Lesser known races 2024 edition

[RedheadDane]

BTW, I think I recall a discussion about this last year as well.
Did anyone ever get an explanation of WTF a "diesel farm" is supposed to be?

 

[Eddy Evenepoel]

BTW, I think I recall a discussion about this last year as well.
Did anyone ever get an explanation of WTF a "diesel farm" is supposed to be?

It's the name of a Vineyard

 

[Samamba]

Did UAE vanish this week?

Like 1 moto camera is already insane ut can the heli zoom out please

 

[Rob5091]

BTW, I think I recall a discussion about this last year as well.
Did anyone ever get an explanation of WTF a "diesel farm" is supposed to be?

Diesel as in the clothes brand as the company's owner lives there, apparently.

either that or, as in Big Ed's Gas Farm!

 

[Tricycle Rider]

Diesel as in the clothes brand as the company's owner lives there, apparently.

either that or, as in Big Ed's Gas Farm!

I like the vineyard explanation better, it sounds classier and more appropriate for the area.

 

[Eddy Evenepoel]

I like the vineyard explanation better, it sounds classier and more appropriate for the area.

https://shop.dieselfarm.com/en

 

[Samamba]

Front group could win this with no organized chase behind

 

[Eddy Evenepoel]

Cort looks so bad on the wet cobbles. It's been a lot of talk about Uno-X having problems with their tires in wet conditions this autumn (for example when the whole team got dropped in a downhill in Lombardia), is that a possible explanaition or just a cheap excuse?

 

[Samamba]

Cort looks so bad on the wet cobbles. It's been a lot of talk about Uno-X having problems with their tires in wet conditions this autumn (for example when the whole team got dropped in a downhill in Lombardia), is that a possible explanaition or just a cheap excuse?

It would be a possible excuse for everyone but Cort who is technically just bad lmao

 

[Tricycle Rider]

Bennett in no man's land now

 

[Samamba]

It the gps is correct there are not getting any close (normal with only Molard working), I think winner is in front honestly.

 

[Armchair Cyclist]

https://shop.dieselfarm.com/en

They decided against marketing it as diesel wine: wise choice.

 

[Tricycle Rider]

Front group could win this with no organized chase behind

This is starting to look more and more likely seeing as the riders in the chase are just flailing their arms and gesturing at each other while the break looks pretty organized

 

[Eddy Evenepoel]

It the gps is correct there are not getting any close (normal with only Molard working), I think winner is in front honestly.

I dont know, they can catch quite a lot of time on the climb to Diesel Farm. Probably close to 40 seconds just on that climb?

 

[Samamba]

I dont know, they can catch quite a lot of time on the climb to Diesel Farm. Probably close to 40 seconds just on that climb?

Yeah maybe but that's not enough if they are not coming closer now, but like I said, I have doubts about the GPS, I'm gonna time myself in a bit.

 

[Samamba]

It's 1'30.
No idea what happened tho Must've been a crash? Hirschi seems alone

EDIT: timed myself, only 1'15. So yeah looks good for the favorites again. Also I'm pretty sure the kilometers left are wrong on the screen, should be about 20k to go

EDIT2: OMFG I've been watching on delay, this explains a lot.. I was so confused

 

[postmanhat]

If Baroncini has finally learnt how to avoid crashing regularly, UAE have a natural replacement for Hirschi.

 

[Eddy Evenepoel]

Jayco actually pacing a bit in the second group?

 

[yaco]

Jayco actually pacing a bit in the second group?

It was initiailly fine when they has two in the chase group of five. Get to the front group and you have three rider. However, now that a group has latched on jayco must stop riding.

 

[Tricycle Rider]

Chase still not very organized but they have gained some time...

About 14km left to go

 

[Samamba]

Jayco with 3 of their 5 starting riders in the top 10 is pretty impressive, well not like this field is stacked but still

4 Intermarchés too now.

 

[tobydawq]

Come on, Magnus!

 

[Eddy Evenepoel]

Cort is such a classy rider

 

[Tricycle Rider]

So the Diesel farm has a private gravel road they're riding on, and it looks like a steep piece of road...

I love you, Cort!

 

[Samamba]

IF GPS is correct (doubt it is), Cort has this one in the bag. Peloton lost 35 seconds on the flat

UAE not on alien level this week