Lesser known races 2023 edition

[Samamba]

Situation in Gooikse Pijl: Early break about to be caught. A small group with some Lotto and Jumbo riders has a small gap on the peloton.

All good sprinters are back

 

[Didinho]

Disaster win!
Kooij and Groenewegen podium.

 

[RedheadDane]

Moscetti won the apparently quite old race, ahead of Pedersen and Demare.

 

[Rob5091]

Good win by Moschetti at GP d'Isbergues - and for Q36.5.
Big Mads nearly got it but no cigar today! Démare was set up nicely by his team but got swamped in the last 100 meters - he just has not the final kick at the moment.

 

[DNP-Old]

Since there is no other thread: Tarling to start last tomorrow. He's been working hard in the wind tunnel with Dan Bigham. Plus he finally has a custom handlebars.

 

[Rob5091]

3 guys up the road and windy at Omloop van het Houtland. (1.1 of course - "the only races worth watching!")
Startlist at
https://www.procyclingstats.com/race/omloop-van-het-houtland-lichtervelde/2023/startlist

 

[Rob5091]

Interesting that one of the three guys in the break is Alpecin's Rickart. Groenenwegen should win this, but I see QS Devo team has a certain Tim Merlier ... shneaky!
2 guys chasing the break now- Team Flanders & Bingoal dangling out the front of the peloton.

 

[yaco]

Interesting that one of the three guys in the break is Alpecin's Rickart. Groenenwegen should win this, but I see QS Devo team has a certain Tim Merlier ... shneaky!
2 guys chasing the break now- Team Flanders & Bingoal dangling out the front of the peloton.

It's race that Merlier is riding for the Development Team - The UCI has to change this rule. And they also included Van lan Berghe - It's a farce!

 

[Devil's Elbow]

It's race that Merlier is riding for the Development Team - The UCI has to change this rule. And they also included Van lan Berghe - It's a farce!

They could also have added one more rider from the WT team and started as the WT team with the three development team riders starting under the sister rule of the one that makes today’s arrangement possible - compare to how Jumbo started with 3 WT riders + 3 DT riders in Coppi e Bartali this year. The difference between the two is academic.

 

[Rob5091]

Omloop van het Houtland - 2 guys up the road now- Rickart (Alpecin) & Stockman (TDT Unibet)
Unibet being a sports betting company is probably doing some re-thinking because of Belgium's new laws see -
https://www.cyclingnews.com/news/intermarche-circus-wanty-reprimanded-by-uci-over-late-wage-payments
"From July 1, 2023, restrictions have prevented gambling companies from appearing in the name of professional sports teams and also from advertising on TV and radio. Logos of such companies featured on sports team jerseys will be restricted in size from 2025, and from 2028 a total ban on gambling advertising will come into force."

 

[Berflamand]

It's race that Merlier is riding for the Development Team - The UCI has to change this rule. And they also included Van lan Berghe - It's a farce!

Lol, that's Ilmaestro level of butchering a name.

 

[Rob5091]

Looks like Groenewegen might be in a second echelon - Jayco chasing.

 

[yaco]

They could also have added one more rider from the WT team and started as the WT team with the three development team riders starting under the sister rule of the one that makes today’s arrangement possible - compare to how Jumbo started with 3 WT riders + 3 DT riders in Coppi e Bartali this year. The difference between the two is academic.

Or QS could have sent Merlier to the Vuelta.

 

[Rob5091]

Grupo compacto! 30 km to go.

 

[yaco]

Groenewegen will need luck to win this race with the lack of team support - Jayco has such a limited squad for windy, classics one day races.

 

[yaco]

Strange tactics from DSM - they have 5 riders inc Welsford in a small group and have not sent anyone forward - Lets see if they win the sprint.

 

[QueenStagiaire]

Strange tactics from DSM - they have 5 riders inc Welsford in a small group and have not sent anyone forward - Lets see if they win the sprint.

No

 

[Samamba]

DSM rode like a bunch of morons, nothing new ofcourse

Groenewegen and Thijssen the 2 guys who did literally nothing all day. DSM could've completely eliminated them atleast 10 times but for some reason they always went for a sprint.

 

[yaco]

Seems like Groenewegen has got yet another photo finish podium - He was too far back with 200 metres to go.

 

[Rob5091]

Thijssen first! Chapeau - rode smart in the wind. Groenewegen chased back but 2nd.

 

[search]

Omloop van het Houtland - 2 guys up the road now- Rickart (Alpecin) & Stockman (TDT Unibet)
Unibet being a sports betting company is probably doing some re-thinking because of Belgium's new laws see -

it's a Dutch team, so they normally won't face the same restrictions for the moment. But it could turn into a problem if they are not allowed to compete in Belgium, of course.

edit: as I just read, there's some new law in the Netherlands as well, though, which prohibits gambling companies to sponsor teams on from 2025.

 

[yaco]

Groenewegen had little support today - team had 2 stagiares, a neo-pro who is not WT level, while Mezgec saved his legs for the Euro's on Sunday - He'll hope to get a win before the end of the year.

 

[Rob5091]

Thijssens explains himself how it went at Omloop het van Houtland
https://cyclinguptodate.com/cycling...n-thijssen-i-had-a-lot-of-doubts-about-myself
""I had a lot of doubts about myself after the corona infection prior to the Vuelta a Espana. I lost my motivation for a week. Then it was time to start training hard again with the aim of winning one of the autumn races," Thijssen said following a race. "First of all, it was good for me that I was in the first group. To be able to finish it in the sprint, thanks to a super good lead-out from Arne [Marit]. That is really textbook."
...
Yesterday he succeeded, beating Groenewegen and Cedric Beulleuns in a fast sprint. “I knew that you had to be right at the front at the last hairpin bend. I was perfectly in line with the DSM men, but five hundred meters from the finish I was actually a bit boxed in," he tells.

But then, he managed to raise his arms in glory for the first time - in a UCI race - since the Ronde van Limburg back in May. "Then Arne came from behind and shouted 'Come on, G'. I followed his slipstream and he did a great job of pushing me off. I also started celebrating it too early. I still had to jump, but I was confident. I felt I was going to win, but it didn't matter.”

 

[search]

The Adriatica Ionica Race was cancelled today. One day before the start, and with most teams already at the scene.

Adriatica Ionica Race: niente gara. A Corropoli un silenzio rumoroso. Cronaca di una giornata surreale

Adriatica Ionica Race: niente gara. A Corropoli un silenzio rumoroso. Cronaca di una giornata surreale. La call di Argentin con i diesse...

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[RedheadDane]

The Adriatica Ionica Race was cancelled today. One day before the start, and with most teams already at the scene.

Adriatica Ionica Race: niente gara. A Corropoli un silenzio rumoroso. Cronaca di una giornata surreale

Adriatica Ionica Race: niente gara. A Corropoli un silenzio rumoroso. Cronaca di una giornata surreale. La call di Argentin con i diesse...

bici.pro

Any reason given?