Mallorca Challenge 26th - 30th of january 2022

[Hugo Koblet]

Fantastic!

 

[rghysens]

Nice result!

 

[Bonimenier]

Nice!

Time for me to stop with predictions this year. I can't let the 50% success rate drop.

 

[Logic-is-your-friend]

We all know Ghirmay's victories don't count if you-know-who isn't there. He can win 7 TDF, he will always remain "he who once beat...".

 

[Hugo Koblet]

Time for me to stop with predictions this year. I can't let the 50% success rate drop.

You had a nice run! I know that feeling: I won 50% of the cycling races I ever did. I stopped after my second race.

 

[Ilmaestro99]

To beat Nizzolo , achermann and Matthews like that is a really big important statement. Very nice for Wanty

 

[tobydawq]

We all know Ghirmay's victories don't count if you-know-who isn't there. He can win 7 TDF, he will always remain "he who once beat...".

Isn't it Remco's wins that don't count if Girmay isn't there?

 

[Devil's Elbow]

Top-15, it was Gibbons who came second in the end with Ackermann in 8th for some reason:

https://twitter.com/x/status/1486718842759909388

 

[tobydawq]

A bit quicker with the first win of the season than last year where they had to wait until the Giro.

 

[Samamba]

Wth did UAE do with Gibbons in 2nd and Ackermann in 8th?

 

[Bonimenier]

Ghirmay being successful could end up being great for cycling in Africa in general. Having an example/idol usually helps the popularity.

 

[tobydawq]

Ghirmay being successful could end up being great for cycling in Africa in general. Having an example/idol usually helps the popularity.

Imagine him becoming World Champion in Rwanda 2025.

 

[Devil's Elbow]

Disregarding national and continental championships, how often have African riders taken first and second in a pro race? I presume today isn't a first in that regard but I can't think of a single time it happened.

 

[will-10]

So cool to see Girmay win.

Disregarding national and continental championships, how often have African riders taken first and second in a pro race? I presume today isn't a first in that regard but I can't think of a single time it happened.

An excellent quiz question. I remembered a South African 1-2 but did have to look up Impey's PCS to find it

Bayern Rundfahrt 2014 Stage 3 results

Bayern Rundfahrt 2014 Stage 3 from Grassau to Neusäß was won by Daryl Impey before Reinardt Janse van Rensburg and Alexander Porsev. Mathias Frank was leading the general classification.

www.procyclingstats.com

Whether it's happened more recently I don't know.

 

[Jumbo Visma Fan :)]

It really is promising to see African riders getting shots and taking advantage,like Ghirmay, who could be a top level puncher/sprinter in the future.

 

[Zinoviev Letter]

Picking Ghirmay up midway through last season was good business by IWG. It’s still a bit surprising that a bigger team didn’t grab him. I mean, he’s been a pretty obvious talent for a while

 

[tobydawq]

So cool to see Girmay win.



An excellent quiz question. I remembered a South African 1-2 but did have to look up Impey's PCS to find it

Bayern Rundfahrt 2014 Stage 3 results

Bayern Rundfahrt 2014 Stage 3 from Grassau to Neusäß was won by Daryl Impey before Reinardt Janse van Rensburg and Alexander Porsev. Mathias Frank was leading the general classification.

www.procyclingstats.com

Whether it's happened more recently I don't know.

I'm surprised to see it has happened at all.

 

[Mayomaniac]

Isn't it Remco's wins that don't count if Girmay isn't there?

We all know that Biniam is still Remco' daddy, so yes.

 

[Samamba]

Yeah Ghirmay basically securing IWG a WT spot for the upcoming 3 years. Huge signing and even more huge that they signed him till 2024, although I wonder if he stays happy with that contract if he keeps winning assuming he's on a pretty low salary.

 

[Skijumper Roglic fan]

Girmay seems to be on his way of becoming northern Africa‘s strongest rider ever.

He‘s still 21 and now won his second European 1.1 race within few months. Really impressive. He obviously is a huge talent.

One has to congratulate Wanty: they did everything right in offering Girmay a three-year contract. I hope he developes as he did until now. A pleasure to have him in the World Tour…

 

[Krzysztof_O]

And McNulty pulled off his feat at an average power of only 12 watts! Think about efficiency in pedalling - not so marginal gains! Imagine what Pogi can do next year with 6.5 w/kg in store...

Brandon McNulty pulls off 60km solo attack without power meter or heart rate data for Mallorca win

One device was forgotten, the other stopped working after 20km

www.cyclingnews.com

 

[Logic-is-your-friend]

Isn't it Remco's wins that don't count if Girmay isn't there?

It's true that in Africa he is known as the one who was once able to beat Ghirmay 99 times.

 

[Alexandre B.]

Guest countries are doing well so far.

 

[RedheadDane]

Find one mistake!

 

[Samu Cuenca]

Find one mistake!

Their jerseys look more like the Polish flag than the flag of Savoy does.