Lesser known races 2025 edition

[Didinho]

Lamperti.

But who designed this finish with downhill swerves in the last 500m.

 

[Berniece]

Lol, that class difference was ridiculous. Great leadout by SOQ

 

[Tim Cahill]

Lamperti by 20 bike lengths

 

[Dazed and Confused]

Another win for the steppers.

 

[Rob5091]

Easy peasy for Lamperti in the Czech race.

 

[Devil's Elbow]

But who designed this finish with downhill swerves in the last 500m.

Short explanation:

 

[Cycling111]

Very easy Lamperti.

https://twitter.com/x/status/1955996120804434065

View: https://x.com/lucasaganronald/status/1955996120804434065?t=ESt4vlFa_A4YNzu0Ccft1A&s=19

 

[Tim Cahill]

https://kick.com/cyclingtiz2

They're going up Torre now, Leaca has 5 minutes with 18k to go

 

[Libertine Seguros]

Beautiful Volta moment as Pedro Silva goes up the road for Anicolor, followed by Fábio Costa also of Anicolor, which draws Peña - 2nd on GC - away and makes Anicolor's team leader in the camisola amarela have to react. It does have some perverse logic behind it (the slow-down and looking at each other following Nych chasing Peña down has allowed Silva to get out of sight rather than just hanging off the front of the group, and as he's only 2'24 down on GC, others will have to pace to avoid him getting too far away), but it still brings back memories of Voltas of old.

Edit: when Peña goes properly, Nych is first to respond, and Cadena! Oh, here's mythical Bairon Manton... and then they go again and it's just the two of them, Cadena pacing the second group, and Nych now has two riders up the road thus proving the great wisdom of Anicolor's tactics (!!!!!!!!!!!!!)

2nd edit: and during the time I was typing that, the Russian has dropped Peña who is now being anchored by an Anicolor domestique. August is finally being August. Chasers are Munton, Cadena, del Pino, Bustamante and Tiago Antunes. PetroLike only have 3 riders left in the race so it's a lonely trip for Cadena now. Peña is trying to claw his way back onto Nych, but he's now behind all three fluorescent boys.

 

[Dazed and Confused]

Here comes the big Nych...

 

[Tim Cahill]

Nych looks like Godzilla going up there

 

[Ilmaestro99]

Just like plateau de beille and hautaxam this is a Javier Sola satanic ritual we are witnessing!!!

 

[Samu Cuenca]

 

[Libertine Seguros]

Somewhat lost in all of this though, Leaça is still holding half his advantage with 5k to go, strong ride from him.

 

[Ilmaestro99]

Wtf is 2013 ag2r pozzovivo doing in this race

 

[Libertine Seguros]

 

[Libertine Seguros]

Peña now back with the other non-Anicolor favourites.

Or as much as you can be a favourite without riding for Anicolor.

 

[Samu Cuenca]

Silva's dropped now, so they won't be three of them hugging at the finish. They won't win the stage anyway, so it doesn't matter.

 

[Tim Cahill]

3k left and it's about 7.5%
1.48, usually he makes it but they are absolutely rampaging behind

 

[Ilmaestro99]

Russian nuclear testing combining with Javier Sola satanic ritual in an explosive cacophony of watts!!!! Hopefully the fire department is on standby!!!!!

 

[Libertine Seguros]

Caicedo has caught Leaça from the splintered remains of the break. He looks stronger and is a more established rider too, to be fair. I think Leaça might be hitting the wall.

 

[Dazed and Confused]

Nych should just go full gas... and forget the 1-2

 

[Libertine Seguros]

Chucky dropped by the GC group at the same time as his teammate drops Leaça and goes solo in pursuit of the stage

 

[Samu Cuenca]

They were effing around a bit, but now that Caicedo has gone solo I think he will hold on, although the gap is only 50 seconds now.

 

[Ilmaestro99]

Jesus del pino looking like an old cyclotorist in a 1930s granfondo on a stolen bike