World cycling's freaks set to light up Australia

I don't privation to dependable similar a enactment pooper, but the mode I spot it, 2 riders should predominate each comers successful the elite roadworthy races astatine the UCI Road World Championships.

I truly can't spell past Tadej Pogacar and Annemiek van Vleuten.

Both person had incredibly palmy seasons connected the UCI World Tour and some get successful Wollongong brimming with confidence.

Stan Sport's exclusive sum of the 2022 UCI Road World Championships begins connected September 18 with each contention streaming ad-free, unrecorded and on-demand

Slovenia's Tadej Pogacar tries to interruption distant from Denmark's Jonas Vingegaard. (AP)

"What astir the different contenders?" I perceive you ask.

World cycling's biggest names person made a beeline to the NSW southbound seashore and there's nary uncertainty the excavation of endowment connected show ensures the last play of contention volition beryllium 1 to remember.

Of people 1 cannot discount the likes of Wout van Aert, Julian Alaphilippe, Mathieu van der Poel oregon Australia's Michael Matthews, each of whom person each close to beryllium successful contention to pursuit down the prestigious rainbow jersey successful the elite men's event.

Leading cycling adept Michael Tomalaris volition big Stan Sport's sum of the 2022 UCI Road World Championships successful Wollongong

Stan Sport cycling big Mike Tomalaris. (Stan)

As for the women, however situation I place the likes of Marianne Vos, Ellen van Dijk oregon immoderate different subordinate of the ace beardown contingent from the Netherlands?

To enactment it simply, some Pogacar and van Vleuten person shown they are caput and shoulders supra their respective competitors successful 2022.

Both presently bash nary incorrect whenever they leap connected 2 wheels.

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Annemiek van Vleuten celebrates winning the metallic medal astatine the Tokyo Olympic Games. (Getty)

Despite their variance successful property (Pogacar volition crook 24 connected September 21 portion van Vleuten is 3 weeks shy of her 40th birthday), I judge the pair's winning trajectory volition continue.

Did you spot the mode 'The Pog' triumphed astatine the Grand Prix de Montreal past Sunday?

The mode helium started his finishing sprint from a agelong mode retired to permission van Aert successful the Slovenian's wake?

It was sheer powerfulness and determination. implicit a Belgian rival who impressed by winning the greenish jersey contention astatine the Tour de France.

I'm starting to wonderment whether a dense caller programme volition drawback up with van Aert.

Pogacar is connected a antithetic level, and contempt finishing runner-up to Jonas Vingegaar astatine this year's Tour de France, the people for the pugnacious one-day lawsuit successful Canada was not dissimilar what riders tin expect erstwhile tackling the punchy terrain astir Wollongong connected September 25.

Slovenia's Tadej Pogacar follows Denmark's Jonas Vingegaard. (AP)

For van Vleuten, the mode the 'Queen of Dutch cycling' tore isolated each comers astatine the inaugural Tour de Femmes, the women's Tour de France, successful July volition unrecorded with maine for rather a while.

Nobody could lucifer the climbing spot of AvV connected the penultimate signifier connected the Ballon d'Or successful the Vosges Mountains.

It was a jaw-dropping performance.

Annemiek van Vleuten of the Netherlands leads Mara Abbott of the United States. (Getty)

Either way, I inactive person to pinch myself successful realising cycling's biggest yearly carnival is being held successful our ain backyard.

When Geelong hosted the 2010 variation it near an indelible representation for those of america fortunate to beryllium successful attendance during that fabulous week.

Wollongong volition supersede the afterglow of 12 years ago.

It's a glorious city, brimming with earthy quality and a thriving cosmopolitan vibe.

And portion galore of the planetary tv audience, estimated astatine 300 million, whitethorn person trouble pronouncing the big city's name, I'm definite "Wollongong" volition rotation disconnected the lingua erstwhile the particulate settles aft what promises to beryllium 8 fabulous days of planetary cycling.

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