Lesser known races 2024 edition

[Squire]

3rd stage win for Malucelli. He's looking for a PCT team for next season, I'd say that one should sign him. Beating de Kleijn 3 times in one stage race is no joke, the guy is just behind the top guys when it comes to his speed.

A proper stage race sprint stage merchant. Never had a single good one-day result. Which was maybe a reason why he wasn't retained by Bingoal (assuming he wanted to, dunno about that). But Persico and Weemaes haven't exactly set the world alight for them, so keeping Malucelli would have been better I suppose. He's definitely good enough for a PCT level team that is not the Israels and Uno-Xes of this world. As you say, impressive speed. Just a bit lacking in most other departments.

 

[search]

3rd stage win for Malucelli. He's looking for a PCT team for next season

this basically also confirms that Ukyo is not going to step up to PT level anytime soon, contrary to what they announced last year.

 

[Mayomaniac]

A proper stage race sprint stage merchant. Never had a single good one-day result. Which was maybe a reason why he wasn't retained by Bingoal (assuming he wanted to, dunno about that). But Persico and Weemaes haven't exactly set the world alight for them, so keeping Malucelli would have been better I suppose. He's definitely good enough for a PCT level team that is not the Israels and Uno-Xes of this world. As you say, impressive speed. Just a bit lacking in most other departments.

Yeah, but looking at all the flat races for sprinters he's clearly a good rider to have for a PCT team. With all the Asian races that they are riding even Burgos or Caja Rural would benefit from having him.

 

[search]

Yeah, but looking at all the flat races for sprinters he's clearly a good rider to have for a PCT team. With all the Asian races that they are riding even Burgos or Caja Rural would benefit from having him.

they could, but at 350k they probably prefer to sign 10 other riders.

Interesting that he talks so openly about money. Would anyone really pay that much for a sprinter like him, especially this late in the year?

 

[Mayomaniac]

they could, but at 350k they probably prefer to sign 10 other riders.

Interesting that he talks so openly about money. Would anyone really pay that much for a sprinter like him, especially this late in the year?

Chinastana if Cavendish retires?

 

[RedheadDane]

36 riders with a small gap.
90ish Ks to go.

 

[Devil's Elbow]

Very entertaining race so far, helps that UAE are down to a Hirschi who's had to burn matches to drag a counterattack back up to the front.

 

[RedheadDane]

Big Mads goes from 67 km out in Paris-Tours. If Pogi can do it ...

Excuse me, sir. We have a thread for Paris-Tours!

 

[yaco]

The four leaders have it because Arkea who have three in the chase group will not ride because they are thinking of UCI points.

 

[Squire]

Matt Stevens reading from PCS instead of looking at his screen. I see no Laurance and only two Arkeas.

 

[Devil's Elbow]

Matt Stevens reading from PCS instead of looking at his screen. I see no Laurance and only two Arkeas.

And also blindly relying on the GPS even when it swings from 20 to 70 seconds in the span of two minutes.

 

[Devil's Elbow]

Arkéa are doing a great job of both minimising their chances of winning and their chances of getting a decent amount of points.

 

[Devil's Elbow]

Going by my stopwatch it's only ~25 seconds between the first two groups.

 

[Samamba]

Arkéa are doing a great job of both minimising their chances of winning and their chances of getting a decent amount of points.

Their tactics in these races is always to do absolutely nothing and pray everything comes together so that they can sprint with to and get points. Can still happen here, but most of the time they just throw away good results by doing it

 

[Devil's Elbow]

Their tactics in these races is always to do absolutely nothing and pray everything comes together so that they can sprint with to and get points. Can still happen here, but most of the time they just throw away good results by doing it

That doesn't explain why Champoussin is riding in G3 while Albanese hasn't done a single turn in G2.

 

[Samamba]

That doesn't explain why Champoussin is riding in G3 while Albanese hasn't done a single turn in G2.

Well probably cause they want G2 to come back cause 1 guys in the top 5 isn't enough

 

[Eddy Evenepoel]

That doesn't explain why Champoussin is riding in G3 while Albanese hasn't done a single turn in G2.

Wouldnt it be stupid to work in both G3 and G2 at the same time?

 

[Samamba]

Front group throwing it away for some reason. I know Aranburu is technically the fastest but they are all fast so their best shot is to sprint from this group. Maybe Lapiera as he can play his 2 teammates behind

 

[RedheadDane]

Hirschi wins ahead of Gregoire and Lapeira.

 

[Eddy Evenepoel]

Another 1.1 win for Hirschi

 

[Devil's Elbow]

You know G2 dynamics were really bad when they managed to lose time in a final kilometres that featured 0 cooperation up front.

 

[ice&fire]

Mickey Mouse wins another Marc Hirschi race

 

[Rob5091]

He does it again, chapeau Hirschi & UAE!

 

[Rob5091]

If you can n't get enough of Hirschi wining races, Monday is Coppa Bernocchi (1.pro).
174.3 km from Legnano to Legnano, start at 12.30 CET , TV from 14.00 CET.

startlist at https://www.procyclingstats.com/race/coppa-bernocchi/2024/startlist

more info at https://www.uslegnanese.it/coppa-bernocchi/

Edit - see own thread at https://forum.cyclingnews.com/threads/105th-coppa-bernocchi-october-7.39979/

So if you want to post something, please go there!

 

[tobydawq]

What was that sprint from Lapeira?

He could definitely have won if he didn't launch 350 metres out...