Lesser known races 2025 edition

[Samu Cuenca]

Pretty sure the Greek race is called Triangle E H...

Is that a Greek knockoff of SpongeBob Squarepants?

 

[RedheadDane]

Loïc Desriac has won stage 1 of the HTV Cup.


(In before LS feels the need to write a whole novel for the exact same info)

 

[Dazed and Confused]

Tour of Hellas, stage 2.
MTF finish.
In about 30 clicks the riders will start the final climb.
Break with about 1-2 mins, 51 kms to go.
The race is being streamed,

 

[Netserk]

Crash just as I open the stream.

View: https://www.youtube.com/live/sM1YTp2XxZ8

 

[Netserk]

Ulissi stretches the bunch out.

 

[Netserk]

Plapp too strong for Astana.

 

[Samamba]

Plapp too strong for Astana.

Not over yet, but this is really a perfect climb for Plapp

 

[Samamba]

Yeah straight up motopacing. Lopez is angry

Moto gone now, Lopez getting closer, he has a 7s on Plapp in GC too

 

[Netserk]

I thought Plapp would power away, but now it's getting closer.

 

[Samamba]

Lopez is gonna catch him. He's on really good form and Plapp only coming back from injury

 

[Tim Cahill]

Come on Lopez play the fast man behind card

 

[Tim Cahill]

He just wanted the points for 2nd on GC didn't he

 

[Netserk]

Ulissi 5th.

 

[Samamba]

Lopez is still leader cause Plapp couldn't follow yesterday

Ulissi 5th.

He lost time yesterday, Vino not happy.

 

[Tim Cahill]

Oh wait I forgot Plapp lost time yesterday, Jayco fail but at least he's rectified it.

 

[yaco]

Lopez did not close the door which was a tactical mistake. Where Lopez rode he could be passed on the inside or the outside. He had to stay on the barriers.

 

[yaco]

Oh wait I forgot Plapp lost time yesterday, Jayco fail but at least he's rectified it.

How was it a fail when there was a crash with 4.5km to go. A few of the GC riders lost time.

 

[Tim Cahill]

How was it a fail when there was a crash with 4.5km to go. A few of the GC riders lost time.

One of the favourites for the race with by far the best team for the flat should really be at the front with 4.5km to go, the crash was about halfway down the bunch wasn't it? It's a constant issue with him.

 

[yaco]

One of the favourites for the race with by far the best team for the flat should really be at the front with 4.5km to go, the crash was about halfway down the bunch wasn't it? It's a constant issue with him.

No. The crash happened at the front of the peleton, and in fact he was riding third in the peleton for most of the stage, and was with his team when the crash occurred. I reckon you did not watch the race.

 

[SafeBet]

This was Plapp's first ever win outside of Australia!

 

[danielzu]

Is plapp the better sprinter to go for some bonifications rest of the way? He shouldn't drop lopez on the remaining terrain.

But sure not a great day for astana. Ulissi has no chance on getting serious points and 40 of lopez points are in danger of plapp (and he lost 9 points today in the sprint)

 

[yaco]

Is plapp the better sprinter to go for some bonifications rest of the way? He shouldn't drop lopez on the remaining terrain.

But sure not a great day for astana. Ulissi has no chance on getting serious points and 40 of lopez points are in danger of plapp (and he lost 9 points today in the sprint)

It is Lopez' race to lose. Stage 4 has a descent finish and even if Plapp takes time on the ascent then he will lose it on the descent.

 

[Tim Cahill]

No. The crash happened at the front of the peleton, and in fact he was riding third in the peleton for most of the stage, and was with his team when the crash occurred. I reckon you did not watch the race.

It wasn't at the front, the crash happened about 30 or 40 riders back. You brought it up as though he was behind when it happened but it just looks like he's lost positions and time after it, that's even worse.

 

[yaco]

It wasn't at the front, the crash happened about 30 or 40 riders back. You brought it up as though he was behind when it happened but it just looks like he's lost positions and time after it, that's even worse.

The beginnings of the crash happened in the first 15 to 20% of the peleton and caused a ripple effect causing riders a bit further down the peleton to crash. There was also a ripple effect on the side Jayco were riding and in fact Groenewegen was lucky not to crash which in turn inconvienced Plapp causing him to lose ground. The fact is that Plapp was with his team at this stage and actually rode much of the stage in third place. If Plapp was riding at the back he would have lost 40 or 50 seconds.

 

[danielzu]

The fact that Plapp lost time yesterday was not because of the crash. He was there after it. He lost it, because he did not pull until the end. While Lopez sprinted to get the 0 seconds, plapp took a break and lost 7 seconds