Mens and Womens World Road Race Champs! Richmond Virginia

[YellowJerseyPan]

Starts this weekend and last all week with the final road race next Sunday. Today was the Team Time Trial which is ,oddly, raced by commercial teams rather than countries. If I ever knew why that is, I've forgotten it now!

I don't know what's happened so far. It's on EuroSport in the UK and I don't think any terrestrial channels are showing it.
Anyone?

Evening Pan. I caught some of the TTT on Eurosport this evening. BMC managed to hold on to their title, but it was close - only 11 seconds back to Etixx QS and 19 to Movistar in third. Tinkoff Saxo had a nasty crash losing two of their riders close to the finish, and Team Sky didn't do great thanks to injuries sustained in a crash on Saturday. Apparently the road surfaces weren't great, and potholes had been highlighted with paint . How the riders were supposed to see it when going at speed I really don't know.

I expect there'll be coverage of the road race on the terrestrial channels next weekend.

The timetable for the week:

W Sun Sep 20 at 11:30 ET 38.8 km
Elite Women Team Time Trial TTT

M Sun Sep 20 at 13:30 ET 38.8 km
Elite Men Team Time Trial TTT

JW Mon Sep 21 at 10:00 ET 15 km
Junior Women Time Trial TT

U Mon Sep 21 at 11:30 ET 30 km
Under 23 Men Time Trial TT

JM Tue Sep 22 at 09:30 ET 30 km
Junior Men Time Trial TT

W Tue Sep 22 at 13:30 ET 30 km
Elite Women Time Trial TT

M Wed Sep 23 at 13:00 ET 53 km
Elite Men Time Trial TT

JW Fri Sep 25 at 10:00 ET 65 km
Junior Women Road Race

U Fri Sep 25 at 12:45 ET 162 km
Under 23 Men Road Race

JM Sat Sep 26 at 9:00 ET 130 km
Junior Men Road Race

W Sat Sep 26 at 13:00 ET 130 km
Elite Women Road Race

M Sun Sep 27 at 09:00 ET 259 km
Elite Men Road Race

And worth a jersey change.

Evening DA. BMC then! Defending champions too. I've just read that the womens TTT was won by the defending peoples too.
I'm going to assume that the commercial teams think is part of the deal to 'allow' riders to compete in Worlds. Or something like that.

Painted potholes? You're kidding.

That was a speedy jersey change, Pan!

Yes, cycling's all about the sponsors, so I reckon you are right.

Liiiiiiizzzzzziiiiiiiiiieeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

What an amazing/scary finish!!!

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Brilliant stuff Lizzie!
That is all

And much excitement and happiness in our house again tonight

Yes, here too. Yelling at the telly, too "come on, come on, they'll catch you, go faster, you don't want to be second again!"

Endo that's exactly what DH & I were roaring at the telly last night!

Good for Peter, so pleased for him