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World Championships 2022 Route Vote
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| AbhishekLFC |
Posted on 03-04-2023 07:37
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Slightly modified from last season's post.
With the end of the season rapidly approaching, it's time to select a route for the season's grand finale, the World Championships.
History:
2021:  Flat
2020:  Hill
2019:  Cobbled Mountain
2018:  Flat
2017:  Hill
2016:  Cobbles
2015:  Mountain
2014:  Flat
2013: Hill
2012:  Cobbles
2011:  Hill
2010:  Mountain
2009:  Hill (Flat finish)
2008:  Hill
As flat won last season, it will not be one of the choices this time. Please vote for your choice from the others.
Vote on exact location/route will follow once there is a clear winner here. Please nominate suggestions for routes in this thread.
Generally the ITT and TTT routes will match the RR course.
Deadline: 15th April, 23:59:59 PM, Daily Time
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| cunego59 |
Posted on 03-04-2023 09:07
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As 2020 was already virtually a mountain race (Herklotz, Lecuisinier and Phinney in the Top 4), my vote goes to cobbles. If we choose hills, we should make sure to choose a course that suits the true puncheurs.
Thanks for getting this started, Abhi!
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| hillis91 |
Posted on 03-04-2023 09:23
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Voted Hills. As WC's should be 
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| SotD |
Posted on 03-04-2023 10:19
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I have opted for hills as I think it’s the one route where a lot of different type of riders have a shot.
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| whitejersey |
Posted on 03-04-2023 10:33
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Cobbles or hills for sure!
Somewhat sad that we can't get another flat WC, it was a joy to report last year's WC, some really fun racing was undertaken there for sure.
I personally voted cobbles because I think it's fun but as long as we don't get mountains I am happy!
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| Croatia14 |
Posted on 03-04-2023 10:50
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It's time for cobbles again!
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| TheManxMissile |
Posted on 03-04-2023 10:52
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Hills - I'd love us to go back to the Rio Olympic circuit, that's a super fun course & we haven't been to South America since 2010. Otherwise a WC in the Netherlands is long overdue (and could also be used for Cobbles)
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| alexkr00 |
Posted on 03-04-2023 11:26
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Cobbles! But proper cobbles, not the bullshit we had in 2019 
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| ivaneurope |
Posted on 03-04-2023 11:31
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Voted for Mountain, because it'll be unfair if Hill is selected for a second time in 3 season. But I'm fine with cobbles as well.
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| sammyt93 |
Posted on 03-04-2023 17:03
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Give me a hilly cobbled route for Tom David to challenge on please
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| Ollfardh |
Posted on 03-04-2023 17:14
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Proper cobbles please!
Changed my sig, this was getting absurd.
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| Fabianski |
Posted on 03-04-2023 20:14
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Everything but cobbles please, as otherwise I can't send a single rider 
Going for hills then, although it's probably hopeless 
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| Nemolito |
Posted on 05-04-2023 14:33
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Cobblers haven't really been able to shine since 2016, so it's time they had a nice cobbled route that suits the WC's. Thinking one step further, we've only had 1 WC hosted in Africa (in 2015), and with the cobbles available in Rwanda and them having some strong presence in MG, I'd love a Rwandan (Kigali?) cobbled WC
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| Roman |
Posted on 06-04-2023 16:12
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Voted for hills as I have almost no cobble riders, but a cobble course in NZ would not be too bad. A nice farewell for a legend in his home country in his final competitive season, just why not...
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| Croatia14 |
Posted on 06-04-2023 20:46
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Nemolito wrote:
Cobblers haven't really been able to shine since 2016, so it's time they had a nice cobbled route that suits the WC's. Thinking one step further, we've only had 1 WC hosted in Africa (in 2015), and with the cobbles available in Rwanda and them having some strong presence in MG, I'd love a Rwandan (Kigali?) cobbled WC
Just had some thoughts without looking at the thread and when I opened it to post it I find Nemolito having laid out exactly my thoughts 2 posts above. What an embarassment to me.
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| Ollfardh |
Posted on 06-04-2023 20:53
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Wall of Kigali would make it more like 2019 again though, I don't think the advantage should be given to the climbing cobblers once again.
Changed my sig, this was getting absurd.
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| tastasol |
Posted on 07-04-2023 22:03
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A bit biased here, but cobbles is always my number one choice <3 <3
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| AbhishekLFC |
Posted on 10-04-2023 08:24
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As the voting is not entirely one-sided yet, keeping this open for now. Please vote if you have done so already.
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| AbhishekLFC |
Posted on 16-04-2023 06:29
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Deadline is not over yet, but I think the results are quite clear already:
Mountain 20% [9 Votes]
Cobbles 50% [22 Votes]
Hill 30% [13 Votes]
The 2022 World Championships will be held on a Cobbled route.
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| AbhishekLFC |
Posted on 16-04-2023 06:40
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The options I'm thinking about for the Route Vart part 2 are hilly cobbles and flat cobbles. Is there anything else possible?
Will set up part 2 in a couple of days.
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