Cycling world Championships - GLASGOW 2023 - Road racing

['Dale]

Remco only have about 10 months in his rainbow jersey. Yoh.

This course is very reminiscent of the Richmond course where Peter Sagan broke away spectacularly to win his first Champs. Very "attritional" course. For the Men Elites, 275 kms of this will be excruciating. Race craft of note required.

Will the weather play a part tomorrow? A wet course would suit many roleurs or puncheurs like Mads and some of team GB like Luke Rowe. The Junior race for women was soaked in the final 30 mins.

The Junior Race for dudes, I am watching. Very dynamic and tense, winding up to the finalé. A very meaningful race as a solid performance will possibly unlock a spot in the development team of a World Tour or Pro Continental team. It is very much a job interview.

Edited August 5, 2023 by 'Dale

[mecheng89]

The course consist of 10 x 14.4km laps in town. So, for the first +-130km, I'll just peek at the TV. It might start like a typical one day classic. A breakaway goes, only to be caught maybe 4-5 laps into the world crit champs. Nothing exciting there. 

I think howver, if you do try to breakaway 1-2 laps before the end, the winner can come from there. GCN counted 500 corners to be navigated in the course of the 10 laps. 

https://www.procyclingstats.com/race/world-championship/2023/startlist/top-competitors

I think the Belgians are going to bicker at the business end of the race. 

The Dutch team just have to make sure they deliver MVDP to the line.

A lot of the other major European countries have stacked starting lists.

Pogi doesn't have a major team around him, but since when does he need a team to win anything. He is the number 1 ranked classics rider going into this race too...

I like how Ben Healy races, so he's my dark horse.

My pick is MVDP. 

['Dale]

And we are live!

 Who’s that Souf Effrikan escapee?

UCI media

[Vetplant]

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

Edited August 6, 2023 by Vetplant

[Meezo]

3rd world problems 

[mecheng89]

14 minutes ago, Vetplant said:

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

The UCI big boss has asked for the cyclists to go past. The protestors are refusing for motor vehicles and motorcycles to pass. This must therefore be an environmental protest. 

[mecheng89]

40 minutes ago, 'Dale said:

And we are live!

 Who’s that Souf Effrikan escapee?

UCI media

https://www.procyclingstats.com/rider/callum-ormiston

I actually think he was a late sub for Stefan de Bod.

[Mamil]

Scottish protesters. .. pffft..... Amateurs

[Nick]

I'd happily watch the chaos of the peleton running into a local cafe for food and drinks like the OGs did.

[Meezo]

Atleast now remco has something to complain about when he doesn't win 🤐

[mecheng89]

City laps have started. Okes are dropping already after the first climb. 

Edited August 6, 2023 by mecheng89
Incorrect - laps have only now started 14h21.

[Frosty]

30 seconds between the front and rear of the peloton, and then there's the convoy (going the opposite direction in this shot).

[NickGM]

2 minutes ago, Frosty said:

30 seconds between the front and rear of the peloton, and then there's the convoy (going the opposite direction in this shot).

The more I watch the more I think this course, especially 10 laps, is a bad idea. Maybe it will get a lot better when the numbers thin out, but I still think there will be more accidents and logistical issues to come.

[mecheng89]

Callum Ormiston, a late sub for Stefan de Bod, abandons.

[Frosty]

7 minutes ago, NickGM said:

The more I watch the more I think this course, especially 10 laps, is a bad idea. Maybe it will get a lot better when the numbers thin out, but I still think there will be more accidents and logistical issues to come.

20 minutes for the last lap.
That's a long time to be riding all those turns all of the time. 
Definitely makes for a more classic type race than a long steady pace race.

[Frosty]

Does Glasgow have an underground railway system?