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Yeah but weird…saw the womens…no sign of the mens! Oh for the good old days of red bull
If you go on categories on iPlayer, then sport, you'll find the uci item somewhere, you might need to click on it then back out of whatever stream it takes you to so it shows all the independent races. Once there, you'll see the men's race to view live. Ridiculous!
Ah it’s there now…will just watch from the start and avoid updates !!
IPlayer > categories > sport > it’s there
Red button > World Champs > list of all available options. Men's XC is first in the menu
Plot twist! Blummin' roadies 🤪
Did Pidcock start from the back?
Well that's egg on the face of the UCI isn't it.
Can't even blame a wooden bridge this time.
Did Pidcock start from the back?
5th row I think.
Wouldnt have happened to brucewee..
Pidcock on his way!
Lap 2 and the pace is lightning. They are really pushing. Some big hits going on.
And yet, Nino still finding time for big whip on the jumps for the fans.
Absolute legend
Pidcock on his way!
11th to 5th on the second lap.
TBF MVdP tends to crash a lot in cross races too, he is a bit win or bust.
Tom’s got to the front group all of a sudden!
Good to hear Oli Beckinsale praising the state of MTB in the UK with lots of talent starting to come through.
Did Nino take a wide line to allow Tom on to the front?
Blinkin adverts at key times!
Now he’s gone off the front, come on Tom!!!
Go on Tom!
I don't ever want anyone to beat Nino.... Unless it's Tom!
Massive efforts!
Nino might get swallowed up at this rate into a big battle for 2nd and 3rd.
Ooh, watch out for Sam Gaze coming… 😳
Blinkin adverts at key times
None on bbc
None on bbc
No, but an odd cut to some slow mo’s just after an attack at the front!
This is a great advert for GB riders and riding isn't it. Brilliant.
<p>Never seen such an exciting XC race. Palms are sweaty!</p>
Great race, really enjoyed that!
Great stuff 😁
Brilliant!
Whoop!
Amazing race
the constant efforts into the red look absolutely brutal however. Not something I think I’d enjoy!
watched MVP crash and pidcock cross the line.
<p style="padding-left: 40px;">Roadies 1 and 2, had MvDP stayed up it might have been 1,2,3 😀😀😀</p>
In his words he couldn't go full out because his gears were jumping 😳
Sounds like he did amazingly well to nurse the bike through those last few laps. What a great racer.
Great stuff, enjoyed that.
And some if the comments I've seen are wondering if the UCI hadn't brought tom forward, Sam gaze would have won
Bit rubbish.
Excellent race, I thought.
Looked at the line that Sam gaze was a not over happy.
Air horns need banning. I had to watch most of that with the TV on mute. Must be horrendous to be in the crowd stood next to some **** giving it paarp paarp paarp every 30 seconds.
^cant say it bothered me
Ended up watching it on iPlayer (as Eurosport seemed to have screwed it up)... who was the lady commentator? I thought she was very good.
Air horns, clackers, bells etc should be mandatory for all spectators.
A race without would be awful.
Great race, just watched "as live" on iPlayer.
Can't say I noticed the air horns etc
Air horns need banning. I had to watch most of that with the TV on mute. Must be horrendous to be in the crowd stood next to some **** giving it paarp paarp paarp every 30 seconds
i was at salmon ladder all race and the atmosphere was electric. Horns, bells, saucepan lids all in scrim and I wouldn’t have it any other way
I was wondering what happened to MVP. I was at the salmon ladder when the crash happened - could hear the crowd in front of the big TV go 'ooh' but couldn't see the screen or hear the commentary.
Great atmosphere at all the spots I was at. Cowbells, vuvuzelas, airhorns, all good!
Watched on gcn, air horns etc helped with the atmosphere imo. I've memories of mundane xc footage without from 20 odd years ago made more mundane by light applause as riders went past.
I found Oli calling schurter, shooter all the time more irritating,
Great race - spotted Pidcock pointing at his bike as he went through the pits and wondered if there might be an issue (but the commentary team didn't notice it)
Was worried that Gaze might catch Pidcock with the way he was gaining on him.
The atmosphere looked great - was glad there weren't any morons revving the nuts off chainsaws as heard at some races!
was glad there weren’t any morons revving the nuts off chainsaws as heard at some races!
They were banned - quite rightly.
spotted Pidcock pointing at his bike as he went through the pits and wondered if there might be an issue (but the commentary team didn’t notice it)
Commentary team did mention but couldn't work out the problem. There was discussion that TP could not change gears.
I wonder whether he had a cleat problem - his left foot unclipped twice,
He mentioned post race that his rear mech was loose, so shifting was crap/he was worried it wouldn’t make the end.
Anyone watch the trials? Pretty thrilling finish
Jack Carthy looked like he got lost on the way to the XC… but yeah, it’s like when I watch snooker, I go to play pool thinking it’s easy and am shit, so when I try and hop up a kerb, having watched this, I’ll destroy a rim.
Cracking day (ignoring my youngests meltdown mid womens race). Great atmosphere, great racing, great track, great spectators. Everything was great. Particularly liked the amount of support the back markers were getting. Thus ends my report. Have some photos:
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I was at the salmon ladder today as well - great atmosphere. 
