Lesser known races thread 2022

[RedheadDane]

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

 

[Bonimenier]

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

Didn't they say that about a certain rider in a recent Australian race as well?

 

[Samamba]

Remco has had enough. Time to get married.
He gave us a last gift by puttin the bunch in panic mode for 100km straight. Attacks haven't stopped since he did one big pull.

 

[RedheadDane]

Tony Gallopin has completely stopped!
And just as I posted, there was movement again.

 

[RedheadDane]

A small group on their way up to Gallopin.

 

[Samamba]

Could be the decisive move!

Laporte wins this easily tho...

 

[RedheadDane]

Okay, I get he's the World Champion, but that was a really weird time to film him.

 

[Samamba]

Peloton isn't coming back. Laporte trying to do a Remco. And getting some serious help from the moto's.

 

[RedheadDane]

Laporte takes it.

 

[Devil's Elbow]

Gilbert sixth, not a bad day for the upcoming retirees.

 

[Sciatic]

Gilbert sixth, not a bad day for the upcoming retirees.

When his group came into that final tight turn leading into the short cobbled climb, and he rolled to the front I had a flash of him showing his old Cauberg form and surging ahead to get on the podium. Not to be though that is a nice little finish section.

 

[Samamba]

What was Alpecin doing here tbh? They waited so long to chase when they had noone in the front group. Atleast Cofidis and Arkea tried.

And Lotto's tactics are also questionable. But i kind of get that they wanted to give Gilbert a chance at a podium here (he was never going to win tho).

 

[saunaking]

uci Gravel worlds with a pretty impressive startlist of current pros. Other than Adam Roberge I dont really see any big names from the gravel world.
I'm sure they are poo-pooing it but hard to dismiss the allure of the rainbow bands
Shame its only on flobikes. I havent logged onto Tiz in like a year, might have to check and see if they have it

 

[Devil's Elbow]

Does anyone know if Paris-Bourges is live on Facebook this year(2022)?

Keeping this one in the appropriate thread.

Yes, confirmed by the organisation here.

 

[Devil's Elbow]

So many teams are sending climbers to Gran Piemonte. Obvious to everyone but RCS that a sprint race isn't what is required at this spot in the calendar...

 

[search]

So many teams are sending climbers to Gran Piemonte. Obvious to everyone but RCS that a sprint race isn't what is required at this spot in the calendar...

the climb isn't super easy (same one as in the Torino stage in the Giro this year), but probably too far out for a real selection, yeah

 

[RedheadDane]

So, probably gonna be a sprint between Demare and Coquard.

(Am I doing it right, as per the rules established in that weird(ly stickied) shared P-B/GP thread from last year?)

 

[tobydawq]

So, probably gonna be a sprint between Demare and Coquard.

(Am I doing it right, as per the rules established in that weird(ly stickied) shared P-B/GP thread from last year?)

I don't think it will catch on.

 

[RedheadDane]

I don't think it will catch on.

Looking at that other thread, and seeing how little time it took for someone, whose name shall not be mentioned, to completely break the rules, and not only forget to add colours, but use the wrong colour, I think you might be right.

 

[RedheadDane]

Yes, confirmed by the organisation here.

Huh? Link doesn't seem to work...

 

[RedheadDane]

Merlier wins Rik Van Steenbergen ahead of Cavendish and Groenewegen.

 

[Devil's Elbow]

Half an hour after the finish and still no results available beyond the top-3. If you have the route of a kermesse and the professionalism of a kermesse, then you shouldn't be organising a UCI-sanctioned race.

 

[RedheadDane]

There's a... slight height difference between some of the Movistar riders in Malaysia.

Whose brilliant idea was it to put Norsgaard and Rubio right next to each other?

 

[Eddy Evenepoel]

Quite a good field in Langkawi this year. Should be a good GC battle on the two MTFs.

UAE: Bennett & Costa
Cofidis: I.Izagirre
Lotto: Moniquet
Movistar: Jorgenson, Sosa & Rubio
EF: Carthy & Chaves
Astana: Moscon? H.Lopez?
Uno-X: Charmig & Træen, maybe even Eg can be interesting?
Androni: Sepulveda
Burgos: Okamika?
China Glory: Sean Bennett

At the end of the season like this I suppose it's mostly about who is still mentally fresh and motivated. Torstein Træen was really good in the last hard stage in Croatia, maybe he can step up here? Favorites should be among the WT-riders.

 

[Ricco']

Going by the stage profile, are they going to use a new side of Genting Highlands? I think it used to be a constant climb without any descent in the middle.