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I mean, you're not. Worlds of what? What was the course like? How much time did they lose? Who picked the tyres and accepted the risk - presumably the rider? What was the puncture? How many other racers used the same tyres without issue? Your n=1 one doesn't prove anything, in the same way mine doesn't.
I'm not racing to win, I'm racing for distance/time so there's zero reason to use something slower. If you're riding 25s every week then missing one due to a flat is probably no biggie. On the other hand, if you've flown around the world to race something important and not properly considered the course and tyre requirements, well, that's not the tyre's fault.
hippy-
Ah yeah the usual childish "you are wrong hippy is right" stance, I shouldn't have indulged but I'll finish.
Your opinion that a race tyre with no puncture protection is fine for all racing including racing long time trials on crap rides is your own; I am correct in not blaming the tyre but the user choice. Which you then weirdly agreed with. I maintain the watt saving at all costs when riding in on crap roads doesn't make sense.
In any case, I chose the STR over the TT today as I needed to be able to ride multiple non-race journeys prior to the start line. The 3w penalty I was confident wouldn't make a difference, didn't. And fwiw, I was racing for the win, I couldn't care less about my time on the course.
onyerbike
I'm this case, I am :)