Lesser known races 2023 edition

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did they get bankrupt and lost the naming rights, or who thought it was a good idea to change the name from Elfstedenronde to Elfstedenrace?

Admittedly, Eleven-City Ronde would be even worse.

 

[Ricco']

did they get bankrupt and lost the naming rights, or who thought it was a good idea to change the name from Elfstedenronde to Elfstedenrace?

Admittedly, Eleven-City Ronde would be even worse.

They are different races. Elfstedenronde was held this year in June and was won by Philipsen, against Ewan and Jakobsen.

Come to think of it, Philipsen can now be crowned the Elfstedenking.

 

[staubsauger]

Philipsen himself said he needs to go ice skating now!

 

[Wvv]

Philipsen on his way you dethrone Pogi as international victory king. If we don't consider MAL.

Nice third spot for Bomboi/TDT.

 

[Rob5091]

Paris-Bourges 198 km (1.1 the only races worth watching) today
-Molano, Démare, Theuns and of course De Lie. Looks like a sprint finish - too flat for De Lie so I'll go for Démare to go one better then last year for the win.
Startlist etc at
https://www.procyclingstats.com/race/paris-bourges/2023/startlist

 

[TourOfSardinia]

Gran Piemonte (1.Pro) also today:
A warm up for Il Lombardia

Top riders:​

VAN AERT Wout
HIRSCHI Marc
LANDA Mikel
GANNA Filippo
YATES Simon
MARTIN Guillaume
JORGENSON Matteo
BUITRAGO Santiago
COSTA Rui
ARANBURU Alex

More detail: https://www.procyclingstats.com/race/gran-piemonte/2023
TV Coverage: RAISport from 14:50 (and probably GCN+)

 

[Netserk]

Has any race changed route more than Gran Piemonte?

 

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it looks like a change to the good, at least. The Alpette climb is tough, so hopefully some of the climbers will give it a go

 

[Eddy Evenepoel]

Has any race changed route more than Gran Piemonte?

Milano-Torino? If we’re just thinking about character of the route?

 

[Netserk]

it looks like a change to the good, at least. The Alpette climb is tough, so hopefully some of the climbers will give it a go

Yep. As late as last week, I played around with a stage finish in Cuorgnè after Pian del Lupo and Alpette.

Milano-Torino? If we’re just thinking about character of the route?

I meant number of changes. For more than a decade, it has had a unique route most years.

 

[Rob5091]

The official Gran Piemonte website has this profile for the Alpette climb -

Details at -
https://www.ilgranpiemonte.it/en/the-route/ My 2 cents worth, Hirschi is in good shape or Simon Yates if he can get a good lead, but a 5 km flat run in might be his problem.

 

[Rob5091]

I take it from
https://www.total-velo.com/paris-bourges-2023-parcours-engages-direct/
that live vidoe from Paris-Bourges will be available from 14.00 CET at the official Facebook webpage at

UBCC Paris Gien Bourges | Bourges

UBCC Paris Gien Bourges, Bourges. Gefällt 1.373 Mal · 39 waren hier. Paris Gien Bourges est une course cycliste professionnel (UCI 1.1) créée en 1913.

www.facebook.com

(if not, blame Google Translate!)

 

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Surprisingly big fight for the breakaway in Piemonte. Even Ganna is getting involved now, after >50k were covered in the first hour.

 

[Tim Cahill]

Cees Bol and Ganna planning a legendary Eros Poli style raid on Alpette

 

[Rob5091]

Cees Bol and Ganna planning a legendary Eros Poli style raid on Alpette

Hold your horses there - Pozzovivo's here so watch out!

 

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14 guys went clear now, but it took them half the race to do so: Arensman, Buratti, Caicedo, Costa, Devenyns, Flynn, Formolo, Houle, Jungels, Marcellusi, Matthews, Meurisse, Mosca, Tejada

 

[Rob5091]

I take it from
https://www.total-velo.com/paris-bourges-2023-parcours-engages-direct/
that live vidoe from Paris-Bourges will be available from 14.00 CET at the official Facebook webpage at

UBCC Paris Gien Bourges | Bourges

UBCC Paris Gien Bourges, Bourges. Gefällt 1.373 Mal · 39 waren hier. Paris Gien Bourges est une course cycliste professionnel (UCI 1.1) créée en 1913.

www.facebook.com

(if not, blame Google Translate!)

Make that 14.45 CET according to the facebook page.

 

[Rob5091]

Rui Costa in the break at Piemonte ... how long before the shouting and arm waving starts?

 

[Tim Cahill]

Wtf kind of break is that, they'll have trouble bringing it back surely

 

[Samamba]

Yeah who's bringing this back. Jumbo doesn't really have their strongest team here.

 

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won't be easy, yeah. Leemreize also crashed out already now.

 

[Samamba]

Jayco is chasing Matthews

Looks weird, but Matthews in current form is never surviving that climb in front and they have Yates behind who could make the jump

 

[Didinho]

Brutal climb.
Would love me some Bagioli win here.

 

[Samamba]

Cattaneo Bagioli and Dunbar going to make the jump to the front 4. Could be gone those 7 then.

QS winning again would be quite funny.

EDIT: Hirschi there too now. Stil some time behind the 'early break' tho.

 

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looks like Jayco was working for Dunbar again. Yates nowhere to be seen.