Lesser known races 2025 edition

[Rob5091]

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.

The "litigation" comment arouse because somebody with a certain hair colour threatened the organizers of the 100 communes race because it didn't go to 100 communes. It's not like races are namned after places they don't visit anymore, is it?

 

[GenericBoonenFan]

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

That's a matter of opinion but most of those Belgian 1.1s are really good racing.
Last year Monseré and GP Criq were interesting, this year the calm and agreable weather turned them into "sprint-races" but even then the latter went to the break.

 

[E_F_]

That's a matter of opinion but most of those Belgian 1.1s are really good racing.
Last year Monseré and GP Criq were interesting, this year the calm and agreable weather turned them into "sprint-races" but even then the latter went to the break.

To be fair, I am sort of talking out of my asterisks, because I haven't really watched that many of them.

 

[RedheadDane]

To be fair, I am sort of talking out of my asterisks, because I haven't really watched that many of them.

What are you talking out of?

 

[Samu Cuenca]

What are you talking out of?

His assterisks.

 

[GenericBoonenFan]

What are you talking out of?

 

[Leadbelly]

Stream for stage 1 of Taiwan:

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b8YL-Ex5HH8

 

[hayneplane]

First pro win today for 18 years old UAE Gen Z rider Adria Pericas.

 

[repre]

First pro win today for 18 years old UAE Gen Z rider Adria Pericas.

Cat 2 race is professional? I thought they aren't

 

[hayneplane]

Cat 2 race is professional? I thought they aren't

I would have thought any UCI licensed race that is not age group restricted would count.

 

[repre]

I would have thought any UCI licensed race that is not age group restricted would count.

Cat 2 must be semi professional as cycling clubs allowed to race. Cat 1 or higher are strictly professional teams

 

[Offline]

First pro win today for 18 years old UAE Gen Z rider Adria Pericas.

He look punchy actually, I thought he was more a pure climber. But yesterday stages was very explosive and on cobbles

 

[tobydawq]

I would have thought any UCI licensed race that is not age group restricted would count.

They don't.

 

[hayneplane]

They don't.

So what is the lowest classification that counts

 

[tobydawq]

So what is the lowest classification that counts

.1 - races where WorldTeams are allowed are the only ones that count.

 

[Offline]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1901232470390915514

View: https://x.com/RBH_ProCyclingF/status/1901232470390915514

 

[GenericBoonenFan]

Did Colby get a penalty or did PCS get it wrong, cause I could've sworn earlier today they listed him as the winner of that Greek 2.2. stage race.

 

[tobydawq]

Lol, did UAE not hear about the Superga reintroduction? What a ridiculous lineup for this race.

 

[Strawberry_Jams]

Lol, did UAE not hear about the Superga reintroduction? What a ridiculous lineup for this race.

the year Cav won, EF brought a full on climbing squad. haha, and I thought it was just the french teams stuck in the 90's.

 

[Drew]

Lol, did UAE not hear about the Superga reintroduction? What a ridiculous lineup for this race.

I think it's good 🤔

 

[search]

yeah, PCS listed the Nokere team as confirmed for Milano-Torino

 

[tobydawq]

I think it's good 🤔

That was NOT what PCS were writing half an hour ago.

They had a team with Molano, Vermeersch, Bjerg, Baroncini and a couple of Gen Z riders (most of the team they now have for Nokere Koerse).

This makes a bit more sense, sadly.

 

[Mayomaniac]

This might be the one one day race where Ivan Ramiro Sosa can actually get a good result for Kern Pharma.

 

[Eddy Evenepoel]

This is going to be an open race. Some of the big names like Carapaz and Yates was dissapointing in Tirreno, Scaroni been out after the crash and it's probably too hard for Hirschi. Woods won it 6 years ago, but hasn't looked great so far this season. Ben Tulett is an interesting shout, Sosa and Rubio can surprise. Michael Storer and Isaac del Toro should be candidates for the win as well, maybe even Johannessen.

 

[Landeirovic]

That was NOT what PCS were writing half an hour ago.

They had a team with Molano, Vermeersch, Bjerg, Baroncini and a couple of Gen Z riders (most of the team they now have for Nokere Koerse).

This makes a bit more sense, sadly.

You can also first check the information on the official website...