Lesser known races 2025 edition

[Dazed and Confused]

GP: Brutal move there

 

[Coffeeplanter]

Motard just blatantly interfering with the race here.

 

[Dazed and Confused]

Very good action. Go Brunel

 

[RedheadDane]

Woops my bad.
But to be fair Samyn was French so the blame is not totally on me

In defence, pretty sure he's also talked about as having been Belgian, and he was in fact Belgian for most of his life.

José Samyn

José Samyn (born 1946-05-11 in Quiévrain, passed away 1969-08-30) was a former professional road racing cyclist from France, active between 1965 and 1969. His best results are winning a stage in Tour de France and winning GC Tour de l'Oise.

www.procyclingstats.com

 

[Netserk]

I think you know what I was referring to.
It's not my fault Samyn, Criquielion, and Monseré have all ceased to live.

Also Pino Cerami, Rik van Steenbergen, Marcel Kint, Jef Scherens, Frank Vandenbroucke.

 

[Coffeeplanter]

This is absurd, Brunel just getting a free tow defending a 5 second gap.

 

[RedheadDane]

Also Pino Cerami, Rik van Steenbergen, Marcel Kint, Jef Scherens, Frank Vandenbroucke.

Their races were not this week.

 

[Coffeeplanter]

Motard 1: tows Brunel towards victory
Motard 2: tows peloton just enough for them to overtake the other two escapees

 

[Dazed and Confused]

Great stuff, Congrats to Brunel.

 

[RedheadDane]

Fredheim came with some speed.

 

[Rob5091]

Chapeau Brunel! The guy must have been in every break in every race he's had this year.

 

[GenericBoonenFan]

Did Coppens actually pull once when dropped by Brunel or did he just sit on Vercouille's wheel?

 

[Alexandre B.]

Also Pino Cerami, Rik van Steenbergen, Marcel Kint, Jef Scherens, Frank Vandenbroucke.

Cadel Evans is still alive though.

 

[armchairclimber]

Chapeau Brunel. That put a smile on my fizzog.

 

[Samu Cuenca]

How much is left of the French race, which I assume is a tribute to the deceased Danish musician Bjarne Liller?

20 km, apparently.

 

[RedheadDane]

How much is left of the French race, which I assume is a tribute to the deceased Danish musician Bjarne Liller?

Or a referrence to this guy:

Bruno Comini

Bruno Comini is a road racing cyclist from Italy, active between 1952 and 1958. His best results are 8th place in GC Tour du Nord and 9th place in GC Tour du Nord.

www.procyclingstats.com

Who appears to, not actually have been born yet.

 

[Leadbelly]

Bahrain can't have had too many mentions in the previous years versions of these threads. In the years 2022-24 they raced a grand total of three 1.1 races (not counting the Chronos des Nations in 2024), but here we are just into March in 2025 and today's race was their sixth already.

A big change.

Of course in these last three Belgian races they haven't had too many mentions despite their presence in the start list, but it's good to see them giving their youngsters a chance in races of a level more suited to them.

 

[Rob5091]

Two for two for Brennan & Visma Dev - chapeau!

 

[pastronef]

Two for two for Brennan & Visma Dev - chapeau!

whoooo! yes

 

[RedheadDane]

The Lidl Milan brother can also win:

POREČ Classic 2025 One day race results

Matteo Milan is the winner of POREÄ Classic 2025, before Patryk Stosz and Paul Wright.

www.procyclingstats.com

 

[GenericBoonenFan]

Or a referrence to this guy:

Bruno Comini

Bruno Comini is a road racing cyclist from Italy, active between 1952 and 1958. His best results are 8th place in GC Tour du Nord and 9th place in GC Tour du Nord.

www.procyclingstats.com

Who appears to, not actually have been born yet.

Anybody know the story why it's his memorial race?

 

[Samamba]

Did Coppens actually pull once when dropped by Brunel or did he just sit on Vercouille's wheel?

They worked together till the last km. Was a bit lame that Coppens stopped riding then. I mean great, you got your podium, but he's just lucky Vercouille kept riding and he kinda *** him over.

 

[Armchair Cyclist]

Also Pino Cerami, Rik van Steenbergen, Marcel Kint, Jef Scherens, Frank Vandenbroucke.

We had a National B level race hereabouts named for a dead journalist, Jock Wadley. Very enjoyable afternoon out too.

 

[E_F_]

Also, who said anything about litigation?

I think I was the member who was supposedly doing the litigation, right @Rob5091 ? Really I was just being an idiot, and didn't mean anything with it.

 

[E_F_]

Just pointing out how some members always seem to be hating on the Belgian 1.1. races because they're "points farming" races whilst they don't do it for the French 1.1. races.

I thought you meant that the Coupe de France races are generally good, while the Belgian ones strangely aren't...