Lesser known races 2023 edition

[Ilmaestro99]

Just saw the final 4km of Stage 2 circuit Sarthe (or whatever its called now) and I don't understand this trend of narrow twist downhill finals in French's races. Absurdly dangerous finale with a big crash, 70kmh in twisty Road through villages with traffic islands.

 

[RedheadDane]

Can't have a stage in a small French stage race without a mass crash ofcourse.

Like seriously, last year was bad, this year is even worse it seems.

What happened?

 

[DNP-Old]

Fredheim!

 

[RedheadDane]

Fredheim!

BLIKRA!

 

[Eddy Evenepoel]

Is there any TV broadcast for Région Pays de la Loire Tour?

 

[TourOfSardinia]

Is there any TV broadcast for Région Pays de la Loire Tour?

TV L'Equipe are showing it in Francais
Tiz have it online

 

[Netserk]

Is there any TV broadcast for Région Pays de la Loire Tour?

Not on GCN+.

 

[Samamba]

Not really the smartest move from the other "big" teams to let Healy and Thomas in the break. 2 of the strongest guys riding there.

I don't think they'll catch them.

 

[DNP-Old]

Irish De Gendt laughing at everyone once more.

 

[Samamba]

Looks like they didn't make it after all.

 

[Samamba]

3 out of 3. Can't have a sprint without a crash.

Coquard wins again.

 

[DNP-Old]

Gruel is really good.

 

[Eddy Evenepoel]

Dversnes! Extremely strong to bridge up to the front on the last loop and he had to work to catch Kamp, Healy and Ferron in the last two kilometers.

Kamp takes GC.

 

[Samamba]

Yeah he's in the form of his life it seems. Great stuff.

French teams getting destroyed at home once again.

 

[RedheadDane]

Great day for the Scandinavians in France.
Bregnhøj won the stage in Circuit des Ardennes.

 

[lemon cheese cake]

Is the Tour of Turkey taking place this year or has it been cancelled because of the earthquake earlier in the year like Antalya? I can't see it in the calendar.

 

[RedheadDane]

Is the Tour of Turkey taking place this year or has it been cancelled because of the earthquake earlier in the year like Antalya? I can't see it in the calendar.

According to PCS, it's on from 8/10 - 15/10. It's a 2.1 race now, so if you were looking under the ProSeries races, that might be why you couldn't find it.

08.10 - 15.10

Presidential Cycling Tour of Türkiye

2.1

 

[DNP-Old]

Alarm bells are ringing, Jan Christen and Antonio Morgado are in the break. Roller skater Mathys Rondel is too.

 

[Samamba]

Alarm bells are ringing, Jan Christen and Antonio Morgado are in the break. Roller skater Mathys Rondel is too.

Morgado is in between somewhere I think, not in the break.

EDIT: chasse patatte, and Christen dropped now too.

 

[lemon cheese cake]

According to PCS, it's on from 8/10 - 15/10. It's a 2.1 race now, so if you were looking under the ProSeries races, that might be why you couldn't find it.

08.10 - 15.10

Presidential Cycling Tour of Türkiye

2.1

I was just looking in the standard part of the calendar it's in and then tried the website, but that seems to be broken

 

[DNP-Old]

Gruel is really good.

Gruel is really, really good. Morgado 3rd.

 

[QueenStagiaire]

Coming up tomorrow is the cheese race Paris-Camembert with cheesy and cheeky philosopher Guillaume Martin and many other French guys on the start list as well as the Giro di Sicilia with Damiano Caruso as the defending champion and Alvaro Hodeg returning to the pro peloton 18 months after his last race.

 

[QueenStagiaire]

I really like the final stage of the Giro di Sicilia although it might be better suited to a generally tougher race.

 

[Landeirovic]

Final climb is the same final in the Giro 2020 stage 2. Where Ulissi won, 2e Sagan and 3e Honore

 

[SafeBet]

A few wins in this picture

https://twitter.com/x/status/1645717567477088256

View: https://twitter.com/ilgirodisicilia/status/1645717567477088256?s=20