Lesser known races thread 2021

[RedheadDane]

I'm guessing front? Or rather, in-between,
Caught up with a group a while back, but now he's alone again.

 

[RedheadDane]

According to the graphics he's Spanish...

 

[Samu Cuenca]

According to the graphics he's Spanish...

Is he in front of Guérin?

 

[RedheadDane]

Is he in front of Guérin?

I think so... watching mute coz of the Tour coverage. I don't really understand Italian anyway.

 

[Samu Cuenca]

I think so... watching mute coz of the Tour coverage. I don't really understand Italian anyway.

I'm doing the same thing. Who actually knows how close they are to the finish?
ISN are working for Hermans, but I have no idea if they are closing in on Aru or not

 

[Samu Cuenca]

Ok, they were pretty close to him.

 

[RedheadDane]

Now Narvaez is... something... guessing front?

 

[Samu Cuenca]

I think so, and they've got his nationality right.

 

[RedheadDane]

Now I think Moscon is in the front.

 

[RedheadDane]

Ackermann has won a race. I repeat; Ackermann has won a race! This is not a drill!

2021 Sibiu Cycling Tour (firstcycling.com)

 

[Samu Cuenca]

Ackermann has won a race. I repeat; Ackermann has won a race! This is not a drill!

2021 Sibiu Cycling Tour (firstcycling.com)

It was a long sprint, so he has obviously been training for it all year

 

[Bonimenier]

Ackermann has won a race. I repeat; Ackermann has won a race! This is not a drill!

2021 Sibiu Cycling Tour (firstcycling.com)

Was is the same ridiculous prologue on cobbles as last year? I remember it raining last year and there were massive gaps.

 

[RedheadDane]

Was is the same ridiculous prologue on cobbles as last year? I remember it raining last year and there were massive gaps.

Think so. Saw a brief clip on FB by Vini Zabu, and looked cobbley.

 

[Devil's Elbow]

They do this prologue every year, right?

Fabio Aru is also there, looks like he's really enjoying himself:

https://twitter.com/x/status/1411340719898386435

 

[Bonimenier]

They do this prologue every year, right?

Probably yeah. Never really paid attention to this race till last year when it was the first race back after the covid break.

 

[Mayomaniac]

They do this prologue every year, right?

Fabio Aru is also there, looks like he's really enjoying himself:

https://twitter.com/x/status/1411340719898386435

Facing the 2 youngsters Rebellin and Sevilla in the fight for the gc.

 

[Samu Cuenca]

Facing the 2 youngsters Rebellin and Sevilla in the fight for the gc.

And Pirazzi and Palzer

 

[Nirvana]

They do this prologue every year, right?

Fabio Aru is also there, looks like he's really enjoying himself:

https://twitter.com/x/status/1411340719898386435

He's already 7'' behind grandpa Rebellin, would be glorious to see him shattered by a 50 years old man on the monster climb to Balea Lac (hopefully without horrible faces in the process).

 

[Mayomaniac]

And Pirazzi and Palzer

And CT level Zoidl (who seems to gain 30w when he rides for a ct team).

 

[Samu Cuenca]

And CT level Zoidl (who seems to gain 30w when he rides for a ct team).

Yes, but he was beaten by Alexis Guerin on the MTF in the Oberösterreich Rundfahrt, so he might be a strong contender as well.

 

[Remy55]

Aleotti beats Aru for his first career win

 

[TourOfSardinia]

 

[Mayomaniac]

Those are the gc gaps atm, Aru finished s.t. as Aleotti, he got outplayed in the sprint for the stage win.
The stage results: https://www.procyclingstats.com/race/sibiu-cycling-tour/2021/stage-1

Today we had a rather easy MTF:

Tomorrow we have the big Bâlea Lac MTF, that climb should create bigger gaps and suit Aru more.

 

[Samu Cuenca]

Guérin is off at the front, while MAL is spending his rest day in Romania.

https://twitter.com/x/status/1412019546245025794

View: https://twitter.com/ViniZabuProTeam/status/1412019546245025794

 

[Samu Cuenca]

Guérin had 40 seconds, but it's now less than 10 seconds. Aru, Aleotti, Zoidl, Schlegel and Chernetski are chasing him.
He's gonna hold on, because the cooperation broke down behind him.