Lesser known races 2024 edition

[yaco]

Looking at the start list for Norway, I have Schmid as the favorite. He was very strong in Slovakia and he has been at altitude.

 

[Squire]

Looking at the start list for Norway, I have Schmid as the favorite. He was very strong in Slovakia and he has been at altitude.

Vermaerke and Blackmore (if he brings his spring form) could be up there too. But I agree that Schmid is the favourite. He's just the right level to farm these races. He's doing what Hirschi is doing, with the difference being that with Schmid it doesn't feel like he's stealing candy from children.

 

[Taxus4a]

Anyone watching Artic Race? Who is working at the pelotón?

 

[yaco]

Anyone watching Artic Race? Who is working at the pelotón?

Uno X.

 

[Izzyeviel]

4th place for the MentoRise Romanian conti team at Cupa Max Ausnit - a tremendous result for those guys.

 

[ingsve]

Win number 93 for Kristoff. If he can get 1 or 2 more this season he should easily be able to reach 100 wins next season if he retains his form from this year and they don't do something strange with his schedule.

 

[Tim Cahill]

Having to watch Burgos via alternative sources because Discovery+ aren't showing it!

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[yaco]

Who is the commentator?

 

[Rob5091]

This is what's been missing all Summer - guys from Polti, Burgos & Euskaltel off in the break. Normality has been resumed.

 

[RedheadDane]

Might just be me, but I think it would be kind of neat if one of the Coop guys got a stage win. For André Drege.

 

[Rob5091]

Burgos is the UCI's testing ground for limiting radio communication
https://www.vueltaburgos.com/es/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/Reglamento.pdf
Article 7 Bis • STAGES SELECTED FOR “IN-RACE COMMUNICATION” RESTRICTIONS As approved by the UCI Steering Committee regarding the race communication protocol for the 2024 season dated 12 June 2024 the following stages have been selected to test “in-race communication” restrictions:
1st Stage on 05/08/2024: riders are not authorised to use earpieces.
Stage 5 on 09/08/2024: two riders per team are authorised to use earpieces.

 

[Rob5091]

Burgos - Did not have Bittner down on my bingo card, but chapeau! Caleb Ewan 9th? Oh man ... Nizzolo having a good spell at the moment.

 

[yaco]

Burgos - Did not have Bittner down on my bingo card, but chapeau! Caleb Ewan 9th? Oh man ... Nizzolo having a good spell at the moment.

It was a disaster for Ewan. Had none of Jayco's lead out riders in Stewart, Walscheid or Mezgec at the race. The team with Englehardt, Quick and Scotson should have been able to get him into position, but in the last 10kms the team was nowhere. he could have finished 4th or 5th, hovever he sat up in the last 30 metres. Bigger worry is that Ewan is riding the Vuelta with so few sprint stages.

 

[Mayomaniac]

It was a disaster for Ewan. Had none of Jayco's lead out riders in Stewart, Walscheid or Mezgec at the race. The team with Englehardt, Quick and Scotson should have been able to get him into position, but in the last 10kms the team was nowhere. he could have finished 4th or 5th, hovever he sat up in the last 30 metres. Bigger worry is that Ewan is riding the Vuelta with so few sprint stages.

Looking at how poorly he performed with a monster train at the giro I can understand the team...

 

[RedheadDane]

Ingebrigtsen and Pellaud in the front.

 

[yaco]

Studying the parcours of Burgos shows that it's an unbalanced route. The climbing is limited which is interspersed with an 18.5km ITT.

 

[yaco]

Looking at how poorly he performed with a monster train at the giro I can understand the team...

At the end of the day, the team should have done better. Watch the last 10kms and you'll see how bad they performed. The reality for the team, is that there is little in this route to allow them to win a stage or achieve a good GC.

 

[RedheadDane]

No Storm in front anymore.

 

[Tim Cahill]

Very smart of him to drop him now, if he takes Ingebrigtsen to his favoured distance of 800 to 1500 metres to go then he stands absolutely no chance.

 

[Samamba]

Wtf is Burgos route

 

[RedheadDane]

Crash.

 

[Valv.Piti]

Wtf is Burgos route

Its kinda shite, all they needed to was include the Picon Blanco stage instead of stage 5 and they are golden. But maybe they decided against it due to San Sebastian being one day later so attract more riders also riding in the Basque Country. But nothing wrong with once in a while also catering to strong TT'ers, especially because its only been climbing lately in the race. But a bit boring not to have Picon Blanco, and also weird because the climb actually features in this year's Vuelta.

 

[Potomac]

Seems like a "me too!" inclusion of a gravel section in Norway.

 

[RedheadDane]

Seems like a "me too!" inclusion of a gravel section in Norway.

Or maybe it's just the kind of surface the local road has...

 

[Samamba]

Its kinda shite, all they needed to was include the Picon Blanco stage instead of stage 5 and they are golden. But maybe they decided against it due to San Sebastian being one day later so attract more riders also riding in the Basque Country. But nothing wrong with once in a while also catering to strong TT'ers, especially because its only been climbing lately in the race. But a bit boring not to have Picon Blanco, and also weird because the climb actually features in this year's Vuelta.

The San Sebastian reason is probably a good one, but still there's a difference between catering to TT riders and just making the TT decide almost everything, definitely in a stage race where usually the more pure climbers are preparing the Vuelta, not TT guys. There's like 3 climbers who can TT. Kinda makes it stupid.