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World Championship Road Race

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  • September 26, 2013 at 10:21 am #19961
    Stumps

    I know its not till Sunday but i might as wll get the ball rolling.

    Described as a medium mountain stage its seems to fit the bill perfectly for Sagan however when you look at each lap of the course the first climb is about 4.5kms with a max gradient of 9% followed by a downhill section.

    The sting in the tail is the little burst just 6kms before the end which is only 600 metres but rises to 16% then its downhill the whole way bar a 100m lump 2.5k from the end.

    If someone gets away on the last 600m rise then its going to be hard bringing them back again.

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  • October 1, 2013 at 10:09 am #758315
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    MarcMyWords

    stumps wrote:Yeah it could

    stumps wrote:
    Yeah it could end up like the Olympics where no team would help GB.

    My gut feeling is that he will win (God i hope not, i hate the man with a passion) but i can see Da Costa and the likes of EBH being there or thereabouts provided they are not spat out the back like you mentioned.

    Good shout!

    September 30, 2013 at 9:25 pm #758313
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    Alan Tullett

    Only just seen the highlights
    Only just seen the highlights on the iPlayer. Got 121 and 6th on the race with 6 scorers including the winner. First in the forum I think for both ITT (first 6) and road race. Pity I forgot about the TTT!

    September 30, 2013 at 6:52 pm #758311
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    drheaton

    Gkam84 wrote:Wig_Billy

    Gkam84 wrote:
    Wig_Billy wrote:
    A few riders got points even though they didn’t finish the race.

    Which riders, no rider should score if they didn’t finish, but that’s upto Dr to do

    My fault, I’d part completed the scores mid-race with breakaway points for Chtioui, Brandle and Godoy who all then dropped out. I also missed that Cardoso (Portugal) DNF’d and therefore shouldn’t have gotten team points for Costa winning.

    Scores are updating as I type.

    September 30, 2013 at 2:46 pm #758309
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    enrique

    drheaton wrote:… I was very

    drheaton wrote:
    … I was very close to picking Costa …

    I was nowhere near (!) picking Costa and Joaquim was way (!) down on my list of Top 20 on the stage… That (!) was a surprise (!)…

    September 30, 2013 at 2:04 pm #758307
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    Gkam84

    Wig_Billy wrote:A few riders

    Wig_Billy wrote:
    A few riders got points even though they didn’t finish the race.

    Which riders, no rider should score if they didn’t finish, but that’s upto Dr to do

    September 30, 2013 at 12:25 pm #758305
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    msw

    msw wrote:My wild stab in the

    msw wrote:
    My wild stab in the dark is that maybe 30 make it over the last climb in a front group and then 6-8 of those break again before the finish…

    Not too far off, well done me. But of course none of those I picked were in that group.

    September 29, 2013 at 6:41 pm #758303
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    Wig_Billy

    A few riders got points even
    A few riders got points even though they didn’t finish the race.

    September 29, 2013 at 6:33 pm #758301
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    backflipbedlem

    Rui Costa was working for no
    Rui Costa was working for no one those last few kms. Really wanted Purito to take it, and not just cos he was in my team.

    September 29, 2013 at 4:48 pm #758299
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    Gkam84

    Squiggle wrote:1 and not

    Squiggle wrote:
    1 😀 and not too much else 🙁

    I’d love to know what poor Purito said to Rui Costa when he bridged across!

    Looked to me as they were both trying to work for Valverde, but he was too far behind and they said, lets have at it

    September 29, 2013 at 4:39 pm #758297
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    Squiggle

    1 and not too much else
    1 😀 and not too much else 🙁

    I’d love to know what poor Purito said to Rui Costa when he bridged across!

    September 29, 2013 at 4:37 pm #758295
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    drheaton

    Ok then, scores updating. I
    Ok then, scores updating. I got a disappointing 53 and 41.

    I was very close to picking Costa because today looked a bit like the stages he won in the Tour but I thought he was too expensive at 26 credits or whatever he cost, oh well…

    September 29, 2013 at 4:30 pm #758293
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    Wig_Billy

    I just want the Lanterne
    I just want the Lanterne Rouge badges. 😉

    September 29, 2013 at 4:22 pm #758291
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    TERatcliffe26

    Wig_Billy wrote:TERatcliffe26

    Wig_Billy wrote:
    TERatcliffe26 wrote:

    At the moment but I think a few will come in 30 mins down

    I think they would have probably climbed off a lap early if they were that far behind.

    drheaton wrote:
    Anyone got a full result? Just waiting on 11-20 and last man before scores go up.

    There’s this – http://static.sportresult.com/federations/uci/CR2013/
    but it might not be complete.

    Voeckler last man! You have go and beat me again! 😉

    Someone had 1,2,3 anyway so they will win I think

    September 29, 2013 at 4:13 pm #758289
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    Wig_Billy

    TERatcliffe26 wrote:
    At the

    TERatcliffe26 wrote:

    At the moment but I think a few will come in 30 mins down

    I think they would have probably climbed off a lap early if they were that far behind.

    drheaton wrote:
    Anyone got a full result? Just waiting on 11-20 and last man before scores go up.

    There’s this – http://static.sportresult.com/federations/uci/CR2013/
    but it might not be complete.

    September 29, 2013 at 4:12 pm #758287
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    chiv30

    6,9,10,12,20 std
    Just his
    6,9,10,12,20 std

    Just his nibs for my purist …..oh well

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