Lesser known races 2025 edition

[Rob5091]

Scaroni picked up 2".

Bahrain missed out on that and might regret it.

 

[Rob5091]

Another sprint for bonis coming up.

 

[RedheadDane]

Sweeny and Barré about to be caught.

 

[Samamba]

Scaroni should just ride, he can't lose GC anymore with 2 guys.

 

[Samamba]

God damn how dumb can you be as commentator? Scaroni took 2 extra seconds earlier. So either Directvelo/PCS was wrong or you just don't do your job as a commentator

EDIT: so they finally realized

 

[RedheadDane]

Godon wins.

 

[Escarabajo]

God damn how dumb can you be as commentator? Scaroni took 2 extra seconds earlier. So either Directvelo/PCS was wrong or you just don't do your job as a commentator

EDIT: so they finally realized

They didn't know. So Buitrago had no chance really. That simple. Scaroni was just stronger.

 

[Rob5091]

Godon gets the stage win and Scaroni gets the GC for Team Vino - chapeau!

 

[tobydawq]

One can hope Godon will also let go of the mustache now that he won.

What an atrocity.

 

[Armchair Cyclist]

God damn how dumb can you be as commentator?

Dumb enough to think that being 1'17'' down on a TT means you hang on to a 20'' GC advantage, if you are Rob Hatch.

 

[Rob5091]

Astana did the biz, GC points, Scaroni 125, Fortunato 50, Conci 5, Champoussin 5. 185 points plus stage points ... the race goes on!

 

[GenericBoonenFan]

God damn how dumb can you be as commentator? Scaroni took 2 extra seconds earlier. So either Directvelo/PCS was wrong or you just don't do your job as a commentator

EDIT: so they finally realized

Who was on the comms?

 

[Samamba]

Who was on the comms?

José Been of course

 

[Netserk]

They didn't know. So Buitrago had no chance really. That simple. Scaroni was just stronger.

After the top of the climb, he should have stayed in the wheel of Scaroni. Best bet then was a bunch sprint where he would need to come 2nd (a long shot, but easier than dropping Scaroni on the flat mano a mano).

 

[GenericBoonenFan]

José Been of course

Shocker

 

[Devil's Elbow]

José Been of course

One day, they should have her and Jez Cox commentate the same race, solo, on separate feeds, and see who ***s up the worst.

 

[Tim Cahill]

Milan Menten bagging himself a lovely prologue podium in Rwanda riding for 'Lotto Dev Team' against some 12 year olds and local village teams!

https://twitter.com/x/status/606210422602137600

 

[wirral]

Struggling to understand the previous post.

Are you using the tweet as an analogy of somebody in incongruous surroundings whilst everybody pretends it is normal?

 

[Samamba]

Mulu on his way to score 200 points against devo riders and amateurs without Astana having to do anything for it.

The fact that riders can score points for their main team while riding for a different team is probably one of the dumbest UCI rules. Can't blame Astana for abusing it tho.

 

[Tricycle Rider]

Mulu on his way to score 200 points against devo riders and amateurs without Astana having to do anything for it.

The fact that riders can score points for their main team while riding for a different team is probably one of the dumbest UCI rules. Can't blame Astana for abusing it tho.

 

[Netserk]

Mulu on his way to score 200 points against devo riders and amateurs without Astana having to do anything for it.

The fact that riders can score points for their main team while riding for a different team is probably one of the dumbest UCI rules. Can't blame Astana for abusing it tho.

All season is harvest season!

 

[Rob5091]

O Gran Camiño (2.1) starts Wednesday 26th with 5 stages across Portugal and Spain. As there's only 2 WT teams (Movistar and QS) I suppose it's a "lesser known race".
(last year Vingegaard did the race and even with atrocious weather, won without breaking a sweat)

Startlist at https://www.procyclingstats.com/race/gran-camino/2025/startlist

roadbook at https://ograncamino.gal/libro-de-ruta

stage 1 -(in Portugal) Maia to Matosinhos189.7 km, start 13.00 CET, TV from 15.30 CET.

 

[tobydawq]

O Gran Camiño (2.1) starts Wednesday 26th with 5 stages across Portugal and Spain. As there's only 2 WT teams (Movistar and QS) I suppose it's a "lesser known race".
(last year Vingegaard did the race and even with atrocious weather, won without breaking a sweat)

Startlist at https://www.procyclingstats.com/race/gran-camino/2025/startlist

roadbook at https://ograncamino.gal/libro-de-ruta

stage 1 -(in Portugal) Maia to Matosinhos189.7 km, start 13.00 CET, TV from 15.30 CET.

Groupama are also there, but yes, not a good start list at all.

 

[Rob5091]

Groupama are also there, but yes, not a good start list at all.

It's FDJ's CT/kiddie's team not the WT team unfortunately. I think UNO-X might well be the team to beat.

 

[Tim Cahill]

Derek Gee is in good form according to Patrick Lanterne

Jefferson Alveiro Cepeda is in good form (and can tt too) according to myself

UNO-X have played another blinder by bringing Cort to a race with no sprinters and 2-3 stages that he can win, so naturally they will probably let some randos have a go from breakaways again.