Lesser known races 2025 edition

[Dazed and Confused]

But they were 'Gree' like... earlier today.

probably PCS related...

 

[search]

yes. It was announced at a press conference on September 10th

2025年环广西世界巡回赛新闻发布会--广西频道--人民网_网上的人民日报

 

[Dazed and Confused]

Holland, prologue to start in a few mins. First part of startlist:

110	19:00		DAEMEN Stijn	3:58
109	19:01		AVONDTS Mathis	4:58
108	19:02		VERGOUW Julian	5:58
107	19:03		BOUMA Jelle	6:58
106	19:04		APPEL Stijn	7:58
105	19:08		PEÑALVER Manuel	11:58
104	19:09		CRABBE Tom	12:58
103	19:10		MOSCHETTI Matteo	13:58
102	19:11		DE LIE Arnaud	14:58
101	19:12		SMIRNOV Ivan	15:58

Stream available.

 

[Brullnux]

Under the lights, F1 style graphics. This all feels very Hammer Series

 

[staubsauger]

Holland, prologue to start in a few mins. First part of startlist:

110	19:00		DAEMEN Stijn	3:58
109	19:01		AVONDTS Mathis	4:58
108	19:02		VERGOUW Julian	5:58
107	19:03		BOUMA Jelle	6:58
106	19:04		APPEL Stijn	7:58
105	19:08		PEÑALVER Manuel	11:58
104	19:09		CRABBE Tom	12:58
103	19:10		MOSCHETTI Matteo	13:58
102	19:11		DE LIE Arnaud	14:58
101	19:12		SMIRNOV Ivan	15:58

Stream available.

@RedheadDane
Watching cycling under floodlight and having a cold Smirnov. This feels like we're 21 again, just better!

 

[Dazed and Confused]

First rider to hit the deck... @staubsauger did you drink smirnov neat when 21?

 

[RedheadDane]

Under the lights, F1 style graphics. This all feels very Hammer Series

I was a litte amused by the graphics showing us there was a crash... right after they'd just shown the crash.

@RedheadDane
Watching cycling under floodlight and having a cold Smirnov. This feels like we're 21 again, just better!

Skipping the Smirnov... I have to get to work tomorrow...

Smirnov in the lead.

 

[search]

jump start from Merlier! This new, completely unnecessary starting system instantly failed

 

[RedheadDane]

Graphics has Eekhoff riding for 'TPP', but with the Bora jersey in the graphics.
And now the same for Rogers; correct team... short-three-letter-thing*, wrong team jersey graphics.


*Sorry... I forgot the word.

 

[Netserk]

Looking good for Libertine's favourite.

Mielke says he had a heart surgery back in January.

 

[Samamba]

This is pretty cool at night

Cameron Rogers already beat Ganna once last year right? Seems like a pure prologue specialist. Trek isn't keeping him.

 

[RedheadDane]

Odd choice with the sun glasses...

 

[Dazed and Confused]

Looks like Soderqvist means business.

 

[Netserk]

Visma's duo look the most promising for GC.

 

[Tim Cahill]

Excellent 'please don't send me to China I'll do whatever race you want' startlist for Tour of Netherlands.

 

[Dazed and Confused]

Stamppot vs Dim Sum

 

[Dazed and Confused]

Situation:

1	ROGERS Cameron		4.27	4.27	57.4
2	SÖDERQVIST Jakob		0.00,30	4.27,30	57.4
3	ARTZ Huub		0.02,77	4.29,77	56.8
4	LAPORTE Christophe		0.03,17	4.30,17	56.8
5	EEKHOFF Nils		0.05,10	4.32,10	56.4
6	KOOIJ Olav		0.05,72	4.32,72	56.2
7	LAMPAERT Yves		0.06,10	4.33,10	56.2
8	SEGAERT Alec		0.06,30	4.33,30	56.1
9	HOOLE Daan		0.06,37	4.33,37	56.1
10	LANHOVE Milan		0.06,67	4.33,67	56

A handful of riders yet to start.

 

[RedheadDane]

EEH new best time.
Just!

 

[Netserk]

Too bad.

 

[Ilmaestro99]

Just what road racing needed was another .1 stage race, this one in the middle of October when everyone wants to go on holiday

 

[Brullnux]

Excellent 'please don't send me to China I'll do whatever race you want' startlist for Tour of Netherlands.

I know there's a lot of admin hassle in going to China, but Guangxi is basically a paid holiday in one of the most beautiful regions in the world. I'd snap it up in a heartbeat.

 

[Dazed and Confused]

Prologue, final:

1	Hayter Ethan	Soudal Quick-Step	7	5		4.26,67	53.999
2	Rogers Cameron	Lidl - Trek	3	2		0.00,33	53.933
3	Söderqvist Jakob	Lidl - Trek	1	1		0.00,63	53.872
4	Artz Huub	Intermarché - Wanty				0.03,1	53.379
5	Laporte Christophe	Team Visma | Lease a Bike				0.03,5	53.300
6	Eekhoff Nils	Team Picnic PostNL				0.05,43	52.922
7	Kooij Olav	Team Visma | Lease a Bike				0.06,05	52.801
8	Lampaert Yves	Soudal Quick-Step				0.06,43	52.728
9	Segaert Alec	Lotto				0.06,63	52.689
10	Hoole Daan	Lidl - Trek				0.06,7	52.676

Three riders within 1s.

 

[Tim Cahill]

4 wins in the season for Ethan Hayter who is still a professional cyclist and is in serious danger of being taken off the Official Fraudwatch Watchlist.

 

[Red Rick]

Whoever wanted 2 ITTs in 6 stages in Tour of Holland definitely wanted to be sent straight to The Hague

 

[RedheadDane]

I know there's a lot of admin hassle in going to China, but Guangxi is basically a paid holiday in one of the most beautiful regions in the world. I'd snap it up in a heartbeat.

Apparently Søjberg has actually been looking forwards to going.
Though, it should be mentioned that he missed a large chunk of the fall-season after crashing in Poland.


(BTW, talk about a rider name getting mispronounced; English commentator pronouncing his name like 'Pedersen'... I didn't hear how the French commentators does it.)