Lesser known races thread 2022

[tobydawq]

Arkea continued their season of riding for points in the final of Vendee - It started in KBK and has continued for the whole season.

They haven't yet realised that it has been over for a while?

Oscar Onley's podium in Croatia seems to make my prediction of DSM getting 18th fall short. There are not many points yet to get.

 

[Unterlenkerfahrend]

Kooij just won Münsterland Giro with ease by about two bike length.
Some Bora rider got nastily pushed into the barriers with 5km to go.

 

[RedheadDane]

Kooij takes the win in Münster.
Unterlenkerfahrend takes the win in this thread.

 

[Samamba]

What a weird sprint.

Walscheid and Einhorn in the top 4...

 

[search]

Some Bora rider got nastily pushed into the barriers with 5km to go.

Gamper, apparently. And Ackermann stopped to check if he is okay.

According to German TV he was unlikely to sprint anyway, but still very remarkable

 

[postmanhat]

Some terrible positioning by the other top sprinters going into the last corner. Not saying they would have caught him otherwise, but it wasn't a contest in the final straight.

 

[Unterlenkerfahrend]

What a weird sprint.

Walscheid and Einhorn in the top 4...

Walscheid just said in the interview afterwards that Nizzolo told him before the race that it's a messy fight for position and he should watch out not to get boxed in hence he stayed a lot at the front and opened deliberately very early with 300m to go.
I think a lot of bigger names were in bad position, Bennett got pushed back, Ackermann crashed, Philipsen had to come from very deep and no team seemed to have a good leadout hence a few surprise names found themselves in good spots.

 

[search]

saw that interview with Walscheid as well. Interesting that Nizzolo gives recommendations to Walscheid, while his own sprinter started the sprint from way behind instead

 

[yaco]

The big sprinters were out of position and one or two went right instead of left with 300 metres to go.

 

[Samamba]

saw that interview with Walscheid as well. Interesting that Nizzolo gives recommendations to Walscheid, while his own sprinter started the sprint from way behind instead

Well Walscheid is pretty goated at placing himself because of his huge body. He's gotten himself a ton of points by doing that. Still don't get how he's not getting used by some teams to leadout a topsprinter.

 

[SafeBet]

What a sprint by Kooij.

 

[Red Rick]

Kooij will be the Dutch leader by Paris 2024

 

[Mayomaniac]

Well Walscheid is pretty goated at placing himself because of his huge body. He's gotten himself a ton of points by doing that. Still don't get how he's not getting used by some teams to leadout a topsprinter.

This, the guy was pushing absurd wattages already in the u23 ranks (over 1.300W for 25sec in the German u23 NC after 180km back in 2014), gives a super draft and has the size and ability to hold and defend a good position. He is the potential top leadout man for the coming years.

 

[Carrick-On-Seine]

Kooij will be the Dutch leader by Paris 2024

Wout's green jersey under threat.

 

[Jumbot]

The Cheetah strikes again! Very good fighting for position before the sprint, but Jumbo is missing a last leadout guy for him for next season as I don't think Laporte will often ride the same races. Others like Affini, Van Dijke's or Tosh are good but as a 2nd or 3rd last guy...

 

[DNP-Old]

The world champion attacks with 90 kilometers to go.

 

[search]

30k later, I think every favourite has been on the attack already. Even Coquard now.

 

[Samamba]

De Lie lol, calm down

 

[Samamba]

Monfort about De Lie last week in Walloon press: "his biggest flaw right now is that he can't keep calm"

Yeah... apparenlty lmao I don't think this was necessary.

I mean it's great to see, he's young. Waiting for the sprint is boring. Points don't matter anymore anyways.

 

[search]

not sure the peloton will get organized again. Mainly poor teams missed the move

 

[Samamba]

not sure the peloton will get organized again. Mainly poor teams missed the move

Intermarché isnt a poor team... And Bingoal always puts their whole team on the front in Belgian races. That and the front group being to big. I think it will come together.

Or Evenepoel drops a bomb in a few minutes and jumps to the front group. Would be great to see.

Literally no one can follow De Lie... I don't know what his goal his tho, this is mission impossible.

 

[Bonimenier]

De Lie (unnecessarily) shredding the leading group to pieces

 

[Didinho]

De Lie wants a smaller front group. Looks mighty strong again.

 

[Samamba]

De Lie wants a smaller front group. Looks mighty strong again.

Sure but noone is going to ride with him if he shows he is the strongest like this every time.

 

[RedheadDane]

So, I read that there have been a few attacks in Belgium.