First comment is a spoiler as I pull up the video 😢
@adadinthelifeofacyclist9 ай бұрын
Yep, except that by the time the UCI coverage is online most people have already seen the race and/or results several times... 😁
@FRIENDLY....9 ай бұрын
Very nice Batten - very nice....
@Montytian2 ай бұрын
back 20 years this track is for DH
@Noop-Noop569 ай бұрын
This is weird but at 9:10 the pass at the end of that climb looks staged to me. Why did the two racers in front slow down so much and just open up a huge line for that third racer to take the lead position? Am I being silly or is there something weird here?
@gargamel39669 ай бұрын
It’s advantageous to have another rider lead. Less energy.
@Noop-Noop569 ай бұрын
@@gargamel3966 I understand that strategy but only to a point. They both almost came to a stop which imo requires more energy to get going again.
@raycath0de9 ай бұрын
@@Noop-Noop56the acceleration is a shared cost though so no loss made vs that opp
@gargamel39668 ай бұрын
It’s gamesmanship. Sometimes it works, sometimes it doesn’t. If you can save some energy in the draft and are equal you will typically be able to pass in the sprint. Depends on the course, your opponent, etc. my bet is she was thinking save some energy but the only way we’d know for sure is to ask her.