UCI Road World Championships Doha 2016

[rich p]

i went to make some soup and chaos reigns.
But it never reigns in Qatar...

 

[rich p]

There's not a lot that David Millar hasn't expected, as he constantly reminds us. Especially with the benefit of hindsight...

 

[mjr]

There's not a lot that David Millar hasn't expected, as he constantly reminds us. Especially with the benefit of hindsight...

All commentators make goofs but this group is better than many, although I'd prefer Hatch or Boulting to Brotherton.

But shush or they might hire P&P or Porter! How many times would he gave said status quo by now?

 

[jamma]

Sagan is again world champ wrong decision to go left at the sprint and get slighty held up michael matthews

 

[mjr]

And Sagan just calmly dismounts at the end, says that was a nice Sunday social and where's the cake?

 

[mjr]

Sagan is again world champ wrong decision to go left at the sprint and get slighty held up michael matthews

Not sure Cav would have been able to follow Sagan round the Italian and get past, so it was worth the gamble on a gap opening next to Matthews. Right decision, imperfect result.

 

[Paulus]

I think that i have never seen a more boring world championship than this years. The course in the middle of a desert was non descript, the racing in all classes was boring and the level of support was frankly nil. Did the UCI take the money for what it was worth and pocket the cash? If this is taking world cycling out of Europe and the other players around the world to showcase the sport, I think they have failed miserably.

 

[mjr]

If this is taking world cycling out of Europe and the other players around the world to showcase the sport, I think they have failed miserably.

Richmond looked fairly well supported and a trip to Africa seems overdue, while Ponferrada didn't seem that crowded and made a thumping loss.

 

[deptfordmarmoset]

I think that i have never seen a more boring world championship than this years. The course in the middle of a desert was non descript, the racing in all classes was boring and the level of support was frankly nil. Did the UCI take the money for what it was worth and pocket the cash? If this is taking world cycling out of Europe and the other players around the world to showcase the sport, I think they have failed miserably.

Well, there was that moment during the sandstorm when a rider's front wheel appeared to simply take off, dumping him unceremoniously on his coccyx. I don't know who he was but he got back on his bike again, which suggests that he at least was keen.

But, yes, not an advert for the sport in any way.

 

[brommers]

Three of the modern-day greats on one podium

 

[mjr]

Well, there was that moment during the sandstorm when a rider's front wheel appeared to simply take off, dumping him unceremoniously on his coccyx. I don't know who he was but he got back on his bike again, which suggests that he at least was keen.

Brayan Ramirez (Colombia), from the early breakaway. He never quite caught the front group again and did not finish.

 

[deptfordmarmoset]

Brayan Ramirez (Colombia), from the early breakaway. He never quite caught the front group again and did not finish.

Ah, thanks. Have you ever seen anything like that happen before?

 

[mjr]

Ah, thanks. Have you ever seen anything like that happen before?

Never. The flat lands are notorious for winds, but they're not as chaotic as those sandstorms looked. Any wind-induced falls I've seen have been when racers emerge from behind some shelter (buildings, earth banks...) and get side-slammed by a gust, sometimes into the rider alongside.

 

[Legs]

My Lord, what a soporific weekend's racing! If it hadn't been for Neben, the Dutch women and Belgian men, there'd have been no action at all.

 

[Pro Tour Punditry]

Doha - it's shite for racing bikes

Maybe their tourist agency could use that...