Lesser known races 2024 edition

[Samamba]

There's a few teams who need to be ashamed of themselves today

 

[KZD]

Really good sprint from Mozzato, Groenewegen started his sprint from too far out.

 

[Salvarani]

Arkea pulling so that they can get two riders in 6-10.

Famous last words

 

[Ricco']

Intermarché not pulling when in the front group only to later have Mihkels, who would be Thijssen lead out man, pull like crazy to close the gaps to the group that then formed, leaving Thijssen alone in the end. Bonkers.

 

[Faserr]

DSM tactics are so bad. Its really amazing.
Hard race. Surprise winner.

 

[Netserk]

Why on Earth didn't Groenewegen sprint in the right side of the road?!

 

[joseph89]

De Lie crash again

 

[Tim Cahill]

Just wall to wall comedy tactics in the past couple of days

 

[Samamba]

De Lie crash again

No

 

[yaco]

Why on Earth didn't Groenewegen sprint in the right side of the road?!

This is the third or fourth time since the 2023 TDF that Groenewegen has been beaten in a close finish - He's not getting the small details right.

 

[SafeBet]

Not many wins for Mozzato but he's a consistent rider. Proper hard man too, a rarity for contemporary Italian cycling.

 

[DJ Sprtsch]

Looked like a broken collarbone for Capiot.

 

[Netserk]

 

[Samamba]

Not many wins for Mozzato but he's a consistent rider. Proper hard man too, a rarity for contemporary Italian cycling.

One of the only actually good riders at Arkea.

 

[Squire]

Good race. Served up some kind of action all the way through, basically. As good as it can be on such a route.

 

[RedheadDane]

Not many wins for Mozzato but he's a consistent rider. Proper hard man too, a rarity for contemporary Italian cycling.

Too early for a "Mozzato is Pozzato Spelled with an M" thread?

 

[Devil's Elbow]

Too early for a "Mozzato is Pozzato Spelled with an M" thread?

Fun fact: Mozzato and Pozzato's birthplaces are only ~25k apart.

Also, surely the thread name should contain a reference to Belgian Pozzato?

 

[Ilmaestro99]

Too early for a "Mozzato is Pozzato Spelled with an M" thread?

There is already a modern pozzato

 

[RedheadDane]

Fun fact: Mozzato and Pozzato's birthplaces are only ~25k apart.

Are there also a Nozzato, and an Ozzato?

 

[Logic-is-your-friend]

There's a few teams who need to be ashamed of themselves today

Lotto/SQS to let the peloton with De Kleijn, Groenewegen etc come back, while they had plenty of guys to sustain the pace.
DSM for betting against a 50% chance break, in favor of their 5% chance sprinter. Had Eddy taken turns, that meant their team would not have to chase which meant other teams needed to burn through their sprint train. Would have been beneficial either way.

 

[staubsauger]

DSM 🤣🤣🤣

Seriously, they were gone weren't they? Utterly stupid & maniac from DSM!

 

[Devil's Elbow]

Lotto/SQS to let the peloton with De Kleijn, Groenewegen etc come back, while they had plenty of guys to sustain the pace.
DSM for betting against a 50% chance break, in favor of their 5% chance sprinter. Had Eddy taken turns, that meant their team would not have to chase which meant other teams needed to burn through their sprint train. Would have been beneficial either way.

To add to that: Lampaert dragging G2 over when Magnier was in G1. Intermarché having De Pooter actively disrupt in the final break. De Lie doing all sorts of suicide attacks earlier on. Junior races are raced more sensibly. And still DSM take the cake because they've gotten it into their heads that Liepins is the most underrated sprinter of the past decade. Makes their obsession with Bol seem sensible by comparison, at least he got a big result on (rare) occasions...

 

[Samu Cuenca]

There is already a modern pozzato

Who's the Belgian Mozzato?

 

[Samamba]

Lotto/SQS to let the peloton with De Kleijn, Groenewegen etc come back, while they had plenty of guys to sustain the pace.
DSM for betting against a 50% chance break, in favor of their 5% chance sprinter. Had Eddy taken turns, that meant their team would not have to chase which meant other teams needed to burn through their sprint train. Would have been beneficial either way.

De Lie did more work in that group than the other teams combined. I do think it was weird that Van Moer wasn't doing a lot tho, but they're definitely not the most guilty ones imo. Neither is QS imo. They should've done more but Magnier and Reinderink (I think) had to come back, so I guess they had to take a breather. Could've done more after that, and mr solo Lampaert shouldn't have been doing turns in G3 the whole time with his teammates ahead.

Find it weird your forgetting Intermarché, 3 guys with the fastest guy in that first echelon and they were just waiting for some reason. Then in the end they had De Pooter (who isn't slow) with that group of 5 but they decided to ruin their own train chasing them meaning Thijssen was alone in the end. Worst team by far today imo.

DSM also horrible in the end ofcourse.

Happy none of them won and Mozzato, who made it to the first echelon (but on his own) did eventually.

 

[Didinho]

De Lie was just trying to do a hard racetrying to get away and in the and he was leading out Taminiaux (who fell down) and had to sprint himself.