Junior racing - The stars of the future

[RedheadDane]

Does anyone know anything about Death?
More specifically whether he's a 1st Year Junior, who rode a few National Series races last year.
Or a 2nd Year Junior, who only rode National Series races last year.

(No. I wasn't being philosophical.)

 

[Samu Cuenca]

Does anyone know anything about Death?
More specifically whether he's a 1st Year Junior, who rode a few National Series races last year.
Or a 2nd Year Junior, who only rode National Series races last year.

(No. I wasn't being philosophical.)

Maybe he is too old to be a junior and that's why he got disqualified?

 

[Wyndbrook]

Maybe he is too old to be a junior and that's why he got disqualified?

Took too long to warm up.

 

[LosBrolin]

Two Junior fantasy games this season

First ever version for the junior women

https://twitter.com/x/status/1873647800308895892

View: https://x.com/LosBrolin/status/1873647800308895892


Race calendar : https://firstcycling.com/race.php?y=2025&t=7

Fourth edition of the junior men's game

https://twitter.com/x/status/1864920332580061380

View: https://x.com/LosBrolin/status/1864920332580061380


Race calendar https://firstcycling.com/race.php?y=2025&t=4

Points will be based on the FC Junior ranking (see 2024 https://firstcycling.com/ranking.php?k=fc&rank=jr&y=2024)

Points are based on stages/GC, using the table shown below. The only variation is the x.x factor we’ve assigned to races. For example, Nations Cup races score more points than J.2.1 races, and so on

 

[RedheadDane]

What's people's opinion on this?

This country is banning time trial bikes for juniors – I think it's a great idea

Cycling equipment is expensive enough, and winning shouldn't only be for the wealthy

www.cyclingweekly.com

 

[janraaskalt]

What's people's opinion on this?

This country is banning time trial bikes for juniors – I think it's a great idea

Cycling equipment is expensive enough, and winning shouldn't only be for the wealthy

www.cyclingweekly.com

Sane idea. TT bikes for juniors makes the sport unnecessarily expensive for kids (their parents).

 

[Potomac]

What's people's opinion on this?

This country is banning time trial bikes for juniors – I think it's a great idea

Cycling equipment is expensive enough, and winning shouldn't only be for the wealthy

www.cyclingweekly.com

I like it.

 

[Wyndbrook]

What's people's opinion on this?

This country is banning time trial bikes for juniors – I think it's a great idea

Cycling equipment is expensive enough, and winning shouldn't only be for the wealthy

www.cyclingweekly.com

A good idea, really should be sport wide to ensure parity.

 

[RedheadDane]

Hold on, these two guys aren't twins?!

Bodhi Klein

Bodhi Klein is a 17-year-old cyclist from Netherlands, born September 15th 2008. He rides for Goudenbod-Parkhotel Development Team.

firstcycling.com

Jesse Klein

Jesse Klein is a 17-year-old cyclist from Netherlands, born May 29th 2008. He rides for Goudenbod-Parkhotel Development Team.

firstcycling.com

 

[Samu Cuenca]

Hold on, these two guys aren't twins?!

Bodhi Klein

Bodhi Klein is a 17-year-old cyclist from Netherlands, born September 15th 2008. He rides for Goudenbod-Parkhotel Development Team.

firstcycling.com

Jesse Klein

Jesse Klein is a 17-year-old cyclist from Netherlands, born May 29th 2008. He rides for Goudenbod-Parkhotel Development Team.

firstcycling.com

Maybe one of them decided to stay in the womb for another 3.5 months.

Here's a photo of them from 2022. They do not not look alike, but according to a post from their current team, they are not related.

They have both raced for ASC Olympia, which Isa (not Lisa) Klein also has, and she is apparently Jesse's sister.

 

[Wyndbrook]

Jaen nations cup for junior women today with Erin Boothman winning from probable favourite and future Movistar rider Paula Ostiz.
Not strongest of fields with very few national teams competing , but hey got to in to win.

 

[RedheadDane]

Let's play a game.
Spot the error:

Startlist for Kuurne - Brussel - Kuurne Juniors 2025

Competing teams and riders for Kuurne - Brussel - Kuurne Juniors 2025. Top competitors are , and .

www.procyclingstats.com

 

[Wyndbrook]

Probably get worked over by the Pidcock boys.(Fensham Howes)

 

[Coffeeplanter]

First junior race of the year, all second year Spaniards delivering. Enaut Urcaregui, Enrique Maranchon and Javier Cubillas. Fwiw, all three are on my list of Spaniards to not be signed by Unzue, and so far he is off to a hot start with Maranchon going to Israel.

Haugetun only 57th.

 

[RedheadDane]

If you can't get enough of watching rainy French races!

Three riders on the attack
No clue who they are. (Looks like De Smeyter, Groman, and... someone else...)
Or how much of a gap they have.
Just over 50 Ks to go.

 

[RedheadDane]

We got a kid solo. Looks like one of the Chevigny kids.
16ish KTG.

 

[RedheadDane]

Update:
Edouard Claisse.

Less than 5 Ks. Looks like he's gonna take it.

And he wins.

I need to know more about this kid; looked like he was lapping up riders like Evenepoel in Vejle!

 

[Karl Merckx]

Edouard Claisse is where the hype is.

called it exactly a year ago.

 

[Devil's Elbow]

Ashlin Barry just the casual 5% faster than everyone else in the Cottbus TT this morning, having already won the first stage in a bunch sprint yesterday.

 

[Wyndbrook]

Juniors racing on a friday, should have all been at school.

 

[RedheadDane]

I have a question.
Doesn't 15 d'Abril mean April 15th? So what - on Earth - is the meaning of this?

12.04

Trofeu 15 d'Abril

1.1

MJ

 

[Samu Cuenca]

I have a question.
Doesn't 15 d'Abril mean April 15th? So what - on Earth - is the meaning of this?

12.04

Trofeu 15 d'Abril

1.1

MJ

It appears to have neen held on the 15th 2015-17 before they've settled on doing it during a weekend.

 

[Potomac]

It appears to have neen held on the 15th 2015-17 before they've settled on doing it during a weekend.

They should make it Aprilteenth.

 

[RedheadDane]

Noah Møller Andersen was on the prelimiary startlist for the Danish National team on PCS.
Now he's on the final startlist... for Grenke.

So, either PCS made a mistake, or he was originally going to ride for the National Team, but had to switch over to Grenke.
I'm guessing that even though the rules aren't as strict as in the grown-up ranks; riders can represent their national teams, even if their club team is also riding, the club team has priority.

Anyway; due to the Junior Game on FirstCycling, I'll be cheering for riders from several different countries, among them a Child.

 

[Netserk]

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e5BLn0x1AE4