Lesser known races 2025 edition

[Sciatic]

Those other two in the break shouldn’t expect the Alpecin rider to make strong pulls. But they’re closed down now anyways.

 

[Coffeeplanter]

De Lie loses about 15 positions with his acceleration, roflmao.

 

[QueenStagiaire]

Nobody wanted to sprint.

 

[RedheadDane]

VDP takes it.

 

[TourOfSardinia]

Nice training race

 

[Potomac]

MVDP looking good with that win.

 

[Sciatic]

MVDP did a leadout for himself.

 

[Didinho]

Hoho this is the Mathieu punch uphill. That first kick so impressive.

 

[Red Rick]

De Lie's positioning is a special kind of awful

 

[Samu Cuenca]

Great lead out for himself.

 

[Peyroteo94]

Ouch! Impressive sprint!

 

[Samamba]

De Lie loses about 15 positions with his acceleration, roflmao.

It's just painful to watch man. When is he going to realize he needs to work on that. Yes it's bad luck that Hofstetter makes him slow down but this is worse than Kristoff and you're 22 years old man.

 

[Tricycle Rider]

MVDP did a leadout for himself.

You know what they say - if you want a job done right you gotta do it yourself!

Chapeau, MVDP

 

[theyoungest]

De Lie's positioning is a special kind of awful

I noticed in Algarve that Van Aert chose De Lie's wheel in the sprints. That's even more stupid.

 

[Sciatic]

MVDP’s French is pretty good.

 

[Ilmaestro99]

Nice win but asterisked without Cristian scaroni

 

[theyoungest]

Too bad Van der Poel usually just does the leadout for Philipsen in these kind of races. He's more than capable of winning them himself, as we've seen today.

 

[Devil's Elbow]

De Lie really needs to decide what he wants with his career, rather than being a not-quite sprinter annex not-quite classics rider. Against proper opposition he is basically only good at uphill sprints like Québec.

 

[Rob5091]

Good training ride from MvdP! Magnier a good 2nd, the best of the rest.

 

[Peyroteo94]

MVDP’s French is pretty good.

Poulidor was french... and Belgium is almost his home

 

[Berniece]

MVDP’s French is pretty good.

His mother is French, and his grandfather is Poulidor

 

[Brullnux]

Nice win but asterisked without Cristian scaroni

Have to wait for Strade Bianche to see his real form

 

[yaco]

A convincing victory by a classy bike rider. Nothing more to say.

 

[Netserk]

Alpecin woke up early this year.

 

[TourOfSardinia]