S*** small race thread 2018

RichN95.
RichN95. Posts: 27,262
edited October 2018 in Pro race
Shall we start one of these for this year.

After Degenkolb's Mallorca win yesterday, Tim Wellens won today ahead of Moscon and Valverde.
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  • yorkshireraw
    yorkshireraw Posts: 1,632
    RichN95 wrote:
    Shall we start one of these for this year.

    After Degenkolb's Mallorca win yesterday, Tim Wellens won today ahead of Moscon and Valverde.

    They'll be some moral champion observers loving Wellens taking it from those two.
  • RichN95.
    RichN95. Posts: 27,262
    YorkshireRaw wrote:
    They'll be some moral champion observers loving Wellens taking it from those two.
    Although after his asthma opinions I now view him as the peloton equivalent of an anti-vaxxer.
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  • yorkshireraw
    yorkshireraw Posts: 1,632
    RichN95 wrote:
    YorkshireRaw wrote:
    They'll be some moral champion observers loving Wellens taking it from those two.
    Although after his asthma opinions I now view him as the peloton equivalent of an anti-vaxxer.

    Agreed - wonder if he uses caffeine gels or the occasional paracetamol. If so his stance on asthma meds makes no sense.
  • blazing_saddles
    blazing_saddles Posts: 22,730
    Tour of San Juan just now.
    Argentine Gonzalo Najar turns back the clock to 1995 with one of the most ridiculous climbs in recent memory.
    On 18kms of 4% train territory, he simply rode away from the likes of Majka and his WT mates, early on.
    Won the stage by a mere 2 seconds shy of 2 minutes from, of all people, Oscar "Baby Face" Sevilla.
    The rest nowhere.
    "Science is a tool for cheaters". An anonymous French PE teacher.
  • RichN95.
    RichN95. Posts: 27,262
    Talking of 1995, Davide Rebellin came fourth in a stage of the Sharjah Tour today
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  • specialgueststar
    specialgueststar Posts: 3,418
    The first two are deemed too small for the small race thread
  • blazing_saddles
    blazing_saddles Posts: 22,730
    SpecialGuestStar wrote:
    The first two are deemed too small for the small race thread

    Just keeping the thread warm until the French calendar begins. :wink:
    "Science is a tool for cheaters". An anonymous French PE teacher.
  • ocdupalais
    ocdupalais Posts: 4,317
    Blazing Saddles wrote:
    Tour of San Juan just now.
    Argentine Gonzalo Najar turns back the clock to 1995 with one of the most ridiculous climbs in recent memory.
    On 18kms of 4% train territory, he simply rode away from the likes of Majka and his WT mates, early on.
    Won the stage by a mere 2 seconds shy of 2 minutes from, of all people, Oscar "Baby Face" Sevilla.
    The rest nowhere.
    Talking of Sh** Small Races, anyone getting memories of Mustafa Sayer in 2013 Tour of Turkey?

    As an aside - why doesn’t Tinkov, that bloke who sponsored Rock Racing, Bruyneel, Saiz, Ferrari and Fuentes, say, organise a stage race for teams made up of busted dopers who can still sling a varicose leg over a bike? I’m thinking quite a few would pay to see Ricco vs Rasmussen vs Contador vs Basso vs Armstrong vs Rebellin vs Sevilla vs Sayer vs Landis vs Hamilton vs Vino, etc. Give ‘em 18 months heads up, I reckon most could summon some form.
  • ocdupalais
    ocdupalais Posts: 4,317
    They could have a right laugh with it. Drug testing done by the Moscow Lab. They could do a scene for the tv cameras after each stage where they show the sample of a named tested rider going through a hole in the wall, smiling lab assistant undoes seal and replaces contents with urine of a dog sled racer/gazelle, etc
  • joelsim
    joelsim Posts: 7,552
    Nice to see Valverde’s condition has returned immediately after a mere 208 days since his crash. Another ten years from him before he’s done I’ll bet.
  • Lanterne_Rogue
    Lanterne_Rogue Posts: 4,340
    OCDuPalais wrote:
    Blazing Saddles wrote:
    Tour of San Juan just now.
    Argentine Gonzalo Najar turns back the clock to 1995 with one of the most ridiculous climbs in recent memory.
    On 18kms of 4% train territory, he simply rode away from the likes of Majka and his WT mates, early on.
    Won the stage by a mere 2 seconds shy of 2 minutes from, of all people, Oscar "Baby Face" Sevilla.
    The rest nowhere.
    Talking of Sh** Small Races, anyone getting memories of Mustafa Sayer in 2013 Tour of Turkey?

