🚴‍♂️🚴‍♀️ World Championship — Men’s Road Race Breakaway riders!! Who are they? For many riders, the best chance of a top 10 will come from a breakaway. Either get into the morning break and gain some time before entering the laps, or attack early once the race enters the circuit. For those betting, this could also be a chance to find a rider who can sneak into the top 10. Looking at the “most km in breakaway” stats, there are a few riders we can expect to be active. Look out for: 🇪🇸 Raúl García Pierna / Igor Arrieta 🇳🇴 Andreas Leknessund 🇺🇸 Kevin Vermaerke 🇩🇰 Kron / Valgren 🇨🇿 Jakub Otruba 🇫🇷 Alex Baudin Early in the laps: 🇮🇪 Healy 🇺🇸 Simmons Want to look deeper into these riders and their skills? I’ve analysed the riders and nations here 👇 ingarbergeland.substack.com/…

🧵🚴‍♀️🌍 Women’s World Championship — Road Race It will be a great race for sure. Long race and a demanding circuit, with 8 laps. What kind of rider profile will handle this route best? The ability to climb will be important, but I also think puncheur capabilities will matter a lot on this circuit. And with the length of the race, endurance will play a big part — which could favour the Classics specialists. How to understand the graphs Y-axis: Average score for Sprint, Hill and Mountain. X-axis: Flat score. A high score here is often associated with strong riders with good endurance, and riders who tend to perform well in the Classics. Dataset: @ZoerCyclingStat Score is based on 3 years of results and stage profiles. Let’s analyse the riders and nations 👇