Lesser known races 2024 edition

[Samamba]

Just tuned in to Limburg, but this constant back and forth between the men's and women's race is annoying. Either have separate feeds for each race or just broadcast the men's after the women finish.

We probably get back to the mens race with a completely different situation as they are going over the Gulperberg right now

 

[Samamba]

Safe cycling races in The Netherlands is just impossible

 

[TourOfSardinia]

SD Worked over Kopecky there.

 

[Samamba]

Artz is solo

 

[Devil's Elbow]

Three hours of generally well-produced coverage at a 1.1 and yet it still isn't enough for some people...

 

[Rob5091]

Things will be heating up soon in Spain but those big black clouds don't look good.

 

[Samamba]

Peloton only 20 seconds down.

A sprint of a pretty big group here might be problematic.

 

[Devil's Elbow]

Artz caught and suddenly a heavily-reduced peloton is also pretty close again.

 

[Taxus4a]

I dont undderstand why IPT is always working at the front in lot of races as if they have the favourite rider. For sure Froome he would have been working as much as possible.
Maybe publicitary issues, I dont know, but other teams have more reasons to work. They have good card sto play, strong team to work, yes, but not the favourites, so keep you riders and attack at the end.
There are some races workin g all day to get nothing, even not a top ten at the end...

 

[Rob5091]

Lotto & Alpecin seem to be trying to set the race up at the Volta.

 

[Samamba]

Smart move from Van den Broek. Great leadout from Lotto for him.

Doesnt get a big gap tho.

Blackmore still there, 2 Alpecins, Johannink (with 2 fast guys), 2 Lotto's, Bussatto and Meens.

 

[Devil's Elbow]

Not sure about Lotto's tactics here, Eenkhoorn doesn't look strong enough to finish it off and they have Menten behind.

 

[Samamba]

Not sure about Lotto's tactics here, Eenkhoorn doesn't look strong enough to finish it off and they have Menten behind.

Typical Lotto tactics. I don't see them winning from the front group either. But this is Eenkhoorns home race ofcourse, he skips RVV for this so yeah.

Alpecin should have this in the bag. Still 3 guys with the 2 fastest guys there. And for some reason others keep riding with them.

 

[Samamba]

In Indurain raining right now. Wet technical decents.

 

[Samamba]

Lotto realized it but it's too late ofcourse.

 

[Devil's Elbow]

And now Lotto pull in the peloton after killing off the chase earlier...

Meanwhile the L1 commentators are trying to spin their tactics as the best in the race, lol.

 

[Rob5091]

Can be some dicey descents in Spain - oof.

 

[Samamba]

Now Eenkhoorn looks pretty strong but if Alpecin guys just stay together...

Strong and smart race from Alpecin tho. Lotto and Intermarché were cancelling out eachother early while Alpecin waited a bit. And for some reason others even still help them

 

[Samamba]

If Kielich bridges and they get a 20s gap they're gone I think

 

[Devil's Elbow]

Motor positioning has been, shall we say, rather suboptimal these past 10 minutes, pulling Eenkhoorn along on the flat but almost hindering him on this descent.

 

[Samamba]

They should be gone. Kielich wins then, but Eenkhoorn also doesn't have another choice then to just ride with him.

 

[Squire]

They're starting to argue. It's over.

 

[Lequack]

Why would you be watching Limburg when there is GP Miguel Indurain going on. It's exciting with 20k to go. Too bad Kirby is not commentating, he would've gone mad with Stephen Williams, Paul Double and Oscar Onley all three in the front group.

 

[Devil's Elbow]

23 seconds as they cross the finish line. Van den Broek looks comfortably the best there, guess he was asleep at the wheel when Kielich made his move.

 

[Devil's Elbow]

He did get dropped of the wheel from Eenkhoorn tho

As did everyone else. The Eenkhoorn move was sheer force, the Kielich one was also tactics.