Lesser known races 2025 edition

[Coffeeplanter]

Buitrago did everything wrong there, didn't seem to know where the finish was.

 

[Rob5091]

The Duracell Bunny does it again! Chapeau Scaroni & Team Vino!

 

[TourOfSardinia]

Bahrian not Victorious

 

[Dazed and Confused]

Excellent race action. Congrats to Scaroni.

 

[Tim Cahill]

Decent sprint, sent him just enough to the barriers for it not to be dirty but to make him think twice

 

[Squire]

Those are some stunning shots of that hilltop village.

 

[Potomac]

Everytime I look up I see EF leading the peloton.
Yesterday I saw the same thing and Carapaz got 24th out of it.

And today he got 10th.
I guess that is an improvement.

 

[Wvv]

Well done Widar.

 

[armchairclimber]

Impressive from Widar. Blackmore did ok too. Great work from Martinez.
Scaroni is looking superb this year.

 

[hayneplane]

Buitrago did everything wrong there, didn't seem to know where the finish was.

My thoughts exactly. On a twisting finish he stayed locked on the wheel as if 250m out instead of 75m and had no room to move out and accelerate.

My CQ team is mourning the 16 points lost by this tactical blunder.

 

[Sciatic]

Buitrago did everything wrong there, didn't seem to know where the finish was.

Yeah, just watched the replay. Whoever is as in front going into the final turn before the line was likely to win. Sort of like getting in front before the final turn in Strade Bianchi.
I also thought Bahrain would do more one-two kind of attacking in the final km, forcing Scarponi to chase each one. Maybe Buitrago was a bit overconfident he would take the sprint?

ed What Hayneplane said

 

[Sciatic]

Those are some stunning shots of that hilltop village.

Yes, loved the scenery—and tomorrow could be just as spectacular.

 

[wirral]

Tour du Rwanda, stages 3,4 & 5 rather close to the war zone. Not many (none) of the big names showing up.

 

[Coffeeplanter]

Pavel Sumpik fans unite and rise.

 

[Coffeeplanter]

Taillieu with the early boom.

 

[Coffeeplanter]

Sumpik with the secondary boom. The youngins are here.

 

[Coffeeplanter]

Looking like an immediate first pro victory for Taillieu. I think he got a bit overshadowed after he crashed in the Europeans TT. I would rate him higher than Schoofs and Van Kerckhove in that regard, and thus missed out on potential medals that would have put him more in the limelight.

 

[Samamba]

Looking like an immediate first pro victory for Taillieu. I think he got a bit overshadowed after he crashed in the Europeans TT. I would rate him higher than Schoofs and Van Kerckhove in that regard, and thus missed out on potential medals that would have put him more in the limelight.

He's a better Time Trialist than those 2. Rwanda this year does have an horrendous start list tho. Not that that means this isn't a great win immediately for someone so young.

 

[Netserk]

Pericas as the main GC favourite?

 

[Tim Cahill]

Lappartient turned up for the opening, hearing they declined a route alteration hence the depleted startlist, having a stage finish in Rubavu is ambitious, look forward to it

 

[Samamba]

Pericas as the main GC favourite?

If he can drop Mulu.

 

[Samamba]

"Egan BERNAL a monté le Col d'Èze avant les coureurs."

This guy climbing the col d'eze with a broken collarbone????

 

[Coffeeplanter]

Race in France seems to be bedlam, attacks all over the place. Already had a duo attack by Carapaz and Buitrago.

 

[Tim Cahill]

Out of form Carapaz trying to attack from 100k out in a random 2 day French race, what a rider.

 

[Netserk]

Scaroni picked up 2".