World Cycling Championship Florence 22 - 29 September 2013

[dragon72]

I'd be very surprised if it's a bunch sprint. More like a fight between a select few. I fancy Sagan to win, but reckon Startacus is hitting form so I'll go with him.

 

[Stonechat]

I think it will be an unexpected winner

 

[Booyaa]

No one think Froome will do it? I would like to see Cancellara do it.

 

[thom]

How the U23 race was won : innovation in descent. Expected Sagan to do this on Sunday with bunny hops thrown in for good measure.

 

[deptfordmarmoset]

How the U23 race was won : innovation in descent. Expected Sagan to do this on Sunday with bunny hops thrown in for good measure.

What surprised me about Mohoric's (or Mawrick's - copyright @VamP ) aero-tuck pedalling was that he wasn't pedalling that fast. What kind of daft gear was he using?

 

[VamP]

What surprised me about Mohoric's (or Mawrick's - copyright @VamP ) aero-tuck pedalling was that he wasn't pedalling that fast. What kind of daft gear was he using?

58 x 11

 

[deptfordmarmoset]

58 x 11

So if his cadence was around 100 (didn't look much faster to me) he was doing 40+ mph?

 

[VamP]

So if his cadence was around 100 (didn't look much faster to me) he was doing 40+ mph?

I have no idea but it's the gear of world champions

 

[VamP]

After all that, who'd do you reckon for Sunday ?
Gilbert, Sagan, Cancellara ?

Without a team it will be hard for Sagan - Gilbert is my tip.

Someone else. That second climb is too hard for these guys. IMO.

 

[Stonechat]

Someone else. That second climb is too hard for these guys. IMO.

I am with you @VamP , its a real climb and people are going to be really pushing it not waiting for a sprinter to steal it

 

[deptfordmarmoset]

Are you guys talking about San Baronto? Just over 300m.

 

[thom]

Someone else. That second climb is too hard for these guys. IMO.

The feedback from the U23 race was it wasn't as hard as expected.
I think those guys might all be in the game.

 

[dragon72]

Are you guys talking about San Baronto? Just over 300m.

I'm out of puff just looking at this profile

 

[deptfordmarmoset]

I'm out of puff just looking at this profile

Me too, that's why I get the pros to do it. It doesn't look anything like enough to put that many riders out of contention. Not, of course, that I know anything about it.

 

[VamP]

The feedback from the U23 race was it wasn't as hard as expected.
I think those guys might all be in the game.

I think there will be a selection made before the tenth ascent without them. Like the Olympic race, I think it will contain unexpected people.

I know Spartacus is really motivated for this one, and he can do short hills like this. Just not sure about doing 10 in a row.

We'll see, that's the beauty of cycling.