Lesser known races 2025 edition

[Tim Cahill]

Gap widening

 

[Berniece]

1min30s head start, should be enough. Would be even better if he’s able to extend that lead

 

[theyoungest]

Prodhomme rode a shorter climb than Uijtdebroeks

 

[Didinho]

Look at Ciancellara go.

So happy to see him with good legs again. Why they didn’t let him ride sooner in his previous position again, makes me wonder. Hope they let him ride the Vuelta. Good for his confidence this first pro victory.

 

[Tim Cahill]

Nych, Marti, Guerin, Cadena, Pena are gone on the gravel stage, sort of like a Volta version of the elite group that assembled in Strade 2021

 

[Libertine Seguros]

¡Venga Chucky!

 

[RedheadDane]

Jegat caught group 3.

 

[QueenStagiaire]

Pau Marti wins in Portugal

 

[search]

let's hope group Jegat can make the time cut

 

[Tim Cahill]

Martí can seriously climb too, though I've no idea what happened to him in the Giro, he was great last year.

 

[QueenStagiaire]

Bike lift celebration, deserved but it rarely happens at a 2.1

 

[kingjr]

Bike lift celebration, deserved but it rarely happens at a 2.1

It's his first pro win, so that'll be a factor.

Anyway, this one definitely goes down as one of my favourite cycling memories this year. Loved every minute of that, so good to see him back in form.

 

[Logic-is-your-friend]

Bike lift celebration, deserved but it rarely happens at a 2.1

It's his first pro win, so that'll be a factor.

First pro win, but most definitely an end to all the misery.

 

[Mayomaniac]

¡Venga Chucky!

Him never getting contract at pct level is a big mystery to me.

 

[GenericBoonenFan]

Him never getting contract at pct level is a big mystery to me.

who's Chucky?

 

[Mayomaniac]

who's Chucky?

Edgar Cadena

 

[Cycling111]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1953899424582971397

View: https://x.com/LucGrefte/status/1953899424582971397?t=cqlFPlaMvKzoYmZ8Wf089w&s=19

 

[Rob5091]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1953899424582971397

View: https://x.com/LucGrefte/status/1953899424582971397?t=cqlFPlaMvKzoYmZ8Wf089w&s=19

Somebody might be going home early ...

 

[kingjr]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1953899424582971397

View: https://x.com/LucGrefte/status/1953899424582971397?t=cqlFPlaMvKzoYmZ8Wf089w&s=19

Yes man, that's the spirit.

 

[burning]

This seems normal for Voltas back when W52 was the dominant team, glad that they are keeping up with the Volta spirit

 

[Libertine Seguros]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1953899424582971397

View: https://x.com/LucGrefte/status/1953899424582971397?t=cqlFPlaMvKzoYmZ8Wf089w&s=19

Israel rider was Brady Gilmore. Feirense rider is either Diogo Gonçalves or Fábio Oliveira. All three - plus Cesar Martingil of Tavfer - were fined CHF500 and 25 UCI ranking points for assault between riders so clearly something worthy of punishing on the part of the Feirense rider happened either before this to generate this reaction from Gilmore, or in retaliation to this.

Interested by this reply from a long-dormant twitter account which appears to list itself as a comedic account but largely only posts serious takes on cycling - and hasn't done so since July 2024:
"Brady Gilmore is dangerous. In Tour de Bretagne last year the dude started a fight in the middle of the pelo. Even threw a bottle at another rider all whilst going down a decent at 60kph. Not even his teammates managed to calm him down. «He’s got ADHD» they said to the rest of us"

Obviously this implies that the anonymous user is within at least the semi-pro péloton or staff of a team at a reasonable level to have encountered Brady on multiple occasions. The fact the account is said to be comic could be a reason to dismiss comment but simultaneously there are no punchlines or anything that appears to be said in jest and it would be a strangely targeted jibe even if so.

If there is a grain of truth to this, and it's only one voice so it could just as readily be nonsense or coincidence, it's probably something his team is going to have to work on now he's signed into the WT-level péloton for the next few years, there's going to be a lot more scrutiny and visibility if he loses his temper or does something dangerous.

 

[Dazed and Confused]

After having spend the entire race today in about 3600m altitude the result in Himalaya (stage 3) is as follows:

1	Rajović Dušan	Team Solution Tech - Vini Fantini	14	20	10″	1:49:09
2	Laas Martin	Quick Pro Team	5	12	6″	,,
3	Aberasturi Jon	Euskaltel - Euskadi	3	7	4″	,,
4	Salby Alexander	Li Ning Star		5		,,
5	Tsishkou Raman	Li Ning Star		4		,,
6	Pita Cristian David	Huansheng - Vonoa - Taishan Sport Team		3		,,
7	Quick Blake	Roojai Insurance		2		,,
8	Martin David	Burgos Burpellet BH		1		,,
9	Bonillo Iker	Euskaltel - Euskadi				,,
10	Hennequin Paul	Euskaltel - Euskadi				,,

Tomorrow's stage will happen mostly in the 3900m region. Permanent thin air.

 

[QueenStagiaire]

After having spend the entire race today in about 3600m altitude the result in Himalaya (stage 3) is as follows:

1	Rajović Dušan	Team Solution Tech - Vini Fantini	14	20	10″	1:49:09
2	Laas Martin	Quick Pro Team	5	12	6″	,,
3	Aberasturi Jon	Euskaltel - Euskadi	3	7	4″	,,
4	Salby Alexander	Li Ning Star		5		,,
5	Tsishkou Raman	Li Ning Star		4		,,
6	Pita Cristian David	Huansheng - Vonoa - Taishan Sport Team		3		,,
7	Quick Blake	Roojai Insurance		2		,,
8	Martin David	Burgos Burpellet BH		1		,,
9	Bonillo Iker	Euskaltel - Euskadi				,,
10	Hennequin Paul	Euskaltel - Euskadi				,,

Tomorrow's stage will happen mostly in the 3900m region. Permanent thin air.

Average speed just under 51, what speed do they hit in the sprint at this altitude?

 

[Dazed and Confused]

No idea about the top speed, but it could be interesting if one of the riders involved in the sprint could post some data on social media.

 

[ingsve]

I saw the race Trans-Himalayan Cycling Race and though "Oh that must be a cool race with high mountains" but it turns out it's pretty much pancake flat all 4 stages. The twist is that they are racing at pretty much 3500m above sea level the whole race.