Lesser known races 2025 edition

[burning]

I had no idea about this guy, but he rode a very impressive last 10ks after getting dropped like 3 times, lol

 

[Netserk]

Vi eier sykkelverden!​

View: https://youtube.com/watch?v=8pjOnodv7KA

 

[RedheadDane]

I had no idea about this guy, but he rode a very impressive last 10ks after getting dropped like 3 times, lol

"Sakarias Koller Løland is the new Angel Madrazo".

 

[yaco]

Interesting that in the final stage of the race the three riders who attacked the climbs came third,fourth and fifth.

 

[burning]

Incredibly bad cornering from Vermeersch in the last kilometer.

I think he was partly cooked and could not accelerate on a false flat, Ulissi was also struggling to corner as well

 

[tobydawq]

What are Lolands roots?

He definitely looks to have Asian roots like Torstein Træen whose grandmother is Japanese.

But I don't know.

 

[Offline]

Veneto Classic... So cool route... Should be World Tour in the future!

 

[Sciatic]

Beautiful race to finish the season and what a way for Løland to get his first career pro win.

beautiful city to boot

 

[Samamba]

He definitely looks to have Asian roots like Torstein Træen whose grandmother is Japanese.

But I don't know.

Found something about South Korean roots.

 

[Sciatic]

Veneto Classic... So cool route... Should be World Tour in the future!

I've very much enjoyed this race every year--it's a lovely send off for the road season

 

[Samamba]

Veneto Classic... So cool route... Should be World Tour in the future!

Every year the same comment haha, would just ruin this race. Why change something that's close to perfect already every single year. Why would you want a more controlled race with possibly a way more predictable ending?

 

[yaco]

Loland would have to be one of surprise victors of 2025. Lets see what he can do in 2026.

 

[Offline]

Every year the same comment haha, would just ruin this race. Why change something that's close to perfect already every single year. Why would you want a more controlled race with possibly a way more predictable ending?

Did I comment this last year? If I did, crazy you remember.. didn't know I had true fans on this platfrom.

 

[Sciatic]

Did I comment this last year? If I did, crazy you remember.. didn't know I had true fans on this platfrom.

He didn't say it was you that commented every year

 

[Eddy Evenepoel]

I think he was partly cooked and could not accelerate on a false flat, Ulissi was also struggling to corner as well

Of course he was partly cooked, but they all were. It was obvious that he went into the corners at a lower speed than Løland (gap between them increased in the last 50 meters into the corners), Løland took better lines and came out of the corners with more speed and higher speed. That was not about acceleration, this was just about the short period of time they barely pedaled before and during the corners.

 

[Eddy Evenepoel]

Veneto Classic... So cool route... Should be World Tour in the future!

Yes because a 40 km Pogi or Remco solo or a full UAE team smashing the peloton to pieces for Del Toro would be so much better than this..

 

[Samamba]

Did I comment this last year? If I did, crazy you remember.. didn't know I had true fans on this platfrom.

No I ment in general obviously, not you specific. People always comment this after this one (and some other ones like Tro Bro Leon) cause those are always very entertaining races, but some of the reasons they are very entertaining is cause there aren't superstars at the start, it isn't that important cause no WT and it's less organized compared to WT race.

 

[AlfaLum]

Yes because a 40 km Pogi or Remco solo or a full UAE team smashing the peloton to pieces for Del Toro would be so much better than this..

Well if not for that Andorra thing I think we would have seen UAE smashing the peloton to pieces for Del Toro anyway..

 

[Cycling111]

The gravel section they suspended in Holland was certainly no worse than the one in Veneto. Poor Ulissi.

 

[Unchained]

beautiful city to boot

It's a beautiful, beautiful place. My first time traveling there I was pleasantly surprised at being able to get along in German and English. Northern Italian food is epic.
Today's race was great. Only question I would have had was spectator house keeping.. I am just that way but if I was standing around waiting for the race I would have just involuntarily picked up some of the bigger rocks in the road on the gravel sections.. And I was impressed that when riders got fouled up, fans on the side of the road gave them a helpful tush push..

 

[Sciatic]

It's a beautiful, beautiful place. My first time traveling there I was pleasantly surprised at being able to get along in German and English. Northern Italian food is epic.
Today's race was great. Only question I would have had was spectator house keeping.. I am just that way but if I was standing around waiting for the race I would have just involuntarily picked up some of the bigger rocks in the road on the gravel sections.. And I was impressed that when riders got fouled up, fans on the side of the road gave them a helpful tush push..

That's great to know!. Sometimes that idea that a city/region hosts a race finish to promote their tourism potential is true--I will hope to go to that area next time in Italy.

 

[Ilmaestro99]

You don't say...
I'm guessing you were in the vicinity of Alicante already? You didn't just... run from your home in Italy to Alicance to go drinking?

Holidays for me

 

[Ilmaestro99]

Grande fausto

 

[Ilmaestro99]

Thank god uae didn't win the ceneti classic. Never heard of loland but he already has my respect for this win . We must never give up in defeating uae for good, we can't let the satanic cabal dominati our sport. Sorry for my spelling, my friend keeps buying me drinks and is off season

 

[Ilmaestro99]

Well done cristophe Laporte was well, after a bad season resilience and hard worm pays off. Next season van aert better help him to win a big classic .