on the big days in elites. She snotklapped everyone in U23's - 3 world championship wins! So definitely capable. It is utterly mystifying. Annika had a bad day and seems to have lost form and with it confidence. Hope she regains it sooner rather than later. Sent from my GT-S6790 using TapatalkPerhaps Annika's season is catching up with her?
SwissVan Posted August 20, 2016 Posted August 20, 2016 Still love that picThe start is long and wide..long enough to make up lots of places at the start... small field. But it will be very hard for him... still think he has enough talent and strong enough for a top 10...[emoji16] plus how awesome would a top 10 be.Sagan starts right at the back in row 7 all by himself. LolPity about the grey haired git I think Sagz will be in the top 5, at least
Gen Posted August 20, 2016 Posted August 20, 2016 BTW Sagan was there watching the ladies race.. but I will not post pics of Sags now because the day belongs to the laides[emoji122] [emoji122]
Gen Posted August 20, 2016 Posted August 20, 2016 Pity about the grey haired git I think Sagz will be in the top 5, at leastLooking at that course and the start.. I am think he could pull off a really good result.. all the climbs we saw looked compact and smoother than any of the Flanders climbs[emoji6] he just needs a smooth and incident free start to have a shot at that good result.[emoji106] He also doesn't love the heat. So hopefully cool day [emoji120]
kosmonooit Posted August 20, 2016 Posted August 20, 2016 Frizzmiss has me scratching my head with this struggle to perform on the big days in elites. She snotklapped everyone in U23's - 3 world championship wins! So definitely capable. It is utterly mystifying. Annika had a bad day and seems to have lost form and with it confidence. Hope she regains it sooner rather than later. Sent from my GT-S6790 using Tapatalk Yo!anda may still have health problems, that was the reason given at other UCI events this year when she failed to perform, or DNS Anika: something is not right, might be a head space issue? Her performance at Mont Sainte Anne a few weeks ago was similar to today.
Mntboy Posted August 20, 2016 Posted August 20, 2016 Perhaps Annika's season is catching up with her?One possibility for sure. Epic win plus wins in several WC that were essentially back to back efforts so yes fatigue could explain it. That Brazilian heat really is something else. Not the hottest I had ever been (that's Indonesia) but definitely very pressing and strength sapping. You sweat bucketloads during the day and these races are being held just after 12 noon. If Annika was fatigued and not fueling properly it would also go along way to explain the sub par performance today. Certainly by her standards at least. Sent from my GT-S6790 using Tapatalk
Mntboy Posted August 20, 2016 Posted August 20, 2016 Yo!anda may still have health problems, that was the reason given at other UCI events this year when she failed to perform, or DNS Anika: something is not right, might be a head space issue? Her performance at Mont Sainte Anne a few weeks ago was similar to today.If health was a concern with Jolanda why not pull out when things went bad? Not sure I believe that she's ill. And she's had two poor performances at the XCO world's since turning elite. So I think something else is problematic. As to what exactly I have no idea. As for Annika, I think Gen raised I good point re fatigue. Can't be top fitness for as long as she was without it coming back to bite her. She needs some time off. Proper R&R. She'll be back though! Sent from my GT-S6790 using Tapatalk
Fruity Posted August 20, 2016 Posted August 20, 2016 I was hoping that Langvad would have had a better day. Neff tooSame here. I was rooting for Neff.
Frosty Posted August 20, 2016 Posted August 20, 2016 So who was the Saffa that designed this course? I heard something but changed over the Vuelta rendering the rewind function void Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
deanbean Posted August 20, 2016 Posted August 20, 2016 So who was the Saffa that designed this course? I heard something but changed over the Vuelta rendering the rewind function void Sent from my iPhone using TapatalkNick Flouros, PMB local and cascades builder Sent from my D5803 using Tapatalk
Nick Posted August 20, 2016 Posted August 20, 2016 Wtflip a dual susser dropper seat post 1x11 bike winning the Olympic xcoThe gods are crazy
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