Lesser known races 2023 edition

[Savant12]

The comeback starts...aw....forget it...dawg off the back.

 

[perico]

Damn Froome. Can’t even compete against the C team squads

 

[Devil's Elbow]

The comeback starts...aw....forget it...dawg off the back.

At least he's getting dropped together with someone else with a leader's bib number...

...that rider being of the mighty CIC U Nantes team.

 

[Eddy Evenepoel]

Woods, Martinez, Rodriguez and Carr in front with 3 km to go.
Rubio was with them but blew up, now Sosa is working his way back up to the front.

 

[Tim Cahill]

Front group stopped working after a massive pull from Woods

 

[Devil's Elbow]

The Enigma is bridging.

 

[Samamba]

Woods wins this

 

[Tim Cahill]

Martinez sitting on and they are letting him, a bit foolish perhaps

 

[Mayomaniac]

Quick reminder than Scinto managed to get almostt nothing out of Dani Martinez and Christian Rodriguez...

 

[DJ Sprtsch]

I think Martinez has it. Learned from going too early in that other race earlier in the season., where Lafay won.

 

[RedheadDane]

Martinez sitting on and they are letting him, a bit foolish perhaps

But he's just tiny little Lenny. He's no threat.

 

[Samu Cuenca]

Quick reminder than Scinto managed to get almostt nothing out of Dani Martinez and Christian Rodriguez...

Well some of his other riders did get positive results.

 

[Devil's Elbow]

Uphill sprint/stomp up a famous climb incoming, clearly we hadn't had enough of that at the Giro.

 

[perico]

Maybe it’s the shortening or the lack of big names, but this is by far the worst edition of the Ventoux Challenge I’ve seen. Usually it’s animated much earlier on the final climb.

 

[TourOfSardinia]

Lenny!

 

[Rackham]

Martinez!

 

[TourOfSardinia]

Pinot can retire with grace now

 

[Logic-is-your-friend]

Lenny!

Yeah, i thought him being on the outside of the corner was going to cost him. Nice sprint.

 

[Devil's Elbow]

Maybe it’s the shortening or the lack of big names, but this is by far the worst edition of the Ventoux Challenge I’ve seen. Usually it’s animated much earlier on the final climb.

It's the shortening, the Sault side is just a cat. 1 and not even a special one.

Martinez getting his first pro win here does mean it will be remembered in a couple of years though.

 

[Ilmaestro99]

So stupid when more experienced riders don't do their homework on the 1st and 2nd year pros. Woods just played into martinez hands

 

[Mayomaniac]

Maybe it’s the shortening or the lack of big names, but this is by far the worst edition of the Ventoux Challenge I’ve seen. Usually it’s animated much earlier on the final climb.

The also did the easier side with the false flat before the final section.

 

[Eddy Evenepoel]

Loved that the black car completely blocked the sight of Woods for most of the sprint and we had no idea how it was actually going.

 

[RedheadDane]

Martinez takes it.

Random fact:
IPT had both the youngest and the oldest rider in the race. The youngest being 18-year-old Academy rider Pau Marti, the oldest being... well... you can probably figure that out yourself.

 

[perico]

The also did the easier side with the false flat before the final section.

I figured that was the case. I just tuned in for the last KMs and don’t speak Italian.

 

[TourOfSardinia]

Mt Ventoux Challenge