Lesser known races 2024 edition

[Skijumper Roglic fan]

2023’s was at https://forum.cyclingnews.com/threads/lesser-known-races-2023-edition.38598/ …

This here shall be for 2024.

European Pro Men Elite schedule will start on a Saturday: next Saturday, in fact.

It‘ll be 1.1 race Clàssica Comunitat Valenciana 1969 - Gran Premio V, in Spain.

Informations here, https://www.procyclingstats.com/race/gp-de-valence/2024 …

Startlists includes UAE Team!…

 

[Samu Cuenca]

Aaron Gate with a flying start to the season. It looks like he's going to save Burgos.

 

[yaco]

Aaron Gate with a flying start to the season. It looks like he's going to save Burgos.

Gate was ridiculous at the NZ Classic - He won four stages and yet there was only one which he targetted and had protection from the team - In the other three stages he was riding for others and spend his time chasing down attacks and could still win the stage - He's a level above 2.2 races.

 

[Tim Cahill]

Im surprised nobody went for Gate and George Jackson, I was seeing his mullet all over PCS front page last season.

 

[hayneplane]

Im surprised nobody went for Gate and George Jackson, I was seeing his mullet all over PCS front page last season.

I did. A unique pick in the CQ game 😁💰

 

[Rob5091]

Todays' Classica Comunitat Valenciana 200 km and a sprint finish looks to be on the cards -

Startlist at
https://www.procyclingstats.com/race/gp-de-valence/2024/startlist

Groenewegen looks to be the favourite.

 

[yaco]

Jayco has brought a stacked team for this race and tomorrow's race - They should stack up two wins.

 

[Rob5091]

UAE have no less then 4 teenagers in their line up otherwise be interesting to see how Lazkano does and Baudin is back from his "Tramadol incident".

Edit -add - a left then right onto the finishing straight in the last km

 

[Salvarani]

Pretty strong break for this race.

 

[Rob5091]

So only 3 teenagers for UAE (Torres, Marivoet & Staes) as Christen has pulled out.
16 guys up the road with 2mins 25 secs on the peloton. TV starts at 15.00 CET

 

[Samamba]

Don't get why they changed their parcours again, last years was actually pretty entertaining. This one will probably just be a bunch sprint won by Groenewegen. Those 16 in front won't be working well together and sprint teams will probably easily bring them back in the last 100 flat kms.

 

[Logic-is-your-friend]

So only 3 teenagers for UAE (Torres, Marivoet & Staes) as Christen has pulled out.
16 guys up the road with 2mins 25 secs on the peloton. TV starts at 15.00 CET

Completely missed the news that Marivoet also left Bora.

 

[postmanhat]

Woohoo. My favourite thread.

Is this the first year the Mallorcan races have been live on Eurosport?

 

[DJ Sprtsch]

Valenciana youtube stream

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KDYJj1haJlg&ab_channel=RD3EVENTOSDEPORTIVOS

 

[Samu Cuenca]

Woohoo. My favourite thread.

Is this the first year the Mallorcan races have been live on Eurosport?

It was the first time last year.

 

[yaco]

Unless another team helps Jayco, then the break probably survives.

 

[yaco]

As I posted, Astana helps Jayco.

 

[Didinho]

I can say that I don't know who won, because no one could. But they were fast.

 

[Salvarani]

Worst coverage ever! Lol

 

[postmanhat]

It was the first time last year.

Thanks. Completely missed them somehow, though I seem to remember they finish quite early? Should be able to watch the one on Thursday.

 

[Samamba]

Actually mindblowing that all those teams helped Jayco, as if Groenewegen was ever going to loose this one.

 

[yaco]

The only team that helped Jayco bring back the break was Astana who joined with 30kms to go.

 

[DJ Sprtsch]

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

 

[Kazistuta]

I'm torn....

 

[Samamba]

The only team that helped Jayco bring back the break was Astana who joined with 30kms to go.

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

Astana literally chased all day long with Jayco.