Clásica San Sebastián 2025, one day race, August 2

[Lequack]

No, especially since he's not riding it.

What? That's a shame. Are UAE trying to just lose it intentionally?

 

[Brullnux]

Ciccone got quite a bit better in his late 20s, recall him getting sent packing by post-injury Froome in a Tour breakaway a few seasons back

I think Ciccone was just on the back of the Giro tbf, where he'd won a stage. He's definitely followed a trad cycling progression but it's also quite funny that he has two monument podiums in the Pogacar/Remco era and a top five on the Mur de Huy, and he's raced a grand total of five Ardennes classics.

 

[CleanCiclismo]

What? That's a shame. Are UAE trying to just lose it intentionally?

UAE have a policy of 1 grand tour per year for young riders. They did the same for Pog for ages.

 

[QueenStagiaire]

Roglič domming here is a bit silly although with the shorter final hill, there‘s at least a bit of sense.

 

[Savant12]

What? That's a shame. Are UAE trying to just lose it intentionally?

Well they are sending Ayuso.

 

[QueenStagiaire]

UAE have a policy of 1 grand tour per year for young riders. They did the same for Pog for ages.

Pog was just unable to ride the Vuelta most years and didn‘t do the Giro because of the classics.

 

[CyclistAbi]

Rogla will catch them.

 

[Brullnux]

There isn't exactly a huge amount of 1 day races for Ciccone to choose from.

He's only ever raced Liege-Bastogne-Liege three times, San Sebastian likewise, Fleche twice, Strade Bianche once. You're right that there's not that many to choose from, but he's not really going for the ones that he can choose from other than Lombardia and Emilia.

 

[Red Rick]

Taking pulls at the bottom of Murgil is just madness.

 

[Didinho]

El Muro.

Hoping Ciccone can hold on, he looked strong on the previous one.

 

[Tim Cahill]

See if Bauke was here then Ciccone could be sitting on pointing being like yeah I've got a boy behind so I can't pull, instead they have him doing dishonourable half-marathons

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[Sciatic]

Rogla will catch them.

He is certainly the one putting the most into the chase

 

[CyclistAbi]

Savage Rogla.

 

[Red Rick]

Taps CSS profile: "I can fit so many blow ups in this bad boy"

 

[Didinho]

Christen saved himself the last 40km. He’s coming fast.

 

[Tim Cahill]

Haha Christen is a bit of a loose cannon, quite like him

 

[Berniece]

Jan Christen would be the second youngest winner ever

 

[buddy buddy buddy]

does christen or plpapp suck the most?

 

[Berniece]

Beautiful from Ciccone

 

[Cycling111]

Well they are sending Ayuso.

I think because of the threat of leaving the team.

 

[QueenStagiaire]

He looks so easy, wow! LOL

 

[Red Rick]

U hahahaha E

 

[Samamba]

Grande Ciccone

 

[ice&fire]

Brilliant UAE tactics

 

[Didinho]

GIULIOOO!!