Lesser known races thread 2021

[limak_]

Fun racing in Croatia today. Strong showing by Williams. Didn't know he was such a strong climber.

Also those roads along the coast are beautiful.

Literally every time this season when a Bahrain rider wins a race.

 

[BlueRoads]

Münstlerland Giro today, DQS with Cav and Hodeg and van Tricht. Further, one Ackermann, two van Poppels, one Greipel, two Stockmans and one Münstermann.

 

[Samu Cuenca]

Gylne Gutuer is also taking place today (commonly known as the Norwegian GP Herning ) with 38 gravel sectors.
54 km remain and leading group has an advantage of just under 2 minutes.

 

[Samu Cuenca]

William Blume Levy (who's Norwegian according the to the graphics) is in front of the race with less than 9 km left.

 

[RedheadDane]

William Blume Levy (who's Norwegian according the to the graphics) is in front of the race with less than 9 km left.

What's with those damn graphics people trying to make our riders Norwegians?

 

[Samu Cuenca]

What's with those damn graphics people trying to make our riders Norwegians?

Maybe it was a Danish flag, but it looked similar to the Norwegian one next to André Drege, who was with him earlier.

 

[Samu Cuenca]

It was probably just my failing eyesight's fault, because they showed a Danish flag at the finish line.

Also a nice zoom in on the mud in Blume Levy's left ear during his interview.

 

[Samu Cuenca]

01	William Blume Levy		Team Coloquick	4:30:35​	40​
02	Embret Svestad-Bårdseng		IK Hero	+ 53​	30​
03	Magnus Sørbø		Ringerike SK	+ 1:45​	25​
04	Ådne Holter		Lillehammer CK	+ 1:45​	20​
05	Jacob Eriksson		Team Coop	+ 1:45​	15​
06	Lars Saugstad		Uno-X Pro Cycling Team	+ 1:45​	10​
07	Andre Drege		Lillehammer CK	+ 2:22​	5​
08	Lennert Teugels		Tarteletto - Isorex	+ 3:55​	3​
09	Mads Østergaard		Team Coloquick	+ 4:01​	3​
10	Eirik Lunder		Team Coop	+ 4:07​	3​

 

[RedheadDane]

01	William Blume Levy		Team Coloquick	4:30:35​	40​
02	Embret Svestad-Bårdseng		IK Hero	+ 53​	30​
03	Magnus Sørbø		Ringerike SK	+ 1:45​	25​
04	Ådne Holter		Lillehammer CK	+ 1:45​	20​
05	Jacob Eriksson		Team Coop	+ 1:45​	15​
06	Lars Saugstad		Uno-X Pro Cycling Team	+ 1:45​	10​
07	Andre Drege		Lillehammer CK	+ 2:22​	5​
08	Lennert Teugels		Tarteletto - Isorex	+ 3:55​	3​
09	Mads Østergaard		Team Coloquick	+ 4:01​	3​
10	Eirik Lunder		Team Coop	+ 4:07​	3​

And those were all the finishers!

 

[Samu Cuenca]

And those were all the finishers!

Yes, and Jacob Eriksson got revenge aginst his brother who finished just in front of him in GP Lillehammer yesterday.

 

[RedheadDane]

Meanwhile, in Croatia:

01	Tim Van Dijke		Jumbo-Visma	03:23:04​	14​
02	Stephen Williams		Bahrain Victorious	+ 00​	5​
03	Markus Hoelgaard		Uno-X Pro Cycling Team	+ 00​	3​
04	Kaden Groves		Team BikeExchange	+ 05​	​
05	Jon Aberasturi		Caja Rural-Seguros RGA	+ 05​	​
06	Milan Menten		Bingoal Pauwels Sauces WB	+ 05​	​
07	Olav Kooij		Jumbo-Visma	+ 05​	​
08	Andrea Peron		Team Novo Nordisk	+ 05​	​
09	Gotzon Martin		Euskaltel-Euskadi	+ 05​	​
10	Jakub Kaczmarek		HRE Mazowsze Serce Polski	+ 05​	​
11	Roland Thalmann		Team Vorarlberg	+ 05​

 

[Max Rockatansky]

Cav wins Münsterland. But from a small group, looks like Greipel and Ackermann were also both there, but cooked on the last few kilometers.

