CX World Champs: Women's race... LIVE
by Jens on Jan 29, 2012 4:49 AM EST
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Big Day is here! We start the action off with the women's race. Massive crowds expected today.
Where will they be racing? On sand!
Who will be racing? Startlist
Where can I watch? Sportz-livez or Cyclingfans
When does it start? At 11:00 CET.
Who will win? It's all a huge mystery. Get some hints here
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morning all
61000 people today at koksijde
just confirmed
She thought that she was so crap on sand
it wasn’t worth the time
Important info
Most of the tracks (ruts) seem to have vanished, probably because of spectators walking on the course yesterday afternoon. Will take a lot of power to make new tracks for the front rider. May be advantageous to take a back seat for a couple of laps.
"Beer helps." -- Ant1.
Is this going to be a repeat of last week, we wonder?
I saw a baby that looked like Cadel Evans the other day...
by John Cyclopunk on Jan 29, 2012 5:05 AM EST up reply actions
Don't think so
Previous two races showed that there’s a lot of opportunity to come back, mainly because the first rider has to make fresh tracks.
"Beer helps." -- Ant1.
Shame, she made a lovely start.
I saw a baby that looked like Cadel Evans the other day...
by John Cyclopunk on Jan 29, 2012 5:05 AM EST up reply actions
She said she's been working on her starts
it shows.
I saw a baby that looked like Cadel Evans the other day...
by John Cyclopunk on Jan 29, 2012 5:08 AM EST up reply actions
Ha!
I saw a baby that looked like Cadel Evans the other day...
by John Cyclopunk on Jan 29, 2012 5:05 AM EST up reply actions
Well,
she is supposed to be about the second most technical rider behind Daphny VDB. Cant is probably being held up in traffic right now.
"Beer helps." -- Ant1.
She fell down in one of the corners trying to power through it
by Vlaanderen90 on Jan 29, 2012 5:11 AM EST up reply actions
Oh right, missed that
Thought you might be talking about that uphill mishap from her, that was behind another rider who dismounted.
"Beer helps." -- Ant1.
"Pipistrello"
diamant profile (very low knobbies in square arrangement, more or less slick)
"Beer helps." -- Ant1.
...and named after a kind of bat.
Win-win.
I saw a baby that looked like Cadel Evans the other day...
by John Cyclopunk on Jan 29, 2012 5:18 AM EST up reply actions
You never know
Things can change. Don’t see Vos losing out here though!
I saw a baby that looked like Cadel Evans the other day...
by John Cyclopunk on Jan 29, 2012 5:20 AM EST up reply actions
With the blonde, Heidi-style plaits.
I saw a baby that looked like Cadel Evans the other day...
by John Cyclopunk on Jan 29, 2012 5:22 AM EST up reply actions
Vos playing a bit a again.
she might be human. just maybe.
Woops, sorry,
yes, Nash in the 2nd group with De Boer and Harris and 1 or 2 others
"Beer helps." -- Ant1.
30 for Vos at this rate
I saw a baby that looked like Cadel Evans the other day...
by John Cyclopunk on Jan 29, 2012 5:30 AM EST up reply actions
Dutchies looking strong for 1-2-3
Cant struggling to hang on (or sandbagging)
My beer belly hurts looking at the beer tent.
I saw a baby that looked like Cadel Evans the other day...
by John Cyclopunk on Jan 29, 2012 5:34 AM EST up reply actions
It was a nightmare just to walk up the side of it!
You know how sometimes you think maybe things look harder on tv than they are in real life? It’s NOT like that!
Aka Pigeons!
by Sarah Connolly on Jan 29, 2012 3:31 PM EST up reply actions
So this is going to be what? Vos' 16th consecutive win?
I saw a baby that looked like Cadel Evans the other day...
+1
I saw a baby that looked like Cadel Evans the other day...
by John Cyclopunk on Jan 29, 2012 5:39 AM EST up reply actions
the non-Vos class is more exciting
Badger, badger, badger, badger, badger, badger...
by TheFigurehead on Jan 29, 2012 5:40 AM EST up reply actions
She's a machine.
I saw a baby that looked like Cadel Evans the other day...
by John Cyclopunk on Jan 29, 2012 5:43 AM EST up reply actions
Congratulation with the win, Vos.
What a great Champion.
Was that a strong result?
I couldn’t really read her expression upon crossing the finish line. She was…animated…about something, but if it was being beaten for silver, well, she basically led out the Dutch girl like a teammate.
Yes, and this year her results have been less good than last year
(with a caveat that since Koksijde World cup, Vos has won pretty much everything, Daphny has been getting every other podium place, so there’s not been much to fight for!)
