Lesser known races 2023 edition

[magliaroz]

Very happy to see Pasha take this win! He always seems to have a lot of bad luck working against him.

 

[Samu Cuenca]

7th for Hayter is not bad after the season he's had.

 

[SafeBet]

Sivakov doesn't care about jetlag.

 

[Didinho]

Any news about GP Wallonie? Thought I could see it last year but nothing today.

 

[tobydawq]

Any news about GP Wallonie? Thought I could see it last year but nothing today.

Well, GCN are supposed to be showing it. Right now, it's only the finish line they show, though.

 

[Didinho]

Well, GCN are supposed to be showing it. Right now, it's only the finish line they show, though.

I got it now on a Wallon/French transmitter. Mathieu was on the attack but back in the peloton. He got De Bondt in the breakaway with 2 others.

 

[Didinho]

20km left

3 riders in front 40sec. Last 3 hills coming up with the finish on the Citadel. Mathieu written all over it, even without his best form.

 

[RedheadDane]

Schultz on the attack.

 

[Didinho]

Crash in front. Mathieu was sitting there also.

 

[search]

I got it now on a Wallon/French transmitter. Mathieu was on the attack but back in the peloton. He got De Bondt in the breakaway with 2 others.

RTL Club, right, or is there any other? It's not on Eurosport, unfortunately.

 

[Didinho]

RTL Club, right, or is there any other? It's not on Eurosport, unfortunately.

Yes RTL. Mathieu in the back now. Hopefully not crashed himself.

 

[Devil's Elbow]

José Been clearly isn't salty at all about Kuss not being gifted the Vuelta.

 

[Didinho]

Mathieu stretching his back a bit. Not really eager to move up. Still time. 7km.

 

[Devil's Elbow]

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.

 

[Devil's Elbow]

Kristoff pulling for Waerenskjold. It's finally here!

 

[postmanhat]

Kristoff working for Waerenskjlod at last.

 

[Tim Cahill]

If you aren't in the top 15 positions going up to the citadel then you're disrespecting cycling, it's fans, the race and the ghost of Henri Desgrange.

 

[Tim Cahill]

That was a wonderful cycling move from Fuglsang/Williams/Teuns there, textbook.

 

[Devil's Elbow]

Masterclass of tactics by Israel.
Masterclass of reaction and power by Serrano.
Good finish.

 

[Tim Cahill]

Serrano points to the heavens and dedicates this to the one who has had the most influence on his cycling career so far, Queen Elizabeth the 2nd.

 

[RedheadDane]

Movistar (men's team) just won a Belgian one-day race...

 

[Samamba]

Masterclass of tactics by Israel.
Masterclass of reaction and power by Serrano.
Good finish.

Masterclass of tactical fail by others looking at Van der Poel.

De Buyst for example, he had super legs but refuses to follow the attack.

Great win for MOvistar tho, they seem to have finally waken up since Canada.

 

[Eddy Evenepoel]

Kristoff pulling for Waerenskjold. It's finally here!

Kristoff working for Waerenskjlod at last.

Unfortunately Wærenskjold messed up the last corner and couldn’t fight for a top 5 in the end.

 

[KZD]

Good win for Serrano.

Van der Poel getting better but still not quite there yet.

 

[Samamba]

How have they not changed the finish yet btw? Every year problems with that last corner.

Also the whole route needs a change honestly. A final on the Citadel is great but now we're just getting a bunchsprint towards it. Could use a bit more hills.