Lesser known races 2025 edition

[awavey]

did they literally just say next time he gets his leg over as a way to describe when his next race is?

 

[Peyroteo94]

Interview in portuguese. Finally! Sick of seeing flemish riders talking a dialect I don't understand a word when they win in RVV instead of talking english. Now they know what we foreign people feel

 

[Netserk]

Podium of the three pre-race favourites:

 

[Peyroteo94]

the coastline & weather looked nice, bearing in mind it feels like Ive not seen the sun for months

It seems nice but it is very windy in Figueira. All year to be honest

 

[tobydawq]

Interview in portuguese. Finally! Sick of seeing flemish riders talking a dialect I don't understand a word when they win in RVV instead of talking english. Now they know what we foreign people feel

Apart from his visible exuberance and being giddily overjoyed, I caught that he was moito contento and that the interviewer said obrigado.

 

[postmanhat]

Morgado looks like he's off to fight some Barbary pirates. Portuguese superstar in the making?

And Watson already a very decent replacement for Hayter.

 

[tobydawq]

Girmay's sprint was horrible, though.

 

[Peyroteo94]

Morgado looks like he's off to fight some Barbary pirates. Portuguese superstar in the making?

And Watson already a very decent replacement for Hayter.

He is the brightest classicomano of this young generation! And he is terrible in giving interviews. So cringe...

 

[Wvv]

Girmay's sprint was horrible, though.

Was almost pushed against the barriers. But yes, maybe he trained a bit more for classics endurance and a bit less on sprinting speed.

 

[Netserk]

Girmay's sprint was horrible, though.

I only caught a glimpse of it, but was that mostly down to his fight with Rui Costa?

 

[Netserk]

And he is terrible in giving interviews. So cringe...

You will have to translate for us.

 

[awavey]

It seems nice but it is very windy in Figueira. All year to be honest

we get the wind here constantly too, its just its colder, greyer and often damper to ride in

 

[hayneplane]

Filippo "Remco" Ganna

Race should be WT btw. Portugal deserves a WT race and this one is great. I heard it's a real possibility for the near future. Would've been way better than fricking Copenhagen

Yeah that coastline with the climbs is spectacular for both the views and entertainment

 

[Peyroteo94]

You will have to translate for us.

Interviewer asked what he feels after winning in Portugal and he answered it is the same feeling french or belgians feels when they win in France or Belgium respectively.
On the podium, speaker asked if he started to panic and he said " feeling pressure or not feeling pressure, I just knew I would have to give it all"

 

[Unchained]

You will have to translate for us.

He's a great bike racer not a TV personality.. Single word answers are fine, guy let's his legs do the talking!! UAE with another win!!!

 

[Unchained]

Gramps Rui Costa showing good form!! Must be something that they eat over there!

 

[Netserk]

Interviewer asked what he feels after winning in Portugal and he answered it is the same feeling french or belgians feels when they win in France or Belgium respectively.
On the podium, speaker asked if he started to panic and he said " feeling pressure or not feeling pressure, I just knew I would have to give it all"

Fine answers.

 

[scribers]

Gramps Rui Costa showing good form!! Must be something that they eat over there!

Is he still racing?

 

[Unchained]

Is he still racing?

Had 2 broken collar bones last year, got 5th today..3 Portuguese in top 10!!!

 

[Peyroteo94]

Gramps Rui Costa showing good form!! Must be something that they eat over there!

Good seafood.

 

[Unchained]

Good seafood.

Those greasy, oil soaked beans in some tomato looking stuff! Absolutely delicious!!! Bacalhau Assado!!!!could eat it for breakfast!!

 

[Peyroteo94]

Those greasy, oil soaked beans in some tomato looking stuff! Absolutely delicious!!! Bacalhau Assado!!!!could eat it for breakfast!!

Our food is clearly one of the best in the world.

 

[scribers]

Dude. That was a great race. Are you just a sprints only sort of fan? because that would make sense

 

[Rob5091]

Well, we have n't time to argue the pros and cons of stuff as Monday is the 17th of Feb and that means it's time for Clásica Jaén Paraiso (1.1 and gravel segments) , Ubeda and back, 169.2 km start at 13.00 CET, TV from 15.00 CET (tune in for the return of WvA!)
roadbook at Dropbox HERE

startlist at https://www.procyclingstats.com/race/clasica-jaen-paraiso-interior/2025/startlist

 

[scribers]

Well, we have n't time to argue the pros and cons of stuff as Monday is the 17th of Feb and that means it's time for Clásica Jaén Paraiso (1.1 and gravel segments) , Ubeda and back, 169.2 km start at 13.00 CET, TV from 15.00 CET (tune in for the return of WvA!)
roadbook at Dropbox HERE

startlist at https://www.procyclingstats.com/race/clasica-jaen-paraiso-interior/2025/startlist

Such a nice race. Might warrant its own thread