    As an aside - why doesn’t Tinkov, that bloke who sponsored Rock Racing, Bruyneel, Saiz, Ferrari and Fuentes, say, organise a stage race for teams made up of busted dopers who can still sling a varicose leg over a bike? I’m thinking quite a few would pay to see Ricco vs Rasmussen vs Contador vs Basso vs Armstrong vs Rebellin vs Sevilla vs Sayer vs Landis vs Hamilton vs Vino, etc. Give ‘em 18 months heads up, I reckon most could summon some form.

    I'm totally on board with this but only if the first stage is a crit around a secret island volcano lair.
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  • blazing_saddles
    blazing_saddles Posts: 22,730
    For those wishing to see something....................er..........really special, the last 35kms of San Juan, yesterday.

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=691mRnYkouw
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  • RichN95.
    RichN95. Posts: 27,262
    Javier Moreno won the Sharjah Tour, where yesterday's stage was notable as Salim Kipkemoi became only the second Kenyan ever to win a UCI race
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  • mididoctors
    mididoctors Posts: 18,912
    Blazing Saddles wrote:
    For those wishing to see something....................er..........really special, the last 35kms of San Juan, yesterday.

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=691mRnYkouw

    reminds me a bit of that desert mountain stage in the ToC [2013 I think] where all the WT had no acclimatisation and just faded in the heat.

    what was the temp there? looks like they were cycling on Mars...bleak
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  • blazing_saddles
    blazing_saddles Posts: 22,730
    San Juan out echeloning Qatar by a country mile.
    Serious crosswinds causing havoc in the exposed semi desert that surrounds the city.
    That's all happening with 105kms to go. :shock:

    Anyhow, it's going to be live until about 10-30pm by the looks.

    http://www.vueltaasanjuan.org/
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  • dish_dash
    dish_dash Posts: 5,647
    My Man Toms takes a win in Mallorca...

    tdw720520_670.jpg
  • ocdupalais
    ocdupalais Posts: 4,317
    underlayunderlay wrote:
    OCDuPalais wrote:
    Blazing Saddles wrote:
    Tour of San Juan just now.
    Argentine Gonzalo Najar turns back the clock to 1995 with one of the most ridiculous climbs in recent memory.
    On 18kms of 4% train territory, he simply rode away from the likes of Majka and his WT mates, early on.
    Won the stage by a mere 2 seconds shy of 2 minutes from, of all people, Oscar "Baby Face" Sevilla.
    The rest nowhere.
    Talking of Sh** Small Races, anyone getting memories of Mustafa Sayer in 2013 Tour of Turkey?

    As an aside - why doesn’t Tinkov, that bloke who sponsored Rock Racing, Bruyneel, Saiz, Ferrari and Fuentes, say, organise a stage race for teams made up of busted dopers who can still sling a varicose leg over a bike? I’m thinking quite a few would pay to see Ricco vs Rasmussen vs Contador vs Basso vs Armstrong vs Rebellin vs Sevilla vs Sayer vs Landis vs Hamilton vs Vino, etc. Give ‘em 18 months heads up, I reckon most could summon some form.

    I'm totally on board with this but only if the first stage is a crit around a secret island volcano lair.

    Excellent! I'll recommend you get promoted from Assistant To The Carpet to Assistant Carpet.

    I'm happy for Chris Morris and Charlie Brooker to produce the broadcasts...
    Ive already pencilled this human (?) Barbie's Ken bloke/thing to be podium bloke/thing.
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  • RichN95.
    RichN95. Posts: 27,262
    OCDuPalais wrote:
    underlayunderlay wrote:
    OCDuPalais wrote:
    Blazing Saddles wrote:
    Tour of San Juan just now.
    Argentine Gonzalo Najar turns back the clock to 1995 with one of the most ridiculous climbs in recent memory.
    On 18kms of 4% train territory, he simply rode away from the likes of Majka and his WT mates, early on.
    Won the stage by a mere 2 seconds shy of 2 minutes from, of all people, Oscar "Baby Face" Sevilla.
    The rest nowhere.
    Talking of Sh** Small Races, anyone getting memories of Mustafa Sayer in 2013 Tour of Turkey?

