Lesser known races 2025 edition

[RedheadDane]

German commentary: Very young man winning today.
He‘s 27!!!

How old is the German commentator? Depending on your perspective, 27 might indeed be "very young".


I think I've heard Brian Holm refer to riders well into the late 30es as "the kid".

 

[QueenStagiaire]

How old is the German commentator? Depending on your perspective, 27 might indeed be "very young".


I think I've heard Brian Holm refer to riders well into the late 30es as "the kid".

41, Bengsch probably just guessed that he must be young as a neo pro.

 

[Dazed and Confused]

stage:

1	Donnenwirth Tom	Groupama - FDJ	14	20		3:45:40
2	Gaudu David	Groupama - FDJ	5	12		,,
3	Vendrame Andrea	Decathlon AG2R La Mondiale Team	3	7		,,
4	Germani Lorenzo	Groupama - FDJ		5		,,
5	Cras Steff	Team TotalEnergies		4		,,
6	Prodhomme Nicolas	Decathlon AG2R La Mondiale Team		3		,,
7	Breuillard Nicolas	St Michel - Preference Home - Auber93		2		,,
8	Mariault Axel	CIC - U - Nantes		1		,,
9	Jegat Jordan	Team TotalEnergies				,,
10	Tulett Ben	Team Visma | Lease a Bike				,,

 

[QueenStagiaire]

Looks like Badilatti and De La Cruz lost themselves 20 seconds, probably with bad descending.

 

[TourOfSardinia]

Looks like Badilatti and De La Cruz lost themselves 20 seconds, probably with bad descending.

So did Pidcock (no mean descender)

 

[Tim Cahill]

Reis wins the prologue for the 5th year running

GC day tomorrow

 

[Samu Cuenca]

I keep hoping he'll win the race, but it probably isn't likely to happen anymore. If only he had been 5-10 years older.

 

[Ilmaestro99]

Reis wins the prologue for the 5th year running

GC day tomorrow

Artem Nych looking good already. Wonder which stage Guerin goes full plateau de beille?

 

[RedheadDane]

If only he had been 5-10 years older.

He will be... eventually.

 

[Tim Cahill]

Artem Nych looking good already. Wonder which stage Guerin goes full plateau de beille?

Senhora da Graca on stage 4 I think, to try and beat Alarcon's record. They wont wait for Torre.

 

[Samu Cuenca]

He will be... eventually.

But the Volta is different nowadays. They used to be miles ahead, now they're an hour behind compared to Denmark.

 

[Tim Cahill]

But the Volta is different nowadays. They used to be miles ahead, now they're an hour behind compared to Denmark.

Niklas Larsen does have a 'Danish Moreira' type quality about him, shame he isn't here.

 

[Samu Cuenca]

Niklas Larsen does have a 'Danish Moreira' type quality about him, shame he isn't here.

I'm not sure this would be a race for him, but I certainly expect him to make Skjelmose and Co. look like 13 year olds or fat Neville Southalls on Danish molehills next week, while the German commentators call him a very young guy.

 

[RedheadDane]

I'm not sure this would be a race for him, but I certainly expect him to make Skjelmose and Co. look like 13 year olds or fat Neville Southalls on Danish molehills next week, while the German commentators call him a very young guy.

As long as he doesn't go dancing afterwards...

 

[Samu Cuenca]

As long as he doesn't go dancing afterwards...

He's young so it could still be alright if it took him another 6 years to get back to this level again.

 

[QueenStagiaire]

6 .1 or higher stage races are underway, the least prestigious of which is the Trans-Himalaya Cycling Race, which confusingly consists entirely of flat stages between 2800 and 4100 meters of elevation. There isn‘t even a KOM competition. Burgos, Euskaltel and Solution Tech-Vini Fantini are there to farm points.

 

[Dazed and Confused]

Wouldn't mind getting an opportunity to race in the Himalaya region myself, so I think some of these boys are pretty lucky (and good too).

 

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didn't notice that they moved this up to 2.1 level. Certainly an interesting part of the world indeed.

 

[Dazed and Confused]

Stage 2 in Tour de l'Ain:

I suspect Prodhomme (v.'25) is the best climber in the field, so lets see if he can hold off the Visma assaults. Late start (14:30 local), so shouldn't conflict too much with the business in Spain and Polen at least.

 

[Samu Cuenca]

Nicolás Alustiza apparently finished 9th on the first stage, but I don't know who won.

 

[RedheadDane]

Li Ning Star gets the win in (or rather near?) the Himalayas.
Raman Tsishkou being the winner.

 

[Unterlenkerfahrend]

6 .1 or higher stage races are underway, the least prestigious of which is the Trans-Himalaya Cycling Race, which confusingly consists entirely of flat stages between 2800 and 4100 meters of elevation. There isn‘t even a KOM competition. Burgos, Euskaltel and Solution Tech-Vini Fantini are there to farm points.

Yeah I just stumbled upon the race as well when I saw the PCS results. They're basically racing through the valleys/on the high plateau around Tibet. Crazy stuff but probably a pretty cool experience for the riders.

 

[RedheadDane]

Four riders on the attack:
Samitier, Champion, Brambilla, and Hänninen.
Berlin was in the group, but isn't anymore.
Peloton at 2:50ish.
60ish Ks to go.

 

[Red Rick]

6 .1 or higher stage races are underway, the least prestigious of which is the Trans-Himalaya Cycling Race, which confusingly consists entirely of flat stages between 2800 and 4100 meters of elevation. There isn‘t even a KOM competition. Burgos, Euskaltel and Solution Tech-Vini Fantini are there to farm points.

Trans Himalaya is the perfect meme race.

I'm always interested just for the effects of altitude on the average speed of flat stages.

 

[Mayomaniac]

Trans Himalaya is the perfect meme race.

I'm always interested just for the effects of altitude on the average speed of flat stages.

Over 49 km/h on the first stage...