Lesser Known Road Racing for Women Thread

[Netserk]

i think it makes excellent sense, especially for a preseason race

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZABZ9f5M2ug

 

[Samu Cuenca]

Strange tactics from Vollering. All she has to is to mark the attacks on the climb which finishes 30kms from the finish. Instead she is attacking, however if the sprint teams are organised they will bring it back for a sprint finish.

She missed out on racing/winning yesterday so it makes sense that she wants to push on today. FDJ don't have a great sprinter here either.

 

[Didinho]

A lot of teams working together in the chase.

40” should be enough for the front group.

 

[yaco]

What this stage has shown is that the mid-level riders need to learn to climb better. They only had to cope with a 5.4km climb at 5.9% which peaked 30kms from the finish. These mid-level riders would bring back the leaders if they climbed better. Imagine if there was a descent before the climb. There could have been more damage.

 

[RedheadDane]

She missed out on racing/winning yesterday so it makes sense that she wants to push on today. FDJ don't have a great sprinter here either.

Well, about that...

 

[Samu Cuenca]

Well, about that...

I am surprised she won that easily. I thought at least Lippert would be closer. Balsamo won the sprint behind, but leaves the race without a stage win.

 

[Didinho]

Demi looked at ease in the breakaway. Being the strongest uphill also gives you more freshness for the sprint.

 

[yaco]

I feel sorry for Niediermayer who was the second strongest rider which was not reflected in GC.

 

[RedheadDane]

Only 47 riders in Almeria, which means no UCI points on offer, only the honour and bragging rights.

 

[yaco]

Only 47 riders in Almeria, which means no UCI points on offer, only the honour and bragging rights.

I fail to understand why there is such a small start list. There should be more conti teams riding this race.

 

[Netserk]

I fail to understand why there is such a small start list. There should be more conti teams riding this race.

spanish minimum wage ?

 

[Samu Cuenca]

We got the Umag Race tomorrow. If things go as usual an Italian rider will win ahead of another Italian. Will it be Mendelspeck's turn to be victorious?

The Vietnamese races are also back for another year and now both of them are UCI licensed. The main question is whether Natalia Frolova will be dominating again. This time we also got Hitec racing them, and Yaninia Kuskova will be making a quick debut for the Pafgio team following her split from Laboral Kutxa earlier today.

 

[Samu Cuenca]

No was the answer to the Umag question, cause Mendelspeck had to settle for second on the line behind Nika Bobnar, the reigning champion of the Tadej Pogačar criterium.

https://twitter.com/x/status/2029157950716084624

View: https://x.com/elsterrato/status/2029157950716084624

 

[OneManGrupetto]

Ayustina Delia Priatna (Indonesian National Team, 5 x Indonesian RR champion) wins the first stage of the Tour of Vietnam from a two-up breakaway. Multiple attacks by various riders and teams until no-one chased down the winning move, the peleton pretty much sat up and came home over 2 minutes back. Kuskova was 15th for Pafgio. Don't think it's a permanent move but re-unites her with Nafosat Kozieva from that Tashkent City Tour de France Femmes team.

 

[Armchair Cyclist]

Ayustina Delia Priatna (Indonesian National Team, 5 x Indonesian RR champion) wins the first stage of the Tour of Vietnam from a two-up breakaway. Multiple attacks by various riders and teams until no-one chased down the winning move, the peleton pretty much sat up and came home over 2 minutes back. Kuskova was 15th for Pafgio. Don't think it's a permanent move but re-unites her with Nafosat Kozieva from that Tashkent City Tour de France Femmes team.

I read this and only at the end did my eyes drift to the left of the screen to see who posted it.
Someone other than @Libertine Seguros picks up on .2 women's races in Asia: who'd a thunk it?

 

[Didinho]

Puck Pieterse program revealed.

Italian races before Sanremo.
From de Ronde racing every weekend untill LBL. I think she debuts in Roubaix.

 

[Libertine Seguros]

I read this and only at the end did my eyes drift to the left of the screen to see who posted it.
Someone other than @Libertine Seguros picks up on .2 women's races in Asia: who'd a thunk it?

Oh, you have no idea the depths of the rabbit holes of obscurity I can plumb. Research for the Race Design Thread has sent me to some very strange places.

 

[OneManGrupetto]

Stage 2 of the Tour of Vietnam won by Thị Thật Nguyễn (Lộc Trời An Giang, ex-Asian RR champ, Lotto Soudal ladies and Roland). A bunch sprint on a road so wide that practically everyone in the peloton had a clear run at the line. Uneventful stage apart from the customary .2 races in Asia ‘persons/bikes crossing the road just in front of the race’ action. Nothing ridiculous though. General classification largely unchanged with still over 2 minutes to the leading pair. A steady Cat 1 climb at the end tomorrow (9.3km at 5.8%) might shake things up.

 

[yaco]

The L'Avenir Femmes has been cancelled because of the lack of strength in the under 23 field and having too many WT riders. I previously posted that having WT riders defeated the purpose of the race. Anyway they aim to return in 2027 as a junior race which I think could work.