World Championships Discussion (With Spoilers)

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Originally Posted by Polyglot

One thing that nobody has mentioned but that the bookies have noticed is the home country advantage. It does not matter where you race, when racing in home, you will always have an additional spur to exceed yourself, even if in nothing more than a support role. I think this is why the bookies give Boassen Hagen such high odds. The weather in Bergen also favors those who are accustomed to rather harsh weather (Dutch, Belgian, Scandinavians, Sagan...). I have been to Bergen and Norway many times and the weather truly is unique

EBH of 2011 would have been great here. EBH of today? I'm not as sure

Originally Posted by cadence90

Yes, surprisingly a long time. The last Dutchman was Joop Zoetemelk, 1985.

wonder which will happen first. Next Dutch winner of the men's road race (Olympic or UCI) or the next Dutch winner of the World Cup or Euro. The Dutch cyclists have a bit of head start, as it'll be at least another three years before the next Euro.