Lesser known races 2024 edition

[Rob5091]

Sunday 15 th September and it's time for the 76th Trofeo Matteotti (1.1)
194 km from Pescara to Pescara, start at 12.45 CET, TV - nothing found but we had today's race on CiclismoLive so might be something
Startlist at https://www.procyclingstats.com/race/trofeo-matteotti/2024/startlist

13 laps of 15 kms

Lap profile -

Bax won last year with Hirschi 5th but this is 2024, "The Year of Hirschi"!

EDIT - add- https://www.oasport.it/2024/09/trofeo-matteotti-2024-programma-orari-percorso-tv-streaming/
Says that RAI Sport have highlights at 22.00 CET

 

[tobydawq]

Covi in the top 10, what is happening?

 

[Samu Cuenca]

Covi in the top 10, what is happening?

Precisely five riders traversed the course faster than him

 

[Rob5091]

Confirmed start list for Trofeo Matteotti for today and no Hirschi for UAE but last year's winner Bax and Ulissi as well as Lutsenko for Astana.
Meanwhile Burgaudeau goes for 3 stages in a row at Tour of Istanbul and Romele for Astana is going for 3 2nd places in a row!

 

[Rob5091]

Well that was a strange old finish in Istanbul. After the long Eurasia tunnel they had 3.5 km to go and the heavens had opened (Storm Boris maybe?) so no TV pictures until the last 400m by which time there seemed to have been a crash (or multiple crashes) and Gubburo of Bardiani won a very small bunch sprint for his first ever win! Chapeau!

 

[RedheadDane]

so no TV pictures

There were TV pictures? Since when?

 

[Rob5091]

TV pictures = TV feed after the tunnel until 400 m to go ... wet cameras probably.

 

[Tim Cahill]

 

[Didinho]

Was just about to ask which race he's gonna win today. Better start the WC next to keep the streak alive.

 

[GenericBoonenFan]

Can't start to explain how happy I am for Hirschi that he gets his own team next year.
Can't wait to see him light it up in the TdF.

 

[RedheadDane]

De Kleijn wins in France.

 

[Samu Cuenca]

Aular breaks the UAE win streak in Italy.

 

[tobydawq]

Precisely five riders traversed the course faster than him

And only precisely one person was course traversing faster than him today!

 

[RJH]

Aular breaks the UAE win streak in Italy.

Time for him to join a WT team…

 

[Coffeeplanter]

Time for him to join a WT team…

I don't think a WorldTour team is going to burn their fingers on a rider associated with Marcos Maynar.

 

[Samamba]

I don't think a WorldTour team is going to burn their fingers on a rider associated with Marcos Maynar.

50/50 for Movistar according to Marca so let's see...

 

[GenericBoonenFan]

Really hope Balderstone lands somewhere aswell.

 

[Rob5091]

Aular & Caja Rural get the win at Trofeo Matteotti - chapeau!
https://cyclinguptodate.com/cycling...-to-caja-rural-after-trofeo-matteotti-triumph

“I am very happy to have achieved this victory here in Italy, in the Trofeo Matteotti," Aular reflects afterwards to Caja Rural - Seguros RGA's official website. "The team has been phenomenal, all the tactics that our director Rubén had suggested to us were fulfilled. The intention was to always have a rider in front to avoid working behind, it is a very tough race and that is how it has been done from the beginning. In the end I was there in the decisive part with Thomas Silva, who did a great job for me in those final kilometres, and the truth is that I am very happy to achieve this victory, both for me and for the team.”

Le Gruppetto on X

 

[Rob5091]

Wednesday 18th September and it's time for the 65th Grand Prix de Wallonie. 202 km from Belgny to Namur with start 12.53 CET and TV from 16.00 CET
Startlist at https://www.procyclingstats.com/race/gp-de-wallonie/2024/startlist

Roadbook at https://www.trworg.be/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/Guide_GPdeWallonie2024_SD.pdf

Finish

 

[Rob5091]

So according to the Roadbook, we have the return of the 1,000 Euro radar sprint Award! This has unfortunately nothing to do with the character in M*A*S*H but is the fastest guy over 1 km with 15.54 km to go. As no details seem to be given about times, speed etc., my guess is a local guy will pick up the 1,000 Euros.

"During the unique "FIBRE DE PROXIMUS" sprint, the riders will be timed between KM-1 and the sprint line. The rider having The fastest kilometre will win a bonus of 1000€. This prize will be awarded during the protocol ceremony."

 

[Rob5091]

Grand Prix de Wallonie today and the startlist has some interesting late additions -
Groves for Alpecin, Lutsenko for Astana, Lapeira & Lafayfor AG2R & Girmay for Intermaché.

Otherwise it's a rematch of Wellens and De Lie with a whole host of other contendors for podium spots. If Abrahamsen has his "Tour legs" then he could be a outside pick.

Edit - ad - update - TV from 15.45 CET today not 16.00 CET.

 

[QueenStagiaire]

Luxembourg coming up and it‘s sensational because Van der Poel is going to race his bike for multiple days!

 

[Ilmaestro99]

I would make a tour le Lexembourg thread but I don't know how to make profiles and images on the post

 

[Potomac]

Per PCS "Top competitors" for Wallonie

Pos.	Rider	Team	Points	#
1	Girmay Biniam	Intermarché - Wanty	1580	8
2	De Lie Arnaud	Lotto Dstny	1380	17
3	Wellens Tim	UAE Team Emirates	991	32
4	Zingle Axel	Cofidis	922	36
5	Groves Kaden	Alpecin - Deceuninck	830	44
6	Aranburu Alex	Movistar Team	793	49
7	Trentin Matteo	Tudor Pro Cycling Team	710	60
8	Wærenskjold Søren	Uno-X Mobility	703	62
9	Berckmoes Jenno	Lotto Dstny	695	65
10	Albanese Vincenzo	Arkéa - B&B Hotels	682	67
11	Martin Guillaume	Cofidis	673	71
12	Abrahamsen Jonas	Uno-X Mobility	672	72
13	Jeannière Emilien	TotalEnergies	632	80
14	Blackmore Joseph	Israel - Premier Tech	559	95
15	Coquard Bryan	Cofidis	551	97
16	Lapeira Paul	Decathlon AG2R La Mondiale Team	544	99
17	Lutsenko Alexey	Astana Qazaqstan Team	543	100
18	Sheehan Riley	Israel - Premier Tech	513	106
19	Venturini Clément	Arkéa - B&B Hotels	504	110
20	Champoussin Clément	Arkéa - B&B Hotels	467	126

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[Potomac]

I hope the broadcast for men's race doesn't have all the problems we getting with women's at the run in