Lesser Known Race Results 2017

[Red Rick]

attempts to forget these races are WT hadn't been in vein it seems

 

[LaFlorecita]

Gougeard wins La Polynormande

 

[TourOfSardinia]

Live stream ? or delayed transmission?
Prudential RideLondon & Surrey Classic
https://www.firstone.tv/Live/France/Eurosport-1-162

 

[TourOfSardinia]

trentin for the win

 

[Libertine Seguros]

Re:

attempts to forget these races are WT hadn't been in vein it seems

In fairness to RideLondon, it's usually more selective and interesting than the parcours gives it any right to be.

However, the fact the men get this fairly interesting out - hilly loop - back course and the women ride a 90 minute crit which somehow still gets to be a WT event is just flat out bad, when a much better alternative would be so easy to organize. A female hobby cyclist can go out there and ride the more interesting course, why can't the best in the world?

Anyways, a slight shame it comes before August 1st this year, I seem to recall this was Fernando Gaviria's first race day as a stagiare at OPQS a couple of years back, when we all thought he was a sprinter and nothing but a sprinter following his breakout at the Tour de San Luis, and he basically announced he was going to be big in one day.

 

[TMP402]

Bit of a flop by Sky. Instead of keeping a tempo for Viviani to win from a bunch sprint, they drilled it on the front for Kennaugh to attack, but he brought Trentin and Impey with him.

Edit: Yes, okay, as a team pursuiter he may attack from 2-3km and win solo from that trio, but it must have been obvious he might bring guys who could outsprint him.

 

[TMP402]

And then Kennaugh drops from the trio...

 

[TourOfSardinia]

Trentin doing too much of the work in the break

 

[Laplaz]

Re:

Gougeard wins La Polynormande

Finally he wins a race again.

 

[TMP402]

For those not watching, Stuyven, Trentin and Impey have 15" with 16km to go, with a flat run-in and the peloton not working cohesively.

 

[TMP402]

Impey drops on a mini climb. 12" with 14km to go.

 

[TMP402]

Trentin and Impey have been out for 10s of kms without food or water and are suffering.

 

[TMP402]

16" for Stuyven and Trentin with 8.5km to go.

There's a big tailwind and the peloton still isn't working properly.

 

[GenericBoonenFan]

One Katusha guy on the front with 4 Trek riders protecting the break from Stuyven behind him.

 

[TMP402]

16" with 5.5km to go! Tight!

 

[Gigs_98]

WTH is the rest of the peloton doing. Are they seriously f*cking this up?

 

[TMP402]

Yup 12" with 3km to go. Bear in mind they've had under 20" for about 20km IIRC.

 

[Akuryo]

This is too funny how they can't get two guys for ages.

 

[TMP402]

This always happens at this race for some reason. The "dead roads" perhaps.

 

[TMP402]

Caught with 1km to go!

 

[TMP402]

Kristoff wins?

Edit: Kristoff wins.

 

[TourOfSardinia]

Kristoff finally
all the work pulling by the two K guys worth it in the end.

 

[Ricco']

DELETED

Reason: It wasn't Mareczko in the group, it was Belletti, so the post doesn't make sense.

 

[Alexandre B.]

Saddest WT top 10 since Cadel Evans Great Ocean race, I believe.

 

[Gigs_98]

I mean at the end the peloton caught the group but still you have to wonder what they were thinking. Teams like Orica had whole leadout trains but instead of sending one or two riders to the front of the peloton they rather took the huge risk giving the win to the break.

Also, Kristoff is an absolute monster in WT races which don't deserve that status.