Kasia Niewiadoma wants shorter race course in World Championship - “Anytime it’s over 150, everybody is so cautious"

The World Championships have finally come to an end. While it’s certainly known for its use of long tracks, Kasia Niewiadoma argues that it destroys the thrill of the race and misses out on the action in shorter courses.

“I think it’s always like this when we have long races. That’s why I’m a big fan of having something like 130 or 140ks because the race is way more explosive and way more dynamic and we have more attacks going on,” said Niewiadoma.

She urged the organisers to look for other shorter courses. “Anytime it’s over 150, everybody is so cautious. It’s like there’s no racing but just riding, and I really hope that the next editions will be more like 140k so that the action is on from early straight away,” said Niewiadoma.

She did not forget to congratulate Annemiek Van Vleuten for her dedication and World Champion title. “. I don’t know how she sprints with that elbow, chapeau,” she said. “I was aware of Van Vleuten attacking, but we also had sprinters in there like Lotte Kopecky. I’m not a sprinter. I guess my breakaway got caught and she launched the attack,” concluded Niewiadoma.