    As an aside - why doesn’t Tinkov, that bloke who sponsored Rock Racing, Bruyneel, Saiz, Ferrari and Fuentes, say, organise a stage race for teams made up of busted dopers who can still sling a varicose leg over a bike? I’m thinking quite a few would pay to see Ricco vs Rasmussen vs Contador vs Basso vs Armstrong vs Rebellin vs Sevilla vs Sayer vs Landis vs Hamilton vs Vino, etc. Give ‘em 18 months heads up, I reckon most could summon some form.

    I'm totally on board with this but only if the first stage is a crit around a secret island volcano lair.

    Excellent! I'll recommend you get promoted from Assistant To The Carpet to Assistant Carpet.

    I'm happy for Chris Morris and Charlie Brooker to produce the broadcasts...
    I would also like Reece Shearsmith and Steve Pemberton to produce lap number 9.
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  • blazing_saddles
    blazing_saddles Posts: 22,730
    Jelle Wallay narrowly hangs on to win stage 6, solo from the break, in San Juan.
    "Science is a tool for cheaters". An anonymous French PE teacher.
  • ocdupalais
    ocdupalais Posts: 4,317
    dish_dash wrote:
    My Man Toms takes a win in Mallorca...

    tdw720520_670.jpg

    Yeah - and look who was foowf (ahead of Moscon, Wellens, Mollema, etc), blooming Valbleedinverde!? Gorblimey... anyone want to doubt he'll be the dude at F-W?
  • blazing_saddles
    blazing_saddles Posts: 22,730
    OCDuPalais wrote:
    dish_dash wrote:
    My Man Toms takes a win in Mallorca...

    tdw720520_670.jpg

    Yeah - and look who was foowf (ahead of Moscon, Wellens, Mollema, etc), blooming Valbleedinverde!? Gorblimey... anyone want to doubt he'll be the dude at F-W?

    15 minutes of highlights.

    http://www.rtve.es/alacarta/videos/cicl ... a/4441540/
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  • blazing_saddles
    blazing_saddles Posts: 22,730
    edited January 2018
    Is this our first genuine s*** small race result?
    Grand Prix Cycliste la Marseillaise.
    1st. Alexandre Geniez
    2nd. Odd Eiking the viking.
    3rd. Lilian Calmejane

    While I'm on the subject, L'Equipe have over 3 hours of the Etoile live, each afternoon from Feb 1st.
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  • specialgueststar
    specialgueststar Posts: 3,418
    Blazing Saddles wrote:
    Is this our first genuine s*** small race result?
    Grand Prix Cycliste la Marseillaise.
    1st. Alexandre Geniez
    2nd. Odd Eiking the viking.
    3rd. Lilian Calmejane

    Will I'm on the subject, L'Equipe have over 3 hours of the Etoile live, each afternoon from Feb 1st.

    cream to the top !
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  • hommelbier
    hommelbier Posts: 1,556
    The last of the Australian races at WT level this year.

    Highlights of the Cadel Evans Ocean Road race. Good work by Bora to set up the winner

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b0bTkpBp55Y
  • inseine
    inseine Posts: 5,788
    Nice to see Clancy smashing the proloque in the Herald Sun Tour. First pro road win i think.
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  • Richmond Racer 2
    Richmond Racer 2 Posts: 4,698
    inseine wrote:
    Nice to see Clancy smashing the proloque in the Herald Sun Tour. First pro road win i think.


    Dem pursuiters - specially the kilo types - loves a short TT
  • blazing_saddles
    blazing_saddles Posts: 22,730
    Valverde chalks up win number ones as he, Birdsong and Lulu take a sizeable advantage off Sky doing their usual and not covering attacks.
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  • rick_chasey
    rick_chasey Posts: 75,660
    Blazing Saddles wrote:
    Valverde chalks up win number ones as he, Birdsong and Lulu take a sizeable advantage off Sky doing their usual and not covering attacks.

    Would imagine the odds on him to win Fleche are rather small right now.
    _
  • ShutupJens
    ShutupJens Posts: 1,373
    Watched Valencia today, that was a decent stage. Looking forward to the rest of the week in fact, little hidden gem this one!
  • blazing_saddles
    blazing_saddles Posts: 22,730
    Ooops.
    Coquard coqup at stage 2 of L'Etoile
    Christophe Laporte of Cofidis is the bag snatcher.

    DU9U6_PWkAEfPSs.jpg
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