Lesser known races 2025 edition

[Wvv]

Henry Well Done up there in 10th!!!

BRAVO!

It was Dupont, GPS fail.

 

[gavia88]

there needs to be less of, or zero of these stupid "sprinters classics" with not enough selective terrain. boring to watch and needlessly dangerous. but i'm sure we'll get even more of them and instead have a Giro stage cancelled or ruined because it's too cold.

well, at least if they want the race on a more prime time kind of spot on the calander (a Wednesday between the classics) they could spice up the race a bit more. You can't make it really hard in that area, but slightly more interessting should have been possible.

 

[E_F_]

well, at least if they want the race on a more prime time kind of spot on the calander (a Wednesday between the classics) they could spice up the race a bit more. You can't make it really hard in that area, but slightly more interessting should have been possible.

Slingerberg, Slingerberg!

 

[RedheadDane]

It was Dupont, GPS fail.

How did that happen?
I thought those mixups were usually when someone is on a teammate's bike, like if Aniolkowski had been declared the winner.

 

[QueenStagiaire]

How did that happen?
I thought those mixups were usually when someone is on a teammate's bike, like if Aniolkowski had been declared the winner.

Yes, it‘s not a GPS fail, Dupont is number 163 and Bravo 136 so they probably just got the numbers mixed up.

 

[KZD]

Happy to see Ivo taking the win in Abruzzo after so much work that he has done for the team.

Tomorrow I expect Brenner vs Bennett for the stage and GC but wouldn't be surprised if Torres wins either.

 

[RedheadDane]

Yes, it‘s not a GPS fail, Dupont is number 163 and Bravo 136 so they probably just got the numbers mixed up.

Okay, that does make more sense.

 

[saunaking]

even with the reduced group there was a crash in the last km and guys riding off the road and even ending up behind the barriers

of course its somehow the organizer's fault the riders are up on sidewalks to move up in the peleton during the finale

 

[hayneplane]

Alpecins tactics were bizarre as the peloton were looking disorderly and the gap for Del Grosso was increasing before they did their ridiculous 2up attack that sparked the group into life.

They deserved to lose for that ineptitude but I feel bad for Del Grosso (and my CQ ranking team).

 

[GenericBoonenFan]

No. Giddings and De Buyst did the leadout. Viviani disappeared before the technical part with 1.5k to go

In all fairness, he punctured with 8km to go

 

[DJO]

So, who from UAE takes the win at Abruzzo today?

 

[search]

In all fairness, he punctured with 8km to go

He also just has no shape at all, though. Last week Viviani said himself that he is looking forward to Tour of Turkey, as doing a stage race should help to get back on a decent level.

 

[search]

Today's final climb in Abruzzo:

they did the 2nd half of this in the 2020 Giro when Guerreiro won. Last k is steep, and that's about it - but for this level, and without domestiques, I guess the climb is hard/long enough for a selection.

View: https://youtu.be/1o5ER7sdHZE?t=107

 

[vladimir]

So, who from UAE takes the win at Abruzzo today?

Torres and then probably Herregodts tomorrow...

 

[search]

Torres and then probably Herregodts tomorrow...

Herregodts is in the break, so seems like he wouldn't mind winning this stage either. Bardiani has a guy in there as well (Marcellusi), but I guess Polti planed to work all day anyway.

 

[SafeBet]

Heavy rain on the race today,

 

[Cycling111]

Herregodts is in the break, so seems like he wouldn't mind winning this stage either. Bardiani has a guy in there as well (Marcellusi), but I guess Polti planed to work all day anyway.

But Bardiani leads GC with Fiorelli.
They're not interested in this break with Herregodts, who's a minute behind.

 

[SafeBet]

Meintjes gone already.

 

[SafeBet]

Pippo Fiorelli still there and he likes the bad weather.

 

[Cycling111]

Israel estaba trabajando para Bennet, pero él está en la parte trasera del pelotón.

It would be awesome if a Petrolike rider won.

 

[GenericBoonenFan]

Proper ciclismo weather

 

[Tim Cahill]

Herregodts don't have it, the group behind seems to think Fiorelli is peak Armstrong, I think the winner will come from the 3 inbetween.

 

[Samamba]

Looking good for a first Torres win.

 

[Mayomaniac]

Fiorelli in "Wout at home" mode

 

[Cycling111]

Looking good for a first Torres win.

With Brenner at the team, I don't understand this move by De La Cruz. And he's been pulling the most.

Brenner seems the strongest