Video of the Fiesole Climb; the ascent on the course at the World Road Race Championships that will be tackled each lap during the junior men's and elite men's and elite women's races in the coming days. Is it hard enough for Dan Martin and Nicolas Roche?
We've put together this handy little guide for you outlining the Irish interest in the TTs and road races in the week ahead at the World Championships in Florence, Italy.
We've included the race times and distances each day, the Irish riders in each event and even maps of the routes and a detailed look at the two climbs on the road races circuit.
Stickybottle's Guide to the World Championships
Tuesday, 24th September
Junior Men Time Trial 25.34km
Mark Downey is off at 10:07.30am Irish time (11:07.30am local time)
Wednesday 25th September
Elite Men Time Trial 56.8km
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Nicolas Roche is off at 1:21pm Irish time (2:21pm local time)
Saturday 28th September:
Junior Men Road Race 139.65km
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Starts at 8:30am local time, 7:30am Irish time
The race will take the riders 57.2km from Montecatini Terme into Florence and once in Florence they will then negotiate five laps of a 16.6km course with a tough climb each lap.
Eddie Dunbar
Dylan Foley
Mark Downey
Here's the route profile for the junior race:
Elite Women Road Race: 139.65km
Starts at 1:15pm Irish time, 2:15 pm local time
Like the junior men, the race will take the riders 57.2km from Montecatini Terme into Florence and once in Florence they will then negotiate five laps of a 16.6km course with a tough climb each lap.
Olivia Dillon
Melanie Spath
Here's the route profile for the elite women's race:
Sunday 29th September:
Elite Men Road Race 272.26km
The race will take the riders 106.6km from Lucca into Florence and once in Florence they will then negotiate 10 laps of a 16.6km course with a tough climb each lap.
Sam Bennett
Matt Brammeier
Daniel Martin
Nicolas Roche
Here's the profile of the elite men's course:
Here's a detailed look at the climbs on the course
Climb 1:
Climb 2:
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