Lesser known races thread 2022

[Zinoviev Letter]

I wonder if a WT team will try to poach Ryan from the Jumbo development team for 2023, seeing that he is at WT level.

yeah, if you are 20 and come fourth at avenir and then immediately after you win a stage of your first race moonlighting with a WT team from their development squad, you are a pretty obvious WT level guy. You can’t know how much further any talent will develop. Maybe he never improves a huge amount, but even in a worst case scenario we know some kid like that will be a decent WT pro barring injury.

Presumably Jumbo could sign him as a neopro themselves. He must be a bottom third of their roster rider right now, but he’s definitely not going to be the worst, has a big potential upside and he’s come up through their development system. If you are going to go to the trouble of funding and running a development squad, hopefully you plan to hold on to its best products. Then again, I’m just some clown on the internet.

 

[Skijumper Roglic fan]

Recently in Turul Tomaniei 2.1, Bike Aid‘s Carstensen had an encounter with two bears. Luckily they did not attack and not kill/eat him…

Crazy story, but such things happen in some parts of the world. It can happen in Romania, and has yet caused deaths…

If the bears would have attacked Carstensen, he could have died, because he probably had no armed people with him.

 

[StryderHells]

TDU could invite more teams if they wanted to, right? Drapac were always there before being subsumed by Vaughters.

Drapac only ever raced one TDU (as a WT race) and that was in 2015.

 

[StryderHells]

I previously posted that Bike Exchange will get an invite - I am trying to find out if the oldest tour the Herald Sun Tour will resume after the COVID break - Its a good ending to the Australian Summer of Cycling.

From I’ve heard the Sun Tour will be back in 2023.

 

[Mayomaniac]

Recently in Turul Tomaniei 2.1, Bike Aid‘s Carstensen had an encounter with two bears. Luckily they did not attack and not kill/eat him…

Crazy story, but such things happen in some parts of the world. It can happen in Romania, and has yet caused deaths…

If the bears would have attacked Carstensen, he could have died, because he probably had no armed people with him.

Not only in Romania, in the last few years I've heared more than one story of cyclists getting chased by Wolves in the Veneto region (one near Belluno, one in the Colli Euganei and there was some talk about one getting chased on the Giau descent)

 

[tobydawq]

Recently in Turul Tomaniei 2.1, Bike Aid‘s Carstensen had an encounter with two bears. Luckily they did not attack and not kill/eat him…

Crazy story, but such things happen in some parts of the world. It can happen in Romania, and has yet caused deaths…

If the bears would have attacked Carstensen, he could have died, because he probably had no armed people with him.

Sounds scary. Do you have a link to the story?

 

[search]

Sounds scary. Do you have a link to the story?

he mentioned that he saw two bears in the Radsport-News article about Bike Aid at the Tour of Romania - but in a much less dramatic way.

Bike Aid: Lino schwer gestürzt, Carstensen begegnete zwei Bären | radsport-news.com

www.radsport-news.com

Romania is the country with the biggest population of bears in Europe, so of course, occasionally you get to see some. Last year there was also one at the Sibiu Tour (on the way back from Balea Lac, not during the stage), and when I was at the Tour of Romania a couple of years back, the hotels in Poiana Brașov recommended not to walk around alone in the dark because of bears in the area.

 

[pablohidalgo7]

yeah, if you are 20 and come fourth at avenir and then immediately after you win a stage of your first race moonlighting with a WT team from their development squad, you are a pretty obvious WT level guy. You can’t know how much further any talent will develop. Maybe he never improves a huge amount, but even in a worst case scenario we know some kid like that will be a decent WT pro barring injury.

Presumably Jumbo could sign him as a neopro themselves. He must be a bottom third of their roster rider right now, but he’s definitely not going to be the worst, has a big potential upside and he’s come up through their development system. If you are going to go to the trouble of funding and running a development squad, hopefully you plan to hold on to its best products. Then again, I’m just some clown on the internet.

Sataune-Mittet seems out of shape here but I believe its even better (at least more al rounder as a GC rider but similar in climbing).
In any case, they are both WT material for 2023, the only reason I can think of to keep them for another year in the development team is the lack of space for them due to Jumbo's super squad for next year.
In fact, for lower level WT teams even Lars Boven, Loe Van Belle and Per Strand Hagenes would be ready to make the next step.

 

[BR2]

I wonder of Ludvigsson will win the time trial today.

 

[tobydawq]

I wonder of Ludvigsson will win the time trial today.

It should be Skjelmose. It seems inevitable that he will finally break his duck.

 

[Samamba]

It should be Skjelmose. It seems inevitable that he will finally break his duck.

1

LUDVIGSSON Tobias

21.28

72.950

I think Ludvigsson wins with this time

 

[BR2]

1

LUDVIGSSON Tobias

21.28

72.950

I think Ludvigsson wins with this time

Now THAT's an average...

 

[yaco]

Benjamin Thomas should be the favourite.

 

[Ricco']

Jason Osborne with the best intermediate time so far. Was looking forward to see what he could do with his Zwift and rowing background and the shape he showed in Norway.

 

[search]

Jason Osborne with the best intermediate time so far. Was looking forward to see what he could do with his Zwift and rowing background and the shape he showed in Norway.

yeah, he could (would?) have won GC in Norway without the late mechanical. Alpecin will surely sign him full time for 2023?!

 

[Samamba]

Vauquelin is so talented

 

[Samamba]

Between Skjelmose, Thomas and Skjelmose for the (GC) win as expected. Both Cofidis and Arkea taking a big amount of points. They're probably saved at the end of the week.

 

[Samamba]

Thomas completely cracked? Or a mechenical?

 

[Faserr]

Jason Osborne with the best intermediate time so far. Was looking forward to see what he could do with his Zwift and rowing background and the shape he showed in Norway.

Couldn't finish it off, but really good time at the end. I think he can still improve his technic and pacing.

 

[Samu Cuenca]

Morten Hulgaard might not be one of the most talented riders in the world, but I still think it's a bit of a shame that he hasn't been offered a new contract by Uno-X or any other teams.

It looks like Skjelmose will finally get his first pro win.

 

[Billie]

Jason Osborne with the best intermediate time so far. Was looking forward to see what he could do with his Zwift and rowing background and the shape he showed in Norway.

He won a timetrial in the national circuit couple weeks back.

 

[Faserr]

Thomas completely cracked? Or a mechenical?

Haven't heard anything about a mechenical. He didn't look good, but perhaps something happend.

 

[Samamba]

So looks like Skjelmose is on his way to his first win. GC still to play for between him and Vauquelin tho.

 

[ciranda]

Morten Hulgaard might not be one of the most talented riders in the world, but I still think it's a bit of a shame that he hasn't been offered a new contract by Uno-X or any other teams.

It looks like Skjelmose will finally get his first pro win.

But for sure one of the best riders in that team, guess he's the wrong nationality. Did he lose time due to rain?

Also it looked like Vauqelin was late for the start.

 

[postmanhat]

FFS. Coverage of the Flanders Championship keeps on being delayed on Eurosport, now due to start at 1630 CET.