Lesser known races 2024 edition

[Salvarani]

Tim Torn Teutenberg finished third.
Am I the only one who's surprised?

He has a decent sprint and it wasnt the best field here.

A lot of older sprinters and has-beens, no offense to some of the riders but it is what it is.

While TTT is a rider who is moving up and still developing. Good result for him.

 

[Faserr]

Yes. He is probably one of the few german young riders who will turn pro.
He has a big engine.

 

[Rob5091]

Chapeau Groenewegen who won as expected. The TV coverage I'm putting forward as a contender for "worst coverage in 2024". 21 year old TTT getting third a good sign for Trek. UAE's 18 year olds got a good run out and are provisonally down for tomorrow's race too.

 

[Rob5091]

Sunday 21 st Jan - Ruta de la Cerámica - Gran Premio Castellón 174 km

Start at 13.00 CET , TV from 16.00 CET Startlist at
https://www.procyclingstats.com/race/ruta-de-la-ceramica-gran-premio-castellon/2024/startlist

 

[yaco]

Burgos, Polti and Caja Rural all helped in the last 100kms.

Astana literally chased all day long with Jayco.

Jayco was doing the lions share of the work - Even the cycling news report states that Astana helped Jayco and then when the break was caught with 15kms to go all the teams prepared their sprint train.

 

[Didinho]

Sunday 21 st Jan - Ruta de la Cerámica - Gran Premio Castellón 174 km

Hope to see a Lazkano win, to start of a big season.

 

[Rob5091]

Ruta de la Cerámica - Gran Premio Castellón tomorrow Sunday's finsh - last 3 km and last 250 m are 12% uphill. Lazkano should be a favourite if he's in good shape or maybe a late attack might stick.

 

[RedheadDane]

Looking at the start list for Tachira - because, reasons - and...


Team Vicente Muñoz (CLUB)

• 191MUNOZ Sergio D (DNS #2)
• 192MUNOZ Sergio Sebastian (DNF #1)
• 193PEÑA Jesus Eduardo (OTL #1)
• 194ARAUJO Luis. (DNF #1)

DS MUNOZ Sergio

Was Sergio D sent home because it would have been silly to keep one guy in the race? Or did he just decide "*** this, I'm going home."?

 

[Rob5091]

We're under way in Spain with another of the UAE teens, Marivoet, in the break with 2 others. They have almost 6 minutes on the peloton according to PCS with 115 km to go.
Lidl-Trek have sent their devo team which gives some more youngsters a chance.

 

[search]

GP Castellón is live on Spanish TV (rtve, starting in 20 minutes), so there should hopefully be better coverage than yesterday

 

[DJ Sprtsch]

GP Castellón is live on Spanish TV (rtve, starting in 20 minutes), so there should hopefully be better coverage than yesterday

Thanks for the tip!
Yes, much better than yesterday. I'm still recovering from the seasickness I got.

 

[search]

the finish doesn't really look hard at all, but there's Vino on the attack now

 

[yaco]

That finish seems suited to Matthews - Lets see what shape he is in.

 

[DJ Sprtsch]

Wasted effort from Vino Jr. Lazkano drilling it now, For Romo? Aranburu? Pelayo?

 

[DJ Sprtsch]

Baudin is back. Man...looks like I should have put him in my CQ team this year as well.

 

[DJ Sprtsch]

Ok, looked promising, but he's not gonna make it.

 

[DJ Sprtsch]

Matthews
Vendrame,no...or Gautherat?
Aranburu
Aular?, no was David Gonzalez apparently

post edited.

 

[Salvarani]

Matthews!

On a finish that was made for him.

 

[Rob5091]

Movistar drove for Aranburu but Matthews went for a long sprint and got it - chapeau! Jayco go two from two this weekend which makes up for the disappointments down under.
TV coverage an improvement too.

 

[Rob5091]

So we're off on the ferry to Mallorca this week - website with the details at
https://vueltamallorca.com/challenge-mallorca/en/home/

First race on Wednesday 24 th - Trofeo Calvià - see
https://www.procyclingstats.com/race/trofeo-calvia

 

[Armchair Cyclist]

So we're off on the ferry to Mallorca this week - website with the details at
https://vueltamallorca.com/challenge-mallorca/en/home/

First race on Wednesday 24 th - Trofeo Calvià - see
https://www.procyclingstats.com/race/trofeo-calvia

We're already there: cycling is not just a male sport.

 

[ice&fire]

We're already there: cycling is not just a male sport.

The non-male variety of cycling is less-than-lesser-known for him

 

[Rob5091]

We're already there: cycling is not just a male sport.

There is a thread for "Ladies lesser known races" at
https://forum.cyclingnews.com/threads/this-years-lesser-known-womens-road-racing-thread.33806/

so am I right in assuming that everything non-female goes in this thread?

 

[Netserk]

There is a thread for "Ladies lesser known races" at
https://forum.cyclingnews.com/threads/this-years-lesser-known-womens-road-racing-thread.33806/

so am I right in assuming that everything non-female goes in this thread?

Indeed.

At this point I'd prefer separate sub-forums for the men's peloton and the women's peloton. That the women are already there is just as relevant to this thread as whether or not MTB riders are there.

 

[RedheadDane]

That the women are already there is just as relevant to this thread as whether or not MTB riders are there.

Except it's still road racing.
You want to separate road racing discussion into three different sub-forums; one for generic stuff, one for the men, and one for the women?
That's too much work.