Lesser known races 2023 edition

[Escarabajo]

Not just yet!!

 

[tobydawq]

No.

Sagan from 2013 would whip the ass of De Lie on any finish.

I don't think so.

 

[Ilmaestro99]

Fausto masnada riding in coppa bernocchi today. Last time he did this race he let remco won.

 

[Samu Cuenca]

Fausto masnada riding in coppa bernocchi today. Last time he did this race he let remco won.

Well he usually lets other people win the races he rides

 

[QueenStagiaire]

Fausto masnada riding in coppa bernocchi today. Last time he did this race he let remco won.

Maybe he‘ll let Belgian Pozzato win today

 

[Samamba]

So Jumbo with 3 in the front and SQS with 3... But ofcourse those 2 need to go "together".

 

[Devil's Elbow]

Another great ride by Albanese, kind of surprised he hasn't been snapped up by a bigger team than Arkéa.

 

[Eddy Evenepoel]

WVA can’t lose this, can he?

 

[Netserk]

Benoot is not half the dom Tratnik is.

 

[Salvarani]

Albaneze and Bagioli was too busy fighting with each other.

 

[TourOfSardinia]

Wout NOT 2nd!

 

[theyoungest]

It looked like UAE had the UCI team ranking sewn up a few weeks ago, but Jumbo have mounted a serious comeback and now they're only 200 points or so behind. In yesterday's Famenne Classic it was especially obvious that UAE isn't racing to win, they're racing against Jumbo for the ranking. They really want this.

 

[Ilmaestro99]

Maybe he‘ll let Belgian Pozzato win today

What a gracious guy, as usual Belge pozzato win the small races, this time facilitated by Fausto. Lombardia is coming

 

[Rob5091]

Binche-Chimay-Binche/Mémorial Frank Vandenbroucke (1.1 of course the only races to watch!) 198.6 km
info at
https://www.procyclingstats.com/race/memorial-frank-vandenbroucke/2023/result/info/profiles
After Sunday's success the one-legged sprinter is back, with Jakobsen as probably the other favourite to win.

 

[search]

Münsterland Giro is on as well today. There's quite a bit of wind which could spice up the race, but at this point of the season, most teams probably prefer an easy sprint.

 

[Armchair Cyclist]

Binche-Chimay-Binche/Mémorial Frank Vandenbroucke (1.1 of course the only races to watch!) 198.6 km
info at
https://www.procyclingstats.com/race/memorial-frank-vandenbroucke/2023/result/info/profiles
After Sunday's success the one-legged sprinter is back, with Jakobsen as probably the other favourite to win.

Disappointed that DSM devo team are not lining up for this one. If ever there were a race that should have Frank van den Broek on the start list...

 

[Rob5091]

Münsterland Giro is on as well today. There's quite a bit of wind which could spice up the race, but at this point of the season, most teams probably prefer an easy sprint.

According to PCS at https://www.procyclingstats.com/race/munsterland-giro/2023/startlist Ewan is down for the start which should be interesting, and Kristoff as well after his exploits in Croatia. Philipsen should be favourite though as it's a pretty flat finish. If it's a good cross wind then it could be mayhem as the last 60km are pancake flat.

 

[search]

According to PCS at https://www.procyclingstats.com/race/munsterland-giro/2023/startlist Ewan is down for the start which should be interesting, and Kristoff as well after his exploits in Croatia. Philipsen should be favourite though as it's a pretty flat finish. If it's a good cross wind then it could be mayhem as the last 60km are pancake flat.

I'd think Kooij is the favourite, also because Philipsen said that he is still feeling last week's sickness. But yeah, who knows, this late in the season it's always hard to predict what shape someone is going to show up with.

 

[Rob5091]

Ewan needs to be there at the end otherwise he'll be on the sidelines next year -
https://cyclinguptodate.com/cycling...y-maybe-i-should-have-handled-that-internally
(quote)
The fast Australian has been at odds with his team for some time, which was widely reported in the media. Lotto-Dstny seems to want to get rid of him, although CEO Stéphane Heulot recently made an attempt at HLN. "We are talking to Caleb and his agent about how we can help him. Caleb has talent, but right now it's not showing. We really tried everything to help him."

"I said things about Caleb that I meant, but maybe I should have handled that internally. I therefore regret that it turned out this way," said Heulot, who was referring to his statements during the Tour de France. "I am very, very disappointed in him. That's not how you leave the Tour. He just hung his head. In a way that I can't say a good word about. A real champion lifts his team, he doesn't do this," the team boss of the Belgian formation noted during the Tour de France after the resignation of his leader. (end quote)

 

[QueenStagiaire]

Jez Cox saying that you usually forget how good of a sprinter Jos Van Emden was. I think that‘s because he never was???

 

[TourOfSardinia]

Jez Cox saying that you usually forget how good of a sprinter Jos Van Emden was. I think that‘s because he never was???

Jez Cox is a strange blend: clueless but very talkative

 

[QueenStagiaire]

Echelons in the Münsterland Giro and Caleb Ewan seems to have had enough after 20 kilometers

 

[QueenStagiaire]

Olav Kooij is in the cars.

 

[Samamba]

Ewan dropped after 20km lmao. Has become a full on joke. Only at the start of these races so that Lotto can't fire him.

 

[Devil's Elbow]

Jez Cox saying that you usually forget how good of a sprinter Jos Van Emden was. I think that‘s because he never was???

Still a good take by his standards...