Lesser known races 2025 edition

[Coffeeplanter]

Er is een verschil goed zijn door een sprint te winnen of een solo van 40km...

This ain't the Wielerflits comment section bro.

 

[KZD]

Impressive solo win by Ayuso, maybe this will be the season where he really steps up.

 

[RedheadDane]

Tulett (?) third?

Edit: Indeed, and now only with on 'l'.

 

[Rob5091]

Normal service has been resumed - UAE's Ayuso wins from 40 km out - chapeau. Looking good for the Giro.

 

[Salvarani]

Astana only got 7th and 10th here.

Vino will have a word with the team tonight.

 

[Samamba]

Probably. Last year he was really good early in the season but was very underwhelming later in the season

It's a "problem" some riders have yes. In form immediately, even if they start training later. But he still was really good i n Tirreno and Itzulia.

But yeah the Giro is a bit far. Not sure about his schedule, maybe he takes a breather a bit earlier so he can be good in the Giro.

 

[Ilmaestro99]

Astana only got 7th and 10th here.

Vino will have a word with the team tonight.

Missing fausto

 

[Brullnux]

Astana only got 7th and 10th here.

Vino will have a word with the team tonight.

Miscalculated a bit by sending Scaroni up the road. He was probably their best card for a sprint but he went for the win instead and burnt himself out. Very disappointing

 

[Coffeeplanter]

Umag is this week, normally a haven of debutants, but most of these guys have long made theirs. Nonetheless, looking forward to first years Alvarez, Freire, Stenico, Goszczurny, Van Kerckhove, Clemmensen, Halter, Montagner, Barnabas Vas and Pepe Albrecht (yes, that is actually his name). Also on the list: Fluckiger and Avancini.

 

[Tim Cahill]

A lot of riders inc. Henok not happy with the Rwanda cancellation

 

[Rob5091]

A lot of riders inc. Henok not happy with the Rwanda cancellation

85 UCI points for Team Vino - the race is on, baby!

 

[Rob5091]

Monday is the day to recover, because Tuesday the 4th of March is the Ename Samyn Classic (1.1 the only races etc), 199.1 km from Quaregnon to Dour, start 12.35, TV from 14.20 CET
startlist at https://www.procyclingstats.com/race/gp-samyn/2025/startlist
(De Lie might start, and of course the Sprint Version of Team Vino)

Edit - add - Roadbook at https://men.lesamyn.be/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/livre-de-route-homme.pdf

 

[Eddy Evenepoel]

Season debut for Van der Poel, interesting to see if Alpecin blows it to pieces for him to go solo or if he's happy to go to the line in a smaller group and try win the upphill sprint.

Bit surprised to not see Tiller on the start list, as he's been 4th, 9th and 2nd in his last three showings at this race. Generally a weak team from Uno-X, Blikra for example has nothing to show for so far in these kind of harder sprint races.

 

[Samamba]

Season debut for Van der Poel, interesting to see if Alpecin blows it to pieces for him to go solo or if he's happy to go to the line in a smaller group and try win the upphill sprint.

Bit surprised to not see Tiller on the start list, as he's been 4th, 9th and 2nd in his last three showings at this race. Generally a weak team from Uno-X, Blikra for example has nothing to show for so far in these kind of harder sprint races.

Or VDP just trains. Does some random attacks and then just lets go in the final to not take risks. Wouldn't be the first time. It will be very good weather. Race won't be hard. Huge chance of a bunch sprint.

 

[Devil's Elbow]

Or VDP just trains. Does some random attacks and then just lets go in the final to not take risks. Wouldn't be the first time. It will be very good weather. Race won't be hard. Huge chance of a bunch sprint.

The competition is definitely weaker than what he's used to, even with random attacks he could find himself with a legitimate gap and take it from there.

 

[Rob5091]

A warm up for MvdP? Be interesting, but can not see him risking a bunch sprint, but if he's bored and out front with 30 km to go then might go for a long solo. MSR, Flanders and PR are his goals not Samyn.
Otherwise Rex who just won from Morgando last year is here and Magnier, 3rd man at KBK Hofstetter, plus De Lie so mnay will want a bunch sprint.

 

[Rob5091]

Apparently MvdP can not train in Spain because of bad weather so he's doing Samyn instead
https://cyclinguptodate.com/cycling...there-any-longer-would-have-made-little-sense

 

[ChewbaccaDefense]

Taco

 

[Rob5091]

Last year's winner Rex, is a late DNS.

 

[gavia88]

are there some cobbles missing compared to previous years in le Samyn?

 

[Samamba]

are there some cobbles missing compared to previous years in le Samyn?

There is a slight change but I don't think so no. Samyns parcours is just heavily overrated. Only somewhat hard with bad weather.

 

[Samamba]

We're already doing bunch sprints towards random corners when nothing decisive is going to happen so early anyways.

 

[jono]

I'm actually a big fan of Flobikes (Canada), which isn't a popular opinion. I could watch 3 or 4 races simultaneously on Saturday and Sunday. But somehow they didn't bother with the rights to this one. There is a no-commentary stream on Youtube that seems reliable, at least.

 

[KZD]

Van der Poel already attacking with 65km to go.

 

[Dazed and Confused]

The drone riders missed the move.......