Valencian one-day races 2025 (January 24-26)

[pastronef]

I never thought I'd cheer for an Astana (thanks Cav). but Hirschi is too strong in the sprint.
more than UCI 200 points in 2 days for Astana

 

[Tim Cahill]

Clément Champoussin sprinting like it's the world championships behind for a respectable 40 UCI points haul.

 

[Samu Cuenca]

Clément Champoussin sprinting like it's the world championships behind for a respectable 40 UCI points haul.

Well they possibly wouldn't have gotten that kind of commitment from Ewan.

 

[Samamba]

Lots of Chinastan UCI points behind!

The thing is they have the perfect team for these kind of races. Scaroni, Velasco, Champoussin, Ulissi (not here), so they will get a ton of points in Spanish and Italian hilly .1 and .Pro races, but they don't have the guys to actually get big results in most WT races. No good GC rider, no really good guy for the cobbled or hilly classics (or Bettiol needs to be great again) so it will still be almost impossible to stay in the WT.

That being said, fight for WCs won't even be interesting. Will be really easy for Chinastana and Tudor.

 

[Salvarani]

That was entertaining in the end!

Hirschi just too good in these races.

 

[Netserk]

Close sprint for 7th.

 

[tobydawq]

The thing is they have the perfect team for these kind of races. Scaroni, Velasco, Champoussin, Ulissi (not here), so they will get a ton of points in Spanish and Italian hilly .1 and .Pro races, but they don't have the guys to actually get big results in most WT races. No good GC rider, no really good guy for the cobbled or hilly classics (or Bettiol needs to be great again) so it will still be almost impossible to stay in the WT.

That being said, fight for WCs won't even be interesting. Will be really easy for Chinastana and Tudor.

Bettiol is great again.

 

[Samamba]

Bettiol is great again.

Yeah very great in Down Under.

It's Bettiol, he will be good one race (I expect MSR) and then disappear.

 

[Salvarani]

Bettiol is great again.

Was he disguised as Christen today?

 

[tobydawq]

Yeah very great in Down Under.

It's Bettiol, he will be good one race (I expect MSR) and then disappear.

You didn't watch him race last year, I take it.

 

[Samamba]

You didn't watch him race last year, I take it.

What are you on about, no need to act arrogant. He was good in MSR and Flander, disappeared in the rest. Was literally complete *** again the 2nd part of the season. Bettiol has always been a hit or miss, mainly cause of his physical problems. No reason to think he's going to be consistent this year.

 

[tobydawq]

What are you on about, no need to act arrogant. He was good in MSR and Flander, disappeared in the rest. Was literally complete *** again the 2nd part of the season. Bettiol has always been a hit or miss, mainly cause of his physical problems. No reason to think he's going to be consistent this year.

He was really good in the spring, and also consistent. His Ronde result also doesn't show the fact that he was very close to the podium with Teuns. Then he won the Italian nationals with a dominant ride.

He was very far from just having one good result as you said. But yes, his autumn wasn't good.

 

[tobydawq]

Interesting. We now have a top 7 + number 10, 11 and 14 on the PCS results.

 

[Samamba]

He was really good in the spring, and also consistent. His Ronde result also doesn't show the fact that he was very close to the podium with Teuns. Then he won the Italian nationals with a dominant ride.

He was very far from just having one good result as you said. But yes, his autumn wasn't good.

I said he was good in Flanders, I remember. Of course i'm exaggerating, but Bettiol is known to be the guy to have a great result and then when everyone starts expecting him he disappears.

I wouldn't say a good Flanders and MSR and then almost nothing in other races (due to some bad luck but also his usual stomach problems) is being consistent. Consistent is basically the last thing I would call him. That being said, of course if he can podium/top 5 MSR and Flanders it would be a huge amount of points.

 

[RedheadDane]

Interesting. We now have a top 7 + number 10, 11 and 14 on the PCS results.

Alternative counting.
I like that!

 

[tobydawq]

The return of the (1.1) KING!

Now that you ask, with the victory today, he got up to joint 4th place in the 1.1-win ranking among current pros; a list which is utterly dominated by people named Arnaud De something:

1: Arnaud Démare 15
1: Arnaud De Lie 15
3: Dylan Groenewegen 12
4: Marc Hirschi 9
4: Benoît Cosnefroy 9
4: Jasper Philipsen 9
4: Tim Merlier 9
4: Alexey Lutsenko 9
9: Diego Ulissi 8

 

[Squire]

Now that you ask, with the victory today, he got up to joint 4th place in the 1.1-win ranking among current pros; a list which is utterly dominated by people named Arnaud De something:

1: Arnaud Démare 15
1: Arnaud De Lie 15
3: Dylan Groenewegen 12
4: Marc Hirschi 9
4: Benoît Cosnefroy 9
4: Jasper Philipsen 9
4: Tim Merlier 9
4: Alexey Lutsenko 9
9: Diego Ulissi 8

They got nothing on the actual (and unfortunately retired) king of small races. The 1.2 king Alois Kankovsky with his 21 1.2 wins! (And a great amount of 2.2 stages on top of that)