Road Cycling 2016 Discussion Thread

[hckošice 16,630]

Since Quintana will not start at Giro Lombadia it´s official. Sagan won the world tour ranking 2016 what a result for slovak cycling !

[hckošice 16,630]

  TEAM SLOVAKIA

for the upcomming UCI World Championships 2016 Dauha, Qatar

 

 

MEN´S ELITE

• Peter SAGAN - Leader
• Juraj SAGAN
• Michael KOLÁŘ

 

MEN´S UNDER 23

• Erik BAŠKA - Leader
• Juraj LAJCHA
• Ľuboš MALOVEC
• Pavol KVIETOK

 

MEN´S JUNIORS

• Matúš ŠTOČEK - Leader
• Samuel OROS
• Adrián FOLTÁN
• Tomáš PERSON

 

* No womens representative this time, I think it´s the first time ever  

** Also all our riders will compete only in road race, no representative in Time Trial, I think it´s also the first time ever..

but atleast also the first time ever we have a rider which will try to defend his world champion title

 

 

[Gianlu33 6,029]

Finally the world championship starts  It's the 1st world championship hosted by an Asian country

[heywoodu 16,465]

Such beautiful scenery 

 

 

 

[dcro 10,211]

Qatar is actually big enough to host a road race?

[heywoodu 16,465]

3 minutes ago, dcro said:

Qatar is actually big enough to host a road race?

Yes, they managed to squeeze it in between the beautiful hills and epic landscapes. 

[dcro 10,211]

28 minutes ago, heywoodu said:

Such beautiful scenery 

 

 

 

 

Started watching 10 min ago, yet to see a single spectator. But I did see 3 cars passing on the side road!

[heywoodu 16,465]

Just now, dcro said:

 

Started watching 10 min ago, yet to see a single spectator. But I did see 3 cars passing on the side road!

Did you just see that forklift truck? Wow! 

[dcro 10,211]

1 minute ago, heywoodu said:

Did you just see that forklift truck? Wow! 

Yes! Also some chunk of construction trash right by the road. Some modern art, no doubt,

[dcro 10,211]

Didn't know they had roads on the Moon.

 

 

 

Okay, that's enough for now.