Lesser known races 2024 edition

[QueenStagiaire]

Magic Marc!

 

[tobydawq]

Hirschi winning bunch sprints now.

 

[Brullnux]

Ffs hirschi

 

[Devil's Elbow]

Is there any way in which Hirschi can't win in small races?

Albanese should have beaten him though, but not when he launches way too early...

 

[TourOfSardinia]

Hirschi?

 

[Rob5091]

Good try by the 2 guys out front, but once more, Hirschi gets the win.

 

[Salvarani]

Cant beat the 1.1 King

 

[Samu Cuenca]

Marc Pantani schooling the pretenders.

 

[Salvarani]

Magic Marc!

Stripped the others of the win

 

[KZD]

Hirschi wins again, his fifth straight win lol

I know that this race usually has a similar profile to this one, but for me a race in memory of Marco Pantini should have a much harder parcours than one that allows a bunch sprint finish.

 

[Devil's Elbow]

Hirschi wins again, his fifth straight win lol

I know that this race usually has a similar profile to this one, but for me a race in memory of Marco Pantini should have a much harder parcours than one that allows a bunch sprint finish.

Usually the climbing is harder, last year they really upped the difficulty and only 15 riders finished so that's probably why we got a weak route this year.

 

[postmanhat]

It's a pity Carlton Kirby doesn't get to commentate on these races very often, as I would very much enjoy his use of 'Hirschi bar none'.

 

[Samu Cuenca]

Pretty good sprint by Milesi. I didn't expect him to be in the mix.

 

[Brullnux]

Hirschi wins again, his fifth straight win lol

I know that this race usually has a similar profile to this one, but for me a race in memory of Marco Pantini should have a much harder parcours than one that allows a bunch sprint finish.

I agree but it's a fun race in and of itself. With 3km to go I did think Baroncini and Brenner had it

 

[Salvarani]

Hirschi wins again, his fifth straight win lol

I know that this race usually has a similar profile to this one, but for me a race in memory of Marco Pantini should have a much harder parcours than one that allows a bunch sprint finish.

Should be a climb like Monte Carpegna or something, where he used to train a lot.

 

[tobydawq]

I agree but it's a fun race in and of itself. With 3km to go I did think Baroncini and Brenner had it

The GPS drunkenness played a part in that, though.

 

[Ilmaestro99]

Switched the race off at 1.2km because I had to order in a Bratislava bar , just seen the result and hroschi somehow won ? Wtf. They are paying for the races surely!

 

[Brullnux]

The GPS drunkenness played a part in that, though.

A bit, but it was definitely 16/17s with 4.5km to go after having been 25/26s with 9km to go as that was when they crossed the finish line. Peloton only really picked it up again around the 3km mark, when they had Geschke doing a very long turn it looked like all the impetus had gone and they'd bottled it.

 

[Tim Cahill]

In this form he will be there or thereabouts in the WC but he needs to get over whatever yips he has had. He proved he can do the distance in 2020 with 3rd in the road race backed up by a 2nd in Liege he would've won if not for the Alaphilippe special. Beat some actual guys in San Sebastian and Bretagne too so maybe the monkey is off his back.

 

[Potomac]

Hirschi is the best, bar none.

 

[Brullnux]

In this form he will be there or thereabouts in the WC but he needs to get over whatever yips he has had. He proved he can do the distance in 2020 with 3rd in the road race backed up by a 2nd in Liege he would've won if not for the Alaphilippe special. Beat some actual guys in San Sebastian and Bretagne too so maybe the monkey is off his back.

Yeah Hirschi is a proper non-meme rider now. Got his drive back after a difficult couple of years with his 1.1/1.Pro schedule and is now a genuine classics contender.

 

[Brullnux]

Good to see Baroncini is alive and well, he's also had a very difficult year or two. Maybe now Hirschi is off to Tudor and Ulissi to Astana it's his turn to farm 1.1/1.Pro races, along with Christen and Morgado

 

[Squire]

So Milesi can sprint, apparently.

 

[Mayomaniac]

Pretty good sprint by Milesi. I didn't expect him to be in the mix.

Same here, since when is he able to sprint? TTs and climbing while having good recovery yeah, but sprinting?

 

[Didinho]

Is the WC a one day race?
Asking for a Suisse friend.