Lesser known races 2024 edition

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May 10, 2015
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All Cofidis climby sprinters dropped

Bettiol going too hard, doing this solo seems pretty impossible. Should absolutely try to take Christen with him
 
Aug 29, 2009
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not sure if Hirschi could not or didn't want to follow. He was sick in Tirreno, so may not be at his best.
 
Sep 2, 2011
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Bora with 4 riders in the chasing group so it'll be hard for Bettiol, but he looks sharp.
 
May 10, 2015
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Bora with 4 riders in the chasing group so it'll be hard for Bettiol, but he looks sharp.

Would be impressive if he makes this stick, but I feel like it's pretty impossible? Good example of why you probably shouldn't do such nuclear attacks. Attack sure, but try to take a few guys with you. Definitely when you have a sprint like Bettiol. No reason to go solo. Unless he's ridiculously strong ofc. I mean It's Bettiol, he has some of these days.
 
Mar 31, 2015
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Bettiol up there as one of the weirdest riders in the peloton. Sometimes he just goes nuclear and looks unbeatable
 
May 6, 2021
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1.Pro enthusiasts absolutely sick of the sight of Marc Hirschi, I hadn't even realised he was at Tirreno but now he's back in his natural hunting ground, the random midweek Italian race with some Q36.5 guys.
 
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May 10, 2015
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1.Pro enthusiasts absolutely sick of the sight of Marc Hirschi, I hadn't even realised he was at Tirreno but now he's back in his natural hunting ground, the random midweek Italian race with some Q36.5 guys.

He hasn't looked like last year so far this year. Even in the .Pro race he won he was lucky that he could play the team game but he was dropped before. Same today, he doesn't look super at all.
 
May 10, 2015
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Who are the faster guys in that group? Hirschi, Vermaercke, Schultz maybe? Brambilla not really slow either I guess
 
Oct 15, 2017
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He hasn't looked like last year so far this year. Even in the .Pro race he won he was lucky that he could play the team game but he was dropped before. Same today, he doesn't look super at all.
Last spring he wasnt doing much, not until May did he come into good form and held it over the summer/fall.

He already has a win in Drome this season.