Lesser known races thread 2022

[Mayomaniac]

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.

They take the road from the Southwest instead of the one from the Northwest, the final 8.6kms are identical.

This year:

The last time in 2020:

That said, I do prefer the "classic" approach, almost 21kms at 7.4 is a great long climb.

 

[Mayomaniac]

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.

Meanwhile Sapurna aren't allowed to compete because they didn't pay an anti-doping testing fee to the UCI in time.
https://www.nst.com.my/sports/cycli...vO4QXynZdRRILOnb9EoLsFShWMxsm2af2t7ldX8aFuGpA

No Cleano, no party...
Team Ukyo is also not brining their Aussie Sputniks Earle and Dyball, what a bummer. I hope at least China Glory and Terengganu will be competitive, screw the WT teams.

 

[DJ Sprtsch]

Team Malaysia have the twins Muhammad Ameer Ahmad and Muhammad Ameen Ahmad.
But I am rooting for my Mongolian friend Jambaljamts Sainbayar. Though didn't appear he was up to much in Taiwan recently.

 

[Libertine Seguros]

They actually have a pretty good course this year, all things considered. Chapeau to the organisers, they'd really been on the "a week of sprints and one HC MTF" kind of tip for a long time, the secondary summits were a thing of the past and they weren't putting many hills in the stages that could have some, so this year's parcours is a pleasant surprise with stages 1 and 8 actually having the chance to not be bunch gallops and a second mountain stage!

Wait, where TF is Lomotos? Will have to cheer for my man Lyu Xianjing once more although I think Gunung Raya will be better for him than Genting.

 

[RedheadDane]

But I am rooting for my Mongolian friend Jambaljamts Sainbayar. Though didn't appear he was up to much in Taiwan recently.

You'll be happy to know he's in the break, together with some other big names:

1		105	SAINBAYAR Jambaljamts
2		106	MOHD ZARIFF Muhammad Nur Aiman
3		133	BETTLES Carter
4		151	CHAWCHIANGKWANG Peerapol
5		165	VAN EMPEL Etienne
6		181	ZULKIFLI Nik Mohamad Azman

Peloton at just under 3 minutes.

 

[Devil's Elbow]

The weather looks absolutely vile out there.

 

[DJ Sprtsch]

Yeah, but think he's been reeled in now. Looks like they got a bit of rain on the course, but in the finish area itappears to be nice. At least those dancers were dry.

 

[DJ Sprtsch]

Spoke too soon, the umbrellas are up now and it's getting quite windy as well..

 

[Devil's Elbow]

Syritsa takes it. Really messy sprint (and coverage).

 

[RedheadDane]

Well, that was terrible filming.

 

[Mayomaniac]

For someone who's apparently 85kg heavy Syritsa gets over short hills rather well.

 

[Eddy Evenepoel]

Moniquet lost 1:17 and Rui Costa DNF. Two of the outsiders for GC.
Great to see Erlend Blikra getting a good result, he is looking for a new team for next season.

 

[postmanhat]

You'll be happy to know he's in the break, together with some other big names:

1		105	SAINBAYAR Jambaljamts
2		106	MOHD ZARIFF Muhammad Nur Aiman
3		133	BETTLES Carter
4		151	CHAWCHIANGKWANG Peerapol
5		165	VAN EMPEL Etienne
6		181	ZULKIFLI Nik Mohamad Azman

Peloton at just under 3 minutes.

Please tell me Sean Kelly's commentating on this race?

 

[RedheadDane]

Please tell me Sean Kelly's commentating on this race?

I don't know.

 

[search]

Giro del Veneto is live on Eurosport today, finishing with 3 laps on this circuit:

The climb is easy, 3k at 4%, but Coquard is basically the only sprinter on the start list, and instead there's MvdP. So it could still be fun to follow.

 

[Mayomaniac]

Molano wins the sprint in Langkawi. The guy is so much better as a sprinter than as a leadout man, it's not even funny.

 

[Devil's Elbow]

Should be a relegation for repeat offender Molano.

https://twitter.com/x/status/1580118588857671682

That would bump Craig Wiggins up to first for probably the most random bunch sprint winner of the season.

 

[Mayomaniac]

Should be a relegation for repeat offender Molano.

https://twitter.com/x/status/1580118588857671682

That would bump Craig Wiggins up to first for probably the most random bunch sprint winner of the season.

Yeah, that shoudl be a relegation.

 

[Tim Cahill]

Could be Wiggo's first sprint win since Romandie stage 1 2012

 

[search]

Vine, Conci, MAL, Trentin, Ulissi, Kron, Rochas, de Marchi, Balmer, Tonelli, Robeet, Tesfazion, Bais, Vercher, Zurlo are around one minute in front at Veneto. 35k to go, apparently Trek is chasing

 

[search]

first pictures of the peloton now, it's actually Tudor and Cofidis chasing. MvdP has already retired from the race

 

[DJ Sprtsch]

The TV production apparently has decided the bunch isn't coming back.
And who knows if that time gap is correct?

Oh, there they come. And it's Tudor leading the chase!

 

[tobydawq]

Rochas has had orange shoes the whole season, making him easily recognisable. Now he has gotten white ones, smh.

 

[postmanhat]

MAL goes on the attack, and brings a few riders with him. Finally the gap is going out again.

 

[tobydawq]

MAL goes on the attack, and brings a few riders with him. Finally the gap is going out again.

It's a bit of a different parcours to the one-day races he has won previously.