Lesser known races 2025 edition

[Dazed and Confused]

Solid attack, very nice solowin by Beloki.

 

[Dazed and Confused]

Stage top 10:

1	Beloki Markel	EF Education - Aevolo	7	5		3:18:43
2	Umba Santiago	XDS Astana Development Team	3	4		0:20
3	Eeman Kamiel	Lotto Development Team	1	3		,,
4	Mariault Axel	CIC - U - Nantes		2		,,
5	Boichis Adrien	Red Bull - BORA - hansgrohe Rookies		1		0:26
6	Bravo Henrique	Soudal Quick-Step Devo Team				,,
7	Covili Luca	VF Group - Bardiani CSF - Faizanè				,,
8	Stüssi Colin	Team Vorarlberg				,,
9	Borremans Kasper	Bahrain Victorious Development Team				,,
10	Champion Thomas	St Michel - Preference Home - Auber93				,,
11	Tolio Alex	VF Group - Bardiani CSF - Faizanè				0:33

GC after stage 3:

1	36	▲35	Beloki Markel	EF Education - Aevolo		6:30:55
2	40	▲38	Eeman Kamiel	Lotto Development Team		0:27
3	100	▲97	Umba Santiago	XDS Astana Development Team		0:34
4	72	▲68	Mariault Axel	CIC - U - Nantes		0:36
5	33	▲28	Champion Thomas	St Michel - Preference Home - Auber93		,,
6	52	▲46	Boichis Adrien	Red Bull - BORA - hansgrohe Rookies		0:39
7	12	▲5	Smith William	Team Visma | Lease a Bike Development		0:40
8	64	▲56	Bravo Henrique	Soudal Quick-Step Devo Team		0:41
9	65	▲56	Borremans Kasper	Bahrain Victorious Development Team		,,
10	17	▲7	Jasch Lennart	Red Bull - BORA - hansgrohe Rookies		0:42

 

[Samamba]

That was impressive from Beloki.

Also from Eeman who was in the attack the whole last climb but still finished 3rd. One of those Lotto youngsters that was about to become pro but the merger came...

 

[RedheadDane]

Love how there's still multiple "Pinots" on the road, though very faded.

 

[Escarabajo]

Tomorrows ITT in the mountains in Colombia is something to be recon with:

 

[Libertine Seguros]

Aleix Espargaró for some reason moonlighting in the senior Trek team in Getxo.

 

[Brullnux]

Aleix Espargaró for some reason moonlighting in the senior Trek team in Getxo.

Who decided this, surely he doesn't have it

 

[RedheadDane]

Aleix Espargaró for some reason moonlighting in the senior Trek team in Getxo.

And he's actually their oldest rider in the race.

 

[Rob5091]

Getxo race on the Tube at

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3cN3ju2ntiI

 

[Dazed and Confused]

Looks like Captain America has decided to light up the race early.

 

[RedheadDane]

Poor Aular. His championship kit seems so... subdued... compared to Simmons.

 

[Dazed and Confused]

On the climb now, peloton greatly reduced. Simmons group with a handful of secs.

 

[Rou]

Ayuso pulling for Toro!
Nice.

 

[KZD]

Del Toro going solo in the last climb. This time he won't get caught.

 

[Tim Cahill]

Sticking 10 seconds into Hector Alvarez after getting beat yesterday

 

[Valv.Piti]

Hector Alvarez is a beast though, isnt he

 

[Tim Cahill]

Gap correct, approx 18 seconds, think it's too close to the finish for him to properly tire but there's not reason 3 of the 4 wont work behind.

 

[Brullnux]

Gap correct, approx 18 seconds, think it's too close to the finish for him to properly tire but there's not reason 3 of the 4 wont work behind.

It's Ayuso, all four will be working

 

[P4rthen0n]

Ayuso exploded the peloton and then did the leadout for Del Toro's attack. Well done.
Now Del Toro is on a 13km ITT. He'll probably take the win.

 

[Tim Cahill]

I think he likes Del Toro, if it was Almeida we would be seeing a peak Richie Porte style death-pull in the group behind from Juan.

 

[tobydawq]

This race has top tier graphics. Too bad it's not a production company who does more than this one race.

 

[Tim Cahill]

It's a shame Christen isn't here, he'd be bridging that

 

[Tim Cahill]

Why didn't he do his bullfighter celebration, just weaved around a bit and looked like he almost fell off

 

[Samu Cuenca]

If Aranburu is back to his usual last part of the season shape, he can still help save Cofidis.

 

[Valv.Piti]

The favorite for Vuelta a Burgos?