Lesser known races 2023 edition

[tobydawq]

But I've heard he was always in the first positions helping his teammates until the last km, but in the end he must have suffered due to his bad equipment. The climb was also pretty steep to be fair.

It was 2.7 kms at 4.9%....

But yeah, on defective equipment, everything is difficult.

 

[postmanhat]

Good team player Luts causing consternation again by farming mad points at the Asian games, he can win that Tour of Turkey too if Vine isn't at his best, the gaps will be titanic on the climb.

Beautifully done by Astana. 650 UCI points from those games. Even funnier, as he was obviously in great form for the Italian Fall races.

I wonder if they'll go all in for the Asian calendar next year?

 

[postmanhat]

Démare wins the battle of the Arnauds at Paris-Bourges but what a messy ol' sprint and a ICW rider (Page?) went down after the line.
Edit - Marit I assume not Page.

Page dropped out of the chase with about 20K to go. Either because he knackered, or uncharacteristically, was being sensible and saving himself for Paris-Tours on Sunday?

 

[QueenStagiaire]

Oscar Sevilla has taken the GC lead in Hainan.
Stage win for James Piccoli.

 

[Rob5091]

After the Pogi Party in Italy, it's time for some real racing!

Paris-Tours Sunday (1.pro) 213.9 km - info at
https://www.paris-tours.fr/en/news/2023/info-with-one-day-to-go-1/1191

GvA's last race as it is for Schär, Bouet and Gallopin.
Démare, De Lie, Laporte, Wellens, Groves, Coquard etc etc - all the big sprint names (bar Philipsen). Unusually warm weather forecast, around the vineyards again on rough roads with a few small lumps at the end. TV from 15.10 CET

 

[Skijumper Roglic fan]

After the Pogi Party in Italy, it's time for some real racing!

Paris-Tours Sunday (1.pro) 213.9 km - info at
https://www.paris-tours.fr/en/news/2023/info-with-one-day-to-go-1/1191

GvA's last race as it is for Schär, Bouet and Gallopin.
Démare, De Lie, Laporte, Wellens, Groves, Coquard etc etc - all the big sprint names (bar Philipsen). Unusually warm weather forecast, around the vineyards again on rough roads with a few small lumps at the end. TV from 15.10 CET

Paris-Tours is a great race, every year. I cheer for Biniam Girmay, and hope he wins this, tomorrow.

 

[DJ Sprtsch]

Another win for Demare incoming.
Third win in three starts and third Paris-Tours in a row.

 

[search]

Just looked at the Tour of Turkey and there’s a 18km climb at 10.8%! Keep this away from Vegni so we can’t have an ITT here.

 

[Valv.Piti]

This climb is harder than Rettenbachferner, Mortirolo, Stelvio, Finestre, Zoncolan, Angliru etc. Simply put, its the hardest climb I have ever seen in bike racing in Europe, but I would gladly get educated on that one. I will be trying to watch for sure just to get a feel of that climb even though the field is absolute shite.

 

[Mayomaniac]

This climb is harder than Rettenbachferner, Mortirolo, Stelvio, Finestre, Zoncolan, Angliru etc. Simply put, its the hardest climb I have ever seen in bike racing in Europe, but I would gladly get educated on that one. I will be trying to watch for sure just to get a feel of that climb even though the field is absolute shite.

Yeah, I don't think we have ever seen something like this in an European bike race.

 

[Mayomaniac]

If He stays on his bike Vine should obliterate the field on such a MTF. Sure, Medellin have some capable climbers, but without MAL nobody comes close to him.

Also, I didn't realize that Edgar Cadena is now riding for Bardiani.

 

[Red Rick]

This climb is harder than Rettenbachferner, Mortirolo, Stelvio, Finestre, Zoncolan, Angliru etc. Simply put, its the hardest climb I have ever seen in bike racing in Europe, but I would gladly get educated on that one. I will be trying to watch for sure just to get a feel of that climb even though the field is absolute shite.

Finestre except 1.5% steeper.

I've looked on google street view the scenery is absolutely insane as well

 

[QueenStagiaire]

Apparently the Tour de Kyushu in Japan is a new 2.1 this year, so Andrey Zeits and Antonio Nibali could get a 1-2 there!

 

[RedheadDane]

I just have one question:
Why is there a Dutch national team at the Tour of Turkey?

Quick geography lesson:
The Netherlands and Turkey aren't even close!

 

[RedheadDane]

And to nobody's surprise. Philipsen won.

 

[awavey]

I just have one question:
Why is there a Dutch national team at the Tour of Turkey?

because they were invited

 

[Max Rockatansky]

Finestre except 1.5% steeper.

I've looked on google street view the scenery is absolutely insane as well

A a nice road for these gradients.

Babadağ · Karaağaç, 48300 Fethiye/Muğla, Türkei

★★★★★ · Berggipfel

maps.app.goo.gl

 

[Rob5091]

After the Pogi Party in Italy, it's time for some real racing!

Paris-Tours Sunday (1.pro) 213.9 km - info at
https://www.paris-tours.fr/en/news/2023/info-with-one-day-to-go-1/1191

GvA's last race as it is for Schär, Bouet and Gallopin.
Démare, De Lie, Laporte, Wellens, Groves, Coquard etc etc - all the big sprint names (bar Philipsen). Unusually warm weather forecast, around the vineyards again on rough roads with a few small lumps at the end. TV from 15.10 CET

Paris-Tours has own thread now at -
https://forum.cyclingnews.com/threads/paris-tours-2023-chartres-tours-213-9-km.39282/unread

 

[GenericBoonenFan]

I just have one question:
Why is there a Dutch national team at the Tour of Turkey?

Quick geography lesson:
The Netherlands and Turkey aren't even close!

Mainly track-riders doing some training.

 

[Tim Cahill]

Wtf Tim Dupont is still racing, get him on Astana with Cavendish Vino he still looks good.

 

[Izzyeviel]

Philippe Gilbert Jr race - there's a young chappie called Bogdan Zabelinskiy - if that name rings a bell, thats because his mother won two bronze medals at the 2012 olympic games.

 

[Ilmaestro99]

47 years old Oscar Sevilla just won Tour of Hainan. It's the first time he won a 2.pro or equivalent level stage race in his career. He did his first grand tour before Pogacar was born

 

[Devil's Elbow]

47 years old Oscar Sevilla just won Tour of Hainan. It's the first time he won a 2.pro or equivalent level stage race in his career. He did his first grand tour before Pogacar was born

He also has more time between his first and final professional wins now than Rebellin did... by 18 days!

 

[Scarponi]

Veneto classic the only race left on Euro calendar?

 

[Devil's Elbow]

Veneto classic the only race left on Euro calendar?

Giro del Veneto, Chrono des Nations, and the remaining seven stages of the Tour of Turkey are still left too. Elsewhere, we have Guangxi and the Japan Cup before the last professional race of the season* on the 22nd in Hong Kong.

*unless you want to count the Pan-American Games