Lesser known races thread 2021

[Nirvana]

With two day to go i think we can be confident that the Clasica Comunitat Valenciana will go on.

Could have been pretty good if raced in the opposite way.

 

[Nirvana]

Race startlist: https://firstcycling.com/race.php?r=411&y=2021&k=8

 

[TourOfSardinia]

Feed

View: https://youtu.be/Tfm_slhsga0

 

[RedheadDane]

Gesbert and Zana on the attack.

 

[RedheadDane]

Manzin wins.

 

[tobydawq]

Nice coverage of the sprint. I hope all producers learn from this.

 

[Mayomaniac]

Roniel Campos wins the Volta a Tachira 2.5m ahead of Babyface Sevilla, Pellaud wins the final stage.
Apparently he already has a deal with a Portugese team, so if everything goes well we could see him at the Volta with the big boys.

 

[GenericBoonenFan]

Roniel Campos wins the Volta a Tachira 2.5m ahead of Babyface Sevilla, Pellaud wins the final stage.
Apparently he already has a deal with a Portugese team, so if everything goes well we could see him at the Volta with the big boys.

I was excited for a moment cause I tought Sevilla was going to ride the Volta
then I realised you're probably talking about Campos...

 

[tobydawq]

I was excited for a moment cause I tought Sevilla was going to ride the Volta
then I realised you're probably talking about Campos...

I thought he was talking about Pellaud, realised it was Campos but remained unexcited throughout the rollercoaster.

 

[baojoao]

Roniel Campos wins the Volta a Tachira 2.5m ahead of Babyface Sevilla, Pellaud wins the final stage.
Apparently he already has a deal with a Portugese team, so if everything goes well we could see him at the Volta with the big boys.

portuguese team? heard nothing about it

 

[baojoao]

Roniel Campos has signed with Louletano

https://www.facebook.com/louletanociclismo/posts/1607898426048759

View: https://www.facebook.com/louletanociclismo/posts/1607898426048759

 

[RedheadDane]

And meanwhile in France, Jonas Rutsch had the probably worst start to a season; he crashed out... of the neutral zone!
In the race there's a six-man group with about 50 seconds, and little under 50 K to go.

 

[TomLPC]

Grand Prix La Marseillaise 2021

C'est parti pour la saison de cyclisme sur route ! Et pour cette première course, rendez-vous à Marseille pour le Grand Prix La Marseillaise 2021. Dans ce parcours où faux-plat montant et cols se succèdent, les coureurs vont souffrir tout au long de ces 171 kilomètres. Edvald Boasson Hagen...

www.france.tv

Live feed

VPN required if not living in France.*

Which I am not advising nor encouraging the usage of, merely making note of for educational purposes.

 

[Bye Bye Bicycle]

And meanwhile in France, Jonas Rutsch had the probably worst start to a season; he crashed out... of the neutral zone!
In the race there's a six-man group with about 50 seconds, and little under 50 K to go.

Not correct. Jonas Rutsch did not even show up to the start. Mathias le Turnier and Julen Amezqueta crashed out in the neutral zone and abandoned before the official start.

 

[DJ Sprtsch]

Nice weather.

 

[RedheadDane]

Not correct. Jonas Rutsch did not even show up to the start. Mathias le Turnier and Julen Amezqueta crashed out in the neutral zone and abandoned before the official start.

Of course! Rutsch is listed as DNS... should've realised that.

And now it's Wellens at the front, chased by Brit-Turned-Frenchman Simon Carr.

 

[Bye Bye Bicycle]

Such a beautiful race landscape-wise.

 

[titan31]

What the hell is up with the helicopter camera?

 

[titan31]

That coverage was absolutely atrocious. Between the camera, Kirby, commentators talking at the same time as I'm pretty sure there's lag at Kirby's end

 

[tobydawq]

What a weird winner. Wasn't he supposed to be a non-explosive GC rider, Paret-Peintre?

 

[RedheadDane]

What the hell is up with the helicopter camera?

The forgot to take the lense cover off?

 

[tobydawq]

The forgot to take the lense cover off?

It's probably wearing a mask

 

[Bolder]

What the hell is up with the helicopter camera?

Between that and the shaky moto (have they not heard of stabilizers?) footage I might have to have a lie down...

My takeaway from this race is that the new AG2R jerseys are as weak as I thought they might be, and Vital Concept brings a strong jersey game, even if Coquard disappointed in teh end.

 

[tobydawq]

Why has Trentin not yet learned not to open a sprint too early?

 

[Salvarani]

What a weird winner. Wasn't he supposed to be a non-explosive GC rider, Paret-Peintre?

Yeah, he was a very unlikely winner in that reduced sprint.

Trentin started it very early and Couqard had to pass him a bit too early to be able to hold on to the line, set it up for someone else to pass.

Probably some tired legs in the first race of the season for some.

But where was Laporte? Didnt even contest in it.