Lesser Known Race Results 2020

[tobydawq]

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Christophe Laporte wins stage 2.

Venturini 2nd.
Wouters 3rd.

Jérôme Cousin new race leader.

Not a very generous way to begin your season.

 

[Alexandre B.]

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^ That seems to be very thick field of riders at the finish line which is quite rare nowadays. No lead-out trains and everyone sprinting for themselves?

Yeah, that was quite a bizarre sprint. Bonifazio hit the front very early after the last roundabout at 500m to go, Vital Concept were nowhere to be seen as well. Cofidis was the most cohesive team though.

 

[GenericBoonenFan]

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^ That seems to be very thick field of riders at the finish line which is quite rare nowadays. No lead-out trains and everyone sprinting for themselves?

Yeah, that was quite a bizarre sprint. Bonifazio hit the front very early after the last roundabout at 500m to go, Vital Concept were nowhere to be seen as well. Cofidis was the most cohesive team though.

Happy to see Wouters mix it up with the big bois finally

 

[Alexandre B.]

Also it's Laporte leading the general classification, not Cousin.

My mistake.

 

[Alexandre B.]

Marc Sarreau wins stage 3.
Despite the mid-sized bunch finish, that was a lively day. Many attacks, many riders dropped early for contention.

 

[RedheadDane]

What's Coquard doing?

 

[Alexandre B.]

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What's Coquard doing?

Rapping.

Complaining at Bonifazio for no reason.

 

[wirral]

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What's Coquard doing?

It's a gang sign.

 

[tobydawq]

Laporte won both the final TT and of course the GC (he was the leader going in) of Bessèges.

 

[Sestriere]

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Laporte won both the final TT and of course the GC (he was the leader going in) of Bessèges.

Now he even trolls the others by winning TTs same time and starting last to let them suffer even more... Generosity has seemingly left him over the winter.

 

[tobydawq]

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Laporte won both the final TT and of course the GC (he was the leader going in) of Bessèges.

Now he even trolls the others by winning TTs same time and starting last to let them suffer even more... Generosity has seemingly left him over the winter.

Yeah, he seems to have developed an unpleasant quality of character.

 

[TMP402]

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Marc Sarreau wins stage 3.
Despite the mid-sized bunch finish, that was a lively day. Many attacks, many riders dropped early for contention.

The kits in this photo look from about 2008. Regression.

 

[Joop2019]

Paco Mancebo, 42 years old, won la Vuelta a Filipinas

 

[Breh]

Ganna takes his first pro win in the Tour de la Provence opening ITT.

Langeveld and Cavagna complete the podium.

 

[Anderis]

I can't recall Langeveld doing this well at this point of the year.

Looking forward to what EF can do on the cobbles with him, Vanmarcke, Modolo, Bettiol and Phinney.

And it seems the whole EF team have improved TT-wise this year. Maybe it's the sponsorship stability they didn't have for years but now they do.

 

[Koronin]

La Vuelta a Murcia starts tomorrow and for the first time in about a decade it will be a stage race again instead of a one day race. Granted it will only have two stages, but they were able to get the funding to expand it to a two race for this year. Also they have said this is the first time in the history of the race that they will have the reigning World Champion racing it.

 

[tobydawq]

I'm not certain it's a good thing that it's two days.

The last two editions have been epic but that kind of long distance action is usually pretty rare in smaller stage races. On the other hand, the second stage seems like the usual one day race so maybe it will be raced properly.

 

[Koronin]

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I'm not certain it's a good thing that it's two days.

The last two editions have been epic but that kind of long distance action is usually pretty rare in smaller stage races. On the other hand, the second stage seems like the usual one day race so maybe it will be raced properly.

Yes, the 2nd stage is the same as the 1 day race has been for the past several years. Their goal is to get this race back to eventually being the 4-5 day stage race is used to be.

 

[mariposa]

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I'm not certain it's a good thing that it's two days.

The last two editions have been epic but that kind of long distance action is usually pretty rare in smaller stage races. On the other hand, the second stage seems like the usual one day race so maybe it will be raced properly.

