I agree. The peloton will be long and thin all race, so positioning will be critical. There will be a fight to move up throughout the entire race. Throw in narrow, winding roads (that are almost certain to be at least a little wet and slippery at that time of year) and road furniture/elevated bike paths/granite mid-line dividers/etc. and you've got a lot of crashes to be expected.
I'm also curious to see who messes up the sprint by launching way too early--easy to do on that hill.
Boring flat course
ruam2 10 months ago
beautiful course, hope to be there.
flat, narrow roads, plenty of turns, plenty of road furniture = plenty of crashes
NomadDnB 11 months ago
@NomadDnB
I agree. The peloton will be long and thin all race, so positioning will be critical. There will be a fight to move up throughout the entire race. Throw in narrow, winding roads (that are almost certain to be at least a little wet and slippery at that time of year) and road furniture/elevated bike paths/granite mid-line dividers/etc. and you've got a lot of crashes to be expected.
I'm also curious to see who messes up the sprint by launching way too early--easy to do on that hill.
ergmonkey 10 months ago