Yeah, good point. Oh well, I found it lacked excitement when it was obvious from about 40km out that no one was going to catch her. I prefer a good old ding dong right to the line.
when it was obvious from about 40km out that no one was going to catch her
Didn't seem obvious to me when Deignan started getting it sideways around corners and Vos took 40 seconds out her on one segment!
My HR was way up in Zone 5 towards the end. Lizzie gets a QoM.
Queen of Monuments.
See lizzies hands? Covered in blood, blisters like murder. That’s tough as nails.
Lizzie's handlebars
They'll be fine by Monday when she starts the ToB
Disappointed not to see the break made but was still a good watch. Have we heard about the fallers yet? - looked pretty hard
That big gain by Vos over a really short stretch was weird - was she really getting a draft from a moto ?
Edit: I think it was a timing error and was probably a far more gardual gain. As Vos was coming off the Carrefour it was dropping by 2 seconds every second. The catch can't have been that rapid and surely you don't even want a moto right in front of you on the cobbles; much better on the tarmac
Van Vleuten has a pubic bone fracture.
Van Vleuten has a pubic bone fracture.
ouch - poor lass
Great race by Lizzie, just a shame her winnings is only a fraction of the men for the effort she put in.
Also interesting Lizzie ran a 1x set up.
That big gain by Vos over a really short stretch was weird – was she really getting a draft from a moto ?
She was towed which enabled her to drop the rest of the group. She buried herself to make up the gap but couldn't maintain the effort.
The win is going to be celebrated for years, teams third rider sees a gap and decides to go. Racing brain with the legs and heart to back it up. Brilliant.
Apparently Trek-Segafredo are making up the difference in prize money between men and women's races.
Great performance by Lizzie today.
She wasn't team leader or protected rider - she was 3rd in the team hierarchy but saw her chance and went for it.
Just picking up up on Kuco's point ^^^ about disparity between men and women prize money - women's winner £1,300; mens £26,000; that's a 20 fold difference and it stinks.
Just picking up up on Kuco’s point ^^^ about disparity between men and women prize money – women’s winner £1,300; mens £26,000; that’s a 20 fold difference and it stinks
That really is disgraceful!
Ive just read about the difference in the prize money, and I’m raging. That is a HUGE gap.
In the sporting world £26K is awful for such a significant race, £1.3k is not even worth turning up from a money perspective.
Cycling really is not the sport to be the best at if money is the motivation is it...
Well done for the win!
I've never watched a cobbles race before. Nails.
I too think there needs to be parity on winning.
women’s winner £1,300; mens £26,000; that’s a 20 fold difference and it stinks.
Unfortunately though it’s a result of exposure though isn’t it. If the sponsors thought they were going to get the same viewings as the mens race then they would probably have put the same money in.
Have to say though I think prize money is a bit behind the curve of where viewings are at the minute, and also it’s subtle things like the commentary on Eurosport wasn’t the best, but I imagine for the mens race today it will have better commentators, why the discrepancy?
If Trek have made up the prize money good on them
Nice to see she actually made it on to BBC main news
the commentary on Eurosport wasn’t the best
You can say that again. Appalling. I wish I had a fiver for every time he said ‘err’!
That big gain by Vos over a really short stretch was weird – was she really getting a draft from a moto ?
Edit: I think it was a timing error and was probably a far more gardual gain. As Vos was coming off the Carrefour it was dropping by 2 seconds every second. The catch can’t have been that rapid and surely you don’t even want a moto right in front of you on the cobbles; much better on the tarmac
I read elsewhere there was a GPS or timing system error. For a moment I thought there would be a catch then a sprint in the velodrome. Great race and a great win.
In the sporting world £26K is awful for such a significant race, £1.3k is not even worth turning up from a money perspective.
It's similar in the GTs isn't it, that you earn more from contracts and paid appearances than the race prizes? Agree that it seems a very tough way to earn money as a pro athlete in general.
The gap between men's and women's pay is a poor show, they prob say it's about ad / sponsorship revenue but don't tell me that women's racing isn't every bit as good to watch as the men's. Average speed has zero to do with the race, it's all about the spirit and racing nous of the riders.
Do the women's races need to be shorter than the men's? In multi-day endurance racing the gap between men and women is smaller than it is over shorter distances. Having said av speed doesn't matter, for P-R there's the power level needed to get over the cobbles and maintaining that must be such a big test in this race, may be influential here compared to a mountains day race. You can make progress or race relative to others in the mountains at a lower speed but cobbles seem to get worse as your speed drops.
Love this race, there's just nothing like it.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/cycling/32972107
The Breakaway by Nicole Cooke, Britains greatest road cyclist, is worth a read.
I’d like the mens and womens races run on the same course at the same time, 10 riders per team, max of one sex 6, same prize money and the podium done at the same time, third, third, second, second, winner, winner.
Force the sponsors and DSs to think about how they want to be on the podium.
PS - I accept there will be some issues with that format. Sort them, don’t junk the format.
And don’t get me started on the “mixed” TT at the worlds. A mixed team of 6 is mixed, two teams of three is a relay. Sort it out UCI.
PPS - “Working mum from Yorkshire wins bike race”
👍👍👍👍👍
The Breakaway by Nicole Cooke, Britains greatest road cyclist
[cough] Beryl [/cough]
they look like a bunch of drowned rats and they're still in the ride out.
... and awaaay !
oooofffff kicking off now.... crosswind fun
that's a big group to let go down the road!
It's going to be carnage when they hit the pave
Commentary needs a cavalry charge in the background
oof ! Wonder if Kung has bought a lottery ticket today 🙁
lol @ the 2 star section this is going to be brutal!!!
I love that Delko/La Vie Claire jersey.
can we have it in October every year please!
Can't decide if big Tim is scared or his gears are ****ed
Backstedt’s commentary is worth the subscription alone.
Sagan wrapped round a plant pot !
Kung hit by a sniper ?
this is just mental, who'd be a DS !
Started watching with my 3yo and he went to get a duvet to sit under because watching the race made him feel cold.
out of pads with 110km to go 😀
out of pads with 110km to go 😀
This is an insane race. I use to brake like that on my grifter when I was 10, but I didn’t expect to see that technique in the pro peleton
favourites seem to be geting nervous that the lead is still not coming down. And now they've sat up :/ ?
would be "interesting" if the win was decided on pad choice
(I wonder if the clever teams might get fresh bikes out on the course for their favourites, having seen that)
Should be in October every year, this is proper!
Adam Blythe seems to be enjoying his afternoon ;D
