Lesser known races thread 2022

[Jumbo Visma Fan :)]

Simon won with an attack in the final KM.

 

[wheresmybrakes]

Super attack, Movistar could have done better there, took it up too early.

 

[tobydawq]

That was only Simon's fourth stage win in his career. Which is remarkable given that he has won 9 one-day races.

 

[postmanhat]

That was only Simon's fourth stage win in his career. Which is remarkable given that he has won 9 one-day races.

I suppose most stages don't lend themselves to late attacks as much as one-day races, where there's a small group on the limit?

It's remarkable how many races he's winning this season using this tactic, at the age of 37. Could be the best year of his career.

 

[tobydawq]

Nolann Mahoudo

Nolann Mahoudo (born 2002-11-17 in Loudéac) is a professional road racing cyclist from France, currently riding for Cofidis. His best results are winning a stage in Le Tour de Bretagne Cycliste and 2nd place in GC Le Tour de Bretagne Cycliste.

www.procyclingstats.com

This guy seems like he has rather a hard time as a stagiaire. DNF in La Polynormande and then today he was outside the time limit, on his own, more than 20 minutes behind the penultimate riders...

 

[Landeirovic]

Trentin can win the gc with all that bonus seconds

 

[RedheadDane]

Two guys have around 3 minutes:
Maël Guégan and Maxime Urruty.

 

[RedheadDane]

In the end it was the expected sprint, with Aranburu being the quickest.

 

[tobydawq]

In the end it was the expected sprint, with Aranburu being the quickest.

Movistar bossing the sprint.

 

[RedheadDane]

Madouas solo in the front with just under 33 Ks to go.
He has around 50 seconds to a chasing Intermarche duo of Claeys and Rota, and around minute to the peloton.

 

[Samamba]

UAE working for Aranburu today or what did I just see? Or well "Aranbaru" according to the commentators

 

[RedheadDane]

Madouas with a hairstyle that could make Pogacar envious.

 

[tobydawq]

Guillaume Martin rode up that entire 2 km climb standing in the pedals. Contador has found his heir.

 

[Samamba]

Cofidis should pay Martin millions. impressive the way he keeps being motivated for all these small races.

 

[Samamba]

UAE really saved Aranburu today.

 

[RedheadDane]

Wut?

Ulissi takes the win.

 

[Samamba]

What a mess. Aranburu/Movistar should thank god. Costa and Van Avermaet were gone.

 

[tobydawq]

What a mess. Aranburu/Movistar should thank god. Costa and Van Avermaet were gone.

Hardly God's doing.

 

[Wvv]

Om*g, Greg was riding like in his old days and so very close to a win. And then Costa and he got send the wrong way with 1 km to go. Second in the sprint behind Ulissi at the end.

I'm proud and sad at the same time.

 

[tobydawq]

That was Ulissi's first ever win in France.

Also, UAE have now won as many races as QuickStep this season.

 

[Samamba]

Om*g, Greg was riding like in his old days and so very close to a win. And then Costa and he got send the wrong way with 1 km to go. Second in the sprint behind Ulissi at the end.

I'm proud and sad at the same time.

Im so annoyed, this wouldve been Gregs win without that mess

 

[ciranda]

First stage of the Baltic Chain Tour and Rait Ärm got the stage and yellow jersey after a sprint in a small group. A great day for him, many riders would give their right arm to win a big race in their own country.

 

[ciranda]

 

[RedheadDane]

First stage of the Baltic Chain Tour and Rait Ärm got the stage and yellow jersey after a sprint in a small group. A great day for him, many riders would give their right arm to win a big race in their own country.

I see what you did there!

 

[Samu Cuenca]

If that's Rait Ärm, he should be DQed for puppy paws.