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Lefty tighty. Get it righty.
Longo Borghini appearing at such speed as they were on the final straight was brilliant. I know the camera foreshortens things but I really thought for a while she was going to charge straight past.
World Championships Montreal 2026 ***SPOILERS***
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Epic night all round, had to leave with 30 Kms to go as I had a ticket to Mahler’s mighty 7th symphony. Resisted checking my phone and got home just before 11 and watched another epic. Exhausted now 😱. Can the men’s race match it?
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Obviously a massive long shot, but Lorenzo Finn is going for back to back to back World titles in Junior, U23 and men's road races. I would love to see it happen if my man Seixas doesn't win.
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I screwed up the time adjustment and added an hour instead of subtracting one. That should be 20:30 - two whole hours earlier than I said!
Lesson: don't rely on random internet people for critical info!
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That would be absolutely insane
My Man™ Mads P is struggling a bit with this race. Obviously it's not really a parcours for him
I've now got a mental image of Mads sat there in the peloton with a Homer Simpson brain thought bubble: "Must. Not. Animate. Race..."
https://www.domestiquecycling.com/e...-race-pedersen-on-denmarks-plan-for-montreal/
Dogtrousers
Lefty tighty. Get it righty.
News on Caroline Andersson
"She has a broken collarbone. It's an open fracture, so she needs surgery later. Otherwise, it seems to have stopped at a small hemorrhage in the hip, but the doctors are keeping an eye on it. She is conscious, talking and can communicate, but is tired from painkillers. Otherwise, everything seems okay under the circumstances," says Alexander Wetterhall in the Swedish team management.
https://swedenherald.com/article/ca...r-mass-crash-at-world-championships-road-race
"She has a broken collarbone. It's an open fracture, so she needs surgery later. Otherwise, it seems to have stopped at a small hemorrhage in the hip, but the doctors are keeping an eye on it. She is conscious, talking and can communicate, but is tired from painkillers. Otherwise, everything seems okay under the circumstances," says Alexander Wetterhall in the Swedish team management.
https://swedenherald.com/article/ca...r-mass-crash-at-world-championships-road-race
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So, having seen Jnrs, u23 and women on this course, what do we think the men will do with it?
For me, the closest reference race (other than Montreal itself, which doesn't always attract all the top names) would be LBL. Plenty of climbs, none of them very long, some of them short and steep, and all very frequent. In the races we've seen so far it's been very attritional - but also hard for the peloton to bring back any breaks, at least not without dropping a load of riders and ending up looking more like a small favourites group. The men's peloton might be a little more cohesive and find the climbs a little easier - there's a question there about who can make a big enough difference there, and who can close gaps on descents that I think will make it harder for the men to get away.
I like the balance that it could be an out and out climber but could also be a climby-puncheur that can win. For the men I think it favours punchier riders
Remco is justifiably the big favourite, with Seixas and Del Toro also getting their names thrown in the hat. Pidcock could also be handy.
MvdP, Mads P and Van Aert most likely need something to go wrong for others (Wout especially will be restricted unless Remco goes wrong somehow). They may well find themselves dropping on climbs and closing gaps on the descents and flats when it gets going.
I've a sneaking suspicion that Denmark will get a couple of riders into good results, possibly a medal. I don't think Valgren, Kron, Charmig and Honoré are going to be marked all that hard like Skjelmose would have been, but all are capable of doing something here and suited to the parcours.
For me, the closest reference race (other than Montreal itself, which doesn't always attract all the top names) would be LBL. Plenty of climbs, none of them very long, some of them short and steep, and all very frequent. In the races we've seen so far it's been very attritional - but also hard for the peloton to bring back any breaks, at least not without dropping a load of riders and ending up looking more like a small favourites group. The men's peloton might be a little more cohesive and find the climbs a little easier - there's a question there about who can make a big enough difference there, and who can close gaps on descents that I think will make it harder for the men to get away.
I like the balance that it could be an out and out climber but could also be a climby-puncheur that can win. For the men I think it favours punchier riders
Remco is justifiably the big favourite, with Seixas and Del Toro also getting their names thrown in the hat. Pidcock could also be handy.
MvdP, Mads P and Van Aert most likely need something to go wrong for others (Wout especially will be restricted unless Remco goes wrong somehow). They may well find themselves dropping on climbs and closing gaps on the descents and flats when it gets going.
I've a sneaking suspicion that Denmark will get a couple of riders into good results, possibly a medal. I don't think Valgren, Kron, Charmig and Honoré are going to be marked all that hard like Skjelmose would have been, but all are capable of doing something here and suited to the parcours.
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Gotcha. Thought it sounded a bit late compared to the finish of the women's race!
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It's certainly pretty open. I can't see Remco and Wout working for each other, they both desperately want to win.
Then it's who has shown they can last such a long distance.
There are probably 8 or 9 possibilites today.
Then it's who has shown they can last such a long distance.
There are probably 8 or 9 possibilites today.
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They're off
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Looking suitably out of his depth
