Lesser known races 2023 edition

[RedheadDane]

In other news; a 47-year-old just won a 2.Pro race.

 

[skippo12]

In other news; a 47-year-old just won a 2.Pro race.

34 minutes ahead Froome. But I guess if he trains really hard for the next 10 years he can take his revenge and overtake him as the oldest 2.Pro winner.

 

[Ilmaestro99]

In other news; a 47-year-old just won a 2.Pro race.

How is it other news when it is the same news ?

 

[RedheadDane]

How is it other news when it is the same news ?

Sevilla winning Tour of Hainan doesn't have much to do with the last races on the European calendar.

 

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Sevilla winning Tour of Hainan doesn't have much to do with the last races on the European calendar.

it's another information, but was not new to this thread

 

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in other news indeed, though, the finishing location on today's PSC/LFR profile for Turkey doesn't seem to be correct. In the roadbook, the finish is ~400m earlier, meaning the final bump is only half as long.

 

[RedheadDane]

it's another information, but was not new to this thread

Okay, yeah... I keep forgetting that since you're bought to the most recent post in a thread, you have to scroll up a little to see if there are previous posts you haven't seen...

 

[Rob5091]

Just had a sneak look at tomorrow's Tour of Turkey stage up to Babadag - holy cr*p Batman! Most of Astana look like they might go home early OTL as will a whole lot of others.

 

[Devil's Elbow]

5.5k to go in Turkey, Fisher-Black on the attack.

 

[QueenStagiaire]

Bora tried a bunch of times, but Philipsen took it in the end.

 

[Devil's Elbow]

Despite Bora spending all of the final 6k attacking, it came back together for an uphill sprint, with Philipsen coming around Bol in the final 50 metres.

 

[Samu Cuenca]

I thought Gazzoli Bol, it was, had that one, but Philipsen was too strong in the end.

 

[QueenStagiaire]

I thought Gazzoli had that one, but Philipsen was too strong in the end.

Gazzoli must have grown a bit since I last saw him.

 

[Ilmaestro99]

Why can't philipson just go in his off-season, honestly mate you've had by far the best season of your career, you have nothing to prove. You are the best sprinter in the world and you come to this race for bardiani riders, Astana riders, Eolo riders and the novo nordisk boys, and rob them of important victories. Go on holiday with your girlfriend or something.

Anyway funny how carlton kirby can recognise Cees bol winning in champs elysees when he wasn't involved, but can't recognise him when he leads the sprint for 150m till the line in clear view today

 

[Didinho]

He wanted to have the most victories this year. +2 already. But Pogi won Lombardia so how many does he needs now?

 

[DNP-Old]

He wanted to have the most victories this year. +2 already. But Pogi won Lombardia so how many does he needs now?

5, because Superman sits lonely at the top at 21.

 

[Devil's Elbow]

5, because Superman sits lonely at the top at 21.

Only if you count KOM and points jerseys, though.

Also most of those were in .2 races, so one more win and Philipsen does ensure he's won the most pro races this season (albeit only by virtue of a lot of late-season statpadding which kind of dilutes it as an achievement).

 

[Red Rick]

Only if you count KOM and points jerseys, though.

Also most of those were in .2 races, so one more win and Philipsen does ensure he's won the most pro races this season (albeit only by virtue of a lot of late-season statpadding which kind of dilutes it as an achievement).

Stat padding by beating .2 competition or by swerving .1 competition out of earth orbit, gotta win one way or another.

Hot take UAE should try to put Philpsen OTL tomorrow to save the most wins stat for Pog.

 

[Mayomaniac]

Stat padding by beating .2 competition or by swerving .1 competition out of earth orbit, gotta win one way or another.

Hot take UAE should try to put Philpsen OTL tomorrow to save the most wins stat for Pog.

Do people really care that much about that statistic? IMO only sprinters care about the number of wins.

 

[Red Rick]

Do people really care that much about that statistic? IMO only sprinters care about the number of wins.

People cited it in the Pog thread.

Philipsen winning would show how much of a meme stat it is.

 

[Max Rockatansky]

In other news; a 47-year-old just won a 2.Pro race.

He has 78 race days this year. That's some numbers.

 

[Devil's Elbow]

Boo!

https://twitter.com/x/status/1711686703277105512

 

[yaco]

A reasonable decision considering the toughness of the final climb which could be the hardest of all time. It will take around an hour for the top riders to reach the top and it is easy to imagine some riders losing 35 or 40 minutes on this very climb - 18.2km at 10.8% is a brute of a climb.

 

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A reasonable decision considering the toughness of the final climb which could be the hardest of all time. It will take around an hour for the top riders to reach the top and it is easy to imagine some riders losing 35 or 40 minutes on this very climb

30% will up the time limit to around one hour, though. Sure, half of it would have been a problem for some, especially when dropped before already - but I can't really see how that is reason enough to increase it. Especially not by that much.

 

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Ahmet Örken was disqualified for punching another rider yesterday. According to his statement, that rider punched him before, but was not punished because he's riding for a Pro Team.

https://twitter.com/x/status/1711402247471415792

View: https://twitter.com/ahmetorkenn/status/1711402247471415792


That sounds like about the lamest excuse anyone can come up with.