Lesser known races 2024 edition

[GenericBoonenFan]

I'm mostly wondering what Aranburu was thinking.
He's the fastest on paper.

 

[tobydawq]

I'm mostly wondering what Aranburu was thinking.
He's the fastest on paper.

I think perhaps he thought they would be caught if nobody attacked. And I don't think he is faster than Lapeira and Hirschi, his sprint is quite overrated.

 

[wirral]

I'm really excited by the 12th Tour of Taihu Lake. The startlist is so incredibly mediocre for a .Pro race it could throw up some really unlikely stage winners.

Currently the highest ranked rider on the startlist is Milan Menten followed by Jason Tesson (using either the UCI or PCS rankings)

 

[RedheadDane]

The quickest panda goes to the top of the podium!

Tour of Taihu Lake 2024 Stage 1 results

Martin Laas is the winner of Tour of Taihu Lake 2024 Stage 1, before Kuicheng Wang and Tobiasz Pawlak. Martin Laas was leader in GC.

www.procyclingstats.com

 

[ingsve]

I'm really excited by the 12th Tour of Taihu Lake. The startlist is so incredibly mediocre for a .Pro race it could throw up some really unlikely stage winners.

Currently the highest ranked rider on the startlist is Milan Menten followed by Jason Tesson (using either the UCI or PCS rankings)

A bit surprised that Astana is not there to get potentially some easy ranking points. You'd think the combination of the Chinese sponsor and the need to stay in the WT would mean an opportunity like this should not be passed over.

 

[Tricycle Rider]

I posted a map and the start list for today's Gran Piemonte in the following thread because that's where Italian Week talk was started. For those who will watch the final warm-up before Il Lombardia.

Coppa Bernocchi Oct 7/Tre Valli Varesine Oct 8/Gran Piemonte Oct 10

The Coppa Bernocchi route will be slightly shorter in 2024 than in previous years. While the distance in the past often approached two hundred kilometres, the race is now 174.3 kilometres long. Another change compared to last year is that the start will again be in Legnano, as was the tradition...

forum.cyclingnews.com

 

[Sciatic]

I posted a map and the start list for today's Gran Piemonte in the following thread because that's where Italian Week talk was started. For those who will watch the final warm-up before Il Lombardia.

Coppa Bernocchi Oct 7/Tre Valli Varesine Oct 8/Gran Piemonte Oct 10

The Coppa Bernocchi route will be slightly shorter in 2024 than in previous years. While the distance in the past often approached two hundred kilometres, the race is now 174.3 kilometres long. Another change compared to last year is that the start will again be in Legnano, as was the tradition...

forum.cyclingnews.com

Thanks!!

 

[Tim Cahill]

Martin Laas is cleaning up on the Asia tour this year, another win in Taihu Lake. I recall him winning a bunch in that degenerate 25 stage Vietnamese race I swear only exists in the imagination of people on this forum.

 

[tobydawq]

Martin Laas is cleaning up on the Asia tour this year, another win in Taihu Lake. I recall him winning a bunch in that degenerate 25 stage Vietnamese race I swear only exists in the imagination of one person on this forum.

Fixed.

 

[RedheadDane]

Martin Laas is cleaning up on the Asia tour this year, another win in Taihu Lake. I recall him winning a bunch in that degenerate 25 stage Vietnamese race I swear only exists in the imagination of people on this forum.

He's one quick panda! 🐼

 

[Coffeeplanter]

Fixed.

Don't disrespect the HTV Cup mate. First race to resume after covid. Forever in our hearts.

 

[RedheadDane]

I bring great news! The Chrono Des Nations is being shown live!

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Uu3M6zvf190


(Please note that they're showing all the classes, with the Elite Men last. In fact, I think they might be showing U17 now...)

 

[RedheadDane]

Apparently Thibault Guarnalec rides for the Arkea - B&B Hotels Women team...

Vine - and probably Küng too - ruining the Danish party.

 

[KZD]

Chrono des Nations result:
1. Küng
2. Vine
3. Price-Pejtersen

Very small gaps among these three.

 

[yaco]

Vine is improving his ITT and it should be a battle with Plapp for the Australian ITT title in 2025.

 

[Rob5091]

So you thought the days of Hirschi winning 1.1 races for UAE were over? Noo ... time for
Giro del Veneto on Wednesday 16 th (1.pro) Verona to Vicenza 173 km , start at 12.40 CET, TV from 15.00 CET

TV - (from https://www.girodelveneto.com/news/...la-veneto-classic-saranno-in-diretta-su-rai-2

The last week of great cycling has begun and as is now customary, the roads of the Veneto Region will close the professional calendar. It starts tomorrow, Wednesday 16 October, with the Giro del Veneto 2024, 173 km from the Arena di Verona to Vicenza, Monte Berico (official startlist below), and ends on Sunday 20 October with the Veneto Classic 2024, which will start from Soave and end in the center of Bassano del Grappa for a total of 195 km.

For both races, the organizers of PP Sport Events have managed to guarantee live coverage on Rai 2, with a time slot ranging from 15 to 16.45. Fans will therefore be able to enjoy the last laps of the electrifying Monte Berico circuit as far as the Giro del Veneto is concerned, and the last laps of the La Tisa di Colceresa circuit and then the decisive roughness of Diesel Farm and Contrà Soarda as regards the Veneto Classic. In the commentary booth there will be two true Venetians such as Stefano Rizzato and Giada Borgato, who know these roads well.

Abroad and in the United States, the race will be visible on the Discovery+ player, with international commentary by Rob Hatch, from 15 to 16.30.

startlist at https://www.procyclingstats.com/race/giro-del-veneto/2024/startlist

 

[Sciatic]

So you thought the days of Hirschi winning 1.1 races for UAE were over? Noo ... time for
Giro del Veneto on Wednesday 16 th (1.pro) Verona to Vicenza 173 km , start at 12.40 CET, TV from 15.00 CET

TV - (from https://www.girodelveneto.com/news/...la-veneto-classic-saranno-in-diretta-su-rai-2


startlist at https://www.procyclingstats.com/race/giro-del-veneto/2024/sta

Thank you. Based on watching it last year, I’m looking forward to the Veneto Classic, which had some great gravel roads through the vineyard reserves. More akin to Strade Bianchi than the Paris-Tours vineyard route.

 

[Rob5091]

Not that I imagine it will make a lot of difference, but there's been 7.7 km chopped off the race today.

7 guys with a couple of minutes up the road so far.

 

[DJO]

Race is live on Tiz and RAI2 .

 

[RedheadDane]

Race is live on Tiz and RAI2 .

And D+/Max.

 

[RedheadDane]

Camprubi ain't got time for lying around.

 

[Samamba]

Rain makes races so much better

 

[RedheadDane]

STRONG!

 

[Samamba]

Meurisse in the form of his life lately

 

[Tim Cahill]

Quite a good strat from Xandro Meurisse timing a decent peak at a time in the season where barely anyone else gives a crap, autumn Wellens.