Lesser known races 2025 edition

[RedheadDane]

wait...is the thread for great ocean road race or is the Hot racing in australia thread?

The Hot Thread is the proper thread for CEGORR.
I'm starting to suspect @Tricycle Rider is trying to kill that thread.

 

[Rob5091]

Is there gonna be a thread for UAE or nah?

Ladies or gents? Pogi is supposed to start so I'll guess a full stickied thread.

 

[Rob5091]

Last year's winner Geniet's is due to start today for FDJ at GP Marseille. Could well make it two in a row.
If you've got nothing better to do, the teams signing in is usually live on their Facebook page about 1 hour before the start
https://www.facebook.com/GPLaMarseillaise/videos
(Edit - add- Présentation des équipes en Facebook Live dès 11h40 ... that's 11.40 CET for the signing in)

 

[Coffeeplanter]

Pro debut for Paul Seixas in Marseillaise today.

 

[Devil's Elbow]

Worth noting that they’ve moved the finish away from the Vélodrome and up to the university campus, putting Gineste closer to the finish (7.5k instead of 10k) and making for a slightly uphill finish. Otherwise the route is unchanged compared to last year.

 

[Rob5091]

Pro debut for Paul Seixas in Marseillaise today.

France's next big thing. Be interesting to see how he gets on this year.
Edit -add- Inner Ring's take on young Seixas
https://inrng.com/2025/01/neo-pros-to-watch-for-2025/

Paul Seixas (18) turns pro straight out of the junior ranks. Too soon? Decathlon-Ag2r La Mondiale remember asking Matteo Jorgenson to do an extra year in their feeder team only for him to turn pro with Movistar instead. So this is a way of securing Seixas and a whatever-it-takes deal is no bad idea as he was the best junior in 2024, winning plenty and often by some margin when in the mountains. The crowing result was the junior worlds time trial, where he took on notional specialists and won. This all bodes well but he’s now got to live with the rucksack of French expectations, something that has burdened many before. Plus there’s lots to learn and areas to progress. The team had an excellent season last year which will be hard to repeat, out goes Ben O’Connor and in come many signings from their youth teams with a mention of Léo Bisiaux (19) as another stage racing talent and Noa Isidore (20) for the classics.

 

[Rockestar_33]

Ladies or gents? Pogi is supposed to start so I'll guess a full stickied thread.

Why not both?

 

[Rob5091]

Why not both?

Indeed! Ladies start on the 6th of February for 4 days/stages and the gents start on the 17th for 7 days/stages.

 

[Tricycle Rider]

Is there gonna be a thread for UAE or nah?

I think the Pogi thread is currently the most active thread on this entire website, so I would imagine any race he's in people would want a thread for.

 

[RJH]

Your favorites for Marseillaise, guys?…

 

[Samu Cuenca]

Your favorites for Marseillaise, guys?…

I would have liked to see Martin make his FDJ debut there, but since he isn't riding, I'm gonna back Toby's favourite, Vauquelin, instead.

 

[Hugo Koblet]

Your favorites for Marseillaise, guys?…

It's a very weak startlist. I'm gonna go with Laurance.

 

[Netserk]

Your favorites for Marseillaise, guys?…

Gautherat.

 

[Tim Cahill]

Your favorites for Marseillaise, guys?…

Ultramythical tour of turkey/volta climbing sensation victor langelotti, he’s kicked his PlayStation addiction, that’s all in the past now and he’s here to win.

 

[RJH]

I of course don’t know how he came out of the winter, but my favourite for the victory is Ineos‘ Ben Turner…

 

[Tricycle Rider]

Last year's winner Geniet's is due to start today for FDJ at GP Marseille. Could well make it two in a row.
If you've got nothing better to do, the teams signing in is usually live on their Facebook page about 1 hour before the start
https://www.facebook.com/GPLaMarseillaise/videos
(Edit - add- Présentation des équipes en Facebook Live dès 11h40 ... that's 11.40 CET for the signing in)

I missed out on the final Mallorca race because I didn't know there was an early start (and finish), but I'll be here for this race. (Unless Tiz craps out on me.)

I'm not really familiar with many of the riders, so eeny, meeny, miny, moe... I guess Geniet would be a decent guess?

 

[Tricycle Rider]

Gotta love google translate, as I was looking for a French channel to watch the race on google translated the latest race action into:

two French people in the breakaway after a cannon start to the race​

 

[Coffeeplanter]

I think the Pogi thread is currently the most active thread on this entire website, so I would imagine any race he's in people would want a thread for.

That thread has been repeating itself every day for 4 months straight, very amusing though concerning.

 

[Tricycle Rider]

That thread has been repeating itself every day for 4 months straight, very amusing though concerning.

Right now I rarely open the Pogi thread, I'll just wait till he starts racing and then there will be something interesting to read.

 

[Tricycle Rider]

After watching the desert racing at the Alula Tour it's so nice to see some spectators, ancient architecture, and heli shots of hills and green trees everywhere... even though I've never been to France I feel like I'm at home.

I'm not familiar with the riders in the break (I like the sound of Kenny Molly though), about 40km to go

 

[Tim Cahill]

Paul cooking right at the front already?

 

[Rob5091]

I'm betting "Babs Cajones" can come up with a Decathlon winner.

 

[Tim Cahill]

Joshua Tarling flying across the gap at 10% gradient, wow

 

[Tim Cahill]

Paul Seixas dominating the field but also riding like an 18 year old who's had too many sweets.

 

[Tricycle Rider]

Peloton all spread out

Ineos and Arkea jerseys look very similar, have to look at the bikes to tell them apart.