Lesser known races thread 2021

[jflemaire]

Too bad they made him stop. I would have loved to see Remco ride through the fire.

 

[Berflamand]

So is this better or worse for Remco, this little break he got?

I'd say worse. The hilly part had just started and he was extending his advantage again while the peloton was losing domestiques.

Now all domestiques have rejoined and are rested again.

 

[Wvv]

So is this better or worse for Remco, this little break he got?

I'd say worse. Getting cooled down when doing an effort is rarely good in endurance sports.
And what Berflamand says.

 

[SafeBet]

Surreal scenes with Remco on the asphalt waiting by himself.

 

[roundabout]

I'd say worse. The hilly part had just started and he was extending his advantage again while the peloton was losing domestiques.

Now all domestiques have rejoined and are rested again.

OTOH, he can get going straightaway, while the chase would need a bit of time to get organized.

But that's a small factor relative to more tired riders getting a rest

 

[Wvv]

Burned out car wreck on the side of the road ... no common images in a cycling race.

 

[Wvv]

Fair to say: well managed by the race organisation.

 

[Wvv]

Evenepoel < +40" > peloton, Uno-X and Lotto trying to chase.
22 kms to go

 

[TourOfSardinia]

Normal service resumed!

 

[Wvv]

Mass crash downhill in the peloton. Darn.

 

[Skalman]

Mass crash downhill in the peloton. Darn.

Did Alaphilippe avoid the crash?

 

[Wvv]

Remco is going to win.
50 seconds with 15 kms to go.

 

[Wvv]

Did Alaphilippe avoid the crash?

Yes, he's covering Remco in front of the bunch.

 

[Hugo Koblet]

Not even fire can stop Evenepoel.

 

[TourOfSardinia]

Remco smoked it!

 

[Bonimenier]

No 1 2 3 for DQS. What a disappointment.

 

[RedheadDane]

TT result from France:

01	Ben Hermans		Israel Start-Up Nation	27:55​	14​
02	John Archibald		EOLO-KOMETA	+ 01​	5​
03	Bruno Armirail		Groupama-FDJ	+ 07​	3​
04	Pierre Latour		Team TotalEnergies	+ 10​	​
05	Morten Hulgaard		Uno-X Pro Cycling Team	+ 15​	​
06	Alessandro De Marchi		Israel Start-Up Nation	+ 19​	​
07	Thibaut Pinot		Groupama-FDJ	+ 21​	​
08	Alexys Brunel		Groupama-FDJ	+ 24​	​
09	Connor Swift		Arkéa-Samsic	+ 26​	​
10	Thibault Guernalec		Arkéa-Samsic	+ 26​

 

[Samu Cuenca]

TT result from France:

01	Ben Hermans		Israel Start-Up Nation	27:55​	14​
02	John Archibald		EOLO-KOMETA	+ 01​	5​
03	Bruno Armirail		Groupama-FDJ	+ 07​	3​
04	Pierre Latour		Team TotalEnergies	+ 10​	​
05	Morten Hulgaard		Uno-X Pro Cycling Team	+ 15​	​
06	Alessandro De Marchi		Israel Start-Up Nation	+ 19​	​
07	Thibaut Pinot		Groupama-FDJ	+ 21​	​
08	Alexys Brunel		Groupama-FDJ	+ 24​	​
09	Connor Swift		Arkéa-Samsic	+ 26​	​
10	Thibault Guernalec		Arkéa-Samsic	+ 26​

Hermans? That doesn't make sense, does it?

 

[RedheadDane]

Hermans? That doesn't make sense, does it?

What do I know?

 

[Bonimenier]

Hermans? That doesn't make sense, does it?

There weren't really any good TT'ers present though. Hermans just rarely has anything to win or defend in a TT, but I do remember him finishing top 5 in a TT in Poland in a pretty decent TT field and finishing podium in the national TT champs so he's probably not too bad at it.

 

[Samu Cuenca]

There weren't really any good TT'ers present though. Hermans just rarely has anything to win or defend in a TT, but I do remember him finishing top 5 in a TT in Poland in a pretty decent TT field and finishing podium in the national TT champs so he's probably not too bad at it.

He might be a better TT'er than I initially remembered, but this is still the first TT win of his career.

 

[Bonimenier]

He might be a better TT'er than I initially remembered, but this is still the first TT win of his career.

There were probably not that many riders on the startlist who did win a TT before

 

[RedheadDane]

There were probably not that many riders on the startlist who did win a TT before

Latour and Pinot are both former national TT Champions.

 

[Samu Cuenca]

There were probably not that many riders on the startlist who did win a TT before

There were some with more recent top 5 results than him, though.

It'll be interesting to see, if Swift can hold on to his lead tomorrow.

 

[RedheadDane]

Final stage over in France.

01	Clément Carisey		Delko	​	14​
02	Simone Ravanelli		Androni Giocattoli-Sidermec	​	5​
03	Robin Carpenter		Rally Cycling	​	3​
04	Julien Trarieux		Delko	​	​
05	Simone Consonni		Cofidis

Swift held onto the lead.