Three Quick Thoughts: World Road Race Championships: Spencer Martin’s initial post-race reactions from a battle of the titans on a brutal city center circuit at the World Championships in Glasgow, Scotland.
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*** You can read the full PEZ ‘Race Report’ HERE . *** 2023 World champion – Mathieu van der Poel Inside the final 25 kilometers of hours of all-out racing in the streets of Glasgow, Scotland, Mathieu van der Poel attacked, and dropped, an elite front group of Mads Pedersen, Tadej Pogačar, and Wout van Aert on an almost absurdly technical 50-corner 14-kilometer-long city circuit to solo to his first career Elite Men’s Road Race World Title. Not even a crash from Van der Poel, after he slid out in the wet downhill corner with 17 kilometers remaining, could derail the dream ride, and the Dutch superstar eventually crossed the finish line 1’37 ahead of Van Aert, who came in a few seconds ahead of Pogačar. Solo winner
To highlight a few key things from one of the biggest/best races of the season as soon as possible, below are my quick thoughts about the race before my full race breakdown:
2023 World Road Race Championships Top Five
1) Mathieu van der Poel (The Netherlands) +0
2) Wout van Aert (Belgium) +1’37
3) Tadej Pogačar (Slovenia) +1’45
4) Mads Pedersen (Denmark) +1’45 5) Stefan Küng (Switzerland) […]
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