World Cycling Championship Florence 22 - 29 September 2013

[Andrew_Culture]

What happened to Wiggins?

 

[rliu]

What happened to Wiggins?

Couldn't be arsed and dropped out pretty early.

 

[fossyant]

Bugger all GB riders left. God knows what happened to Wiggins. Froome dropped out now.

 

[Andrew_Culture]

Cav also gone!?!

 

[Andrew_Culture]

So no Brits left at all?

Porte also gone?

What's happened.

 

[Andrew_Culture]

All Irish gone!

At this rate I wish I'd given it a pop!

 

[Andrew_Culture]

All South Africans gone!

Is this a particularly brutal race or is everyone just knackered?

 

[Crackle]

Nothings happened, they just simply won't be in peak for this race, it won't have been a target and it's at the end of a long season for quite a few of them. Those not in contention will have done their job and dropped out. Plus it's lousy weather.

 

[Andrew_Culture]

So is this not the big decider for who is world champ?


Digging the retro modem sounds

 

[rliu]

All South Africans gone!

Is this a particularly brutal race or is everyone just knackered?

I'd say near 7 hours in relentless rain is pretty brutal. Also I made this point earlier that there are no WorldTour points for finishing so riders won't bother struggling in 40 minutes down.

 

[Andrew_Culture]

I'd say near 7 hours in relentless rain is pretty brutal. Also I made this point earlier that there are no WorldTour points for finishing so riders won't bother struggling in 40 minutes down.

Thanks!

 

[rowdin]

G Thomas is still in, but not in the front group.

 

[thom]

BBC2 just staring their live coverage - the opening features @Bradley Wiggins, Chris Froome, Mark Cavendish...."
All of whom are out - how long will it take them to explain this ?

 

[smutchin]

Someone should start a CC amateur pundit prediction league on here next year. Any volunteers?

Funnily enough, I did consider something like that. I might well do it for next season.

 

[Crackle]

Sagan still there, Gilbert, Cancellara, Nibali, Pozzato, Boasen Hagen plus a few others, so still a lot in contention.