Yes, the 2nd stage is the same as the 1 day race has been for the past several years. Their goal is to get this race back to eventually being the 4-5 day stage race is used to be.

The second stage isn't the same as the one day race has been for the last few years. It starts and finishes in the same places and climbs the Collado Bermejo but the route is completely different in between. Since becoming one day in 2013 they have tried to mix up the route quite a bit with the only constant being the Bermejo climb which gives the Cima Marco Pantani prize. Nairo Quintana won the 2 day race in 2012 , with a time trial providing the second stage,and Conrador the 3 day race the previous year( subsequently taken off him as part of his ban I believe), 2010 was a 5 day race won by Rabón - what happened to him? It had been 5 days for quite a while before then I think with some years being 6 days.

 

[Dekker_Tifosi]

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I can't recall Langeveld doing this well at this point of the year.

Looking forward to what EF can do on the cobbles with him, Vanmarcke, Modolo, Bettiol and Phinney.

And it seems the whole EF team have improved TT-wise this year. Maybe it's the sponsorship stability they didn't have for years but now they do.

Langeveld often did well in february races. In the past that was usually Mallorca and other spanish races were he finished top 10 in hilly stages and stuff. It's really not new.
And he did some good dutch ITT championships in the past as well.

 

[WKA311]

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I can't recall Langeveld doing this well at this point of the year.

Looking forward to what EF can do on the cobbles with him, Vanmarcke, Modolo, Bettiol and Phinney.

And it seems the whole EF team have improved TT-wise this year. Maybe it's the sponsorship stability they didn't have for years but now they do.

Thanks to the EF sponsoring they got financial stability and can invest money into things like aero tests, windtunnels, nutrition etc. All things that have to be cut to a certain level if you're operating on a limited budget.

 

[Robert5091]

http://www.biciciclismo.com/es/habra-tv-en-directo-en-la-vuelta-a-murcia-15-02-2019

La 7 Televisión Región de Murcia llega a un acuerdo para la difusión de la Vuelta Ciclista a la Región de Murcia Gran Premio Banco Sabadell Trofeo Alfonso Guzmán. La televisión autonómica emitirá la retransmisión producida por la organización de la prueba deportiva, que se disputa los días viernes 15 y y sábado 16 de febrero de 2019 con las salidas de Yecla y Beniel y las llegadas de San Javier y Murcia respectivamente. El Club, que es la entidad organizadora de la Vuelta, produce la retransmisión del evento y La 7 TV adquiere los derechos de emisión de esta producción. Por televisión podrá seguirse a partir de las 15:30, el viernes, y a partir de las 14:30, el sábado. También podrá verse online en todo el mundo a través de webtv.7tvregiondemurcia.es.

Goolge translate gives us

The 7 Television Region of Murcia reaches an agreement for the diffusion of the Cycling Tour to the Region of Murcia Grand Premio Banco Sabadell Trofeo Alfonso Guzmán. The regional television will broadcast the retransmission produced by the organization of the sports event, which takes place on Friday 15 and Saturday February 16, 2019 with the departures of Yecla and Beniel and the arrivals of San Javier and Murcia respectively. The Club, which is the organizer of the Vuelta, produces the retransmission of the event and La 7 TV acquires the rights to broadcast this production. On television, it can be followed at 3:30 p.m. on Friday and from 2:30 p.m. on Saturday. You can also see online all over the world through webtv.7tvregiondemurcia.es.

 

[LaFlorecita]

Prades won in Tour de la Provence, Izagirre is the new leader. FDJ finished 7th, 8th and 9th in a 9 man group with Pinot, Gaudu and Molard

 

[pastronef]

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Prades won in Tour de la Provence, Izagirre is the new leader. FDJ finished 7th, 8th and 9th in a 9 man group with Pinot, Gaudu and Molard

Astana on a roll
1-2-3-6 in Murcia
Bilbao-Fraile-Lulu and 6th Birdsong

 

[Anderis]

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Langeveld often did well in february races. In the past that was usually Mallorca and other spanish races were he finished top 10 in hilly stages and stuff. It's really not new.

The last time Langeveld had any top10 results in February, be it one-day races, stages or stage races overall placings, was in 2011.