Lesser known races 2023 edition

[RedheadDane]

Is that how they determined who to ride for?

Or maybe the dance enabled them to win... we don't know that they didn't dance yesterday.

Meanwhile, over in France, Rapteau, Paleni, Guegan, and Kelemen (who is in fact only one man) has just under 3 minutes to the peloton with just over 60 Ks to go.

 

[Jumbo Visma Fan :)]

Jeez Lenny looks so small! I never thought he was that tiny(comparatively). Anyways a group including Lenny, Powless, and Brent Van Moer among others bridged to the break. 27km to go.

 

[RedheadDane]

Interesting new(ish) group now. Guernalec, Perichon, Martinez, Paleni, Powless, Ferron, Neilands, Van Moer, Berckmoes, Suter, Kelemen, and Guegan.

Less than 30 Ks to go.

 

[search]

the peloton could be everything between 20s and 5 minutes behind. Some information would be nice

 

[DNP-Old]

Jeez Lenny looks so small! I never thought he was that tiny(comparatively). Anyways a group including Lenny, Powless, and Brent Van Moer among others bridged to the break. 27km to go.

Lenny makes Gaudu look like a heavyweight. Lenny also makes Gaudu look the equivalent of Ganna on the flat, because the slightest breeze will send him backwards. The modern day Rujano, and I'm all for it.

 

[Devil's Elbow]

the peloton could be everything between 20s and 5 minutes behind. Some information would be nice

The fact that they're keeping both motors with the front group rather than one with the peloton makes me think the gap is pretty big, but yes, some confirmation would not go amiss.

 

[Samamba]

Yeah I also don't know who would be riding in the peloton. AG2R is the only one probably. EF has Powless, Lotto gives Van Moer his shot (and probably doesn't have a lot of guys behind anymore), Arkea has one, Total also, FDJ 2...

Who's the fastest in the front group? I know Sutter can be fast, Ferron too, Berckmous isn't slow either. Powless can be after a hard race... Hard to predict.

 

[Devil's Elbow]

At the very least they could have shown the peloton pass that roundabout from the helicopter for the sake of clocking by hand...

 

[RedheadDane]

And we have info!
1:20.

 

[Devil's Elbow]

Ah, there we go. 1:20 should be too much to close considering we have another climb and descent in there.

 

[Samamba]

Going to be a tactical final.

 

[Samamba]

Wait, 14km left it says, but there shouldn't be a descent right now according to the profile?

Powless attacks!

Think he's gone... should be the strongest uphill too..

 

[Devil's Elbow]

Wait, 14km left it says, but there shouldn't be a descent right now according to the profile?

Powless attacks!

Think he's gone... should be the strongest uphill too..

They're just hitting Gineste so the distance is ~3k off.

 

[Samamba]

Yeah don't think they'll be seeing Powless again

 

[Samamba]

Berckmoes is surprisingly strong.

 

[Salvarani]

Powless has this.

 

[Devil's Elbow]

Chase group throwing away their chances here.

 

[Samamba]

Yeah it's over, just by far strongest in the race. Not really surprising. EF has learned from their mistakes the last 3 years. They're riding more races they should be riding and are doing good.

 

[Samamba]

Chase group throwing away their chances here.

Martinez shouldn't have started attacking. It's a block headwind, they shouldve just worked together and maybe they wouldve had a shot.

 

[Devil's Elbow]

And now that it looks like a race for second they start cooperating...

 

[Devil's Elbow]

Martinez shouldn't have started attacking. It's a block headwind, they shouldve just worked together and maybe they wouldve had a shot.

To be fair Martinez pulling doesn't exactly keep the rest out of the wind.

 

[Samamba]

To be fair Martinez pulling doesn't exactly keep the rest out of the wind.

Yes but him attacking stopped the cooperation

 

[RedheadDane]

Lenny makes Gaudu look like a heavyweight. Lenny also makes Gaudu look the equivalent of Ganna on the flat, because the slightest breeze will send him backwards. The modern day Rujano, and I'm all for it.

Looks like he wasn't quite sent backwards after all.

 

[Salvarani]

There is a head-wind though.

 

[Samamba]

There is a head-wind though.

It's just downhill till the finish, Powless has this in the bag.
If they just didn't attacked and cooperated they mightve hold him at 10 to 15 seconds.