Lesser Known Race Results 2020

[Akuryo]

I'm happy for Simon Clarke to finally win something. He deserved it for his great 2019.

Im kinda torn. On one hand I am actually happy for Clarke, but on the other hand I know that I will hear about it from Kirby for the next few years. Every race he commentates that Clarke will race, this story will come up. Every, single, freaking time. That or how he is a favorite for San Remo.

 

[SafeBet]

Alan Banaszek wins Grand Prix Managvat - Side in Turkey.

The guy is still only 22 and he was already mixing up with Hodeg, Jakobsen and Halvorsen in 2017 Tour de l'Avenir sprints and had a top10 finish in a Tour de Pologne stage that year, probably considered Polish biggest u-23 male road cycling talent at the time. This year he riders for a Polish conti team after an absolutely horrendous season with Caja Rural last year. I wonder what went wrong with him at the Spanish team.

Huge talent, yes.
He's also the biggest DNF collector in the pro peloton. Makes you wonder if there's a work ethic issue.

 

[Bye Bye Bicycle]

He's also the biggest DNF collector in the pro peloton. Makes you wonder if there's a work ethic issue.

Not even close. And nothing tops this guy's DNF record: https://cqranking.com/men/asp/gen/rider_palm.asp?riderid=20711&year=2016&all=1&current=0

 

[Anderis]

Look at this guy's early 2017 season: https://www.procyclingstats.com/rider/jon-ander-insausti/2017

 

[tobydawq]

Look at this guy's early 2017 season: https://www.procyclingstats.com/rider/jon-ander-insausti/2017

At least he tried in Roubaix. Sad

At the other end of the spectrum we have Greg. He hasn't DNF'ed anything since Lombardia 2016. And somehow he has managed to ride and finish all World Championships since he turned professional.

Aurélien Paret-Peintre from AG2R is also impressive in that regard. Apart from the French Nationals last year he has not had one DNF in a professional race.

 

[SafeBet]

Not even close. And nothing tops this guy's DNF record: https://cqranking.com/men/asp/gen/rider_palm.asp?riderid=20711&year=2016&all=1&current=0

Yep, it was a hyperbole but still:

• in 2018 Banaszek finished 8 of the 20 races he started;
• in 2019 Banaszek finished 8 of the 18 races he started (and 2 of them were Hammer Series).

Not bad.

 

[repre]

Yep, it was a hyperbole but still:

• in 2018 Banaszek finished 8 of the 20 races he started;
• in 2019 Banaszek finished 8 of the 18 races he started (and 2 of them were Hammer Series).

Not bad.

And i took him twice this years in CQ game)

 

[Bolder]

Barguil, Nibali, Clarke had a great weekend. I wonder if Nairo's success has motivated Warren? He seems like a guy whose mental condition really influences his performance. Also...Cavagna is a beast. Wish I could have seen the Rhone valley races on TV.

 

[WKA311]

Big sprinting talent Olav Kooij from the Jumbo Academy wins his second ever race out of the juniors, the Umag Trophy. Second to Marko Kump and third to Niklas Märkl.

 

[postmanhat]

With Strade gone, does anyone know if
Grote prijs Jean-Pierre Monseré
is likely to be televised?

Asking for someone with no friends

 

[RedheadDane]

With Strade gone, does anyone know if
Grote prijs Jean-Pierre Monseré
is likely to be televised?

Asking for someone with no friends

Even with Strade, I fail to see how that could've kept GP Monseré from being televised; two different days, two different countries…

 

[Kaptain Kool]

With Strade gone, does anyone know if
Grote prijs Jean-Pierre Monseré
is likely to be televised?

Asking for someone with no friends

This race (and I think all Belgian Cycling Cup races) will be on Sporza.

 

[geisterhome]

Was somebody watching the Tour of Taiwan? Strangely it was Eurosport.

 

[Kaptain Kool]

Was somebody watching the Tour of Taiwan? Strangely it was Eurosport.

Taiwan has been on Eurosport for several years now, though usually just 15 min-per-stage highlights.

 

[geisterhome]

Taiwan has been on Eurosport for several years now, though usually just 15 min-per-stage highlights.

On my Eurosport player this year it's an hour live broadcast per stage.

 

[Kaptain Kool]

On my Eurosport player this year it's an hour live broadcast per stage.

Yes, this year it was aired live on ES Asia (maybe other regions?). Previous years it was daily highlights only, including on ES International.

Edit to add: It's been aired live on TVBS in Taiwan for several years so ES obtaining expanded rights from highlights to live was likely not complicated.

 

[Screecher]

Jakobsen wins GP Monseré after a superb leadout from his team.

 

[Dekker_Tifosi]

Jakobsen wins GP Monseré after a superb leadout from his team.

QS and Jakobsen really couldn't afford to lose that race in that field though.

 

[yaco]

You would be angry if you were DuPont. QS doesn’t ride this race if not for Coronavirus.

 

[RedheadDane]

Does anyone know if it will be possible to watch the Tour of Thailand live? Asking for a friend... someone with no life.

 

[Kaptain Kool]

Does anyone know if it will be possible to watch the Tour of Thailand live? Asking for a friend... someone with no life.

Glad you asked! It will air live on the ThaiPBS YouTube page.... https://www.youtube.com/user/ThaiPBS/videos
They will archive each stage start to finish as well, both the Men (1 to 6 April) and Women (8 to 10 April).

 

[RedheadDane]

Glad you asked! It will air live on the ThaiPBS YouTube page.... https://www.youtube.com/user/ThaiPBS/videos
They will archive each stage start to finish as well, both the Men (1 to 6 April) and Women (8 to 10 April).

Can you give me an approximate time (as in, time of day)? I assume it might be a little bit early…

 

[Kaptain Kool]

Can you give me an approximate time (as in, time of day)? I assume it might be a little bit early…

I see that Stage 4 is scheduled to start at 9 am local time, or 4 am if you are in Denmark. I'm not sure about the other stages but IIRC that was normal in previous years.

 

[Kaptain Kool]

Bad news... Tour of Thailand has been postponed until August 1 to 6.
The races in Chiloe are still going on, I think, but I don't think they have live coverage. Last year was 25 min summary of Vuelta a Chiloe. Gran Premio Patagonia was held on Sunday.

Edit: Nope. Vuelta a Chiloe now cancelled, too.

 

[maddistrong]

Yeah, love them