Lesser Known Race Results 2020

[Logic-is-your-friend]

Damn, the season started out brutally it seems.

 

[RedheadDane]

In Langkawi Taj Jones pips Walscheid for the win.
And the graphics were… rather confusing; first the distance to the lone remaining breakaway man was listed as being 1.45 at around 5 K to go, then at 3 K to go you could clearly see the peloton behind him, and finally at 4 Ks to go, the graphic got corrected to 0.10...

 

[sir fly]

Bouhanni clearly faster, as far as I'm concerned.
Let's wait and see.

 

[RedheadDane]

Bauhaus wins the final stage - and the GC - in Saudi Tour after a leadout from no other than Cavendish. However, Bouhanni - in second - seemed a little miffed about Bauhaus' sprinting.

 

[sir fly]

Well... Bahrain deserved a prize after the work they've done.
Although Bouhanni was thrown off at that point.

 

[HelloDolly]

So Cav is a leadout man now ??

If Bouhanni cannot beat Bauhaus he has no hope against Groenewegen or Bennet or Ackermann

 

[LaFlorecita]

If BouBou had deviated off his line the way Bauhaus did he'd be relegated no doubt... let's see

 

[Faserr]

If you look the last 300m Bouhanni wasn't faster. He was swerving around like last year when he crashed even before Bauhaus changed the line a bit.

 

[sir fly]

Bauhaus started the sprint on the barriers and finished in the middle of the road.
I guess personal preferences play a role in judging the situation.

 

[LaFlorecita]

If you look the last 300m Bouhanni wasn't faster. He was swerving around like last year when he crashed even before Bauhaus changed the line a bit.

It didn't look like he was faster, but we can't judge properly because he never got the chance to go past Bauhaus

 

[sir fly]

It didn't look like he was faster, but we can't judge properly because he never got the chance to go past Bauhaus

To me, it looked like he could pick enough speed to pass, but...

 

[Faserr]

We have to wait for the next sprints... Nice leadout from Cavendish. Perhaps he gets back in shape leading out. That Bahrain crew here is looking fit and good.

 

[F_Cance]

The second move was too much. Definitely worth a relegation

 

[Salvarani]

Lets see if they protest or what the jury says

 

[Alexandre B.]

Give him back the Cyclassics, at the very least.

 

[sir fly]

Oh, well... the desert, jersey, fair-play, misbehavior... attention-drawing.
Wasn't a bad race.

 

[RedheadDane]

Bit off-topic, but still connected to racing.
You know, I never thought I'd be worried about riders going over those reflektors, but after Poland last year… and they did seem to cause some crashes today as well.

 

[sir fly]

Yes, it looks like the catadioptres can be troublesome, but what can they do... motor vehicles make the majority of traffic.

 

[Simurgh]

Ridiculous, Bauhaus should be relegated for that second swerve. If it was Bouhanni who did it, he would have been relegated instantly followed by headlines like "Aggressive Bouhanni relegated after trade-mark dirty sprint", possibly with references to past misdeeds

 

[Zinoviev Letter]

Ridiculous, Bauhaus should be relegated for that second swerve. If it was Bouhanni who did it, he would have been relegated instantly followed by headlines like "Aggressive Bouhanni relegated after trade-mark dirty sprint", possibly with references to past misdeeds

i like Phil but yeah, you don’t see many clearer examples of a swerve to block an opponent

 

[RedheadDane]

O'Connor wins stage 4 in Etoile de Bessèges.

Etoile de Bessèges 2020 Stage 4 results

Etoile de Bessèges 2020 Stage 4 from Le Pont du Gard to Le Mont Bouquet was won by Ben O'Connor before Simon Clarke and Kamil MaÅecki. Benoît Cosnefroy was leading the general classification.

www.procyclingstats.com

 

[TourOfSardinia]

GC

 

[Alexandre B.]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1226165710864494593

The traditional short ITT will close the race tomorrow.

 

[Broccolidwarf]

Great race by O'Connor - he was working for Valgren all day, and when Valgren didn't have the legs, he took it himself.

Also I am noticing NTT riding the races a LOT differently this year - much more coordinated and much more sacrificing for each other - definitely a team on the rise

 

[Salvarani]

Great race by O'Connor - he was working for Valgren all day, and when Valgren didn't have the legs, he took it himself.

Also I am noticing NTT riding the races a LOT differently this year - much more coordinated and much more sacrificing for each other - definitely a team on the rise

The Bjarne Riis(e) effect