Lesser Known Race Results 2020

[Anderis]

I was always saying that McLay rarely gets it right, but when he does, he looks very impressive and can do more than many would've expected. It's his first top10 since May and first WT sprint win for his team since 2014.

 

[PeterB]

A mess because more sprinters have the chance to win and it isn't the leadout that decides everything? Hard to follow that line of thpught.

Exactly, I find it quite entertaining seeing 10 or more guys going for it at the same time - that's the right ending of a sprint stage to me.

 

[Alexandre B.]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1185088177083703298

View: https://twitter.com/wcsbike/status/1185088177083703298?s=20

Launching from one side of the road and almost finishing on the other end.

 

[jaylew]

Great sprint from McLay but Bauhaus definitely impeded Ackermann. Had to travel more distance and no time for him to get back to speed once he had a clear run

 

[Dekker_Tifosi]

Mollema beats Woods in the sprint of two in the Japan Cup. Nice season end

 

[RedheadDane]

I am - or at least was at first - actually quite surprised by the time differences in that race. Though, having thought about it I realise there are multiple factors playing in.

1: It's not exactly flat. Guess that's necessary for a not-exactly-sprinter like Mollema to win.
2: It's late in the season, so some riders are obviously more tired than others.
3: The rather large differences in levels. Look! Nothing against Peerapol Chawchiangkwang, but I don't think he's quite Mollema's level.

 

[perico]

Enric Mas wins stage 4 and takes the overall lead at Guangxi

 

[Akuryo]

Damn, I wanted to pick him for the CQ game next year at his current price tag. Joke aside, I'm happy he finished a mediocre season on a high note.

 

[Mayomaniac]

I am - or at least was at first - actually quite surprised by the time differences in that race. Though, having thought about it I realise there are multiple factors playing in.

1: It's not exactly flat. Guess that's necessary for a not-exactly-sprinter like Mollema to win.
2: It's late in the season, so some riders are obviously more tired than others.
3: The rather large differences in levels. Look! Nothing against Peerapol Chawchiangkwang, but I don't think he's quite Mollema's level.

I'm impressed by Nakane, who finished 6th on this kind of route. He seems to be by far the best Japanese rider on the Nippo VF team, but they still selected other japanese riders for the Giro...

 

[F_Cance]

The Japan Cup is a lot harder than the profile looks like. There are some steep sections on the climb and that makes it harder (or better: more selective) compared to the (on paper) very similar GP Beghelli.

 

[Zinoviev Letter]

Great to see Mollema win again so soon. The guy always had the ability to turn some of his endless top 10s into wins. Just a shame he’s run out of season

 

[sir fly]

Chrono des Nations

 

[TourOfSardinia]

Chrono des Nations

 

[Dekker_Tifosi]

Last at 9.13: Kai Reus.. good luck beating Campenaerts hour record lad

 

[RedheadDane]

Meanwhile I'm just secretly - or I guess not so secretly anymore - being rather surprised by the shenanigans of the Danes. Also, those are four really annoying placings...
The Dutch, otoh, are spread out nice and evenly.

 

[sir fly]

Meanwhile I'm just secretly - or I guess not so secretly anymore - being rather surprised by the shenanigans of the Danes. Also, those are four really annoying placings...
The Dutch, otoh, are spread out nice and evenly.

And Otto, the Belgian, spoiled the French pairings.

 

[del1962]

Did Reus have a mechanical?

 

[search]

Did Reus have a mechanical?

doesn't look like, on his Instagram he said the ride "went as expected" ("Ik ben 27ste geworden vandaag met een tijd van 1 uur 4 minuten en 15 seconden. Het was een rit die verliep zoals verwacht. Nu ga ik lekker genieten van mijn vakantie!")

 

[DNP-Old]

Nando is back. Ackermann didn’t stand a chance.

 

[Zinoviev Letter]

And then the next day Ackermann crushes the rest.

 

[AQETUYIOI]

...there was a crash!

 

[RedheadDane]

Right, I know Saitama Criterium is a very lesser known race (not even UCI), but I just saw a good "proof" - for lack of a better word - that ASO also has a finger in the game when it comes to the Vuelta; not only are Bernal and Bardet wearing their Tour jerseys, Roglic is wearing the red jersey from the Vuelta. (He obviously missed the memo that only riders with a surname starting with 'B' are allowed to wear GT jerseys.)

 

[tobydawq]

Why are criteriums a thing? Who benefits from watching rigged races?

 

[Nirvana]

Right, I know Saitama Criterium is a very lesser known race (not even UCI), but I just saw a good "proof" - for lack of a better word - that ASO also has a finger in the game when it comes to the Vuelta; not only are Bernal and Bardet wearing their Tour jerseys, Roglic is wearing the red jersey from the Vuelta. (He obviously missed the memo that only riders with a surname starting with 'B' are allowed to wear GT jerseys.)

Why do you need a proof? It's a decade since ASO has bought Unipublic and so the Vuelta has become one of his races.

 

[RedheadDane]

Why do you need a proof? It's a decade since ASO has bought Unipublic and so the Vuelta has become one of his races.

That's why I inserted the lack of better word bit. I know "proof" isn't exactly the right word to use, but I don't know what other word to use.

 

[Nirvana]

That's why I inserted the lack of better word bit. I know "proof" isn't exactly the right word to use, but I don't know what other word to use.

But you still don't need any sort of confirmation, when ASO bought Unipublic back in 2008 the deal was publicly announced and since then the Vuelta was listed on the organized events list on ASO websites, it's not something secret that has to be debunked through some covered clues.

Look here, showed on the first row next to the Tour https://www.aso.fr/fr/nos-sports/cyclisme