Lesser known races thread 2021

[RedheadDane]

So... over in Belgium Tobias Lund was initially on the startlist for DSM, but was replaced by Asbjørn Kragh - I suspect lingering effects of that concussion he got at the ToD... - but then on-screen graphics decided to just merge them into one guy called "Tobias Andersen".

DSM just identified the guy in question as Tobias Lund... guess PCS just decided to swap the startlist for some reason...

 

[BlueRoads]

Unfortunately in France Hodeg pulled away from every other rider as not to touch them, because Samu or Casper Cavendish put needles into his mini-me.

 

[postmanhat]

Viviani just won a bike race.

GP de Fourmies / La Voix du Nord 2021 One day race results (procyclingstats.com)

That really is out of nowhere. Maybe seeing the light at the end of the Cofidis tunnel has given him extra impetus

 

[Samu Cuenca]

Unfortunately in France Hodeg pulled away from every other rider as not to touch them, because Samu or Casper Cavendish put needles into his mini-me.

Narh, I'm totally over that. Now I put them directly into the riders (or their children). It works much better.

Thanks for the tip, RhD!

 

[RedheadDane]

Narh, I'm totally over that. Now I put them directly into the riders (or their children). It works much better.

Thanks for the tip, RhD!

You're a monster!

 

[Samu Cuenca]

You're a monster!

I know. It's clearly a violation of the UCI's no needle policy.

 

[tobydawq]

Better than raining cobblestones down upon them.

 

[RedheadDane]

Better than raining cobblestones down upon them.

Oh yeah... who was that? Bunch of violent people on this forum...

And yeah, I know I shouldn't talk too loudly about being violent, was with me recently expressing a liking of the word "clobbering".

 

[Samu Cuenca]

Oh yeah... who was that? Bunch of violent people on this forum...

And yeah, I know I shouldn't talk to loudly about being violent, was with me recently expressing a liking of the word "clobbering".

Who is loudly, and why won't you talk to this person?
What have you done, you monstress?

 

[RedheadDane]

And meanwhile, in the actual race, Van Der Poel just attacked.

 

[Billie]

Rasmus Tiller with all the bad luck today so he doesn't have it during Roubaix.

(I hope Uno-X got a wildcard for Roubaix).

 

[RedheadDane]

Looking good for them.
"Them" being Van Der Poel and Van Der Hoorn.

Doesn't look very good for Tiller - otoh - as he just had his second issue in a short time.

(I hope Uno-X got a wildcard for Roubaix).

Doesn't look like it.

 

[BlueRoads]

Hm, van der Poel has either taken one of Alaphilippe's bike yoga classes or he feels his back.

 

[BlueRoads]

But he can win nonetheless.

 

[RedheadDane]

Hm, van der Poel has either taken one of Alaphilippe's bike yoga classes or he feels his back.

Not too badly, though.

So, an Alpecin rider beat an Intermarche rider for the win.
And an Alpecin rider beat an Intermarche rider in the sprint of the chase group, for third.

 

[Ricco']

Hm, van der Poel has either taken one of Alaphilippe's bike yoga classes or he feels his back.

He already had the habit of stretching his back that way long before this issues. But then again, I saw some grimaces that might indicate that the pain is still there.

But with or without pain, it was a decent return to racing. A win after 2 months without racing (I'm not going to count half a lap of Tokyo as racing) is good.

 

[tobydawq]

Lol, what a scenic place to end a bike race. Lots of huge warehouses and cranes. I guess it was called Antwerp Port, so it shouldn't have come as a surprise.

 

[Ricco']

Lol, what a scenic place to end a bike race. Lots of huge warehouses and cranes. I guess it was called Antwerp Port, so it shouldn't have come as a surprise.

I guess you missed this architectural gem.

 

[tobydawq]

I guess you missed this architectural gem.

No, I actually did see that

Fabulous church.

 

[BlueRoads]

I guess you missed this architectural gem.

I missed it! Thanks for the screenshot, I love it!

 

[Ricco']

And when I saw it I thought it must be because of some WWII bombardments or smth like that and that was the only thing that was left standing.

But a Wikipedia search quickly says that the town that once existed there was dismantled in the expansion of the Antwerpen port and they decided to keep only that of the original village.

 

[Wvv]

Viviani just won a bike race.

GP de Fourmies / La Voix du Nord 2021 One day race results (procyclingstats.com)

That really is out of nowhere. Maybe seeing the light at the end of the Cofidis tunnel has given him extra impetus

TBH his second (and last) season at Cofidis was already better than the previous one. Sixth UCI-win in 2021, and he had a more than decent run at the Tokyo 2020/2021 Omnium.

 

[Mayomaniac]

Yesterday José Neves won the MTT NC in Portugal. It was a Senora da Garca MTT and he climbed the whole thing in 19:42. Figueiredo finished 2nd, 32sec down, Joaquim Silva 3rd, 1:16 down.

 

[RedheadDane]

Yesterday José Neves won the MTT NC in Portugal. It was a Senora da Garca MTT and he climbed the whole thing in 19:42. Figueiredo finished 2nd, 32sec down, Joaquim Silva 3rd, 1:16 down.

Portugal has a MTT NC? Why am I not that surprised?

 

[Mayomaniac]

Portugal has a MTT NC? Why am I not that surprised?

Countries with actual climbs have things like that.
Germany also has the Bergmeisterschaften, but that one seems be a lot more important in the u23 ranks and not among the pros.