Tadej Pogacar (Slovenia) believes that it will be «impossible» to drop either Wout van Aert (Belgium) or Mathieu van der Poel (Netherlands) during the men's World Championship road race.
Van Aert and Van der Poel again appear right among the favourites to take the rainbow jersey in Wollongong, with the peloton taking on a 266.9km course on the east Australian coast.
Ad After negotiating an early climbing test, the riders will take on 12 loops of a city circuit that includes just a single climb to Mount Pleasant.
World ChampionshipsRider ratings: Five-star Evenepoel leads Ganna in time trial field16/09/2022 AT 15:28 The short, sharp burst features a peak gradient of 14%, averaging out at 7.7%, and should be significant enough to end any hopes of a medal for the pure sprinters.