Lesser known races thread 2022

[Salvarani]

Ramp up to the bridge is horrible

 

[Wvv]

Lutsenko win incoming.

There ya go.

 

[Devil's Elbow]

Wellens drops Vliegen in the sprint without getting out of the saddle, goes to show how hard this race is.

 

[Salvarani]

Didnt see Kämna finish? Did they just not show it?

 

[tobydawq]

Did Kämna drop out of the top 10 or did they not just show him finishing?

 

[Samamba]

Didnt see Kämna finish? Did they just not show it?

Pretty sure he's 4th, and Swift 5th

He was behind Wellens and Vliegen at 1k to go.

 

[Samamba]

Wanty really stepped it up big time if even Vliegen performs like this.

 

[Salvarani]

Pretty sure he's 4th, and Swift 5th

He was behind Wellens and Vliegen at 1k to go.

Yes, thats what I saw as well. So weird.

 

[Ilmaestro99]

Not sure how interesting the racing was

 

[ice&fire]

Not sure how interesting the racing was

Most riders also thougth the race wasn't very interesting

 

[BlueRoads]

Did Kämna fall from that bridge...?

 

[tobydawq]

Did Kämna fall from that bridge...?

I thought you had kidnapped him.

Now I am at a loss.

 

[Salvarani]

Did Kämna fall from that bridge...?

He led the group over the bridge from the helicopter camera.

Then he got dropped by Wellens and Vliegen it looked like, but was ahead of Swift.

Thats the last time I saw him so unless he had mechanical or collapsed, he should have finished ahead of Swift.

Hopefully just a mistake from the production and thats why he isnt shown in the results yet. We will have to wait on the official results to come in.

PCS has removed Swift as 4th, only showing the podium now.

 

[Samamba]

He led the group over the bridge from the helicopter camera.

Then he got dropped by Wellens and Vliegen it looked like, but was ahead of Swift.

Thats the last time I saw him so unless he had mechanical or collapsed, he should have finished ahead of Swift.

Hopefully just a mistake from the production and thats why he isnt shown in the results yet. We will have to wait on the official results to come in.

PCS has removed Swift now as 4th, only showing the podium now.

This is Kamna I'm pretty sure?

Bora says 5th but I still think he got 4th as we didn't see Swift catching him in the last 400m

 

[Salvarani]

PCS now got the full results.

Kämna 4th.

12 seconds ahead of Swift.

They just didnt show him. Poor production.

 

[Bolder]

Arkea had 4 riders in the top 10. Not bad! Swift looks good this year.

It might have been a better race if it were later in the year. It definitely had promise but I only tuned in with 30 minutes to go and it was not as exciting as it could have been.

 

[tobydawq]

Arkea had 4 riders in the top 10. Not bad! Swift looks good this year.

It might have been a better race if it were later in the year. It definitely had promise but I only tuned in with 30 minutes to go and it was not as exciting as it could have been.

That's the "problem" with gravel racing. It's "too easy" to make a difference and maintain a gap on your own, so it can be a long static chase if one rider proves superior and attacks early. Fortunately, in Strade, the field is good enough to avoid that but here, Lutsenko was just too good.

 

[Samamba]

Arkea had 4 riders in the top 10. Not bad! Swift looks good this year.

It might have been a better race if it were later in the year. It definitely had promise but I only tuned in with 30 minutes to go and it was not as exciting as it could have been.

Arkea had 2 riders in the top 10. Also 11th.

 

[jaylew]

I really enjoyed that. Would be even better with a stronger field.

 

[RedheadDane]

Meanwhile, down in Rwanda:

1	GENIEZ Alexandre	TotalEnergies	14	20	0:04:41	51.246
2	RESTREPO Jhonatan	Drone Hopper - Androni Giocattoli	5	12	0:06	50.174
3	DUJARDIN Sandy	TotalEnergies	3	7	0:07	50.000
4	DREGE André	Team Coop		5	0:09	49.655
5	LAURANCE Axel	B&B Hotels - KTM		4	,,	49.655
6	HAYTER Leo	Great Britain		3	0:10	49.485
7	MACKELLAR Alastair	Israel - Premier Tech		2	0:12	49.147
8	GOLDSTEIN Omer	Israel - Premier Tech		1	0:14	48.814
9	DONALDSON Robert	Great Britain			0:15	48.649
10	STOKBRO Andreas	Team Coop			,,	48.649

 

[Devil's Elbow]

Disgraceful that Geniez is even starting races right now.

 

[tobydawq]

Meanwhile, down in Rwanda:

1	GENIEZ Alexandre	TotalEnergies	14	20	0:04:41	51.246
2	RESTREPO Jhonatan	Drone Hopper - Androni Giocattoli	5	12	0:06	50.174
3	DUJARDIN Sandy	TotalEnergies	3	7	0:07	50.000
4	DREGE André	Team Coop		5	0:09	49.655
5	LAURANCE Axel	B&B Hotels - KTM		4	,,	49.655
6	HAYTER Leo	Great Britain		3	0:10	49.485
7	MACKELLAR Alastair	Israel - Premier Tech		2	0:12	49.147
8	GOLDSTEIN Omer	Israel - Premier Tech		1	0:14	48.814
9	DONALDSON Robert	Great Britain			0:15	48.649
10	STOKBRO Andreas	Team Coop			,,	48.649

Congratz to the wife beater.

 

[RedheadDane]

Disgraceful that Geniez is even starting races right now.

I guess since his issues aren't race-related UCI can't really demand that he doesn't ride.

 

[Netserk]

Disgraceful that Geniez is even starting races right now.

Not at all. It's unrelated to him racing, he should be treated as innocent until proven guilty, and from what I've read they are charging him with a suspended sentence, so that he can continue racing even if he is found guilty.

I don't think society is improved if all criminals are denied work unreleated to their crime.

 

[tobydawq]

Not at all. It's unrelated to him racing, he should be treated as innocent until proven guilty, and from what I've read they are charging him with a suspended sentence, so that he can continue racing even if he is found guilty.

I don't think society is improved if all criminals are denied work unreleated to their crime.

Do you ever share the prevailing opinion on any subject?