2020 UCI Road World Championships

[Over The Post]

Defending womens champion Chloe Dygert lost it halfway through a downhill part of the ITT in Imola and is out. She badly cut her leg on the armco and was airlifted to hospital, hopefully she will make a full recovery. The pic she twittered was a bit gruesome.

'Horrifying': US cycling sensation Chloe Dygert suffers sickening leg injury in downhill crash (VIDEO)

US cycling star Chloe Dygert was airlifted to hospital after suffering a horrific laceration to her leg in a crash at the Road World Championships in Italy, where she collided with a barrier before tumbling down a roadside verge.

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[drd23]

Oof, that looks deep. I'm guessing it hasn't gone into her quadriceps tendon based on reports of expectations of a full recovery, but it can't have been far off

 

[balmainforever]

van aert gets a medal after doing the TDF. huge effort

Thomas has a nice warm up fro the giro.

 

[drd23]

Rohan Dennis 5th, Luke Durbridge 15th

Ganna wins time trial title at Imola World Championships

Wout Van Aert finishes second, Stefan Kung takes third

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[Beejay Crow]

Defending womens champion Chloe Dygert lost it halfway through a downhill part of the ITT in Imola and is out. She badly cut her leg on the armco and was airlifted to hospital, hopefully she will make a full recovery. The pic she twittered was a bit gruesome.

'Horrifying': US cycling sensation Chloe Dygert suffers sickening leg injury in downhill crash (VIDEO)

US cycling star Chloe Dygert was airlifted to hospital after suffering a horrific laceration to her leg in a crash at the Road World Championships in Italy, where she collided with a barrier before tumbling down a roadside verge.

www.rt.com

Saw the crash live on TV, but the twittered pic is quite gruesome to look at. Hope she makes a full recovery.

 

[Orange Agent]

Rohan Dennis 5th, Luke Durbridge 15th

Ganna wins time trial title at Imola World Championships

Wout Van Aert finishes second, Stefan Kung takes third

www.cyclingnews.com

So Rohan can't blame the bike. Looks like the wind played a big part for the minor placings but the winner is going to be hard to beat at this discipline for a long time.

 

[drd23]

but the winner is going to be hard to beat at this discipline for a long time.

I hadn't heard of him before, but being the current world record holder in Individual Pursuit certainly speaks to his power. Add in his youth and that he rides for Ineos, and you're probably right about him likely being one of the top guys at the discipline for years to come

 

[Orange Agent]

The womens race showed its a pretty hard course, the wind made it even tougher. The steepness of the climb should make it interesting, it will be hard work for someone like WVA to stay with pure climbers but the descent is narrow so those with bike handling skills will back themselves to get back across. Hopefully Slovenia attacks every lap up the steep climb. Alaphilipe in last years form would be well suited but on TDF form seems to be not climbing well enough.

 

[drd23]

Did anyone else watch the Women's Road Race?

I was surprised at how easily the winner was able to stay away for more than a lap, and how little chasing there was done by the peloton but I guess that is what happens with reduced teams

 

[Orange Agent]

Did anyone else watch the Women's Road Race?

I was surprised at how easily the winner was able to stay away for more than a lap, and how little chasing there was done by the peloton but I guess that is what happens with reduced teams

Yeah it's s**t to watch. Last year VanVlueten soloed to win with 100k to go. Women's peleton is not strong enough, whether it's the lack of full time professional's, I don't know, it's like watching a C grade club race where nobody wants to go to the front until the last 1k yet the race is already won up the road.

 

[balmainforever]

Did anyone else watch the Women's Road Race?

I was surprised at how easily the winner was able to stay away for more than a lap, and how little chasing there was done by the peloton but I guess that is what happens with reduced teams

Think that had a lot to do with the fact that the Dutch women are more dominant than any other country. If it wasn’t for that, we would’ve seen it run down. The Dutch were controlling the peloton perfectly

 

[drd23]

Pogacar attacks at basically the exact same spot as Van der Breggen did last night in the Women's race

 

[Orange Agent]

Game on. Did not expect this.

 

[drd23]

Very cagy on the 2nd last climb - understandably nobody wants to take WVA with them on an attack

 

[balmainforever]

Looks like a sprint finish coming up.
Van Aert looks good

 

[balmainforever]

Alaphilippe going for home from 17 km out

 

[drd23]

Alaphilippe as if on cue

 

[drd23]

Well deserved win for Ala

Bling getting 6th on this sort of course is a top effort

 

[balmainforever]

smart ride to go when he did to get the gold.

nice 6th from Matthews.

 

[Orange Agent]

Absolutely deserves to be a world champ. Awesome course, best we have seen since Florence.

 

[drd23]

smart ride to go when he did to get the gold.

i think everyone knew he would attack on that last climb if the opportunity presented itself, but its a testament to his ability that he can still pull it off when people know its coming

 

[Drummond]

Fantastic race, great course and a well deserved winner! Was great seeing him so emotional post race.

 

[eth-dog]

He's a gun Alla, he truly is the new Tommy Voekler.

 

[swuzzlebubble]

He's a gun Alla, he truly is the new Tommy Voekler.

Hirschi is the new Allaphillipe.

 

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