Lesser Known Road Racing for Women Thread

[Samu Cuenca]

Van Agt has closed the gap to Nosková, and they have around 40 seconds at the first crossing of the finish line, meaning that Van Agt is now virtually in the lead. The pressure is on UAE to chase behind. Another group of riders has now made its way back to G2.

 

[Samu Cuenca]

The gap has continued to grow through the valley, despite Jayco also contributing to the chase. A lot of time can be lost on the climb, but 1:20 is a healthy lead for now.

 

[yaco]

In other news Gigante is going to do a PFP and ride the Vuelta as her first race of the season.

 

[Samu Cuenca]

Trek have taken over in G2 and the gap has fallen ot around a minute as they are getting close to the rampas inhumanas.

 

[Samu Cuenca]

Nosková has gone solo, and Trek and UAE have disappeared completely. Dickson, Comte, Coupland, Appleton and Swierenga are the only ones left in G2.

 

[yaco]

Liv Alula Jayco may have made a mistake in this final as Appleton looks the stronger of their three riders.

 

[Samu Cuenca]

This is now Coupland's GC to lose. It's been a great start to her pro career.

 

[yaco]

Expect Appleton to be in the WT Team next year. I like Swierenga providing she builds up her endurance.

 

[Samu Cuenca]

Clever attack from Coupland. However, Jayco now only have one rider in contention for the stage win. Well, unless Appleton bridges across.

 

[Samu Cuenca]

It was different for the riders, of course, but it was hard for the viewers to know where the finish was.

Dickson went for the chance of finishing second overall rather than giving herself the best possible odds of winning the stage.

 

[yaco]

I would be taking Coupland to Binda and MSR.

 

[yaco]

Coupland attacking cost Appleton 2nd place.

 

[Samu Cuenca]

Coupland attacking cost Appleton 2nd place.

If Appleton had known it was that close, she could probably have sprinted to the line and made the fractions from the ITT redundant.

 

[Samu Cuenca]

Consonni crashed today, but only lost some skin.

Magdalene Lind won the last stage in Vietnam, but Komina held on to the GC victory.

Jasmin Liechti was the fastest in the sprint to the line in the Poreč Classic in Croatia.

 

[Statze2]

Well that is Kind of a Strange result in the 1.1 Race Trofeo Oro in Euro… It feels Like the Level below the world Tour Teams is so weak, that some world Tour Teams can do what they want in a 1.1. Race. UAE and Fenix were nearly the only competitive Teams there, ok some UNO X, but then? Are there to many races on the women side or a there to less Teams? I have the feeling that Woman cycling has some Problems in growing to fast and is missing the base line… Development Teams, Pro Teams etc.

 

[Samu Cuenca]

The Vuelta route presentation is happening right now. We'll see if we're finally getting that Angliru MTF now that Vollering has decided to do the Giro instead.

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JFTQYKbo85o

 

[Samu Cuenca]

Angliru is now confirmed to be where the race will conclude on stage 7.

It's very much a Tour of the Northwestern corner of Spain.

 

[Samu Cuenca]

 

[RedheadDane]

The Vuelta route presentation is happening right now. We'll see if we're finally getting that Angliru MTF now that Vollering has decided to do the Giro instead.

You will of course make a separate thread, right.
The Vuelta isn't exactly lesser known.

 

[Devil's Elbow]

What an absurd joke of a route. They literally did everything wrong that they could have - they visit far too little of the country to call it a Vuelta a España, the pacing is horrible, the mountain stages are horrible, the non-mountain stages are horrible, and the balancing is horrible.

 

[Samu Cuenca]

Well at least they don't have to travel very far between stages, depending on where the hotels are located.

 

[Wyndbrook]

What an absurd joke of a route. They literally did everything wrong that they could have - they visit far too little of the country to call it a Vuelta a España, the pacing is horrible, the mountain stages are horrible, the non-mountain stages are horrible, and the balancing is horrible.

Its where in a few years the mens race will have all twenty one stages to avoid the heat.

 

[Wyndbrook]

Assuming she is fully fit by then Sarah Gigante will looking forward to the last couple of stages.