Lesser known races 2024 edition

[Ilmaestro99]

Laporte has been tactically one of the best riders the last 3 years, lord forbid he make one mistake in a Mickey mouse race so a rider who has been out for 18 months can win and get a contract

Laporte very gracious

 

[Salvarani]

Great to see the familiar bobbing style take the win at batman elfdance

Suddenly in the mood for tacos, I dont know why.

 

[Rob5091]

Smart move and chapeau! Taco van der Hoorn wins!

 

[Salvarani]

Laporte has been tactically one of the best riders the last 3 years, lord forbid he make one mistake in a Mickey mouse race so a rider who has been out for 18 months can win and get a contract

Laporte very gracious

1000 IQ move

And very nice

 

[Samamba]

Awesome win for him of course.

Krijnsen absolutely insane today again. The steps he's making lately are remarkable

Laporte not smart, but also not in form, haven't seen him in top form all year tbh.

 

[Roku]

So happy for Taco. Also Krijsen looks mightly strong.

Good race also for Roel Van Sintmartensdijk, who has been great in races with echelons this year. Good powerhorse in the making.

 

[yaco]

Bascically, Reinders and Laporte the two fastest in the group played poker. In saying that, I doubt it would have made a difference.

 

[RedheadDane]

Laporte's race to lose obviously if this group makes it, but how good would a Krijnsen win in his own backyard or a Van der Hoorn win after 18 months of recovery be?

Okay... what's your secret?

 

[Keldergoat]

Great for Taco. He was very open on de Rode Lantaarn Podcast about his doubts and insecurities after his heavy crash at the Ronde van Vlaanderen '23 that impacted him heavily, most of all mentally. He wasn't sure if he would ever ride a race again.

Taco van der Hoorn al een jaar aan de kant met hersenschudding: "Twijfel soms of het nog goedkomt"

Taco van der Hoorn heeft al meer dan een jaar niet kunnen koersen. De Nederlander van Intermarché-Wanty liep bij een val in de Ronde van Vlaanderen van 2023 een hersenschudding op en die blessure speelt hem nog altijd parten. “Zo nu en dan twijfel ik eraan of het nog helemaal goedkomt”, zegt hij...

www.wielerflits.nl

 

[Rob5091]

If it's Thursday, then it must be Germany ... yep, the hits just keep on coming (as they used to say on the wireless) ... Sparkassen Münsterland Giro (1.pro) from Haltern am See to Münster 202 km start 13.05 CET TV from 12.50 CET

startlist at https://www.procyclingstats.com/race/munsterland-giro/2024/startlist

Philipsen, De Lie, Girmay and big Mads Pedersen, what more could you ask for?

Edit- make that big Mads Pedersen's younger brother ... Martin.

 

[RedheadDane]

If it's Thursday, then it must be Germany

Pretty sure it's still Denmark where I am...

The guys racing in Malaysia would probably also be quite surprised to learn that they're apparently in Germany.
De Bod, Pellaud, and Poole have just under three minutes.
Just under 70 Ks to go.
Coverage starts in about half-an-hour.

 

[tobydawq]

Pretty sure it's still Denmark where I am...

The guys racing in Malaysia would probably also be quite surprised to learn that they're apparently in Germany.
De Bod, Pellaud, and Poole have just under three minutes.
Just under 70 Ks to go.
Coverage starts in about half-an-hour.

There are other people in the world than you and the riders riding in Malaysia who are not in Germany.

 

[RedheadDane]

There are other people in the world than you and the riders riding in Malaysia who are not in Germany.

The people in Croatia would probably also be surprised to learn that they're in Germany.
Were you surprised to learn you're in Germany?

And in Malaysia De Bod has gone solo, and has 20 seconds.

 

[RedheadDane]

De Kleijn repeats.
One of the other Tudor riders appears to have crashed earlier on.
And now he's being interviewed by one of the other Tudor guys...

 

[wirral]

Why did Harold Lopez get a 20-second penalty? That will be very costly in terms of UCI points for Astana. 2nd in a 2.Pro race would have been his best result.

 

[Armchair Cyclist]

drafting behind his team car

 

[Rob5091]

drafting behind his team car

Now known as "doing a Roglic".

 

[Rob5091]

The peloton trying very hard not to catch the break in Germany ...

 

[RedheadDane]

Edit- make that big Mads Pedersen's younger brother ... Martin.

I think what you meant to write was Mads' Lidl brother...

 

[Rob5091]

I think what you meant to write was Mads' Lidl brother...

I think if I had written that, I'd have been banned for a few days ...

 

[RedheadDane]

I think if I had written that, I'd have been banned for a few days ...

Luckily, puns are not prohibited by the rules.

Lucky for me, because I think I would have been perma-banned a long time ago if they were.

 

[Rob5091]

Jakobsen really is having a bad time ... He's still got 2 more years on his contract at DSM so for his sake, I hope he can get back to some decent form.

 

[RedheadDane]

Expecting Thief Declaration any second now.

 

[Devil's Elbow]

If Jakobsen doesn't rebound next season, he should honestly consider calling it quits, this is becoming painful.

 

[Samu Cuenca]

Jakobsen is not a Pfeiffer Georgi thread.