Lesser known races 2024 edition

[Landeirovic]

Yeah don't see anyone beating him. And then after that we probably wont see him till Tour next year.

Is Uno X just not giving their Tour roster any rest btw?

Perhaps who start for Uae. I thought Christen start and they also start with Bjerg. If they win the TTT with a big gap i dont see Cort winning the gc

 

[Samamba]

Perhaps who start for Uae. I thought Christen start and they also start with Bjerg. If they win the TTT with a big gap i dont see Cort winning the gc

Depends on UAE's team yes (I don't expect them to be there with a super team), but UNO X is bringing a very solid team for the TTT. TTT isn't that long either so differencces won't be that big.

It's also that weird kind of TTT where you can drop your whole team and everyone's time count seperately.

 

[RedheadDane]

Denmark was in the middle of a win-drought, so this one was quite nice.

 

[Eddy Evenepoel]

Kristoff and Tiller are on the provisional of Leuven so basically no rest. I get that they want to score as much point as they can given WT in 2026 doesn't seem lile a mission impossible anymore (and honestly Lotto is in a bad flow so they could even still challenget hem for guaranteed WCs this year), but giving riders basically no rest after the Tour doesn't seem like a smart idea to me.

Well you're saying that like 80+ racedays is "normal" nowadays, it really isn't. Sure, it shouldn't be a problem for someone like Kristoff, but I wouldn't say "only" 67 (actually at 69 according to PCS), he has almost the most out of the whole pro peloton. And I'm assuming he will still be doing a lot and even stage race like Renewi. Anyways Kristoff can handle it, but don't think it's the smartest for others. Like Waerenskjold the Tour, then Olympics then sending him to Denmark straight after?

Of course UNO X isn't riding the Vuelta, so maybe some guys get rest later, but then again, they are riding Renewi (I'm assuming), Canada, Hamburg, etc. where they will use those guys probably.

I thin you are slightly overreacting (Maybe the wrong word, but i mean I think you might overestimating the load). Artic Race started 2 weeks after the Tour. Kristoff, Abrahamsen and Tiller puts all their trainings on Strava. Kristoff had a chill week after the Tour (only 380 km) and Tiller a whole week off the bike. Abrahamsen did three days off the bike and then 500 km in the week after the Tour, before hitting more normal training into Artic Race. These guys are all pretty experienced (same goes for Cort), so I wouldnt be too worried.

The three climbers from the Tour team that are much more fragile have gotten a longer break and and I don’t think doing San Sebastián 3 weeks after the Tour is anything that should be seen as high risk.

Wærenskjold had it intense with the Olympics and then short break for Denmark, but he also raced a bit light before the Tour and he did basically the same last year with Tour + WC and then Denmark.

Only Kristoff and Abrahamsen will be anywhere 80 race days when the season ends, and they were in same numbers last season as well. The younger ones will not reach more than 55-65 I guess (Wærenskjold perhaps closer to 70, he did 73 last year).

I think those big flat Classics/sprinter guys, and especially when they’ve been around for a while like Kristoff, Tiler etc, can deal with bigger number of race days as many “race days” during the year is basically riding with the gruppetto.

 

[tobydawq]

UAE not even in the top 15 in Burgos might be their worst race day of the season.

 

[Landeirovic]

Vine damn! After his big injury this look like a sure win! Near 56km/u average is impressive!

 

[Tim Cahill]

Burgos live - Audio a little out of sync as to avoid DMCA

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4o7yRkjT0I0

 

[Tim Cahill]

Arensman flying out there

 

[Tim Cahill]

Suggestions that the wind has changed, but Vines 2nd split was excellent.

 

[Squire]

Seems like the gaps are big enough for Kuss to lose the GC if he has a bad time trial. Only FFB left who can potentially threaten Vine now, but I don't quite see it. Very impressive from Vine.

 

[Mayomaniac]

Vine damn! After his big injury this look like a sure win! Near 56km/u average is impressive!

Not what one would expect from his climbing performance yesterday, unless he was Remco-bulking while injured.

 

[Samu Cuenca]

Not what one would expect from his climbing performance yesterday, unless he was Remco-bulking while injured.

Maybe both Bree and him have been eating for two.

 

[yaco]

No big surprise from Vine. There have been one or two occasions this year when riders have struggled in the mountains and then won an ITT. McNulty immediately comes to mind.

 

[Squire]

Poole wow! And what happened to Blobloblo? Crashed in the second half or something?`Assuming the timing is correct.

 

[Valv.Piti]

Max Poole, whaaat!

Cian with a terrible, terrible, TERRIBLE time

Edit: Only began to follow just now, and Axelgaard says he had a great split, so something must have happened!

 

[Tim Cahill]

David Max, he's going to be great one day.

Vines T1-Finish will be really hard to beat but he will push for the overall here.

 

[Tim Cahill]

Kuss looking decent too though!

 

[Valv.Piti]

Seppy with a great time, but Max can still win it.

 

[Squire]

David Max, he's going to be great one day.

Vines T1-Finish will be really hard to beat but he will push for the overall here.

Think the wind has changed so that the later starters have an advantage in the first half and a disadvantage in the second. Clear tendency looking at split times.

 

[Tim Cahill]

Yes looks like the wind, though going out too fast might've been a factor, be interesting to see Kuss now

 

[Squire]

Yes looks like the wind, though going out too fast might've been a factor, be interesting to see Kuss now

No GC for Poole looks like. He really slowed down, even considering the wind, I think.

 

[Tim Cahill]

This is going to be very close actually, Kuss struggling

 

[Squire]

Wow I take it all back. Kuss horrible time. What a comeback race by Poole!

Edit: PCS showing two different times for Kuss now. One that has him winning and one that has him losing. Wtf.

 

[Netserk]

That was rather close.

 

[Tim Cahill]

Wow I take it all back. Kuss horrible time. What a comeback race by Poole!

Edit: PCS showing two different times for Kuss now. One that has him winning and one that has him losing. Wtf.

By my count he won by 4-5 seconds, not a lot in it at the end