Lesser known races 2023 edition

[Tim Cahill]

Why the turquoise or is that racha trying to be all stylish or something?

I did consider saying something on their twitter post but to be fair to them they actually remembered there's a big orange segment on the Irish flag this time around so it's a step up. Last years effort made me thankful the DUP don't watch cycling.

 

[Armchair cyclist]

I did consider saying something on their twitter post but to be fair to them they actually remembered there's a big orange segment on the Irish flag this time around so it's a step up. Last years effort made me thankful the DUP don't watch cycling.

But that might be because they don't believe in the evolution of the wheel.

 

[Armchair cyclist]

It's not that unusual for riders in the break to be guys I have scarcely heard of (I think the only name I have noticed before was in a comment on Filippo Dignani as a putative cousin of Phillip Deignan), but I think this is a first for a European .Pro race, in that I have only heard of 2 of the 5 teams represented in the group (and I would probably never have had my attention drawnn to Work Service had Rebellin not been with them).

 

[Tim Cahill]

Industria for anyone who likes to multiscreen
https://ok.ru/video/4996990574183
Group of 20, lots of UAE and EF as expected

 

[RedheadDane]

The guy who's as tall as a fern (Bregnhøj) won the GC in Olympia's Tour, committing the terrible crime of leapfrogging his teammate (Vinjebo).
The final stage was won by Jesse Kramer of the Jumbo Devo team, ahead of Danish rider M. Pedersen from Tølløse.

 

[tobydawq]

The guy who's as tall as a fern (Bregnhøj) won the GC in Olympia's Tour, committing the terrible crime of leapfrogging his teammate (Vinjebo).
The final stage was won by Jesse Kramer of the Jumbo Devo team, ahead of Danish rider M. Pedersen from Tølløse.

He isn't tall like a fern. It's just a name. Vingegaard isn't a farm of wings either, for example.

 

[RedheadDane]

He isn't tall like a fern. It's just a name. Vingegaard isn't a farm of wings either, for example.

And Ackermann isn't a man in a field*.
But who would I be if I didn't make puns on riders' names?





*Not intentionally at least.

 

[Tim Cahill]

Knew he was in good form but surreal to see Ben Healy attack a train of Formolo/Ullisi/Hirschi/Grosschartner like that, gap of 20s on the descent.

 

[Samu Cuenca]

The guy who's as tall as a fern (Bregnhøj) won the GC in Olympia's Tour, committing the terrible crime of leapfrogging his teammate (Vinjebo).
The final stage was won by Jesse Kramer of the Jumbo Devo team, ahead of Danish rider M. Pedersen from Tølløse.

But Frank van den Broek has a cooler name than those guys.

 

[RedheadDane]

But Frank van den Broek has a cooler name than those guys.

Lot's of Dutch riders from various bodies of water.

 

[DNP-Old]

Irish De Gendt has no limits.

 

[RedheadDane]

Don't forget that Tourangelle (no, I am not writing the full name) is live on GCN.

 

[tobydawq]

Don't forget that Tourangelle (no, I am not writing the full name) is live on GCN.

Do you mean La Roue Tourangelle Centre Val de Loire - Trophée Groupama Paris Val de Loire?

 

[RedheadDane]

Do you mean La Roue Tourangelle Centre Val de Loire - Trophée Groupama Paris Val de Loire?

I am not writing the full name!
But yes, that race...

 

[tobydawq]

I am not writing the full name!
But yes, that race...

It's like referring to the Tour de France by only writing "the Tour". Also completely ambiguous and lazy.

 

[RedheadDane]

It's like referring to the Tour de France by only writing "the Tour". Also completely ambiguous and lazy.

"Tour de France" is significantly shorter. And you can just write TdF.
But, yeah... I'm lazy!

 

[tobydawq]

"Tour de France" is significantly shorter. And you can just write TdF.
But, yeah... I'm lazy!

Tour du Finistère! Hello?

 

[RedheadDane]

Tour du Finistère! Hello?

Well, no other race has 'Tourangelle' in the name, so that's what I'm sticking to for this one.

 

[tobydawq]

Well, no other race has 'Tourangelle' in the name, so that's what I'm sticking to for this one.

There might be a future race.

 

[RedheadDane]

There might be a future race.

Then decisions will be made at that time.
That name is just too long...

 

[tobydawq]

Then decisions will be made at that time.
That name is just too long...

I think it's a nice tough that Val de Loire must feature twice in the name.

 

[RedheadDane]

I think it's a nice tough that Val de Loire must feature twice in the name.

Okay, how about the Val de Loire X2 race?

 

[tobydawq]

Or maybe just LRTCVdLTGPVdL for simplicity?

 

[RedheadDane]

Anyway; Guarnalec is in front in 2X Val de Loire.

 

[RedheadDane]

Rory doesn't need to go to the end of town to win.