Aka Pigeons!
by Sarah Connolly on Jan 29, 2012 3:36 PM EST up reply actions
It was fun
the entire crowd let out a disappointed wail, and she was cheering from happiness. That Vos – Daphne battle must’ve converted thousands and thousands of Flemish people to women’s cyclocross by the way.
Vos-Daphne?
That was over in seconds. The Cant Daphne(van Paasen) battle was much better (on TV anyway)
Uh, yes
Cant-Daphne battle. That’s what I meant. Must’ve gotten confused cause of the commentator who failed at properly pronouncing any of the name. Seh-nee Can’t is attacking!
She really had every reason to cheer even if she got outsprinted
DvdB was clearly the fresher rider and yet Cant kept coming back and putting her in trouble. She managed to get rid of van Paasen after that sneaky inside line coming in to the last hill and sandsection and she almost got a gap on DvdB too. Bronze was brilliant.
Yeah, it was
But the immediate responses differed a lot. The crowd really got into that battle in the last lap, oh-ing and ah-ing and cheering while watching the big screen.
Yeah, immediate response will always be that
I felt the same at home since she came so close, but it went away pretty soon. Silver/bronze isn’t huge difference. Medal was the thing.
I was laughing when he got to "Sunny"
and as for the pronunciation of her surname…. well, a polite lady like myself couldn’t tell you what it sounded like at one point…. Richard Fries, all about the unintended laughs!
Aka Pigeons!
by Sarah Connolly on Jan 30, 2012 5:54 PM EST up reply actions
I do think there should be a special prize
for anyone who pulls a 720 tailwhip off the ramp, though.
I saw a baby that looked like Cadel Evans the other day...
New record for Vos:
5 cyclocross world titles.
Nys, Stybar, Pauwels and Albert
I know marginally more than nothing, but Koksijde is great fun
by attackagain! on Jan 29, 2012 5:51 AM EST up reply actions
It may mean that the exciting racing is for second at the moment
but she’s great for women’s cycling.
Everyone’s talking about her, including people who aren’t usually interested in the women’s sport.
You need someone like this once in a while to inspire a new generation of riders.
+1
She’s so super-strong, and such a great personality – ecstatic about winning, and riding, having fun on the bike, pushing herself and the sport….
Aka Pigeons!
by Sarah Connolly on Jan 29, 2012 3:38 PM EST up reply actions
Interviewer
“Congrats on your 4th title” – 5th
“Are you killing the sport?” – no
"Beer helps." -- Ant1.
That would explain a lot
Badger, badger, badger, badger, badger, badger...
by TheFigurehead on Jan 29, 2012 5:54 AM EST up reply actions
Yeah, nice guy.
What’s the first question you ask after someone has just become world champion?
by blackswangreen on Jan 29, 2012 5:52 AM EST up reply actions
He seemed to be having trouble finding his words
Conversational in English, but not fluent, I’d say.
facepalm!
She’s never come less than second in the Road World Champs!!!!!!!!!
(really hope she does the roads Olympic-Worlds double this year!)
Aka Pigeons!
by Sarah Connolly on Jan 29, 2012 3:39 PM EST up reply actions
Well, I see what he means, but come on.
by blackswangreen on Jan 29, 2012 5:53 AM EST up reply actions
Wyman on Vos:
“Despite missing two rounds, [she] has shown that she’s pretty much the standard setter for us all and we all need to raise our games.”
That’s got to be good for women’s CX, even if she’s risking the Lance Effect.
I saw a baby that looked like Cadel Evans the other day...
by John Cyclopunk on Jan 29, 2012 6:02 AM EST up reply actions
Interviewer: “Katie Compton, championship was over before it began, eh?”
I saw a baby that looked like Cadel Evans the other day...
by John Cyclopunk on Jan 29, 2012 6:04 AM EST up reply actions
hmmm, wonder if they say that to Sven Nys?
Or Styby, when he was super-dominant the last 2 seasons…
Aka Pigeons!
by Sarah Connolly on Jan 29, 2012 3:42 PM EST up reply actions
They should really get a different version of our anthem.
Terrible. And I’ve heard it three times now ;)
She just doesn't have it this year.
She’s never been great technically, but lately it’s just terrible. In pure power she’s probably the greatest of them all.
by blackswangreen on Jan 29, 2012 6:04 AM EST up reply actions
That's the UCI's stance, yes
Might be something to it. Would be a complete Holland/Belgium fest.
"Beer helps." -- Ant1.
Time for some winter riding
If I’m not back by the men’s race I probably slipped on some black ice and lie in a ditch somewhere.
Hmm
I’d take a road trip for the road WC, or even if it was a more interesting city, but…Louisville? Pass.
Last lap
http://www.sporza.be/permalink/1.1207677
More cx worlds related video clips: http://www.sporza.be/cm/sporza/videozone/MG_sporzatips/MG_WK_veldrijden
"Beer helps." -- Ant1.
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