Lesser known races 2025 edition

[yaco]

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

Exactly. He wasnt loitering at the back of the peleton as suggested or he would have lost 40 seconds.

 

[danielzu]

Will there be a thread for murcia tomorrow? Looking at pcs, red Bull is starting with 2 teams, the pro and the dev tram. Is such a thing in general allowed?

 

[Armchair Cyclist]

Will there be a thread for murcia tomorrow? Looking at pcs, red Bull is starting with 2 teams, the pro and the dev tram. Is such a thing in general allowed?

I assume you mean GP Miguel Indurain?

I'm sure that's an error: probably Tuckwell guesting with the pro team triggered inclusion of the team in PCS software.

2.2.001
...the participation of both a UCI team (UCI WorldTeam, UCI Women’s
WorldTeam, UCI ProTeam or UCI Women’s ProTeam) and the UCI registered
development team supported by such team is prohibited.

Only 2 foreign Conti teams are allowed in .PRO events, and there are already 2 Portuguese teams.

 

[tobydawq]

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

Even the first outside the Nationals.

 

[Dazed and Confused]

Tour of Hellas, stage 3 is now live:

View: https://youtu.be/AsUt6jxr-1o

 

[Dazed and Confused]

Meanwhile in Greece, rain is pouring down. Not quite what the vacation boys were hpoing for.

 

[Dazed and Confused]

Greece: Neutralized race. Chaos.

 

[yaco]

Stage is neutralised because of standing water, although it is dry at the finish.

 

[Dazed and Confused]

Riders will be cold and miserable after this.

 

[Dazed and Confused]

well, I'm moving on to

Route Adélie de Vitré 2025. 16 kms to go. Stream available.​

 

[Netserk]

Niklas Larsen was alone ahead, but cramped and is back in the bunch.

 

[Samu Cuenca]

Niklas Larsen was alone ahead, but cramped and is back in the bunch.

That wouldn't have happened to him if he had raced MSR and GW.

 

[RedheadDane]

From the Hellas live update:

Now the peloton is waiting for all riders to get ready for the re-start. They're seeking shelter in... a car-wash now!

That wouldn't have happened to him if he had raced MSR and GW.

Organisers might have looked a little at some random BHS guy turning up.

 

[Dazed and Confused]

Uno-x with a very fine win.

 

[Samamba]

French WT teams getting destroyed in their coupe de france all year long

José Been is such a dumbass it's insane.

 

[RedheadDane]

Fredheim takes the win.

 

[Samu Cuenca]

Coquard looked like a popped balloon.

 

[Netserk]

Le Coq only 10th ...

 

[Netserk]

So Uno-X gained 102 105 points on Cofidis.

 

[Dazed and Confused]

Stage in Greece cancelled today. Rain.

 

[SafeBet]

Why is Matyas Kopecky not riding for a WT team?
He's young and he's been collecting results and UCI points in minor races for more than a year now. Teams in danger of being relegated could sure use someone like him.

 

[RedheadDane]

Why is Matyas Kopecky not riding for a WT team?
He's young and he's been collecting results and UCI points in minor races for more than a year now. Teams in danger of being relegated could sure use someone like him.

I've been wondering that too.
Then again, I suppose it's possible he prefers staying with Novo Nordisk, if they have some medical expertice other teams might not have.

(Just to be sure @Armchair Cyclist, I don't suppose that counts as Clinic Stuff.)

 

[GenericBoonenFan]

Why is Matyas Kopecky not riding for a WT team?
He's young and he's been collecting results and UCI points in minor races for more than a year now. Teams in danger of being relegated could sure use someone like him.

Because of his diabetes probably.
I wouldn't be surprised however if TDT picked him up

 

[tobydawq]

I've been wondering that too.
Then again, I suppose it's possible he prefers staying with Novo Nordisk, if they have some medical expertice other teams might not have.

(Just to be sure @Armchair Cyclist, I don't suppose that counts as Clinic Stuff.)

Reported.

 

[ingsve]

Fredheim is such a brilliant rider in these types of finishes. So good at positioning and he takes full advantage of all the twists and turns with his line and sprinting through corners. We saw him get a meters gap and then the camera lost then and we get them again and he has 3 meters gap to just start the sprint from the lead with 300m to go.

This ability will get him lots of good results even against faster opponents even in higher level races.

And also strong from the youngster Henrik Pedersen to go with the attacks with 6km to go. And then he could still help and lead out Fredheim up until 700m.