Lesser known races 2024 edition

[Eddy Evenepoel]

Good thing it was only Var, hopefully he’ll never do anything like this again. THJ looks to be in great form before Strade and Tirreno.

 

[Devil's Elbow]

Look, it can never match Zabel or Alaphilippe if it happens in a smaller race, but in terms of fashion of celebrating too early/late, very little has this beat. This is up there with the masterpiece below:

So in the Tour of Hellas this just happened:

Second placed Edu Prades thought he had won and started celebrating while his saddle broke off. Instant karma?

The pictures are priceless.

https://twitter.com/x/status/1519310348230316032

View: https://twitter.com/alventomagazine/status/1519310348230316032?cxt=HHwWgMC-ncmt1pUqAAAA

 

[armchairclimber]

My CQ team sends special thanks to the trigger happy Norwegian.

 

[search]

here's a short video from the Uno-X car coming through, which (I think so, at least) gives a bit of a better idea of what a rider can see.

So although that iron arch doesn't look like a finish at all, it actually is a bit confusing, as the finish itself behind the bend is hardly recognizable either.

https://twitter.com/x/status/1758522822584848488

View: https://twitter.com/AndersHJohanne2/status/1758522822584848488

 

[Alexandre B.]

Absolutely lackluster start of the season from TotalEnergies since the beginning of the season in France.

Grand Prix Cycliste de Marseille La Marseillaise

Vuillermoz 17th (3 UCI points)

Étoile de Bessèges (4 stages + GC)

Burgaudeau 14th (5 UCI points)

Tour de la Provence (4 stages + GC)

Dujardin 17th (3 UCI points)

Classic Var

Jegat 17th (3 UCI points)

 

[Rob5091]

It aint over 'til it's over! Little Lenny M (taking over Richie Porte's old moniker) the French hope for Tour greatness. Chapeau!
(worth noting Johannessen beat a lot of good riders)

 

[RedheadDane]

This will be the first French stage race of the year not won by a Danish rider.

 

[RedheadDane]

Mifsud still has between 25 and 30 seconds with 5 Ks to go.


Have the forgotten about him?

 

[Samamba]

Wide roads for the last 60km or so to just go in some small road with corner after corner in the last 2km. That's random french races for you

 

[Netserk]

I hadn't noticed that Verner transferred to Israel. Nice finale.

 

[RedheadDane]

Vernon took the win.

 

[Samu Cuenca]

I didn't watch it, but I hope Johannessen celebrated 25m after the line.

 

[Rob5091]

Easy for Vernon - chapeau!

 

[tobydawq]

This will be the first French stage race of the year not won by a Danish rider.

Fuglsang to fly away from them all tomorrow.

 

[tobydawq]

I hadn't noticed that Verner transferred to Israel. Nice finale.

I'm calling him Verner from now on.

 

[RedheadDane]

Fuglsang to fly away from them all tomorrow.

If that happens, you may buy yourself piece of cake.
Or would you expect me to deliver it to you?

 

[tobydawq]

If that happens, you may buy yourself piece of cake.
Or would you expect me to deliver it to you?

I would. And it must be both bird and song themed (it will not suffice if you deliver it singingly).

 

[Netserk]

I'm calling him Verner from now on.

Me too. Would be too embarrassing otherwise.

 

[Samamba]

In Alpes-Maritimes an interesting break just went up the road

• Early break
  

  1		106	DETALLE Noah	5:53
  2		112	CROMMELINCK Melvin	0:27
  3		121	JARNET Maxime	0:27
  4		137	VERCHER Mattéo	0:10

• 2
  
  +0:15
  

  1		4	COSTIOU Ewen	0:17
  2		16	FUGLSANG Jakob	0:17
  3		26	VAN DEN BERG Lars	0:27
  4		33	IZAGIRRE Gorka	0:27
  5		44	FLYNN Sean	0:04
  6		52	DE SCHUYTENEER Steffen	0:17
  7		63	PETERS Nans	0:17
  8		72	DVERSNES Fredrik	0:27
  9		75	JOHANNESSEN Anders Halland	5:53
  10		105	MATTHYS Louka	0:33
  11		147	BREUILLARD Nicolas

Pretty impressive from De Schuyteneer, 18 years old.

Some bigger teams have the wrong guys in it tho so I doubt it sticks. Don't think they'll work together perfectly. Peloton is not chasing tho. 1'30 gap already.

EDIT: it's a weird situation. Front group not working together at all cause no one feels confident in that group and in peloton only a conti team is working.

De Schuyteneer is solo now. Costiou behind that and he is dangerous so my guess is teams like FDJ, AG2R and UNO X will start chasing soon.

 

[RedheadDane]

Costiou putting up a nice fight.

No cake for toby!

 

[postmanhat]

Probable favourite Johannessen abandons after a crash with 10K to go

 

[Samamba]

What a weird race.

Costiou gets caught and then they just let him go again.

Fact that he's had a moto in front of him for 30kms straight has helped him ofcourse.

 

[Samu Cuenca]

Costiou putting up a nice fight.

No cake for toby!

The other day you said he had to buy the cake himself anyway, so I'll say he can have as much cake as he can afford.

 

[Samamba]

Albanese should have enough with a 2nd place in the stage to win the GC I think?

 

[Samamba]

Cosnefroy I think?

And then it depends if Albanese got 2nd or 3rd for GC I think? AG2R could be 1st and 2nd honestly.

EDIT: 2nd and 3rd indeed, so I think Cosnefroy also gets GC?