Lesser known races 2025 edition

[Berniece]

Merlier didn't join in the sprint?

 

[Strawberry_Jams]

Pidcock looking good for the classics, positioned well, even putting people in a bit of difficulty when he pulls through.

Setting up for the win, teamwork eh? Ha

 

[KZD]

Great race for Q36.5 taking the overall and three stages.

Jayco were complete fools today, they prefered having several riders with Groenewegen instead of getting them into the second group to save Hatherly's podium from the Uno-X riders.

 

[Tricycle Rider]

Chapeau Moschetti on the win today and Pidcock for the GC!

That was one blazing-fast final sprint, with the straight asphalt road that could double as an airport runway I thought the riders could take off and fly into the skies above!

 

[yaco]

Jayco have been tactically inept so far this season. When you consider the second group was so often 10 to 15 seconds behind, while DeBod bridged alone from the second group, then Jayco needed to drop back one if not two riders. Think Groenewegen was bluffed by Merlier and waited too long to launch his sprint.

 

[DJ Sprtsch]

Final GC

1	​			Pidcock Tom	Q36.5 Pro Cycling Team	17:26:25​
2	+2​			Dversnes Fredrik	Uno-X Mobility	+ 01:09​
3	+2​			Kulset Johannes	Uno-X Mobility	+ 01:12​
4	+3​			Holter Ådne	Uno-X Mobility	+ 01:22​
5	-3​			Kepplinger Rainer	Bahrain Victorious	+ 01:23​
6	-3​			Hatherly Alan	Team Jayco-AlUla	+ 01:26​
7	+1​			van den Broek Frank	Team Picnic PostNL	+ 01:26​
8	+2​			Fancellu Alessandro	JCL Team Ukyo	+ 01:39​
9	+3​			Uriarte Diego	Equipo Kern Pharma	+ 01:51​
10	+3​			Jegat Jordan	Team TotalEnergies	+ 01:58​

 

[ingsve]

Echelons paying off big time for Uno-X. Well done.

 

[Netserk]

Cheapest shitton of points. Bravo, Uno-X!

EDIT: Ah, a .1 stage race gives the same points as a one-day race. So it's not so egregious.

 

[Rob5091]

01.02

Cadel Evans Great Ocean Road Race - Women

Aren't you in France?

I often wish I was, but unfortunately, no.

 

[Tricycle Rider]

lol... Pidcock dressed in full Arab garb and having pictures taken with some camels in the background, I love it!

 

[Rob5091]

Chapeau Rahman Hamdan with team Teregganu for the win at GP Antalya. Team Vino with Maxim Konkin could only get a 7th place.

 

[wirral]

Pidcock not looking comfortable in fancy dress. Ah, the price of coming to Saudi, eh?

 

[Tricycle Rider]

Pidcock not looking comfortable in fancy dress. Ah, the price of coming to Saudi, eh?

Pidcock doesn't look comfortable drinking alcoholic beverages on the podium either, the faces he makes when he has to take a sip... lol!

 

[wirral]

Have a look at the points competition in the Alula Tour. Pidcock won. 4 riders on 30 points.

If it is on placing,
Pidcock : 172
Merlier : 173
Molano : 174
Groenewegen : 194

I don't think I have ever seen such a close points competition.

 

[Rob5091]

If it's February then it's time for the Grand Prix Cycliste la Marseillaise (1.1) Sunday the 2nd is the day for a trip from Marseille to Marseille 164.2 km, start at 11.30 CET, TV from 15.15 CET.
Startlist at https://www.procyclingstats.com/race/gp-d-ouverture/2025/startlist

No Astana/Team Vino so Cofidis especially will be looking for UCI points although Arkéa are here with Vauquelin. A high of 14C after some early rain, so the weather gods are being kinder then in recent editions.

 

[Tricycle Rider]

If it's February then it's time for the Grand Prix Cycliste la Marseillaise (1.1) Sunday the 2nd is the day for a trip from Marseille to Marseille 164.2 km, start at 11.30 CET, TV from 15.15 CET.
Startlist at https://www.procyclingstats.com/race/gp-d-ouverture/2025/startlist

No Astana/Team Vino so Cofidis especially will be looking for UCI points although Arkéa are here with Vauquelin. A high of 14C after some early rain, so the weather gods are being kinder then in recent editions.

Thanks for the link!

There's also the men's Cadel Evans Great Ocean Road Race coming up in just a few hours, but being I've never watched it before I don't know whether you guys discuss it here or in the Hot Racing in Australia thread. The startlist is very similar to the recent TDU one and here's a map and profile, and I can just move them to the Oz thread if that's what people would prefer.

Startlist for Cadel Evans Great Ocean Road Race 2025

Competing teams and riders for Cadel Evans Great Ocean Road Race 2025. Top competitors are Oscar Onley, Corbin Strong and Alberto Bettiol.

www.procyclingstats.com

 

[search]

Have a look at the points competition in the Alula Tour. Pidcock won. 4 riders on 30 points.

If it is on placing,
Pidcock : 172
Merlier : 173
Molano : 174
Groenewegen : 194

I don't think I have ever seen such a close points competition.

in case of a tie, 1st criteria is stage wins (Pidcock and Merlier both have two, the other two none), and 2nd GC. So although the result is the same, it was not based on placings.

 

[Coffeeplanter]

84

Alabdulmunim Abdulaziz Azzam

Saudi Arabia

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+ 06:37​

95			Phonarjthan Patompob	Roojai Insurance	​	''​
96			Miltiadis Andreas	Roojai Insurance	​	''​
97			Jakobsen Fabio	Team Picnic PostNL	​	''​
98			Carrascosa Pablo	Equipo Kern Pharma	​	''​

Arrest this man, NOW.

 

[Tricycle Rider]

84

Alabdulmunim Abdulaziz Azzam

Saudi Arabia

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+ 06:37​

95			Phonarjthan Patompob	Roojai Insurance	​	''​
96			Miltiadis Andreas	Roojai Insurance	​	''​
97			Jakobsen Fabio	Team Picnic PostNL	​	''​
98			Carrascosa Pablo	Equipo Kern Pharma	​	''​

Arrest this man, NOW.

A no-name Saudi rider beats Jakobsen, that is just depressing. I've lost all hope in Fabio.

 

[Armchair Cyclist]

A no-name Saudi rider beats Jakobsen, that is just depressing. I've lost all hope in Fabio.

Would you have felt better about it if he had sprinted to secure the prestigious 84th place? On a day when he is not competitive, it makes no difference who beat him.

He's not fit this week: for the sake of my CQ team, I hope he is fitter another.

 

[Tricycle Rider]

Would you have felt better about it if he had sprinted to secure the prestigious 84th place? On a day when he is not competitive, it makes no difference who beat him.

He's not fit this week: for the sake of my CQ team, I hope he is fitter another.

Can you remember the last time Jakobsen has been competitive? I think it's been a while.

 

[Tricycle Rider]

A little warm today in Australia for the Cadel Evans Great Ocean Road Race, it's supposedly 37C.

 

[Tricycle Rider]

Two hours later and Raccagni is still at the front all by his lonesome, peloton has not been interested in catching him and is currently about 5.5 minutes back.

About 90km to go

 

[Potomac]

wait...is the thread for great ocean road race or is the Hot racing in australia thread?

 

[Rockestar_33]

Is there gonna be a thread for UAE or nah?