Excellent pictures, looks great fun!
And some if the comments I’ve seen are wondering if the UCI hadn’t brought tom forward
Tom was not brought forward, he started 5th row on merit. The only riders brought forward were MVDP & Sagan.
That salmon ladder looks quite steep in those photos.
Was a great race today,would have loved to have been there
who was the lady commentator? I thought she was very good.
Seconded, the chap called her Andrea and she sounded French. Apparently she’s Swiss?
spotted Pidcock pointing at his bike as he went through the pits and wondered if there might be an issue (but the commentary team didn’t notice it)
Commentary team did mention but couldn’t work out the problem. There was discussion that TP could not change gears.
yes the BBC team spotted it, we noticed pidders didn’t change gear much so we wondered if his mech had failed, but he did change: at the end of the race he said his mech felt loose and his gears were jumping so he didn’t want to put too much pressure on it. Did well on a bike in that state didn’t he?!
EDIT: Andrea Sauser, and the chap was Matt Payne
how is Mvdp doing, does anyone know?
Ah, I was watching on Gcn (ref; commentary on Pidcock's bike)
Great day out at the races. The highlight, of many, was finding a spot to watch the men’s race on a climb and realising we were opposite Evie Richards and Tracey Mosley. Evie was by far the most enthusiastic person there, chasing up and down and shouting encouragement.
Photos to follow when i get home
Why was Tom on a Mondraker?
So have we all watched
What a great day of XCO. Both races had some great individual performances and Ineos must be happy! Just hope we get to see the rainbow jersey in some of the (men’s) World Cup races over the next year, as Pidcock doesn’t do many.
Evie was by far the most enthusiastic person there, chasing up and down and shouting encouragement.
Loved that. Fair play to her. Love her enthusiasm.
Looks like a good day at Glentress! It was pretty grim back in Glasgow for the Under 23s Men’s road race - the rain was torrential as they came over the Crow Rd, and a fair number of them looked like they were firmly in the type 2 fun zone.
Good day today, amazing atmosphere. Stunned though by how good it looks on TV, Scotland have done us proud.
Wish I could have seen the MTB - I caught bits of it on streaming in between the para-cycling races that I was working on.
Final event of the Championship, women's road race.
https://www.cyclist.co.uk/news/uci-world-championships-road-race-womens-favourites
Last day. 🙁
I have LOVED these champs and I think the UCI’s plan has worked on me - I’ve ended up watching a whole bunch of stuff I wouldn’t have (which includes a load of XC).
Has anyone else found themselves watching bikes that they hadn’t expected to?
Tom was not brought forward, he started 5th row on merit. The only riders brought forward were MVDP & Sagan.
TP was moved forward one row.
that said he's posted that he disagreed with the rule change even though he benefitted.
Has anyone else found themselves watching bikes that they hadn’t expected to?
I wasn't thrilled to be working on the para-cycling road races to be honest. Fair old trek down to Dumfries plus some long days but actually it was mostly a great set of races, stuff that I probably wouldn't have watched otherwise.
The tandems were insane - SO fast. Apart from the poor Ghanaian women who I think had been thrown into it with zero preparation from a team/country that didn't care. They had a barely working bike, no kit, no support (the two blokes with them didn't care in the slightest, they looked like they'd been conscripted to be there). None of them had a clue, they had about 6 words of English between them. Mystery as to how or why they'd been invited to to World Championships - none of them were capable of being in a beginner race, never mind the WC!
However, most of it was cool. And Sarah Storey is always awesome.
Similar story I believe for one of the African cyclists in the MTB - no team, no support crew.
One of the Yorkshire cycling clubs were there in force and volunteered to support him.
The way it should be in the end.
PS - he was definitely a better rider than me though.
Awesome day yesterday. We moved around a bit, in woods near Salmon drop for the women's then near the climb/ stream gap area for the men's then the finish line. Great crowd, great racing, top noise and support for everyone. Loved it. Remembered a bell too. Also caught up with a bunch of folk we hadn't seen for a while - good stuff.
Organisation was spot on too, no real wait for the buses etc, everything worked well.
Great work by all the volunteers 👍.
Tense finish for the Women's Road Race!
Last few km, Lizzie Deignan in the lead group of 4.
Big crowds in Glasgow, great atmosphere.
poor Ghanaian women who I think had been thrown into it with zero preparation from a team/country that didn’t care.
There was a Ghanaian (I think ) at the men's time trial - his bike was way too small for him.
Appeared to be enjoying himself but my knees would have been screaming!
I watched the trials on gcn. Some unbelievable moves, and all that in soaking rain. Jack Carthy's win was nailbiting, went right down to his final section.
There was a Ghanaian (I think ) at the men’s time trial – his bike was way too small for him.
If it was the Ghanaian, he arrived on a plane with no bikes, was competing in MTB marathon, time trial and Grand Fondo. He was loaned bikes by Billy Bilsland Cycles and, apparently, he said he had never seen bikes like them before. He finished the MTB marathon 4 hours after the winner. What a legend.