Lesser known races 2025 edition

[Samu Cuenca]

They said it was hot Down Under, but this final reached way over 100 degrees Ferronheit. Nice Cofidis debut for him and fine first elite race for Seixas in general. Just a shame I was watching a stream which was 4 km behind.

Four Spanish riders in the top 10 here, but none on Mallorca.

 

[Rob5091]

What a mess by those 4 in the break ... Chapeau though Ferron and some badly needed UCI points for Cofidis.

 

[Tricycle Rider]

You fools

That was just frustrating to watch - how the four in the front were looking at each other and playing games the last km, and then the peloton just gobbled them up...

Congrats to Ferron and Cofidis!

 

[Netserk]

Gautherat not making the group sprinting for the win let me down today. This was his for the taking.

 

[Samamba]

Those 4 completely threw it, horrible. Great win for Ferron of course, feel like Van Hemelen just threw his first pro win with that jump tho.

Seixas is something else.

 

[staubsauger]

First the lead group throws away the win by begrudging each other toothache. Then Van Hemelen kinda takes the white stripe instead of the finish line.

Strong performance by Seixas! Still finished 5th beating Laurence. He might have actually won the race if the group had made it to the finish. After assisting in initiating the group and working quite a lot in the breakaway then. Impressive debut!

 

[RedheadDane]

First the lead group throws away the win by begrudging each other toothache.

Huh?

 

[staubsauger]

Huh?

Jean-Claude Leclercq always says that! 😄

 

[Netserk]

Huh?

Perhaps because the winner gets to bite gold.

 

[Tricycle Rider]

Good to see Ineos taking a French 1.1 seriously. Looks like they've finally realised that the WT stage race points have dried up. Shame they've signed Ewan though.

Ewan is a risk, but maybe the change of scenery will do him some good? (Not sure about Ineos in general right now though, hopefully he'll do them some good.)

 

[E_F_]

Probably wouldn't have happened with the usual finish? Made for a very entertaining final!

 

[Squire]

What a mess by those 4 in the break ... Chapeau though Ferron and some badly needed UCI points for Cofidis.

Astana points train still going strong though. Random Gate podium in Australia, while Malucelli and Kanter are 4th and 5th in the Mallorca sprint. They're gonna be really high on the team rankings for this year if they keep this up everywhere.

 

[postmanhat]

Ewan is a risk, but maybe the change of scenery will do him some good? (Not sure about Ineos in general right now though, hopefully he'll do them some good.)

It's just replacing Viviani with another failing sprinter, for absolutely no reason other than that's what they've they've always done. They need to change their calendar to make the most of what their team is now. Not waste resources on someone occasionally finishing 3rd in a 2.1

 

[Berniece]

Muscat Classic already started, a prelude to Tour of Oman

LiveStats for Muscat Classic 2025 One day race

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[Coffeeplanter]

Sensing a pro debut for Hector Alvarez tomorrow in Murcia. Also the very first of many times it'll be the mythical duo Pericas and Alvarez on pro level. In a few days it'll be the mythical quartet in Jaen, when Hodei Munoz and Marc Zafra join the party.

 

[Ilmaestro99]

So mythical apparently now = nobody has heard of this guy

 

[Squire]

So mythical apparently now = nobody has heard of this guy

If Lenny was mythical, then these guys are also mythical! It's the Spanish Martinez/Gregoire. One great climber and one likely more suited to hilly classics. Pericas was actually slightly underwhelming in Saudi. Let's see what Alvarez can do.

 

[Rob5091]

If it's Sat 15th then it's time for Vuelta Ciclista a la Región de Murcia "Costa Calid.(1.1 which means Astana are here!) 199.6 km from Jumila to Murcia, start 12.15 CET, TV from 16.00 CET

Startlist at https://www.procyclingstats.com/race/vuelta-ciclista-a-la-region-de-murcia/2025/startlist

roadbook at https://www.vueltamurcia.es/sites/d...a/libro-ruta-45-vuelta-region-murcia-2025.pdf

 

[Coffeeplanter]

So mythical apparently now = nobody has heard of this guy

That's on you, not me.

 

[tobydawq]

If it's Sat 15th then it's time for Vuelta Ciclista a la Región de Murcia "Costa Calid.(1.1 which means Astana are here!) 199.6 km from Jumila to Murcia, start 12.15 CET, TV from 16.00 CET

Startlist at https://www.procyclingstats.com/race/vuelta-ciclista-a-la-region-de-murcia/2025/startlist

roadbook at https://www.vueltamurcia.es/sites/d...a/libro-ruta-45-vuelta-region-murcia-2025.pdf

They have a Sprint Luis León Sánchez and a Cima Pantani?


Hmm, if only there had been another local cycling star to Murcia....

 

[Potomac]

There won't be much left of the race by the time the TV coverage starts.

 

[Netserk]

It's kicking off, a bit late on the climb.

Del Toro and Berthet attack first, then Wellens and Scaroni try to bridge across.

EDIT: PCS says that the latter two were caught again, and now APP, Jegat and Champoussin make a move.

EDIT2: Quintana is alive and on the attack!!!

 

[Netserk]

From PCS:

Composition of group 2.

#	BIB	Rider		Team
1	1	PARET-PEINTRE Aurélien		DAT
2	2	BERTHET Clément		DAT
3	11	QUINTANA Nairo		MOV
4	23	DEL TORO Isaac		UAD
5	31	CHAMPOUSSIN Clément		XAT
6	32	FORTUNATO Lorenzo		XAT
7	35	SCARONI Christian		XAT
8	126	JEGAT Jordan		TEN

 

[Landeirovic]

Wellens and del toro solo

 

[Samamba]

Astana really on their way to become 3rd, 5th and 7th or something today. Standard Astana hilly .1 race performance.

Still a long way to go of course and it looks like the 2 UAE's are gonna get caught soon.