Lesser known races thread 2021

[tobydawq]

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.

He was sprinting in the second group.

 

[Salvarani]

He was sprinting in the second group.

Ah. Thought he was in the first group because there were 3 or 4 Cofidis riders.

 

[SafeBet]

Covi did a great job keeping things together in the final 10 km. I'm thrilled to see what he can do this year.
UAE was probably better off with Gibbons sprinting though.

Very odd winner indeed.

 

[tobydawq]

Covi did a great job keeping things together in the final 10 km. I'm thrilled to see what he can do this year.
UAE was probably better off with Gibbons sprinting though.

Very odd winner indeed.

I think I counted that Covi'd 19 pulls in the run-in.

 

[RedheadDane]

Very odd winner indeed.

Surely the oddest winner would have been the guy who was tenth.


(I'll show myself out...)

 

[SafeBet]

Missed you guys

 

[yaco]

First surprise victory of the season - Never pictured Paret-Peintre winning that kind of finish.

 

[Hugo Koblet]

Covi did a great job keeping things together in the final 10 km. I'm thrilled to see what he can do this year.
UAE was probably better off with Gibbons sprinting though.

Very odd winner indeed.

Yeah, I'm excited to follow him this year as well. He impressed me a lot last year, especially in Brabantse Pijl (why didn't I pick him in this year's cq game again?).

 

[Zinoviev Letter]

Even taking the unusual circumstances into account, first race of the season, small group after some hard racing, etc, Paret-Peintre clearly has a better turn of pace than previously known. Or was there some evidence that he could sprint a bit before?

 

[SafeBet]

Yeah, I'm excited to follow him this year as well. He impressed me a lot last year, especially in Brabantse Pijl (why didn't I pick him in this year's cq game again?).

Because you thought he would slave for Trentin, Hirschi and Kristoff.

Btw someone asked about Laporte. He retweed a video of a few riders taking a wrong turn with 30 km to go. He might have been in that group (images were very unclear).

 

[Earns1985]

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.

Yesterday in the evening, the team announced that Rutsch had been testetd positive for Corona. For this reason he couldn´t start. Second test was negative..

 

[repre]

Even taking the unusual circumstances into account, first race of the season, small group after some hard racing, etc, Paret-Peintre clearly has a better turn of pace than previously known. Or was there some evidence that he could sprint a bit before?

It was Cosnefroy with his jersey number

 

[tobydawq]

It was Cosnefroy with his jersey number

?

 

[RedheadDane]

It was Cosnefroy with his jersey number

So, what you're saying is that Cosnefroy - the defending champion - pretended he was unable to ride due to a knee injury, just so he could disguise himself as Paret-Peintre, and win as him? Gotcha!

 

[repre]

So, what you're saying is that Cosnefroy - the defending champion - pretended he was unable to ride due to a knee injury, just so he could disguise himself as Paret-Peintre, and win as him? Gotcha!

Yep, he'll get the chunk of young dude's increased new salary for that

 

[Ranagazoo]

I feel AG2R will be fun to watch this year, no top GC guys or sprinters but a load of riders who can win

 

[Tugboat]

The road races of the New Zealand National Championships were raced today...

Georgia Williams (Bike Exchange) won the women’s road race. She also won the ITT title on Friday.

George Bennett (Jumbo-Visma) has won the men’s race (he was 2nd in the TT).

 

[RedheadDane]

And meanwhile, the U23 men's race was won by a 12-year-old!

(He's actually 18.)

 

[RedheadDane]

BTW, what the *** was this dude Mark Stewart doing there?

1	BENNETT George	Team Jumbo-Visma	100	15	4:15:17
2	STEWART Mark	Ribble Weldtite Pro Cycling	75	10	1:48
3	TORCKLER Michael	60	7	1:49

 

[tobydawq]

BTW, what the *** was this dude Mark Stewart doing there?

1	BENNETT George	Team Jumbo-Visma	100	15	4:15:17
2	STEWART Mark	Ribble Weldtite Pro Cycling	75	10	1:48
3	TORCKLER Michael	60	7	1:49

Maybe he has become a New Zealandic citizen in order to follow a hobby of freezing down and cutting up sheep?

 

[RedheadDane]

Maybe he has become a New Zealandic citizen in order to follow a hobby of freezing down and cutting up sheep?

I think it would be easier to do it in the opposite order...

 

[tobydawq]

Look who is the expert now...

 

[RedheadDane]

Just applying a basic logic of "Frozen sheep: hard", "Un-frozen sheep: soft".



(And I feel like we're getting a little bit off topic here.)

 

[Armchair Cyclist]

I don't think it is that unusual for riders not eligible to win the national title to appear in championship races in countries with few people contesting the event. I think it happens more in the time-trials where they cannot really affect anyone else, although Stewart didn't do that event on Friday.

Stewart rode in the NZ classic for a team called "Trust Team": I guess one can be on a club team as well as a UCI registered team. He must have spent the winter down there, part of the main cycling culture there, not difficult to ask for an exceptional invite under such circumstances.

 

[RedheadDane]

Spot the mistake on the startlist for Almeria!

Hint: Look at the local WorldTeam.