Lesser known races 2023 edition

[tobydawq]

Movistar winning a one-day race in Wallonia. Oh, the memories.

 

[search]

Julien Simon up there again, I see, with his first Top 10 of the season. Maybe he should find another race or two to peak for as well, though.

 

[QueenStagiaire]

Nice Top 5 for the other Christen and 15th for the mustache guy.

 

[xo 1]

Sivakov in actual superform. Too bad he wasn't good enough for the super strong Ineos Vuelta selection.

Agreed. Feels like karma. Stupid, spiteful decision by INEOS that's biting them repeatedly in the ass. Glad to see Pavel get some results on his way out the door.

 

[Wyndbrook]

Agreed. Feels like karma. Stupid, spiteful decision by INEOS that's biting them repeatedly in the ass. Glad to see Pavel get some results on his way out the door.

Perhaps Ineos may consider it's about time considering what they are paying him.

 

[xo 1]

Perhaps Ineos may consider it's about time considering what they are paying him.

In my mind, that's more a consideration for whether they wanted to resign him. I don't necessarily quarrel with letting him move on, but while he is under contract, not letting him race the Vuelta didn't make sense prospectively - and it looks worse in hindsight.

 

[gavia88]

It's such a shame that we don't have a proper Ardennes race outside of Liège. There is excellent terrain around Namur, but no, let's design this race for an uphill sprint instead.

Triple Mur de Monty is what we want to see!

 

[Rob5091]

So Sivakov out to impress his new team leader for next year? Pogacar not up to 100 % yet obviously.

 

[Tim Cahill]

The boy Calzoni made it!

Situation​

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  1		5	SIVAKOV Pavel
  2		11	LUTSENKO Alexey
  3		21	MARTIN Guillaume
  4		31	CARAPAZ Richard
  5		36	VALGREN Michael
  6		61	POGAČAR Tadej
  7		65	HIRSCHI Marc
  8		114	CALZONI Walter

50k to go

 

[Samamba]

UAE to fail again as they will have to sacrifice Formolo and Bennet now.

 

[Rob5091]

Pogacar with 3 team mates in the break at Coppa Sabatini.

 

[Tim Cahill]

Always enjoyed how Formolo looks like he's holding off a group of chasers at 10 seconds with 2k to go in a monument.

 

[Tim Cahill]

Sivakov and Hirschi gone, Pog dropped

 

[Samamba]

Pogacar actually looks pretty bad. Still has a while till Lombardia ofcourse.

 

[Tim Cahill]

Sivakov is not feeling the pedals at the moment, but Hirschi is pulling through with Pogacar behind. Carapaz got done there, chain came off as soon as the attacks started.

 

[Rob5091]

Pogacar actually looks pretty bad. Still has a while till Lombardia ofcourse.

Yeah, he's does not look like his normal chirpy self today.

 

[Rob5091]

Pog & team car having a little "chat" - Pog not too happy (shake of head)!

 

[Tim Cahill]

Hirschi has found whatever he has been looking for since 2020, get this guy in a Grand Tour next year and send him in some breakaways.

 

[Rob5091]

Pogacar wondering why he has to chase down his own teammate, I think. This is UAE!

 

[Ilmaestro99]

Tim Merlier won stage 2 of Slovakia tour in one of the easiest bunch sprint he will ever do. Remi cavgana still race leader

https://twitter.com/x/status/1702298258305900571

View: https://twitter.com/LRoisDuPeloton/status/1702298258305900571?t=9i84o_JwIIAglO-L2JhOZQ&s=19

 

[Red Rick]

Carapaz sprinted for 3rd place a lap early

 

[Rob5091]

Easy for Herschi at the end - chapeau!

 

[Netserk]

Master of Small One-Day Races strikes again.

 

[Krzysztof_O]

Carapaz sprinted for 3rd place a lap early

Yup, poor Richard burned his matches one lap too early and was dropped (he also had a mechanical at a crucial moment when top2 attacked). Congrats to Hirschi, well done. Sivakov also very strong. Teddy was interrupting the chase and got 3rd at the end.

 

[Tim Cahill]

Mark becomes Van der Poel when he sees that magic '1.Pro' categorization.

Amateur hour from EF but at least Carapaz looks quite good.