 

[RedheadDane]

01	Mark Cavendish		Deceuninck-Quick Step	4:11:53​	200​
02	Alexis Renard		Israel Start-Up Nation	+ 00​	150​
03	Morten Hulgaard		Uno-X Pro Cycling Team	+ 00​	125​
04	Josef Cerný		Deceuninck-Quick Step	+ 06​	100​
05	Rune Herregodts		Sport Vlaanderen-Baloise	+ 12​	85​
06	Adriaan Janssen		À Bloc CT	+ 12​	70​
07	Dries De Bondt		Alpecin-Fenix	+ 1:45​	60​
08	Martin Urianstad		Uno-X Pro Cycling Team	+ 1:48​	50​

 

[Samu Cuenca]

To me Cavendish winning is the worst possible way for Greipel to finish off his career.

 

[SHAD0W93]

To me Cavendish winning is the worst possible way for Greipel to finish off his career.

Maybe if this was 2008-2010 Cav and Greipel but they both have been very supportive of the other and often the first to congratulate the other when they win.

 

[Samu Cuenca]

Maybe if this was 2008-2010 Cav and Greipel but they both have been very supportive of the other and often the first to congratulate the other when they win.

I know but it's just the symbolism of it. In the old days Greipel would simply have bought the win.

 

[SHAD0W93]

I know but it's just the symbolism of it. In the old days Greipel would simply have bought the win.

“Look at me. Does anyone want a gorilla beat down after the race? No I didn’t think so. I’ll see you all after my podium ceremony.”

 

[Red Rick]

What the hell was this. Sprinters all agreed they'd be roleplaying as hilly classics riders today?

 

[SHAD0W93]

What the hell was this. Sprinters all agreed they'd be roleplaying as hilly classics riders today?

They saw all the fun in France and decided to show Germany isn’t as boring as BlueRoads says.
All I know is more people finished Paris-Roubaix than Munsterland so we all know what the harder race was.

 

[Max Rockatansky]

What the hell was this. Sprinters all agreed they'd be roleplaying as hilly classics riders today?

Both Cav and Greipel are capable of riding a race if necessary. They both have done it in the past. With Münsterland it's also a weather thing. In bad weather it's always a hard race. Today rain and strong wind.

 

[BlueRoads]

They saw all the fun in France and decided to show Germany isn’t as boring as BlueRoads says.
All I know is more people finished Paris-Roubaix than Munsterland so we all know what the harder race was.

I only followed PCS a bit and watched like the last 15k or so and have to say I was positively surprised. It must have been one of the best editions, although I can't say that for sure because I honestly don't remember much of other editions (apart from Hodeg winning ).
Anyway, it was a bit of a weird development in the race with all the best sprinters in the second break and the attacks at the end... especially Ackermann... but I guess that was due to the change of the finish, plus everyone trying to get rid of DQS and DQS being a bit undecided who they rode for.
Anyway, I thought about going there and in the end I didn't, and since Hodeg didn't win it wasn't such a bad decision.
Would have been nice for Greipel to go out with a win, but I feel he has had a long, fulfilling career and this is the right time to go - he's just not at the top anymore, but this season wasn't so bad.

 

[SHAD0W93]

I know but it's just the symbolism of it. In the old days Greipel would simply have bought the win.

And at least Cav didn’t equal or pass him in this race so that’s a victory in itself.

 

[Samu Cuenca]

And at least Cav didn’t equal or pass him in this race so that’s a victory in itself.

I actually thought he had won the race, but that was of course other Sparkassen Giro in Bochum. So I guess that makes him a Giri winner now.

Also nice to see another race being able to cross a border.

 

[Orbit501]

Is Nizzolo really going to ride Coppa Bernocchi tomorrow after riding Paris Roubaix today?

How early was his DNF today I wonder?

 

[Ilmaestro99]

Is Nizzolo really going to ride Coppa Bernocchi tomorrow after riding Paris Roubaix today?

How early was his DNF today I wonder?

He still needs a contract.